Chapter 1: Mellow
If there was one thing Allen didn't like about Lavi, it's that at certain times while they were together, Lavi would act really calm and mellow, like nothing could phase him. They'd be having a great time together then it's almost as if Lavi shuts down. It almost hurts Allen to see Lavi like this, but he figures it's just a hard Bookman habit to break. It wasn't until Lavi had gained that mellow composure in the middle of a heated brawl between the two of them that Allen decided that he had to do something to break this horrible habit.
His first attempt... wasn't so successful.
As he and Lavi were walking around a town they were in for a mission, the two chatted merrily and happily, cracking a few jokes every now and then. Lavi told a joke that made the both of them laugh like they had never laughed before. Allen caught Lavi giving Allen an indiscernible look before he put on a straight face. Allen stopped laughing and put on a straight face of his own before saying, "Lavi, did you know that turtles are green?" Allen could have slapped himself for saying something so stupid, but he had just wanted to say something random to break the mold on Lavi's face. Lavi gave an empty laugh before ruffling Allen's hair.
"Of course they are, Allen," Lavi said before walking away. Allen frowned and tried to smooth down his hair.
His second attempt was no better. On his second attempt he had said that when they got back to the Order, he was going to challenge Kanda to a soba eating contest. Lavi's reaction then wasn't much better. Just a simple "Of course you'll win, Allen. You eat 20 pounds of food per meal." He didn't give up after that though none of his ideas seemed to be working. Soon Allen lost count of his attempts and eventually ran out of ideas. He was very unsure of what he'd try next. Whatever is is though, he figured he'd say it in the spur of the moment.
He did get his chance. He and Lavi were sitting in the library together waiting for Lavi to finish his latest reading assignment from Bookman. They were laughing and joking around and somehow the conversation switched to who in the Black Order they would try to date. Soon into that conversation, Lavi became impassive again and Allen frowned. He wasn't sure of what to say, but obviously he had no trouble letting these words come out.
"Lavi, the only person in the Black Order I'd really want to date is you, because I'm in love with you," Allen said so quickly that he surprised himself. He flushed as soon as he realized that he had just told Lavi his greatest secret, but he wasn't too disappointed when he saw Lavi's flushed face along with a shocked and not impassive expression. "I finally broke through that mellow mask of yours huh?" Allen asked smugly.
Well, first drabble done. 99 more to go! Remember, this is supposed to be read in collaboration with Cassix. We have agreed to tackle the 100 drabbles challenge together, so this will be done a little out of normal fashion. We sill switch of who starts each drabble, so each prompt is connected. Her first prompt will be a continuation of this prompt, and my second prompt will be a continuation of her second prompt. Look forward to seeing all 99 done! It'll be great! See you next drabble! And don't be afraid to hit the review button for both of us.