Hey everyone! Sorry for the very late update! Stuff was going on. Anyway I'm glad to see this story gained some new followers and fans! Thank you so much! Also thanks for all the reviews! You guys are amazing! Well then I hope this chapter will please you. I hope it's not too cliché hihi
Chapter 12 – a bumpy ride
It was early morning when Kanda woke up. His eyes fluttering open he saw the most beautiful thing. There Allen laid next to him. So beautifully asleep, he looked like an angel. Kanda kept staring at him for a few moments before he realized. He was lying in bed, naked, with a fellow exorcist. The finder could come any moment. In fact, shouldn't he have come back a while ago already? Kanda quickly got out of bed, prying Allen's arm off of him. Allen just mumbled something and turned around, returning to dreamland.
Kanda quickly put his shirt on and went out of the room. Heading down the stairs he went for the innkeeper. "That guy I was with, the one who left last night, has he returned yet?" Kanda asked impolitely as always. The women shrugged the impoliteness off and gestured to the kitchens. It was a small inn but they did offer breakfast in the kitchens to their quests. Kanda headed in the pointed direction. As he came closer he started hearing the voices and laughter coming from the kitchen. So they were there. Wait they? Kanda opened the door and; "Yuuu-chan~!" came the happy greeting from Lavi. There was also a strange look coming from the finder. The two were sitting together at a table.
"Don't call me that baka usagi!" Kanda said back.
"I can't help it! I'm so happy for you~!" Lavi said. Kanda looked at him. Lavi looked back at him. He expected Kanda to blow up and be mad at him for saying stuff like that. Instead, Kanda kept his serious face on. He sighed and said; " Che. Nothing to be happy about, because nothing happened. There was one bed, we were both tired. End of story." Of course something had happened. But Kanda figured for the Moyashi's sake, he'd deny it. It was a mistake anyway. It didn't mean anything for the moyashi probably.
"eh? Really? Damn Yuu, here I thought you finally made some progress.." Lavi sighed.
"yeah well, not gonna happen.." Kanda looked dejected. But that was to be expected. After all that happened last night, how could he face the moyashi now? Lavi saw the solemn look Kanda was giving. "Ah come on Yuu, I'm sure it'll work out! Just give it some time." Lavi said.
" .. What are you doing here anyway?" Kanda asked.
"Oh I had a mission in the next town but they don't have a station there so I had to come here. I then came across your finder and he told me what happened. When we got here we saw you two lying in bed peacefully. Allen's upper body was bare so we saw the scars. You used your blood didn't you? " Lavi asked a bit skeptical. Although there have never been any bad consequences when he accidentally used it on Marie, it was never tested properly to determine whether it could have them anyway. It was not safe to just use it on a whim.
"Yeah well I didn't have much choice. This guy was taking forever so I had to improvise. . besides it all turned out well right? Moyashi is still the same crazy beansprout."
"who are you calling crazy, Kanda?" came a voice from behind him. Not waiting for an answer he turned to Lavi "good morning Lavi, what brings you all the way here?" As Allen asked he moved towards Kanda , he wanted to take a seat next to him and unconsciously put a hand on Kanda's shoulder for balance. Kanda however flinched immediately and pulled his shoulder away, then carried on as if nothing had happened.
"I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd stop by" Lavi answered but then saw the look Allen was giving. It was a mixture of shock and sadness, just staring to nothing. "um.. so are you okay now Allen?" the atmosphere was pretty heavy now so Lavi decided to joke around to lighten it up. "you two were pretty cuddly this morning eh Allen-chan~? Anything good happen last night?" Lavi asked jokingly.
"I Told you Already! Nothing Happened!" Kanda yelled before he stormed out. Leaving Lavi and the finder pretty shocked. Allen was looking .. broken.
"seriously Allen, did something happen? He's been down all morning" Allen gave a look at Lavi, then his gaze went to the finder. The finder getting the picture stood up and left the two alone. Allen then went to sit next to Lavi. "I thought something had happened last night, but .. Kanda said it hadn't and just now he.. " Allen said tears welling up in his eyes.
"okay Allen I need you to tell me what happened, maybe I can help you then" Lavi said.
"Well.. after I was healed I was still very weak so I asked Kanda to help me ..take a shower"
"you did what?!" Lavi yelled "Allen you dummy!"
"well I thought seeing my body, being the way it is, really wouldn't do much for him so I thought it wouldn't be a big deal.. "
"Allen the guy is in love with you.."
"is he really?" that confused Lavi
"apparently after one night he's had enough of me.." Allen said.
"now now Allen, seeing as it's Kanda I'm su- wait what? Does that mean that last night the two of you..?" A huge blush crept up Allen's face but he still managed to give a tiny nod.
"Against my expectations, Kanda did get a-aroused and well .. it kind of put me in de mood as well.." Allen was as red as can be right now, looking down. He couldn't believe he was talking about this. "we uhm.. relieved each other. Lavi couldn't believe what he was hearing. Here is little angel Allen was talking about how he and Kanda 'helped each other out'. Lavi certainly didn't expect thing to go this fast. And from what Allen told him, maybe this wasn't such a good thing. apparently they haven't complete the part about feelings yet and headed straight to the sex part. This could turn out really ugly.
"say something.." Allen said timidly after Lavi remained silent and in thought. Allen was really hurt right now. And should be. He gave his first time to a guy claiming to love him and then afterwards gets avoided by that very same person. Who wouldn't be broken up about that?
"Listen Allen, Kanda's feelings are for real. I know that. My best guess is, he is just feeling guilty that he took advantage of you, his little angel. And he probably wants to save you embarrassment by telling me nothing happened. Not to mention, he was the one who hurt you yesterday right? The finder told me. I think he is really torn up about it. Tell me Allen, have you gotten any closer to liking him?" Lavi asked.
"y-yeah. I like him. He's so nice to me now and gentle. He's strong and handsome, and protects me. I told him that too. Though I also said that I don't know if it's love.."
"when did you tell him?" Lavi asked shocked, things had progressed so fast.
".. under the shower"
"well theres you answer why he doesn't accept it yet. You said it in such a state, he wouldn't take it serious. All I can say for now is that you should talk to him, tell him what you told me. Trust me this will turn out well. Lavi said with a wink and big smile.
Allen felt relieved. Talking about it helped him. And Lavi was right, he should just go over to Kanda. It'll work out. With that the heavy mood was over and Allen relaxed again. With that his basic instincts came back and screamed for food.
"Hahaha, let's get you some food" Lavi said.
"Kanda-dono, I need to speak to you."
"I believe I found the innocence. I think it's at the gate of the temple." The finder said.
"Then let's go" was all Kanda said before they left. However about five minutes later they were stopped by the voice of Lavi telling them to 'wait up'. As Lavi and Allen came running towards them, Kanda gave a big sigh. Great, like this was what he needed right now..
"Where are you going Yuu-chan?" Lavi asked, breathing slightly faster because of the run he just had.
"I'm going to get the innocence" Kanda simply replied.
"By yourself again? Because that turned out just great the last time!" Allen suddenly bursted out. He was red again but this time because of the anger. "why didn't you come get me Kanda? We're supposed to be a team and stick together! The Noah could show up again at any time, so don't go off by yourself anymore!" Allen yelled, anger in his voice.
"What you think I need you to babysit me, moyashi? I can handle them fine on my own"
"Oh yeah? So how come the last time ended with you out of your mind and me with another hole through my gut!" Allen had immediately regretted saying that when he saw the look Kanda was giving. It was one of immense guilt. "look Kanda, I don't blame you for what happened. But Tyki is dangerous. If he gets you alone again, the same thing will happen and this time you might not come back. We need to stick together."
Unable to come up with a reply Kanda just turned around and started walking again. The rest of the group silently followed. The silence was broken when Lavi whispered something to Allen; "Allen, wasn't that a bit too harsh? He's probably beating himself up inside."
Allen sighed. "I know, I don't like what I said either. But it had to be said. Kanda needs to learn teamwork. And right now staying alive is more important than our personal problems." though Allen said that with much masculinity, his eyes betrayed the truth. He was torn up with guilt.
It didn't take long for them to reach their destination. And just like the founder said, the innocence was found in one of the statues of the guardians of the temple found deep in the woods. Of course immediately after they found it a herd of Akuma came towards them. But Tyki never showed up again. The herd contained some level three's but mostly level ones so they were easily defeated, a bit too easy really.. but they weren't going to sit around to figure it out. It'd be best to just head straight home. So they went to the inn to get their stuff and headed to the train station.
The ride back was very, very quiet. The tension was unbearable. Lavi decided to kill that deafening silence. "so uh Moyashi-chan, what are you gonna do when we get back?"
"probably head to komui first, it still aches a bit. Then eat, a lot." Allen answered.
"oh yeah, it would probably still be a bit sore, can I take a look? I didn't get to see it properly this morning" Allen shrugged, he unbuttoned his waistcoat and held his shirt up. Lavi touched and traced the scars a bit, for medical reasons only of course. He stopped when he heard a strange sound coming from his right. Lavi and Allen turned to Kanda only to see him turn away quickly, a blush evident on his face. "hahah, don't worry Yuu, I won't steal your princess away from you" Lavi joked, hoping to ease the tension some more. Kanda's blush just deepened. And Allen had created one of his own too.
Yeah, things will work out..
Oaky that's It for now. Tell me what you think? you probably realised i'm not much of an action writer, I should make the fight scenes more detailed..
