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Here's chapter 21. I hope you enjoy it! :)
Robin's eyes blink open and she stares up at the ceiling. A smile reaches her lips. She feels warm and happy. Long rays of sunlight drape through their window and she wonders what time it is. She shifts and groans, automatically regretting it. Her body aches. Is it because of her innocence? Or...could it have been from...? Her face flushes and she grabs her nose as the memories of last night come flooding back. His warm hands running down her legs, his hot breath against her skin, the warm pulse of pain that felt oh so good...
Arms wrap themselves around her waist and she's met with a pair of dark eyes. She blushes under their stare. His lips curl into a grin and Kanda buries his face in her neck. His long, midnight blue hair falls in tangled strands across his bare skin. Robin's eyes slowly migrate down his neck and carefully carved chest. He notices her stare and smirks, making her blush redden. She's pretty sure by now her face is forever imprinted with a deep, red flush.
"Awake?" He asks. She leans into his warm body and smiles, temporarily ignoring the fact that they're both stark naked. His lips brush against her neck and she shivers. She snuggles up against his chest and wraps her fingers around a strand of his hair.
"I love your hair." She murmurs.
"I figured that." He says with a smirk.
"Oh shut it." She says. His lips brush against her ear and he hums, clearly enjoying himself.
"I have to give Raven some credit though." Kanda says. "She was right. You are no way near as innocent as you appear."
Robin blushes and turns her head so their eyes meet. His expression is peaceful, his eyes glowing brightly with something she can't truly and accurately describe. If she didn't know any better, she would say it was happiness.
"You didn't seem to mind last night." She says. He chuckles.
"No," He says. "No, I did not."
"So how was your mission?" She asks.
"Long." He answers. "I got stuck with Daisya. The baka refuses to shut up. If Marie hadn't gotten in the way, the fool would be ripped to shreds already." She chuckles, remembering Daisya from their beach encounter. Yeah, she thinks, she probably wouldn't miss him.
"Where did you guys go?"
"Japan." He says. "It took awhile to travel there. We only stayed for a couple days. Which reminds me," He shifts to stand and she whimpers, forced to lose her new favorite pillow. He strolls over to his exorcist jacket by the door and pulls out a small jewelry box.
"I got you something." He says, resettling on the bed. He sits so her back is to his chest and his chin can rest comfortably on her shoulder. Robin scans the box and tries to imagine what on earth he could have gotten. What could it be? A ring maybe? She blushes at the thought.
"You didn't have to." She says.
"I wanted to." He says. "Open it."
She glances at his smirk and reaches for the box. Slowly, with a smidgin of apprehension, she lifts off the top and her fingers brush against a necklace. It's made of black cord, twisted and weaved into an elaborate interlocking design. Weaved onto the cord is a single white square. At first she thought it was wood, but after further examination realizes it's actually bamboo. Engraved into the front is a set of characters.
"I realize it isn't as exciting as a diamond necklace." He says. She shakes her head and smiles huge. She wraps the necklace around her neck and Kanda fashions it in place.
"I love it." She says, one hand brushing the piece of bamboo. "What do the characters say?"
"Tenshi." He answers.
"What does that mean?" She asks.
"Something in Japanese." He answers. She pouts.
"Really?" She asks. "You're going to play that game?" He smirks and plants a kiss to the top of her head.
"You'll figure it out." He says. "After all, you're my chiisana tenshi."
"Chiisana tenshi?" She asks, careful to pronounce the words correctly. She pauses, thoughtful. "It isn't something perverted, is it?" Kanda rolls his eyes. "No baka." He says.
"So I'm tenshi now?" She asks. "Well, at least it beats Doe-Eyes." She pauses. "I think." He chuckles and their lips meet. When they pull away, Robin cuddles against him and runs her hand through his hair.
"Can I ask you something?" She asks.
"Of course." He says.
"You're friends with Lavi right?"
Kanda scowls. "I wouldn't call him a friend." He replies.
"But you talk to him." She says.
"Unfortunately."
"I think something happened between him and Raven." She says.
"Wait," Kanda says. "Baka usagi knows about you and Raven?"
"I don't think he knows we share a body, but they've met and he knows we're friends. Anyways, Lavi and Raven have both been incredibly quiet lately. I mean, eerily quiet. It's not like either of them at all. Plus, it happened right after their date-"
"Wait, date?!" Kanda asks.
"Yeah, those two went on a date together." She says. "Raven insisted so I figured why not?"
Kanda growls. "Robin." He warns, the arms around her tightening. She frowns.
"I don't understand what the problem is." She says.
"The problem is that you and Raven share the same body." Kanda says. "Even if Raven is in control, it's still your body and I refuse to share you with that baka."
"Possessive much?"
He frowns and gives her a look. Robin sighs.
"I'm not a huge fan of it either, mind you." She says. "But ever since Raven and I became friends she's always gone out of her way to look out for me. As a result, she's always pushed anyone else away. But for the first time she's trying to reach out to someone. I think she really likes Lavi and unless the rabbit is a complete idiot, he probably likes her too. Who am I to get between that? Besides, all I can think is what if it were us? What if I was trapped inside Raven and for whatever reason couldn't be with you? Everyone deserves a chance to be with the person they love. And frankly, Raven could do worse than Lavi."
"I still don't like it."
"Then it's a good thing it isn't your body." She says.
"You're going to allow it no matter what I say, aren't you?" He asks.
"I've made my decision." She says. Kanda sighs.
"Then I have no choice but to accept it."
"Yup." She says with a smile. "Will you help me?"
"I take it you have a plan."
"Of course." She says. "So you are helping me?" He sighs.
"I don't have a choice, do I?"
"Nope." She answers. He scowls. "Thank you Kanda."
"Che." He says and she smiles.
"I'm hoping we can talk to Lavi." She says. "He's probably floating around somewhere." She moves to get dressed and a pair of arms pull her back.
"Lavi can wait." He says. "We can go later."
She opens her mouth to protest and his hands run their way down her waist. His teeth sink down into the skin between her neck and shoulder and she gasps as electricity shoots down her spine. She moans, melting under his touch.
"Right." She says. "Later."
Once later had passed, Robin and Kanda finally get dressed. Robin stands in front of the bathroom mirror, showered and dressed. She glances into the mirror and frowns at the very red, very visible, marks along her neck. Worse yet, Kanda made sure to make them in the places where she has no way to hide them. Though, granted she hadn't really complained at the time either.
She steps out of the bathroom and waits for Kanda to pull his hair up. He grabs Mugen and turns to her, smirking when he sees the marks on her neck. Robin scowls at him.
"Hey," He says. "I didn't hear any complaints."
"How about I bite you and see how you like it?"
"Go for it." He says and she blushes, averting her eyes.
"Oh yeah, by the way, don't use your conditioner." She says. Kanda gives her an odd look.
"And why not?" He asks.
"Flamingo pink isn't really your color." She answers, opening the door for him. "Trust me." Kanda raises an eyebrow, but remains silent.
They leave their room and wander around the Orders' many hallways, searching for any sign of the red-head. It isn't until she and Kanda enter the cafeteria that they finally find him, sitting and happily chatting away with Allen. As they near the table, Allen notices them and smiles at Robin.
"Hey Robin." He says. "I see Bakanda is finally back."
"Watch it moyashi." Kanda growls. The two of them glare daggers at each other.
"So Lavi," Robin says, ignoring Allen and Kanda. "How are you?"
"I'm great." Lavi says with a grin. Robin's eyes narrow, not buying his facade for one second.
"So how was your date with Raven?" She asks, taking a seat next to him. Lavi shifts. She stares into his eye and for a split second sees a hint of sorrow, but it's quickly buried again.
"Good." Lavi says.
"Just good?" She asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, it was fun and all, but I'm not sure if it'd work." He says. "She's a great girl, but I'm not too sure about her, you know?" She nods, letting his answer sink in.
"It's too bad." She says. "You two would make a cute couple."
Lavi looks away. There's the same flicker of emotion in his one green eye. It lasts for a brief moment, then disappears again. Robin opens her mouth to speak, when there's a loud squeak from behind her. She turns around to find Allen against the table with Mugen carefully placed by his throat. Kanda growls angrily at the white-headed exorcist.
"What did you say, baka moyashi?!" Kanda seethes.
"Did you not hear me Bakanda?" Allen yells back. "Maybe you ought to clean out those ears of yours. Or are you just too stupid to understand me?" Kanda twitches with anger and Robin sighs.
"I leave you alone for five seconds and this is what happens." She says.
She moves to Kanda's side and places a gentle hand to his wrist. Before he can argue she presses their lips together and slides her tongue into his warm, awaiting mouth. Kanda's grip loosens and she wraps her arms around his neck, digging her nails into his back. He releases a low moan and she smirks, proud by how well she can get to him. And who wouldn't get a huge power trip from making the usually stoic Kanda thoroughly flustered and writhing with desire?
Feeling eyeballs on her, she pulls away and glances around the cafeteria, noticing Allen, Lavi, and many of the other finders watching them. She hears a cat-call from the other side of the room and blushes. Kanda growls at them and sheathes Mugen. The others probably couldn't see it. After all, Kanda is good at concealing his emotions, but Robin can spot the twinge of lust in his eyes and it makes her smirk.
"Huh." Lavi says, breaking the room's silence. "So that's how you calm Yuu down. Though, judging by all those hickeys it must be one hell a double-edge sword." Robin's face flushes.
"Shut up baka usagi." Kanda growls. Before Kanda can chop the rabbit's head off, a figure suddenly appears out of the mass of beige finder coats and Robin smiles at the familiar face.
"Reever." She says. The others turn to glance at the blonde scientist.
"There you guys are." Reever says. "Komui wanted to see you all in his office."
"All of us?" Allen asks. The scientist nods.
The four exorcists exchange looks then proceed to exit the cafeteria and head toward Komui's office. Reever leads the way with Allen and Lavi near the front and her and Kanda following behind.
"Did you have to get into an argument?" She asks. Kanda scowls.
"That baka moyashi doesn't know when to shut his mouth." He growls.
"What did he even say?" She asks. Kanda's quiet. She turns to look at him. "Well?" She asks.
"He called you pretty." He grumbles. She throws a hand over her mouth to stifle a laugh and he glares at her.
"I love you." She says with a smile.
"Shut up, baka tenshi." He says. Robin frowns.
"I'm starting to like Doe-Eyes better." She says. "Why can't you just tell me what it means?" Kanda smirks.
"Why can't you leave my mouth alone?" He asks.
Robin nearly chokes. So many dirty thoughts churn through her mind. Wait, what the hell is wrong with me? I'm turning into Raven! She shakes her head. Geez, Kanda has to be corrupting her. Well, actually technically he has...Stop it Robin!
Kanda chuckles at her red face and she glares at him.
"I'll warn you now." He says. "Get too cocky and I'll have to do something about it."
"Whatever do you mean?" She asks, feigning innocence.
A hand suddenly slams her against the hallway. Robin gasps as Kanda presses her against the wall. Hard. Robin starts to complain when his dark eyes bore their way into hers, instantly silencing her. His eyes glint dangerously and she shudders against his hold.
"Push your luck and I'll make sure you can't walk for a week." He whispers.
She gulps. His stare is dead serious and she knows he isn't kidding. He would never endanger her life or seriously harm her, but that doesn't mean he's above using force. Personally, she suspected he was still pissed over her beating him during their vacation at the mansion. Besides, she was having a bit too much fun teasing him.
"Yes Kanda." She squeaks. He smirks and plants a kiss on her forehead.
"Good tenshi." He says and releases his grip. Reever and Allen gape at them, mortified.
"Uh," Reever starts and falls silent, wisely choosing to hold back any words he might say. Allen looks away, obviously uncomfortable.
"Che." Kanda says, ignoring their stares and stalking down the hallway. Lavi laughs.
"Who's uke now?" Lavi asks with a smirk. Robin sighs.
"Still me." She grumbles and follows behind Kanda.
As soon as Reever and the rest of the exorcists enter Komui's office they're greeted by a huge mass of destruction. Paper and books are thrown every which way. The whole floor is covered, including the usually vacant sofa by the desk. And the desk, well, as soon as Robin reads the happily spray painted words sprawled over his desk, she has to use all her will-power to keep from bursting into laughter. Lavi chuckles next to her, while Allen gapes. Reever and Kanda appear unaffected by the mess and the samurai silently clears a spot on the sofa for himself. Lavi and Allen sit down as well, and Robin frowns, realizing there's no room for her. Kanda looks over at her and reaches for her wrist. Scared that he's still mad at her, she pulls away only to be grabbed by the waist and made to sit on his lap. Her face flushes and he pulls her closer with his arms protectively wrapped around her.
"Aww, you two are so cute." Lavi says. "Yuu really loves his tenshi."
Kanda growls with annoyance and Robin's eyes widen.
"You know what it means?" She asks.
"Of course." Lavi says. "I am the future Bookman after all."
"You have to tell me!" She says. "Kanda refuses to say!"
Lavi glances over at his friend's death glare and gulps, chuckling nervously. "I think I'll let Yuu decide that one." Lavi answers. "Believe it or not, I do enjoy living."
"I had no idea." Kanda mutters. Robin pouts.
"So unfair." She says.
"Hey Chief." Reever says. He glances under Komui's desk and frowns. "Come on, I brought the four of them here." There's a low groan and Reever sighs. "Hey Chief," He whispers. "I heard about Lenalee. Apparently she's getting married."
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Komui yells, jumping up from under his desk. "NOT MY PRECIOUS LENALEE! I MUST KILL THAT FLITHY OCTOPUS!" He pulls out a large bazooka and everyone jumps.
"Holy shit!" Robin yells, grabbing hold of Kanda. There's a loud whack and the purple-haired scientist grabs his head in pain.
"What was that for?!" Komui whines at Reever. Reever coughs and motions to the four exorcists. Komui blinks once then lowers the bazooka. He readjusts his glasses and takes a seat behind his desk. "So, on with the mission outline." He says cheerfully.
Lavi and Allen release a breath of relief. Kanda growls, annoyed, and Robin glances down at him, realizing she still has a death grip on a strand of blue hair.
"Oh crap!" She yells, letting the strand go and attempting to brush it out. "I'm so so sorry Kanda!" Kanda's jaw clenches and he lets out an angry sigh.
"You're lucky you're cute." He mutters.
"I have a new mission for you four." Komui says. "We have received reports of possible traces of innocence in London. Meaning, there will most likely be akuma there as well. The innocence appears to be located inside a large manor along the outskirts of the city. Seeing how the manor is currently inhabited by a wealthy viscount, retrieving it may prove troublesome. Luckily the viscount is holding a ball a day from now which will give you four the perfect opportunity. I want you all to investigate. This is a mission only you four can accomplish."
"Why us specifically?" Allen asks.
"Yeah." Robin says. "I mean, I thought I was still on suspension."
The scientist's glasses glint evilly and he laughs. Robin feels a shiver run down her spine and the others, minus Kanda, all cower with her in fear.
"Because you see," Komui says. "The ball is couples only. And unfortunately, all of the female exorcists are gone on missions. So Robin and Allen," Komui signals Reever, who rolls up a rack of colorful, ruffled dresses. "What are your dress sizes?"
Lavi erupts into laughter while Allen and Robin's jaws drop. Kanda smirks underneath her and she growls at him.
"Robin, I believe, is a seven." Lavi says with a grin. Everyone gives him a "WTF?" stare and the red head smiles and points to his uncovered eye.
"I have a good eye." He says.
"And just where have you been looking?" Kanda growls.
"I've memorized the measurements of nearly every exorcist with the Order." Lavi answers. At the word measurements, Robin instantly pulls her arms around her chest and blushes. A vein ticks on the corner of Kanda's forehead and he reaches for Mugen.
"Wait, wait, wait." Allen says, momentarily interrupting Kanda from killing Lavi. "Why do Robin and I have to wear the dresses?! Why not Lavi and Bakanda here?! I mean Kanda's practically a woman already!"
Kanda switches his gaze from the red head and growls at the white-haired boy.
"Oh boy," Lavi says, chuckling. "Who's going to explain this one to our naïve, little moyashi?"
"My name is Allen!" He yells.
"Well," Komui says. "You see, you and Robin are the noticeably shorter out of the group. The girl can't be taller or it will arouse suspicion. Besides, I don't think we could get Kanda in a dress."
Kanda death glares the scientist at the mere thought of it and Robin blushes, envisioning him in a long, flowing Cinderella gown. A trickle of blood runs down her nose and she quickly grabs the bridge of her nose. Kanda shoots a glare her way and she blushes, refusing to meet his gaze.
"I realize I put you on suspension Robin." Komui says. "However, we are so low on exorcists these days that I don't have a choice but to send you out. I still want you to avoid activating your innocence as much as you can manage, but there's nothing else I can do. I'm so sorry."
"Don't worry." Lavi says with a smile. "Me and Yuu will keep an eye on him."
"You can keep your eye off him." Kanda growls. Allen frowns.
"I can protect him too." Allen says.
"You can barely fight as is." Kanda growls. "Let alone in a dress."
"How hard can it be?" Allen says.
Robin chuckles. "You'd be surprised." She says and the rest of the exorcists give her an odd look. "What?"
"Anyways," Komui says. "You four will be going in pairs. I'll let you sort out who on your own."
"I call dibs on Robin!" Lavi says. The redhead wraps his arms around Robin, who frowns.
"Lucky me." She mutters, but not before Kanda pries her away and points Mugen at the rabbit's throat.
"Hey!" Lavi says, holding up his hands. "It's just a mission!"
"Touch him and I'll kill you." He growls. "Look at him the wrong way and I'll kill you. So much as take one unnecessary breath out of line and-"
"Wait," Robin interrupts. "Let me guess, you'll smother him alive with rainbows and gumdrops from your magical candy unicorn?"
Kanda scowls. "That's it." He says. "You're sleeping by yourself from now on."
Robin's jaw drops. "What?!" She says. "You can't do that!"
"Ha!" Lavi laughs. "Looks like Robin's in the dog house!"
"Kanda!" She whines. "Who am I going to snuggle with now?!"
"I don't know, baka." Kanda says with an evil smirk. "I guess you'll have to make do."
Lavi smirks. "Might I suggest a pet rabbit?"
Robin and Kanda snarl at the red head who shivers from the combined death glare.
"You could try a cat too." Lavi says. "Cats can be pretty cuddly."
"Fine." Robin says, pouting. "Have it your way. Come on Lavi." Kanda's eyes widen as she reaches for the rabbit.
"Sweet." The red head says, cheerfully following her toward the door.
"Where are you going, baka?!" Kanda yells.
"I have a dress to put on!" She yells over her shoulder. She turns to him and scowls. "Bakanda." Kanda's eyes flash with anger and Robin quickly slams the door shut before his fingers can wrap around Mugen. Or her neck.
Because I know someone will probably ask, tenshi is Japanese for angel. Chiisana tenshi=little angel. (At least according to the internet) So yes, Kanda called Robin an angel. :) Hehe.
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