Unexpected Opportunities (Yullen)

Chapter 2 [edited]

Allen nuzzled his face into Kanda's chest, the warmth providing comfort and safety . The male stiffened as he held Allen close. One of Kanda's strong points did not include comforting people. Kanda gently rubbed Allen's back and tried to get him to calm down. A loud thud vibrated the walls. A result of Cross slamming the front door behind him. Making Allen produce a soft whimper and tighten his hold on the taller male; Kanda sighed and pat the boy's head before pushing him away.

"Okay. No more touching, hugging, or whatever this is." he said with finality. Allen stuck out his bottom lip in a small pout and tried to hug Kanda again. This only resulted in the taller male to narrow his eyes in a dark glare, causing Allen to freeze in place. Allen took a few steps away and turned his gaze to the floor. Silver eyes would steal glances up at the navy eyed male; navy eyes would stare back at silver without emotion.

A few minutes later the white haired male yawned and rubbed his eye before walking over and laying down on the bed. Curling up under the blankets, holding his pillow tight, Allen fell into a light sleep. Kanda gave a soft sigh and stared out the window. His frustration showed now that he was human, but he could never gain this form when he wanted to before he met Allen. Kanda growled at himself for thinking too far into the issue, his tail thrashing behind him. The shifter sat on the edge of the bed and leaned against the wall, starting to doze off to sleep.

It was about thirty minutes later when the front door slammed open as Cross came back inside. The redhead was completely wasted and reeked of alcohol that contaminated the house's air. Both Kanda and Allen jolted awake from the sudden vibrations that shook the whole house. Allen scrambled to stand on the floor and paled drastically. As he back up to the wall farthest away from his bedroom door as it slammed open. Cross stood there with a dark glare fixed upon the smaller white haired male. He started stalking over to him before Kanda placed himself between the two. The shifter growled at the male, who brushed past, walking towards Allen, who started shaking, who had tears in his eyes. Kanda went to grab the male's shoulder but could not seeing as he had shrunk back to his cat form with a scowl. He scampered over and tried to bite at Cross's legs or anything that would get him away from the smaller male.

Cross kicked Kanda into a wall, forcing the air out of the cat's lungs, black spots clouding his vision until he passed out with a weak mew. Allen paled even more if that was possible as Cross walked to stand directly in front of him. He whimpered as Cross grabbed his arm and threw him to the floor roughly.

"You piece of shit! You were supposed to pay my bills earlier this week," he snarled at the now crying boy.

"I...I'm s..sorry! I didn't have enough money for the whole bill" he whimpered out as he curled into himself, trying to protect himself as much as possible. He cried out in pain as a booted foot crashed against his side. More blows landed on his side and his back, each one harder than the one before it. Tears leaked from his silvery eyes as yelps wretched themselves from his pale pink lips. Allen screamed in agony as he both felt and heard a few ribs break with a loud crack. Marian cackled maniacally as the sounds reached his ears. In turn, he pinned Allen's arms above his head with a single hand. Marian punched him in the face, splitting the boy's lip open. Allen yelped, with wide fearful eyes, as he felt blood running down his lip and chin. Silver eyes followed the blood as it dripped onto his shirt and onto the floor below him. Cross' lips spread into an insane grin as the blood plopped onto the floor. Allen knew his master hated anything spilling onto the floor. This spilled blood would result in an even harsher beating from the redhead.

Marian pulled Allen to a standing position and held the teen against the wall. He drove his fist into the soft flesh of the boy's stomach, over and over and over again. Allen bit down on his lip to keep any pained sounds from leaving his throat as he screwed his eyes shut. He attempted to block out the pain, hoping that his master would leave him alone. Allen risked opening his eyes and cast his gaze towards Kanda's limp form. The teen's hope for the shifter, to wake up and save him, dwindled down to nothing. Allen yelped as Cross's fist grazed his across his forehead. The teen lashed out and kicked his master in the knee, causing him to drop the boy. The teen rushed to the black feline and picked it up in a gentle hold; he scampered to the bathroom and locked himself in, sobbing into the cat's dark fur.