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Chapter 14

Yuri tried to forget the sight of the Musician cuddled up against her teacher, but it was difficult to stop thinking about the two beings. Kanda, obviously, was not fond of anyone and he certainly treated the Musician much nicer than anyone he usually interacted with. Her teacher would shout orders, give scalding criticisms, and rough acknowledgement to everyone. That or he outright hated somebody with a cold-hearted glare and snarl.

Never had Yuri seen him be gentle or nice to someone like the Musician, but cuddling was something she never thought her teacher would ever be used in the same sentence with. Yet there he was, curled up and sleeping with the Musician snuggled into his side. As soon as she saw them like that, she knew she was intruding and quickly left.

The relationship between the Musician and my teacher is a strange one, Yuri often thought. The two can be heard fighting and arguing often, yet I see them as nothing but happy or at least content. I've never heard anything else from them except for today. The Musician admitted to enjoying my teacher's company and having a history with him. But what kind of history is it?

Yuri sat and pondered, while the golden creature called Timcanpy flew around her head. The creature seemed interested in her lately, yet she couldn't figure out why.

"Tim," Yuri peeped up at the golem, "I bet you know a lot about the Musician. If you could talk, maybe you could help me figure out what's going on." She watched the golem flutter down and land on the table in front of her. Both Kanda and the Musician had disappeared without a trace. She decided it was the weird white door that would pop out of nowhere, appearing then her teacher or the Musician -even both sometimes- strolling out as if it was perfectly natural. For the Musician, maybe it was and since he liked Kanda, her teacher could use the door as well. Maybe?

She was suddenly brought out of her musing by a sudden hissing sound as a screen of static materialized from the golem's mouth. Yuri had seen the golem do this before with the Musician when he talked to Kanda through the dark, bat-like golem. Was the creature trying to show her something?

"Alright," Yuri nodded, "Show me what's so important."

She had not expected an image of her teacher and the Musician...

"K-Kanda, your golem-um..." The Musician was suddenly cut off from saying anything else when Kanda slides his tongue into the hybrid's mouth. He wanted to tell Kanda his golem was doing something, but the specialist had made it impossible after fixing his mouth to the moyashi above him.

How did they get in this position? The two were training in the Ark, for privacy's sake. Kanda had gotten behind the Musician and startled him. This made said musician spin around and explode in sudden-surprised hellfire. The explosion, being set like C4 with a denotation count-down of one second, knocked the sprout onto the Second Exorcist. This resulted into the hybrid straddling the Second Exorcist's hips, who sat up suddenly and smashed their lips together. Thus, the current situation they were in.

Kanda heard the high-pitched beep that came from his golem yet ignored it. He already got the sprout's shirt off and was hoping he could get the hybrid to agree in helping the Second Exorcist get his pants off. Not that he wanted to do anything below the belt, although it was tempting. Kanda just wanted to see how he would react to having Kanda almost naked in front of him -hoping for one that didn't prompt another explosion to the face. Surprisingly, the before incident was the first anyone ever saw that part of his -in this specific body- and he wasn't happy with the reaction he got.

Sure, the Moyashi's red and flustered face was priceless, but the sudden door slamming had left him feeling terrible and flustered himself. He had been caught touching himself.

It only registered in his mind as being between immoral, horrible, and a miserable excuse of a being. Basically, in a pointless three-way venn diagram, he was in the middle of the overlapping circles. He felt like he was still there in the venn diagram though, between 'immoral' and 'miserable excuse of a being' now. He couldn't feel horrible at a moment like this.

Until a sound screeched out of his golem that sounded a lot like Yuri screaming.

Kanda felt in the middle of that venn diagram again, but with a fourth circle labeled 'idiot'. Golems were used as communication devices! and his had started streaming information to Timcanpy. Yuri was seated across from him with wide eyes and a flushed face. The Musician had run off through the Ark, leaving him alone to explain what the hell was happening.

"T-teacher," Yuri stammered as she looked away from him, "D-do you love him?" Kanda blinked several times, his frown growing slightly and blushing from the earlier events on the Ark.

"It's complicated," the Second Exorcist began, "but, I guess you could says I have feeling for him."

"How does he feel then?" Yuri wondered. Kanda thought for a second before replying.

"I don't know. I think he loves me as well, but... He's scared."

"What would he be scared of? You wouldn't do anything to him like... M-my dad..."

"I really don't know what he's thinking." Kanda shook his head. The sprout was hard for him to understand and constantly confused him. He responded, often in a positive manner. However, the specialist knew the hybrid was scared of something. He had fear shining in his eyes constantly, but he had nothing to be scared of.

Kanda's eyes shot up and caught Yuri's, as he spoke calmly, "You can't tell anyone, understand? The Musician and I- We would not be spared."

"You w-would be... k-killed?" Yuri stammered, shocked. How could True Cross... Would they really kill the two of them? They weren't human, so they would kill them. It was an undeniable fact that the two would be killed. If it was so dangerous, why? Did Kanda love the Musician that much, willing to die for him? Could she really keep such a secret?

"What if I...can't keep silent? I honestly don't think I'm cut out to be an Accommodater."

Yuri stayed silent with her eyes cast to the ground. She listened to her teacher stand up and move toward her.

"You don't have to. The Order had a way of taking care of people who left." Yuri looked up and was shocked. Her teacher was smiling at her. Actually smiling, something she had never seen him done. "The Order would erase their memories and let them go. They would never remember the Order or any of its members. I'm also glad you don't want to be an Accomodater. We never had a choice."

"But, I don't want to forget you," she shouted suddenly, causing Kanda to jump, "Or the Musician! You're my family now."

Kanda sighed at how like Johnny the girl was and held his hand out. Yuri nodded and placed Kurikara there. It was safer with them anyway.

Just as she walked out the door, Kanda called out to her.

"If you ever feel like trying again, we'll still be here."

She continued on, her mind set on her future as an exorcist. Yuri turned and looked at the top of the dorm and waved goodbye. A pure, white being -standing on the roof- bid her farewell as she walked on.

Thus, Yuri is no longer set on the path of an Accomodater! Though, she is still an Exorcist... Onward to the next arc!

The Yuri Arc: End.