This ff is based on a true story. Well, half of it actually. But still, I hope you will like it because I really do.

Disclaimer: I do not own DGM or any characters of it. It is rightfully owned and created by the great Hoshino-sensei

"I'm sorry."

"No."

"What?!"

Allen Walker is a man that values life and pride. So when he thinks he makes a mistake, he immediately patch it up so that the next day, he can walk with his head held high and no regrets. But he didn't forsee that the man infront of him would be so hard to deal with.

"But I already said 'I'm sorry' so why would you not accept it?" Allen asked as he pleads with his eyes.

The raven-haired man sitting at a hospital bed lifted his eyebrow at the attitude the other man was displaying at him. "Listen, moyashi. First, you almost killed me when you gave me the wrong dosage for my medication yesterday. Did you even read the doctor's order or are you too impatient to even double check it? Second, are you even qualified to study nursing? You're so small. What are you? An elementary student pretending to be in college? And third, I don't want your apology. I'm going to talk to your professor now. I am so reporting you."

"You listen, Mr. Yuu Kanda. First, I have greatly and deeply regretted what I did yesterday. I was distracted, that's all. Second, Yes, I qualified to be a college student as I am now currently enrolled in a university. And I am not small. Third, please. Just please. I'll do anything. As in anything just don't report me to my CI." Allen said, his voice getting soft as his resolve disappeared at the end of his monologue.

"CI?" Kanda said, confused.

"Clinical Instructor. That's what we call our professor because basically, they are not teaching us in a classroom and they are registered nurses teaching us the skills needed in our profession." Allen said, confidence replaced the emotion he was feeling earlier.

"Whatever, Moyashi. I'm reporting you anyway." Kanda reached for the button that is used to call the nurse when emergency arises but Allen immediately stopped him.

"No! Please! Anything but that!" Allen was desperate. He was a third year nursing student and is doing his best to achieve his dream. He didn't want to be reported and get his dream and uncle in trouble because of his negligence. No, sir! He will do everything and anything in his power to solve this problem on his own. He doesn't want to bother his uncle anymore. He had given him so much trouble already.

"And why would you think I will change my mind?" Kanda glared at Allen as he removed his hand from the boy.

"Um.. Because I already apologized?" Allen said uncertain.

Kanda's eyebrow twitched at the answer he received. "I already said that I won't accept it."

"I know." Allen bowed his head in defeat. He doesn't know what else he could offer to change the man's decision.

Kanda waited and observed the boy as he fell silent. He was wondering what was running in the boy's mind now. But he dismissed that thought as he was getting annoyed because he wanted to rest and the boy was preventing him from doing so.

"If you don't have anything to say, you can leave now."

Allen's eyes widen at the harsh tone Kanda used. He looked at the man sitting on the bed then at the room. Now that he had a chance to observe the room, he noticed that it was the same as yesterday.

"I just remembered something. Where are your parents? Why don't you have someone here to take care of you?" Allen asked, curious as to why the man is alone.

"Mind your own business. I said leave, so get out of here." Kanda pointed his finger towards the door, waiting for the boy to get out of his sight.

"No."

"What. Did. You. Say." Kanda was furious. He hadn't met a man that was not afraid of his glares. Normally, when he looks at them, they would immediately cower and leave him alone.

"I said no. I will not leave you here all alone."

"Thank you because that was what I wanted." Kanda said sarcastically.

"Finally. We had agreed on something. I'm glad." Allen smiled and turned his head to the door as someone suddenly knocks on it.

"Good afternoon Ms. Lotto. Can I do something for you?" Allen asked as he opened the door and discovered a nurse standing there. Miranda Lotto is a nurse currently on duty in the ward Kanda was in. She was unluckily assigned to keep Kanda in check for his medication and other problems he would encounter. She is a sweet woman but is often scolded because of his weak confidence in her skill.

"Oh, its you. I'm here to give Mr. Kanda his medication. What about you? What are you doing here?" Ms. Lotto nervously asked as he showed Allen the tablets she was going to give the patient.

"Um, I'm here to visit. Can I do that in your stead? I think it will be convenient for you." Ms. Lotto beamed at the offer. She was so happy because he can avoid the grumpy young man even for a while.

"Thank you. I'll leave it to you then. I trust that you can wait until he swallows the medicine. And be careful. He's a really rude guy." Allen smiled and waved goodbye at the nurse and turned to walk towards Kanda's bedside.

"Hello, earth to Mr. Kanda. Are you still in there?" Allen asked worriedly as he waved his hand infront of the young man's face.

Kanda's mind was currently in turmoil. Earlier he was really angry with a certain white haired-boy in front of him that he was ready to strangle him to death. But that feeling immediately disappeared when he saw the boy smile. He smiled at him and, god, Kanda was captivated. Hell, he doesn't like anyone or anything in this world, except maybe for himself. But that smile immediately changed his view on the boy. Like he was an angel in disguise.

"Get your hand away from me, Moyashi!" Kanda said angrily as he swat away the hand infront of him. Kanda is not going to tell that the boy's smile had made him feel like that.

"Hey, I was just checking if you're still alive. And what is a moyashi? You keep saying that." Allen demanded as his hand flew on his hips and waited for an answer.

"Figure it out yourself. What are you still doing here? I thought I told you to get out?"

"I'm still here because Ms. Lotto, your nurse asked me to give this to you." Allen handed Kanda his medication and a glass of water. "Don't worry. It's the right dosage. Besides, you will need it for your operation."

Kanda didn't argue and complied to what Allen said. He took the tablets from the boy's hand and swallowed it accompanied by water the boy offered him. When Kanda was finished, he positioned himself in a comfortable position and felt his eyes becoming heavy.

"What.."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. One of the meds you swallowed will make you feel tired so I suggest for you to sleep. And also, I've decided to be your care taker until you can leave from this hospital. I'll visit you everyday after my classes seeing that no one is taking after you. You can't complain. This is free of charge but in exchange, you will forgive me from what wrong I have done. I don't want to be expelled so, I'm doing this for you and for myself."

Kanda was about to protest but the heavy feeling he is experiencing at the moment is hard to fight. The moyashi said he will be back so I'll leave it for now.

- -

"Ten Golden Rules for Administering Drug Safely

1. Administer the right drug.

2. Administer the right drug to the right patient.

3. Administer the right dose.

4. Administer the right drug by the right route.

5. Administer the right drug at the right time.

6. Document each drug you administer.

7. Teach your patient about the drug he is receiving.

8. Take a complete patient drug history.

9. Find out if the patient has any allergies.

10. Be aware of potential drug-drug or drug-food interactions."

Allen was lying on the small couch beside the wall as he recited the golden rules he needed for his exam tomorrow. Kanda on the other hand was smirking at the thing the boy was doing. He was memorizing the rules on how to give drugs safely when he himself had already broken one of the rules.

It was already a month after that incident and Kanda, although greatly opposed as to what Allen proposed, was forced to let the boy do what he wants. Besides, the boy was so stubborn that he can't help but to agree on his term.

"What are you smirking about?" Allen asked as he arched an eyebrow at the man.

"Nothing." Kanda's injury, which was dislocation of the bone on his right knee was already healed. But before he could go home, he still has a week of rehabilitation before he could be fully considered healed. It was really boring for Kanda being kept in the hospital but because a certain white-haired boy visits him everyday, the boredom he felt slowly fade away replaced by contentment.

"Oh, before I forgot. I brought you something to keep you company whenever I'm not here." Allen walked to his bag on the table and pulled out a hand-made doll. He then turned and placed it on Kanda's bed.

"What is this?" Kanda asked as he inspected the scary little thing. He flipped it around and noticed that the place where the face should have been was covered by a picture of a smiling white-haired boy. "What is this supposed to be?"

"Hmm? Can't you guess?" Allen laughed as he snatched the doll from Kanda's hand and sits it on his shoulder. "It's a little me. See?"

"You really are stupid, moyashi." Kanda smirked.

"I told you that I'm not a beansprout. My name is Allen. A.L.L.E.N. Allen." When Allen had figured out what moyashi means, he immediately run and burst into Kanda's room to say that he was not a beansprout. Kanda almost laughed at the expression Allen was displaying at that moment because he didn't know if the boy was really angry or not because Allen Walker that time was pouting.

"You're still a beansprout to me so deal with it."

Silence then enveloped the room as Allen returned to what he is doing earlier. He was having an exam and he didn't want to fail it because his uncle had told him that if he perfected it, he will fly out there and spend his week with him.

"Hey, Kanda. After you leave this hospital, will we be seeing each other again? I mean, the deal says that I will accompany you only until you leave this institution so.."

"We'll go on our separate ways. That's what it was supposed to be, right?" Kanda was confused. He didn't know if he really wanted Allen to stay out of his life or not. But one thing is for sure, he felt really happy whenever the boy is around.

Allen, upon hearing the answer of Kanda fell silent and returned to gaze at his book. He was a bit disappointed but agreed with Kanda. It's not healthy for him and especially Kanda to stay like this.

"Kanda, I'll be here the day you will leave this hospital so wait for me okay? I'll be the first to tell you to get out of this place and return to your grumpy boring life so be ready." Allen said happily as he stood up and walked to his bag. "See you tomorrow. I can't review here properly so I have to go home early. Besides, this exam will decide whether I can spend some time with my uncle or not."

Kanda limped to the couch where Allen laid the doll of himself and grabbed it. He looked at the picture on the doll's face and smiled lightly. "You really are a stupid moyashi."

--

The day before Kanda's release, Allen happily announced that he had perfected the exam and his uncle is coming home to spend the week with him.

Kanda was happy for the boy. He had discovered recently that Allen is an orphan and the only living relative that he had is his uncle that works in another country to supervise their company.

"I was wondering from the day I met you, where are your parents? Why didn't I see someone visits you here?" Allen asked as he arranged the flowers he brought with difficulty in an empty vase.

"My parents are dead." Kanda said nonchalantly as he turned a page of the newspaper he is reading.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Don't be. Besides I have a foster father that took me in after they died."

"So where is he now? Why doesn't he visit you here?" Allen stopped arranging the flowers and tilted his head to the side cutely.

"I live alone now. And I never told them that I am here." Allen's eyes widen at what he just heard. He didn't know if Kanda just doesn't care or he didn't want to worry his family.

"You know, your father might be worried by now. I will be when I can't contact my son for more than a month." Allen said sadly. He doesn't understand why Kanda decided to overcome his situation alone. Good thing he decided to stick with Kanda till the end. He can't imagine what Kanda might do to himself when he finally snapped out of boredom.

"Che. Mind your own business." Kanda folded the newspaper and turned to observe the boy. He noticed that Allen's face was flushed red and he was breathing a little fast than usual. He tried to touch the boy's forehead but Allen backed away from the boy's touch.

"Umm, I think I'll go home early today. I wanted to stay with you a little longer but I needed to fetch my uncle at the airport so, see you tomorrow. Wait for me. Don't leave without me okay?" After saying those words with haste to Kanda, the boy run out of the room, slamming the door a little louder than usual.

"What the..?"

--

Where the hell is he? He told me to wait for him but it's already past visiting hours. Kanda angrily opened his drawer and pulled out a piece of paper and started scribbling something on it. When he was finished, he left the room, a doll on his hand and his bag swinging on his shoulder then walked to the nurse's station.

Kanda saw Ms. Lotto and walked towards her. Upon seeing Kanda, Miranda smiled and greeted the man. "Good evening Mr. Kanda. What are you still doing here? You should have left an hour ago. Is there something I can do for you?"

"Actually, yes. I wanted to-"

But Kanda was not able to finish his sentence when a man suddenly shouted in the hallway for some help. Kanda tilted his body to his right to look at the man making a scene.

The man Kanda saw was a man wearing a formal dress in black. He wears black coat and black pants. His hair is also black with a bit curly at the end. His skin is tanned. His mouth was moving but Kanda didn't concentrated on what the man was saying because he can already see in his face the worry he felt.

When Kanda turned his head to the nurse's station, he noticed that all of the nurses were in turmoil. The once nervous and always uncertain Ms. Lotto was now running towards the room pushing an E-cart (it is a drawer where emergency meds and equipment were placed for emergency purposes) with her.

"Report this to Dr. Bookman and tell him that Mr. Walker was having another seizure." Kanda's head immediately turned to his left when he heard the nurse said the surname of the boy he was waiting for.

Kanda walked to one of the nurses to ask who this Walker person is. He was having a bad feeling about this but he was ignored by the nurse and told him to hold still for a moment because an emergency is in progress.

But Kanda couldn't wait. He wanted to know now so he walked towards the room of the Walker patient but was immediately stopped by Miranda when he emerged from the room. "You can't sir. Only families and medical personnel are allowed to enter and peek at the room. The boy was in a little critical condition so please follow me back to the nurse's station."

Kanda reluctantly followed the nurse back. At the station, he noticed a box that can be turned 360 degrees standing on the desk (I don't know what it is called, so sorry XP). He walked towards it and discovered that it was a list of the patient in the said ward. He turned the box and looked for the name occupying room 306. When he read the name, the breath that he didn't know he was holding was slowly released into a slow exhale. His heartbeat also slowed into normal beats.

He read that the occupant of room 306 is a Michael Walker and NOT Allen Walker.

When Kanda was certain that his intuition was wrong, he turned to face Miranda again. "Here." Kanda handed the nurse a folded paper. "Remember Allen Walker? The one who visits me here everyday?" Miranda nodded. "Give it to him. Tell him I can't wait for him anymore. It's past the time we had agreed on." With that said, Kanda turned and left the nurse's station without glancing back. If he had, he would have noticed the somber look on Miranda's face as she placed the paper over his chest.

--

I've waited but you didn't come. I guess the agreement ends here.

You wanted to be a nurse, right? Just keep believing in yourself. Good luck

-Kanda