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Chapter 3 - Fire

Let's say that the last ten years were calm and normal. You know, a few harsher winters to survive, a few new robots for Kanda to destroy, more heavy books flying in Lavi's direction. Just like that day – day, like every day.

With one loud THUD the big doors were opened.

"My king! The Mitsune village is all in fire!" Shouted one of the soldiers.

The ruler went through the entrance. He was walking fast and looking straight ahead. The soldier followed him.

"Where are my sons?"

"All of them ready right in front of the main gate with their branches. Waiting for your orders, sir".

"Good"

King Froi Tiedoll, despite his happy manner, is a very organized person when was a need. He went through more corridors and stepped outside the castle. In front of him stood several soldiers with Marie, Kanda and Daisya at the head of every group. The king didn't need to yell. He said with a stern voice:

"Daisya. Take carriages with tanks to nearest river after water. Marie. Be ready in the village for their arrival. Kanda - the safety of the villages is under your care. Go"

"Hai!" Just three shouts and hoofbeat of horses. Tiedoll's look was filled with fatherly love and concern.

"You are not going with them, sir?"

"No. They have to do it without me" He closed his eyes and slowly walked inside. " As if I'm not even here"

-/- time skip -/-

"Hayaku! More water here!"

"Another building is collapsing!"

"Run over there!"

"Be careful! Kotchi, kotchi!"

'Che. The fire is so fucking annoying' Thought Kanda and cut in half another piece of wood flying in his direction. He looked at his younger brother.

"Go to the north! I'm taking those one!" Yelled Daisya to him.

Kanda nodded his head and shouted at his men:

"Che. Oi! That side!"

He led the way. Parts of homes consumed by flames were falling down. He moved confidently.

"AAAAA!"

'Shouts on the right' Kanda made quick decisions and gave orders. But went even further by himself. He had to make sure that everyone were out of danger.

He went into some still standing buildings. He was about to leave one of the last ones when he heard weak cry from above. He headed to the stairs. There was none. He looked out of the window, but the trees were in flames as well. There was no chance to go up using them. He tried the last thing that he could have done.

"Oi! Is anyone over there?"

The cries died down and light steps were heard. Not long after that a the little girl were standing in the hole where the staircase once ended.

"Jump. I'll catch you"

But the child didn't look too sure. With a frown on her face she stepped back.

"Che. Can you see the fire all around us?"

The kid nodded.

"Nice. Do you want to be fired?"

A sure wagging in the negative way.

"Even fucking nicer. Now… JUMP!"

In an instant Kanda's arms bent under the girl's weight. He ran out of the house in the last moment and handed the child to one of his men.

'Che. The kids are really so fucking stupid.' He smirked, remembering the dwarf's words.

Last look on the remains of the village. A few more building collapsed because of the trees falling in their direction, whole in flames. The fall of the huge oak stopped everyone from what they were doing. They looked at Kanda in fear.

"Che. Run for your life!"

So they ran.

While he was running he noticed less flames than before.

'Che. Looks like nii-san took care of that. Yet still, the only things I see: Fire. Collapsing buildings. Fire. People and soldiers extinguishing the fire. Fire. Silver. Collapsing buildings. Soldie…. WHAT?'

Kanda stopped roughly and turned around. The silver was gone. He ran back in the direction where he last saw them. The silver eyes.

The fire strongly damaged the trees near the buildings. A lot of them, falling, were hindering his chasing.

'Che. I'm not going to give up so easily' He smirked to himself and quickly left most of the obstacles behind. Despite sweating and quickened breath years of training started to show the benefits. After a few more turns he spotted a dark, hooded person.

'Shit. Is he… running in my direction?'

Indeed, the stranger looked like he was going to pounce at Kanda.

'Fuck. How is he moving so fast?'

With a speed of the light the prince was caught in a waist and in one big jump taken away. They landed not so far from the previous spot, in which now was laying… a burning log!

Kanda didn't even had a time to glance at his savior, when more trees started to fall around them.

'Che. The fucking fire from the village moved to the forest!'

He tried to run but was embraced with a stern shoulder. They jumped again. The falling trees seemed to chase after them while they were escaping. A few more dodges and cuts from Kanda's sword after, they finally ended in one place safely.

The noises of the disaster were unheard in the deepest parts of the forest and he definitely was in one of them.

Both men were panting slightly. The strong hug was released and the hooded person walked away. Kanda bent in half and tried to catch a breath, then straightened himself. The stranger was half sitting, half leaning against a big stone close to the waterfall.

'Shit. I've lost my hairband. And wait… What? A waterfall? Where did I see it befo…'

The way of his thoughts was stopped.

The hooded person was no longer hooded. The strong breeze made it fall. He looked up.

And the cobalt met silver.

Kanda slowly made his way to the boy, who smiled lightly in return.

"It's been long time no seen"

Till then Kanda was in front of him, so the boy had to raise up his head to look into his eyes.

"Che. Too fucking long"

What could Kanda do?

He leant down.

And kissed him.

Or at least he tried.

"Oi! No, no no, NO! Let go of him right NOW!' a little man started jumping up and waving his hands between their faces, pulling the white haired boy back by the hood away from Kanda.

'The fuck?'

"The fuck? Why the hell did you do that?" The prince yelled at the 'poor' dwarf. They eyes met for an moment only to look away in another.

"Che"

"Che"

They looked at each other again. Now they were both in the critical state of their nerves and ready to jump to their throats.

"Ha… hahahahaha!" The melodic and cheerful laughter rang in their ears and… made them smile. Both calmed down while the boy was clutching his stomach and wiping the tears away.

'Che. Wait. White hair?'

At their first meeting Kanda only managed to notice that silver eyes and that the stranger was higher than him. But now he could see him fully. His garment was composed by brown, tight pants, white blouse with v-shaped neckline with a red ribbon holding together both edges of it. And black boots. And a brown coat. As simple as that he looked great. His appearance was even better – oval face with a few strands of his white hair loosely sloped on the forehead, the rest of them cascading down and ended on his shoulders. All of that made him look almost angelic.

'His Moyashi' – how Kanda was going to call the boy from now on – wasn't wasting time as well. His silver orbs moved from Kanda's foots and stooped on his eyes. When he noticed being caught, he blushed bright red and looked away.

Kanda's hair were waving behind him as he walked closer to him. Only to notice, that they were the same height. With index finger he moved the boy's head back in his direction.

"Che. Like what you see?" His smirk only made the boy blush harder, of course if you could find darker shade of red from that one already decorating his face.

"H-h-ha? What are you saying, baka!" The boy pushed Kanda's hand away. That made him smirk even wider.

"Che. The only "baka" here can only be you, Moyashi"

"Moya… You!" Said "Moyashi" tightened his palms in anger.

'So cute. Like mad kitten'

"And s-s-stop smirking!"

This time Kanda couldn't stop himself – he laughed. But not only him. Moric also joined him.

'Looks like we found something in common' The prince thought.

The boy took a big breath in and out and after a while cooled down. As he looked straight at Kanda smile found a way to his face.

"Name"

The boy looked confused.

"Name?" He tilted his head to the side.

'Fuck. Too cute for his own good' Kanda felt warm on his face.

"Che. YOUR name"

"Ah…" His smile dropped.

"Better for you to not know that."

"Haaa? So I've been waiting for this fucking meeting ten fucking years and now you… Wait. And you didn't even aged!" 'Why the hell didn't I notice it before?'

The frightened sparkle.

"That's…"

"Che. Oi, you lovebirds!" Moric successfully interrupted them.

"You" He pointed at the prince "are not even an adult, so I don't understand what are you looking for here. And you" This time his index finger flown in whitette's direction "are going home like nothing happened!"

"Ha?"

"Che. I see that your responses didn't improve" The dwarf smirked at Kanda.

"Che. The hell I'm going to listen to…"

"No" calm and low voice exclaimed.

"It's better that way. Believe me. You should forget me" The boy made bad attempt to smile.

"What if I'm fucking not going to forget you?"

Silver eyes winded. Then they shined with a frank joy.

"Soka… Wakatta" He walked slowly to Kanda while unraveling his red ribbon.

"Turn around and kneel" He order Kanda. And the prince obeyed. The white haired boy combed the navy blue hair with his fingers and tied them up with his ribbon.

"There. Now go. But be sure to be back when it will be a proper time" He winked.

"Che" Kanda stood up and caught the boy's palm. Something darkly violet slipped on the whittete's hand while he was pulling back. He gazed curiously at the bracelet made up from small beads.

"Take it. And fucking remember – I will be back. In two years. To claim you" It was his turn to wink and smirked.

"Yhm" Both smiled happily.

"Che. Did you finish? Please don't make me watch it any longer!" Moric griped.

"Che. So do not look" This time Kanda catch the boy tightly by the waist and succeeded in his previous attempts.

"Che. Kids are so stupid" the dwarf smiled to himself walking away.

-/- time skip -/-

The white haired boy quietly closed the house's wooden door. Welcomed him a happily burning flame in the chimney, situated in the center of the opposite wall. He tiptoed to it, kneeled down and put his palms closer to the fire, trying to warm up. He whispered:

"Ehh... It's so late. Hopefully dad is asleep…"

"Hopefully not" The dangerously low and angry voice came from behind.

"My I know, Allen, what were you doing that it held you so long?"

Allen slowly turned around, trembling in fear.

"Ano… I-I-I was in the forest and… Oh, right! And tried to help the animals escaping from the fire!"

He scratched sheepishly the back of his neck desperately trying not to looked into his father's eyes.

"Allen" A deep growl.

"H-h-hai!"

And a deep sigh.

"You are not going to tell me the truth, right?"

"N-n-no! It's not like that! It's just…"

"Allen. Come here"

So Allen made his way through the not so big living room, what made their all ground floor. He passed a big, rounded table, some chairs and ended embraced by his father's arm on the red and comfy couch. The man tiredly replaced his red, shoulder length hair away from his eyes.

"Okay. Whatever" The arm was keeping Allen close to the redhead's torso.

"But be sure to be home before night next time, ok?" They smiled at each other and started to calmly watch the fire.

"Hai, oto-san" And he fell asleep.

A little dictionary:

hayaku - faster

kotchi - that way

nii-san - older brother

baka - stupid

hai - yes!

soka - I see

wakatta - of course

oto-san - papa

If I had forgot about sth I'm soooo sorry! :(

Thanx for your time! In the next chapter we will get to know "HIM" XD