I've been writing like crazy lately! I literary wrote this chapter in one day.
I hope you enjoy it! :) PS: I don't own DGM!
"Good morning Yuu!" Lavi say cheerfully. Kanda's eyes snap open and he restrains himself from slicing the rabbit in half with Mugen. Lavi walks over to his dresser and grins at the irritable samurai.
Lavi knew tensions were high after the whole fiasco between Kanda and Robin, though he never would have guessed Kanda would ever willingly sleep in the same room as the red-head. Lavi personally didn't mind. He considered Kanda a friend and didn't mind helping a friend in need. Plus, he was one of the only other exorcists with a second bed in his room. However, the red-head couldn't help thinking back to Robin and how hurt the fellow exorcist had been.
"So how long are you planning on staying here?" Lavi asks Kanda. He looks away.
"I don't know." He says.
"I thought you two reached some sort of agreement." Lavi says, remembering when Robin finally came back from their talk.
"I don't know." Kanda says. He lays back on the bed and glares up at the ceiling.
"I'm not sure what exactly happened between you two, but you should at least try to think of Robin's feelings." Lavi says. "You really upset him."
"Him." Kanda repeats. Lavi glances over at him and barely sees the flicker of emotion in his eyes.
"Kanda?" Lavi asks. The samurai turns his attention to him.
"What?" He asks.
"Do you remember what you told me once? I think it was about six months ago." Kanda's jaw clenches. He remembered exactly what the rabbit was referring to.
"Do you think," Lavi continues. "that maybe you've actually started to have feelings for him?" Kanda's face turns red.
"You realize that just because I'm bi, that doesn't mean I fall for anyone I see, right?"
"I know that." Lavi says. "It's just, I've seen the way you look at him."
"Well," Kanda says. "He's...Robin is..." He falls silent.
"If it makes you feel any better, I think you've got a pretty good chance. After you guys had your little fight, Allen and I went to see if he was okay. The little guy was balling his eyes out and kept going on and on about how you must have hated him."
"Robin was crying?" Kanda asks.
"I know you not very good with people." Lavi says. "And I know its because you're afraid of being hurt. You're afraid that if you let someone in they'll betray you and get you hurt. But if all you do is push people away you're just going to become bitter and alone. You're going to hurt the people who do truly care for you."
"What am I supposed to do?" He asks.
"Tell him how you feel." Lavi answers.
"It's not that simple."
"Of course it isn't." Lavi says. "But what's the worse that can happen? He rejects you? Come on, don't tell me the great and mighty Kanda is afraid of a little cutie like Robin."
"Do you really think it would work?" Kanda asks.
"I'm not certain, but it's clear he cares about you." Lavi says. "Why else would he willingly enter a room alone when you were pissed and armed? He was worried about you."
Kanda's cheeks flush. "Maybe..." He says. "...Maybe I was being a bit rash." Lavi smiles.
Suddenly the door to the room is thrown open.
"Allen!" Lavi yells. Allen stands by the doorway in a panic.
"We have a problem!" He says through exhausted breaths. "Robin is missing. No one else has seen him. I looked all over the Order but I couldn't find him anywhere. I checked his room and the only thing there was his exorcist uniform."
You mean I can't stay here with you?
"He didn't..." Kanda starts.
"You think he ran away?" Lavi asks.
"Most likely." Allen says glancing over at Kanda.
"Does Komui know?"
"Yeah," Allen says. "He's ordered the finders and anyone who is still around to search for him."
"We should go too." Lavi says.
"Yeah." Allen says. He hurries out of the room ahead of them. Lavi grabs his hammer and follows him.
"Kanda!" Lavi yells in the samurai's direction. "Come on! We have to go!" Kanda snaps out of his trace and follows the red-head out.
Robin glances up at the sky. Dark, heavy clouds hung overhead, hinting at a storm soon to come. In her hand was the suitcase she had with her the very first day she came to the Order. She remembers how Kanda had suddenly attacked her thinking she was an intruder. She remembers meeting Lavi, Allen, Lenalee and all the others. Her horror when she found out she'd be sharing a room with Kanda. Her very first mission to destroy akuma. The surprise party everyone had thrown for her. She remembers it all fondly. But now it was all behind her. She can't go back now.
She walks down the cobble-stone streets and watches as people pass her in the other direction. They all looked so happy and were almost always with someone else. A relative maybe? Or were they friends? As she watches them she feels her own heart silently ache for everyone at the Order. We're they worried about her? Or did they find out about her and feel betrayed? Did they hate her for misleading them?
Suddenly her face crashes into a solid body. She falls back landing on her behind.
"Hey watch where you're going punk!" A man yells. Two other tough-looking thugs stand at the man's side.
"I'm sorry!" She says reaching for her suitcase.
"Eh?" The man says glancing at her. "Who do you think you are coming to our town?!"
"I beg your pardon?"
"This is our town!" One of the thugs says.
"Yeah!" The other one says. "Let's get him!"
"Crap!" She yells and turns to get away.
"Go get him!" The man yells and the two thugs chase after her.
Robin runs down the street and ducks into around corners trying to get away from the two thugs. They were pissed and could run at a fast pace. However, Robin was an exorcist and used to running after akuma. She easily gets ahead of them and sneaks onto an empty alley. The two thugs run past her hiding place and continue down the street.
She gets up trying to figure out where she was, when suddenly she realizes she doesn't recognize any of the buildings around her. She had gone deep into the city and had no clue where she was. Her heart sinks. She was lost. Not that it really mattered. She didn't have anywhere to go anyway. She had no home. No family. No friends.
A drop lands on her nose and she looks up. Raindrops plummet to the earth and crash onto the street around her. The rain runs down her hair and soaks her clothes. She shouldn't stay out in this weather. But where can she go? She has no money. It's not like she could stay at an inn. She sighs and slumps down on the side of the road.
How many times had she sat out in the rain? Too many to count. This was her life again. Somehow she knew it was inevitable. She knew the Black Order was too good to be true. She knew she could never be anything other than alone. It was foolish to think otherwise.
But she couldn't help it. She thinks back to everyone at the Order. They're smiling faces. They're laughter. She thinks of Allen and his sweet, kind smile and the day they sat together in the park eating cupcakes. She thinks of Lavi and his goofy laughter. She remembers the huge list he made. She still couldn't believe he really wanted an anvil. She thinks of Lenalee and how nice she and her brother had been. Even all the finders had been nothing but kind to her. She misses them. She misses them so much. And there was one particular exorcist she missed most of all. She stifles a sob and allows her tears to mix with the raindrops rolling down her face.
"I want to go home." She says burying her face in her arms.
"Then come back idiot."
She suddenly glances up and stares straight into a pair of dark, glaring eyes. His long blue hair was plastered against his face and the rest of his exorcist uniform was soaked from the rain.
"K-Kanda?" She asks.
"Come back." He says.
"But, but I..." Tears begin to well up in her eyes again. "I betrayed you. I lied and mislead all of you. I-I thought..."
"Look," He says. "I'm not too sure about everything. I don't know how it could ever work, but girl or guy, you're still you. You're still Robin. I..." He looks away. "When you left...well...I missed you. I'm not good with this kind of thing but, well..." He glances back to her, his face flushed. "I want you to come back. Back to the Order. Back to our room."
"I thought you hated me." She says. "I thought you'd never forgive me."
"I don't hate you." He says. "I..." His blush turns brighter. "I...care about you. You're important to me."
"Kanda...You-"
"We should head back." He says. She suddenly stands up and buries herself in Kanda's arms. He freezes, then slowly his arms relax and he pulls her closer.
"Me too." She whispers. Kanda's quiet. He gently places a hand on top of her head.
"You dork." He says. Robin laughs and Kanda feels a smile spread along his lips.
"Let's go home." He says.
"Yeah."