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Kanda took a bite of his soba noodles and looked at Ashlynn who was quietly eating ''I was lying about the date'' he started as she looked up

''You knew that was gonna mad Allen mad, I know you were joking''

She muttered slurping some more up ''good'' he said a bit awkwardly eating more soba noodles ''are you done?'' she asked as he nodded ''where do you wanna go now?'' she asked ''i'm probably going back, and yourself?''

''I'll go around a bit, is that alright?'' she asked ''stay in downtown, make sure to be back in two hours'' he said.

''Sure, alright. I'll see you later Kanda'' she waved as he nodded and they parted ways.

Ashlynn walked around before settling for a small boutique. She went through the dresses and rings ''you should try on this one'' a voice said making her jump, she turned seeing a familiar redhead.

''L-Lavi...right?'' she asked nervously ''I didn't think Kanda was the kind of guy to fallow a girl shopping'' he said smirking ''he left after we ate...what are you doing here?'' she asked raising an eyebrow ''I didn't peg you to be a kind of guy who went shopping'' she smirked as Lavi snorted back ''just running away from Allen, I saw you in here and decided to say hey'' he cracked a smile.

''oh, for what?'' she asked ''for...saying...stuff'' Lavi laughed nervously ''so Lavi, which one?'' she asked taking two dresses.

One was a brilliant crimson red dress, it was strapless and had a lot of lace with a wide black belt around the waist. The other was a cream, with thin straps, layered chiffon skirt and three small brown buttons, Lavi pointed at the cream one and she nodded and put the red one back ''you should try it on'' Lavi said as she gave him an uncertain look but nodded and left to change, he waited looking at the rings. He found one large ring that was just a simple gold band with a thin line cutting the ring in half horizontally.

''Lavi?'' Ashlynn whispered and he turned, his eyes widened at Ashlynn, she had pulled her long hair into into a messy bun, the dress looked absolutely gorgeous on her. The way it showed off her curves, the way the cream dress looked a few shades off of her pale skin and the neutral tones made her eyes stand out ''str-strike'' he coughed out ''what was that?'' she asked ''nothing'' he said quickly

''you look...um...nice'' he finished as her lips turned into a slight frown ''thanks'' she muttered flatly 'damn it..' he thought as she turned to go change ''wait, Ash'' he reached out and took her arm, she turned ''you look...really beautiful'' he said scratching the back of his neck. She smiled cheeks flushed ''thanks Lavi'' she said before walking off to change. He coughed and looked away, clutching the ring in his hand.

He bought it and shoved it in his pocket before watching Ashlynn buying the dress, she saw Lavi and smiled ''hey, what do you wanna do now?'' Lavi asked putting his hands in his pockets ''do you want to go to...the park?'' Lavi asked as Ashlynn nodded ''I haven't been to the park in a long time'' she said as they walked silently ''here'' Lavi muttered handing her the ring.

''is...this for me?'' she asked as he nodded staring at the ground ''I thought it would look nice with the dress'' he muttered as she smiled ''thanks Lavi, you didn't have too...'' she said as he frowned ''here'' she said twisting the ring until it became two separate thinner rings and handed one to him ''here, you can have the other half'' she said as he took it and chuckled ''thanks Ash'' he said

''any-'' before the girl could say anything, there was screaming one second, the next Ashlynn was forced into Lavi as they fell down ''what the hell was that?'' Ashlynn asked holding her aching arm ''are you okay?'' Lavi asked as she nodded.

The two looked over to where the explosion happened ''the...park?'' Lavi asked as Ashlynn got up and ran to the park

''hurry up! There's akuma there!'' she screamed as Lavi ran after her. Once they got there Lavi saw that Ashlynn was right, kids were screaming and running as akuma shot everything ''big hammer, little hammer!'' Lavi shouted taking the small hammer from his pocket and had it grow.

''innocence...activate'' Ashlynn whispered as her arm grew into the sword ''come on Lavi'' Ashlynn smiled running off as Lavi grinned ''shin!'' he mouthed and his handle extended. The two ran to see three akuma, Lavi jumped up, his hammer reducing it's size ''innocence level 2...release!'' he whispered as stamps appeared around his head, each printed with a different symbol.

Lavi smirked ''fire stamp: hellfire'' he shouted slamming his hammer on the fire stamp. A large snake made from fire appeared and flew past Ashlynn who slashed an akuma in two with her arm ''holy hell'' she mouthed balancing on the bar on top of the swing set.

''Well, I better step it up if I want to look cool'' she smirked letting her arm transform into what seemed to be a cannon that looked similar to Allen's. Only her's looked larger, heavier and almost completely black on the left side was a red flower. It went up to her elbow like the blade.

She turned to see the akuma and she jumped on it, crouching down she put the barrel to the akuma and shot. Dark red bullets shot out, the same time Ashlynn jumped off the akuma blew up as Lavi whistled ''damn'' he smirked as she landed on the slide. She gave him a small and smug smile before slipping and pathetically slid down the curvy slide and sighed ''that was embarrassing'' she mumbled

''you're such an idiot'' Lavi laughed helping her up ''bitch'' she muttered underneath her breath ''mouth of a sailor I see'' Lavi smirked ''whatever'' she said ''look there's ice cream, Lavi go get me some okay?'' she said pulling the exorcist along ''wait what?'' he asked before nearly getting his arm ripped off by the girl.

He sighed as Ashlynn licked her ice cream ''here, have some Lavi'' she said sweetly as he sighed licking some of the vanilla ice cream and chuckled ''sweet tooth?'' he asked as she nodded happily

''what to go back now? It should be about time''

''for what?''

''nothing...come on let's go'' he said tugging Ashlynn by her elbow.

Before Lavi could open the door to the Black Order he paused ''what is it?'' Ashlynn asked as Lavi dug around in his pockets before bring something out ''here, wear your half'' he grinned as Ashlynn nodded putting it on her ungloved left hand.

Lavi frowned ''i'm not gonna look manly if I wear a girl's ring'' Lavi frowned as Ashlynn rolled her eyes. She pursed her lips for one moment before she reached behind her neck and unclasped the necklace she had on. She let the charm drop into her hand and she shoved it in her pocket. She then took Lavi's ring and slipped it in the necklace.

She took Lavi by his scarf and pulled him to her level

''what are you-'' ''here you idiot'' she said clasping the necklace around Lavi so the ring fell to his chest ''there'' she smiled tucking the necklace underneath the scarf.

Lavi smiled and took off his headband so his hair fell to the side. Ashlynn looked at him 'he's...kinda cute with his hair down' she thought as Lavi have her a crooked smile, her cheeks tinged pink as she looked away ''close your eyes'' he said

''why?''

''just do it...'' he sighed.

She closed her eyes and he slipped his headband so it snuggly covered her eyes ''what are you doing Lavi?'' she asked ''okay, I have a surprise'' he said

''follow me''

''idiot, I cant see'' she muttered and put out her hand.

Lavi frowned and gulped nervously before grabbing her hand ''your hands...are so warm'' Ashlynn whispered ''what was that?'' Lavi asked ''no-nothing'' she said as he opened the door and pulled her gently. They walked in silence until Lavi paused ''you can look now'' Lavi said as Ashlynn curiously took off Lavi's headband

''Welcome Ashlynn Fontaine!''

Ashlynn took a step back ''wha...what is all of this?'' she asked as Lavi grinned ''it's your welcoming party Ash'' Lavi smiled ''Jerry made you a lot of sweets! I asked him to make you eclairs, I know those are your favorite'' Allen smiled eyeing Lavi's and Ashlynn's conjoined hands.

Lenalee came up with a present ''here, you're own mug, I hope you like it here. And i'm sorry if I offended you earlier'' Lenalee said handing her a black mug with Ashlynn printed in red cursive on it ''thank you...and don't worry about it. It was my fault'' Ashlynn said still shocked ''welcome to the family'' some others grinned down at her.

''But...i'm only here for the next month'' she whispered ''doesn't matter to us'' Krory said.

Ashlynn took a step, which made Lavi automatically take a step with her ''we want you to feel comfortable here and for us to feel like family to you'' Miranda said gently. Allen smiled at the sight of the tears that never fell from her bright blue eyes ''thank you...all so much'' Ashlynn whispered smiling softly ''surprised?'' Lavi whispered close to her ''y-yeah...I hate surprises''

Ashlynn whispered watching as everyone ate, her eyes drifted to the banner with her name on it and sighed ''but I kinda...really like this one'' she muttered.

Lavi laughed loudly ''i'll take it'' he smiled ''so Ashlynn I see you're warming up to Lavi well'' Allen said walking up, an evil glint in his gaze.

Ashlynn and Lavi flushed red, Lavi more than Ashlynn. The two looked down to see their hands still intwined and they immediately dropped it and looked away ''shut up beansprout'' Lavi muttered. Allen turned to Lavi ''the names Allen usagi baka'' Allen deadpanned.

Ashlynn smirked sliding off and grabbing an eclair. Before she could bite she was pulled away by a Kumoi ''we don't exactly have a room for you at the moment so we were hoping you could move in with someone for the next week, until we get your room ready'' he said ''it's no problem'' Ashlynn smiled ''you're so cute! Your hair is almost as long as Lenalee's hair was'' he cooed ''Lenalee's hair is shorter than Allen's'' Ashlynn muttered ''yes, she got it burnt off fighting a level 3 akuma'' he muttered. 'Wow, she's really strong'

''I see...well, who am I sleeping with?'' she asked ''you can pick who ever you want to'' he said ''Lav-'' she stopped.

''I can sleep with Allen, he's my friend and we've shared a closet for a while'' she said quickly ''are you sure? You two were children back then, now you're grown up and things might be weird for you'' Kumoi said panicking

'great, I know how Lenalee feels...poor girl, it's as bad Allen'

''Allen?'' Kumoi called, the two boys stopped bickering and walked over

''we don't have a room for Ashlynn yet i'm afraid-''

''-she can sleep with me, I have a big room. She can sleep on the bed'' Lavi said smiling at Ashlynn who smiled gently.

Allen scoffed ''she can sleep with me, we used to sleep together anyway. We're used to it, we can share the bed too. Bigger than our closet that's for sure'' Allen said.

Ashlynn looked at the both ''sure Allen'' Ashlynn said as Lavi sighed ''well, we can hang out again tomorrow'' he said as Ashlynn nodded ''great'' she smiled as Allen pushed Lavi and took Ashlynn's hand ''come on i'll show you to the room'' he said dragging Ashlynn off

''does Allen like her?'' Lavi asked tilting his head ''no, he just has a sister complex'' Kumoi laughed

''what do you mean?''

''think about it, Allen: a boy who never truly had parents growing up, let alone a sibling. Met and teamed up with Ashlynn since they were young. They also were rivals with only made them closer. Of course he would be protective of her'' Kumoi said softly

''yeah you do have a point, besides, we all thought he liked Lenalee'' Lavi said

''what?"

''nothing, i'm gonna go. Great party!'' he said running off.


Ashlynn sighed ''do you need to borrow a shirt?'' Allen asked running through his closet ''sure, too lazy to go look for mine'' Ashlynn smirked as he threw her a simple, silk white button up pajama top. She walked into the bathroom and changed into the button up and threw on a pair of black short shorts.

She took off her exorcist uniform and set it on near the sink. She yawned stretching ''Allen are you hungry? I'll grab something while you're taking a shower'' Ashlynn said

''sure, make sure you get a lot! And Jerry hides his cookies on the top to the shelf by the sink'' Allen said heading to the shower.

Ashlynn walked out of the room, she made her way to the cafeteria and looked around. Ashlynn went for the fridge ''let's see what would Allen want...hamburgers, steak, fried rice, rice omelette, spaghetti, mitarashi dango...is that enough?'' Ashlynn wondered ''it should be enough...for a midnight snack. If anything me and Allen can go back later'' she said looking up high to see the cookie jar stowed back.

Ashlynn hopped up on the counter and reached for the cookie jar 'damn my height' she growled when a hand took the jar down for her.

Ashlynn looked over ''following me now are you?'' Ashlynn asked Lavi who smirked, his hair was down, wearing a blue shirt, the ring on his necklace fell to his chest. She sat down on the counter with her legs crossed

''looking for something to eat, then I see you trying to reach for the cookie jar, pathetically I might add'' Lavi smirked

''haha real funny'' she muttered reaching into the jar and pulled out a cookie ''yum, snicker doodle, my favorite'' she said biting a large chunk of it out ''how did you know it was there?'' he leaned against the oven, opposite side of Ashlynn ''Allen'' she smiled finishing it off

''so...are you going to get something to eat or are you going to follow me back to my room?''

''are you asking me to your room? I don't think Allen will like that very much..I guess I could hide until he fell asleep''

Lavi smirked pondering ''you know what I meant you idiot'' she mumbled letting her pale legs swing.

Lavi's eyes fell from her face down to her...gifted...chest, her small waist and down to her long creamy legs. Ashlynn smirked putting one leg over the other and leaned forward 'i'm so mean...but i'm really, really gonna have fun with this' Ashlynn thought as she uncrossed her legs, her right foot went up and took Lavi by the chin

''babe, my face is up here'' she smiled as he flushed ''sh-shut up'' he mumbled ''i'm only joking, you can stare my legs. It flatters me'' she teased.

''think your so funny eh?'' Lavi smirked tickling her ''n-no don't tickle me you ass!'' she laughed jumping from the counter and running from Lavi who snickered and ran after her ''Ash~'' he hugged her from the behind tickling her as she giggled and fell from his hug. She turned and her back hit the table, causing her to fall on it. 'Ouch...that really hurt' she frowned looking up and gasped

Lavi was barely an inch away, his body was pressed up against hers. Both were breathing heavily as Lavi propped his elbows by her head ''h-hi'' she whispered, her breath tickling his chin ''hey'' he said lowly his eye wide.

She pushed up attempting to get up but Lavi pressed his weight on her so she stayed underneath him ''La...Lavi?'' she whispered as he blinked once and got up, he looked away as she curiously eyed him. She got the food ''can...you walk me back to Allen's room...i don't know how to get there'' she asked quietly as Lavi cracked a smile ''what a dork'' he said helping her with Allen's food and walking her back to Allen's room

''you should leave before he sees you'' she whispered as she heard the shower turn off ''i'll see you tomorrow Ash?'' Lavi questioned as she smirked ''it's a date'' she said softly ''hey Ash are you back yet i'm hungry!'' Allen called from the bathroom ''go!'' she pushed him out and shut the door ''yeah just got back'' she said as he opened the door smiling ''great! Thanks Ash'' he said as he dove into the food, he paused and looked at Ashlynn

''are you alright? Did the Black Order come on too strong?'' he asked ''y-yeah'' she mumbled ''it just...surprised me I guess'' she said eyeing her mug on the desk ''everyone has one, shows that you're apart of the family'' Allen smiled

''family huh...seems nice...too good to be true"

''the Black Order is different'' Allen said turning to Ashlynn who smiled ''i'm sure of that, it's just...gonna take me a bit'' he nodded ''soon enough you'll think of everyone like a family'' ''i'm only here for a month Allen, i'm just here to check up on you'' she said softly ''what do you mean?'' he asked

''the North America Branch wanted to send a representative to check on on the other branches. I'm leaving at the end of December to Asia'' she said

''but that doesn't-''

''-I wanted to see you Allen. It's been a while since we saw each other last. I wanted to make sure you didn't forget me'' she said laying on her side of the bed

''Ashlynn...'' Allen said dropping his dango ''and besides...I didn't want to miss your birthday'' she said gently. Allen threw his arms around Ashlynn ''i've missed you so much...'' he whispered into her neck ''I missed your cooking, waking you up everyday, playing cards, I taught you me and Mana's secret, I missed it when General Cross would throw us into debt...well not that but working everyday side by side with you. I missed my best friend'' he muttered.

Ashlynn was speechless ''Allen...i missed you too...more than you know. I was so afraid you'd forget me'' she admitted hugging him back. The moment they let go the two friends smiled ''if you ever tell anyone i'm crying i'll kill you'' she whispered using the sleeve to wipe her tears away as Allen smiled ''it's nice to have you back, even if it is a month'' he said as he threw away the empty food containers into the trash and crawled into bed.

The two were a bit squeezed but they didn't mind, Allen's arm was on Ashlynn's stomach, his mouth wide open. Ashlynn breathed in quietly, hogging the blanket. Yes...it was exactly like old times.


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