Warnings: Yaoi, possible OOC, probable cursing, possible violence…maybe

Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray-Man. : (

Allen awoke the next morning with rumpled clothing and dried tear tracks on his face. He got out of bed slowly and headed to the shower. Once he was dressed, he went to the kitchen and made breakfast for himself and Kanda, even though he thought Kanda would probably just throw it away. Sluggishly, he gathered everything he needed for the day and started walking to the Black Order Café. He looked over his shoulder every so often, feeling paranoid after what happened the night before. He pulled the sleeves of his jacket up to his elbows as he walked since the weather was nice.

The white haired boy went through the morning at work in a slight daze until Lavi got there. The orange haired man stopped and stared at Allen. "What's wrong?" he asked, worried about Allen's unusual unkempt look and the dark circles under his eyes.

"What?" asked Allen, seemingly confused. "Oh, nothing. I just didn't get much sleep last night."

"Hey, hey! Did you and Yu have some fun last night?" Lavi asked him with a lecherous smirk on his face. From the look on Allen's face, that was the wrong thing to say.

"No!" Allen squeaked as his face went pale.

"Okay, what's going on?" Lavi asked him sternly.

"Nothing!" Allen squeaked out. "It's fine!"

"It's not nothing," Lavi told him seriously. "Something's wrong, and I'm going to find out what."

"No, really. It's fine, Lavi! Don't worry about it!" Allen tried to convince him.

"I know it has something to do with Kanda, and if you don't tell me what it is, I'm going to beat it out of him!" Lavi told him.

"Lavi, it's really fine!" Allen tried again. "I promise!"

"No, it's not!" Lavi shouted. "What's going on? Just tell me!" Allen was thankful that Komui was in his office and that no one else was at the café right then.

"L-last night when I was walking home, I…I saw that guy again…but this time he walked past me and bumped into me, and it just scared me," Allen said, hoping Lavi wouldn't pry anymore.

"There's more to it than that," Lavi said, staring at him intently.

"Ah, um, the guy just brought back some bad memories…from-from the past, but it's no big deal," he half-explained with a small smile on his face. Too bad for him, Lavi could see right past that smile.

"And what did Yu do last night?" Lavi asked him suspiciously.

"What do you mean?" Allen asked, seemingly innocent.

"What did Yu do or say last night? I know he did something," said Lavi. "Just tell me."

"It was really nothing," Allen tried to edge around the subject. "He just said…that no one would ever like someone like me…and that…my scar and my arm disgusted him…"

"Allen," started Lavi, knowing that his arm and his scar were a tough subject for the white haired boy.

"It's fine, really. It's not a big deal," Allen told him, trying to be reassuring. "I've always known he didn't love me; it just shocked me a little when he said that," he said trying to be strong.

"I'm sorry, Allen," started Lavi.

"It's okay. I'm fine now," Allen told him. Lavi hugged the white haired boy tightly and sighed, thinking about how he was going to torture Yu and make him apologize.

Somewhere across town, a certain man with raven hair sneezed violently.

Because of the events that had transpired the night before, Lavi again insisted on walking Allen home. This time, however, Allen completely agreed with the orange haired man.

When they walked past the place where the man was supposed to be, he was actually there, which surprised Allen. Whenever Lavi came with him, the man didn't show up.

"Is that him?" asked Lavi.

"That's him," Allen told him quietly.

"Alright," said Lavi as he started to walk across the street toward the man.

"No!" Allen whispered fiercely. "Are you crazy?"

"Someone's got to tell him to stop," Lavi told Allen firmly.

"Not you!" he told Lavi. He grabbed his friend by the arm and started to drag him away. "Look, we'll just find a different way to walk from now on," he said pleadingly. Lavi, seeing the desperate look in Allen's eyes, agreed. He knew there was more to it than what Allen had told him earlier, but he knew Allen would tell him when he was ready.

"Alright, fine. But if he starts stalking you there, I'm confronting him," Lavi whispered to him as they walked away.

"Okay, fine," agreed Allen, glad Lavi had dropped it.

They talked a little more on the way back, but Lavi was still a little angry that Allen wouldn't allow him to fix this problem. When the two made it to Allen and Kanda's house, Lavi said goodbye and went on his way. Allen took a deep breath before opening the front door. He walked inside quietly, not wanting to disturb Kanda. He didn't have to worry about that, though; Kanda wasn't there. Allen assumed the raven haired man was still at work, like every other night, but he was wrong. This time Kanda was with his father, telling him what had happened the night before.

"Oh, Yu." Tiedoll sighed, sitting in the comfortable armchair in his living room. "How could you say that to the poor boy?"

"Shut it, old man," Kanda said; however, the sentence lacked the usual venom. "I don't know why I said that, it just happened."

Tiedoll got a knowing look in his eyes. "It seems like someone doesn't know how to admit their feelings."

"What are you talking about, you old man?" asked Kanda, not showing his confusion.

"I just meant that you are in love with Allen, but you don't know how to show it, so you do what you've always done: act cruel and cold," Tiedoll explained to him.

"That's crazy , old man."

"Is it?" Tiedoll asked him. "You said that you don't know why you said what you did. You don't know how to act around Allen, and you are afraid of what will happen if you admit your feelings for him." Kanda sat down heavily on the chair in front of his adoptive father. "Oh, this is great, Yu. You've finally found someone to love. I'm so happy for you!"

Kanda had to admit, it made a lot of sense. He had never loved anyone before, so he didn't know what it felt like. Then again, the way he felt about Allen was different than any feeling he had ever felt before. This could also be why he felt guilty after saying the mean things he said to Allen. It would also explain the sudden urges he got to kiss the white haired boy. Well this made him feel a lot better; he had been thinking that he was going crazy! Then he realized something.

"Well, this is great and all, but Allen probably hates me now," Kanda said quietly.

"Oh, he doesn't hate you," Tiedoll told him. "I don't think he could ever hate you."

"What are you on about, old man?" asked Kanda, now thoroughly confused.

Tiedoll sighed heavily. "Yu, sometimes you can be really unobservant," the older man told him. "It's obvious Allen loves you unconditionally. He has loved you since you two met. The poor boy is hopelessly in love with you. Of course, you will have to apologize profusely before he can trust you fully again, but it will all be worth it."

Kanda, for the first time in a very, very long time, smiled a small smile. Tiedoll saw this but chose not to comment. He was just happy that Kanda had finally realized his feelings before it was too late.

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