Chapter 2.
Ugh. I suck at transitions. I've got a ton of ideas for this story but this chapter may be crappy just cause I need to attach all the characters to each other. Please bear with me!
Warning: Please excuse the past/present tense grammar. I really suck at that. I think I made Kanda a real asshole in this chapter. I'll try to tone it down later.
Oh and I'm not really a Lavi/Lenalee fan, so I'm sorry if my attempt fails. I also have no idea how I'm going to do time.
Allen:
One week later…
School was a pain in the ass.
Well, it wasn't completely unbearable. The average workload wasn't too bad; it was adjusting to the school and others that was rather hard. Allen didn't have much experience with others; therefore fitting in wasn't easy. Being polite didn't always work, because people would just stare at him like he was crazy. Lavi wasn't in all his classes, so most of the time Allen was alone. But that was okay, he could deal with it. It wasn't anything new.
Allen was busy staring on the board tediously. He stopped taking notes because he knew everything already. His chin rested in his hand lazily and his eyes were drooping, before the teacher snapped him back awake.
"Mr. Allen Walker-kun?"
Allen jolted awake in his seat. He glanced at the board, scanning for any questions that he may have missed. "Yes, Komui-sensei?"
"Please go the office and ask for the new textbooks. It may take a while…ah. Kanda Yu, go with him."
Allen looked over to the far right end of the classroom. Allen realized with cold horror that Kanda Yu was the boy with the long dark hair that he crashed into a week ago. Kanda scowled and exited the room swiftly after recognizing Allen. Allen followed him, almost hesitantly.
The walk to the office was silent. The office was a separate building from the school. Kanda knew exactly where he was going, so Allen just followed him in silence. At first Allen wanted to engage in conversation, but then he decided against it, assuming that Kanda was still angry at him.
The staff in the office greeted them warmly. "Here for the textbooks?" A tall man named Reever said. Allen nodded. Reever led them to a room and said, "Here. It may take a few trips, but this is it. For now."
Kanda glared at the pile of boxes and picked two up easily. "So there's six boxes, and if we each carry two, then we can do this in two trips." Allen calculated out loud. Kanda responded by walking away.
"No shit, moron."
"Wait!" Allen called. He hastily picked up two boxes and ran after Kanda. The boxes towered over Allen, and as he ran he slipped and crashed into Kanda, sending them crashing onto the floor, books scattered everywhere.
Kanda stared at the pitiful sight around them, all expression cleared off his face except for shock, and for one moment of insanity, Allen thought Kanda wouldn't say anything, maybe even forgive him.
But that only lasted a moment.
"YOU. FUCKING. IDIOT! YOU CAN'T CARRY SHIT YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A HUMAN! YOU ARE AS DAMN SMALL AS A FUCKING MOYASHI!" Kanda roared. "THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU DUMB SHIT!"
Allen winced. Luckily there weren't in the hallway, otherwise everybody could hear them.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
Allen bristled. "Wrong with me?!" He yelled. "Wrong with ME?! WHO'S THE ONE SHOUTING YOU ASSHOLE! YOU SET OFF AT EVERY LITTLE THING! And you're asking what's wrong with me?!"
"Of course there's something wrong with you, you idiot! Anyone with eyes can see that! Who the fuck has white hair, except for old men?!"
"Like you could do any better, you girly man!"
Kanda lunged for Allen's neck, trying to get a good grip to strangle the boy. Allen avoided Kanda's hands like the plague, and used his feet to kick the tall boy off him. They wrestled for a while, before one of the teachers found them.
Allen recognized the teacher as Tyki Mikk, who was followed closely behind by a girl whom he recalled as Rhode. He didn't pay attention long, because he was trying to get some good last kicks on Kanda's face. But Tyki Mikk's firm hands grasped both of their collars and threw them in opposite directions.
Allen gasped as he landed on the ground hard on his back. He struggled to get up to see Tyki Mikk running after Kanda to pin him down. Kanda resisted for a moment, then stopped immediately. The girl, Rhode, appeared next to Allen and pushed his shoulders to the floor with her hands. Her gold eyes pierced Allen and she said, "Stop."
Allen was breathing too heavily to realize that Rhode was looking him over with curiosity and amusement in her eyes. Once Allen's breathing flowed into a natural pattern again, Rhode said, "Are you ready to get up?"
Allen nodded weakly, but fiercely. Rhode smiled, and something lit up in the back of her eyes. "Are you going to fight Kanda again?" She crooned softly. Allen paused, then shook his head.
"Good." Rhode said as she helped Allen to his feet. She gazed at his face, looking for traces of violent anger. She huffed silently, disappointed to find none. Allen didn't notice any of this, for he was too busy glaring at Kanda.
Kanda meanwhile, had been pinned to the ground by Tyki Mikk. He tried to resist at first, but his attempts were in vain, so he quickly stopped. Tyki sensed this, and released his grip on Kanda. Kanda stood up and jerked away from Tyki, and he turned away to compose himself. Tyki sighed.
"Rhode." Tyki called. "Take Allen to the office to sign out. He's suspended for the rest of the day. Once Allen leaves, I'll take Kanda to sign out next." Rhode nodded, and held Allen by the arm to drag him away. Tyki's eyebrows raised at this. But he turned back to Kanda, tensing, in case Kanda would try to run. He didn't however, so Tyki relaxed. Rhode gave him the signal, and he had Kanda sign out also.
As Tyki and Rhode watched them leave, Tyki said, "What's up with you?"
Rhode smiled mischievously at Tyki. "Huh?" She said, pretending to be innocent.
Tyki rolled his eyes. "You were clinging to Allen Walker like a lover. Is there something I should know about?"
Rhode giggled softly, and it slowly erupted into a full out laugh. "You should have seen the look in Allen's eyes! I have never seen so much hate in anybody before. I could practically see his soul in his eyes!"
Tyki lit a cigarette. "Is that so? So I take it you like him now?"
"Well," Rhode said smiling. "I found a new toy today, and this one seems sturdier, yet fragile. I find him very amusing, and I plan to play with him in the future. So I guess that's a yes." She gave a big smile to Tyki, causing his heart to melt. He was silent before saying,
"Don't break him too quickly."
Rhode nodded and laughed maniacally.
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Lavi:
The school bell rang, and classes burst out of their classrooms. As Lavi stepped outside, he shielded his eyes from the light. The sky was overcast, but it was still bright outside. He looked around. "Huh? Where's Allen?" He pondered aloud.
Wondering if his friend was still caught in the crowd, Lavi took a seat next to the willow tree. He watched the crowd part silently, checking his watch every few minutes. Lavi sighed, deciding that it was long enough. He was about to leave when he saw a girl sitting on a bench with her face in her hands.
Huh? Lavi thought to himself. He strode over to the girl and bent over to see her face. She didn't look up.
"Oi. Are you okay?" Lavi asked, waving his hand in front of her face. She looked up from her hands, tears streaming down her pretty face. Lavi's heart skipped a beat.
The girl sniffed, and wiped her face with her sleeves. "Yes." She said in a soft voice. She avoided his gaze by staring at the floor miserably. She sniffed, as more tears welled up in her eyes.
Lavi took a seat next to her on the bench, and tried to look at her face. His face looked worried and concerned, yet his thoughts were elsewhere. Why was she crying? This is suspicious. I'll need more information, in case this has anything to do with the murders.
"What's wrong?" He asked kindly. His expression formed the perfect concerned looked.
The girl looked at him. Her eyes were red, but she still looked pretty nonetheless. She seemed to be debating whether to tell Lavi or not, but in the end she broke. "Some girls…I thought they were my friends, but…I heard them say some things…about me and my brother."
Lavi raised his eyebrows. He wanted to ask her what 'they' said, but that would be pushing it, and the girl would get suspicious. "Your brother?" He inquired.
The girl nodded. "His name is Komui Lee. He's a teacher who works here."
"Oh." Lavi said. "Yeah I have him for some classes."
The girl nodded. She didn't continue the conversation, so Lavi didn't push it. He'd probably find out eventually.
"So what's your name? I'm Lavi Bookman." He said as he stood up. He held out his hand for her.
"Lenalee Lee." She replied. She grasped Lavi's hand and pulled herself up. She smiled at him warmly. He grinned back.
"So," Lavi said awkwardly as he put his arms behind his head in a relaxed manner. "Would you like to get some hot chocolate at the shop down the road with me?"
Lenalee smiled at him. "I'd like that."
Wow, this chapter was hard. Making Kanda such an ass is just going to make me work harder later for Yullen. Ughh. Dreading it already. But I love this story! One of my best, because it has an actual storyline with multiple chapters.
Writing Lavi/Lenalee was surprisingly easy for me, especially since I don't really support this pairing. I hope it didn't suck. "-.-
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