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I'm really sorry about the long wait, I keep telling myself I'm going to update, but I never do. Ah, I guess I shouldn't be making excuses. Again I'm sorry about the wait. I'll try to get chapter 3 up faster than I got this one up.
Oh, and by the way. In the last chapter, it said Allen was hurt by that gang when he was six. I realized that that's probably too young, so I'm changing it to ten.
After Cross left and Allen had finished explaining part of his past, Allen and Lenalee started working their project. They had to create a presentation on a book they read. Most of the time, they sat there reading their book. You did have to read it to do a presentation on it.
Allen looked up from reading. It had been almost three hours since Lenalee had come to his house. "Eh... Lenalee? What time did you need to be home again?" he asked
"Hmm? Oh, my brother's picking me up at 6:30, why?" she answered
"It's 5:45 right now. Would you like something to eat?" he asked
"Sure."
They got up and walked to the kitchen. Lenalee looked around, and noticed that there didn't seem to be a lot of food. She thought about the kind of house Allen lived in, and realized they probably didn't have a lot of food. She started feeling guilty about eating it, but Allen had already started making some ramen noodles. "I know it's not much, but it's all we have 'till I go to the store this week." he said, smiling
Lenalee started feeling really guilty, but she didn't want to say anything. She was afraid she would offend him.
When Allen served the noodles, she made sure to thank him thoroughly. "You're welcome." he replied
As they ate, they talked about a few things. "So... what's your brother like?" Allen asked
"Huh? Oh. He's really nice if he likes you, but he's super over protective of me. If he thought someone had done something to me, he would probably kill them. Oh, he's the principle of the school too." Lenalee replied
"Really? Huh. I wish Cross would get a job. The only thing he's good at is drinking more that he should and spending too much money. He's way too good at creating debts too. Because of that, we never stay in one place for too long. Not that I care. At every school I've ever been to, I've been a target, so it's nice to get away from there."
Lenalee was surprised at how carefree he said that. From what she heard, he had been through a lot. But for him to talk about that so lightly... she couldn't help but wonder what kind of things he had been through. She looked at him, and could just barely see a deep sadness in his eyes. His mask was almost perfect. Only if you looked closely could you see the truth. And even then, you probably couldn't even see a quarter of the truth. She couldn't help but notice that often times, his smiles were fake. He was carrying something big on his shoulders, she knew that.
Allen noticed she was staring at him, and made eye contact. When she realized that she had been staring, Lenalee blushed, and looked away. Allen chuckled. "Something on your mind?" he asked
"Nothing really, just thinking."
he nodded, and didn't say anything. He could tell when someone didn't want to talk. He had the same look a lot. He opened his mouth to say something, when there was a knock on the door. He shut his mouth, and walked over to it. As he got closer to the door, he got nervous. What if it was one of the people Cross had ticked off? What if it was one of the gang members that had hurt him so long ago? He took a deep breath, and opened the door. There stood a man of about twenty with shoulder length, bluish black hair. "Are you Allen Walker?" he asked
Allen nodded. "Is Lenalee in there?" he asked
Allen mentally sighed. He was just being paranoid. "Yeah, would you like to come in?" he asked
The man nodded, and Allen stepped aside to let him in. He looked around a bit, and then saw Lenalee. "Oh Lenalee! Are you okay? This octopus didn't do anything to you, did he?!" he wailed
Lenalee became even redder that before. "Brother, cut that out! Nothing happened. Allen's not even that kind of guy!"
her brother finally stopped wailing. "Are you sure?" he asked
Lenalee sighed. "I'm sure." she said
Throughout the whole scene, Allen just stood there switching his gaze from Lenalee to her brother. "Oh, Allen this is my brother Komui. Brother, this is Allen." she said
Allen smiled, and shook Komui's hand. "Nice to meet you." he said
Komui studied him for a minute. "You're the new student, aren't you? How do you like Black Order High so far?" he asked
"I... it's better than some of the other schools I've been at, that's for sure." he replied
"That's good." Komui said "I hope you find your experience there enjoyable. If you come across any problems, don't hesitate to tell me. Oh, and is Cross Marian really your guardian?"
Allen looked confused, and nodded. "I used to know him. I really hope he's not too much trouble."
"Oh, no, he's not! He took me off the streets, I guess the least I could do was pay off some of his debts. It's nothing really!" he said
Komui nodded, but looked uncertain. "Well, if he ever becomes too much, just contact me."
Allen smiled. "Thanks. See you at school tomorrow Lenalee." he said as they walked out the door.
"See you!" Lenalee called
Lenalee walked back to the car with her brother. "Nii-san, what was that about?" she asked
Komui looked over at her. "Hm? Oh, Cross? He's a... peculiar person, I guess you'd say. He's not very good at keeping track of his money. He always goes off and spends it on women alcohol and gambling. Honestly, I'm not surprised he's making Allen pay off his debts. That poor kid. He was lying when he said it was nothing, you know. There's something else going on. If you can, please find out Lenalee. If something worse really is happening, I wouldn't want Allen to have to go through that. I was looking through his file Lenalee, it's not something that's very happy. The kids been through a lot."
Lenalee looked at Komui. "What do you mean?" she asked
"Did he tell you anything?" Komui asked
"Well, he told me how when he was ten, and gang burned his arm and gave him a wicked scar, that's it." she said
"Lenalee, I don't think I should tell you anymore. If Allen wants you to know, he'll tell you himself. I will tell you this though, the kids been through a lot. He's become suicidal many times before. He needs a friend. During his time in London, I want you to be there for him. If his experience at BOH will be anything like that of his former schools, he'll need you. Someone to see through his mask. Can you do that, Lenalee?"
Lenalee nodded and smiled. "I was planning on it."
Once again, I'm sorry for the long wait. I'll try to get chapter three up sooner. Please tell me what you think and if there were any mistakes.
Thank you to Manu259 for reviewing. Thank you also to anyone who read my story.
