Claimer:I own all OC's. Not that they're any in this story...

Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own D. Gray-Man. Otherwise, this would have happened a lot earlier in the manga.

Plot:I'm participating in the "Yullen Week" that's going on here. The theme for today is "doll." Collaboration between Neko-Kyoutan and myself.

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Protect himself? That was actually...the last thing on his mind. Kanda sighed, fighting for your life was a lot different than fighting a teacher or another student; his heart was still pounding, the adrenaline rush not quite worn off just yet. He figured there would be more deaths, that all ten of these guys would have to die; not to mention Solen himself. Finding this crystal would be no easy deal, and after that? Well, if he survived to after that things were going to be...different. Even through monsters with super strength and daggers, Allen was there afterward; what would it be like without him?

Less exciting...his conscious mocked him, and his sub-conscious seemed to shrink away, Kanda not being able to take deep, intelligent thought at the moment. He got his wallet, and small personal items he could keep in his pockets. A pen he had gotten his first day of high school, a hair tie that he had borrowed from Lenalee, a watch that he had gotten from Lavi. Anything that could be linked to him by someone else had to go...he'd also have to somehow tell said people that they weren't to tell where he lived or that he was leaving; Lavi seemed to be good at lying to teachers about his and other people's whereabouts, so he could cover for him. Lenalee wasn't such a good liar, not to mention if her brother who happened to be head secretary for the school. Kanda nearly groaned. If he got wind of this? It'd be nothing but 'HAVE YOU SEEN KANDA YUU?!?!?' all over...everywhere.

Kanda went back to the living room, head pounding and chest aching. He swayed for a moment, and in the next, Allen was clinging to him, his voice heavy with fear. So that's what it was... His thoughts on their escape stopped reeling for a minute, and Kanda hugged Allen back. "I'm not gonna die on you Allen, I'm not. Don't be scared for me when they're targeting you." In the end, that's the reason he was fighting so hard wasn't it? because he didn't want to leave Allen. Leave him stranded on this earth, in this universe; alone. He would never to that to him, Kanda absolutely refused. Death hadn't been an option from the start.

He shuddered at the though, Allen wasn't what he would call hopeless, not in the least. Anyone that could kick someone so large into a wall hard enough to render him immobile for more than a second or two was no such thing. But he had no connections here, didn't know how the police system worked most likely. If Solen didn't catch him, he'd probably very quickly end up a criminal or deemed a psychopathic runaway...if they could catch him that is. Allen seemed to be good at slipping through the cracks. He did escape his own universe after all.

Allen shook his head briefly. Did Kanda really think that he couldn't take care of himself? Allen had nothing to be afraid of. There was nothing that they could do to him that they wouldn't suffer ten fold for. Solen had no idea what he was messing with. However, he also knew that Kanda was his one visible weak spot. Get to him, and you could get Allen to do pretty much whatever he wanted. Allen looked up and shook his head, smiling a little. Brushing some of Kanda's hair from where it had fallen into his face, Allen's smile just grew larger. He didn't mind having this weakness.

"Kanda?" Allen asked quietly. "Do you really think Solen cares? He will kill anyone close to me, and right now, that's you." Suddenly, a thought struck Allen. Kanda wasn't safe. Ever. Even if Allen managed leave this world and go back to his, with Solen still alive, he was going to kill Kanda. And Kanda wasn't strong enough to fight him.

"Kanda, the only thing you can do right now, to save yourself, is to walk away." Allen whispered the last part, hoping Kanda didn't hear, but knowing he did. "Kanda, if you want to go now, I'll let you." Allen stepped back from Kanda and turned away, giving Kanda the opportunity to go. He squeezed his eyes shut to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.

Please, please don't walk away.

"Then let him try." Kanda said, his voice quiet, but decided. He wasn't changing his mind about this, even if Allen had just promised him certain death. The raven knew that he would stay, that he would fight, that he would go down kicking and screaming before he left Allen to do this alone. The boy was his reason for fighting after all. If he gave that up, he would have absolutely nothing left. He had easily agreed to give up his home, his school life, and the chances of him living as anything but a murderer on the run for a very long time. He had given it up so easily and...when asked if he wanted to go back on it all, to pretend all of that never happened, his answer was so easily no.

Had Kanda Yuu lost his mind? The sane bit of his mind that hadn't been completely taken by Allen, by all of these things that seem like nothing but a bad dream or a terrible movie argued. It wasn't having this, Kanda needed to go, to run for his life in the opposite direction, to get away from this boy that had just told him that if he had anything else to do with this? He was going to die.

"Let him try, because I'm not leaving you behind now." Final Answer. Except Kanda wasn't getting a consolation prize. He was rushing into one life and leaving another behind...the transition would probably kill him. But if he could help Allen out, stay with the gray(blue) eyed boy just a bit longer, he found that...he would do it. He would easily do it. He wouldn't have more than a second thought about. "Now stop trying to get rid of me." Kanda said, voice as gentle as it could be, hugging the boy that had turned his back. "Because this is my final answer."

Allen turned around in Kanda's arms, his eyes still swimming with un-shed tears. He would really stay with him, even if it killed him? Allen encircled his arms around Kanda's neck and rest his head on Kanda's chest, just for a bit. His heart started beating again. For a moment, everything seemed as if it was going to turn out alright. As if nothing could go wrong, because Kanda was staying. Then an earth shattering roar was heard, and Allen knew. The world had not stopped just because his heart did. Grabbing Kanda's hand, Allen pulled him out of the apartment and down the stairs, practically tripping over himself with trying to get out. He had to get out. They had to get out. Now.

Because Solen was here, and he was taking no prisoners.

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Lolz! Okay, here. Have a real chapter. I'm so sorry about the wait, but some stuff happened, life got in the way, blah blah blah, I know that you guys aren't interested in excuses. However, now that I'm back, regular updates will resume!

But only if I can get Kitty off her lazy butt. Shouldn't be too hard, right?

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