Musician and the Rabbit
Chapter 1- Question Mark.
Allen sat facing the white piano of the 14th's secret room, legs drawn up to his chest. Timcampy rested casually on his head. He clutched his knees with his hands as he stared off at nothing. How he had managed to escape from Howard Link's constant supervision was a surprise to even him. However, he knew he'd be in for a lecture once he was found. Especially if Link found out he was here on the Ark. At the moment he didn't care, it was just nice to be by himself for a change and he knew it would take awhile for anyone to realize where he was. It was a secret room after all. Thoughts continued to circle rapidly in the boys head. Why me? I still don't understand. Even his master's words still haunted him. "What if I told you you'll have to kill someone you love…" What the hell is he talking about? As if I'd let that happen. He let out an exhausted sigh and continued to stare at the floor.
Meanwhile, walking briskly down the hallways of headquarters was none other then Bookman Jr. who just so happened to be searching for his white haired comrade. "Allen! Oi! Allen!" he called. Where'd he go? Lavi stopped to think for a minute. He went over all the places he had already checked in his mind, trying to think of the most likely place for Allen to be. He suddenly felt very silly. Baka. That should've been the first place you checked! He gave himself a good smack to the forehead. Some Bookman you are. Anyone here could've told you to check the cafeteria you dork. It's not that Lavi needed to find Allen for any particular reason, he was simply bored. Most of his other comrades were busy either on missions or helping out with other things.
Lavi approached the cafeteria and skimmed the room for his friend. Much to his disappointment, Allen was nowhere to be seen. No way. Is he really not here? Of all places…. The red head frowned in defeat. Maybe someone else has seen him. he thought as he scanned the room for someone who might know. It was then that he spotted Kanda sitting in his usual place eating his usual order of Soba. He approached his fellow exorcist and greeted him cheerfully. "Good morning Yuu~!"
"Lavi, I swear if you call me that one more time I-" Kanda was abruptly interrupted by the rather non-intimidated Bookman.
"Yeah yeah…" He responded, waving his hand, ignorant to Kanda's current irritation. "So, Yuu, have you seen Allen any where?"
"No. I haven't. Now go away."
"Hmn…" Lavi stared off into the distance. Where the hell did he go. I've practically checked all of Headquarters.
Just as he was leaving, he spotted a slightly frantic looking Inspector Link. Lavi got his hopes up for a second, thinking Allen had to be near by since he was being supervised. Wrong again. No Allen. Man, he even got away from him? You're very sneaky Allen. Very sneaky. He continued to wander the halls of the Order, scratching the back of his head in confusion. That's when it hit him. There was only one place he hadn't checked. Could Allen be on the Ark?
Sneaking his way past securities and the majority of the people in the area, the future Bookman stealthily entered the Ark. Now, where is Allen? He began to wander around checking random rooms, determined to find his friend. "Oh Allen~! Allen! Aaaalleeeen!"
Allen perked his head up and looked around. "Did you hear that Tim?" he asked, looking up at the golem still resting on his head. "It sounded like someone yelling."
"Oi! Allen! There's an all you can eat buffet in the cafeteria~! Unlimited amounts of Mitarashi Dango!"
"Is that Lavi?" Allen questioned. He recognized the voice but barely heard what he was shouting. He stood up from the piano bench and opened a door at Lavi's current location.
"Huh?" The red haired boy stopped, seeing the door open up beside him. He peaked his head inside to realize he found who he had been looking for. "Allen, there you are. I've been looking everywhere for you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Hmn.. Uh…well nothing really. I was just bored and you've been through a lot these past few days so I thought ya might need some cheering up." Lavi smiled cheerfully at his friend. "By the way, how'd you manage to get away from two-spot?" he asked curiously.
"Oh, that was an accident really. We were walking down the hallway and I stopped to look at something and when I turned around he was gone. I got bored so I came here."
"In other words you took advantage of the situation?"
"Heh? Uh..n-no. It's not quite like that." Allen stuttered defensively, an innocent smile on his face. Lavi had barely been there ten seconds and he already started to feel better.
"Ah, whatever. I won't call ya on it." he replied. Lavi leaned against the back of the sofa. "Hey, why don't we head back and go get something to eat?"
Allen sat back down on the piano bench, facing Lavi. "That sounds nice Lavi but, I'm actually not really hungry."
The young Bookman just stared at him in shock. "You? Not hungry?" Lavi leaned over and placed a hand on Allen's forehead. "Are you feeling okay?"
"Lavi!" Allen laughed, swatting his friend's hand away. "I'm fine."
"You sure? I worry about you sometimes."
Allen smiled at him. "Yes. I'm fine."
"Say, Allen. I know there's been a lot of rumors goin' around lately. Try not to let them get to ya. They don't know what they're talking about."
"Yeah, I know." he replied, looking solemnly at the ground.
"Hey! I know what you need!" Lavi grinned.
"Huh?"
"A hug~!" And with that, he wrapped his arms around Allen as tightly as he could.
Allen was stunned. "Lavi!" he exclaimed, trying to push him away. Though, after a few seconds he surrendered. "Thank you." he whispered. Lavi was always so happy and energetic. It would be impossible to not feel at least a little better. It was nice to know he had friends who really cared about him.
Letting go of Allen, the young Bookman looked at his friend. His face was only a couple inches away. "Don't mention it." he replied. Lavi suddenly felt a little strange. He gazed at the white haired boy in front of him. His boyish appearance seemed so appealing. For some reason, being this close made the red head almost blush. He had never wanted to kiss someone so badly.
"Lavi?" Allen questioned at his friends strange expression.
He didn't respond. Instead he moved closer. His left hand rested beside Allen on the piano bench, the right lightly resting on the top of Allen's left thigh.
"L…Lavi…?" Allen stuttered. He tried to back away as far as he could without either falling over or onto the Piano behind him. His friend's hand on his leg sent a small shiver through his body. "La-lavi.." he stuttered again, his voice sounding a bit more pleading. His heart pounded. This was very strange.
Lavi continued to lean in until the boy had no room left to back away. His lips grazed Allen's and began to press against them. It was then that he was stopped.
Allen placed a hand on Lavi's chest, pushing him back. A worried and slightly scared look crossed his face. "Ano…" was all he could manage to mutter.
"Huh?" The red head snapped out of his apparent trance. He quickly realized the situation as well as his friend's concerned expression. It didn't take long before Lavi was standing upright and facing the doorway trying not to blush at the embarrassing predicament. "That reminds me! I have some things I have to do and the old Panda's probably looking for me. See ya later Allen!" He spoke quickly and was out the door just as fast. Lavi placed a hand over his mouth as he exited the Ark and headed for his own room. What was that? Did I really just try to kiss Allen? He closed the room door behind him and leaned against it. Not only are we the same gender but I'm supposed to be a Bookman! By rights I shouldn't even be thinking of him as a friend, never mind something more then that. He let himself slide down until he was sitting on the floor, letting his hand drop to his side. Seriously, there must be something wrong with me.
Meanwhile, back on the Ark, Allen stood there stunned as he gazed at the doorway. He lifted a hand to touch his own lips. Did Lavi …really just try to kiss me?
Authors notes:
Okay. So thus ends the first chapter of my first D. Gray-Man fic. I tried very hard to keep them as in character as possible, so I hope you find it to be so. There will most DEFINITELY be more chapters- I would never leave a story at a spot like that and not continue it. That'd be cruel. I think this chapter is probably on the short side but I tend to prefer shorter chapters and it just seemed like a good place to end it. Aside from that I need some time to properly develop the upcoming events.
Feedback would be VERY much appreciated. Let me know what you think, give me suggestions, whatever. Hope you enjoyed it~!