Chapter 2: The day we met part 2

Jen: Hey I'm back! Missed me? *gets pounced on by everyone*

Angel+Neko: USAGI-CHAN!

Jen: I missed you guy too! And now since I'm back (Z: Finally) I'm gonna update! This I the first time I'm updating before my deadline (which is the last week of April)

Lavi: Where did ya go Jen?

Jen: Why? Did you miss me Lavi? *trys to hug him but Allen pulls him away*

Allen: Stay away from him! *glare*

Jen: Jeez! Ok, ok! Oh and thank you monique007and MidnightAbyssx02 for reviewing! And thanks to those who alerted and favorited as well! And Monique: Sorry! But ya this fic does contain a bit of Yullen *sob* but only slight! Sorry Abyss-chan!

Allen: WHAT? You're pairing me with that BaKanda? WHY?

Jen: *sobbing* I'm sorry! I need it to make this story GOMENSAI!

Lavi: *sigh* Allen, don't worry, you still belong to me *makes out with him*

Neko+Angel: *doing what normal yaoi fans do*

M: ON WITH THE STORY!

F: Jen no own DGM!

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Opening the door, Allena stepped inside the throne room. Inside her father and uncle were talking to King Froi. While his 2 sons, Princes Daisya and Kanda, were staring off at space. Daisya was the first to notice her.

"Allena! It's been ages!" he said as he came forth and gave her a hug.

Allena laughed and hugged Daisya back. He was like her best (boy) friend. "Sure has been long!" She said.

Daisya pulled back with a smile. Allena then turned to Froi and curtsied. "Good afternoon, King Froi." She said.

The king chuckled and bowed. "Same to you Allena, dear. Polite a usual I see." He said.

"Che, that moyashi can never be polite." For the first time since Allena entered the room, Kanda spoke with a smirk.

Allena scowled. "A pleasure to see you too, BaKanda." She said.

Everyone in the room laughed as Allena and Kanda bickered like old times. King Mana was glad his daughter chose Kanda. He knew he truly cared for her.

Just then a servant came inside and bowed. "Your Highnesses, lunch has been prepared in the dining hall." He spoke with a bow.

"Thank you for informing us, Johnny. We shall go there in a few moments." Neah said with a smile. Johnny bowed and left.

Neah then turned to the rest. "Well then gentlemen and lady." He winked at Allena. "Shall we proceed to the dining hall?" He said.

Everyone nodded in approval and to top it off, Allena's stomach growled cauing her to blush and everyone (except Kanda who jut smirked at her) to laugh.

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'Gosh, I'm tired!' Allena thought as she lied on her bed. 'But it was nice to see Kanda and Daisya after a long time. Is it just me or did Kanda get shyer?' she shook her head and got up. She was also glad that Daisya told her that Lavi, bookman's apprentice was here a well. She has met the bookman before but never his successor and Allena was quite interested in meeting the boy. From everything Daisya told her about him, he seemed pretty interesting (doubtless unlike his mentor.) She just hoped she'd get the chance to meet her. Little did she know it was going to be sooner then she thought.

She changed into her night dress and went to her balcony and opened it. She leaned against the railing and looked in to her father's kingdom which was soon to be her's and (probably) Kanda's. Suddenly, she heard a faint sound. As she listened closer she found out that it was the sound of a flute. 'The melody is so beautiful… I wonder who's playing it. Well, maybe I should find out.' She thought with a grin. She went back in to her room and put on her cloak and grabbed the rope she sometimes used when she wanted to go outside into the forest behind the castle. From the back of the castle, was a huge forest which Allena loved to visit (though she never went to deep into it.) She pulled on the hood and tightly tied one end of the rope to the railing, the other around her waist. She then quietly and slowly tried to get down.

Once her foot touched the grass underneath her, she untied the rope and left it hanging. She left the rope where it was (she knew no one would be awake at this hour except the main night guard who knows she sometimes goes to the forest and looks after her.) on her way, she met Reveer the night guard.

"Hello your highness. I believe you want me to keep silent about this?" he said with a smile as he and Allena began walking towards the forest, which wasn't that far from where they were."

Allena returned the smile. "You know it Reveer. Say do you know who's playing the flute?" she said. The melody of the flute was still in the air.

Reveer's smile softened. "Someone you always wanted to meet. He went to the forest. He went a bit deeper than you usually do so be careful. Of course, I'll be right outside it though." He said. The duo reached the forest.

"Who?" Allena asked, confused.

"You'll see" was the only reply she got. "Well then, go!" he said with a grin.

"Alright, see you, Reveer. And thanks!" she said before she disappeared into the forest.

Now, Allena had a horrible sense of direction. But since the sound of the melody was still in the air, so she was able to follow it. After 5 minutes of walking, Allena reached a clearing. There he saw a boy around 19 or so years old. He had flaming red hair and his eyes* were closed. But if they were open she knew they would be bright green. She now understood what Reveer meant, she' waiting to meet him for some time now. He was Lavi Bookman Junior.

She stood there, listening to the melody; she noticed that she wasn't the only audience the youth had, for animals were also crowded around him.

Suddenly, Lavi stopped and looked at her. "No need to hide there." He said with a strong voice.

Allena blushed and stepped forward. Lavi patted the spot next to him and Allena hesitantly sat down. Lavi laughed at this.

"Really I won't bite a cutie like you." He said teasingly. That caused Allena to blush even more.

"Excuse me, let me introduce myself." Lavi said as he got up.

"My name is Lavi. Bookman's successor and a knight from the kingdom of Mugen." He said with a bow.

"As well as prince Daisya and prince Kanda's good friend." Allena added with a small smile.

Lavi's eyes widened. "How do you know that? Are you a stalker or something?" he said with a smirk.

"Of course not! I'm-" Allena didn't want to tell him who she was. Her father warned her not to, no matter what. She knew he would be able to trust Lavi but still… "My name's Nella. I'm a close friend of princess Allena. That's how I know them."

Lavi sat back down. "Wow, you know princess Allena? Lucky." He said looking away and having a faraway look in his eyes. "I always wanted to meet her."

Allena's eyes broadened. "Why? What's so special about her?"she asked.

Was it Allena's imagination or did Lavi blush slightly? "Well…don't tell anyone this but Daisya told me a bit about the princess."

Allena's mouth fell in shock. "WHAT? What did he tell you?" she asked loudly.

"Calm down Nella! He just told me about her personality! He told me that she's kind, sweet and can hold her ground while fighting with Yuu and not get scared like normal girls!" Lavi said quickly.

Allena sighed. "That doesn't answer my question." She said impatiently. Why would Lavi want to meet her so badly? Course, everyone knew that she's the most beautiful princess ever seen (even to those who have never seen her). But Lavi seemed to have a different reason.

Lavi grinned. "NO ONE can fight back with Yuu and live to talk about it. Only few who have done so have survived." He said. "But that's to be expected, he does like the princess after all." He added with a sigh.

Allena stared at Lavi. She knew who he was talking about for 'Yuu' was Kanda's first name. But not many can call him by that. People value their lives too much.

"H-he does? How much?" he asked with a blush.

"A lot, to the point you could say it was love I guess." Lavi said in an uninterested voice. "Does the princess like him?"

"Yea he does like him." she said, looking at Lavi.

"Oh that's nice." Lavi said. Again, Allena thought for a second that Lavi' voice sounded a bit sad, but when he turned and looked at her with a smile she doubted it. "So how long have you been friends with the princess?"

Allena thought for a moment. "Well…for as long as I can remember actually. My mother was a servant who died when I was 3 and since then, the king had taken me in and helped me. I soon became the princess' lady-in-waiting. We became good friends and she's like a sister to me." Allena finished. She felt bad about lying to Lavi but he seemed to buy it.

"Oh, I'm sorry about your mother though." Lavi said sheepishly.

Allena shrugged it off. "Things happen." That was the only truth in Allena's story. "Tell me about the bookmen. I was always interested in them. Knowing so much." She said with a smile.

Lavi returned her smile. "Yea it's nice to have a lot of knowledge. But for that you also have to have a good brain." He said with a wink.

"So you have like, a good memory right? That's what Daisya said…" Allena said, recalling what Daisya told her.

Lavi chuckled. "Sure do! I've never forgotten anything before." He said with a smirk.

Allena decided to test him. "Who was the first king of Hexan?"

The answer was immediate. "King Allen, son of the shoemaker Marian, of that time." Lavi want finished. "And apparently, the prince of 100 years later was supposed to have his name but instead, the king and queen had a daughter and that's why she's named Allena." Lavi said.

"Impressive. But that should be expected from the future bookman, shouldn't it?" Allena said.

"That's right. And now I'll start recording about the unity of 2 kingdoms that had fought together 20 years ago." Lavi said as he ran his finger through his hair. Allena was about to say something but the sound of a horn silenced her.

"Isn't that the horn of the night guard? I wonder what's up." Lavi said curiously.

Allena knew what it meant. He had to get back or someone will find out she's missing. "I have to go now." She said as she got up.

Lavi got up as well. "I should head back too. Should I escort you back?" he asked.

"If it's alright with you. I have a bad sense of direction." Allena said sheepishly. Lavi just smiled and shook his head. Together, the two went through the forest in silence. When they neared the castle Allena spoke. "I'll be alright from here. Someone's waiting for me. Thanks."

Lavi nodded and bowed. "It was nice meeting you, Nella." He said.

Allena curtsied. "The pleasure was all mine." she replied. "Umm…can we meet again tomorrow?" she asked.

Lavi smiled and to her surprise, took her right hand and kissed it, causing Allena to blush madly. "If you wish so. I'll be here every night probably. Prince Neah knows that I come here." Lavi said. "Well then, good night." With that, he vanished.

"Good night, Lavi." Allena whispered into the night.

She went to the spot she left Reveer and found him looking a bit anxious. When he saw her, he let out a sigh of relief. "There you are! I was worried! Usually you're faster than that. What kept you?" he said.

"Lavi." Allena said simply.

Reveer smiled. "So you finally met him eh? What do you think of him?" he asked.

"He's nice. He's just like Daisya said he'd be." Allena shrugged. "Hey Reveer, if it's alright, can I come here every night? Lavi said he'll come too." She asked.

"Sure why not? A long as the king and the prince don't find out and you stay out of trouble then alright." Reveer said.

"Thanks Reveer." Allena said gratefully. A few moments later, they reached below Allena's room. After exchanging goodbye with Reveer, she climbed back to her room with just as much as ease as coming down. After using the toilet and brushing her hair, Allena lied down on her bed and pulled the covers over her. 'I have to talk to Daisya tomorrow. And I can't wait to see Lavi again.' she thought before shutting her eyes and letting sleep consume her.

'At that time, I had no idea what our meeting would've lead too. All I know is that I was glad it was on that day. But boy did it let to A LOT of problems…'

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Jen: OMG! IT'S DONE! I thought it'll never get over! Well, here it is guys! The other part of chapter one! Hopefully all the other chapters will be longer… I'm beat! I have to stay awake if I wanna watch the football match today (GO MESSI!)

Z: Sports freak.

Jen: You know I only like football…

Lavi: YAY! The awesomeness appears!

Jen: Yah we'll have more of that in the next chapter. And before I forget, in the last chapter I put a star on Hexan. Whoever can get how I made the word will get a cookie! Hint! It's something to do with Organization XII :)

Angel: Please review guys! Reviews are really appreciated!

Jen: Ya! I wanna know how I write 'cause I really wanna be an author when I grow up!

Allen: Why do I have to be a girl?

M: You're still on that? You should get used to it. Jen has a million stories planned for you as girl..

Allen: WHAT? WHY ME?

Neko: Don't worry Allen-chan! There's a fic in which you…*Jen covers Neko's mouth*

Jen: Neko! Don't spoil it! Anyhoo guys, Hope you enjoyed and head's up for the next chappie! Until then…BYE!