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Chapter 18

Allen entered the training room and sighed with relief. At last. He had finally found him. Kanda was in the middle of the training room, meditating. He looked calm and peaceful, as though meditating freed him from all his troubles. To Allen, this was probably the first time that he had seen such a calm look on Kanda's face, and so, he enjoyed it for as long as he could, which was not very long.

"What do you want?" Kanda snapped, eyes opening to glare at Allen. Allen walked over and sat a metre away from Kanda, growing accustomed to the other's glares.

"I have a few things I need to ask." Kanda pressed a hand to his forehead, irritated. He stood up and Allen, thinking that he was going to leave, tried to stop him. However, Kanda was not trying to leave. Kanda threw a bamboo sword over to Allen and picked up another one.

"Spar with me." Kanda finally spoke. For a moment, Allen was shocked, but he nodded his head anyway.

Distancing themselves from each other, they got into their fighting stances, tension filling the air. Kanda attacked first, swinging his sword so fast that nobody could see it. He was sure that Allen would get hit, but he was wrong. Allen's sword was clashed against Kanda's and Allen looked absolutely relaxed. Kanda snarled at Allen's arrogance and pulled away. When did Allen have such fast reflexes?

Kanda pressed his lips firmly together and charged again, only for Allen to block it.

"So, what do you want to know?" Kanda aimed a kick at Allen, then dodged a punch aimed his way. Panting slightly, Allen said:

"I can't seem to remember anything about that night, except training with you…" Allen trailed off, fidgeting slightly. Kanda felt his annoyance towards Allen grow and he practically flew at Allen, wanting to vent his anger on the boy.

Allen was caught off guard and he dodged a second too late. His back hit the wall and Kanda towered over him, a cold look in his eyes. Kanda's hand reached forward and grabbed a fistful of Allen's shirt, forcefully pulling him up. Allen received a punch to his stomach and he felt a bruise starting to form there. However, he could feel the pain slowly subsiding. He marvelled at his healing speed but his thought process stopped when Kanda punched him in the stomach again. Hard. He tried to loosen Kanda's grip on his shirt but failed. Allen's eyes went completely wide as Kanda punched him again. And again. And again. He could feel the coppery taste of blood in his mouth and the pain in his stomach. He felt his strength leave him and gathered as much strength as he could and grabbed Kanda's hand.

"Kanda…please…stop…" Allen muttered out, feeling tears in the corners of his eyes. The pain was unbearable and he could barely stand. The pain was fading, but it was taking too long to heal. Suddenly, Kanda released his shirt and Allen landed ungracefully on the ground. Allen looked up to look at Kanda.

Kanda's eyes were wide and his hands were trembling, as though he was afraid of what he had done. At that moment, Kanda reminded Allen of a small, helpless child who had no idea what to do. Allen forgot everything that Kanda had done to him in that instant and did what his instincts told him to do. He comforted Kanda.

Allen stood up on shaky legs, resisting the excruciating pain in his stomach, and hugged Kanda. His arms circled around Kanda's waist and he rested his head against Kanda's chest. Kanda snapped out of his daze but did not push Allen away. Instead, he revelled in Allen's heat, finding some sort of comfort in the hug.

"Oi, bean sprout." Kanda said, gently pinning Allen to the wall. Allen glanced at Kanda's face and turned his head away, blushing slightly at the intense look Kanda was giving him. He pressed himself against the wall when Kanda moved closer and closer to him, yet, he did not try to escape. The desire, so strong, yet so twisted, burned in him and he only wanted the fire within him to be extinguished.

Allen shivered when Kanda's breath ghosted over his neck and he could feel his legs trembling tremendously. Suddenly, Kanda's face was far too close to his own and he blushed furiously. His heart was pounding hard against his chest and he felt the desire within him grow further. Kanda's lips were hovering right above his and he shuddered in anticipation. His eyes slowly closed as he awaited what would happen next.

Just then, Allen felt his hands being released and he opened his eyes in shock. Kanda was looking in the other direction, shame and guilt in his eyes. Then, just as quickly as it was there, the look disappeared and was replaced by Kanda's usual look.

"We'll go see Komui for some explanations." Kanda turned away from Allen completely and walked towards the exit. A hurt look crossed Allen's features and he placed a hand over his heart. Why was his heart throbbing so painfully? Why did it hurt so much?

"You coming?" Kanda stood at the exit, looking at anywhere but Allen's eyes. Allen hung his head low and he started walking towards Kanda, unable to look Kanda in the eyes as well.

"Yeah…"

Allen sunk back into the chair and sighed.

"So you're saying that you won't tell me anything until Kanda tells me?" Komui nodded his head and Allen looked at his feet, finding it hard to look at Kanda, who was sitting just across him. Awkward silence filled the air and Komui cleared his throat, trying to break the silence.

"Did something happen between you two? Both of you seem quite…awkward…around each other…" Komui chuckled nervously, feeling the tension in the air increase.

"That's none of your business." Kanda spoke before Allen could and walked out of the room without even a glance at Allen.

Allen felt like his heart had been pierced and he stood up slowly, glad that his hair was long enough to cover his expression. He bowed politely and left the room, heading straight to his own room. He needed a break after all he had gone through.

Komui was still staring at the door in confusion, wishing he had answers to the questions in his head.

What exactly happened between the two of them?

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