He should have expected it, really. After four months of having to live with Rhode - forced to live with Rhode in this goddamn building, he should have expected it. When Rhode came out of her doors and sent her candles after him, he didn't expect it. He didn't even know she was there until she spoke.

Only then did he turn around. The candles caught him, mostly, cause him to stumble back from the force and drop Mugen. He didn't waste any time before moving to pull the candles out of him, and the pain was obvious in his voice when he spoke.

"Very funny." Kanda gave a soft hiss, wincing. He couldn't see where Rhode was, and, hell, he couldn't even see where he had dropped Mugen. Not really.

...This was going to be fun.