Chapter 2- P.O.K.E.R
Author's Note: This chapter is brought to you by the AllenxLenalee forums. Enjoy.
The next morning on Valentine's Day, Allen was calmly sleeping as it was barely sunrise, and his door silently opened as a person crept inside and made their way to his bed.
"Allen…"
"Uh, I can't eat any more…" Allen muttered in his sleep, and the person sighed as they pulled out a hammer.
"Allen, wake up!" Lavi said a bit louder, and proceeded with hitting Allen's head with his hammer.
"Ow… Lavi? It's not even sunrise yet…"
"I just wanted to be the first to say Almost Happy Valentine's Day, and that you are to come with me right now…" Lavi said mysteriously, and then dragged Allen brutally out of his bed, and dragged him into the cold, dark hallway without even putting on his cloak.
"What about my cloak?"
"Won't need it for what we have in store…"
"Eh…?"
Lavi dragged Allen down the hallway until he stopped in front of a door, and Allen stood up to look at the door.
Lavi knocked lightly, and a cold voice asked. "Password?"
"Bean Sprout."
Allen scowled as Lavi grinned happily, and the door opened.
Suddenly, a katana was pointed at Lavi as Kanda glared angrily.
"What took you so long, Eye Patch!?"
"Shh! Did you-"
"Of course I did."
"Did what?"
"You'll find out tomorrow…"
Kanda sheathed Mugen, and then walked back into the room while Lavi followed him with Allen.
"Allen-kun?"
"Huh, Lenalee?"
Lenalee smiled from where she was sitting on the floor, and Kanda sat across from her as he grumbled quietly.
Lavi motioned for Allen to sit next to Lenalee, and Lavi sat next to Kanda as the four stared at each other.
"What's going on, Lavi?"
"I just wanted us four to play a simple game."
Allen looked at Lavi suspiciously, and the read head sweated lightly as he stared back at Allen.
"Can we get this over with?" Kanda asked bitterly, and Lavi nodded hastily before pulling out a deck of cards.
"We're playing cards?" Lenalee asked, and Lavi replied by nodding happily.
"This is my great plan called P.O.K.E.R!"
"Poker?"
"No, P.O.K.E.R!"
"Okay…" Allen sweat dropped at Lavi as Kanda scowled angrily at him.
"The first letter stands for Poker, Allen." Lavi stated as he shuffled the cards, and dealt happily.
"No cheating now!" He added, and Allen flinched as he unknowingly to the others prepared his sleeve.
"Here are the rules, okay? The three people to lose the game become the winner's servants until after Valentine's Day!"
"I thought today was Valentine's?"
"Nah, I messed up Komui's calendar. Valentine's is still a few days away." Lavi said calmly as he looked at his cards, and the other three sighed.
'Komui's not going to like that…' Allen thought as they all began to play.
"Oh yeah, Lavi."
"Yes?"
"Is this…"
"Yes it is."
"Eh!?"
Allen looked at Lavi in surprise, and Lavi simply smirked back at him.
"What? You're used to playing strip poker, aren't you?" He asked slyly, and Allen grumbled as he looked at his cards again.
'Hold it… That's means that if Lenalee…' Allen's thoughts trailed off as he mentally shook his head to get the sudden mental picture of Lenalee out of his head.
'Komui will kill me! Or maybe Lavi if I tell the truth…' Allen thought calmly, and then smirked.
"Two Pairs."
"Full House."
"… Junk…"
"Royal Flush."
Allen, Lenalee, and Lavi all stared in surprise at Kanda as he stared back with a scowl.
"Yuu can play!?" Lavi asked in shock, and then was trembling as Mugen was pointed at him.
"Shoes." Kanda said bluntly, and Lavi sighed happily as the three removed their shoes, and continued to play.
"Four Of A Kind."
"Full House."
"… Junk…"
"Call: Royal Flush."
The three stared at Kanda again as he stared back at them.
"What? Loose clothing."
Lavi took his headband off as Lenalee took her earrings off her ears.
Allen sighed again as they began the next round, and he grumbled silently as he stared at his hand.
"Royal Flush."
"Four Of A Kind."
"… Junk…"
"Two Pairs."
Allen smiled happily, but then stopped as the other three stared at him for what he wanted off.
"Um… Shoes for Kanda!" Allen said as he didn't want to expose Lenalee anymore or else that Komurin might just attack Allen with Komui right behind it with his drill and bombs.
Kanda scowled as he removed his shoes, and he dealt the cards this time.
"Full House."
"Call: Royal Flush."
"… Junk…"
"Five Of A Kind."
Lenalee smiled happily as she won, and the boys all sighed.
"Shirts."
The three sighed again as they did what she said, and she was smiling happily as she dealt the cards this time.
Lenalee's eyes continued to glanced over at Allen while she stared at her cards, and she blushed slightly when he caught her gaze once.
"Four Of A Kind."
"Three Of A Kind."
"… Junk…"
"Royal Flush."
Lavi sighed sadly as Kanda won again, and the three looked at Kanda.
"Shirts." Kanda said bluntly, and Lenalee and unknowingly Allen blushed as she removed her shirt.
Lavi dealt the cards hastily, and he grinned as he watched Allen and Lenalee continue to glance at each other.
"Call: Two Pairs." Allen said with a smile as he put his cards down on the floor.
"One Pair." Lenalee said, and she put her cards next to Allen's, and accidentally brushed her hand against his which caused the two to blush again.
"… Junk…" Lavi said for the sixth time in a row, and he sighed as he put his cards down.
"Five Of A Kind." Kanda said plainly as he bitterly put his cards down.
Lavi and Kanda looked at Allen, and Lavi grinned as there was only one thing left for Allen to choose.
"Um…"
"Go on."
"Um… I basically won anyway, right?"
"Not until you say it."
Allen grumbled as he really didn't want to say pants.
"Lenalee! Where are you?"
Allen unknowingly sighed in relief as Komui called out again as he walked around outside in the hallway.
"I guess we can't play anymore now!" Allen said quickly, and Lavi sighed as he stood up, but he then grinned.
"There's still four more steps in my plan, Allen." He said slyly, and Allen gulped as Lavi left the room with Kanda behind him scowling bitterly.
Lenalee put her shirt back on, but didn't stand up as she and Allen just sat there for a moment.
"So how did you get mixed up in that?"
"Lavi dragged me here just like he did you." Lenalee stated, and Allen nodded with a sigh.
"Um… Allen?"
"Yeah?"
"Well… Why were you constantly staring at me during the game?"
"I could ask you the same thing."
Both blushed deeply as they looked away, and Lenalee put her hands on the floor as if about to stand up.
Allen stood up also, and the two just stood there as they stared at each other.
"I wonder what the next thing is?"
"It begins with an 'O', right?"
"Yes…"
Allen and Lenalee paused for a moment to think, but sighed in unison as they couldn't think of what it could be.
"Allen?" Lenalee muttered, and she inched a little bit closer to Allen, and he looked at her.
"What?"
"I… I l-" Lenalee was cut off when Allen suddenly leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, and the two stared at each other in surprise.
Allen didn't move at all as he continued to kiss Lenalee, and the two blushed deeply again.
Allen finally leaned back, and the two silently looked away from each other.
Behind Allen, the door silently closed again as Lavi chuckled evilly.
"I got 'em!" He said happily as he had pushed the door into Allen to make him lean forward toward Lenalee.
Kanda just scowled as he leaned against one of the pillars and the two left to prepare whatever was next.
Lenalee felt her heart quicken as she looked at the floor, and she placed her hand over her heart as she panted.
Allen was short of breath too as he looked away from Lenalee.
"You what?" He asked after a moment, and Lenalee shook her head quickly.
"Never mind…" She muttered, and then slowly walked past Allen to the door.
She was suddenly stopped when Allen grabbed her wrist, and the two looked at each other.
"Lenalee…"
"W-What?"
"Let's not get involved with what Lavi is planning."
"Good idea. He might just be planning something bad like usual."
Allen nodded, but found out that his hand wouldn't let go of Lenalee's wrist.
Her skin felt good against his hand, and he blushed lightly as her face copied his.
Allen's grip slowly loosened, and Lenalee glanced down at her wrist.
"I think I should see what Nii-san wants." Lenalee said quietly, and Allen nodded as he followed her out into the hallway.
"I'll go with you." He said, and she nodded slowly, and the two walked toward Komui's office as Lavi spied on them from afar.
"Perfect! Hehehe…"
"Lenalee!" Komui wailed as he tightly hugged Lenalee, and she sighed as he didn't let go.
"What's the matter, Nii-san?"
"I feel like Miranda! It's February 12 again!"
"That's because Lavi messed up your calendar, Nii-san."
Komui stopped crying, and he straightened up with a cough.
"Of course! But now Komurin C had be turned off or else he would start today." Komui stated with a nervous chuckle, and Lenalee sighed.
"Is that all you want?"
"Ah, yes. Sorry."
"No problem, Nii-san."
Lenalee and Allen left Komui's office with a sigh.
"That was all he was shouting about…"
"Nii-san…"
Lenalee and Allen sighed in unison, but then suddenly glanced at each other.
Lenalee looked away with a blush as she still felt the kiss on her lips, but she tried her best not to want that feeling again.
Allen was doing the same as the two walked down the hallway while looking away from each other.
"So, I guess we'd better stay away from Lavi, agreed?"
"Agreed."
They both nodded before stopping in front of a window, and they glanced at each other slowly.
There was no one else in the hallway, and the two couldn't look away from each other.
Lenalee's hands twitched as she looked at Allen, and Allen gulped as he stared at Lenalee.
Allen slowly leaned toward Lenalee, and gently brushed his lips against hers before kissing her fully.
They both closed their eyes as Lenalee leaned against the wall, and kissed back.
From his hiding spot, Lavi chuckled quietly as he watched the two start to make out.
"I was right to tell Yuu to make sure no one came down this hallway. This is just too good! Step O as in Obsession For Each Other is complete!" Lavi muttered happily before disappearing away from the two to tell Kanda.
"What's next, Eye Patch?" Kanda asked after being informed about Step O's completion.
"Step K!"
"K as in…"
"Komurin C!"
Kanda scowled bitterly as Lavi grinned happily.
"You plan on using that scrap heap's needles?"
"That's right! I took two from it this morning; one with Lenalee's DNA, and one with Allen's!" Lavi stated happily as he pulled out two small black needles in a small vial, which was closed by a plug.
"Let's say… a little bit after dinner I'll hit them with these two!" Lavi said as he motioned to the needles and put them away so Komui couldn't suddenly find them and kill Lavi.
"Remind me again why I'm helping you?"
"You'll see, Yuu… You'll see…"
Lavi is evil... XD Yay! Evil Lavi!
There's still time to send Valentine gifts to the characters! Thank you to all the people who sent a Valentine to someone, and hopefully we can get more! (:
