Acquiescence

Disclaimer: Hoshino-sensei owns the manga series and anime…unfortunately I don't…

Warnings: OOCness, language, violence, blood, tons of possible typos.

A/N: OMG you all! Thank you for the reviews! Ah I just feel good knowing that people are actually reading and loving my stories! Because of that – muse or no muse – I am writing this chapter! This is dedicated to all you lovely reviewers out there! Luvies ya'll! beta'd by dancing-with-the-devil 1995!

Enjoy!

Chapter 7 – Misery Business

Pale gray eyes locked on the gun in his hands and then to his target before him. He had to kill her, he must kill her…but he couldn't. There was no way he could.

"Allen, kill that traitor," the man before him coaxed, his strong voice was firm and demanding. "Kill her or suffer the consequences."

Allen trembled at the threat in the man's voice. The last time he helped a traitor escaped his left hand was almost completely burnt off, and though it happened six months ago the pain was still there. But she wasn't just any other traitor, she was–

"Allen!" the man barked.

The trembling increased and he dropped the gun and backed away. He couldn't do it, there was no way he could kill her. He would endure any punishment the Earl had for him, he would gladly surrender to that fate but he would not kill his–

*Bang*

The sound brought Allen back to reality. His eyes widened as he stared into similar gray eyes that were slowly losing life. The eyes held regret and sadness and he couldn't bear looking into them anymore. Tears flowed from his eyes when he realized that she was shot in the head. That she was going to die.

"Robin!"

Silvery eyes snapped open. Allen groaned and sat up in his bed, holding his head in his hands.

"Fuck, why the hell did I have that dream?" he cursed as he got out of bed. "I haven't had that dream in years."

The room he was in was completed decorated in white. No other colour could be found in the room. It was as if Allen had a sort of strong like for the tint. He walked over to the door that led to his bathroom. It was almost eight and he had to get ready. 'The past should stay the past. I am only looking towards the future.'

"Ah I wonder if Kanda will awake today."

Kanda's fingers twitched as his body regained consciousness. The activities of the night before weighed heavily on his body and he felt paralyzed for a second before mobility returned to his limbs. He sat up and kicked the sheets off to reveal his clothed torso. A curse passed his lips when he realized that he was fully clothed in night attire. He knew there was no way Allen would do the 'clean up' work, so it must have been one of his maids. The one thing Kanda hated more than anything was having someone he didn't know touch his body.

"Shitty asshole," he muttered to himself as he stood on his feet. His eyes roamed over the room and he saw that he was in the room that was assigned as his. "So we fuck in a different room and then sleep in our own rooms, ch' what a fucking hassle."

Even though Kanda said that; he didn't mind it. He didn't want to wake up daily to the bastard's face. Having him fuck him was torture enough. Another curse passed his lips, fuck he was so damned weak. He couldn't believe what the bastard did to him last night and what more he couldn't believe was that a part of him, actually, sort of…liked it?

"No way," his body shivered and his mind went blank. "No way, no way, no fucking way!"

He couldn't believe what was happening. Was his body getting used to it? That couldn't be, but why the fuck did he get hard?

"He did something to me," he tried to rationalize the situation. It wasn't his fault, it was the bastard's. He did something to his body to make him submit to the pain. "Shit, this is so fucking messed up!"

He sent his right fist across the closest solid surface, which happened to be the wall. There was a slight crack and his knuckles bled. Somehow instead of him grunting in pain; he gave a low moan as the sensation traveled straight to his groin. His eyes widened in disbelief and he pounded his fists over and over on the rock-hard wall. He felt disgusted with himself but he refused to touch his steadily erect cock.

"I hate you," he growled and his eyes stung with tears of shame. "I fucking hate you!"

He tensed then came.

"Morning Allen~!" Road's cheery voice echoed in the dining room. She wore a crisp uniform of an elite private school. It consisted of a long sleeve button-up white shirt and a gray vest, with a black tie that had two red stripes at the base around her neck. To top it off she wore a short black pleated skirt and a black blazer, along with tight length black and purple socks and a pair of black-heeled shoes.

Allen nodded to her in acknowledgement and took his seat around the table. They were the only ones there until Wisely sauntered in.

"Ah morning Allen, Road," Wisely yarned.

"Morning!" Road chirped.

"Morning. Been up all night?" Allen asked half interested.

Wisely nodded and took a seat. "I'm working on a new drug. It's finished now so all that's left is to have it tested." He took a bite of his toast and gave Allen a grin. "Ne Allen, can I have your pet as a test subject? I'd like to see his tolerance for drugs."

Allen gave him a grin of his own. "If you don't want to die then I suggest you never bring that up again."

Wisely shrugged despite the serious tone Allen used. "Sure, sure. So does that mean you won't want any more of my 'items'?"

Allen considered it for a while then he too shrugged. "I'll still take the usual. I want to use them on Kanda." He wouldn't let others use untested drugs on Kanda but that didn't mean he wouldn't use the tested ones on him.

Just then the twins ran in. They wore the male version of the uniform Road wore. But instead of a black skirt they wore a pair of black pants and they didn't wear their vests. Debitto had his shirt open showing off his black 'Anarchy' shirt and Jasdero had his open showing off his chest, as usual.

"G'morning!" both yelled as they took their seats.

A plate of bacon, eggs, toast and a stack of pancakes were placed before them, which they eagerly devoured.

"Tch, slow down you pigs," Wisely snorted in disgust.

The twins were about to retort when Tyki's voice stopped them. He walked in with Lavi in tow.

"Oi no fighting at breakfast," he scolded as he took his seat. "This is a fine morning, let's start it off in a good way shall we?"

The twins pouted then returned to their meal. Lavi took his seat beside Tyki and gave his usual good morning greetings. They all ate in silence before the twins shattered it.

"Hey, hey, where's the new guy?" Debitto asked. He seemed really interested in Kanda's whereabouts. "He was pretty feisty; I want to test his skills."

"Yeah! He seemed really skilled hii!" Jasdero added, as it seemed they were both thinking the same thing.

All eyes were on Allen who was silently eating his meal. He paused and wiped any excess crumbs on lips. From the look in his eyes, everyone could tell that he had a very good night, which meant Kanda may be dead or he was in too much pain to move. Either way it meant that Kanda was in a pretty bad shape.

"Boss…is Yuu alright?" Lavi asked hesitantly, worry completely etched in his entire features.

"I'm fine baka usagi," Kanda's voice replied. He walked into the dining room looking just as he looked yesterday, unblemished and beautiful.

Everyone was still surprised to see him fully healed, but it was something that they would eventually get used to. Kanda wore his standard school uniform, which was a long sleeved button-up white shirt that was opened; it revealed the black marina he wore underneath. The dark blue pants – which were a part of his uniform – were tighter than usual and so was his dark blue blazer. To top it off he wore an array of pant chains and wrists bands. The choker/collar matched well, giving him a sort of 'bad boy' look. All in all he looked freaking hot.

"Yuu, should you be up now? Are you sure you're alright?" Lavi's worry was insistent. He was about to get up out of his chair to run towards Kanda but the glare Kanda sent him made his remain in his seat.

"Stop nagging so much," Kanda snorted. "I'm fine damn it. It'll take more than that to hurt me."

Allen chuckled. "I'll keep that in mind," he raised his left hand towards Kanda. "Come here."

Kanda felt a strong pull from Allen's words but he fought against it. There was no way he was going to be obedient to that bastard. He refused to let his body become anymore used to him. Instead of walking to him; he walked towards the empty seat beside him and sat down.

Allen retracted his hand. "Ah that's not nice Kanda," a smirk crossed his lips. "You're supposed to say 'good morning master' with that cute voice of yours."

Kanda growled. He was trying real hard to keep his anger in, but it seemed that damned Allen Walker wanted him fucking riled up. "The day I say that to you is the day I consent to being your fuck toy, and since that day is never going to come, fuck you."

The next thing he knew, Allen held his chin in his grasps. Allen's face was dangerously close to his and Kanda cursed his damn heart for beating so loudly. He hoped Allen didn't hear it but by the size of the smirk on his face, he knew he did.

"Such a lovely sound," Allen purred and he tipped Kanda's head up. The lips before him looked kissable by the second. "You're so adorable, Kanda."

"Shuddup!" Kanda growled as he fought viciously against blushing and failed.

Allen wasted no more time. He wanted to taste those lovely lips, badly. The urge was too strong and before his mind could catch up to his actions, he was already kissing Kanda. The kiss was just as he expected it to be, bitter-sweet. Kanda was unresponsive and that made Allen a bit annoyed. With his free hand he reached into his pocket and took out the remote to Kanda's collar.

When Kanda felt a jolt of electricity running through his body he gave a low purr. Allen took it as an opportunity to slip his tongue into Kanda's mouth, loving the wet warm feeling. He almost gave a startled gasp when he felt Kanda's tongue playing along with his but he controlled his surprise. 'This is quite unexpected.' But though it was; who was he to deny such eager lips?

They nipped and suck on each other's tongue, without any regard for who was watching them. Kanda seemed like a completely different person. The shock waves continued to rack his body and his eyes appeared almost soulless.

Allen leaned forward and Kanda pushed forward meeting his lips. They fought for domination but Allen easily won. Their mixed saliva dribbled down Kanda's chin and he gave a low moan at the feeling. The kiss turned messy and both were practically devouring each other's lips. Allen pulled back and was positively amused when Kanda trailed after him, with his tanned eyes blank and hazed over with lust. He placed a couple of chaste kiss on his lips and pressed the off button on the remote.

Kanda blinked when the stinging shocks of electricity ceased. His eyes widened in horror when he realized that he was making out with the bastard willingly. He felt like he wanted to puke and with the way Allen looked at him he wanted to do it right away. 'Fuck, what the hell has gotten into me!' He pulled away from Allen's grasps and swiped at his mouth furiously, ignoring all the eyes that were on him.

"Fucking bastard…" he growled as he got up. If looks could kill Allen would have been dead and hacked to tiny pieces by the look Kanda gave him. It was one of pure hatred and disdain. He turned to run off but a hand on his stopped him in his tracks.

Allen smiled at him. "Have a nice day," his voice sounded charming to Kanda's ears and Kanda wanted to stab his own brains out for thinking that. "When you get back we'll start on your training."

The minute Allen released him Kanda ran off. Allen watched in amusement as Kanda disappeared out the door. A content smile remained on his face. "Lavi, drive Kanda to school."

Lavi nodded and excused himself.

"Wow, did that just happen?" Tyki whistled hotly. "I need to know what you did to tame that little kitten Allen."

"Yes do tell," Wisely chirped. "Last night he hated your guts and today he's practically devouring your lips? I must know the reason for his change."

"Yeah!" the twins and Road added.

Allen chuckled. "I didn't do much," he shrugged. "He just responds well to pain."

Lavi paused for a second but then he hurried out to catch up to Kanda.

'What in fucks name is happening to me?' Kanda leaned against the closed front door. He couldn't believe what he just did; he didn't understand why he did what he did. Why did he kiss that bastard back? It made no sense, he hated him didn't he? Didn't he? 'Of course I fucking hate him. I hate him. I hate him. I fucking hate him!' But somehow he felt as if a part of him didn't believe what he was saying.

"Yuu?"

Weary russet eyes blinked open. He looked before him seeing Lavi's worried expression. 'Why did I feel disappointed?' He was convinced that he was getting weird.

"I'm getting weird," he voiced out loud. "What the fuck is up with me?"

Lavi gave a sad sigh. "I don't know," he confessed. "But what ever it is I'm sure it will pass. Come on I'll take you to school."

Kanda nodded and followed him. He didn't want to think about it anymore. He would just get it off his mind when he reached school. At least now he could see Lenalee again.

The ride to school was long and quiet. Kanda said nothing and Lavi had to keep his mouth shut so that he wouldn't anger Kanda. Nothing about what happened in the morning was mentioned and it was best to keep it that way. He pulled up at the school gate and was surprised when he saw that the school seemed to have beefed up the security. The guards standing watch were even equipped with guns.

"Eh? Something happened here?" Lavi asked as he parked in front of the gate.

"The bastard," was all Kanda replied before he grabbed up his book bag and opened the door, stepping out of the car. He blinked as he adjusted his eyes to the glare of the sun.

Lavi understood what Kanda meant. Allen must have came for him at school and caused a scene. 'That's boss for you.' Allen wasn't one for subtlety. Whatever he wanted he went after it and if anyone got in his way then he would blow their brains out.

"Ah Yuu!" he called out. Kanda turned back to face him and he cringed at the glare that was directed at him. "Uh, um I don't know if I'll pick you up later but I'll give you a call if I will be." He took up a brand new black Iphone out of the glove compartment and tossed it to Kanda, who caught it without much effort. "That's for you. I guess I'll see you later okay."

Kanda looked at the phone in his hand and then back at Lavi. He nodded and then walked off. Lavi took that as an indication that Kanda got it. He revved his engine and drove off. After all he still had to go to work. 'I should start my investigation on the Lotus project and the boss's past.'

There were some things that he needed to find out and he wouldn't rest until he uncovered the whole story.

The school bell rang indicating the start of classes. Eager deep amethyst eyes dulled at the sound. She was so concerned, that the anxiety felt like it was eating her alive. Her hands trembled viciously and she had the urge to throw up. The only reason she begged her brother to let her come to school was to see if Kanda would show up. He wouldn't answer his phone and after what happened the last time she saw him she was beyond worried.

'He's fine,' she tried to convince herself. 'He will be fine. I'm sure he is.'

"Hey did you hear about what happened to Kanda?"

Her ears twitched when she hear the faint whisper. It was already to the point where rumors of Kanda's disappearance ran wild throughout the school. Almost everyone was there when Kanda was 'abducted', so of course they would start spreading rumors.

"I heard he owed money and they came for him," one boy whispered.

"Eh? That's not what I heard," another boy protested. "I heard that He was that white haired guy's pet and he ran away."

"Oh so they came after him huh?" another boy joined in. "That makes sense. I bet he's dead now."

"Yeah," the others agreed without so much of a second thought.

A loud thump snapped everyone's attention to the desk at the back of the room. The dark purple eyes that glared at them were glossy with unshed tears.

"Kanda is not dead," Lenalee growled in a low voice. She tried her best to keep her tears in check. "So shut the hell up."

The ones who were whispering before clamped their mouth shut and turned away. They knew how much Kanda meant to Lenalee. They didn't care much for Kanda because of his attitude towards them but they didn't want to upset Lenalee. Lenalee was someone they look up to and adored and they didn't want to make her sad.

Everyone returned to what they were doing, all whispers of Kanda's unfortunate fate ceased. Lenalee rested her head on the table to hide her falling tears. She couldn't keep up the façade any longer. 'Calm down,' she urged herself. 'Calm down and breathe.'

The door to the classroom opened and everyone settled down for their teacher, but instead of them being quiet loud whispers ripped through the air. Lenalee ignored everything around her; she didn't want to think about anything anymore. 'Shut up!'

"Oi Lenalee, why are you crying?"

Lenalee felt as if her heart had stopped. That familiar voice echoed over in her mind and she raised her head. Tears of relief flowed from her eyes in gallons.

"Kanda?"

"What's with that look? I thought you'd be happy to see me," Kanda gave her one of his rare smiles and it melted her heart.

"Kanda!" she yelled as she threw herself in his arms. "I knew it, you're fine. I'm so glad."

Kanda hugged her back and then patted her on her head. "I'm fine so you don't have to worry," his hand settled on the bandage on her cheek. "I won't let you get hurt again."

Lenalee could only nod; she was happy, so very happy. Kanda kept his promise, he came back alright.

The teacher came in afterwards and Kanda asked for both of them to be excused so that he could calm Lenalee down. But Lenalee assured Kanda that she was alright and they settled in for class. She felt so much better now; it was as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Kanda was back and everything would continue on like always. 'He's fine. That's all that matters.'

Allen smirked as he read one of his priority emails, those where the ones he got from certain 'customers.'

"Two murders, time limit is by tomorrow night eh?" he murmured to himself. "Two thirds of the money will be deposited by tonight and the balance after the deed is done." He looked at the picture of their target and whistled. "Hitoryuu Kanzaki is the first target," he clicked the next picture, "and Namitaka Shinjuu is the second. Both are important members of parliament." He smirked. "Oh well it seems someone wants to advance their position."

"Should I inform our contract killers' top assassins?" Tyki asked. He saw the look on Allen's face – rather than hearing his murmurs – and knew it must be a 'murder' job. "Or do you want me to do it?"

Allen shrugged. "If I gave the twins' job to you they will be very annoyed," he replied. "Tell Lavi to inform the twins. I'm sure when they hear they'll head here right away despite school."

Tyki nodded. "Lavi is busy at the moment so I'll deal with it."

"Ah he is?" Allen opened another mail. "He's started now? Well he does have a huge amount to produce within a timed deadline." His gray eyes lingered on the new mail. "Tyki I'll also need you to take care of a few things. A new shipment of stolen merchandise came in; I'll like you to get them all sold."

Tyki smirked. "Of course. It is my specialty after all," he gave a slight nod and turned to exit the room. "I'll have everything done in time for lunch."

"I don't doubt your abilities," his eyes sparkled with an unknown glint. "Oh and Tyki, take out anyone who gets in your way."

The same glint appeared in Tyki's eyes. "I know," he replied then left.

Allen brought his attention back to his computer screen and sighed. He felt bored doing his usual jobs. 'Why am I so eager to see my beloved pet's face?' The only thing that was running through his mind was Kanda. He wanted to see him, touch him, fuck him and it was driving him nuts! When did he become that attached to someone? Before, he never gave a damn about his fuck toys but Kanda was gradually rubbing off on him. It was as if Kanda had snatched what speck of his heart that was left, if there was any to find in the first place.

"Ah the meeting, I almost forgot," he typed a quick message and sent it all to the bosses of the different Mafia families who were apart of his alliance. "I should make it a short one. I'll have to pick up my darling Kanda."

A malicious grin crossed his face when he thought of all the things he planned for their training. One thing was for sure, Kanda would not be leaving bruise free.

"Kanda!" Lenelee's voice was cheerful. "Come on," she insisted, "it's time for lunch, finally!"

As usual Kanda just followed after Lenalee. He really wanted to explain things but at the same time he didn't want to get her involved. That cut on her cheek was his fault, and it was a sort of warning for him. If he got her involved that small cut wouldn't be all she would get.

"Hey Kanda, wait here okay. I'll go order," she hesitated for a while before leaving, as if she turned away for a second Kanda would be gone. That was the reason why she didn't let him go to order their lunch. 'No, that won't happen. He's not going anywhere.' She gathered her wits and ran off to the cashing line. "I'll be right back."

"Yeah," Kanda replied. He decided he wouldn't tell her anything, if she asked he would just make something up. There was no way he would bring her into his mess, Plus it seemed he would be killing sometime soon. When that time came he would turn away from Lenalee completely. He didn't want her to be friends with a murderer. 'She's too innocent to be lumped together in my mess.'

He remembered the things Lavi told him about Allen's Noah Family. About the different areas of crime he was involved in and who topped each sector. Tyki – his right hand man – dealt with dealings in the black market; he got illegal and stolen items sold. Lavi was in charge of counterfeiting and he made all the money that Allen loaned to the unsuspecting customers. He also did the secretary work for Allen's loan shark business.

They had a link in the government in the form of Cyril; he was the Minister of Security and now had the title of Finance added to his belt. He dealt with making sure that all trade routes were safe and that the law didn't meddle in their affairs, he made sure that they turned a blind eye to their family. Wisely was a well known scientist and he headed drug trafficking. He did most of the drug creation himself and oversaw the selling of them. Lulu Bell was in charge of human trafficking and prostitution. She managed all of the Noah Family's brothels and clubs.

The last three members, though they were just teens they did some of the most dangerous jobs. Road was in charge of weapon trafficking. She could take apart a gun and to put it back together again ever since she could walk. That was a natural skill on her part and it led her to being diverse in the different weapons and gun models that the Noah Family used. The twins were their top contract killers. They had a natural affinity to guns and with that they quickly became one of the bests. With their lack of regard for human lives, they were ruthless but efficient when completing their jobs. Both had a one hundred percent success rate.

'With people like them, how could I get Lenalee involved?' he didn't care that he might even join them. That didn't matter to him. All that mattered now was power. When he finally got the power he needed; he would kill the bastard with his own hands. He was looking forward to that, getting stronger and killing him painfully slow. He'd put his all into getting stronger so that he could have that. 'I'll use everything he'll teach me to murder him.'

"Kanda!" Lenalee was back. She placed both trays on the table. "I got your usual."

Kanda nodded in thanks and took his tray. He picked up a few soba noodles with his chopsticks and ate. Lenalee followed suit eating her vegetable fry rice. A calming silence washed over them and it was alright for a while, until Lenalee spoke.

"Cross told me what happened."

Kanda froze. Oh yeah he forgot; he'd have to pay Cross a visit too. For getting him into the situation he was now in, he'd have to thank him properly.

"Hn," Kanda replied as he continued eating. He could feel the air becoming tense between them.

"He told me he had no choice," she continued in a low tone. "That he would kill him, kill me if he didn't hand you over."

'Ah yeah sure, he was trying to 'protect' everyone. That's why he got three billion fucking pounds! The fucking lying asshole,' Kanda thought bitterly.

"You have to believe, Cross did his best to keep you away from him…but he held to much power over him," Lenalee sobbed. "Cross won't give up; he's planning a way to get you back. He promised me."

'His promises are worth shit,' more than ever Kanda felt like slashing Cross's throat with a chipped blade knife.

Lenalee wiped the stubborn tears from her eyes. "Sorry," she apologized. "But you're alright right? They hadn't done anything to you?" she wouldn't tell him that for the days that she didn't hear from him she feared for the worse. Kanda might have been raped of something as sick as that.

Kanda debated whether to tell her the truth or not. If he did he was sure to make her cry again. He would have wanted to clear up her story about Cross too. That Cross wasn't pushed against the corner and threatened to hand him over and that he was sold to the stupid white haired bastard. But he didn't want her to shed anymore tears over him.

"Yeah I'm fine," he replied. "They haven't done anything yet that I can't handle but I can't leave or they'll come after you guys. Don't worry so much I'll be fine. I can take care of myself."

Tears threatened to spill from Lenalees's eyes but she held them in. When she heard Kanda say that 'they haven't done anything yet that he couldn't handle' she almost cried. Kanda could handle pain better than anyone. He had his weird ability that allowed him to heal at a faster rate that normal. So if that person knew that, she was sure he would exploit it. 'Kanda…why did you have to go through this?'

"Why must it be you?" a sob racked throughout her body. "It's not fair. You didn't do anything to deserve that, you shouldn't have to suffer."

"It's just bad luck," Kanda replied. He didn't want to say what he would say next, but he had to at least let Lenalee know. "If I hadn't run into him that day none of this would have happened."

Lenalee turned to look at him. "What?"

Kanda sighed. "Remember when I lost my bag?" Lenalee nodded in reply. "I met him on the way to school that day. He was interested in me but I managed to escape. I guess he found out that Cross was my guardian and forced him to hand me over."

He thought he would stop Lenalee's tears with that half lie but he was shocked to see that her tears only increased. 'Shit, wrong effect.'

"Oh my god," she sobbed. "Kanda…" She had never felt so powerless in her life.

"I'll be fine," Kanda assured. It was fine, he could deal with it. He was getting used to the pain – though he didn't want to – and he would get stronger because of that. "So stop crying, you know I can't deal well with your tears."

Lenalee sniffed as she dried her tears. "I'm sorry," she apologized. Her eyes were bright red and puffy. She gave him a smile. "If you say its alright, then it is. I'll believe you."

Kanda sighed. "It's about time," he muttered and Lenalee laughed. A small smile graced his face too; he was glad that Lenalee was smiling again. He wanted her to smile more, it suited her better that her tears.

"Ah well lets hurry up and finish eating!" Lenalee said in a cheerful tone. "You mister have homework to finish up."

Kanda nodded and proceeded to eat his lunch. For the rest of the day he would keep up the 'everything is fine' façade but when the time came for him to kill his heart, he would do so without question. After school he would have his first training session with the bastard, and god he couldn't wait. He was going to vent out all his pent up anger on him and hopefully he might actually kill him by accident.

It was amazing how people's fears overthrew any sensible form of their rationality. Allen was now in his stretch limo with Tyki on his way to pick up his darling Kanda. They had just left the meeting they had with their so called alliance, where he had explained the situation with the Chain Family. All he did was gave them a few choice words to put the blame on the Mugen Yakuza and they believed him like the gullible fools they were. It was easy to manipulate his pitiful alliance. The fact that he ruled them by using their fear was a major factor. They were too terrified to think otherwise, but they knew deep down that the reason for the Chain Family's downfall was because of the disrespect he showed the Noah Family's boss. No one wanted to suffer that fate so they pledged their undying loyalty to Allen.

Cyril was right in a way, holding that meeting did well for the Noah Family. It helped to tighten the loyalty between the members. Though he doubted Cyril meant he should imply that anyone would suffer the same fate as the Chain Family if they betrayed him, but who cared? At least it got the job done and got the intended results.

"We're here," the driver announced breaking Allen from his thoughts. He parked outside the school gate.

Allen gave a smirk when he saw the men centered at each side at the school gate. 'Heh what a pleasant surprise.' He watched as all the students walked out the gate, but not one of them was the one he was looking for. 'Where are you my dear?' He smiled when he spotted the top of Kanda's ponytail swishing from left to right, over a bunch of heads. Kanda was walking with the girl he was with the day he picked him up.

"I'm going to meet him," Allen said. The driver quickly came out of the car and opened the door for him.

Kanda felt as if he was gradually getting back to his daily life, the only bad thing was that he would be heading to the bastard's home instead of his own. His phone rang and he took it out. The caller id said Lavi so he answered it.

"Yuu," Lavi began and Kanda yelled 'don't call me that baka usagi!' He chuckled and gave his usual apologies. "I ah won't be able to make it. There are some things I need to finish up. If you can wait, I'll pick you up when I'm done."

Lenalee stopped in her track and he stopped too because she was pulling him along. He looked down and saw that her eyes were wide with fear. Her body also began trembling uncontrollably. He gave a low growl when he noticed what those signs meant. The creepy guy standing at the school gate wearing full white was kinda hard no to miss.

"Don't bother," he replied. "He's here."

"Boss is?" Lavi asked. "Alright, I'll see you when I get back then."

"Sure," Kanda replied then he hung up. He turned his attention to Lenalee who was having a panic attack. "Lenalee, calm down." He grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her. "Calm down."

Lenalee finally stopped shaking and she turned her fear-struck eyes up to Kanda. "Please, please don't go."

"I have to," Kanda replied solemnly. "I told you before right? I'll be fine."

Lenalee tried to explain to him that there was no way he would be fine with him but Kanda just shook his head. His eyes seemed murky and glossy.

"He won't kill me," Kanda heard himself say. "I'm his lover."

He didn't even know why he said that. He wasn't even sure he was thinking straight when he said that. All he knew was that he didn't want to worry Lenalee anymore. So if he lied and said it was a consensual thing, maybe her worries would ease or lessen?

Everything that happened next was a complete blur. He didn't remember leaving Lenalee's side but when his mind finally caught up with his body he was inside the limo, half naked and half way towards Allen's mansion.

After the incident at the school gate Kanda wasn't sure what was happening to him. It was like there were times when his mind just stopped and his body did whatever the fuck it wanted. But now he wouldn't let that happen. He was, at present, in one of Allen's many training rooms at the mansion, getting ready for his first lesson with the bastard.

"We'll start with a little warm up sparing first," the tight half top shirt that Allen wore showed off his firm abs and well toned muscles. There were no sleeves on the shirt to hide his hands so his burnt left hand was on display. He didn't try to cover it up. "I'll test your stamina and then I'll teach you some techniques."

Kanda stood before him in the spacious training room wearing a similar outfit. Except his 'pants' were closer to being a tight above the knee length shorts than a decent pant, while Allen's were normal pants and kind of loose. He stood in a fighting stance, getting ready for a chance to clobber the man before him. It wasn't as if he was new to hand-to-hand combat, he didn't become the most fear youth in his school just by his glare alone. He was no stranger to fighting. Plus he took a couple of Judo and various martial arts lessons back when he was a kid and though that had been a long time ago, his skills now were on par with someone who held a black-belt. He also had awesome skills in kendo thanks to his late dad.

"Come on Kanda, I'll give you the first move," Allen beckoned him with his index finger. "I know you want to land a fist in. So Kanda, show me what you got."

Kanda needed no more persuasion. He hopped lightly from one foot to the next and then dashed forward. His right fist launched ahead but Allen caught it and held on to it. Kanda gave a growl then quickly stooped down to swipe Allen's feet from under him but Allen released his hand and jumped up. He steeped back dodging Kanda's raging fists then side steeped and gave Kanda a knife hand chop.

The attack almost caught Kanda off guard but he managed to block it. He counted with a round house kick, which caught Allen at his stomach. Kanda was confident in the power he placed behind the kick and was expecting Allen to topple over into pain, but was surprised when Allen's hand gripped his leg and twisted it. He placed his hands on the ground and brought his other foot up to kick Allen back. Allen released his foot and jumped back while Kanda flipped back to his feet.

"Not bad, not bad," Allen praised. "I want to see more."

He launched forward and Kanda stood his ground to parry his attack. Allen's fist was inches away from his face and he brought his hands up to block it, only to see it vanish from his sight. He flew to the left from the punch that caught him by surprise on his right. 'What the fuck?' He stumbled to his feet only to fall back from a fist to his stomach. Blood flew out his mouth from the force of the punch, which had him seeing stars.

Allen was about to give him an uppercut that would no doubt knock a few teeth out but he dodged by bending back on his hands. He flipped back and away from Allen as he tried to catch his breath. But Allen didn't allow him the time; he attacked again before Kanda could get to his feet. Another spurt of blood flew out his mouth from the kick Allen landed on his jaw. He twisted and flew back, hitting the ground twice before he skidded to a stop.

"Eh? Over already?" Allen asked in amused tone. "That was barely warm up."

Kanda's body twitched and he got back on his feet. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and spat on the ground. The blood mixed with the saliva making it appear pinkish.

"Who say's I'm done," he dashed forward.

It was Allen's turn to defend. He blocked the punch that was aimed at his face then grabbed Kanda's hand and twisted it. Kanda managed to free his hand and he grabbed Allen's shoulder. He grabbed the other one and brought his knee up, making a well aim jab in Allen's stomach. Without waiting for him to recover he grabbed his head and brought it down to his other knee, then squat down. He swiped Allen's legs from under him and he fell to the ground flat on his back.

Kanda pounced landing heavily on his chest. He used his knees to pin Allen's arms to the ground. Allen was pinned under him but he had an amused look on his face. He seemed genuinely dazed by the sudden turn of events, but that look didn't stay long.

"Good job," he praised. His voice was even despite the fact that Kanda was sitting on his chest. "You're just as I expected. I can't wait till you're even better."

Russet eyes glared down at the man before. Even better? What was he thinking? Wasn't he pinned under him? He won, didn't he?

Allen gave a smirk then rolled. He easily pushed Kanda off and turned the tide. Kanda didn't want to get caught beneath him so he quickly got to his feet and placed a little distance between them.

"I'll teach you a few techniques to kill an opponent with out a weapon," Allen stood up and stretched. "After that we'll work on fighting techniques with a weapon that best suits you."

Kanda panted as he took in what Allen said. If it was weaponry they were talking, then a sword would match him best. But he didn't want to voice this.

"By the way you move," Allen began. "I'd say a sword would best match you. But I want you to be able to shoot a gun too."

Kanda didn't know if he should be impressed by the way Allen could tell his preferred weapon by just reading his body movement. Only someone who was experience with all different types of fighting styles could be able to do that. How knowledgeable was he?

"We'll work on your sword technique next time, but for now come here and let me show you a few things."

Kanda was hesitant for a while but he walked over to him. He kept his guard up in case Allen tried anything he would be able to strike back accordingly. Somehow he felt really energized and on high alert. The little warm up sparing session he just had with Allen had awakened all his senses and it made him eager for another fight. He had never been pushed to the limits by a simple warm up spar before and he wondered briefly how a real fight with Allen would be like. One thing was for sure he wasn't strong enough to take him on as yet. He would bide his time for now and learn all he could from him and then when the time came, he would kill him and take back his freedom.

A/N: yay! I've updated again! Don't you just love that? Well I tried working on the fight scene but unfortunately I'm not an expert at it, so I hope you all still liked it. I wanted to try and bring in a semblance of normality into it and a little sneak peek into Allen's past. I bet you all want to know who that person is huh, but rest assured all will be revealed in time. I managed to finish this in a week because I wanted to make all you lovely reviewers and readers very happy whoo hoo! So are you all? Write and tell me, R&R k! Lovies ya'll!

P.s next chapter: me trying my hand at some extreme form of yaoi.

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