A/N: I actually updated! Wooooot! It's a long chapter, with lots of Yullen-y goodness. Especially the ending. :D
The theme was "date." I cheated. XD
AND THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE EVEN MORE YULLEN-Y.
Don't hate me. AND R&R.
Allen went to bed that night thoughtful and hopeful. And with really poofy hair. Kanda's extra-volume shampoo had proved disastrous for Allen's easily managed hair, causing it to dry rather fluffily. The raven had been throwing the younger strange looks for hours before he noticed in a reflection off of the grandfather clock, immediately prompting him to don a ponytail.
Despite Allen's seemingly bad mood, Kanda was feeling rather good about the day. He'd only run into Lavi once, he's washed his stink off successfully, and he got to see the Moyashi with an afro. He'd been pessimistically thinking that his entire day would be a total waste if he remained attached to Allen, but it hadn't been as bad of an experience as he'd anticipated, putting him in rather a...not angry mood when it came time to go to bed.
Allen yawned sleepily and flopped onto the bed, shaking Kanda's attached arm. The younger leaned into his pillow and closed his eyes momentarily as the raven sank into the mattress, which, thankfully, emitted no groan of protest. As the older positioned himself comfortably underneath the sheet, he heard Allen mutter something barely audible.
"Good night, Kanda." Said teen was momentarily taken aback, but responded without a hint of emotion in his voice.
"Good night, Moyashi."
Allen sank almost immediately into blissful slumber, but the raven's eyes didn't close for a good hour after that. Despite his rather decent mood and the late hour, sleep eluded him completely. When he did finally sink into the darkness, his sleep was fitful and unpleasant and his dreams were filled with soba monsters and white haired Komuis wrapped in chains. Finally, around five AM, Kanda was so physically tired that his body shut down, allowing him to enjoy a dreamless, deep sleep.
The next morning was nothing like what Allen had expected it to be. He woke from a pleasant dream to the feeling of a warm hand on his cheek. He leaned to the touch, still fuzzy from slumber. This seemed to encourage the person touching him, as the next thing Allen knew, warm lips had enveloped his in a sweet kiss. His eyelids fluttered up slowly and lazily, until he caught sight of red. Silver eyes were as big as saucers and his arms flailed wildly, trying to get Lavi off of him. Somewhere in the clamor, Kanda was jolted awake unpleasantly. It took no more than a few moments for him to adjust to being awake, and he was nearly pushed off the bed twice in just that amount of time.
"MMHA!" Allen attempted to scream, but his cries were muffled by Lavi's invasive lips. The raven frowned, his gut twisting up once again as he glimpsed Allen's tomato-red face. His lips pulled back over his teeth and he jabbed Lavi hard in the side, right between his ribs. The red-head fell sideways and let out a groan as he landed on the floor. Allen's hand went up to his heart and his breathing was heavy. He looked traumatized, and probably was.
"Usagi!" Kanda growled. "Get out of my room."
"Your room?" Lavi asked cheekily, sitting up. The raven frowned.
"Yes. My room."
"But what about Allen?" The two of them glanced at the younger, who was clutching the sheets with one hand, the other still resting right above his heart. His white eyebrows were knitted together.
"What about him?" Kanda asked. Lavi frowned.
"Well, he's sleeping here, too."
"So?"
"So the room belongs to him as much as you." Kanda's face tightened as he glared at the red-head.
"Fine. Usagi, get out of our room."
"No."
"Excuse me?" the raven asked skeptically. "What did you just say?"
"I said 'no.'"
"Get the fuck out of our room, Usagi, before I castrate you right here and now!" Kanda began to scramble over the still horror-stricken Allen, towards the grinning Lavi, who stood up promptly and ran out of the room, slamming the door behind him. The raven glared at the door a moment longer, listening to be sure that the annoying red-head had actually left. Once he was satisfied that there would be no more disturbances, Kanda turned his attention back to Allen. Who...he was laying on top of. Oops.
He looked calmly at the younger's face, and, seeing that he was still beet red, got up slowly, averting his eyes from the other's crystal orbs, which were shining with transitory understanding. They sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity before Kanda finally spoke.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Allen thought about not answering, but did anyway.
"I'm fine." Silence. "Thanks," he added. The raven cocked an eyebrow.
"For what?" he asked, sounding disbelieving.
"For getting him off me."
"Oh." Duh. "You're welcome."
The silence that followed this was worse than before, piercing, painful. It was almost palpable. Both boys jumped out of their skin when a sharp knock sounded on the door. Without waiting for a reply, Lavi entered the room again. Kanda frowned and started to stand, letting out guttural sound from his chest. Lavi froze and raised his hands in defeat.
"Chill, chill. I come in peace!" Allen stared at him with more intensity than he was used to, and Kanda remained on the bed. "I just came to tell you that Komui wants to see the two of you in his office." Lavi cast Kanda another look before smiling sweetly at Allen and turning around, walking out of the room. The younger let out a sigh as the red-head left the room, moving his hand away from his heart. Kanda glanced at him before standing up, causing the younger's arm to lift off the bed with the chain. Silver eyes glared momentarily at the older's back, noticing, for the first time, how the tattoo on his chest snaked up to his shoulder, dipping down onto his back ever so slightly.
Allen cocked his head and stared at its movement as Kanda stretched, sending the muscles on his back dancing across his frame. It was a moment before Kanda turned around, and when he did, all he saw was Allen with his face in the pillow and his legs in the air. It was slightly off, but wasn't all of Allen?
"Get up, Moyashi," Kanda commanded, giving the cuffs a light jerk. The younger's head emerged from the pillow slowly and he slid across the bed, standing groggily.
"What're you, in shock?" the raven asked, slightly concerned but not letting on.
"No, I'm fine," the younger said insistently. "I'm just a little tired, that's all. We better turn in early tonight, okay?" Kanda grabbed Allen's shoulder and guided him toward the door.
"Fine," he said, his hand on the doorknob. They walked halfway to Komui's office before Kanda realized he still had his hand on the younger's shoulder and he removed it quickly, making a sound like clearing his throat as he did so. Fleetingly, Allen smirked.
When the pair reached the door to Komui's office, Allen was hesitant to enter. He heard smacking sounds and what sounded like Komui...cooing. Kanda and he shared a glance before the raven boldly stepped forward and threw a open the door. The supervisor sat in his chair, paperwork surrounding him on all sides. Reever was perched on a rather perilous looking stack, smacking the brunette about the head with his clipboard. Allen smiled as they entered. Reever looked up, smiled, and ceased his slapping.
"Oh, dear God, Reever!" Komui bellowed. "You hate me!" The blonde man scowled.
"Just because I want you to do your damn job does not mean I hate you. It means I don't want you to become a walking paper cut with a beret, which is where you're headed in any more paper piles up around your chair." He gave the supervisor one more good whack before jumping backwards off his perch and staring at Allen and Kanda with a grin. Komui, it seemed, had just noticed their presence.
"Allen-san! Yu-kun!" the supervisor spread his arms wide and smiled welcomingly. "Sit down, sit down. Make yourself comfortable." Kanda gave the man a wary glance, but both he and the younger took seats, exchanging looks.
"What did you want with us, Supervisor?" the white-haired teen asked, folding his hands in his lap. Komui smiled a devilish smile.
"Now, now, Allen-kun. We have all the time in the world to get to that. We can sit here," Komui paused and looked at both of them rather seriously, "and talk about anything you want." The raven frowned.
"Unfortunately for you, we don't really want to talk about anything at all with you, so it'd be best if you just say what you wanted so we can leave." As if you punctuate this, Allen's stomach let out a loud growl. Kanda rolled his eyes. "Then we can get some breakfast in Moyashi before his stomach eats itself from the inside." Komui frowned at the older and looked at Allen, hoping for kinder words from the younger. His last hope was shattered when the teen avoided his gaze, causing his frown to deepen.
"Fine. Reever, tell them." Then, Komui proceeded to put his head down on his desk and sulk. The blonde shook his head before turning around to smile at the boys again.
"We have good news!" he said, hugging his clipboard-weapon to his chest. "We've sorted things out so that the two of you will no longer have to accompany each other on missions, and that means no more teamwork improvement...exercises are necessary. We can take the handcuffs off and after this week, you probably won't see each other for months. Isn't this great?"
"W-what?" Allen stammered. He clenched his fists. "Never see each other? You mean...no missions with Kanda?" he asked. Reever nodded.
"That's right. Now, if you'll just both raise the hand with the cuff, I can..." He pulled a key out of his pocket and began to advance toward them.
"No!" the younger said rather loudly. Kanda's glare nearly burned a hole in the side of Allen's head, but he ignored it. "Kanda and I have worked together too long to be split up. We...we know how the other operates. I mean, we know each other's fighting styles and–"
"Moyashi!" the raven said loudly. Allen stopped speaking but didn't look at the older. Komui raised his head and smiled.
"Oh? So you would choose to stay cuffed for a longer period of time and continue to work together over never working together again?" he asked, his fingers lacing together.
"I don–" Kanda started, but was interrupted.
"Yes."
"Very well, then. You are dismissed." Allen shoved himself out of his seat and stalked out, followed by Kanda, who looked almost confused but more than a little angry. As the door closed behind them, Reever gaped at Komui.
"I told you so!" the supervisor said happily, slamming his hands on the table. Reever hung his head.
"I...I can't believe that Allen's gay..."
"We don't know that; we just know he likes Kanda. I mean, he could be bisexual–"
"Komui..."
"–after all. You know, I have seen him staring at Lenalee before. When he first came to the order, he did seem rather obsessed with her. Always watching as she–"
"Komui," Reever said impatiently.
"–walked away. And that day he got the nosebleed when her skirt blew up. she just giggled, but I told her that teenage boys have only one thing on their–"
"Komui!" As Reever spoke, Komui froze. The blonde watched as his supervisor's eye began to twitch.
"OH MY GOD!" he yelled, grasping at his face. "THAT HORMONE-CRAZED BOY TOY IS AFTER MY LENALEE'S VIRTUE!" Reever jumped forward and smacked the brunette across the face with his clipboard harshly, effectively shutting him up.
Meanwhile, Allen was brooding angrily and Kanda was searching for something to say. Finally, he found it.
"Fuck."
"That's articulate," the younger said sarcastically. Kanda frowned and quickened his pace, pulling up next to the white-haired teen.
"Why the hell did you do that?" he asked. "We could have been free of each other forever!" Allen's expression darkened and he stopped walking, surprising the older, who walked forward another few steps. The younger stared at Kanda for a moment before spinning on the spot and setting off in the opposite direction.
"Excuse me for not realizing the extent of your hatred. I'm sorry I didn't see your eagerness to be rid of me forever," Allen said angrily.
"But they were going to let us out of the cuffs! I mean, you can't honestly say you like spending every second of every day with me, can you?" The raven was frowning as he walked a pace behind the younger. It was a moment before the white-haired teen answered.
"Just...leave me alone, please." His tone was flat, emotionless. Kanda scowled.
"Well, I might be able to if we weren't handcuffed together, Moyashi." Allen groaned at the response.
"Then stop talking to me!"
"Hn." The younger sighed and walked with purpose.
They carried on in total silence, pumping their legs in time. Kanda fell as far behind as their binding let him, unaware of where Allen was leading him and finding that he couldn't care any less. He was fuming, so much so that he was sure smoke was issuing from his ears. In that office with Komui and Reever, he'd felt a weight lift off his shoulders when he heard that he was going to be Moyashi free – perhaps forever. But he walked in silence, ignoring his anger and concentrating on figuring out where they were going. After awhile, though, every brick in the wall began to look identical, leading the older to believe that, perhaps, they were all the same. He would have sworn they'd passed that some odd-colored one at least twice already.
"Moyashi, are we going in circles?"
"No." He paused. "Well, yeah, but..."
"But what? Where are we going?" the raven asked, a little annoyed. They walked in silence for a few more moments, which only lead to anger him more.
"Moya–"
"Here." Allen walked forward a few steps and grabbed the handle to a glass door with black shades. Sometimes, Kanda wondered who did the decorating for this place. They stepped through the door onto a large balcony with a stone rail. Small gargoyles stood watch on either side of the rail and on both sides of the door. Bluebirds flitted happily through the air around them and it felt almost as if they could reach out and touch the clouds. Wind whipped Kanda's hair around his face and stung his cheeks, tangling his locks. The younger took a deep breath and walked forward dragging Kanda along. The white-haired teen leaned forward on the stone rail and looked out at the huge, blue sky. Far off, gray clouds could be seen hanging on the horizon, predicting a stormy night. The raven vaguely heard Allen sigh again, but he pushed it to the back of his mind, thinking again of what had happened in the office.
It was rather unfortunate. He'd wanted to be away from the Moyashi so badly just a week ago that he could taste it on his lips, but now when he actually thought about it, the thought of never seeing him again was almost...scary. It sent his stomach flying around his chest cavity to imagine it, but, why, he didn't know. It wasn't like he actually...liked the Moyashi. Was it?
"...do you?" Kanda blinked in surprise.
"What?" he said.
"I don't even know what day it is, do you?" Allen said again, looking at Kanda quickly. The raven thought sluggishly.
"Uh...I think it's...Thursday?" he finally said.
"Thursday? Okay...what's the date, though?" The older shook his head slowly and Allen put weight onto his arms, leaning forward.
Then things went in hyper speed.
A loud crack made Kanda's head turn quickly toward the younger, who had a look of confusion on his face. The stone at the base of the rail crumbled before onyx eyes and the rest quickly followed. Allen's head moved forward as he fell, his arms outstretched. The raven's legs moved before he could think and he was leaned over the edge, one arm latched onto the remaining railing, the other grasping the chain that connected them, keeping it from cutting into his wrist. The white-haired teen hung limply, eyes wide. It was a moment before either spoke.
"Kanda!" said the younger. Said raven groaned.
"Yes, Moyashi?" he said, strained.
"I fell off the balcony!"
"Yes, you did."
"Oh my God! Save me!" Allen said, looking down. He hoisted himself up a little and grabbed the chain with the hand that wasn't cuffed. He pull himself up, but only a tiny bit.
"Moyashi, calm down. I've got you." Allen's eyes sparkled. "If I let you fall, that would mean I would fall, too."
"Oh, thanks for caring so much," the younger said sarcastically. Kanda checked his footing carefully, crouching down and being sure he could support Allen's weight. Once sure, he released his hold on the rail, wobbling a bit and leaning over to grab the younger. He reached out his hand.
"Moyashi, take my hand and I'll pull you up."
The white-haired teen reached, pulling himself up partially so that he could reach the outstretched fingers. They gripped each other's wrists hard and Allen winced, feeling sure that he would have marks later. A bead of sweat dripped down Kanda's temple. He took a deep breath, tested his hold on Allen's hand and jerked his entire body backwards.
The white-haired teen felt his head jerk back and his arm was yanked harshly. For a moment, he was flying, but then he hard...but not on something hard.
When he opened his eyes (for he'd closed them at some point), he found that he was staring directly into Kanda's obsidian eyes. The younger flushed as he realized he was laying on top of the Kanda Yu. Despite how every voice in his head was screaming for him to move before he ended up severly injured, his muscles locked and he wondered at the way his body seemed to fit to the curve of the raven's chest. Allen could practically feel the muscles under the older's shirt and every breath he took was like a siren in Allen's head. His own breath was whooshing out of his lungs and failing to return.
"Moyashi? Are you okay?" Kanda asked. Allen shivered, because he could not only hear the words, but could feel them as well. The raven noticed this, and it only seemed to raise his worry.
"Moyashi?"
"I'm-I'm fine," he stuttered. "And it's 'Allen.'" Kanda looked at the younger, who had his eyes fixed on something below Kanda's eyes. The raven started as the younger let out a shaky breath, one he could feel ghosting across his lips and which sent a trill down his spine.
"Kanda..." Allen whispered. The raven watched the movements of his lips. "Kanda, I'm sorry, but there's something that's been bothering me for a really long time, and–"
"–what?"
Without another word, Allen leaned down, closing the distance between them. Hesitant lips pressed lightly but passionately to the raven's own. Kanda's stomach dropped. His spine tingled and his face heated up. Before long, his brain shut off and his instincts took over. His lips began to move in sync with the younger's, his eyes closing. His arms moved by themselves, wrapping around Allen's slender middle and holding him closer. The younger's hands found their way to Kanda's head, entwining in his soft hair. Allen's leg hitched up higher, right between Kanda's legs. The raven's tongue touched Allen's lower lip and access was granted hesitantly. The younger tasted like strawberries and pine, a fact Kanda found quite pleasant. The white-haired boy moaned a little as the older raked across his tongue. Kanda smiled into the embrace.
They parted with a mutual need for air. Allen's face was red and he wore a stupid grin. Kanda let his head fall back and chuckled very lightly.
"Just so you know," the younger said breathily, "you're my specific person."