Tuesday, November 29th, XXXX
2100 hours (9:00 P.M)
It was dim and silent, a strained and suffocating air hung about. Both of them stood there in the kitchen, staring at each other, one in disbelief and another in a calm and neutral way. The latter was waiting for a reaction from the taller man after hearing the information that had just been shared. After a few more threatening minutes, he finally spoke.
"What...did you say?"
Allen just rolled his eyes. "Do I have to repeat myself?" he asked. After no answer from Kanda he continued. "Fine. I said: The weapons from the warehouse were being stored for a manhunt that was going to begin later this week. But before they could get them to this city's Branch Mafia a traitor tipped the police off and then disappeared. The police confiscated the weapons and the manhunt is currently postponed, but they won't stop until they get their man."
"No, I mean what you said after that, who are they targeting?" Kanda said, shaking his head and coming out of his stupor. Allen smiled here, almost darkly.
"You mean the undercover INTERPOL agent? He's currently residing somewhere in this city, not yet having been located by the mafia. He's in charge of the big-time case to take down the leader of Noah's Mafia," Allen smiled even wider now, "I hear he's this young Japanese big-shot." The smile disappeared now, and Allen shrugged and looked away to the direction of the bathroom. Didn't catch his name though."
Allen was messing with Kanda, and Kanda knew it.
"Damn it kid, don't mess with me! I know you who it is!"
"And I know you know who it is," came Allen's calm reply. He looked back at Kanda, "Right?"
This surprised him for a few seconds, but then Kanda's expression darkened. "They're after me, aren't they?
"Bingo."
A few more seconds of silence, and then "Damn it," Kanda cursed, running a hand through his bangs.
"So? Why are you telling me this? Why are you helping me all of a sudden? Aren't you with them?" Kanda questioned Allen on his suspicious actions. Allen sighed, not affected by Kanda's threatening voice.
"Well, I'm stuck with you now, aren't I? Might as well make the best of the situation and try to stay alive, and what better way to do that then have you be well-informed of the situation." Allen smirked just slightly, "And I'm not with them, not now, not ever."
Finally, Kanda had the chance to ask the question that had been gnawing at the back of his mind since they first met. "Then why do you have their symbol engraved onto your face? That pentagon," Kanda pointed at Allen's face, "You can't get something like that from just anywhere, you know."
Allen hesitated, breathing in and holding his breath for a few seconds, staring wide-eyed at Kanda. Then he let out a sigh and closed his eyes, tilting his head down and rubbing his eyelids with his right hand, he answered Kanda. "That story, is for another time," he said weakly.
"What-"
"Another time," Allen said picking his head back up and staring fiercely at Kanda. "Trust me, if I told you now, it would only complicate this situation to an unbearable level, and that's the last thing you want right now. It's just too much for one night already."
Kanda could see Allen was tired, the bags under his eyes were well defined and he seemed drained of energy. He couldn't do much more for the night, so he decided to just let it rest until morning.
"Fine," he mumbled, and walked to a door that stood next to the bathroom.
"Here," he said to Allen, and Allen walked over to where Kanda was. Kanda opened the door to a spacious bedroom.
The king-sized bed in the middle of the room had its head resting against the left wall and was covered in a black comforter. The window on the wall facing them at the far end of the room had black silky curtains covering it. An enormous walk-in closet was in the farthest corner on the right wall, but all-in-all it was actually a very simple room.
"This is where you will be sleeping for the night," Kanda said. "I'll be locking you in."
Allen almost laughed. "Still don't trust me?"
"I'll never trust you," Kanda said simply and moved away back to the kitchen to clean up from dinner.
Allen walked away from the door of the room and back into the bathroom where he had left some things from his pockets.
He turned on the light and saw that everything was still there. Feeling relieved for no reason, he walked over to the counter and began picking the things up.
There was a specially carved lighter empty of gas with special engravings, a strange and small black box, and two cigarettes.
Grimacing at the sight of them but wanting them all the same, he picked up the two cigarettes and hid them on the elastic lining of his boxers. He picked up the other two items and turned around to walk out of the bathroom to see Kanda standing in the entrance of it, arms crossed and looking pissed, but using a blank expression all the while.
Startled, Allen stepped back and tripped on the end of his large pants and fell down to the floor, the two things he held in his hand flew out of them and went soaring though the air right at Kanda, who caught both items in one hand. He looked at them for a second and then back to Allen who was busying himself with trying to stand up and fix his pants at the same time.
Kanda put the two items in his pockets and held out his now empty hand to Allen and ordered "Give them to me."
Allen, who was already angry, just got even angrier at Kanda's tone of voice. "Give you what? You just took what I had!"
"The cigarettes," Kanda stated warningly. "Now."
"Damn it!" Allen yelled while reaching to the side of his pants again. "Can't I have anything?!" He slammed the cigarettes down in Kanda 's hand and walked passed him and into the room he was going to be locked in for the night.
"Not something like this," Kanda said, looking down at the cigarettes. He would throw them away later, but for now Allen was the bigger problem.
"It'll only make life easier if I break you of your addiction now. It'll actually make life easier for me, too."
Allen was already standing by the bed and had turned back around to the doorway at the sound of Kanda's voice. He sneered at the man and told him "Just lock me in already, I want nothing more to do with you tonight," and at Allen's snide words Kanda closed the door. Allen heard it click and knew that he wasn't getting out until morning.
Sorry, had to stop it here. Super short yes, but many new things have come to light. Please note that I had rewritten this chapter thrice because it had made absolutely no sense the times before. Anyways I just felt like updating before January came to an end. It just felt like the right thing to do. Sorry midterms and life got in the way of me updating, but that's just how it goes.
Anyways,
Read, Review, and stay strong.
-Xenophili