Here is chapter two! *Yay!* I'll try to write the next one today itself...

Anyway, hope you like it! n_n

Chapter Two

Two more months passed by. Since that incident in town on that fateful day I realised my feelings, I had not seen the man. Shishou did not go to the pub during the day since then but went instead after dinner and would return a little bit before midnight. During the day, after our training, he would stay at the inn's restaurant, where I usually spent the most of my tm with Clovis-san; either helping him cooking or serving dishes to his customers. My master would only sit on the window sill, one leg on it too while the other would be on the floor. He would ne smoking with a bottle of wine or liqueur in one of his hands.

Shishou had been kind of 'nicer' to me, in his own way. He still insulted e but it was not hurtful. He had stopped beating me at every occasion he had and sometimes 'helped' me with my chores. Actually I had to show him how to help me to my greatest amusement as he had never EVER done that in his whole life. Should have known... I always wondered why he was doing so, but I kept silent from fear that he would return back to the way he had been before.

"Al~len-kun!" Clovis-san sing-sang, "serve this to table three, please?" I took the tray of food from his hands and went to the said table. Two women were seated there. They seemed like in their early twenties.

"Her is your order," I said, placing the food in front of each of them. Looking at them, I saw that they were both really beautiful. Both had blond hair and brown eyes. It was a surprise my master had not been flirting with any of them, though he was still seated in his usual place on the window sill.

"Thank you," one of them said, looking up at me, "Oh my! What a cute boy we have here!" I blushed at the compliment. Hearing her say this, the other women looked up at me too.

"My, my! You're right, Kelly!" the other exclaimed happily, clapping her hands together, "Say, what is your name, little boy?" I blinked at them. Little?

"Er... Allen," I replied simply. As soon as I said my name, both women squealed.

"Dear, Allen-kun. You remind me of our sweet little brother," the one name Kelly said, "Right, Mairie?"

Yep!" the other, now known as Mairie, exclaimed, "He was such a sweet boy. He would have been your age if he was still alive..." a sad smile appeared on both their faces.

"Say, Allen-kun. Can we come and see you again?" the one named Kelly asked.

"Of course, my dear!" Clovis-san's cheerful voice sounded from behind me. A moment later, he appeared beside me, with a tray of desserts in his hands. "Allen-kun, this is Kelly and Mairie Siamelia; our town's most beautiful women."

"Oh, my! Clovis-san, that's too much!" the one named Mairie exclaimed, covering her cheek with her left han.

"Oh, no! That's not too much," Clovis-san chuckled, "So, how was your stay in England?" They continued talking for some time. Both women were really friendly and I had already started liking them. They were nice to me and even stayed long after finishing eating just to spend some time with me.

On that night, my master had not gone to the pub like usual. He stayed in his place on the window sill with an unreadable expression on his face. When the inn's restaurant closed for the night, Kelly-san and Mairie-san left saying that they would come again. Master left too, going up to our shared room while I stayed a bit longer to help Clovis-san with the dishes.

I went up to bed quarter of an hour later. Entering the room, I stumbled on a book which had somehow fallen on the floor. But instead of falling face first on the floor, I collided into something warm and less hard than it. Blinking, I opened my eyes and saw that that warm thing was actually my master's chest!

"I-I'm so-sorry!" I stuttered, backing away and deeply flushed from the embarrassment and from being so close to HIM. Instead of his usual insult of 'idiot apprentice', he put his hands on each of my shoulders, preventing me from moving further away from him. I looked up at him in total confusion. He had that same unreadable expression as earlier in the restaurant. "Shishou, are you alright?" I asked. He did not reply. Instead he let go of my left shoulder and took hold of my chin with his left index finger and thumb, tilting my head towards him. I blushed at the contact and at the intimate gesture. I saw his eyebrow twitching, making me wonder why...

"Stop playing with my limit, idiot apprentice," he said irritably. He bent downwards towards me and the next thing I knew was the feeling of his lips on mine! My eyes grew wide from shock. I could not believe what was happening. I stayed completely motionless, not knowing what to do... what would you do if your teacher of how many years older than you on whom you have had totally, utterly and completely fallen for kisses you? And if that same person was a womanizer and you, a boy?... See!

As quickly as it was initiated, the 'kiss' ended. I stare, wide eyed, up at my master. I was well away that I probably look stupid and that I was probably as red as my master's hair, but that was the last of my worries.

"Er... shishou," I started uneasily, "are you drunk or something?" I was sure that he was not as he did not smell of alcohol, but it was too much not-like him to do something like that. Maybe he had confused me with someone else...?

"Idiot apprentice! Do I seem drunk to you?" Alright! He was not drunk and neither had he confused me with someone else. So WHY had he done THAT? Last time I checked, he was as staight as a chopstick...

I felt his thumb rubbing against my chin. Alright! New option; I was getting mentally sick! That was the only coherent reason.

"Who are you?" I asked tilting my head slightly to the right. No sooner had I uttered that question than I saw 'my master's' eyebrow twitching.

"Stop being an idiot! Who do you think I am?"

"I'm sorry, shishou, but the only things I could think about were, either I was crazy or that you're being possessed by someone..." I replied simply.

"Tsk! Idiot!" he brought his face close to me again and continued, "I have ben restraining myself for years now and it's a wonder how I did not go crazy." I blinked up at him in total confusion. What was he talking about? Seeing my confusion he continued, "For years I have been keeping my sanity by alcohol and women. But now you are pushing on my limits. Seeing you close to someone else anger me so much. Just like with that Bookman Jr." My eyes widened. So he did know about Lavi... But how and how much did he know? And what was he talking about? It could not be...? Right?

"H-How?" was the only thing I could say.

"Tim," he simply said, "he showed me everything from his memory, including what happened with Komui's sister in the library." I paled. I felt myself become numb remembering that incident which had happened months ago. I still had not forgotten about Lavi and my feelings for him were intact. Remembering that night, I felt tears in the corners of my eyes. I quickly lowered my head so that master would not notice them.

"Can you please let go of me, master?" I asked, making sure that my voice did not crack and without stuttering. I felt the tears ready to fall anytime and I did not want my master to see them. But instead of letting go of my shoulder and my chin, I felt his hand tighten on my shoulder and shishou used his hand holding my chin to raise my head up. I quickly closed my eyes tightly to prevent him to see them but the sudden action made the tears flow down my cheeks. I felt myself tremble all over. "Please, master! Let go of me?" I pleaded in a cracking voice. I covered my face with my trembling hands. "I don't want to get hurt and betrayed again," I added.

I felt the hand holding my chin going at the back of my head and the other around my waist, pulling me into a tight comforting hug. The warmth coming from my master's body was welcoming and relaxing. I felt protected in his hold. Ultimately, I spilled all my heart and cried. As time passed by, i unconsciously returned shishou's hug and fell asleep in his arms.

The next morning, when I woke up, I nearly fell from the bed seeing master's face only inches from mine, starring at me.

"Shishou!" I exclaimed, blushing furiously. I felt arms around my waist, preventing me from moving away. Remembering the events of the previous night, I blushed even more (if that was possible.)

"Tsk! How many times do I have to tell you not to play with my limits?" my master asked angrily. The next moment, I was pushed downwards on the bed and master came hovering over me, putting his arms on each side of my upper body while my lower body came between his knees. I felt really embarrassed being in such a suggestive position. Master's face was so close to mine that our noses were slightly touching. "Give me a chance," master said so gently that if in another circumstance, I would have laughed. "I will not hurt nor betray you like that kid." I turned my head away to the right, closing my eyes, and inhaled deeply so as not to break down again.

"Master, can you please leave me alone?" I pleaded. I was not even sure if he was being serious about all of this.

"Allen," he said, making me look up at him from shock as it was rare for him to say my name. But looking at him was a huge mistake as the next thing I knew was the feeling of his lips when they collided gently with mines. Moments later, I felt a wet muscle pushing against my bottom lip, making me gasp. I unconsciously reacted to the kiss and kissed him back, wrapping my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. I intertwined my fingers into his long red hair, surprised by their softness.

I had not felt like that before. The kiss was so intense; gentle but still hot. Not even when I had been with Lavi I had had that feeling. I felt a weird feeling in my stomach making me feel nauseous but in a pleasurable way. What seemed like hours later, but was actually moments later, we parted. I looked into his one visible eye and felt drawn to him. Now I was sure; I was totally, completely and utterly in love with this man, even more than I had been with Lavi...

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