Author Note: I know everyone has been asking to speed up the Mpreg, and this should be the last chapter before time-lapsing.

Me: Kanda, will you do the honors?

Kanda: Che, Crowsnight doesn't own DGM or the characters, only the plot.

Me: Thank you, and on to Chapter 12!

Situation

Chapter 12: Double Date Part 2

"Pathetic!" Kanda accused as I huddle on the bed, backing away from Mugen. The katana pricked the skin over my heart, starting a trickle of blood. I scream, "Kanda, no! Please no!"

"Allen!" I feel myself being jerked, and my eyes open to meet the gaze of a frantic samurai. I exhale deeply, "Sorry, just a nightmare."

"I figured that much," he replied as he held me. We settled with my face in his chest. When I was little, Mana would always sing a lullaby to me if I had a nightmare. I knew it was too much to hope for, but I still ask, "Kanda, will you sing me a lullaby?"

He froze for a second before tightening his grip somewhat. I wonder if he even knew a peaceful song considering he probably never had nightmares as a kid, or never acknowledged them. He replies, "Okay, but I'm not a good singer."

I nuzzle closer to him in response, not caring if he could sing or not. I just wanted something to help me go to sleep. He took a breath and began, "Sleep, Sugar, let your dreams flood in, like waves of sweet fire, you're safe within. Sleep, Sweetie, let your floods come rushing in, and carry you over, to a new morning."

He repeated the melody until I was asleep, not stopping once.

Oo_oO_Oo_oO

My eyes flicker open, sunlight hurting my eyes. The bed was empty other than my body, and I sat up, looking for my missing boyfriend. It didn't take long to realize he was training, because Mugen was gone.

Standing from the bed, I walk to the bathroom. I take a pill quickly and drink a little before turning on the shower. After stripping, using my Proactive, and remembering to shut the door, I click on my iPod and step into the tub. The song playing was "Dear Agony" by Breaking Benjamin, and it didn't help with the nightmare last night. I thought I had finally rid myself of the horribly surreal things.

I duck my head under the water, soaking it before shampooing. While I was lathering, my iPod stopped and changed songs. This wasn't abnormal, because it did that from time to time, but the song it went to was "Applause" by Lady Gaga. I didn't have any Lady Gaga on my iPod….

As soon as it came, the iPod switched to another Breaking Benjamin song. The iPod didn't do anything else weird, but I went through the songs later and confirmed there was no Lady Gaga. I brush it off as a hallucination, pulling on my clean clothes.

By the time I left the bathroom, it was ten o'clock. Kanda still wasn't back, probably trying to hide from going shopping with Lenalee. Not on my watch he wasn't.

I head out the door, setting out on a search for the surely bluenette. The cafeteria was empty other than a couple finders, and the only other place to look was the training room. I guess it should have been my first stop, but I had to eat something!

I turn the corner into the training area, finding Kanda with his back to me and holding Mugen in one hand. I was tempted to watch him the rest of the morning, but he had to take a shower and put on a shirt.

I call, "Hey, Hot Shot!" He turns around quickly at the sound of my voice and wipes his forehead with the back of his hand. I dash to his side, giving him a peck on the cheek, "You weren't trying to get out of going shopping with Lenalee, were you, Kandy?"

He rolls his eyes, "No, but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it."

I begin pulling him towards our room, "And what are you happy about?"

He doesn't have to think about the answer, "You and the 'treat' you promised."

I smile as he pushes open the door to our room, and I go sit on the bed. He moves toward me, but I say, "Nope, not until you shower and are ready to go."

He groans, but finds something to wear in his dresser before going into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. I lay back on the bed, staring up towards the top bunk. I wonder what Lenalee will pick for him to wear. I already knew I would be getting a suit and tie for Lavi, since it would look good on him. I mentally gave myself a reminder not to say that to Kanda. He hated Lavi enough. He didn't need to think that I thought he was hot.

I put in my ear buds and click on my iPod, waiting for Kanda while listening to Three Days Grace. And now you're dead inside, still you wonder why. When you're on the edge and falling off, it's all over for you, for you.

I don't think my music choices ever helped with my problems any, but I still escaped to the world of music in most of my worst moments. Thirty minutes later, Kanda exited the bathroom wearing the same thing as last night only the shirt was black and the jeans were worn-out, a hole ripped over one of his knees. He was running a brush through his hair, and I pulled out the ear buds, standing. After stealing the brush, I bring it through the long, luscious locks of hair.

I say, "Good, now we can go on and eat before leaving." I finish with the ribbons and place the brush on his dresser. He was not happy with the events about to take place, but after putting his hair up into its normal ponytail, he led the way out the door. As we walk to the cafeteria, I ask, "Do you want to make me happy that much?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked. I twine my fingers with his and smile, "Well, you do nearly anything I ask you to, even if it requires some convincing, and you're about to go shopping with my best friend to get something elegant to wear."

"Then yes, I want to make you happy that much," he replies. It's eleven-thirty by the time we sit down to eat. After I've finished my ten plates of food, I sit and wait for Kanda to eat his soba. Once he's finished, he asks, "What am I going to be wearing?"

I shake my head, "I know as much as you do. Lenalee's not told me anything."

"Then what are you wearing?" he asked. I can tell he was nervous, even if he hid it really well. He was acting like he was the night we first did anything and was terrified of hurting me. I say, "I'm not telling. You'll have to wait until tonight."

He sighs as Lavi and Lenalee enter the cafeteria. I stand, give Kanda a kiss, and walk over to the rabbit. As I do this, Lenalee snags Kanda and begins to pull him towards the door, "I call Kohl's!"

I growl, "Fine, I take J.C. Penny's. Come on, Lavi." I start pulling him in the same direction and he follows in silence.

It was a long awkward walk to the store, but once we finally get there, I go straight to the suits. I dig through the four-piece combos as Lavi says, "You really think a suit looks good on me?"

I nod and pull out something about his size, pushing him towards the dressing rooms, "Remember, I picked out Lenalee's dress. That means I know enough about clothes."

"You picked out her dress?!" he asked in astonishment from the other side of the door. I grumble, "Yes, I'm that gay."

"I-I didn't mean it like that, Allen. I don't care if you're gay or not. I just didn't know that you were good with clothes," he explains. I knew he meant it, and it didn't bother me, since Kanda gets to be the guy of the relationship. To me, gay means different, and that isn't anything new in my life.

"Yeah, okay, just hurry up," I command. I didn't want to be here all day, because I had to find the place we were going to eat at. Granted, I was eating before hand, too, but nobody else was.

Lavi steps out of the dressing room in black dress pants, an overcoat, and tie, and a white button up underneath. I smile, "Perfect. Now, take it off and we can look for accessories."

He groans, and goes back into the dressing room. I wandered back out into the aisles and waited for the rabbit. After he returned in his normal jeans and t-shirt and holding the suit, I begin to pull him towards the hair accessories. Before he could object, I snatch his bandana away. "Hey!" he says, trying to get it back, but I stick it in my pocket. He stops, knowing if he put his hand in my pocket and Kanda found out, the bandana wouldn't even make it to his casket.

I think I liked him better without the bandana and say, "I'm keeping it until after dinner."

He opens his mouth to object, but I interrupt, "There's a ninety-nine percent chance that Kanda's hair tie will be confiscated, too. Besides, Lenalee likes your hair out of it."

The last statement quieted him instantly. Maybe I should lie half the time to keep his mouth shut. The intercom came on then, "Attention shoppers, it is now one o'clock. This means I will serenade you as you sho-"

A loud crashing sound is heard before a women runs out of the store being chased by an old lady with a rolled up newspaper. The old lady yelled, "I'll show you to sing Madonna in the middle of my store!"

Lavi and I glance at each other before returning to our shopping. I decide to make him wear a gold earring instead of the silver one. Then, we have to walk around town for a good hour before deciding to go to Red Lobster. This made me very happy because I could get the endless shrimp. Yay for endless food specials!

Oo_oO_Oo_oO

I walk into Kanda and I's room to find my boyfriend already there. He was laying face down on the bed and as I stood next to the bed, I ask, "How'd shopping go?"

He grumbles something into the pillow that I couldn't make out and say, "Pretty bad, huh?"

We had an hour before we needed to meet Lenalee and the rabbit, but we needed to get ready in a half hour. I sit next to him and ask, "Are you going to wear your hair down?"

He raised up his head enough so I could tell what he said, "Yes."

I smile and kiss the nape of his neck. It took the extra thirty minutes we had just to get Kanda to stand from the bed and take out his clothes. Maybe I will have to imagine Kanda in a suit. I say, "Go put it on! I wanna see!"

He groans and curses Lenalee under his breath, but takes the clothing into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. I wonder what she was thinking, putting the poor samurai in a suit, but as Kanda exits the bathroom a few minutes later, I understand completely. He looked like a rebel gentleman or something. I can't explain the look it gave him very well, but it was the same thing as Lavi's only it had a bowtie. His hair was unleashed and hanging over his shoulders. He said, "Lenalee told me you'd want to change something about it."

I nod, pulling the bowtie loose and undoing the first two buttons. It looked much more like him now, his chest showing slightly and the bow ribbon hanging on both sides. He seemed to like it better that way, but he said nothing. Kanda said, "Okay, what do you think?"

I smile, "I absolutely love it! Lenalee did such a good job!" He rolls his eyes and replies, "Great, now put on yours."

I pulled out my dress pants, white shirt, and skull earring, and slip into the bathroom. It doesn't take long for me to change and switch earrings. I open the door and immediately Kanda's eyes are glued to me. Self-consciously, I stare at the floor, and don't realize that he's stood until his hand undoes the first button of my shirt. I glance at him through my hair, "Do you like it?"

He smiles genuinely, "Yes, you look adorable."

I beam up at him and throw my arms around his neck, taking him off guard slightly. Once he has a firm hold on me, he picks me up and spins me around a few times, making me laugh. When did I say Kanda wasn't romantic?

He sets me back down on the ground, and I ask, "Why don't you do that more often?"

He smirks, "It would ruin my reputation. I can be romantic when I want to be though."

I drag him towards the door, "Well, you need to be romantic tonight then." We walk to the cafeteria and he asks, "Where are we going to eat?"

"Red Lobster, they have endless shrimp," I reply. He nods, "It's a good thing I like shrimp then."

I look at him with a confused expression, "You like shrimp?"

"Not as much as soba, but it's okay," he says. Kanda surprises me more and more every day. We sit in the cafeteria and wait for the rabbit and Lenalee. It doesn't take long for them to get there and Kanda looks them both up and down, "You guys look…different."

Lenalee replies, "Same to you. I see Allen approved of the outfit."

I nod, "Yep, it looks great. Did you like Lavi's?"

She giggles, "You never cease to amaze me. I never could have picked this dress or Lavi's suit."

Kanda glances at me, "You picked out her dress?"

"I already had this conversation with him," Lavi answered. "Pretty cool, huh?"

Kanda remains silent, but follows us out into town. After we were walking the streets, the bluenette pulled me back from Lenalee and the Usagi's conversation. He says, "I never knew you were good with picking out clothes."

I reply, "Well, I'll tell you the same thing I told Lavi. Yes, I'm that gay."

He shakes his head, "I didn't mean it in a bad way. I'm…" he pauses, trying to say "I'm gay, too", but can't. Instead, he continues, "It just surprised me, that's all."

I smile, "I guess I'm good at that then."

He gives me a quick kiss on my forehead before I pull him to walk with the rest of us. I know he doesn't like being around Lavi and Lenalee very much, but he can at least walk with us.

We get to Red Lobster a few minutes later, and as we walk in, Kanda holds my hand. I smile, happier than ever that he made the first move. It doesn't take longer than ten minutes for us to sit and I'm very happy to be seated in a booth. We order our drinks, Lenalee and Kanda get water, I order Sprite, and Lavi wants a Dr. Pepper.

Lavi and Lenalee start talking about the different shrimp on the menu and I move closer to Kanda. Luckily for me, I was on the outside, and he knew that after moving away a couple times, he'll have nowhere to go. He slid an arm around my waist discreetly as I grin.

The first order comes in, though I have eaten it in less than a minute, and even though they're not supposed to, the waitress starts taking my orders three at a time instead of one. Lavi asks, "Next time we go somewhere, can we go to a water park?"

I freeze, not saying a word. Lenalee says, "Yeah, that'd be fun!"

"It's winter, if you haven't noticed," Kanda said, his grip around my waist tightening.

"Wilderness Lodge, duh!" Lavi replied. "We can go spend the night and have access to the indoor water park."

Kanda had obviously run out of objections, and I could feel his heartbeat pick up. I say, "You guys can go, but I'm not that into water parks. I'd rather stay at home."

"Okay, if you say so," Lenalee said.

After about nine more rounds of shrimp for me, two slices of chocolate cake were served. Lenalee and the rabbit split theirs, but Kanda doesn't like sweets so I had to eat ours myself mostly except for his three tiny bites. I hear Lenalee giggle and I look up as she says, "Allen, you have a little," she gestures to the corner of her mouth.

"I got it," Kanda volunteers just before he runs his tongue over the corner of my mouth. I blush furiously and glance at my boyfriend. He was smirking like I knew he would be, and I finish the rest of the cake in a few quick bites. Lavi had a bloody napkin to his nose and Lenalee was squealing like the yaoi addict she was. I run my hand over the area, wanting to get the feel of Kanda's tongue off my skin until later.

Oo_oO_Oo_oO

"You scare me sometimes, you know that?" Kanda said to my head as we lay in bed together a few hours later. I shake my head, "Why?"

He sighs, "You can lie so well."

I whimper, "It helps in certain situations." I nuzzle closer to his bare chest, Moonlight Mist filling my nostrils. He says nothing the rest of the night, and I slowly fall into a deep slumber.

Author Note: Next chapter will be a month later. Sleep- Poets of the Fall. It's All Over- Three Days Grace. Please, Please, PLEASE R/R!