A/N: I'm sorry.
Monday 8:15 AM
Inside the grande building of the Bookman Enterprise, a young blue haired man was currently standing alongside his childhood friend, narrowly examining the time on his watch. The front of his hair, his bangs more precisely was gelled back, and his hair was tied in a low ponytail that descended over his right shoulder. He was dressed in a simple professional getup, all thanks to the women standing right by him.
And at the moment, the very same young woman was giving him an earful of a lecture.
"Kanda remember that when you shake the poor man's hand, be careful not to break it. Be gentle." She warned softly, as she did the finishing touches on his ponytail.
Kanda snorted.
"Tch, whatever."
Lenalee's sharp glance immediately shut him right up.
Her pink lips were curving downwards at this point. "And don't glare at him, he's just doing his job. So the least you can do is be friendly and not give him a hard time." She spoke, her fingers diligently patting down his shoulders. Just when the long haired man was about to open his mouth to retort, he couldn't help but feel a pair of eyes burning themselves into the back of his head.
On normal days, what he would have usually done was ignore whoever it was and just continue about his day. But, there was something particular about this fucked up day that kept biting him in the ass.
Whoever the hell thought they could just stare at him like creeps was gonna get it coming.
Kanda slowly turned his head to his right. Two men, one tall, one short as a fucking ten year old, were standing by the elevator and openly staring at him to an extent that it made his spine shiver. Kanda's lip curled up in a threatening snarl and Lenalee looked up at her friend with innocent confusion.
What the fuck are they looking at?
The pipsqueak, which he had realized had had as white as snow, was simply looking at the two of them with complete curiosity. Well, it wasn't that hard to tell who his eyes kept drifting towards mostly. It pissed him off, but not to the point where he wanted to beat the living day lights out of him.
The tall red haired goofball, however, was the one that ripped his temper lid off. Kanda unconsciously tensed up under his gaze uncomfortably when he noticed that the bastard's vibrant green eyes were eyeing him from top to bottom...like he was some sort of eye candy.
And once his green eyes stationed themselves on Kanda's face and the two made eye contact, he licked his lips in a hungry manner and smiled seductively at him.
It made his blood boil like crazy.
"Kanda! Kanda, pay attention!" The feisty young woman snapped her fingers, instantly grabbing the long haired man's attention. Kanda growled in response, and he snapped his head back in her direction.
"What the hell do you want now, woman? I don't need you here following me like a damn dog." He snarled nastily at her. But the girl was not fazed by it at all. She simply fixed his collar, while taking the opportunity to pull his ear and whisper to him.
"Very funny Kanda, that's the best one you've cracked yet!" Kanda's face scrunched up in mild confusion before it fell tremendously once he felt her hands tighten into fists around his collar. "Don't you ever snarl at me like that again, Honey. Next time, it might not only be your face that'll need fixing okay?"
Kanda raised an eyebrow at her. "I wonder if Komui's aware of how psychotic you've turned out to be..."
Lenalee cocked her head to the side.
"I wonder how long you'll last when I tell Nii-San you lied and took me to a strip club."
He scoffed at her.
"I wonder how you'll even live without your balls once I tell Nii-San that you made me strip in front of a crowd of old slimy perverted geezers." She said in a false innocent demeanor, cupping her cheek as if the thought made her nerves twist in worry.
Kanda glared at her. "You demon bit-."
The smile that danced on her pink lips seemed to signal that she adored the nickname.
"What will it be, dear?"
The Japanese man relaxed his face without a word.
When Lenalee spoke in such a sweet yet sickly tone, one knew better not to argue with her. Especially when you knew the girl for most of your life. Especially, when you knew her sister complex of a brother your whole life. The blue haired man crossed his arms across his chest, as his female friend did a quick sweep of his look with her cautious violet eyes.
His jaw clenched when he heard muffled laughter at his right. She's making me look like a damn fool here. He thought bitterly. Lenalee noticed how tense her friend looked, and she furrowed her eyebrows in concern.
"Kanda?" She blinked. Did I go too far? Nah.
The eye catching man stood there, jaw clenched, and lower lips pointing outwards. Worried, Lenalee stepped in front of him, ignoring the clicking of her heels. "Kanda, please tell me how you're feeling?" Mood checks were always the best way to get him talking.
"I'm a second away from ditching this interview and snuffing those two giggling bastards over there." He muttered, cracking his knuckles in anger. Lenalee's violet eyes widened and soon as the did they relaxed. She swiftly grabbed her best friend's hands.
"Kanda. You're here to get a job, not go to jail."
The laughing only got louder.
Thankfully, this time she was able to hear the mocking laughter behind them. Lenalee peeked over his shoulder, to get a better glimpse at the laughing duo. She made eye contact with one of them, gasped, and suddenly erupted in a fit of giggles. Surprised, Kanda took a step back and looked at her like she was crazy.
"What the fuck's so funny?"
Lenalee wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, with her finger. "N-Nothing. It's just that-" She sniffled and fanned her face with her hand. She wanted to laugh so bad, but she knew that Kanda was mad."You know what? Honey, you're gonna knock that interview right outta the park." She breathed. Kanda narrowed his eyes at the pink faced girl in suspicion.
"What. The. Fuck. Were. You. Laughing. At?"
Lenalee smiled innocently and opened her mouth for more. "Kanda, babe, you are gonna knock that interview right in the dick," she spoke with enthusiasm, punching her fist into the air for emphasis. A loud snort from Kanda made her eyes widen. "Not the interviewer, but the Interview!" She quickly said.
"You're annoying, woman." Kanda muttered curtly, turning on his heel. Lenalee frowned unhappily but followed him nonetheless.
"What, now I can't laugh?"
Kanda stopped right in front of the elevator and he glowered at the woman. "You're getting on my nerves, Lee." Lenalee sighed hopelessly.
"Could you not look like you're about to kill someone? For like one day, Kanda."
"What's wrong with the way I look?" He asked boldly. Lenalee placed a hand on her hip and returned his glare confidently. She raised one finger and parted her glossed up pink lips.
Kanda popped both of his earbuds in.
And the bitching begins.
"Kanda, let's be honest. You're a freaking handsome guy-like smoking gorgeous. If you weren't like an dear older brother to me I would have totally been smitten by you." Her eyes became calculative as she transitioned into his flaws.
"But you have zero to no social skills whatsoever, girls can't decide whether to flirt or hide when they see you, and in every interview you've gone to so far you always get kicked out for either swearing or threatening to cut someone's balls off with that old sword that you carry around." She dropped her frown and sported a brilliant smile.
"Now, could you please smile and pretend that you care, Love?"
"No."
Just when Lenalee was about to raise her hand to put him in a check, a voice interrupted the two.
"Ah, are you two perhaps going up?" The white haired boy sweetly asked, as he and his companion casually walked up to the two. Lenalee's cheeks were burning with embarrassment when she realized that the boy's bright gray eyes were curiously staring at her raised hand and she quickly dropped it.
"Yes. Actually my friend is."
"Brill." The white haired fella pressed the up arrow and smiled at the two. "What a coincidence, my friend is too." On que, the red haired pirate joined the three at the elevator. Lenalee smiled politely and secretly nudged Kanda in the side.
"Say hi." She whispered from the corner of her mouth, forcefully pulling him into the conversation. The blue haired man looked at her as if she were crazy, and was about to reject the idea, when the red haired man interrupted them with his smooth voice.
"You two sure are beautiful. What are ya models?" He mused, with that...ugh...disgusting look on his face. Kanda reeled back and took a step closer to Lenalee. His eyes...they sent weird chills down his spine. Lenalee forced a giggle and slapped Kanda on the shoulder.
Hard.
"Oh please. You're too kind."
The red head smiled charmingly, and lazily swung his arm over his friend's shoulders. "Oh no no no. To be able to catch my dear friend's, Allen's eye so effortlessly-now you must be something. Maybe now would be a good time to get comfortable with one another, hmm?" He commented slickly, winking at the now surprised green haired girl.
Kanda looked at the two squarely-Lenalee was one for compliments, but there was no way, no way that she was that gulli-
Wait a-
What was that? Was that a trace of a shameless blush that dusted her white cheeks?
What is this...fuckery?
Kanda couldn't help but stare at his best friend dumbly as she blushed shyly like a lamb. "Oh dear..." Allen, the white haired midget of the two broke out in a great blush and slapped the red head over the head to hide it. Which didn't work out quite well...
Obviously embarrassed to no end, the boy proceeded in punching him in the arm. "LAVI! That was uncalled for!" He shrilled. Smiling sheepishly, Lavi apologized profusely before pointing at the staring duo. Realizing what was more important, he whirled around and began to apologize to Lenalee tenderly.
"I am terribly sorry Miss...um-"
"Lee." Kanda grunted. Allen sensed the annoyance in the older boy's voice, before deciding to dismiss it politely.
"I apologize sincerely for this idio-my friend, Lavi's behavior, Miss Lee."
Lenalee smiled bashfully and waved the poor boy off. "It's alright. I get that a lot." She reassured him. The sound of a quick and high pitched ding brought their attention to the now empty and small elevator that had it's doors wide open for them.
Lenalee placed a small hand on the scowling boy's tense shoulder and gave it a gentle yet encouraging squeeze. She pushed his navy blue bangs back with dainty fingers and smiled warmly. "You're gonna do great Kanda, I've got a special feeling about this one." She chirped, capturing the attention of the other two males beside them.
"But before you go in..." her violet eyes darkened as her hands reached for the sword hoisted on his hip, "I'm taking away that."
Kanda raised an eyebrow, visually upset. "Why?"
Cradling the weapon in her arms, Lenalee smiled reassuringly. "Safety reasons." Kanda scowled at her reasoning.
"Whatever."
It wasn't like Kanda didn't walk around with two swords any. Jokes on her.
"Are you...perhaps here for that one interview?" The red head asked, slowly. Kanda stared at him for a few seconds before gracefully walking past him and entering the elevator without a further word.
Although looking a little dejected, the red haired man cheerfully followed his lead into the elevator and waved at his smiling friend and of course, Lenalee who was busy trying to catch her friend's attention.
Before the doors could close, Lenalee took a step forward and exclaimed something much to Kanda's embarrassment.
"You can do it, Babe!"
Kanda, who was scarlet with embarrassment, furiously pressed the close doors button. Dammit, will this thing close before this witch embarrasses me even more?! Lavi chuckled to himself at their relationship.
He hadn't really seen a love hate relationship quite as weird as theirs. Even though the sharp mouthed man looked like he couldn't stand his cheerful friend, he could tell that they obviously cared a lot for each other. Were they siblings?
Oh! Lavi remembered an essential detail. He still didn't answer my question!
Kanda noticed from the corner of his right eye a sudden movement and he glanced at the squirming red haired pirate in suspicion. Lavi blinked and opened his mouth. Which was the last thing that Kanda ever wanted him to do.
"Hey!" He called casually. "You still didn't answer my question, ya know?" A lopsided grin blessed his lips when he was finally given with the long haired man's attention. The next few words on the other hand threw the poor man off his horse when he heard them.
"What's a beautiful lady like you doing in a place like this?"
A small angry stormed writhed in Kanda's abnormally cold eyes.
Lavi, who was too deep into his fantasy world, didn't notice this of course. Nor did he notice the spark between Kanda's teeth when he grinded them together. Nor did he notice his hand that was slowly rising, itching to do nothing more than clamped themselves around his happily breathing neck.
Oh but Kanda didn't do any of that.
Not with the image of Lenalee and Komui smiling expectantly at him. Smiling so warmly yet threateningly at him.
He simply plugged his ear buds in. He sighed in content and raised the volume, the red head's following words falling upon death ears. No way in hell would he let a nerveless bastard risk his chances of finally getting a damn job.
After his third attempt at trying to catch the boy's attention, Lavi finally stopped. Instead, he took the time to stand back and admire the man's beautiful features as the doors finally closed on them.
Leaving them them together.
One guy...
-and one deviously handsome guy-himself of course.
In an elevator...
-alone.
A thoughtful sigh escaped Lavi's lips and he smirked mischievously.
Just like two guys and one elevator.
A/N: One chapter in and I already feel like I've sinned.