I didn't think I would have this done today! I wish I had more of an imagination as other writers, but I'll make due with what I got.

Here is Chapter Two! ^-^


"Allen!? ALLEEEN!?"

Allen jumps in his bed. Great, I can never get 8 hours of sleep can I?

"Where the hell are you!?" yells Cross. He stumbles into Allen's room, holding a rum bottle in his hand. "Why is the living room a mess!?"

Allen sits up and rubs his right eye. "It was clean when I got here."

"So the living room magically destroyed itself!?"

Allen mumbles to himself.

"What did you say, boy?!"

"I said maybe if you didn't come home drunk, it would be cleaner for once!" yells Allen.

"Ungrateful little brat! I don't have time to deal with you. I'm having someone over later, so clean up the living room before she gets here."

Allen looks over at his digital alarm clock. "But, Master Cross, it's 3 in the morning. I have school tomorrow."

"No excuses! Just be happy you have a home to live in!"

Cross stumbles out the room and slams the door. It's like I'm the parent and he's the child. Allen lets out a sigh, falls back into bed and covers his face with his blanket. Why is life so complicated?

Allen walks into class, his eyes darker and heavier than usual. He sips on his juice pouch and heads for his desk, but is stopped by the girl with the dark hair.

"Good Morning Allen! Uh, are you ok, you seem a little off."

Allen's face began to turn red. "I...I'm fine. Just a little tired, that's all."

"Oh ok. Well, did you get a chance to look at the project instructions?"

"Uh... No, I didn't..."

The morning bell rings.

"Let's talk about it during lunch, ok?" says Lenalee.

Allen and Lenalee walk to their desks and sit down in unison.

We're both going to eat lunch together. Don't be an idiot, Allen. She's probably going to just ask a few questions and leave. Even if she actually had lunch with me, I didn't necessarily bring a lunch today. Just a granola bar that I found in the kitchen cabinet.

" Morning class!" says Ms. Lotto

"Morning Ms. Lotto." yells the class.

"I hope you studied yesterday's chapters that we read in class. Because... We will be having a mini-quiz."

Everyone begins to whine but Lenalee. She is always prepared for these kinds of things. Her brother, Komui, did not let her slack off when it came to studying. He was in college, so he knew the importance of it.

Allen pulls out a pencil from his backpack and sets it in the pencil slot of his desk.

"Um, Allen?" whispers Lenalee.

"Yes?" answers Allen shyly.

"Do you have a pencil sharpener I can borrow. Mine is dull."

"Yeah, sure." Allen reaches into his backpack, pulls out the pencil sharpener, and places it into her hand. For a brief moment, he could feel Lenalee's skin. Her hands, they're so warm. Mine are as cold as ice.

Lenalee sharpens her pencil and sets it back on his desk.

"Thank you."

The lunch bell rings. Ms. Lotto and everyone but Allen and Lenalee head outside to eat. Allen pulls out his granola bar and starts to pull off the wrapper.

"Is that all you're eating?" asks Lenalee.

"I really didn't have time to make a lunch this morning. I was going to miss the bus if I did."

"I see... Do you want the other half of my sandwich? It's turkey and muenster cheese."

"No, it's ok. Im fine with this!" Allen could hear his voive beginning to crack.

"Oh come on! No one should eat a lunch as small as that!"

"I... Well..."

"Here, take it." Lenalee holds the sandwich in front of Allen's face.

Why is she so conserned about what I eat? It's not like I'm her kid or something.

Allen grabs the sandwich and takes a bite. Huh? What do you know. This is pretty good. Allen begins to eat the sandwich faster. No one has ever done that for me before.

"So I wanted to ask you something this morning." says Lenalee.

"What... did you want to ask?"

"I wanted to ask you... If you wanted to come over to my house."

Allen chokes on his granola bar. What!? Go to her house!? Why!?

" For the project I mean. The instructions say we must draw animal and plant cells on poster board, label the parts of both, and write what their functions are. I thought we could do it at my house because I already have the supplies ."

Oh thank goodness! Just for the project.

"Um, I guess that's ok. What will your parents think?"

Lenalee hesitates to answer. "My parents aren't alive... anymore..."

"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-"

"-It's alright Allen! Really! My brother will be home, so we won't be alone."

"Ok..." God, Allen! Why are you such an idiot!

"I'll give you the address tomorrow. I really don't know it by heart yet." Lenalee giggles a little. Allen gives her a small smile.

For the first time ever, Allen finally had someone to look forward to seeing.


THANK YOU~ NoName-chan, skytower1189, Mr. Rage Guy, and JAYXNITRO for reviewing. I really do appreciate it! (^-^)