I haven't read/watched Man in a really long time. So, I apologize in advance for any OOC.
My goal for this story is something simple without a lot of drama. Let's see how it turns out, shall we?
Chapter 1: Where's Kanda?
"On your mark, get set…GO!" The coach shouted and five teenage girls sprinted down the track. An assistant coach stood at the 400 meter mark with a stopwatch. "Smith, Adams, Kim, Johnson, and Lee, you're up next!" the coach shouted again.
The next five girls walked up to the starting line, all sporting the same attire- black running shorts and black t-shirts with silver lettering that read: "Black Order High" with their last name on the back.
One girl stood out amongst the rest. The shorts made her legs look even longer and her long, dark hair was pulled back in a ponytail. She was known for her beauty and kindness which made her one of the most popular girls in school.
She gracefully walked up to the line and crouched down in a starting position along with the others. Concentration and determination were etched on her face. It was just practice but she was determined to be better this year.
"On your mark, get set…GO!" The coach yelled and the girls were off.
Once at the finish line the assistant coach stopped the watch. "Good job, Lenalee! You were three seconds ahead of the others," he said happily and blushed lightly when she smiled at him.
"Really?" she asked excitedly. She hadn't been paying attention to the other girls racing.
"Keep up the good work and our school is sure to be in first place this year."
"I will!" she said and cheerfully ran off to her bag to take a swig of water.
An hour later, practice was over and everyone packed up their bags and headed home. Lenalee grabbed her belongs and searched through the crowd. "Where in the world is Kanda?" she mumbled quietly. "He said he'd take me home." She looked around a little more then headed to the school thinking he might have gone inside.
Black Order High School was a large, modern style building with grey cinderblock walls and large windows overlooking the lush green grass and surrounding forest. At the front of the building waved a black flag with a multiple pointed star. Because the school was so big into sports, there were many fields and courts along with an indoor swimming pool.
Lenalee had just reached the front doors when they swung open forcefully, hitting her and causing her to fall backwards. "Ouch!" she yelped.
"Sorry about that Lenalee," said a male voice, "I didn't see you!"
A hand with multiple rings stretched out in front of her. She took it and looked up as she was pulled to her feet. The student had bright red hair, an eye patch covering one of his sparkling green eyes, and a thick bandana over his forehead.
"Its okay, Lavi but you should really pay more attention to where you're going," she replied in a teasing manner.
"Sorry," he said again and rubbed the back of his neck apologetically.
"Hey, have you seen Kanda? He said he would take me home after practice today."
Lavi shook his head. "Nope, haven't seen him since lunch, but I'll help you look for him."
"Okay, thanks!"
They walked through the school's hallways for a few minutes, Lavi occasionally calling out Kanda's name.
Lenalee and Lavi were relatively good friends, but she wasn't as close to him as she was with Kanda or Allen mainly because she hadn't known him as long. He transferred to Black Order High as a sophomore, her freshman year, and almost instantly befriended Allen, Kanda and Krory. He was well liked by his peers because of his fun loving and cheerful personality. And also pretty popular with the ladies because he was so tall- except that Kanda usually stole the spotlight with his feminine good looks.
"Why are you still at school so late anyway?" Lenalee asked, trying to start a conversation.
"I had a Knowledge Bowl meeting," Lavi replied casually. He shoved his hands in his pockets as he peered inside a classroom.
"Knowledge Bowl?" Lavi was too cool to be in a club like that.
"Don't judge, don't judge!" he said with a light chuckle. "They asked me to join and I said yes. Besides, I need some extracurricular activities on my transcript if I want to get into a good college."
"You should join track then!" Lenalee suggested enthusiastically.
"Ha! I don't think so. Running takes too much work. How do you think I keep a figure like this?" he asked while patting his flat stomach. "By not doing any exercise."
Lenalee giggled. "Whatever, Lavi."
After another couple of minutes searching for Kanda, they both stopped down one of the many long hallways.
"Have you tried calling him?" Lavi suggested.
Lenalee looked down with embarrassment. "No, I left my phone at home."
"Here, you can use mine." He pulled out his phone from his bag. "I don't know if he'll answer though, he never answers when I call." A mischievous grin spread across his face as he dialed Kanda's number.
The phone rang a few times until an angry voice yelled on the other side. "WHAT, Lavi!?"
"Ah, he answered," he replied with mild surprise and handed the phone to Lenalee.
"Um, hi Kanda. It's me. Where are you?" she asked timidly.
There was silence for a good ten seconds. "I'm at home," Kanda finally replied. "I forgot about taking you home today. I can go back to the school and get you."
"That's okay; you don't have to do that. I'll just walk home."
"I can take you," Lavi piped up.
"Are you sure?"
"Yup, it's not a big deal." He smiled cheerfully.
"Okay Kanda, Lavi is taking me home."
"Alright."
"I'll see you tomorrow at school!"
"Yeah." Was all he said then the line went dead. Leanalee handed back Lavi's phone.
"A man of few words," commented Lavi while putting the phone back in his bag and pulling out his car keys. "Should we go then? Gramps won't be very happy that I came home so late."
She nodded. "Yeah, my brother won't be very happy either."
They walked out of the school together to the only car in the parking lot. Lavi started the engine of his blue Subaru and some old school rock blared on. He turned it down a little and headed out to the main road.
"Nice music," Lenalee said.
He grinned sheepishly. "Thanks, I'm a sucker for the oldies."
"It's cool, I like it." They stopped at a red light and she asked, "Do you even know where I live?"
"Yeah, I've been there before."
"You have? When?"
"It was a while ago, I didn't go inside. I was walking with Allen once and he had to stop by your house." He flashed a lopsided grin. "Don't worry, I'm not a stalker."
She giggled behind her hand. "That's good."
Lavi pulled into the driveway of a modest sized, pale yellow house with red shutters and a small front porch. Once the car stopped, Lenalee hopped out and grabbed her bag.
Before shutting the door she said, "Thanks for giving me a ride, Lavi! I'll see you tomorrow!"
He waved a hand slightly. "No problem. See ya!" Then he pulled out and sped down the road.
Lenalee unlocked the front door and stepped inside shouting, "Brother, I'm home!" But there was no answer. She let out a sigh of relief. Now she could have some peace and quiet for once.
She turned on the computer and checked Facebook but nothing new was happening besides Allen changing his profile picture to a huge plate of food. After a few minutes, she logged out and pulled up Youtube. Searching for an old school playlist, she found the perfect one and played it while preparing dinner.
An hour later, the front door opened and a shrill male voice yelled above the music, "My sweet Lenalee, I'm home!"
"Welcome home, Brother! You're just in time for dinner." she replied cheerfully, poking her head into the hallway.
"What are you listening to?" Komui asked as Boston's "More than a Feeling" blared through the computer.
Lenalee paused the song. "Oh just some music my friend was listening to in his car," she answered casually.
"His car?" Her brother repeated with a crazy look in his eyes.
"Yes Brother, it was a boy." She sighed. "You don't have to worry he's just a friend!"
Komui rushed over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Lenalee. My sweet, innocent Lenalee," he said in a quiet voice then shook her violently. "Boys are bad! All of them! They will try to take you away from me! Don't let them take you away from me!"
"Brother! Stop it! Just sit down and eat your dinner!" she snapped back, and then whispered under her breath, "I'll never have a boyfriend to take me away with the way you're acting." Luckily he didn't hear her.
Later that evening, Lenalee closed her textbook after finishing her homework. She then turned off the light and climbed under her purple sheets with a smile. It was just another typical day for her and she loved every minute of it.
Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, ideas, feedback, whatever, feel free to let me know! :D
