Title: Seasonal Disturbances

Author: Dark Angel Kaos

Fandom: D. Gray-Man

Pairings: Allen x Kanda

Rating: PG

Warnings: language

Genre: romance, slice of life, humor, fluff

Disclaimer: I wish I could get the rights to the anime/manga as a Christmas present but alas…I'm unable to…so yeah I don't own…

Summary: It's the Christmas season leading up to Allen's birthday and Kanda has no idea what to get him.

A/N: Written for AreKan Week Challenge~ so it'll be one chapter per day, in regards to the themes. The themes will be the chapter title. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Enjoy!

Chapter 1 – Pudding

"Ne, Yuu, did you hear?" Lavi's green eyes were sparkling brightly and that could not be a good sign. There was also an equally bright grin on his lips.

The two were currently having lunch at the school cafeteria.

Kanda looked at the redhead warily. "I won't know if you don't tell me, baka usagi."

Lavi's grin widened. "Well," he leaned in closer to where Kanda sat. "I heard that the guys from the science department are making aphrodisiacs for–"

Kanda's eye twitched and he got up suddenly. Leave it to Lavi to be a pervert. "Not interested."

"Wait, Yuu, I haven't even finished what I was saying yet!" Lavi gave chase.

"I know what you're gonna say and no!" Kanda replied, walking on. He had a prep-class in an hour and was expecting Lavi to help him with his dilemma during that time but if that was his answer to it then, no thank you.

"But it's a perfect gift for Allen's birthday!" Lavi protested. "You know Allen would love it."

Kanda stopped and looked at Lavi as if he was crazy. "You want me to give him drugs as a birthday present?"

Lavi stopped too. "Well, when you say it like that it kinda sounds bad. Ok how about this? You can make it into…pudding!"

"Pudding?" Kanda's eye twitched.

"Yeah, you know Allen loves pudding right?" Lavi replied. "It'll be a wonderful present. Getting to eat Yuu's homemade pudding and then to eat him afterwards. Aaah~ I'd kill for a present like that!"

Kanda's left eye continued to twitch. "No way in hell."

And then he walked off, ignoring a whiney Lavi trailing behind him.

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Despite his vehement protests earlier Kanda was embarrassed to find himself standing in front of a shelf of instant pudding mix at the school's minimart. He picked up a few, trying to rationalize why he was taking them up. It wasn't because he wanted to make it for the Moyashi, he just wanted to try it out that's all. 'Sure,' he didn't believe a word he said.

He'd make the pudding, just sans the aphrodisiac. The Moyashi didn't need any more help in that area.

After paying for the ingredients he would need, he headed back to his apartment. Allen would drop by in the evening like he usually did – to make dinner – and he wanted to have the snack ready for him to try. He set out the ingredients on the kitchen counter and all the equipment that the box indicated.

"Alright time to start," he fastened his apron and took up the instant pudding box. "First empty the powder in the bowl." He did just that. "Add two egg and two cups of milk then use the whisk to blend the ingredients together." He started stirring but was too wild and the ingredient ended up being sloshed out of the bowl. "Shit! I have to mix it slower…"

He tried to mix it a bit slowly but lumps began to form in the batter. Annoyed, he put more force into it. The lumps dissolved and he smiled in triumph. 'Ha, I may be doing this for the first time but it's pretty easy. I didn't even need the extra two boxes.'

With that mindset he poured the batter in the pan and placed it in the oven.

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"Huh?" Kanda looked at the burnt thing in the pan. "What the hell happened?"

He didn't know what went wrong, because he had followed the instructions perfectly. So how come it didn't look like pudding but some crispy looking black block. Something wasn't right. He took up the box once more to look at what the instructions said. That was when he saw his mistake. He was supposed to bake it for ten minutes not one hour. It should be transferred to the fridge to set after baking for the allotted time.

"Ch' stupid box should have made it clearer," he clicked his tongue. It was a good thing he bought three instant boxes of pudding. "Damn, now I have to start over again."

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He thought after doing it three times he would've gotten the hang of it. But baking was freaking hard. This time however, he would be making it from scratch. He went online to find a recipe for it and found something simpler than the instant mix. Most of the things needed he already had, which were cornstarch, granulated sugar, salt, milk, chocolate and vanilla extract.

"Ch' I should have just searched for the recipe and make it from scratch," he cursed under his breath. After he gathered everything he needed, he moved on to the next step. He threw everything in the blender, not bothering to measure out anything and pressed pulse. Afterwards he poured the batter into a heat proof bowl. "Ok now to light the stove and put the water to boil."

The water boiled up and he set the bowl over the pot, careful not to let the water get into the mixture. After twenty minutes, while stirring occasionally, the pudding was done.

It turned out well and he allowed it to cool – not because of his bakers instinct but because he didn't want the hot pudding to raise his electricity bill. He scooped up some in an empty wine glass and topped it with whipped cream and a couple of Hersey's mini-kisses before he placed it in the fridge to set. He felt accomplished when he saw how delicious the pudding looked and he was sure Allen would love it. It had turned out better than he thought it would.

After he cleaned up the kitchen – it became a literal pig sty during baking – he took a bath and waited for Allen to get back from his training. Allen was a part of their college's basketball team so he went home later than others.

There was a series of knocks on the door and Kanda got up. He unconsciously checked his appearance in a passing mirror, but when he realized what he was doing, he face palmed. The knocks continued and he yelled an irritated "I'm coming, damn it!" before quickly opening the door to allow his lover in.

Allen smiled when he saw Kanda at the door and before he could stop himself, he reached out and kissed him. Kanda didn't protest much and after a heated passionate kiss the two pulled back.

"Finally I can see you." Allen pulled Kanda in his arm, smiling brightly.

"Don't be stupid," there was a light blush on Kanda's cheeks. He pulled back obviously embarrassed. "Oi, come in, there's something I want you to try." He turned and headed back in to go to the kitchen.

Allen's gray eyes sparkled and he came in, locking the door behind him. "Oh, and what is that now?"

He watched as Kanda opened the fridge and took out a wine glass with something brown in it. "Pudding?" he asked. "That's pudding right?"

Kanda nodded and the blush on his cheeks darkened. "Try it."

"Don't mind if I do," Allen took up a spoon and walked over. He then picked up a piece of the chocolate pudding and whipped cream and took a bite. "This tastes…" his face immediately turned green and he started choking. He quickly ran to the garbage bin and spat the horrible tasting thing in it. "Ugh…what the hell was that?" He wiped at his mouth, going to the fridge to grab a bottle of water. "That was horrible. Who gave that to you?"

Kanda was silent and he turned to see why. He flinched when he saw that the look on Kanda's face was murderous. I will fucking kill you, it said.

"Um…Kanda?" that was when he realized that the air had a faint chocolate scent, but he swore it was from the new Airwick Kanda got sitting on a table closeby. He looked to where the dishes were kept and saw that a couple of baking equipments that looked to be freshly washed stood draining. 'Wait, Kanda made that nasty tasting pudding?Uh oh…' He smiled nervously. "Uh…I didn't mean to say it ah…taste bad…I was ah, a bit overwhelmed by the…Kanda? Wait Kanda!"

All his calls and pleas went ignored. Kanda walked over to the garbage bin and tossed the pudding in and then he hurried over to his room, slamming the door shut.

"Kanda! Hey Kanda!" Allen knocked against the door while turning the handle. Kanda had locked him out. "Kanda, come on. Open the door. I'm sorry I said your pudding tasted bad. So please open the door. Kanda!"

No matter how much Allen begged and apologized Kanda didn't open the door that night.

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A/N: Poor Allen! Well I hoped you guys enjoy this little chapter~! R&R okies~!

Next Chapter: Silence

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