THIS IS A NEW STORY FOR YOUR GUYS! :3 It is a Laven, and there is a slight age difference. Lavi will be 22 and Allen is going to be 16 but look like he is maybe 14. C: And yes, this is an AU, where nekos and other animal/humans exist. C: Any questions? I have answers. (Chapter Title: Pierce the Veil)

:Falling Asleep On A Stranger:

An incessant dinging noise came from somewhere close to the sleeping male's ears. The red head scrunched his nose and a slight growl left his lips as he mindlessly swatted at the air, hoping the noise would go away. His hand collided with the corner of the laptop in front of him and a yelp of pain left his lips as he stumbled out of his computer chair. Nervously, he let his one uncovered eye run over the room, checking its contents to see where he was.

"Calm down, Lavi… You're in your living room," The red head repeated the statement to himself several times before actually believing it.

With a sideways glance, the tall male looked at the digital clock in the corner of his laptop and near swore loudly. He had slept in that cramped chair the entire night, again! Helplessly, he tried to rub the sleep from his face. Red hair fell over his eyes and Lavi couldn't be bothered to move it just yet. He checked his laptop, hoping that he had at least a significant amount of writing done.

"He placed a gentle kiss on the fair haired angel's knuckles and smiled." Lavi read the sentence out loud before scowling at the large mass of the letter 'D' on the page. His hand must have pressed on the keyboard while he was asleep.

With a sigh of defeat, Lavi just closed his laptop. He would fix it all later; after a warm shower and some form of food. This chapter wasn't even given a deadline yet, which was perfectly fine for him. Sometimes his editor was a bit… eccentric. Lavi slid his shirt off of his form and arched back, letting his tired muscles and bones stretch and pop accordingly.

Yo Skrill'! Drop it hard! A loud bass beat erupted from Lavi's cellphone and he near jumped out of his skin. After realizing what it was that broke the silence of his apartment; the male dug into his pocket and answered the call.

"Yes?" Lavi propped the cellphone on his shoulder and continued to type on his laptop.

"The clip of your book's first chapter has already gone viral! Everyone wants to know who this fair haired maiden of yours is!" Kumoui, Lavi's chief editor and friend near shouted at him over the phone.

Lavi chuckled happily and a wide smile spread across his lips. "Really? That is absolutely fantastic! But, I can only assume that this wasn't just a congratulations call, yes?"

"Oh, you know me so well at this point, Bookman."

"What do you need, Kumoui?" The red head's tone was quite dull at this point.

"You just need to bring us a second copy of the first half of the book… I might have asked Reever to install a new hard drive into my computer and it might have fried everything from my old hard drive and may no longer be able to get to your book." Lavi could just picture the black haired bastard tapping his index fingers together and pursing his lips while looking around trying to be as innocent sounding as possible. Bastard.

"Are you fucking serious? I GAVE YOU MY HARD COPY!" Lavi felt like he could have broken his phone into pieces.

A startled gasp sounded over the phone. "Why would you do that?! We need that first half!"

"You told me that it would be fine, you damn mongoose!" Lavi felt his stomach drop and he swore loudly.

There was nothing more that he could do than to just sit down and fight his way through another 12 chapters as he did the first time. Everything in his being shouted that he needed a drink. The fire haired male shut his phone completely off, not wanting to be bugged by Kumoui anymore and trudged towards his bedroom to put on a pair of pants.

Feeling a tiny bit better with himself and his purchase of two fifths of vodka, Lavi was smiling as he walked through the chilly hall of his apartment complex. Truly, he didn't live in an apartment. Lavi had purchased a villa, or a small house connected to a group of small houses that shared a breeze way or front exit area. The villas were small, but completely furnished and very expensive and nice looking. The home fit Lavi's life style perfectly.

Swinging his keys on his mild finger, Lavi walked through his part of the walkway. He swore under his breath when he could feel the metal slip from around his finger; though nearly clawed the cement ceiling when he heard a very loud yelp at the metal hitting the pavement. The tall male looked around, shocked to see a young boy crouched beside of his neighbor's trashcan.

"Are you okay? I just dropped my keys." Lavi explained lamely, arching his exposed eyebrow at the boy.

From the looks of his dirty appearance and the trash littering the ground around his feet, the boy had to be a scavenger. Lavi's eyes were transfixed on his face. Why did such a young looking boy have pure fresh fallen snow white hair? Better yet, why did he hide such a gorgeous color under a dirty looking brown sock hat? Lavi stepped towards the boy and guilt panged in his chest when the frail looking figure flinched.

"I'm not going to get you in trouble," Lavi let a soft, earnest smile grace his lips. "What is your name?"

"A-Allen." The boy's voice sounded slightly hoarse. Was he sick?

"Allen," Lavi repeated the name, running his eyes over the boy's form, looking for nasty cuts or bruises. All he could find was a truly malnourished teenager. "Would you like a warm meal? If you're uncomfortable with coming inside with me, you can wait here and I'll bring it out to you."

Beautiful pearl eyes lit up at the mention of food and it made Lavi's heart melted. When was the last time this kid had a decent meal or shower? The red head had been homeless for about a year when he was in high school; he knew how hopeless Allen must be feeling. He would be damned if he didn't try to help this kid.

"Please, come in side. You can shower and get new clothes, if you want." Lavi tried to keep his tone friendly and not pitying.

Allen nodded softly, "Th-th-thank you…"

I know it's short, but this is the beginning of my second Laven story! :D Please review and enjoy the story! This is a touch more lighthearted than the other, but don't expect it to be all sugar and rainbows. C: