I expected Kanda to be the winner, but I didn't know it would really happen since there are a lot of Yullen fans out there than Laven (that's what I think).
Well, since Kanda's the winner of my poll as "Temporary Boyfriend", please expect more Yullen in the following chapters.
Too bad they would have to break up… :(
But I still like Laven the most!!!
BTW, I've got another poll~ ;)
And thanks once again for your wonderful reviews!!!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN D. GRAY-MAN OR ANY ANIME!!! The anime/characters belong to their rightful owner; Hoshino Katsura
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Ch. 6- I'm Yours
Allen needed to stop Kanda before he could abruptly finish his poor dog off. He sought to convince him that Timcanpy didn't mean to interrupt them. He used different means to calm the pissed teen but no words seem to affect him. He even held him tightly with much effort, but it was no use at all. There was one last option left to stop his anger. Allen ran in front of the other and then grabbed the collar of Kanda's shirt, pulling him close to his face. His silver eyes glared at the raging black ones.
"Tch, let go Moyashi. I better teach that damn dog not to interfere again." Kanda tried to swat the younger boy's hand away but his grip was too tight. And then he remembered, it was Allen's left hand clutching onto him. That arm of his has incredible strength that could surpass even Kanda and Lavi's own combined. Kanda continued cursing about stupid mutts and how he'd murder every single one of them someday.
"Kanda," Allen started but the other went on with his swearing.
"Kanda!" Still, no attention was given to him despite his loud voice.
When Kanda's mouth didn't stop, Allen pulled his collar and dragged him into a long deep kiss. It effectively shut the raven haired teen's cursing mouth. When Allen let go, Kanda doesn't seem to want to stop. It was a terrible mistake to kiss the older teen in the first place if the other doesn't have self-control. Allen regretted making this wrong move. Now, because of it, the raven haired teen drew him into another kiss, which resulted to Allen enjoying it. Kanda smirked because he got his way this time without any objections.
"Kanda…" Allen panted a little after they've parted. "I think we should stop… right now… someone might…" The taller male placed his index finger on the smaller one's lips to silence him. Kanda lowered himself a little so they could be on eye level. They stared into each other's eyes without any word spoken.
"I rarely get this chance so let me enjoy it." Kanda showed what appears to be a calm and peaceful expression. His eyes showed no more traces of anger, just the look of sincerity in it. And either Allen was hallucinating or, he was seeing a small curve turn up on a corner of his mouth. Was Kanda smiling? This gave quite a surprise to Allen. I never thought I would live to see this day come. Due to that, he couldn't help himself from reaching for the other's face and pull him closer.
He gently stroked the corner of Kanda's mouth with his thumb to ascertain if it really was a smile formed on his handsome face. The taller male watched and let him observe. Allen continued exploring the older teen. He attempted to feel Kanda's long raven hair, but he stopped himself, afraid that he would get mad and ruin this rare moment.
"You can touch it," Kanda answered to his hesitant move.
Allen became happy and excited at the same time. He always wanted to know how Kanda's hair felt. The taller male removed his pony tail so the smaller one could freely touch it. Slowly, Allen took long locks of raven hair in his hands and gently combed it with his fingers. It really is silky! Allen smiled and continued like a child played with a new toy. Kanda just crossed his arms and shut his eyes. But the calm expression never leaving his face.
"Kanda," Allen called, the said male cracked an eye open afterwards.
"You seem so different right now." He continued brushing the long strands of hair with his slender fingers. "You have never allowed anyone to touch your precious hair. Not even us, your friends, back then."
Kanda didn't respond. All he did was look at the younger boy. Allen waited for his reply but even after a couple of minutes, he didn't speak. Allen just let it off, the other didn't really need to respond to his comment anyway. But talking about things like this with Kanda seemed like it needed to be answered. Since the raven haired wasn't much of a talker, the white haired boy pouted at him a bit.
"What?" Kanda's eyes were once again closed but somehow, he felt what the beansprout was doing at the moment.
"Why are you not talking?"
"I've already told you everything I want you to know before," the stoic teen answered like it was the simplest thing ever.
"Told me what?" Kanda didn't know if Allen was just so dense or if he really was a plain idiot.
"Didn't I say I don't like repeating myself?" came the annoyed reply.
"Just kidding!" Allen hugged Kanda which made the taller male jerk his eyes open.
"But I don't quite remember the words you have spoken," he murmured into Kanda's chest then, looked up. "Can you restate them again, for me?"
Kanda scowled a little but prepared to speak though. He bent a little forward then grabbed the younger boy by the chin and pulled him to his face. He gazed steadily into Allen's eyes without anymore hesitation.
"I like you," he whispered into his ear, drawing back afterwards, a light shade of pink dusted on his face. Allen looked pretty touched at the moment. He couldn't help but tightly hug Kanda again. He just felt so comfortable whenever he heard Kanda say those three words. It's true that Lavi also loves him the same way as Kanda, but it just felt differently when this man he's hugging now is saying it.
Allen felt like he already knew who he liked. But just to really affirm it, he wanted to spend more time with this person. He interlaced his fingers with the taller boy and nudged him to walk through the hallway. Kanda seemed dumbfounded but inside, he wished it would always be like this. He just stared at the side while Allen smiled and gazed at him.
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Timcanpy ran to the living room where Lavi and Lenalee are sitting on the couch, browsing through the albums of pictures. The dog barked and jumped on them to get their attention. Lavi tried to get the heavy weight off of them, while Lenalee petted the large animal. When Timcanpy didn't stop barking and wagging its tail, the two became curious as to what it wants.
"What is it boy? Something wrong?" Lavi put aside the album and laid his hands on his thighs while facing the dog.
"Maybe Tim's hungry," Lenalee suggested uncertainly.
"Nah, if he's hungry, he'd go straight to the kitchen then bug the maids there for food."
"Then what could be the problem?" the girl tapped a finger on her chin to think of other possible causes.
Timcanpy bit the end of Lavi's shirt and tugged at him to get up on the couch. The redhead didn't know the dog would have the same incredible strength as his master. He was practically dragged towards the hallway where the rooms were found followed by Lenalee. Lavi was grateful the distance Tim dragged him wasn't that far. Or else, the wound on his head might have opened up again because of all the bumps he got while being forcefully pulled.
When the dog finally came to a stop, Lavi got up slowly to exercise his body. He was about to complain but a hand covered his mouth. Lenalee shushed him then pulled Tim and him at the side. They peeked through the corner of the hallway and saw two familiar figures coming near them. Lavi's eyes widened not because Kanda and Allen were coming close, but because of their entwined fingers. He continued to stare until Lenalee poked his arm.
"Let's go," she mouthed.
The redhead showed no signs of movement.
"Come on, before they see us!"
Lavi was like in a state of unconsciousness. Lenalee realized it was no use talking to her friend in a situation like this. She whispered to him to forgive her for what she will do. She smiled and nodded at Timcanpy to drag the redhead back to the living room quietly. Even in the midst of being forcefully pulled, Lavi still seemed to be in a daze. What the hell is the meaning of that?!
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Kanda immediately looked ahead of them, trying to find something suspicious. Allen blinked and followed his gaze. "Is something wrong Yu?"
"Che. Someone must be spying on us," he grunted and then turned to look at the smaller boy. "What did you just call me?"
"Yu!" Allen said gleefully. "Do you not like it?" Tears started to swell up in his eyes.
Neither Kanda nor Allen could figure out if they were fake. Kanda somehow looked like he was troubled. He quickly wiped the tears off, which were threatening to fall on the white haired boy's pale face. Kanda sighed helplessly.
"You're such an emotional brat." Allen chuckled softly at this. "I wouldn't mind you call me that."
Allen was now sure who he likes. He now knows why he feels differently when around Kanda, despite the times they bicker about petty things. He hugged Kanda once again, tiptoed to reach the taller male's ear and whispered to him, "I like you too."
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The atmosphere was unusually quiet among the four, plus one, if you'll include the butler standing at the side. Only the sound of silverware colliding against silverware can be heard while each of them was eating. It's not that Allen and the other two meant the sound of their spoons and forks to be loud, but Lavi seemed to be purposely clashing his own. And all the while they ate, the redhead was glaring intently on Kanda, who remained silent in his position.
Allen paused eating for a while to ask Lenalee, "Is something wrong with Lavi? He's awkwardly quiet, and glaring a lot at Yu."
"YU!?" both Lavi and Lenalee asked in unison, almost jolting up from their seats. "Since when did you start calling him that?" Lavi pointed angrily at the said male across from him.
"Um… just a while ago?" Allen ate a spoonful of food.
"Got a fucking problem with that?" Kanda answered while the redhead growled.
"Shit like that just doesn't deserve to be addressed by Allen." Lavi retorted in return.
"Says the bastard who uses it to call me."
Allen tried to calm the guys down while Lenalee helped in doing the same. The two were about ready to strike at each other when Michaelis suddenly coughed to get their attention.
"It is rude to use such vulgar words while in front of the food, much less start a fight," the butler intruded.
"Good thing Mana isn't here, or else, you guys will really receive a nice scolding." Allen sighed after he finished eating.
"Hmm?" Lenalee swallowed her food. "Where is Uncle Mana? I thought he was the one who asked Michaelis to prepare our rooms?"
"Well he always does that anyway. Mana left this morning, work called for him already," Allen explained, sadness in his tone. His friends immediately noticed this and sent him a look of worry.
"I-I'm fine guys! Please don't give me that k-kind of look…" Allen stuttered as he waved his hands in front of him. "I-I'll still get to see him again anyway, in the n-next few months or so."
Lenalee pulled him into a tight hug. The Chinese girl really knew a lot about him because as soon as Allen was comfortably against his friend, tears started falling down his cheeks. She knew when the other felt like weeping. Allen cried silently despite the amount of tears being shed. Lavi's previous feelings changed into that of understanding. Kanda looked more troubled now than before. Lenalee knew how the two boys really wanted to comfort their friend, but seeing as they don't know how to react in times like this, they just sat there while watching their love weep.
After a few more acts of consoling, Allen had calmed down and stopped crying. Mana has been working abroad for years, yet Allen is still not used to his absence. His friends didn't really know how it felt to be distanced from your loved one. Lenalee always has her overprotective brother to watch over her, Lavi has his strict but caring grandfather while Kanda has his loving-to-the-point-of-being-annoying foster-father, along with his other foster-brothers.
Allen rubbed his eyes and shook his head. He crossed his arms and pouted at his friends.
"You guys made me cry," he said in a somewhat playful way.
"I'd never do that!" Lavi immediately answered, slamming his hand on the table.
"Tch. You really are an emotional brat," Kanda repeated his statement from before.
Lenalee and Michaelis smiled at them. They were like a family already, so if one feels lonely, it also affects the people around him. She imagined what Mana would say in cases like this. After all, Allen's father had long known about the two guys' feelings for his son. The good thing about it is, he doesn't have any objections and he just observes Lavi and Kanda's movements.
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Dinner had finally ended and the group of friends went to Allen's room to watch a movie. Lenalee sat comfortably on the bed, Allen lay down on his stomach on the carpeted floor as he ate his popcorn, Kanda sat on Allen's right while Lavi on the left.
The movie was entitled, "The Destroyer of Time", a mixture of violence, supernatural and romance. The story is about a young male who is destined to save the world, but is having difficulty in choosing between love and his obligations. The problem is that instead of having a relationship with the opposite sex, his lover turns out to be the same gender as him. Even more so, another man wants to claim his love as well. The protagonist loved the both of them very much.
Lavi and Kanda felt their situation relevant to the movie. They just don't know if Allen thought the same thing. When the popcorn ran out, the white haired boy sat back up and stretched, revealing a good amount of bare skin to the boys beside him. Kanda looked away but Lavi continued to gaze. The raven haired got angry and slapped Lavi's forearm from behind Allen.
"Ow!" the redhead cried in pain. "Quit staring," the older one whispered.
"Is there something wrong?" Allen turned a little to get a view of the two.
"There's just a damn mosquito that almost bit you," Kanda lied.
"And you hit me instead?" Lavi's outburst was just retuned with a glare.
Allen shrugged them off and continued to watch. It's almost midnight and the movie is almost done too, but he really felt his eyelids getting heavy. He covered his mouth to yawn then he lay back down, using Kanda's lap for a pillow. Lavi's jaw slightly dropped with shock, Kanda was also dumbfounded but he didn't swat Allen away from him. Why would he anyway?
Allen drifted off to slumber . Lavi couldn't help himself from reaching for the boy. He gently caressed his face and his head, then brushed some stray hair off his beautiful face. Kanda made no attempt to stop his classmate, he wasn't that selfish or possessive to not let such simple acts.
When he looked over to check Lenalee, he was surprised to see the girl asleep. His friend always liked shows about romance, especially when they're about homosexual men. Maybe Lenalee became so tired because she always had to stop bickers and fights among them.
The movie ended with the antagonist being killed by the young male. However, the ending wasn't that happy since one of the boy's lovers sacrificed himself in order to save his love. The boy cried in sorrow while being cradled in the arms of his other lover, despite their victory against the destruction of the world.
Since Lenalee fell asleep on Allen's bed, and Allen fell asleep on Kanda's lap, they would have to make a choice to both stay and sleep here or, to wake Allen up to sleep with one of them. Decisions are always hard to make, that's what they have learned because of today. Lavi figured that if Allen has to stay in one of their rooms, they would only fight over who would be that guy. Kanda felt the urge to complain about his legs going numb, but he stopped himself.
They just went with the plan to switch places and be Allen's pillow from time to time. That way, they could both feel the warmth of the boy and be close to him fairly. Lavi would constantly steal kisses from the slumbering beansprout while Kanda's asleep or not looking. But due to terrible luck, the raven haired teen caught him in the act. He jabbed the other angrily, making the redhead form tears in his eyes.
The two who remained awake (they're having a little trouble sleeping) pondered on what they've seen in the movie. Will this also happen to us? They both thought.
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Finished! Ha! :D
Sorry if there are any typos…
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