My Heart

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Chapter Eighteen: Amongst The Trees

The sun shone pleasantly down onto the Dark Order Headquarters, bringing heat to the Earth, heat that was dispersed by the softly blowing wind from the ocean. The trees swayed lightly, tickling the air with the sound of their leaves brushing together.

Kanda wheeled Allen over the grass, albeit with some trouble over the uneven ground, towards the line of trees that the Japanese man intended to train in. It was also the place that he intended to propose to Allen.

He glanced down at the blanket that covered Allen, her head the only thing visible from his point of view. Allen was supposed to keep the blanket wrapped around her, to both hide her identity and her pregnancy. However, outside the Headquarters, it was warm and there was a pleasant breeze blowing in from the north-west, so Allen had no choice but to take her blanket from her shoulders to enjoy the nice day. Kanda reached forward and tugged the blanket off of Allen's head. Allen tilted her head backwards to look quizzically at Kanda, saw the blank expression that spoke volumes to Allen, and smiled –breathtakingly, in Kanda's opinion- up at him.

Kanda stopped amongst the trees and pulled his exorcist jacket off and dropped it at the base of a nearby tree. After carefully pulling at the blanket from Allen's small body, he spread it out on the grass near the base of the tree. Once it was completely spread out, lacking any wrinkles in the fabric, Kanda lifted Allen from the wheelchair and carefully deposited her on the blanket. Gazing at her, he softly brushed his fingers across Allen's cheek, pushing white hair out of the way.

"Our daughter had better not have white hair, Moyashi," Kanda said in a harsh tone that Allen knew to be teasing.

"My name is Allen, BaKanda. And white isn't my natural color; it turned that way when I was cursed. I was born with brown hair, you know." Allen replied, her tone harsh as well, yet teasing at the same time. "If she does turn out with white hair, we can cut your hair and make her a wig."

"Che. As if I would let you." Kanda sniffed.

"I could always get you in the middle of the night, when you are asleep...." Allen trailed off suggestively, shrugging with her hands in the air. Kanda snapped his eyes over to her, narrowing them fractionally.

"Just kidding, just kidding, Kanda. Go train or whatever it was you were planning on doing." Allen said as she waved her hand dismissively. She leaned back against the tree and closed her eyes, enjoying the breeze that brushed across her face. Kanda sniffed and turned around, pulling off his shirt as he made his way to a more secluded area.

Allen listened to his retreating footsteps until she could no longer hear him, until all that reached her ears was the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

It was rather soothing, really. A long time had passed since the last time that she had been able to just sit and relax. She ran her hand over her stomach, feeling through her skin for any kicks from the child.

"In a few days, little one," Allen thought, "You will be able to meet everyone."

"Ahhhhh....'Allen'.." a deep voice spoke. The British girl flinched and sat straight up, her eyes wide.

"It has been a while.....'Allen Walker'...."

She knew that voice.

"What-?"

"Surely you remember me?"

Allen felt her heart speed up, listening to that haunting, teasing voice in her head.

"How could I forget...." she whispered in horror.

"You did not think that I was gone, did you? I know that I have not been around in some time, but I am always here. I exist in you, the 'musician'." The Fourteenth's voice filtered in above all other sounds, as if he spoke right into her ear, but Allen knew better. He was in her mind, implanted memories given -no, forced upon her- by her adoptive father. For months he had been gone, hidden away in the recesses of her mind, and she had almost thought him gone completely, as if the whole incident were nothing but a horrible dream.

"You were quite mistaken, 'Allen'. Your body is mine, and it seems as though you have made some terrible mistakes with my body. A leech is inside you, killing off this body, 'Allen'. Why does it still exist?"

"What?" Allen whispered, feeling as though the wind had been knocked from her lungs.

"She's mine, damn it! Don't touch her!" Allen hissed, punching the ground with her fist.

"Heh...I said nothing, 'Allen'. But if she poses a threat...." the traitor Noah's voice faded out, leaving Allen alone. Her heart pounded heavily in her chest, making it feel as though her entire body shook from the force. She felt weak from her exertion and so lay back against the tree, resting the back of her hand against her forehead.

Allen closed her eyes, trying to close her mind, to cease the thoughts that would only serve to drag her heart down. The soft sounds of the trees drifted to her ears, but she found no relaxation from them.

A while later, not long after her heart had slowed down, but not before her body lost the fatigue from her fit, Allen began to hear soft footsteps over the grass coming towards her.

"Kanda?" she asked softly, opening one eye. An affirmative grunt sounded just before she heard him sit right next to her. She met Kanda's gaze and felt her breath taken away yet again, but for an entirely different reason. Those dark eyes were blazing brightly with the exertion he had gone through a few moments before and something that went deeper, something much darker and more passionate than any one of Kanda's glares.

"Kanda?" she asked breathlessly. Kanda didn't break his gaze as he spoke his next words.

"Moyashi...I want you to marry me." he said bluntly. As Allen stared at him, her expression blank, Kanda felt his heart jump nervously.

"Marry...you..." she said softly, no question in her voice.

"Yes, baka." Kanda sniffed brusquely, averting his gaze in what could have been mistaken as embarrassment. The sudden pressure, as light as it was, on his cheek somewhat surprised Kanda and he looked back at Allen. Later, he could not recall much of the next few moments, as Allen pressed her lips against his tenderly in a loving kiss. The Japanese man did remember that every nerve was suddenly aware of everything; the gentle flutter of Allen's pulse in her throat under his fingers, the softness of her lips against his, the brush of skin on skin as he slid his hand up Allen's arm, the spark of electricity that ran through his body when he felt Allen's tongue touch his. Everything was amplified to the point of a sensory-overload that would never come.

The answer 'yes' was in every touch, every breath, every gasp of air that was pulled into Allen's lungs. Kanda felt his heart skip a beat at the sudden realization of that answer as he pulled Allen down to the ground, tenderly kissing a line down the column of her neck.

A certain red-haired General stood about fifty feet away, smoking a cigarette, accompanied by another, older General and the Dark Order Headquarters' Supervisor.

"That idiot apprentice of mine couldn't find a better place to do that?" Cross said in disgust. Komui's face held a beautiful blush to rival Cross' hair as he averted his gaze. Tiedoll arched an eyebrow.

"Perhaps someone should let them know of our presence?" he suggested idly.

"You're right.....Idiot apprentice, get your ass over here immediately, or you'll have a year's-worth of debt to deal with!!" Cross yelled loudly over the grassy field that separated the two.

Allen and Kanda both froze at the sound of that yell, Allen's face breaking out into a blush as well. Kanda sniffed dismissively and sat up, helping Allen up carefully.

"Che, your master is an idiot." Kanda growled as he secured the top three button's of Allen's shirt. Allen said nothing as she gathered Kanda's shirt and handed it to him. She then pulled her blanket around her shoulders, covering her upper body. As Kanda pulled his shirt on and buttoned it up, Allen slowly pulled herself up into her wheelchair with some difficulty. Kanda stood up and helped his love to get comfortable before wheeling her towards the two Generals and Komui.

"Allen, Kanda. Uhh, Cross has returned and Tiedoll was already here..." Komui began vaguely, his face still red.

"Obviously," Kanda snapped. Cross rolled his one visible eye.

"Shut up, you. I think you have something to say to me, especially since you got my idiot apprentice pregnant." he said sharply. All eyes snapped to Cross in surprise.

"You-you knew?" Allen asked in shock.

"That you weren't a boy?" Cross asked in return, his tone derisive.

"You really think I am that stupid, Allen?"

"N-no. But....how did you-"

"Shut up. Your pregnancy was obvious. You can't walk properly anymore, and you can't leave the presence of that one-" he looked at Kanda, who was looking more than a little defiant "-ever. I'm not stupid, idiot apprentice."

"My little Yuu-kun has grown up!" Tiedoll exclaimed, fake tears pouring from his eyes.

"Che. Don't call me that, old man." Kanda snapped.

"Shut up, you." Cross said again. Kanda glared hatefully at the General, his fingers inching towards Mugen.

"Komui has told me you intend to marry my idiot apprentice. Is this right?" the red-headed General asked, looking between Allen and Kanda.

"Yes." came Kanda's sharp reply.

"Good. I'd have to kill you if you didn't."

"Master!!" Allen exclaimed in dismay. Cross looked down at Allen.

"If you weren't in this condition, I would kick your ass. How could you be so idiotic, you worthless apprentice! You aren't even an adult! And if you had any sense," he directed his attention to Tiedoll, "you would kick your apprentice's ass."

Tiedoll sighed happily.

"I could never do that to my precious Yuu-kun." the old man said simply.

"Of course not. But I can." Cross said threateningly, grinning at Kanda, who stiffened and glared in response.

"Master..." Allen groaned.

"How do you intend to take care of this kid, then, idiot apprentice? And you?" Cross demanded. Kanda's glare intensified and he had a certain feeling that Cross wasn't saying "you" to him for nothing. Stupid bastard.

"My child has nothing to do with you." Kanda growled offensively.

"I am quite sure it does, you." Cross said smugly. Kanda twitched, doing his best to refrain from punching the arrogant older man.

"Master, could we do this somewhere else?" Allen asked tiredly, her face looking paler than usual, even given her condition.

"Moyashi?" Kanda asked, resting his hand on her shoulder.

"It's fine, really. I just.....I'm......Not feeling well." Allen said breathlessly, her eyes glazing over as she collapsed in her wheelchair.

"Moyashi!"

"Allen!"

Kanda overlooked the wheelchair, instead choosing to pull Allen up into his arms and head off to the Medical Wing. He felt Allen's body tense in his arms as he hurried.

"Contractions, Komui." he called back, his tone clipped and hurried. Komui nodded and hurried along after him. The two Generals walked after.

"Her health is deteriorating." Tiedoll commented. Cross nodded, silently affirming the observation.

"Her child is an Innocence-conformer as well." the older General added, glancing at Cross Marian, who looked indifferent.

"I expected as much. But what about Kanda's-?" Cross asked, trailing off purposely.

"I don't know..." Tiedoll admitted softly, gazing after Kanda, who had just disappeared into the building, Komui following closely.

The wind whispered quietly in the trees, bringing in colder weather from the ocean to the North, the rumors of a storm building in the air.

Wow....Finally. There is the new chapter. I am sorry that it took so long and I hope that it is satisfying for you. It's got a mixture of atmospheres in there and I hope that it wasn't confusing for you.

I will try to get the next chapter out quickly, I promise.^_^

Review, please.

Lots of love,

-Maze Puppet