Chapter Three

One more month passed by since that day master and I had shared that kiss. Now we were in a relationship which was even better than with Lavi. Master had stopped going to the pub and he had also stopped flirting with all the women he found. He would spend all his time with me and would occasionally steal kisses from me when no one was looking. With him too, we did not go beyond the kissing stage but it was mainly because he did not want to rush things between us. Our relationship was kept a secret as it would be considered pedophilia as I was not even sixteen yet. Finally I was smiling REAL smiles again after months of faking.

"Goodnight, Allen-kun. Thank you for your hard work," clovis-san said before I left the inn's restaurant and went up to our shared room with master. We had changed room weeks ago and had taken one with one single double bed instead of two twin beds.

No sooner had I closed the door behind us than I felt master hugging me from behind which always made me blush a deep red. I turned around, wrapping my arm around his neck, standing on the tips of my feet, and gave him a small peck on the lips. He lowered himself and kissed me deeply. Somehow we managed to find our way to the bed without parting. He sat on it, making me take place on his lap, with my legs on either sides of him. We parted moments later, both panting for breath.

Master lowered me on the bed and hovered over me like the first time we had shared a real kiss and kissed me again. I suddenly felt his left hand getting hold of my member through the fabric of m trousers, making me shiver from the new unknown feeling. We parted again and master stared into my eyes. I nodded at the unspoken question, already knowing my master's intensions, and he started unbuttoning my shirt. I did the same with his and ad we simultaneously got rid of each other's shirt before sharing another deep kiss.

Parting, master started kissing my neck, going downwards at each passing seconds. Arriving at my chest, he started licking, sucking and nibbling at each of my nipples making me moan. I quickly covered my mouth with my hands, blushing from the embarrassment.

"Don't," master said, kissing me on the forehead and removing my hands from my face. He went back to teasing me, making me groan. He chuckled at my impatience, though he did not stop his teasing.

The rest of the night went by slowly. Master was being gentle to me and he did his best not to hurt me too much, which I appreciated. He cried my name when he released inside of me. I really love that man; I love him so much that it hurts not being with him even a second. I love him more than I had loved Lavi and he knows it.

Time passed by, slowly for master and I. It was now rare to see one of us in a room without the other. When no one was looking, he would come and steal kisses from me, not that I minded. Sometimes I would tease him by refusing his kisses or by giving him only a quick peck on the lips. But then he would reclaim everything when we would reach the intimacy of our room.

I learned that on the day of the incident at the library, Tim had gone to show my master what had happened. And as he could not bear seeing me so hurt, he had taken me for 'training.' When I thought of it, everything seemed like it had happened long ago, though it was now only a year since then. I was now sixteen but I had not even grown a millimetre since I had been in the Order. Master would always tease me about it.

When I opened my eyes, I was temporarily blinded by the morning sunlight streaming from the opened windows. I sat up sleepily, rubbing the sleep away from my eyes. The bathroom door opened and I saw master getting out of it, surrounded by steam. He had only a pair of black trousers on and a towel around his neck. Seeing his bare chest made me blush. His long red hair was still wet from having taken a shower. In other words, master was HOT!

"It was time you wake u, idiot," master said when he saw mw. He walked towards the bed and sat on it beside me. He put his hands on both sides of my body and pressed is forehead against mine. A moment later, he kissed me softly on the cheek and got back up, taking the towel off his shoulders, putting it on his head before wiping the water out of his hair. He walked away, not saying a word. I smiled at his back before getting off the bed and going to the bathroom. "Oi, I'll be downstairs if needed," I heard him say before I closed the door behind me.

After brushing my teeth and a good shower, I dressed in a white shirt with my usual red ribbon tide around my neck and black trousers. I put on the black boots Mairie-san had given me for my birthday. Satisfied with my appearance, I walked out the room to join master for breakfast. When I reached the inn's restaurant through the stairs, I felt my heart skip a beat. There stood some of my fellow exorcists from the Black Order, including Lavi, talking to my master. Lenalee was standing beside Lavi and I could see that her hair had grown since the last time I had seen her. It was not unexpected to see Bookman, but I did not expect to see Miranda-san, Marie, Chaoji, Marshall Tiedoll and even Kanda was there. All of them seemed to have been through a harsh battle as they had bruises everywhere and even their exorcist attires were a bit torn.

I forced my legs to walk towards them though, inside, all I wanted was to go to my shared room with master. Hearing someone approaching, they all looked up. No sooner had their eyes landed on me than they all looked shocked, except for master. Even Kanda looked shocked though it was merely for a second but I had seen it none the less. Lavi's expression was the same as when I had caught him and Lenalee kissing in the library. It was hurting me to see him. Even though I was now with master, I could never forget my feelings for Lavi even if they had decreased since master and I had been in a relationship.

"Hi, miina. How have you been?" I asked with a (fake) smile, when I was just beside shishou who was sitting in his usual place on the window sill. I saw him look up at me from the corner of my eyes and I also saw his one visible eye narrowing. "Is there something wrong? Why are you here?"

"Allen-kun..." I heard Lenalee's voice.

"Allen-kun!" I suddenly heard Miranda crying. The next second, I was being hugged by a crying Miranda, though it was more like she was choking me...

"Ano... Miranda," Lenalee started, "I think you are choking poor Allen-kun..." Immediately, Miranda-san let go of me and started apologising continuously. I chuckled and assured her that it was alright. "Gomen, Allen-kun," Lenalee said. I turned and looked at her, "we were all worried about you. We all started thinking that the General has kidnapped you." She giggled at that.

"Kidnapped, e~h," master suddenly said. He seemed amused by this but still I did not miss the mischievous glint in his eye. I gulped, already knowing what he was thinking.

I punched him on the head before saying, "Don't even think about it."

"Idiot apprentice," he grumbled, "Anyway, coming back to the matter at hand, you're saying that you came here to bring us back to the Order, I'm I right?" WHAT? No! I did not want to leave!

"That's it," Bookman replied, "The Millenium Earl has started killing exorcists again. Marshall Cloud Nine has been one of the victims." My eyes widened from shock. i had not known her well but to me she had been a nice woman. "We are to bring you back to the Order for your own protection." There was a moment of silence, and then finally master replied.

"Alright, we'll go back... Though I don't want to," he mumbled the last part, "But we'll leave only tomorrow morning, not today." I sighed from relief. At least I would have enough time to say my goodbyes to my new-found friends. "For the time being, do whatever you want. I don't care. He turned to me and said, "Order our usual breakfast." I nodded and quickly left to see Clovis-san. i ordered breakfast for both master and I and went back to shishou.

Shishou was still sitting in his usual place, with a cigarette sticking out his mouth. The other exorcists were sitting at different tables, except for Kanda who was standing with his back against the wall, so that shishou was facing him. He had his usual angry expression on his face. In normal circumstances I would have laughed; he had not changed a bit since a year back.

I, too, sat at my usual place which was on the same window sill as shishou, facing him. I brought my knees to my chest, hugging them tightly, as if seeking warmth or comfort, and looked out the window. It was raining heavily outside, my favourite weather. I closed my eyes, resting my head on my knees, letting the soothing sound of the falling rain overwhelm me. I felt Timcanpy resting itself on my head. I could hear Lenalee and the other exorcists talking, though i did not take the pain to understand what they were saying.

"Allen-ku~un!" I heard Clovis-san's cheerful voice snapping me out of my almost unconscious state. I looked up and saw the inn's keeper and cook waltzing from the kitchen towards us. "Here's your order, Al~len-ku~un!" he sing-sang. He pushed the big tray of food towards us.

"Thank you, Clovis-san!" I replied with a small smile.

"You're welcome my dear Allen-cha~an!" he then turned towards Cross and the two of them started a glaring fight. The two of them hated each of them a lot; Clovis-san, because he hated the fact that Cross was my shishou; and Cross because he hated that I spent a lot of time with the man instead of him.

"Ano..." I started uneasily. I hated it when those two would be like that. Clovis-san was my dear friend and shishou was... well, my lover. "Clovis-san, can you serve something for my friends here, please? They'll stay here until tomorrow. So can you help them and give them a room and so on?" I was sure that the other exorcists were starring at what was happening and I could feel their gazes on me...

Pff! It was exhausting!

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