Man, I'm not writing any other stories xD. I just don't have any ideas…but anyway! Hope you like my seventh chapter of Destined Pair!

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The Japanese smiled. "You mean a kiss?"

Allen slowly opened his eyes, still dizzy from the kiss, before suddenly pushing Kanda away. The albino's cheeks were red and getting even darker with every second.

"Wh-wha-what are you doing?!" he finally spouted out.

His voice echoed and as Allen looked around the stadium at the hundreds of people watching, the flush started spreading down his neck. He ducked his head down, desperately trying to replay what had just happened. Kanda smirked.

"Sorry, but that's the only kiss you'll get so don't pout."

Allen immediately put his head up, his eyes burning furiously.

"What?! Like I'd want another kiss from you!" He wanted to spit and wipe his lips just to show Kanda how disgusting it was. He could still feel the tingling on his lips. Allen felt like slapping himself. How could he have enjoyed that-that kiss?!

The Japanese rolled his eyes.

"But we're in love, aren't we?" Kanda's tone had a slight edge to it, as if he was trying to communicate something, which, in fact, he was.

Allen blinked confusedly for a few seconds, not getting what the Japanese was trying to say. Kanda wanted to punch him. Didn't the Moyashi understand that he was trying to get them back on track?!

"B-but I…refused you." Kanda started back, turning a light shade of pink.

"Wh-what? Don't bring personal issues in here, Moyashi!"

"EH?! Uh, what? B-But my name's Allen, B-Bakanda!" The albino flushed even more, embarrassed at his mistake.

Kanda sighed in annoyance. Allen twitched.

"Don't sigh at me! I should be the one getting annoyed. I-I refused you yet you still kissed me! A-And you took advantage of me at the party! You always act so high and mighty but you embarrass yourself as much as I do! You're…You're just so irritating! You with your stupid-stupid Mugen, always chasing Lavi, and constantly che'ing everywhere. And always losing control when someone calls you Yuu." Kanda growled. "Where do you think you get off to, acting so rashly, you stupid arse?!"

The Japanese's eyes glinted darkly, his long black hair waving around dangerously.

"What the hell, Moyashi? That's just the way I am and I don't care at all what you think about it! Anyway, you're the one who kissed me! And I was just trying to save your sorry ass from being humiliated, but I guess my kindness-" Allen snorted. "-my kindness" Kanda continued, ignoring Allen. "goes unnoticed by bakas like you."

"…Why do you even like me anyway?" Allen looked away, staring at the backstage. Kanda's left eyebrow raised. The Moyashi seemed to have completely gotten over his stage fright, but instead, had entirely forgotten that the audience was even there.

Kanda sighed again. What would it matter anyway? He had just embarrassed himself in front of the whole school. How could it get any worse?

"Because, Moyashi, you're Moyashi." Allen raised his eyebrows, crossing his arms.

"Riiiggghhtt. And that explains so much," said the albino sarcastically. Kanda twitched.

'Baka Moyashi! Do you think I had a choice in liking you?! Like I was just, 'oh, the Moyashi's cute, I'll like him!'? No! I didn't have a choice! Did nothing get through your head, what I said to you? I like you because you're-you're-you're-" Kanda struggled, as if trying to spit something out but horribly failing.

"-You're…You're you. You're gullible, naïve, weak, rash, stupid, you have no sense of direction, you're always so damn cheerful. It's you that makes my heart beat so damn fast, you that makes me notice every fucking thing about you, I can't stop it, okay? It's you that I like...nobody else." Kanda blushed a little, and stared away, anywhere that wasn't Allen. Meanwhile, the albino stared, wide-eyed, a crimson blush flaming on his cheeks.

"But-but I don't-" Allen started.

The Japanese frowned, sadness glimpsed for a moment on his face before his stony countenance appeared again.

"Don't start. I know. It's you that asked anyway, baka Moyashi. Just-just forget I ever did or said anything."

Kanda didn't want to handle it anymore. All this humiliation, this tension. Having to stand under those cold, bright lights and endure the boring eyes of the audience. The Japanese was tired of it. He walked off the stage, leaving Allen all alone in the spotlight.

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"Ah, well, that was certainly…exhilarating. Now, our next contestants…"

The voice of the announcer disappeared as Allen walked down the stairs, his eyes staring at the floor. So did this mean…Kanda…didn't like him anymore? That he gave up? That there wasn't anything between them anymore?

"Allen, a-are you crying?"

Allen looked up, to find Lenalees' worried eyes staring into his. As he wiped away at his eyes, he was surprised to feel dampness.

"E-eh? I-I hadn't noticed. Sorry Lenalee, it's nothing." He laughed a little and smiled, but tears still ran down. He laughed again.

"I don't know why it's not stopping. I mean, I don't even know why." He laughed weakly. He rubbed at his cheeks. "Why in the world won't the tears stop? It's not like it was anything sad right? I mean, I don't like Kanda, right?" Lenalee did not reply. She looked at Allen, sadness in her eyes.

"Allen…" she started, her tone pitying. The albino's eyebrows drew in.

"What, Lenalee?" his voice was harsh and rough. "I don't like him, okay? It's because of you and Lavi that everything is so messed up! That we were in this stupid competition in the first place! That we even did-did anything!" He rubbed hard at his eyes. "Kanda's rude, cold, nothing but ice inside! He's the worst person I ever met in my life; I don't know why you or Lavi ever thought we were even friends!" Tears filled up in Lenalee's eyes, but Allen did not take pity. "It's all your fault! Now, things won't be the same, even if I want them to be! I can never talk to Kanda again, I can never argue, I won't be able to look at him straight anymore, to see his eyes draw in when he's annoyed or to see them widen in surprise when I come to talk to him. I won't be able to do anything!" Allen's eyes shone brightly, wet with tears. "There'll be nothing between us. Nothing to connect us anymore. Because I hate him, and that's how I want it right?" Allen's eyes widened, and he covered his face with his hands. "And it'll be that way because…because I made it that way." His voice got softer. "I refused him. I was the one who hurt him. The one who made that face full of sadness and pain. And I was the one who did it." Allen became silent. His shoulders racked silently with inaudible sobs. Slowly, Lenalee walked towards him and hesitantly reached out her arms until they were hugging Allen's shoulders, her hands patting his back.

"It's okay, Allen. It's okay."

Through his hands, he mumbled in return, "Thanks, Lenalee."

She smiled and she looked up sadly, staring at Lavi. The red head smiled, shrugging, as if to admitt defeat.

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"I-I was just-just thinking…about if I…if I never saw you again, not as a friend, not as anything…If there was just nothing and I-I…" Allen stopped. He shook his head and stared dejectedly into the mirror.

"How am I going to do this?" Allen sighed and flopped onto his bed. The springs groaned and creaked under his weight but Allen ignored it. Instead, he sighed again. It was Saturday morning and yesterday night, they had been in the competition. Predictably, their couple performance had made them win last place. "Completely unorthodox…almost heretic-like! Who ever heard of a man-to-man couple?" the judges had said(they had been very old). Of course, Allen wanted to say it wasn't their fault. They had just been doing what they had been told to do, but then, they had also kissed and poured out their true feelings…Or at least Kanda had. Allen covered his face with his arm, blocking out the intruding light. Everything was messed up; his life was in complete chaos. Allen felt like just fading away, off from this world.

When he finally found out that he was actually in love with Kanda, after a little bit of help from Lenalee, he had resolved to confront and apologize to him. Of course, Allen had no idea how to do that. Every time he got up to stride into Kanda's room and profess his love, nerves overtook him and he never got past the doorway of his own room. A knock interrupted Allen's thoughts. Getting up slowly, he asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Lenalee. Can I come in?"

Allen, glad to not get up, dropped back down and said, "Sure."

The door creaked open, and Lenalee stepped in, a comforting smile on her face.

"How are you?"

Allen grunted, "Fine."

"Well, you know, I know you haven't gotten very far in confessing to Kanda…and I know he hasn't bothered to see you either."

The albino frowned. She didn't have to say it so bluntly.

"But, you know…There's the class festival, you know? Remember how there were other competitions? Well, they're all going to be in the form of a festival. So…I have two tickets."

Allen shot up. "You want me to ask him?!"

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Sorry about this chapter! It's horrible right? I didn't have enough time what with schoolwork and all so...You can criticize if you want. As long as you review though!