Author's Note: Sorry. Now holidays are over, it means updates are going to be slower as well. This idea was nagging at me for 2 weeks already so I decided to write it down. It would seriously kill me since one story was hard to update. Oh well, when you have inspirations, you just have them. I hope you guys like this story as mush as "The Path He Chooses to Walk".
Inspired by the Korean Movie Wishing Stairs and Memento Mori along with the Thailand Movie Alone.
Summary: Allen Walker, whose memories of before had been lost due to a trauma, has just returned home from his college for the winter break to spend it with Kanda, his boyfriend. But days before his 18th birthday, weird things start to happen. He kept feeling a presence around him and something was trying to break his and Kanda's relationship. Also, Allen needs to know that sometimes "death do us part" doesn't apply to apply to everyone.
Pairing: Ghost Lavi/Allen and Kanda/Allen
Chapter 1: The Day Romeo Died
Allen Walker walked into the halls of the Black Cross Academy. He had a calm expression on his face but he was trembling in fear inside. The reason was simple.
People hate things that aren't normal. If something that is not normal comes into their line of vision, they will seek to change it no matter what. They didn't care if it hurts the person or not. As long as they did something to it.
Allen Walker was far from normal looking, you see. For a fifteen year old to have white hair was weird. Maybe it was normal for an albino but Allen did not have red eyes. Instead, he had beautiful grayish blue eyes. Just above his left eye was a star-like scar, with a long line that ended somewhere along his cheek. Despite these features, Allen was extremely beautiful, which was uncharacteristic for a male.
However, Allen tried not to stand out by being what people called beautiful. He just wanted to study and entered a college that his late foster father, had always wanted him to go. He didn't want to waste his time being what people called popular either. Thus, he threw on thick rimmed glasses and did his best to dress as horribly as he could, baggy clothes, ones that he had taken since the death of his foster father. The old clothes made him looked like a beggar, which was something Allen didn't mind.
Since the day he had arrived to this Black Cross Academy, he was constantly picked on, pushed around and locked up in some janitor closet or boys cubicle. This was usually the case he his Junior High for being too beautiful for a boy. It wasn't his dressing, there are other people that dressed even worst then him but didn't gain that much attention. His hair was just……too outstanding.
"Well, well, if it isn't Snow Walker?" a voice that belonged to someone that Allen would have spat out his name was heard from behind him as he turned to see the group that had terrorized him from the start.
The group was just a small portion of the real one. Standing behind him was Debitto and Jasdero, Junior twins who wouldn't tell people what their surname was; Allen thought it was probably not in the cool book that's why. Next was Road Camelot, same cohort as Allen, their cousin who loved gothic dressing and candy. Tyki Mikk, a senior, also related to the three but seemed slightly more mature, noted Allen stated slightly. Kanda Yuu, Senior and club head of the Swordsman club, kendo section. Standing next to him was also another senior, Lavi, not his real name, head of the Library Records of the Academy.
The one that called out to Allen was Debitto.
Not wanting to struggle too much due to physical education later on, he pushed himself to the locker instead of them pushing him up against it like the usual; it'll end faster this way. It'll usually be nasty words that Allen would turn deaf too and then humiliation of him in front of everyone in the hall, which Allen gotten very used too. Well, at least none of them were in his classes, so he didn't really have to worry about it.
"Aaaww, what's the matter? You don't want to play?" Road chirped as she leaned against him with eyes sparkling with mischief. Allen just stood there with an expressionless face.
"He's stoned!! He's STONED!!" Jasdero squealed out loud, causing the people passing by to look at them.
"What's the matter, kid? Show a reaction, will you?" Tyki smiled in front of Allen before blowing out his cigarette smoke into Allen's face. The first time made Allen coke but now he just held his breath before starting to breathe after he thought most of it has floated away.
"C'mon guys. Cut him some slack." Lavi said before he stood in front of Allen. The others whined and pouted, except Kanda, whose face went black with an unknown expression. Allen just blinked at Lavi' back as he scooted the group off. Well, after Debitto screamed that 'Next time we'll get you good!'.
When they were out of sight, Allen sighed and started to walk away from Lavi. He came early to study. He had forgotten to take out some of his books from his locker and lucky for him, his class only started six hours from now. When he opened his locker for his books, he ignored the red-haired boots he saw behind his opened locker door. He quickly slammed his locker shut before walking away, fully aware that Lavi was following him.
"Allen." No response.
"Allen." Lavi called out louder and started to walk faster after the shorter but Allen didn't reply or stopped, just kept walking faster and faster then before. The red-haired frowned deeply at the lack of response.
He quickly walked to Allen's side, grabbed his arm and pulled the protesting boy into the bathroom. The people who were here this early without classes were so far only them. Lavi had to come early for the Library Records, but he'll leave to his team to do the stuff for now. As soon as the bathroom door closed, Lavi immediately locked it, not wanting anyone to enter the room.
"Lavi…..what are you-" Allen protested before he was shut up by a pair of lips. Allen soon relaxed, arms falling to his sides softly as he allowed the red-haired to hug him.
The truth was, these two weren't enemies but very close.
Lavi was an orphan, like Allen. They grew up in the same orphanage before they were adopted. Lavi was adopted first. It was two years after his adoption when Allen's foster father, Mana Walker, came and adopted him. The luck and happiness Allen felt when he realized Lavi was his next door neighbor. The two had been extremely close. When Lavi left, he made sure to be with Allen with every last moment he had in the orphanage, promising Allen he would be there for him no matter what, that he'll be back to find him one day.
But, Allen realized when he was adopted; the outside world was much more different from the grounds in the orphanage. Lavi……was popular. Allen……was weird. The kids around shunned away from Allen like a plague due to his appearance. Lavi was like the person everyone wanted.
How many times Allen would want to talk or play with Lavi but the boy was pulled away by others?
How many times did he hear the kids tell Lavi not the bother with him or that he was weird?
Allen lost count. That's because he started to understand and stopped appearing in front of Lavi.
However, Lavi didn't care. Every night, when others were dreaming sweet dreams, or for unfortunate ones that dreamt nightmares, Lavi would sneak in through Allen's window and they would play and talk.
But Allen stopped it when he heard people saying how tired Lavi looked in class, though his work was not affected yet, Allen knew it was going to soon. He placed a lock at his window, with a note that explained his action. But he didn't expect Lavi to practically break the glass of the window. Lavi just called him stupid with an angry face before he resumed what he always did on his night visits.
Night visits were shifted to afternoon visits at Junior High. By then, puberty hit the boys. However, to Allen's dislike, he didn't grow manly though he did get a few muscles, but beautiful, the drop dead cute beautiful. This usually ended up having people mistaking him for a girl. The worst was having the girls in school get jealous of him.
That was when Allen stopped counting Lavi's stuff and started counting the number of times he got locked in the janitor's closet o cubicle until Lavi found him.
Lavi's puberty made him even more popular. His looks were ones that boys would die while girls would swooned over for, his well-toned muscled body was like a supermodel's and his voice was deep till girls fainted and some female teacher's blushed when spoken to. Seriously, in Allen's opinion, Lavi was extremely lucky.
Around the midst of his second year of Junior High, Allen got the shock of his life. His foster father had been killed in a hit-and-run. The culprit was found, the drunkard was sentenced but Allen didn't care, his foster father had died. He didn't tell Lavi about it since it was Lavi's examination period in first year of High School.
However, Lavi being Lavi, always found out.
The day Allen came back from the reading of Mana's will, Lavi was there, sitting on his couch waiting for him. Allen, sighed, before he walked over to Lavi and told him Mana's will. Allen would have the house and money but it will be kept with a woman, Mana's cousin, Klaud Nine, since Mana was an only child and the only living relative he had was her. Allen was fine with that; she had come over a few times. She was strict, yes, but still fond over him. But due to her work, Allen would be staying and looking after himself.
The real worry was what Mana wanted Allen to do. Mana wanted Allen to enroll into a college that was extremely famous was known to have kept its position as the world's top university for five years straight. Allen's grades at that time, though were good, was still far from meeting the requirements.
Afternoon visits then turned into study sessions. Lavi doing his best to help Allen out and by the end of the day, they would lay on top of the roof, looking at the stars, while lavi challenged Allen with questions. Till now, Allen still had no idea how Lavi became the top few students when he never bring a single schoolwork to his house while helping him.
The event that really started their relationship was the night when Allen's results were released. Lavi was there, preventing Allen from dying from anxiety. The results were on the school's net and you had to log in your candidate PIN number for it. The results were out only at eight at night.
Allen woke up at five in the morning.
At nine in the morning, when Lavi was about to ask Allen to go watch a movie with him, he was greeted with a distressed Allen, walking about the house like a mad man, biting his thumbnail. Lavi could have sworn the carpet looked almost worn out before he pulled Allen out of his house, saying that he needs to get some fun.
Allen at first thought it was Lavi's way of relaxing him, however, Lavi was always filled with surprises.
It happened when they finally came back from their day, Allen started to freak out again at the sight of the switched on computer. He had already typed his PIN number but he was too afraid to click the 'Log In' button. That was until Lavi placed his hand over Allen's and told him everything was going to be fine, because he was there for him.
The hands on the mouse was forgotten when they stared at each other, slowly, shyly, unsurely, lips met. It started with a peck. Both blushed at the contact. They parted slightly as looked at each other, asking for permission to continue. Another peck and then another before hands left the mouse and they tumbled on the floor.
When they tumbled, they knocked over a book on Allen's shelf and it fell onto the mouse. The window loaded and Allen's results came to view with a letter written by the principal. Allen had passed, top in the nation's Junior High exams.
He enrolled into the same school as Lavi, because it was a school that could give him an easy access to that particular college and also it was within walking distance. He had told Lavi that this was the last run before he reached his goal and he wanted to do whatever it took to finish it and do it well, resulting in the horrible attire, which made Lavi laugh till tears fell at the first sight. However, they didn't expect Lavi's gang to have a problem with him. Allen at first wanted to put distance between he and Lavi, not wanting to spoil Lavi's relationship. He did succeed, but always got back at by Lavi later.
Such as currently being in a locked Boy's room.
The two parted from the kiss, a trail of saliva connecting to their lips was seen before it broke off. Allen blushed furiously and turned his face away, embarrassed while Lavi chuckled while cuddling Allen's head to his chest.
"You're so cute, Allen" Lavi cooed as he placed a kiss on top of Allen's head before Allen pulled out of Lavi's embrace and turned to look at the mirror. Lavi pouted at that.
"Too bad cute wouldn't get me into that college." Allen sighed as he took off the glasses to wash his face. Allen didn't notice the sad face Lavi had as he splashed water on his face. "Don't you have Library Records duty?"
Lavi slammed his hands at either sides of Allen, standing behind Allen. Allen didn't flinch, if he was used to getting sudden attacks, this is nothing. Allen opened his eyes and looked at his reflection. His expression was emotionless; Lavi had his head on his shoulder, as if he was crying on them.
"I'm tired, Allen." Allen turned to look at the other male, whose head was still on his shoulder. Lavi slowly lifted his head up and looked at Allen with sorrowful and tired eyes. "So tired, of you pushing me away."
Allen turned his face back to the mirror, eyebrows knitted together with uneasiness while Lavi's eyes watched him from the mirror. Lavi and Allen weren't a couple. Allen had rejected the offer, saying that he needed the concentration on his studies but that wasn't the real reason, and he knew Lavi knew it too.
Lavi was adopted into a rich family. The couple wasn't able to conceive as the man was sterile. The Head of the house, the man's father, decided to adopt as a last option. He didn't trust anything other then his blood to be in the woman's womb. Also, the Head was very old, if the woman were to be pregnant; the Head might not make it to see the child graduate out of Junior High. But that, in both boys' opinions, was exaggeration.
The company they owned was like the college, top in the world. Branches at different parts of the world. Lavi was trained in every way to be a gentleman and a successful businessman. Lavi had nearly gotten into trouble once when the Head found out about him being close to Allen, such as constantly going to his house. Lavi was lucky that the couple had loved him as if he was their own as they were the reason why he was still able to come see Allen. If the Head found out his successor was not straight, Allen feared what he'd do to Lavi.
He watched his reflection as he felt Lavi kissed his neck, hands traveling up and down Allen's front. His eyes constantly in contact with Lavi's on the mirror as Lavi's fingers played with Allen's buttons of his shirt. A lick of Lavi's tongue on his neck made him shiver as Lavi smiled slightly.
This was what Allen wanted. This was what Allen wished. This was what Allen dreamed for. But this is reality. This……
……isn't the orphanage ground anymore.
Both had goals. Both had work they didn't want but have to do. They have boundaries placed on them. They aren't like the orphans they used to be, playing without a care in the world. The freedom they had has already been thrown out since, well for Lavi, the day they were adopted.
But still……
Allen turned around, grabbing the shocked senior by the tie; he pulled Lavi down and kissed him hard.
Like the forbidden fruit that lured Eve……
Hands wandered and one of the stalls was slammed shut due to habit.
Allen still wanted Lavi, oh so very much.
Even in the passion they created, Allen's head flashed the times when the Head made Lavi greet the other company heads, especially their daughters. Allen was invited of course; after all, it was Lavi's birthday. And it was on Lavi's birthday the Head knew Lavi wouldn't run off like he always did, not with the work the couple did to celebrate the day he was born.
Allen felt lost and unwanted when Lavi wasn't with him. It wasn't that the couple wasn't nice to him; in fact, they always said they wished they could adopt him as well if it weren't for the Head. The fact that the person he was there for was not with him made him unsure, among the crowd of rich people.
Allen kept telling himself that he knew this day would come, with Lavi's future in the world and all. But he still dreaded it. Especially when Allen felt that he could finally let go, before releasing it completely, Lavi would looked back at him, eyes filled with emotions that were only reserved for Allen. Like the time when Lavi placed his hand on top of Allen's on the mouse. The hold Allen had on his feelings for him tightened.
The reason it made Allen had tears falling out of his eyes. It was getting harder and harder to let Lavi go. Lavi was doing his best, making sure Allen didn't let him go. And it was working.
Allen had his arms around Lavi's neck, both male's clothes were untidily worn but they didn't care. Lavi held on to Allen as Allen cried.
"W-w-what am I going to do? Can't let you go……" Allen whispered to himself but Lavi heard it. Lavi's mouth started to twitch up slowly. "Even though……I know I have to……still can't do it……" that made Lavi's smile widen.
"Then don't." Allen flinched as Lavi pushed him back slightly to face him. He took Allen's hand and placed it on his face. The scaly red hand that took Allen two years to get adopted. The scaly hand that was always kept under wraps. The scaly hand that only Lavi wasn't afraid of when he first met Allen. The scaly hand that he loved along with Allen. "Keep me with you, tie me, and chain me. I'm yours."
"And you," Lavi's eyes changed from caring and loving to determined and possessive. He hooked a finger on the ring that hung around Allen's neck. He gave it to Allen on his fifteenth birthday. "Are mine."
After that, Lavi slammed his lips against Allen's while tears continued to flow down Allen's face.
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"You should really take out those glasses. Though they have no degrees in them, I still find it hard to see your eyes." Lavi commented as he waited for Allen to wash his face. He handed the white haired boy a handkerchief before he reluctantly handed him his glasses.
"I've been wearing them so long that it became a habit to have them on my face." Allen said as he placed them on and looked at his reflection. He saw Lavi pretending to think at his look and did a cross sign with his arms. Allen snorted.
"I'll see you at your place then?" Lavi asked hopefully as Allen gathered his books and carried his bag.
"I'll think about it." Allen teasingly replied before he exited the bathroom, leaving Lavi to smile at his exit. After a while, Lavi turned to look at the mirror. His smile was wiped off his face. He looked at himself, eyes that showed great dislike and anger.
"I know you're here. Before I go out and get you, I suggest you come out." Lavi said with a scowl on his face. The stall door at the very end of the bathroom opened. The mirror did not reflect it at all as it was not long enough. Lavi stared at the figure that walked out of the stall with a look that a superior shows to an inferior. Kanda walked up to him with a glare.
"You really are an idiot. What if you get caught?" Kanda scowled at the red-haired. Lavi just chuckled and looked at the ceiling.
"I wouldn't. And even if I did, you wouldn't be concern about me." Lavi turned and glared fiercely at Kanda. "You'll just be concern about Allen." At that Kanda widened his eyes slightly.
"You're easy to find out, Yuu. I had caught you so many times staring at Allen when he wasn't looking. You never participate in teasing him and if I weren't around to stop them, you'd tell them that classes start slightly early, with the excuse as a school committee representative." Lavi walked up to the Kendo club Head. "Back off, he's mine."
"Then what about Lenalee? Aren't you engaged to her in the last company's meeting?" Kanda challenged with a raised eyebrow. Kanda was from a family that prided themselves with their swordsmanship. Their dojo was extremely famous and its reputation still has to be kept up with, which put his family in the famous and rich list.
Lavi growled in frustration at the reminder of that little engagement his foster grandfather arranged without his consent. He only knew about the engagement when his grandfather announced it out to everyone with the girl's brother, Komui Lee. Lavi remembered nearly spitting out his drink at one of the company's heads. He was thankful that Allen wasn't here. Allen wouldn't be here, it was the Head's birthday. Lavi himself won't have come if it weren't for his foster mother's plead to be there no matter what. Oh how he regretted giving in.
That was two months ago. As soon as Lavi graduates from High School, the wedding will be held. Even though Lenalee would only be sixteen, Lavi still knew that the Heads will definitely do something that would make them get married.
It wasn't like he didn't like Lenalee. He had chatted with her a few times during these kinds of occasions. But……really. It was like asking him to marry his sister. Though he liked her as friend, he found her a bit to girly for his taste. Her brother was another one. Brother complex. Lavi still wondered how his foster grandfather got him to agree to this arrangement in the first place.
"And also," Kanda added, jerking Lavi out of his thoughts. "I heard your grandfather's going to invite Allen as your best man."
Lavi's eyes widened to its maximum.
"What did you just say?!"
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"Thank you so much for accepting my request." The Head of the world's top company thanked Allen who bowed in respect just when Lavi rushed out to the Hall, behind Allen. Lavi scowled as he saw a glint in the Head's eyes. The glint that Lavi recognized as the one he always had when he had achieved what he wanted. Lavi watched in horror as the man walked away, leaving Allen still in a bowed position.
First, Lavi took small steps towards Allen, not wanting to scare Allen into running off. When Allen didn't move at all from his bowed position, Lavi sprinted to him and hugged hi from the back. Lavi could feel Allen tremble as books in his arms fell onto the floor and Allen collapsed to the ground, Lavi was there trying to minimize the impact of the fall.
"You said you're tired of me pushing you away." Allen muffled voice was heard against Lavi's tear soaked shirt. Lavi held onto Allen tighter, knowing and fearing what he was about to say. He knew why Allen was going to do this and he didn't it. Anything but that.
"No……please……Allen……"
"I'm also tired……"
Please……anything but that……
"I'm tired of loving you." Allen said before he roughly pushed Lavi away and collected his books, he quickly stood up and walked away. Lavi, who was in shock before, stood up and watched Allen walk off.
"IF YOU LEAVE LIKE THIS THEN EVERYTHING ABOUT US IS OVER!!" Lavi shouted at Allen. Allen didn't stop walking. That made Lavi's anxiety level rise higher.
Lavi bit his lips and ran after Allen. He was tired of Allen pushing him away. He was tired of Allen being so damn selfless by putting Lavi's relationships and obligations before him. Lavi wanted to punch Allen. But these were the points that made him fall for Allen in the first place.
Lavi grabbed onto Allen's arm when Allen was about to walk down the staircase. Allen struggled roughly. The books fell to the ground for the third time that day as Lavi hugged Allen closely to him, while Allen kicked and punched him.
"You said you loved me!! You said you had a bloody hard time letting me go!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT JUST NOW?! THAT WAS LETTING GO!!"Lavi shouted at Allen as he shook Allen, hoping some sense would come back to Allen. Allen growled and grabbed his shirt.
"I love you. I love you enough to think about you. Your future. There is no bloody future if we stayed together!! The company's name will go down the drain if they knew the new Head was gay!! And if that doesn't, then what about an heir?! Didn't you say it took your foster parents three long years to just look at you!! Don't you want your very own child that has your blood in him?!" Allen paused to take in a deep breath. "The child who is shunned away because his or her parents are gays!! I know what is like to be shunned away and nobody deserved or should have that sort of experience."
Allen threw Lavi back, making the red-haired teen stumble a bit. He didn't look at Lavi as he dusted his shirt.
"It doesn't mean we can't be friends anyway. We still get to see each other. I'll see you later at your house about the wedding stuff." Allen said as if nothing happened before he waved his goodbye and started down the stairs. Lavi, Allen so happened to forget, was a persistent kind of person. When Allen felt Lavi grab his arm again. Allen scowled.
"Let go."
"No."
"Let go of me now."
"No."
Allen growled with frustration and in the moment of his anger, he swung the arm Lavi had grabbed on towards the direction of the stairs. Lavi was not fast enough to react, lost his footing and tumbled down the stairs.
Allen's anger turned into pure horror as he watched the senior tumble down the stairs, finally coming to a stop when the neck and head hit onto the metal railing. Allen sunk to his feet when Lavi didn't make a sound or even moved. It was then when a female teacher came by, saw the unmoving body and screamed in shock.
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Allen stood in the hallways of the hospital, six doors away from Lavi's room. In his hands were tiger lilies that Lavi were fond of. Allen……Allen was afraid. The reason why Lavi was here in the place was his fault. He couldn't face his foster family. He couldn't even face himself in the mirror. If anything happened to that guy, Allen would never forgive himself……
Footsteps were heard behind him before a hand was placed on his shoulder. He turned to see Kanda by his side, frowning deeply. With a shove, Allen stumbled a few steps forward before regaining his balance. He wanted to turn to Kanda to ask what his problem was but Kanda just nodded his head towards Lavi's room.
"I'm sure he wants to see you." Was all Kanda said before he walked off, saying he wanted some coffee. Allen stared at his retreating form before smiling at the direction he left. Allen took two deep breaths before walking towards the room.
Just when he was about to reach Lavi's room, he saw the door of the room partially opened.Not only that, he heard loud distress voices coming from inside the room. Allen then tried to concentrate on what they were saying from the noise the hospital was making.
"SO WHAT IF I'M PARALYZED FROM WAIST DOWN?! I'M STILL ALIVE!!" Lavi yelled out as Allen caught a glimpse of an arm on a wheel of the wheelchair.
Allen's body froze up. Lavi was……paralyzed?! Allen brought a hand to his mouth while his other clenched tightly around the tiger lilies. Inside, he could recognize the sound of Lavi's foster mother crying out in despair while Lavi was silent through out. Allen felt like throwing up. The more he tried to push it back, the more the reality of Lavi's condition hit him. Unable to take the gravity of the situation, Allen ran from the door, not noticing a green eye was eyeing at him from inside the room.
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Allen sat outside the hospital in the park. His entire form was trembling. He made Lavi paralyzed. The one who stood by him this whole time had been repaid in such a manner by himself. Everything was going about so fast and quick that Allen felt that he was lost in the flow.
"Lavi……" Allen called out that was barely a whisper as a tear fell from his face.
"……will be fine." Kanda's voice was heard as he placed a can of coffee on top of Allen's head. The usual him would already be arguing with this bully but he wasn't in the mood. Kanda can say or hurt Allen with as many ways as he wants. Allen didn't care. Even that would be nothing compared to Lavi's condition. Kanda took a seat down with Allen and stared at the nurses that were helping the patients around the park.
"Don't blame yourself." Allen looked up at Kanda who still was looking at the view in front of him. "It wasn't your fault." At that Allen's hand crushed the can and coffee spilled all over the floor.
"How would you know? He grabbed my arm and I swung him to the direction where people could easily tumble down!! If I swung in another direction, he wouldn't have been unconscious!! He wouldn't have been PARALYSED!!" Allen growled, his hand continued to crush the can as blood flowed down as the sharp edges of the metal cut his flesh. Kanda grabbed his hand and started to pry his fingers off the can.
"Look, nobody knew what was going to happen. Getting yourself hurt and wallowing in self-guilt is not going to change the whole situation." Kanda stated in a serious but calm tone as he undid his tie and wrapped it around Allen's bleeding hand. "The best and only thing you can do right now is to be with him no matter what happens. He needs you there." Kanda looked at Allen in the eye, before standing up and taking Allen by the hand. "Hurry up and go. Don't wimp out this time Moyashi!!" Kanda scolded as he pulled Allen along with him.
Two floors above, looking down at the hospital building, Lavi stared at the two, eyes narrowing down with jealousy.
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With Kanda waiting outside the room just in case Allen runs off again, Allen knocked on the door softly but loud enough for the person inside to hear. A soft 'come in' was heard. Looking at Kanda uncertainly, Kanda nodded and Allen opened the door and walked in.
Allen closed the door and walked towards the floor to ceiling window as that was where the wheelchair bound teen was, looking down at the patients below. Lavi didn't even turn his head to face Allen as Allen stood directing beside Lavi, holding onto the tiger lilies, bottom slightly crushed by his grip.
"Lavi?" No response. Allen then placed the tiger lilies onto his lap. "I got you your favorite flowers. Tiger lilies, right?" Allen tried to sound as cheerful as he always was with Lavi but his voice cracked every time he tried to talk. Lavi looked so much like a broken doll instead of a life support. It was as if he would break if Allen were to shift him just a bit.
"Would you like me to leave?" Allen whispered, looking at the floor, ashamed. Lavi turned his face to look at Allen for a moment before he went back to looking at the window. Allen turned away and left. Before he closed the door, Allen looked back at Lavi.
"I'll definitely be there at your wedding if you need me." Then the door shut, followed with a tear that rolled down Lavi's cheek.
Allen and Kanda were now walking out of the hospital. Seeing how unstable Allen looked, Kanda decided that he would accompany him. When Allen asked why Kanda bothered even though he was with the people that pushed him around in school, Kanda just answered it as the duty of the school committee.
Just when Allen took a step out of the hospital, a blood curling scream was heard from somewhere around the park area. Kanda and Allen looked at each other before they sprinted to the direction of the scream.
It wasn't so hard to find. A large crowd had gathered around something as doctors were heard calling out for help. Allen would have waited for the help to come to see what happened but he heard what the others around were talking. And it made his blood run ice cold.
"……he was just sitting on the window ledge before he fell……"
"……teens these days……dying younger and younger……"
"……why did he do that……he was such a looker too……"
"……beautiful red hair……fell just like that……"
Allen's eyes widened at each statement heard and he started to push his way into the crowd. He could hear Kanda yelling out for him but he didn't care, he wanted a confirmation.
That Lavi did not commit suicide.
Allen finally made it to the front. The sight……the sight……
Allen fell to his knees and vomited.
There, bloodied and lying on the ground in an awkward position was Lavi. Blood still continued to flow out of his body and had reached to Allen's pants, now currently absorbing the red liquid. Lavi's eyes. They looked lifeless. But Allen felt that they were looking at him, directly.
Lavi, his friend, his beloved, who was paralyzed by him. Right now, was dead.
Kanda managed to get to Allen just in time as the information was just too much for Allen to take. After vomiting out whatever that was in his stomach, he looked up to the sky eyes then rolled back, and collapsed into Kanda's arms.
"Moyashi? MOYASHI!! ALLEN!!" Kanda yelled in panic at Allen's unmoving form as he slapped his face, trying to wake him up. The scene he was making was reflected in Lavi's lifeless eyes before nurses and paramedics came to cover the scene from Lavi's view.
This whole event happened 2 years ago.
Author's Note: I hope you like it. I watched a lot of horror shows in the holidays so this story was an inspiration out of it. Chapter 2 would happen 2 years after Chapter 1. I would do my best to write you this story along with "The Path He Chooses to Walk". See you next chapter!!
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