Warning: Steaminess ahead!
Robin sighs and replaces a card from her hand. Allen raises an eye from his own stack of cards and frowns. She and Allen are in his room. Robin decided to take Allen up on his offer to hang out. They started a game of cards and Allen graciously offered to teach her some of his famous cheats, though she's been more than a little quiet.
"What's wrong?" Allen asks. She sighs again.
"I'm sorry Allen." She says. "I think I'm just tired." Allen nods. She smiles at him and his eyes relax.
"So how did Lavi and Raven's date go?" He asks.
"How do you think?" She responds.
The day after their date, Robin and Allen noticed the shift in Lavi's behavior. The red-head had become eerily quiet and spent most of his time lost in thought or buried in books at the Order's library. Raven hadn't said anything either. Robin asked her about it, but the dark-haired girl just said that she had fun and entered her own quiet state. Robin was grateful Raven no longer screamed inside her head, but she was worried for her friend. It isn't like her to be so quiet, though there isn't much she can do if Raven refuses to respond. She can't imagine the dark-haired girl moping for long, but to be safe she'll have to question Lavi about it later.
"What do you think happened?" Allen asks. She shakes her head.
"No clue." She says. She sighs again and glances outside the window. The sky is blue and clear. The sun cheerfully shines through the window indicating it's mid afternoon.
I love you Robin.
Robin squeezes her eyes shut. Ten days.
Kanda has been gone ten days. It wasn't until the seventh day that the distance between them became too much to bear. Her and Kanda have never been separated for this long before. Whenever missions popped up, they would always leave together. Komui tended to pair them up, seeing how she was probably the only exorcist alive who Kanda would willingly work with. But now he's away without her. She spent as much time as she could with the other exorcists. Lenalee and most of the others have been away on missions and Lavi was nearly unreachable, so that left her with Allen.
Allen is always so nice to her. She felt bad thinking in such a way, but he's a good distraction. His presence eases the hollow lump that's been forming in her stomach ever since Kanda left. He's no Kanda, that's for sure, but it's a thousand times better than sitting alone in her dark, empty room.
"Are you okay Robin?" Allen asks. She opens her eyes and stares into a pair of light, gray orbs. His snow white hair falls against the sides of his face as he watches her with an expression of genuine concern.
"I miss Kanda." She says and his eyes fall.
"You really care about him, don't you?" Allen asks. Her own eyes fall and she drops the cards into a neat stack in front of her.
After all her meditating and thinking, she's finally decided on her answer. At first it scared her. Love is something she never thought she could ever experience or comprehend. She had spent her life resigned to loneliness and she was fine with that. She could handle the solitude, the quiet, the emptiness. But as soon as Kanda was gone, she could feel her heart pulse with pain. Being away from him hurt. It hurt in a way she had never experienced before and it was through that pain that she found her answer, resting in the confines of her heart.
"I love him." She answers.
Robin sighs and buries her head in her knees. "It's been ten days and he still isn't back. I have no idea when he'll return. I don't know what's happening. He could be coming home right now, or he could be in the middle of a fight. He could be in trouble. He could be losing and in a lot of pain. I don't know anything and I'm afraid. What if he doesn't come back?" She curls up tighter and feels a tear slip down her cheek.
"Okay stop it." Allen says, sitting down next to her. "Don't do that to yourself. Kanda is fine. He's not one to die easily. So don't worry. Kanda will be back, safe and sound, before you know it."
She sniffles and lifts her head to look at him. A line of tears streams down her face. Allen raises a hand and gently wipes away her tears. He gives her a warm smile and she rests her head against his shoulder. He blushes and Robin closes her eyes.
"Thank you Allen." She says. "You really are such a sweet boy." Another tear streams down her cheek and falls on his neck.
"No problem." He says.
Robin closes the door to her room shut. A dull noise echoes through the space and she frowns. The room is empty, just as she left it. She sighs and collapses on her bed. The mattress is hard and cold. She shifts, trying to get comfortable but she knows it's useless. Her eyes find their way to the other bed and she frowns.
Kanda.
She rips the blankets off herself and walks over to his bed. This is pathetic, she thinks to herself as she crawls under his sheets. It's barely been a week and she's already losing it. She buries her face in his blankets and allows his scent to surround her. It's a warm smell. Soft and intoxicating, like moonlight. Robin forces herself to relax.
He's going to be back any second. Just you see.
A tear slips down her face and she closes her eyes.
Just you see.
Kanda grips his suitcase in one hand and a glowing orb of innocence in the other, finally back from his mission. After being forced to listen to Daisya's constant bantering for the last ten agonizing days, he was ready to kill something. All he wants now is to deliver the innocence to Komui and find Robin. Ten days without her was ten days too long.
He opens the door to Komui's office and his jaw drops. It looks like a bomb went off. Books and stacks of paper have been thrown all over the room mixed with piles of brightly colored confetti and multicolored silly-string. If that wasn't enough, written in bright red spray paint over Komui's desk are the words: "Lenalee is so pretty! Bwahahahaha! XOXOXO"
Kanda stares at the room, lost for words, when Reever suddenly emerges from the disaster scene.
"Oh hey Kanda." The scientist says. "Back from your mission?" Kanda nods and shows him the fragment of innocence.
"Good job." Reever says, taking the fragment from him. "I'll make sure Komui knows you've returned. That idiot ran off in a frenzy when the room nearly exploded. Some kind of prank." He motions to the mess. "I can pretty much guess who it was."
"Baka." Kanda says, thinking of the deranged rabbit. The samurai shakes his head and turns to leave.
Several finders pass him in the hallway, but Kanda ignores them. He wants one thing right now and that's to see Robin. His hand wraps around the doorknob to his room and he pulls the door open.
Lying curled up in his bed is Robin's sleeping form. Her eyes are closed and her breathing is slow and relaxed. Kanda sets his suitcase by the door and smirks. He takes a seat on the end of the bed and stares at her. She looks like an angel snuggling against his sheets. Her face is flushed and she lets out an occasionally quiet snore.
"...Kanda..." She murmurs, lost in a world of dreams. He smirks and leans down to give her a soft kiss on the forehead, careful not to wake her. As soon as Kanda debates letting her sleep, the bed shifts and Robin's eyelids flicker open.
"Hey there." Kanda says with a smirk. Robin blinks, then sits up, throwing her arms around him.
"Kanda!" She yells, burying her face into his chest. Kanda wraps his arms around her and brings his lips to the crown of her head.
"Did you miss me?" He asks. She nods.
"I couldn't sleep." She says. "I couldn't even think."
"Are you going to be okay?" He asks. She smiles.
"I will now."
Kanda smiles back and she presses her lips to his. Without wasting time, she parts her lips and allows his tongue to explore her mouth. Her hands run down his shirt, feeling the muscles carved into his chest through the fabric. Kanda's own hands migrate to her waist and she pulls away from the kiss to stare directly into his eyes.
"I love you." She whispers. "I love you Yuu Kanda."
Kanda's gaze softens and a light blush reaches his cheeks. He nuzzles the side of her neck and plants a warm kiss to the sensitive area of skin, causing her to shudder.
"And I love you Robin." He whispers against her ear.
Robin blushes and he bites down on her earlobe. She releases a sigh and runs her hands up his back. He moans and presses her back against the bed. They're eyes meet and he pauses. His eyes bore into hers, silently asking permission. Robin nods once and their lips lock again. The kiss starts slow then becomes rougher and deeper. His hands run up and down her legs then move to her inner thighs. Robin blushes and she tears at the fabric of his shirt, ripping off the buttons. Their mouths part for air and Kanda looks down at her with a smirk.
"Easy on the shirt." He says. Robin only smirks back and gazes at the tattoo along his exposed chest. Seeing the awe in her eyes, Kanda pulls off the rest of the shirt and undoes his hair, allowing his long blue locks to fall free. His hips press against hers and she blushes from their closeness. His hands slid up her shirt and under the wrap. She gasps at his touch and he closes the gape between their lips. This time Robin fights back, not wanting to be outdone. Their tongues clash in a battle of dominance, pulling back only to catch their breath.
When they meet again, Robin suddenly wraps herself around him and flips him on his back so she's on top. She pins his body to the bed and allows herself a small, satisfied smirk. Kanda's eyes glint with annoyance and he pulls her closer, attacking her neck. His mouth moves down to her shoulder and she shivers, savoring the feeling of his tongue running along her skin. He suddenly bites down and she moans. A warm hand reaches to unzip her pants and she blushes an even brighter red, but doesn't stop him.
"Kanda..." She murmurs and Kanda suddenly flips them over again. He leans down on her and she gives in, allowing him to win dominance.
"Damn." She mutters. Kanda grins.
"Will you be mine?" He asks. She places a hand to his chest, straight over his heart, as a smile reaches her lips.
"I already am."
And the rest will be left to the imagination. ;)
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