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Plot: FINALLY. CHAPTER 26!

It began to bother him, the silence of it all. The droning effects of the patient's televisions that were left on. The white tiles and floors, the steel carts that all looked the same, were all empty as dinner had been served and things hadn't been collected yet because let's face it, breakfast was a while away. Everything was going downhill, and it was getting harder to ignore as the calamities kept on coming. There had to be a way to end it all, because fighting like this was going to be the end of he and the bean sprout that he had in tow. Fighting like this, would also catch someone's attention in time. Things were destroyed wherever they went, and people were injured and killed with no other viable option in sight. The chaos might not have been a big deal in the universe that Allen came from, but here, with time? Links would begin to be made, and Kanda would no doubt be one of the suspects.

He wasn't sure what to think about that.

He wasn't sure to think about anything, because the silence was getting to him. It was loud and buzzing and white; and it was beginning to aggrivate him that Allen had gotten so far away in so little time. Where had he gone? His mind couldn't stress the thought enough, even though he wasn't thinking coherently he managed to be on his mind. He was the reason that his fingers were twitching and his eyes were flickering into any room that was even slightly ajar, and each hallway that he passed just in case he had gotten lost. Lost, or heaven forbid that he was hurt. Yuu Kanda knew better now, to think that the short time that he had been seperated from the other wasn't enough time for him to get into some sort of mortal peril. They were both constantly knee deep in trouble that would swallow them whole if they didn't keep on their toes.

Eventually though, the hallway did end, and Allen wasn't at the elevator. He wasn't anywhere near here; and Kanda had been told to leave. Glancing back he could have sworn that he saw a flash of pale gray skin, of dark black har, of yellow eyes that shimmered and shined like the sun. It was time for him to leave, this girl and this hospital was giving him the creeps, but he had to find Allen first. Besides, what could a little giggling nurse do to him anyways? He had fought his way through tougher things today, any shit that she decided to give him he would deal with or ignore completely. Call security, hell he would feel more comfortable with people on this floor that weren't creepy nurses, omnious doctors and sick patients.

With a bit too much vigor, he turned around, and almost ran into the little nurse that had told him to leave in the first place. She stared up at him with a childishness that was beyond any standard of normal. Weird... Kanda backed up, a scowl -of course- adorning his pale face and framing his pretty blue eyes. "Such a shame that you're so angry sir." She tsked, crossing her arms, a tablet with some sort of chart in her hand. Kanda rolled his eyes. Really? This was what she had stalked him and creeped up on him to tell him? He didn't have time for this.

"And it's such a shame that you're in so much danger."

Just like that she caught his attention again. That step that he had taken away from her general direction was retracted, his eyes that had so easily left her behind and were focused on nothing but finding Allen, were on her again. "What do you know about danger." The subtle warning was buried deep into his tone, Yuu Kanda was not going to be fucked around with by a little nurse at this time of night. "What do you know about anything?" His temper was teetering on the edge of nothing. The same phrase kept repeating in his mind.

He didn't have time for this.

"Temper, temper dearest Kanda. Your temper will get you into nothing but trouble, and trouble is not what I wish to bring... today." She whispered the last word, her smile widening. "If you wish to see the prince? The hallway's end is where you wish to be. Although, I should warn you, that once you gaze upon the scene there will be many regrets."

"Regrets? I have your average lifetime's worth of regrets stacked against me. If that's your warning then fuck off."

"Solen is always watching, but here is where you are the most safe. A sanctuary in comparison with the rest of the world. NOAH, has saved many lives, and many lives have been lost here." She walked beside Kanda as he paced down the hallway. Kanda wanted to push her over and run but resisted the urge. The way that she spoke reminded him of Lavi, no matter how aggrivating that she became, she knew something. She knew things that would be important to him later; so he forced himself to listen even though right now? Most of him couldn't have cared any less.

"As long as you have something that we want, you are safe within these walls. Whether it is your money..."

"Like most of the patients here. This is a hospital, right?"

"Or something of equal or greater value. We hear, Kanda, that you currently have ties to the young prince? It would be a shame if something were to happen to him, but a surprise if something... hasn't." Her cheeky response made the raven boil, oh how he was itching to shut her up and keep her talking. All at the same damn time. Her insinuation though, was that something had happened to Allen. Something was wrong, and there was a reason that whatever sixth sense that he may or may not posess was making him more and more uncomfortable as his time away from Allen stretched into something that honestly scared him.

"I knew he couldn't stay out of trouble." He said, not bothering to keep the anger and the worry out of his voice. Sure, he was upset, his voice rose and his tone was inflicted with more anger than anything else. The nurse chuckled, this was just perfect. She would have to be a fool not to see the way that his eyes widened once the realization hit. The glassy look in his eyes, the adrenaline that suddenly took hold of his system.

"There isn't a reason in the world to be anger, the deed has already been done."

By then Kanda had opened the door, wildly searching for white hair and gray eyes and a boy that hadn't been hurt.

What he recieved instead?

"Oh my..." The nurse said, covering her mouth. She couldn't hide the catty grin that spread onto the rest of her face.

Kanda didn't understand why Allen was crying at first. Was he hurt? Had something gone wrong with Solen? With the crystal? His thoughts whirled about his head, until they stopped, falling to pieces as he realized that that wouldn't be like Allen at all. If something had gone wrong he would be fighting, if he was hurt he wouldn't care, wouldn't cry about it. The only reason that he would openly shed tears was for someone else. Kanda frowned at the girl on the ground, she was clearly dead but he didn't care. It was her fault that Allen was in this state of panic.

Kneeling in front of Allen, the raven held back a sigh. Consoling was never his strong suit. He wasn't someone that was necessarily raised to bring comfort to those that were feeling sad. Especially those that he cared about; because a simple word of encouragement wasn't enough. He couldn't yell and scream or curse until they were smiling again, three things that Kanda Yuu was known for. Everything else felt so fake, he could babble but they would be words that would better suit other people; not him. The nurse's words from moments earlier repeated, a single resonance within his mind. 'The deed has already been done.'

What killed Kanda the most, was that he hadn't been here when it happened.

No, it's not a long chapter, but it's not a short one either. We're getting this writing thing down, so for everyone who stood by us when we were on hiatus, thank you so much! We appreciate it so much. There'll be more where this came from, so thank you! We'll try to update more frequently...(:

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