They say that eyes are the window to your souls.

Those same eyes reflect the emotions of the person inside.

When Allen had just moved into the quaint little town, his eyes were a dull silver, void of any emotions. But as time passed, a small glimmer of hope and happiness became evident in those silver orbs, lightening them up with a little twinkle in those eyes. The reason? The feeling of love and warmth was given to him. The ice that had started to freeze over his heart, encasing it in an icy prison to protect itself, was slowly melted.

Until recently, those cobalt orbs have never once shown any other emotions other then indifference or annoyance. Clearly, after the trauma of his deceased family, he would surely start to lock himself up in his own world, away from everyone else.

But even when he was with his family, he wasn't one to smile very frequently. In fact, there wasn't much difference between then and now, at least for those who weren't extremely sensitive to others' feelings.

Those dark cobalt eyes.

When Kanda had started interacting with a certain Allen Walker, he didn't know what drove him to make the first move.

In all honesty, he was completely against the idea. Until, of course, he lost an internal debate with himself.

When someone was so similar to you, almost like a mirror image, or a reflection of yourself on the emotional level, one would naturally be able to understand the other.

Similar, yet completely different.

It has always been like that.

Even though the way they present themselves on the outside was completely different from each other, they were still the same.

Allen, on the other hand, was completely elated at having made a friend, even though all they did was bicker, but still, having someone whom you could almost call a "friend" was -in a way- assuring to the brown-haired boy.

But after the kiss at the forest the other day, Allen thought that he really needed to reevaluate the relationship he has with Kanda.

Friendship? Something like that...

Love? That couldn't be right. Right?

But between right and wrong, ethical and unethical, Allen honestly couldn't care less, and Kanda probably felt the same way.

Maybe they could take this chance and see what happens.

Maybe just one time, they'll allow themselves to find true happiness, something which they've always lacked.

Comforting words weren't something of normality between the two.

They'd prefer to let their actions speak rather then pouring in a plethora of words just to convey their feelings.

That was what worked best between them.

Initially, Allen wouldn't even have known about Kanda's feelings, had it not been for that chaste kiss. In that instant, Allen realised he'd felt the same towards the older male all along.

The verbal fights they've had, brought them closer together, emotionally.

The physical fights they've had, brought them closer together, physically.

But they both knew, no matter what, those silly and childish acts meant nothing at all. They've never once taken anything to heart since they both knew that that was the only way of communication between them that was a sort of resemblance to being normal.

Both having lost their family at such a young age, were forced to become orphans.

Kanda was the luckier one, having someone adopt him the very moment he was found alive in that wreckage of a fire which had killed his family. Tiedoll, being an old friend of his family's and also having a kind-heart, took pity on the young boy and decided to raise him up in place of his friends. But Kanda wasn't the only orphan whom he'd adopted since Tiedoll had the tendency to move around a lot because of his work. An artist needed a change of pace and scenery from time to time to keep those creative juices flowing.

On the other hand, Allen wasn't that fortunate. Abandoned at a young age because of a disfigurement of his left arm, was hardly fair. But the deed was done and Allen was forced to walk the harsh world, completely alone. He would often have to resort to stealing food and clothes to stay alive and warm, much to the annoyance of the townsfolk, which had frequently sent thugs to take care of the young boy. Allen was forced to endure all the hits and beatings, only to crawl back into a deserted alleyway after that to nurse his wounds and cry himself to sleep. His luck only took a turn for the better when a travelling circus came to town and he'd run into a certain male, when he was trying to get away from the lady at the bakery for stealing a loaf of bread. Said male, who turned out to be none other then Mana, had sat the boy down and questioned the silver-eyed boy on the whole event, eventually learning about the young boy being an orphan because of a small birth defect.

Then he'd said, "Well, I've decided to quit the circus and retire someplace quiet and start a new life. If you don't mind, why not come along with me?"

And that was all that was needed for Allen to gain a little hope in mankind.

Sharing childhood stories were painful, especially when both of their past had nothing good to neither talk about nor remember. Both Allen and Kanda had sat themselves down during one of the days and talked about them, trying to get those horrid memories out of their minds.

It was nothing but a fire for Kanda, and nothing but violence for Allen. The only thing they had in common was the complete loneliness they'd felt.

"Hey, Kanda?"

"What?"

"You won't leave right?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, you won't leave me alone right? You know how loneliness feels…"

"… Yeah, I won't."

"Promise?"

"Tch, I promise, Baka Moyashi."

"Like I said! I'm no bean sprout! Its ALLEN. AL-LEN!" And for once that had to be the most half-hearted retort towards his nickname.

A happy glint could be seen in those mercury eyes when Kanda had glanced past them, being completely enraptured. He could those hidden emotions hiding behind them, the uncertainty being completely swept away and replaced with relief and happiness. Kanda could also see himself being reflected in those silver eyes, where for the first time, he smiled.

It was a small smile, but it was still a smile nonetheless.

You were the only one who really understood how I felt, the only one who is willing to stand by me through thick and thin.

You would probably never know how much I longed for someone like you by my side.

But thank you for being here for me.

We're completely broken, like shattered mirrors. Our actions don't reflect our true selves because the reflection is diffused.
But when you take all the shards and try to piece them back together, you'll find that you're the missing fragment in my puzzle.

A/N: It's a little late, but I made it nonetheless! Leave a review if you'd like. Honestly, I'm not really forcing anyone but it would be nice. I'd love to hear from you guys! :D

Merry Christmas and have a happy holiday!