I do not own D. Gray Man. It belongs to Katsura Hoshino.

Chapter seven

They heard Marie calling from the front room that the doctor would be at least three hours. As the other exited the room and Kanda finished wrapping up Allen's arm he stood back and looked down at him. He really was too sweet to be judged by how he looks, Kanda thought. Seeing as Allen was looking peaceful in a sleeping state Kanda lied down next to him on his bed and holding him close went to sleep.

Allen woke up slowly to be greeted a dull ache in his arm, and a warm, solid mass lying next to him. As he opened his eyes he realised that Kanda was the "mass" lying next to him. His eyes were shut and his breathing was regular letting Allen know the older boy was sleeping. Allen lay on his back with his head turned to face his lover. He really was beautiful; long, dark hair, masculine figure, perfectly shaped face, and long eyelashes (he looked a bit girly in some respects but it suited him).

Allen clenched his eyes as a wave of pain and nausea overcame him. What happened? He hissed in pain and this was enough to rouse Kanda from his rest.

"What's wrong Allen?" he asked quickly worry written all over his face.

"What happened?" Allen asked him in return.

"Connor attacked you remember? He got you in the arm with a tazor." Kanda eyes tightened.

"Stupid bastard if he ever comes near you again I'll kill him."

Allen reached up to place his hand on Kanda's face. Kanda can be really sweet sometimes he thought, though in a mostly violent way. Kanda looked at the clock there was still about ten minutes until the doctor was due. Leaning towards Allen he stole a kiss. He sneaked his arm around the smaller waist as well. Allen snuggled into Kanda's chest and curled one of his legs around the top of Kanda's.

It was at that moment that their friends decided to come bursting into the room to check on Allen, who was still kissing his lover.

Noticing their guest Allen and Kanda eventually disentangled themselves and turned their head to face the door.

"What?" Kanda asked glaring at them.

While Lavi was flapping his mouth open and shut like a fish Lenalee was blushing madly.

"We just wanted to check on Allen," she stuttered embarrassed. That was before she pulled out a notebook that looked suspiciously like the one she used to write her doujinshi ideas in.

"Lenalee, I told you I did not want to be in any of your doujinshi," Allen said exasperated.

"But Allen it should be okay now because you are actually with him. Does that mean that I can show him the one before?" Lenalee was now thoroughly excited. If it was true they couldn't stop her. Her reasoning was a bit warped.

Kanda looked at her suspiciously. "What one from before?"

Allen laughed and was about to say it was nothing when he gasped. They all turned to look at him sharply. He had buried his head once again into Kanda's chest and was clenching his shirt tightly in the hand that was not hurt. On his face was a grimace of pain.

Lenalee moved to flutter her hands over the two of them lying on the bed. Lavi moved out of the room and was asking Tydoll about the doctor.

"Yu" Allen whimpered seeking reassurance that he was still there, even though he was holding onto him.

"I'm here moyashi," Kanda responded quickly giving Lenalee a look.

Allen whimpered again. "It hurts," he moaned.

"What hurts Moyashi?" Kanda requested Allen tell him.

Allen looked up at him with wide eyes before he started crying. Shit, Kanda thought it must hurt really badly. No wonder his arm is burnt pretty seriously.

"We'll have to take him to the hospital. His arm is too bad to treat here."

The doctor looked at them seriously. Kanda glared at him.

"Can't you do something here? He has a serious phobia of hospitals he goes mental."

They were currently sitting in the lounge room of Kanda's family's house. The doctor had just come out from checking on Allen and had confirmed Kanda's fears that Allen would have to go to a hospital.

"What is his problem with hospitals?" The doctor asked.

"He just has issues okay," Kanda wasn't willing to let the doctor know anything.

Lavi and Tydoll looked at him curiously.

"Does that mean you know why Allen is so scared of hospitals Yu-kun?" Tydoll asked.

"I only know one of the reasons," he said quietly. He had figured it out when he heard Allen singing that song. It had brought back some painful memories for Kanda, but finding Allen was something he would never have hoped for.

"What is it?" Lavi questioned.

"I'm not going to tell you, Allen has to decide whether or not you will know."

The doctor coughed, they had to get back on track so he could treat the patient.

"He still has to come in; he might even require an operation for his skin on the arm that was burned. We also need to check on his heart, it can be affected by electric charges."

Kanda stood up and moved to his bedroom where Allen was resting, hopefully he could convince him to come peacefully. If not he would be loath to hit him over the head to knock him out but he would if it meant helping him in the long run.

"Allen," he said quietly, confirming the boy's presence.

"So you're calling me Allen now and not Moyashi?"

"I suppose so," Kanda frowned at the chipper tone of the boy.

"I suppose we'll have to decide what we are to each other now that Lenalee, Lavi and you family know,"

"I know" Kanda said. He wasn't so stupid that he couldn't guess what Allen was trying to do. He wanted to keep the subject away from his injuries, the doctor, and hospitals. Kanda humoured him, as the subject was one that interested him anyway.

"What do you want me to be to you Moyashi?"

"Oh, its moyashi again is it, BaKanda?"

Kanda ground his teeth. Why couldn't the boy act seriously? This was hard enough for him as it was.

"Fine we'll talk about it later right now, you're going to hospital."

Allen turned white; apparently Kanda had not broken that fact gently enough. Allen started to shake and so Kanda moved to sit next to him on the bed.

"Allen you're seriously hurt, you need to go." He said putting his arm around Allen's shoulder.

"I can't," was all Allen said. Kanda sighed. He would knock two birds over with one stone. He moved to place both his hands on Allen's shoulders and move him so his face was directly in line with Kanda's.

"I love you, you idiot, and I don't want your injuries getting worse because you wouldn't get them treated. I want you to be mine and I want to be your's, therefore I am taking you to that hospital whether you like it or not. Now, are you going to go and do you want me there next to you or now?"

Allen sat stock still for a second Kanda's confession coming at him by surprise. Allen guessed that Kanda was trying to go to the hospital by threatening him with his love. It was kind of like saying I love you so you have to go, and crossing it with I won't love you if you don't go. How unfair.

Allen started to tear up. "You promise you'll stay with me?" he asked. He was touched all the same.

"Promise,"

"You know I think I'll just go sit down out here for a while."

"No you don't!"

"Really I'm feeling quite unwell and I need to go home and get ready for work so you can go in by yourself,"

"I'm not the one whose arm is BURNT TO A CRISP!"

"That doesn't mean I need to go to the hospital."

"I kind of does,"

They were starting to attract attention Allen noticed. He and Kanda had been arguing for the better part of ten minutes outside the hospital. Kanda had finally managed to get Allen out of the house and into a car, but it was only through kissing him multiple times and confessing his undying love (in whispers of course- it is Kanda).

"Allen, I'm giving you one last warning, if you don't go through those doors I am going to dump you right here in front of everyone and then hit you over the head and take you inside myself." Kanda was seriously getting frustrated with his lack of results. He knew Allen was scared of hospitals but this was ridiculous. I mean he didn't like them himself but he controlled it.

"No," Allen stood with his arms folded shaking his head from side to side like a child.

"I'll hold your hand then and make you look like a child."

As Allen turned to walk away from the doors Kanda grabbed his hand. He pulled the bot securely but gently through the doors. Almost as soon as they were through the doors Allen's attitude took a complete turn around. Instead of repelling Kanda to keep himself away from the hospital; Allen was clinging to him as if his life depended on it.

"Allen loosen you grip your going to hurt your arm." Kanda said patiently.

Allen was already grimacing with the pain but would not loosen his grip until Kanda had wrapped an arm around his waist and given him a kiss.

Thank god Kanda is here, Lavi was thinking. I don't think the same methods would have worked with Lenalee or me.

Lenalee was thinking that it was sure unfair that Allen and Kanda had gotten themselves together. Now she lacked a project that would have been fun and fabulous for her Doujinshi and stories.

Allen sighed, why everyone couldn't just leave him to treat his wounds with his own discretion. It wasn't like he hadn't had to deal with worse, and honestly if they knew he hated hospitals why force him. Oh, Yeah, because the evil fricking doctor told them to. They are the best goddamn manipulators in the world. It is so unfair, why do the evil ones have all the influence and power?

The doctor that had advised Allen to go to the hospital after visiting him at Kanda's house instructed him through to a private clinic area. He made everyone but Kanda leave at the door (because he was smart enough to realise Allen's reactions without him there) and he proceeded to check the arm over again.

"Can you tell me what the previous scaring was from?"

Allen looked at Kanda and then tilted his head so he was staring at the floor. I was in a house fire when I was young." He said.

Kanda knew about this the fire had killed both of Allen's parents forcing him to live on the street until he was picked up by his foster parent Mana.

"Because of the previous case of burning I do not think that a skin graft would be advisable. The older scar tissue would prevent the growth of the new tissue and there is enough muscle and nerve damage done without adding to it through the trauma of surgery. I advise that he have the burnt skin removed so it doesn't get infected and then treat it as is."

Allen nodded it was the best he could hope for, at least it wasn't all dead so he didn't have to have part of his arm amputated. That would be catastrophic for his piano playing.

After this the doctor took some photos of Allen's arms as it was to give to the police. The police themselves came in about ten minutes later and interrogated Allen and Kanda taking more photos. It was very nerve wracking for Allen and he was barely able to make it through the process with Kanda's help.

Unbeknownst to Allen, Kanda's father Tydoll had taken him under his medical insurance policy as Allen seemed to have none of his own thanks to Cross. This meant that he was scheduled for surgery sooner than normal (the policy was excellent), and was due later that night.

Kanda sighed in relief, the hospital had allowed him to take Allen outside of its boundaries and sit outside. This was fantastic as Allen had been wound tightly enough to throw a major hissy fit in there.

"Do you want to go get something to eat?" Kanda asked.

"No, I'm not allowed to eat until after the surgery, remember?" Allen groaned. He was starving!

"I have a question." Kanda changed the subject to keep Allen from whining. "How come you didn't tell us you knew Tyki Mikk from outside of school?"

Allen quit his musing n the subject f his starvation to give Kanda an answer.

"I thought that if you knew that I knew him you might ask him question about how we knew each other that I didn't want to answer. Not that it matters much now you know what my job is. I also didn't want to have anything that made me more different than I already am, that's why I'm in this situation now. It's not like I see him that much at school any way none of us take a Spanish elective."

Kanda sighed. "You know you don't have to keep anything secret from us, we're your friends we won't judge you."

Finishing this comment Allen was unprepared and was shocked when Kanda raised his uninjured arm and bit into it.

"Ow! What was that for?" Allen yelled.

Kanda shrugged. "I felt I was being too nice for too long. I had to do something meanish or I'd go mental on somebody's ass. Probably yours. No offence, but you ass isn't ready to handle my awesomeness again just quite yet."

"Does that mean what I think your implying?"

"Yes…. yes it does."

Allen laughed insanely. Yes, now he had something he could hold over the bastard's head. No sex for Kanda until he behaves nicely. That basically means never. As a dark cloud surrounded Allen indicating his evil side was out to play their friends approached the pair cautiously.

"Hey guys how are you doing?" Lenalee asked while shooting glances in Allen's general direction.

"Che…"

"…"

"…"

"Yu that's not how you hold a conversation with your friends. Lenalee asked you a question." Allen shook his head in feigned disappointment.

"Good." Kanda gave a grudging reply.

"Oh My God! Kanda has been whipped." Lavi exclaimed. Leaning over towards his female friend he posed with his head resting on her shoulder as if depressed. "What has the world come to when you can't even rely on Yu-chan's bad attitude?"

Lenalee back straightened as she realised she had missed something. She glared at the two sitting on the bench.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU WERE TOGETHER? Are you together? Or are you only fuck buddies? Or are you just having 'male bonding time'? Why do you keep calling each other by your first names, and Oh My God we saw you kissing on the bed? You have to be going out." By the end of her rant Lenalee was hyperventilating and she had to lean her hands on her knees to catch her breath.

"…"

Neither of them had anything to say. Though they established that they loved, or at least really, really liked each other; they had yet to determine the extent of their relationship aside from belonging to each other (Not in the kinky 'master owns his pet or slave' way either, though Kanda would have possibly liked that).

Not getting any answer and as Lenalee was still trying to catch her breathe Lavi spoke up.

"Have you had sex yet?" He asked unabashedly.

Allen and Kanda jerked and then looked away from each other denoting their affirmation.

"Maybe…."

Lenalee started up again.

"YOU GUYS HAD SEX? When? Where? How? Who was the uke and who was seme? No wait…I think I can guess the last two questions. Just answer the other ones."

"Lenalee," Allen stood and put a hand on the girls shoulder and then looked her in the eyes. "You're insane,"

Allen thought this was a reasonable thing to say, and at least he was being polite about it.

"But I want to know…" Lenalee whined. "Allen if you don't tell me what I wan to know then I'll show Lavi and Kanda both copies of my doujinshi and story that I showed you last week."

As Lenalee grinned evilly Allen hung his head. Not wanting to commit to the act himself he turned to Kanda.

"Can you please answer her questions Yu?" He implored pouting and with tears in his eyes.

Kanda would have to watch himself if he was going to go out with Allen, the boy had a large arsenal of weapons at his disposal. Seeing as how they were waiting for Allen to go into surgery, and Kanda felt sorry for him he agreed.

"We're waiting." Lenalee and Lavi said in unison imitating each other as they tapped their feet on the ground with their arms crossed.

Kanda sighed; he had just left Allen who was knocked out by the doctors. He was going into surgery at this moment and Kanda wasn't allowed to accompany him. They would have to get him before Allen woke up though otherwise he'd throw a spazz attack about being in the hospital.

Kanda left the ward to find his friends standing outside waiting for him. They had agreed to wait for Allen to be in surgery before they spoke as Allen had had enough traumas for the day.

"So?" Lenalee asked as they sat down in the hospital cafeteria.

Another sigh. "What do you want to know?"

"You fucked." Lavi said.

"No shit Sherlock." Kanda glared at the red head. "You know what that even is baka usagi?" he asked condescendingly.

Lavi bristled but made no comment and waited for Kanda to continue.

"It was the Friday night after you guys left the club. I stayed behind to watch the Moyashi's encore. He played a song that we both knew and it made us remember something. I took him home and we fucked. Got it now?"

Lenalee looked disappointed. "That was very brief Kanda are you sure you can't make it any more specific?" she had her damn notebook out again.

"No."

Lavi put on a serious face. "So do you love him?"

"…Yes" Kanda replied quietly

"Does he know that?" Lavi asked.

Kanda jerked his head up. "I think so." He said slowly. They had never actually said it too each other. What if the Moyashi didn't actually know how he felt? Was that a good thing or a bad thing? Bad…definitely bad.

Kanda shot up. Crap, he proceeded back to wait for Allen in his room.

"Good going Lavi."

"Thanks I rather like dit myself."

"It was a shame that they sort of got together before we could interfere. It won't be as much fun now."

"Well I'm just glad we figured out they liked each other before they did themselves. Makes me feel smart you know."

"And know I can use their relationship as inspiration. We can take photos and sell them. We'd get big bucks for that. They're both so hot."

"You're so smart."

"So are you Lavi, thankyou."

"Did you want to go to dinner before we set up the camera?"

"Sure."

Rei; "OH…NO…THEY FOUND OUT!"

Kanda; "don't act so shocked you wrote it that way."

Rei; *pout* "Haven't you heard of dramatic licence before? I want to make it more interesting."

Allen; "you don't need to, besides it's the characters in the story who are supposed to do the interesting stuff."

Rei; "oh, you mean like this?" *grins evilly* "Mwah, ha, ha"

-Pushes Kanda and Allen towards each other with her magical, mystical writing powers and then force them to make out in front of everyone-

Lenalee & Lavi; "Woohoo!"

Rei; "All quiet in the peanut gallery slaves."