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He sat down on the bed, he felt confused. What had he just done?
He lifted his hand and pressed two fingers against his lips. He had just kissed Allen.
It wasn't any normal either, it was a deep kiss, with passion. He felt hands on his legs, travelling up, under his shirt. Small cold hands wrapping around him for a hug.
He turned around to look whoever was giving him a hug, noticing it was Alma. Inside he really had hoped it would have been Allen. Wait what? Why Allen?!

Kanda pressed his hands on his face, rubbing his eyes.

"Welcome back" Alma murmured, pressing his head against Kandas back.

Kanda reviled his face under his hands and patted Almas head, giving off a small smile.

"I'm back" Kanda smiled.

Kanda lied down on the bed and hugged Alma. Whispering a small sorry. Alma gave off a confused look, but Kanda didn't see that because Alma was hiding his face now pressing it against Kandas chest.
What the hell was Kanda talking about? His job? He hasn't been active in the patrol duty, not taking night shifts, was there something wrong with taking night shifts? Or was it that he almost never listened to Alma anymore.

The rain had stopped and there lied a small amount of snow, resting on the ground. Children screamed happily, families coming out of their houses after weeks. Everyone started sharing food, so they would survive the cold winter that was just around the corner. With the fields ruined there wasn't much food after the heavy rain.

At night, Kanda would usually sneak out and walk into the forest to meet Allen in secret. This had gone for weeks. Kanda didn't know why or how it had happened, but slowly he had grown feelings towards the white haired boy. He had fought himself mentally telling himself that he wasn't gay. But thinking at Alma, he would be screwed anyway and it was either Alma or Allen. But he had made out with Allen, but he was completely unaware of Kandas feelings. Then again, he had kissed Alma and even slept in the same bed ever sense they were kids. But he had the feeling that he only thought Alma as his brother, and came to the conclusion that he was in fact in love with Allen.

Kanda ripping small amount of hair from time to time, arguing that this secret meeting-relationship, couldn't go on forever. He entered the forest, and walked down the path, noticing that Allen wasn't sitting waiting for him. Maybe he was late. He decided to wait for him and sat down on the cold snowy ground.
He closed his eyes and hugged his legs to keep his body warm.

Rustles, small voices. Kanda opened his eyes, did he hear something?
They sound like small screams, like someone was scratching his nails on a glass wall.
Did something happen to Allen? Immediately standing up and facing where the noise came from. The lake.
Rushing forward, ripping and pushing bushes to the sides to come faster forward, hoping that something didn't happen.

He came to the lake. There stood Allen, his sleeves were ripped, reviling his ugly melting arm. His scar was glowing, bright blood red. In front of him sat a girl, the closer you took a look, the uglier the girls face became. It was miss-formed, like the mouth was ripped off, reviling sharp teeth underneath her ripped lips. Her hands on the ground, they looked like knifes, they were not human like at all.

"Akuma" Kanda thought, trying to stay low so they wouldn't notice him.

Allen talked to the girl, patting her head, telling her something that Kanda didn't hear.
The girl started talking, Kanda only heard screams, the high scratching sound. Irritating sound, feeling like his hearing was dying, like he was going deaf. Giving off small screams, he shouldn't have. The girl and Allen noticed him. The girl ready for attack, sprinting down towards him, waiting that her hands would finally hit flesh. Waiting that the blood would gush out, painting her face with it. But only being stopped by Allen who screamed at her.

"He's ok, he's my friend" And so the girl stopped.

Kanda hiding his head, and looked at the girl who just stopped. Her voice screamed again, Kanda switched to cover his ears. But soon, the girl disappeared.

Allen ran down, and stopped right in front of Kanda, giving small huffs.
Oh right, Allens only friends were the monsters, they won't kill him. Kanda lifted his gaze to look at Allens face. The scar had stopped glowing.

"How the hell could you even tolerate the screaming just now" Kanda almost shouted with fear. Yes fear, he was scared of what just happened, he felt so defenseless.

"Because it seems like I understand them somehow" Allen huffed, pausing a couple of times while he was talking.

After getting Kanda calm down, they climbed up the cliff again. Sitting down next to each other.
Allens face turned red, remembering what happened on this very cliff. Neah had only laughed at him when he had woken up later that day. Allen turned this gaze to look at Kanda who was sitting next to him, he seemed comfortable and seemed like nothing had happened back then. In reality, Kanda was killing himself in his mind, trying to stop himself from blushing.

"So, you told me that you lived with someone called Alma?" Allen interrupted Kandas thoughts.

Kanda scratched his head, forming some sentences in his mind "Yea, ever sense we were kids. He's disabled so, he needs me."

Allen just nodded. "Great to have a real family huh" he murmured.

For Allens luck, Kanda didn't seem to hear what Allen said. But he did.

"So, I'm more interested in your past… The old man didn't tell me much back then" Kanda said, looking down at the lake. Ice had started forming around the lake.

"They threw me out when I turned 4, that's what Neah told me. He took care of me, and always has through these years. I don't know much about these scars or why my hair is white… but it doesn't matter."

"Allen, I'm sorry" Kanda said, and patted Allens head.

"What the he-" Allen was just about to say, but Kanda interrupted him "I think I love you".

Allens jaw dropped, what?

"Um… u… I" Allen studdered.

Kanda just giving him a breave smile "You don't need to anwser me right now, but someday soon. I'll be waiting"

The night went through silently with small hugs and small conversations.

"Kanda, it's finally arriving today!" Alma shout out loud.

"What is arriving this day" Kanda muttured, rubbing his eyes and ran his fingers through his bedhead.

"Komui fixed me a wheelchair! I'm finally able to go out!" Alma laughed clapping his hands together.

"But you never listen to me anymore do you" Alma pouted "I told you many times about this"

To Kanda, this was the first time he heard about this, but he played a composed look "I'm glad to hear that" he gave Alma a small smile, ruffing his hair.

Later Komui and Lenalee really came, draggind a small wheelchair with them. We carefully sat Alma down. Alma was so happy and excited so he was shaking his hands up and down, almost making him fall down from his wheelchair. After learning how to get forward, turn back and to the sides without someone standing behind the chair pushing, they decided to go and take a stroll outside the village.

They walked down to the market, and Alma got greeted by the villagers, stopping in front of them and talked for minutes, basically saying "How are you", "It's great to see you", "I'm happy for you".

A hooded figure, was walking down the street and noticed Kanda. Waving at him. Kanda noticed this and walked over.

"What are you doing here, why didn't you at least dye your hair?" Kanda hissed
He was wearing a hooded cap, hiding his hair. But he had his eye patch on, and the bandages hiding the half of his face.

"I came to tell you my answer." He smiled.

Alma noticed Kanda talking to a hooded figure. Kanda seemed happy. Was this person the reason Kanda wasn't at home anymore? Was this the person who ripped his Kanda way from him?
Alma smiled, excusing himself from the crowd in front of him, pushing the wheels forward towards Kanda. Komui and Lenalee noticed Almas actions and followed him.

Alma stopped next to Kanda.

"I came to tell you my anwser" the hooded person said. It was a boy, Alma noted.

The hooded person noticed Alma and kneeled in front of Alma.

"This is Alma, the one I'm living with" Kanda said, still surprised that Alma was next to him.

"Hello" the hooded person waved.

Alma didn't answer, before anyone could react, Alma ripped the hooded boys hood. Reviling white hair.
And by mistake his fingers ripped the bandages off the persons face, reviling an scar on his face.
The boy looked shocked, trying to put his hood back on, but the hood was ripped, so it couldn't be put back on.

"The cursed one" Alma shouted, everyone now turning towards noticing Allen.

Komui muttering to himself "So it was true, the scar"

Komuis face turned from the happy to the disgusted saying out loud so everyone head "The scar of the witch"

Everyone now gasping, some pushed him down to the ground, pressing his leg on the boys back, pressing him down to the cold ground. The boy hissed in pain.
Komui patted Almas head telling him he did a good job, reviling the cursed/ witch.
Lenalee only covering her mouth with her hands, she couldn't belive it.
The boy only giving her a sad smile, she just turned away. Alma wondered why.

But the villagers lifted the boys body, holding him up. He didn't try to hit anyone, he just was there, like he accepted his fate.

"Serves you right bitch. Kandas mine" Alma pointed his tongue at the boy. Looking at Kanda, he did a good job, now Kanda would price him. Kanda only looked at the boy with a shocked face, he didn't say anything.
But why was Kanda even talking to the cursed?

Now turning his gaze towards the boy who hissed in pain when someone kicked his back.

"Why were you talking to Kanda" Alma questioned. Everyone now turning towards Kanda, had Kanda betrayed them?

"The witch will come, the witch will take, the witch will leave." The boy said, giving now off a creepy smile.
His skin turning light cray, his forehead being ripped by small non-existing cuts, forming black stigmata.

The boys smile got creepier "The witch came, and the witch took"

"Neah" Kanda muttered.

"Bingo" The boy smiled.

What the hell? "What did the witch take" Komui shouted.

"A beating heart" the Neah person smiled.

Crowd now looking disgusted at the boy. The boys skin soon turned back to its pale color. And the boys head fell down, facing the ground. No response was given, he fainted.

The crowd took the boy away. Kanda was trying to go after them, but Komui stopped him telling him that he would run into more trouble if he did that. It was best for him to identify who the boy really was.

Kanda just looked disappointed. You could see that he was heartbroken.
Alma and Kanda went home. Alma was enjoying this, he was excited, he got the cursed one.

"Aren't you going to price me" Alma smiled.

Kanda just looked at him, staying silent and closed the front door where they just got in. And turned around, and walked in to the bathroom.

Alma bit his thumb nail. "Kanda is mine, not yours bitch."

The witch came, the witch took.

The crack had widened in the hourglass, now fully cracking.
The silhouette falling outside, taking the last sand into his fist.
He was going down for a fall.

Muhaha… haha *starts to cough* Ehem…
Yea…. Hehe. That happened.