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~~~~~~~~~~Previously on Hidden Eyes~~~~~~~~~~
"Even if you told me that you've done terrible things in the past...I've never changed my feelings for you."
"Because the you now is kind, courageous, and sweet."
"I want to stand by your side and never let you go."
"I don't know what'll happen when you finish your job here in my world…"
"I'm scared that you'll leave me once you're done."
"I can't see my life without you at this point."
"It's almost as if...I've fallen in love with you, Mukuro."
~~~~~~~~~~And Now It Continues~~~~~~~~~~
It has been a month since Mukuro and Allen have returned from the city. They provided Komui all the information they knew and the Black Order has been planning a strategy ever since. From what the two have learned, the scientists have been working to find a cure or a solution to halt or destroy the D-virus, but so far, they have made no progress.
"Is there a reason why they haven't made any progress," Allen asks curiously.
Komui replies with "It's very difficult to know if the solution works at all if they don't have any subjects to test it on."
"...Are you talking about HUMAN subjects?!"
"No, we wouldn't go that far. We're thinking about using contaminated weapons or leftover parts of the Infected to test the solution."
Allen breathes a sigh of relief. The idea of testing a hazardous solution on humans is...terrible. Especially since he is in love with a man who had personally experienced that.
Allen retires to his and Mukuro's room for the rest of the day.
Later in the night…
Allen is groaning slightly in pain. "A-Ah...stop…"
"I am telling you to relax. How am I supposed to continue if you don't relax~," Mukuro says, almost teasing the poor man.
"M-Mm…...just give me a minute…" Allen takes his time to take in several deep breaths to relax.
"There you go. Good boy…"
"Ha...thanks again, Mukuro. I guess I really needed a massage." Allen groans a bit as Mukuro rubs and massages the tension away from his shoulders and back.
"Yes, you have been very stressed lately. The mission really took a toll on you."
"Y-Yeah… When I look back on that mission, all I can see are the pained and horrified faces of the civilians before the Infected got to them…" Allen moans quietly from feeling a hot kiss on the back of his neck.
Mukuro pulls his lips away gently. "Mm...I am here for you." He finishes massaging his back and pulls his hands away and lies next to Allen to hug him close.
Allen hugs him warmly, secretly wishing he could press his bare skin against Mukuro's. "Mukuro…"
"Yes, Allen?"
"..." Allen presses his lips against his gently.
Mukuro lets out a pleased sound and gently deepens the kiss. Allen moves his hand to caress his cheek and Mukuro responds with burying his hand into his soft, white hair, pulling his face closer. Mukuro then shifts to rest his body on top of him to enjoy the warmth emanating from Allen's body. Feeling desperate to feel Mukuro's skin, Allen moves his hands under his shirt, slightly surprised but very pleased when Mukuro leans into his touch. He can feel the muscles rippling under his fingertips.
Getting more eager, he quickly unbuttons his shirt and slips the shirt off of him to let it drop onto the floor carelessly. Before Allen could make another move, Mukuro grabs his hands and presses them into the pillow over Allen's head. Allen lets out a gasp of surprise, which Mukuro took advantage off to force his tongue inside to explore Allen's mouth. He moans loudly from the passionate kiss and Mukuro's addicting taste, which is a faint taste of pineapple, for whatever reason.
There was no noise in their room, apart from heavy breaths and wet kissing sounds. Seconds later, Mukuro pulls his lips away, enjoying the sight of Allen's blushing face, dazed eyes, and red bruised lips. Allen breathes shakily, trying to process thoughts after an intense make-out session.
"Mukuro...I want…...more."
"Kufufu...as much as I would love to dominate you and ravage your body…" Allen almost shudders when he hears that. "I think we should wait a little longer. Do you disagree?"
YES! I DISAGREE! VERY MUCH! Allen does his best to ignore his arousal and shakes his head. "I understand. We should definitely wait."
"I am glad that you agree. Besides, I looked around the room plenty of times and you do not have lubricant on you. Trust me...you will need it very much." Allen turns more red, if that was possible, and Mukuro only chuckles at the adorable sight. They eventually settle down for the night and Allen could not be happier to sleep in Mukuro's arms.
The next afternoon, Mukuro is briskly walking down the hallway to the room Allen is supposed to be in. He heard from Lavi that Allen went on a solo mission to rescue a small family from a group of Infected that were breaking into their home. Allen had returned with the family just an hour ago and is now chatting with them in a quarantined room. Mukuro steps in front of the door to the room.
One of the scientists speaks up. "I'm sorry, sir. You're not allowed to come inside until we're extremely certain that the family is safe and non-contagious."
"Is Allen in there?"
"Yes, sir. He's chatting with them at the moment, but he's safe since he's wearing a hazmat suit."
"Then I will wait here. Is that fine?"
"Of course, sir!"
Mukuro stands in front of the door patiently, being able to hear Allen's conversation with the family.
Allen takes a good look at the family. It is a family of a mother, father, and a young son. Their skin is pale and their eyes appear tired and weary. They also look as though they have not had a decent meal, judging from how skinny they are. Even so, they appear to be happy to still have each other now that they have been rescued.
"How are you doing now," Allen asks kindly.
The father replies, "We're doing fine now. We're very grateful that you came to rescue us." He sincerely smiles at Allen.
"We don't know how to repay you," the mother adds.
"You don't have to. I've already completed my mission and that's to make sure that you're safe. I'll be happy when you pass medical exams and be taken to a shelter."
"Is that why you're wearing that suit," the child asks curiously.
Allen says reassuringly, "...Yes, that's why, but next time, we can chat without me wearing this suit." The child smiles happily at him in response and Allen returns the smile with his own.
Allen loses track of time as he got to know the family. The family managed a farm for a living and the eight year old child aspired to be a soldier when he got older so he can be strong enough to protect his own family. Allen is eventually asked, by the scientists, to leave family. Allen waves good-bye before walking out to get his suit collected and decontaminated.
"Mukuro! How long have you been standing there?"
"Not for long. How did your mission go?"
"It went very well and I brought the family here unharmed."
"You are getting along with them well?"
"Yeah...I hope they pass the medical exams...because you know what happens when they don't…"
"Ah...that. They have a child, too."
"Yeah…" Mukuro could not see, but Allen has a very worried look on his face. "Hey, Mukuro, you want to go get dinner with me?"
"Yes." Mukuro walks next to Allen towards the cafeteria.
If Mukuro had to be honest, he has been feeling...lonely. Allen has been seeing the family and playing with the child for the past three days and he would be gone for hours before he would come see Mukuro. Normally, Mukuro would be fine being by himself. After all, he had been isolated for centuries. However, for some reason, Mukuro has been feeling loneliness and misses Allen quite a bit.
He could go to where Allen is, but the last time he did, Allen felt bad for making Mukuro wait for a while. Hearing the sadness in Allen's voice convinced Mukuro that he is not going to make him feel bad again.
Now he is waiting in their room patiently, waiting to hear the door open and then hear Allen's voice.
Look at me, waiting here like a puppy… It is almost as if I am in… Mukuro stays silent for a while to gather his thoughts.
Have I really fallen in love with that boy… If I was human, then this would have been easy and I would have him for myself. However, in my current state, I will only be here for so long before I complete my task and go back to Purgatory. And there is no way I could ask "nicely" to stay in the human world just for one person. Mukuro furrows his brow in frustration.
I refuse to push Allen away, but I cannot make promises that I will be with him as long as he lives. At least...not yet…
Mukuro suddenly feels an intense burning sensation around his eyes. He immediately reaches for the blindfold only to feel the curse repel his hands like hundreds of needles stabbing his fingers. He lets out a cry of pain as the burning gets worse, almost as if his eyes are about to melt. He collapses onto the floor, desperate to rip the blindfold off his face, even when his hands started getting bloody cuts.
"D-Damn it!" Minutes that feel like hours pass before the burning sensation finally subsides. Mukuro lies on the ground motionless, finally feeling the blood cool on his hands.
"What the hell happened…?" Mukuro barely have time to get up on his two feet before he hears a loud ruckus outside.
"What is going on outside…?" Mukuro slowly takes steps towards the door and reaches for the door knob. He opens the door only to hear a lot of shouting.
"How could you let this happen, Komui?!" Allen screams, barely being held back by Lavi and Kanda.
Komui stands there unintimidated. "You better not point the finger at me unless you know the whole story! I was just as unaware as you were!"
"But you're supposed to stop this from happening in the first place!"
Mukuro senses the closest person to him and hides his hands behind his back to avoid causing trouble. "What is happening?"
Lenalee glances over at Mukuro. "Oh, Mukuro! Well, we all just found out that the scientists have been experimenting on the family Allen rescued."
Mukuro immediately freezes. "The family Allen was close to? Where are they?"
Lenalee stays quiet for a while. "Allen saw them first before the rest of us did. They were all lying on surgical tables...with their arms and necks surgically cut wide open. The mother and father were already dead by the time Allen saw them, but the child…...the child was still alive and looked at Allen in his eyes before dying in front of him. I think that's what made Allen snap."
Mukuro feels the rage build up in him, for the fact that Allen had to witness a horrible sight with a family that he was so close to. The burning sensation around his eyes comes back again, but not as strong as before. Mukuro does his best to ignore the sensation and continues talking with Lenalee. "Why was the family experimented on in the first place?"
"They were supposed to be terminated, because medical results came back to show that they have been infected by the D-virus due to long-time exposure to the outside world. We all thought the scientists performed the termination procedures, but I guess we were terribly wrong," Lenalee concludes sadly.
Komui scoffs in frustration. "I'm done here. I will deal with the scientists myself. Believe me, Allen, when I say that I did not want them to die this way." Komui finishes speaking and leaves to punish the scientists.
Allen's body goes limp and Lavi and Kanda let go of him before Allen falls to the ground, breaking down and sobbing quietly. Allen was developing close relationships with them, especially with the child, Anthony. Even if Allen had to wear a hazmat suit the whole time, he enjoyed playing board games with Anthony and be open about himself when he was talking to Anthony's parents.
When Allen heard about the medical results, he was heartbroken, but only visited the family more frequently. He at least wanted to have them enjoy his company before they had to get terminated. The day before their termination, Allen gave Anthony a teddy bear, telling him to to keep it close to him in case he would feel nervous or scared. The happy look on Anthony and his parents' faces made Allen feel warm inside.
Now Allen is sobbing on the ground, with tears falling from his face. It was horrible enough to accept their termination, but it is far worse to find out that the termination was faked and they got experimented on instead.
Lenalee and Lavi are about to go comfort Allen, but Mukuro beat them to it. Mukuro kneels onto the ground and pulls Allen close. Allen glances up at Mukuro with tear-filled eyes and hugs him tightly around the waist. Mukuro hugs him close to his chest and Allen continues to sob quietly.
Mukuro strokes his hair to soothe him and remains quiet. The rage within him builds and the burning sensation grows stronger. Mukuro tries to not flinch in pain, not when Allen is in front of him. How dare they… Flashbacks of his childhood and the torment he went through fill his mind and the rage only grows stronger and stronger. Those bastards… The burning sensation is far stronger than before, to the point where it feels that his skin is burnt and melts into the blindfold. Disgusting humans…! Mukuro's body starts to shake from anger and intense pain.
Allen is slowly calming down before he feels Mukuro's body shake. "M-Mukuro…?" He looks up and his puffy eyes suddenly widen. "Mukuro!" Lenalee and Lavi watch with Allen in surprise as Mukuro's blindfold burns from an intense black flame. The fabric dissipates in the air and the seal on it glows intensely before shattering. Mukuro lets out a shout of rage and pain before the blindfold is completely gone from existence.
Allen only looks in silence as Mukuro slowly faces him, his eyes opening, after so long, to show a dark blue and an intense red.
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
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