(silence)

Allen: Um… Lenalee, you really don't have to…

Lenalee: You can't leave a huge cut like that alone, Allen-kun. It's not like you're like Kanda, with his Life Force or whatever its called.

Kanda: (glares) I am nothing like beansprout.

Allen: (glares back at Kanda) Grrr…

(Story: While everybody was out looking for Evil, Allen tripped over nothing, and Lenalee happened to be passing by that way. When she saw his cut, she automatically brought him back to the room to nurse it. A cross-looking Kanda also arrived, late as usual.)

Bookman: Who else is out there ?

Allen: Uh… I saw Arystar and Miranda, so now they're also searching for Evil…

Lenalee: But brother went home… How heartless can he get ?

Komui: (somewhere far away) Did Lenalee-chan just say something bad about me ? (crying, heartbroken)

Bookman: Did anybody go to look for Evil at the most obvious place ?

Allen & Lenalee: Where ? (clueless)

Bookman: Her house.

Allen: Oh dang, I forgot.

Lenalee: I don't know her address.

(Arystar and Miranda come inside, dripping wet)

Lenalee: Krory ! Miranda ! Why're you all wet ?

Allen: (thinking that they fell into a drain)

Bookman: It's been raining for the past hour, since you came back.

Allen & Lenalee: Oh.

Krory: We didn't manage to find her…

Miranda: Why am I always so unlucky… ?

Bookman: So now we only have that brat to depend on.

Allen: C'mon Lavi, find Evil and bring her back here so that we can apologise to her and not get murdered…

Lenalee: We ? Lavi's the one who needs to say sorry, not us.

(Lavi bursts into the room, drenched… and he's with an unconscious Evil, equally drenched… !)

Lavi: Hey ! Help me ! Evil's forehead's burning, I'm telling ya !

Everybody: (shocked)

(Suspense ! On with Chapter 2 ! To know what happens next, follow me to chapter 3 ! I also need somebody to tell me about Lavi's past… Thanks to whoever does !)

Chapter 2: First Day

"Allen Walker and Lavi… you're late," a voice in the classroom on their left boomed. It was so loud, it blew Allen and Lavi's hair to the right — and left it like that.

Sweating profusely, the two looked at each other, thinking, "We've finally found the right classroom."

In actual fact, they had spent fifteen minutes just wandering around the building, searching for their classroom.

Lavi had wondered why an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old would be in the same class, but he had shrugged off the thought.

They were still hesitant to go in. The walls were definitely opaque, so how did the teacher know that they were directly outside the classroom ?

"This voice sounds kinda familiar…" Allen whispered to Lavi curiously.

"You never know," Lavi replied, sweatdropping.

Allen took a deep breath and reached for the classroom door handle, when suddenly, they burst open automatically, sending another strong gust of wind blowing at them, now causing their hair to freeze in a different direction.

The scene was completed with their mouths hanging open, jaw dropped — at their new teacher, Komui.

"Ah, so you finally decided to come in," Komui said, a glint at the tip of his glasses.

Allen and Lavi gulped. Of all people…

"In school, you will call me Komui-sensei. Have I made that clear ?" he stated, although he was giving them the kind of face that said you-didn't-think-I'd-let-Lenalee-chan-off-with-you-boys-so-easily-did-you…

Allen and Lavi nodded quickly, creeped out at the face he was making.

"Lavi, you sit—" Komui started, but gasped in horror when he realized that the only seats left were the ones in front of and next to his beloved Lenalee.

"—next to Lenalee-chan…" Komui said reluctantly.

Lavi chuckled and sauntered confidently to his seat next to Lenalee, sure that he would be able to get all the pretty girls in the class.

"Now, as for you, Allen-kun—" Komui said hesitantly, "In front of… Lenalee-chan…"

Allen nodded obediently and made his way to his seat. The guy in front of him was an ordinary human, no exorcist, like most of the others in the class. And he was building card houses with… poker cards…

Allen made a mental note to challenge him to a game of poker if he was ever bored in class, then shot Lenalee a friendly smile before sitting down.

As soon as he sat down and turned to the front, he came face-to-face with Komui, glowering at him. Sweating, Allen wondered if Komui had eyes at the back of the classroom.

Next to him was a girl with spiky dark hair, and she looked kind of familiar, except Allen couldn't figure out where he had seen her before. And so, he shrugged the thought off. (A/N: In actual fact, the girl is Road. Sorry, I'm actually copying the seating positions from Omake 34. Disclaimer: I do not own that !)

Lavi looked around the classroom. There was Krory, a Miranda, a kinda-cute girl, another guy, Allen, a freaky girl, another girl who-he-couldn't-see-from-where-he-was-but-might-be-cute, Panda…

Panda ?! Lavi stared at him, and Bookman stared back, giving Lavi the kind of expression that said I'm-testing -Komui-if-he-can-teach-me-something-I-don't-know.

O-kay…

And then there was Lenalee, him, and… Yuu Kanda ?! Lavi grinned evilly to himself. So, Kanda was here after all… He was planning to ask Komui why Kanda was here… After all, revenge is sweet.

Kanda looked glum as always. He was probably having his daily brooding session…

"Any questions before we start ?" Komui asked (like any ordinary teacher would).

Hands shot up. "How many classes are there and who are the teachers ?"

"There are three classes, one taught by me, which involves normal studies, one taught by Jerry, who teaches only home economics and one taught by General Cross Marian, who teaches how to do all the things you're not supposed to," Komui explained.

At that moment, everyone wished they were and were not in General Cross' class, they wished they were because they got to do all the things they wanted to, and didn't want to be there because, well… he was General Cross !

"Why are there so few classes and students ?" another person asked.

"Because this school is so expensive that only few can afford it…" Komui stated, eyeing all the exorcists, giving them a mental note to be grateful. However, none of them received it.

There was only one hand left up. From the boy in front of Allen. "Yes ?" Komui asked him sweetly.

"Is that girl two seats behind me (Lenalee) considered eye candy ?"

Silence.

Screech. Bang. Crash. Doom…

* * *

Arystar Krory jotted down notes on whatever Komui blabbed out during lessons. After being cooped up in his grandfather's castle since he was born, he had absolutely no idea of anything Komui was talking about, and so vowed to keep track of everything. (grade expected to get: high A or A*)

Miranda Lotto kept looking from her piece of paper where some important notes had been scribbled onto to Komui, trying to keep up with whatever he was talking about.

(grade expected to get: low A)

* * *

Allen Walker was hardly paying any attention in class. He was too busy playing poker with the person in front of him, and for once, he was losing. Allen Walker was losing at poker.

(grade expected to get: F)

* * *

Road Kamelot wasn't actually paying much attention. She glanced to the blackboard from time to time, but she really was wondering what her family was doing at home. Maybe Tyki was doing something weird again, or Jasdevi pointing their guns at each other, Sweet Tooth eating lunch, Lulubell doing paperwork… and the Earl talking to Lero about something.

(grade expected to get: A, low A* with Tyki's help)

* * *

Bookman was clinging on to every boring word Komui Lee uttered, checking to see if there were any mistakes or anything he could teach Komui or learn from him, although that was a very doubting thing. He wondered what kind of grade Lavi would get, hoping that the brat would at least get an A to qualify for a bookman.

(grade expected to get: Full Marks, maybe A* with one or two careless mistakes)

* * *

Lenalee Lee was slightly bored, trying to listen to her brother rattle on and on about things she already knew.

There were things here and there that she learnt and written down neatly, but she was more focused on the 'kinda handsome' white-haired boy in front of her, who was too busy failing at poker for the first time. She made a mental note to give Allen a peck on the cheek if he won against the boy, and blushed at the thought.

(grade expected to get: A*)

* * *

Yuu Kanda, who despises his first name, was totally bored to death and did not understand a word Komui said. Kanda swore that inside its sheath, Mugen was twitching impatiently, wanting to get into battle.

(grade expected to get: F)

* * *

And then there was Lavi, the redhead's 49th alias, who was almost bored to death, trying to keep up with Komui's every word, but was always on the verge of falling asleep.

(grade expected to get: D, a fail, which will make Bookman furious with him)

When he finally dozed off and arrived in slumberland for a couple of seconds, he was woken up by a sharp peck on his head.

Lavi lifted his heavy eyelids sleepily. There, in front of him, was a delicate paper aeroplane, that could only have been folded so neatly by a girl.

Knowing that he would probably get sent to a dungeon if he said it aloud, Lavi mentally said his trademark "Strike !" and hastily unfolded the aeroplane.

Inside, was a note — as he had expected. Because of the curls and flourishes, it confirmed that it was indeed written by a girl. No 'man' would ever write that way, with the curls and the swirls… Lavi shuddered at the thought. Maybe Jerry would.

Then he noticed, the writing was straight, letter by letter, and was not written in cursive. Only a few flourishes, here and there. "Whoa, must be written by a real boyish lassie," he thought.

And so, Lavi began reading:

Hey, I'm surprised to see you here. We haven't met for quite a while, have we ? It's been four years, because I last saw you when you were fourteen. You still remember me, right ? If you don't, I'll murder you, so there. Ha ha.

-Sticker :)

Sticker ? Lavi's eyes widened with shock under his black eye patch.

The 7.30am breakfast bell rang shrilly.

Allen and the boy were still furiously playing poker, and they took the game outside, with Lenalee following them out curiously.

Komui accompanied Krory out the door, delighted to relate more to him on the vast subject of cells and micro-organisms which he had been teaching.

Miranda was busy running after them, asking for the notes to copy, since she had been too slow to take them down earlier.

And of course, Kanda solemnly followed the rest of the students out.

And Lavi was left alone. Or so he thought.

"It can't possibly be… Stick ?" he thought aloud, disbelieving.

The crumpled piece of paper was pulled down from his face suddenly. A warm smile greeted him. "Of course it can, Lavi."

Lavi stared, face to face, inches apart.

"Gaaaaaah !!"

He yelled, blushing, and fell backwards from his chair in shock. "You haven't changed a bit, Stick ! Why'd you have to keep doing that ?!"

The girl with straight, jet-black hair that hung just below her shoulders, complete with hazel eyes that could melt any boy's heart, shrugged and helped him up. "Because I'm Sticker, that's why."