A short story based on one of my favorite songs for my favorite couple, Allen and Lenalee. Can you guys guess what song is it?

Disclaimer: I do not own D Gray Man.


Chapter 1, The Ball and the Dream

It was such a peaceful day in the castle. The birds were tweeting cheerfully. The maids were doing their works; cleaning and arranging things in the castle. In a study room, a certain snowy-haired boy took a sip of his tea while reading a book in her hand.

He sighed in contentment. 'What a peaceful day…'

Yup. It was indeed peaceful for the young teen. No paperworks to do, no meetings to attend, and no studying to do. It's like a heaven for the teen, relaxing in his study with his tea and mitarashi dango for him.

The peaceful atmosphere around the castle continued until….

"GET THE HELL BACK HERE, BAKA USAGI!" A loud voice roared inside the castle ground, followed by a loud screaming.

The teen sighed, placing his cup on the table, snapping his book shut.

'Here they go again…'

The door to his study was slammed open as a castle guard barged in.

"There you are, your Highness! You got to stop those two or else the entire castle will be destroyed!" He said in panic as he tried to catch his breath.

The teen sighed and stood up. "Where is it this time?" He asked picking up his sword.

"It's near your rose garden!"

The teen's eyes' widened in horror. "NANIIII?!"

A maid came running to the room. "Allen Oji! The fountain near your garden has been destroyed!"

The snowy-haired face palmed. "I'm on my way now!" He said as he exited the room and hurried to the now-battle-field.

The teen was Allen Walker, the Crown Prince of the Black Order Kingdom. He has shoulder-length snowy white hair and silver eyes. He has a unique scar on the left side of his face which starts as a pentagram on his forehead, trailing down in a line that severs his eyebrow and mars his eyelid, and hooks slightly at his cheekbone and follows his cheek down close to his chin. Even with his unusual scar and snowy white hair, he was still a handsome young lad in most girls' view.

He quickly skipped through the corridors as he made his way to the garden. 'Geeze! This is the fifth time this week. Can't they give it a rest already?'

When he finally reached the destination, his jaw dropped. Half of the garden was already destroyed. The fountain in there was out of the world. Most of the maids crowded at the doorway.

"WAHHH! YUU, STOP! STOP! YOULL DESTROY ALLEN'S PRECIOUS GARDEN!"

Allen turned his head to the side and spotted a redhead boy with an eye patch on his right eye, who was at a mercy of the other one with long black hair which was tied into a pony-tail. The black-haired has his sword pointed at the redhead' throat while glaring menacingly at him.

The redhead gulped. He beamed when he saw the white-haired teen. "Oh! Allen! Just in time. Please save me from Yu!" He quickly ran up to him. He stopped dead on his track when a sword was pointed right at his face.

"A-Allen?" The snowy teen was emitting an enormous dark aura. The redhead gulped as he backed away fearfully from the prince. 'Uh-oh! Allen's going black mode!'

"Can't you two cut it off already? You already destroyed a library, a guest room, and a bathroom two days ago! Now you're destroying the whole garden!" Allen shouted as he pointed at the destroyed garden. "And just who do you think that have to go through all the paper works for this, Kanda, Lavi?"

Kanda scowled. "Quit your whining, Baka Moyashi! That stupid rabbit started the fight first!"

"Eh! That's mean, Yu! I was just asking whether you want a new ribbon for your hair." Lavi grinned as he crossed his arms behind his head. Kanda gave him a deathly glare.

"What was that, Baka Usagi?"

"Seriously, you two! Stop this or I'll make you do all the paper works in my stead!" Allen shouted at them.

Kanda glared at the young prince. "Who said you can order me around, Baka Moyashi?"

Allen's eyes twitched as he swung his sword towards the Japanese man. "My name is Allen, BaKanda!"

"What did you just call me, stupid beansprout? Do you have a death wish?" Kanda raised his sword to a fight stance.

"Right back at you, BaKanda!' Allen smirked. Flames of wrath surrounded both of them as they charged at each other.

Lavi sweatdropped. 'And, here they go again…'

The maids sighed at another fight between the prince and his personal knight.

"Is the prince there?" asked a butler as he approached the scene. The maids nodded and pointed at the fight. The butler sighed.

"Prince Allen, the King has requested for your presence." He called out to the fighting teens. The duo stopped their fight and looked at the butler.

"Come again, please!" said Allen.

"The King said he wants to see you now. He also told you to bring your royal advisor and knight." The butler repeated before he bowed and left.

Allen and Kanda decided to put the fight behind them for now as they unsheathed their sword. Kanda scowled as he left for the King's study room. Lavi sighed in relief as he approached the young prince.

"I bet your father's angry at you, Allen." He grinned as he threw a hand over Allen's shoulder.

"And whose fault do you think it was?" Said teen glared at him. He turned to the maids. "Tell someone to fix this as soon as possible." He told them before he and his advisor made their ways to the King's study.


On their way, Allen was in deep thought. Why did his father call for him? Was he going to complain about the chaos? Or was it going to set him on another marriage interview? He shuddered at the thought. Last time he met a noble girl, he was almost forced to marry her by her brothers. If Lavi weren't there to save him back then, Allen would have been married to that girl.

Allen shook off the thought when they reached the front door of the room. He took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

"Come in." A voice said from inside.

Allen sighed before opening the door. When he entered the room, he saw his father, Mana Walker, sitting behind his table while his uncle, Neah Walker was at the book shelves, looking for some files. He also saw the royal advisor, Komui Lee, sitting on a couch with his (womanizer and perverted) teacher, General Cross Marian. Kanda was standing behind the couch with his arms crossed.

"Oh, Allen, Lavi. Take a seat first." The King said as soon as he saw the two teen.

The two did as they were told and took a seat across the advisor and the General.

"So, you requested for my presence, father?" said Allen. Mana nodded.

"Yes, I did, Allen."

"Is there something that matters?"

Neah looked over his shoulder from where he was. "We'll be holding a ball the day after tomorrow from now on." Mana nodded.

"A-A ball? For what?" asked Allen calmly though his mind was mentally crying 'Please , don't let it be a matchmaking ball!'

Lavi snickered. Cross and Kanda had a smirk on their face. Obviously, they knew what the white-haired boy was thinking.

"It's just a ball to celebrate the Kingdom's 200th anniversary. So you don't have anything to worry about, My Prince." Komui smiled as he sensed the boy's fears.

Allen sighed in relief. "Phew… Is that so?"

Neah smirked as he approached the young boy from behind. "But, my brother and the others were expecting you to find a girl from the ball."

Allen immediately went pale. "What?! I told you guys many times that I'm not ready yet!"

Mana has already expected this. He sighed.

"Allen, your uncle said we were just expecting. He didn't say that you have to choose someone right away. Knowing you, you're too stubborn to do that. This ball is only for celebration. Nothing more."

Allen calmed down after hearing that from his father. Cross snorted.

"Amateur brat…"

Allen glared at him but said nothing.

"Anyway, all the invitations for the ball will be sent to day." said Mana. "I call you to inform about this to you. And Kanda-kun…" He turned to the samurai. "We'll need all the guards to be alerted all the time on that day."

Kanda nodded.

"Also…" Neah pressed his palm on Allen and Lavi's head and frowned. "No fighting or teasing on or before that day, brats…ESPECIALLY ALLEN AND KANDA, GOT IT?!"

Allen, Lavi and Kanda shivered slightly at the same time.

"Y-Yes, Neah-sama!" whimpered Lavi frightfully.

"Y-Yes, Uncle…" Allen shuddered. 'Ack! Scary…'

Kanda just nodded.

Komui and Mana sweatdropped at the scene.

"Any way, you three are dismissed."

The trio nodded and quietly left the room. Komui also stood up.

"Well then, Your Majesty, I'll be taking my leave, too."

"Oh sure. Take care."

"Before that, can I have a request?"

Mana smiled. "Sure! What might that be?"

"Can I invite my younger sister to this ball?"

"Of course, you can! Invite anyone you want!"

Komui bowed in appreciation. "Thank you. Now, if you'd excuse me…" with that, he left the room, leaving the remaining three people.

Cross exhaled a puff of smoke. "Komui's younger sister, eh? I heard that she's a hottie!"

Neah nodded. "Yeah. From what I've recalled, she's a very sweet young lady. I hope Allen can meet her again on that day…"

The King sighed and rubbed his temple. "Let's just hope that he will…"


Elsewhere…

In one of the mansion of the Kingdom, a young girl with blue spiky hair, wearing a Lolita dressed, sighed as she licked her lollipop.

"Mou! I'm so boring!" She pouted as she walked along the corridors. When she saw a floating umbrella with a pumpkin, she quickly grabbed it and began to twirl it around.

"RELO! I'm boring! Play with me!" She whined childishly.

"R-Road-tama, please stop twirling, lero!" said the talking umbrella or should I say… a golem? "I'm very dizzy, lerooo!"

The girl ignored him and began to twirl him even more. "Please stop, Lero..."

A door opened a man with black wavy hair came out. "Road…" He said as he spotted the girl. "I think you should let him go."

"Ehhh! But I'm so boring… Hey, Tykki, Play with me!" Road whined as she let go of the golem and hugged the man on the waist.

"Sorry, Road. I still have many paper works to do so I'm quite busy. That goes the same for the others." Tykki smiled as he patted her head. The girl pouted. He chuckled.

"Don't you have homework to do, Road? If you don't finish it on time, the Earl will ground you this time."

Road smirked. "The Earl will never ground me, don't worry. Then, will you play with me once you've finished your work?" She stared at him with puppy eyes.

Tykki sweated. He couldn't resist her at all. He sighed in defeat. "Okay, alright! I'll play with you when I finish my work."

Road's eyes beamed up in happiness as she jumped and threw her hand in the air. "Yayyyy! Tykki will play with me!" The older male chuckled at her childishness.

"Excuse me, Tykki-sama." said a house maid as she approached the two.

"What is it?"

She handed him an envelope. "This is the invitation for a ball from the King to the Noah family."

Tykki took the envelope and nodded at her. She bowed slightly and left. He opened and read the invitation.

"Tykki, what does it say?" Road asked as she tiptoed at him.

Tykki raised a brow. "It says the castle will be holding a ball to celebrate the anniversary of the Kingdom two days from now."

"Wow! Seems fun! We'll be attending, right?" said the girl cheerfully.

The man smiled. "Of course, we will."

The Noah Family has been close friends with the King's Family since a long time ago. There're rumors that some of the family member often practice witchcrafts or some kind of magic. They're just rumors though. The Noah Family was well-known for its social status and unique family members.

Road smirked as something seemed to remind her. "Ne Tykki, will the prince be there, too?"

"Yeah. I've met him during a meeting once. He seems like a reliable young man."

Road clasped her hands together as she skimped through the hall while giggling.

"Hey, Road! Where are you going?" Tykki asked as he was confused by her sudden change in mood.

"I think I've found something fun to play. Later, Tykki." With that, she disappeared through the hall.

Tykki sighed. "I have a bad feeling about this. I hope she won't play any pranks on the others."


In Lee Family's mansion

In the garden behind the mansion, a girl giggled as her friend told her a funny story. The girl has long dark green hair that was tied into twin pigtails and violet eyes, while the other one has medium length black hair and looked a little older than the former.

"There's a letter for you from Master Komui, Ojou-sama." A butler approached the girls.

The green-haired girl nodded in excitement when she heard that it was from her brother. She took the letter from the butler and read it.

"What does your brother say, Lenalee?" asked Miranda.

Lenalee suddenly squealed happily as she clutched the paper in her hands.

"Miranda, guess what?"

"What is it?"

"Nii-san sent me an invitation to a ball."

Miranda's eyes lit up. "Really? Where? When?"

"Two days from now. The ball will be held in the castle." Lenalee was practically jumping in excitement.

Miranda giggled at her friend's antics. "Calm down, Lenalee! No need to get so excited."

"But, this is the first time for me to attend a ball. Of course, I'm happy!" She turned to the older female. "Say Miranda, would you like to come with me?"

The latter blinked. "Eh?"

"Nii-san says I can bring anyone I like with me. So as my best friend, will you come with me to the ball?" Lenalee asked hopefully.

Miranda sighed. "Okay. If you insist."

Lenalee jumped and hugged the black-haired. "Thank you, Miranda. You're the best!"

"So, what are you going to wear on that day, Lenalee?"

The girl looked thoughfully. "I don't know yet…"

Miranda giggled, "You should wear a beautiful dress. I heard that the King has a very handsome son."

The teal-haired girl stared at her friend. "Now that you say it… I remember nii-san often mentions about in his letters. He says the Crown Prince is…uh… He always runs away from the ladies…."

"Who knows? Maybe you'll catch the Prince's interest at the ball."

Lenalee blushed. Miranda giggled again. "I'm just kidding."

The girl pouted. "Mou, Miranda!"


The girls then decided to call it a day since it's already late. Miranda left when the carriage came to pick her. After her friend's left, Lenalee sat in the dining room, having her meal alone…

The head maid walked up to her, holding a glass of water. "Komui-sama couldn't come home again?" She asked, placing the glass down on the table.

The girl shook her head sadly. "No, he said he won't be able to come back for a while."

Her brother, Komui Lee, barely had time to return to their home because of his work as the King's advisor. Fortunately for him, his sister was able to understand him. Even so, there were times that the siblings' wished they could spend their times together.

The maid sighed. How she wished she could cheer the young lady from the loneliness.

"Anyway, I heard that you've received an invitation from Master Komui." She decided to change the topic.

Lenalee smiled. "Yes. He invited e to a ball."

"A ball in the castle? Maybe it's another ball to find a wife for the young prince."

"Now that I think of it… I haven't heard anything about him before. Do you know what he's like?"

The maid looked thoughtful. "I've heard from several girls that he is quite a gentleman, though he ditches away from many marriage interviews…" She rolled her eyes.

Lenalee couldn't help but giggled. The maid continued.

"I also heard that he has quite a unique scar on his left cheek and odd white hair, but that don't make him less charming, said the girls." She shook her head.

"He's a kind young prince and was never the type for violence. Though I heard that he often get into fights with the royal knight. Boys will always be boys, eh?"

The teal-haired girl clasped her hand. "He seems pretty nice. I wish I could meet him…"

After her meal, she took a quick shower. Then, she lied down on her bed, covering herself with the warm covers.

'Prince Allen Walker… I think I've met him once I was a kid…'


Flashback

Lenalee was standing behind her brother's legs, her hands gripping his shirt tightly. It was the first day that her brother will be working as an advisor in the castle.

In front of the Lee siblings were the King, his brother and a young boy.

The King spread his arms. "Welcome, Komui Lee, and congratulations! I hope we can rely on you from now on."

Komui smiled. "The pleasure's mine, Your Highness."

Neah glanced at the little green-hired. "Say Komui, who's the little lady behind you?"

"Oh." Komui gently patted her head. "This is my cute little sister, Lenalee Lee."

"Oh my, what a cute young girl! How old is she now?" asked a smiling Mana.

"She's eight this year."

The King chuckled and stared at the snowy-haired boy beside him. "Just a year older than our Allen then." He turned to Komui again.

"I haven't introduced him to you yet. This boy here is my son, Allen Walker!" He gestured at the boy. Said boy gave the two guests a polite bow.

Neag chuckled. "Don't mind him. He's a bit shy." Komui nodded in understanding. Lenalee stared at the white-haired prince. He was strange in her opinion, but cute at the same time. And he seemed… rather gloomy and sad.

Flashback ends


That was when she first met the prince. For some reason, she didn't seem to remember the rest of the memory from back then. 'Oh well…' She decided to shrug the matters off for now and immediately drifted to sleep.


It has already passed midnight. The young Lee was sleeping peacefully in her bed without any disturbing. That was until, the door to her balcony slowly drifted opened as a shadowy figure entered the room.

Lenalee didn't seem to notice this. The figure smirked and quietly made its way to the sleeping girl. It placed its hand on the girls forehead. The figure leaned to her ear and whispered.

"Listen to me. Obey my words, girl. On the day of the royal ball, I want you to stab the Crown Prince with this shiny dagger..."

It held out a dagger. "Kill him once the clock strikes twelve... Understand? Kill him."

The figure giggled amusingly as it placed a dagger beside Lenalee's pillow. "I'll be waiting for the great news, young lady..."


Lenalee's eyes snapped open as she bolted up from her bed. She was panting madly. She quickly stared at the door to the balcony. She sighed in relief as she placed her hand on her forehead to rub off some sweats.

'It's already morning. Huff… what a weird nightmare…'

When she turned her head to the side, she immediately went pale. Beside her pillow… was the dagger from her dream…

She slowly picked it up with trembling hands.

'Kill him…' The same voice from her dream whispered in her mind. She gasped as she dropped the dagger in terror…

She covered her mouth. 'No… it can't be…'

Does she have to kill him? But, for what?


Found this in one of my files from my old laptop. What do you guys think? Should I continue the story? I'll be thinking about it, too but, I would like to hear your opinions on the same time. Thanks for reading and for keeping up with my bad writing skills. (^^)