Whelp, it's the second chapter of amazingly amazing joyness! Anyway, for those of you who read my other stories, Heart Unwind and/or To Hell and Back, I have news.

To Those Who Read Heart Unwind:

I currently have that dreaded thing called Writers Block. I knew I was gonna get it eventually. *shakes fist in the air* Damn it all. I mean I know what I have to write I just don't know how to write it, or if that makes any sense at all! Ugh. So stressful -.- So, a thousand apologies to everyone.

To Those Who Read To Hell and Back:

Taiko and I are currently working on this one as we speak, so no worries there! We're half way done (Overly exaggerated much?) and I'll probably have it updated soon. It'll be a short chapter though; huzzah for fillers! :D

Anyway, onward with the story!

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Chapter Two

Snow Day

Lavi glanced out the window of the large library that his grandfather owned in the manor; his eyes were tired and exhausted of staring at countless pages of knowledge he had to memorize. It wasn't all bad, most of the things he read fascinated him, but there was a point in time that he just grew bored of reading about war after war. The wide window had small spider web-like frost on the glass, decorating it and showing off how cold it was outside. The window pane outside was covered in snow. So far, three inches of snow had fallen; if this continued there would be one thing all students will be looking forward to tomorrow: a snow day. He'll be able to slip out of the house before his grandfather wakes up and makes him study some more.

"Are you finished or are you just fooling around again?" His grandfather's stern voice broke him out of his trance. Lavi tore his gaze away from the window to grin innocently at the old panda.

"Gigi, you worry too much. You'll get more wrinkles like that, you old panda!" Lavi's grin widened, but the comment only earned him a hard slap to the back of his head. Lavi's face collided with the book in front of him with a loud noise of flesh on wood, thanks to the wooden table underneath the book. He groaned and pulled his away from the book, fearing that the book's text had stayed on his face, or his face had stayed on the book's yellow pages.

"That hurt, Gigi..." Lavi mumbled to himself and pouted slightly, looking up at his grandfather's dark eyes.

"Stop being such an idiot and maybe I won't keep hitting you" The old panda turned around and walked out of the library, leaving Lavi to his thoughts yet again.

With a sigh, Lavi turned around and his gaze met the frosted window again. He sighed and closed his eye and leaned down, resting his head on his hands. He was worried about Allen. To say the least, Cross wasn't the most pleasant guy to be around with, and the fact that he forces Allen to call him 'master' just makes Lavi shudder in disgust. Allen never told Lavi how he got stuck with such a bastard, or if they were even related, but Lavi knew his boundaries. Allen would tell him eventually, and he will listen like the good friend he is.

In all honesty, Lavi wasn't sure if he should be worried about Allen. Other than his strange crush on Kanda, the kid was okay. He never had any bruises or unusual cuts on his body, so that meant no sign of abuse, unless it was sexual, but knowing Cross, he'd never touch Allen that way. Allen just seemed like your usual happy-go-lucky kid that was just stuck with the wrong family, unlike Kanda who just hated his.

"These two are going to be the death of me." Lavi mumbled to himself as he yawned softly and snuggled his face into his arms. "Maybe I should nap…" His mind began to wonder off as sleep overtook him.

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Allen was exhausted. He was lying down on his bed after he had finished cleaning the mansion his owner oh-so-happily dirtied every day. His shoulder length silver hair was in a low pony tail to keep it out of the way as he cleaned, but now that he was lying down, it was just a bother. The boy sat up and removed the hair tie Miranda had given him one day and placed it on his nightstand. He then let his eyes wander to the photographs that sat neatly in their frames not too far away from the odd-looking gray lamp. He reached forward and grabbed the first frame that held a picture of his old life; his life before Cross had shown up, before Mana had died.

The picture held a small Allen with brown hair in the middle of a group of circus workers. To his left, a man with muscles larger than life kneeled down next to him, a wide grin on his face; the man's blond hair pulled back in a neat pony tail. To Allen's right was a woman with brown locks that waved around her face. Her eyes were encircled with dark black makeup that made it seem like her dark orbs were blended together with the eyeliner and mascara. She was Miranda.

Behind Miranda was a man with black hair and a streak of white. He wore a long cape and his pale skin made him look like a vampire, which in many ways he was. He was Krory. Krory was naïve, but over all had a kind heart. Behind Allen was a man he cried over every time he saw the pictures of him.

Mana was his foster father, but Allen still would call him 'Papa' whenever he was referring to Mana. The man had raised him and taken him in when no one else would. He took care of him and made sure he had a home, well somewhat. He taught Allen everything he knew now.

"Just keep walking…" Allen mumbled to himself, repeating the final words that Mana had said to him. Allen's gray eyes watered slightly as he took in a deep, shaky breath. "I don't know where I'm supposed to go, Mana…" Allen set the picture down, not bearing to look at it anymore. The boy brought his knees up to his chest and held them tightly against him.

Suddenly from down stairs, the front door slammed open, announcing Cross's appearance. "Idiot apprentice!" Allen's head snapped up, quickly scrambling to his feet, slipping them into his slippers and running out of his room to greet his master.

"Master!" Allen planted a fake smile on his pale face as he ran down the steps. Next to Cross was an elegant blond woman with a small waist and a tight small black dress. Her blond hair was in curls that ran down to the top of her firm ass that Cross was greedily holding.

"Oh, Marian! He's just so cute! Is he your son?" The woman looked over at Cross; her accent was Australian.

Cross grunted, as if the thought completely disgusted him. "Him? Don't be foolish, beautiful. He's just a servant." Cross looked back at Allen and narrowed his eyes. "Well, idiot apprentice!"

"I-I cleaned everything, Master. Your room's ready!" Allen bowed his head as Cross and the woman walked passed him. The woman giggling and moaning all the while walking up the stairs to Cross's room. When Allen heard the door shut he sighed and walked back to his room and kicked off his slippers. Soon, the noises will begin and he'll have to take another pill to go to sleep.

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Allen was awoken by the sound of the house phone ringing over and over. His master never picked up the phone fearing it was the dept collectors whining about the money he owned them. Allen groaned and sat up and glanced at the digital clock on his nightstand; his hazel eyes widening and he jumped out of bed like a bolt of lightning.

"Oh no! I over slept!" He stumbled over the sheets and got his feet tangled in them. He cursed softly under his breath as he tripped and landed on the hard wooden floor. He turned his body over and worked his fingers with the knots around his ankles until they came loose enough that he managed to get free. Allen heard some screaming before a hard slam near the front of the manor rang out.

"Damn it! Idiot apprentice! Pick up the damn fucking phone!" Cross finally snapped as the ringing of the modern phone only grew louder. Allen hesitated a little before kicking the sheets away and walking to his dresser, where the phone laid on the floor. He grabbed it and looked at the caller ID; it was Lavi.

Allen quickly answered it and pressed the phone to his ear as he stripped from his pajama pants. "Lavi! I'm so sorry! I over slept! I didn't mean to keep you waiting!" Allen hopped on one foot as he balanced the phone on his shoulder so he could talk and undress at the same time. He finally kicked the pants off and quickly looked around for his jeans.

"Relax, Moyashi. I figured as much and I just called to tell you that school's been canceled thanks to the snow. So for today, I'm kidnapping you to have a nice day in the snow with Yuu-chan and Lenalee. Whattya say?"

Allen froze mid-step and looked out the window and walked over to it, ignoring the fact that his smooth pale legs were shivering from the cold. He noticed how much snow had fallen during the night and blinked to himself. "Well, if you're kidnapping me, then I really have no say in this do I?" Allen said before walking away from the window and sat on his bed. He wasn't in a rush anymore.

Lavi laughed. "Good point! I'll come pick you up in an hour, alright?"

Allen couldn't help but smile a bit. He nodded even though the person over the phone couldn't see it. "Alright. See you soon, Lavi." Allen said and as soon as he heard the other say 'good-bye' he hanged up. He looked around the room before grabbing socks, shirts, sweaters, thermals, his coat and his jeans before placing them all down on his bed. He stripped from his long sleeved shirt and folded it along with his pajama pants. He began to dress, putting the jeans on first, then the black thermal and a white shirt. He grabbed a jacket and slipped it on before zipping it up and snuggling into the warmth.

Allen was always cold, even during the summer. He usually always has a jacket with him, but half of the truth in that was to use the hoodie in order to cover his white hair. Everyone still thought he had bleached his hair even though he told them over and over that he never did.

"Idiot apprentice!" Cross called from down below. Allen's hazel eyes widened and his face grew ashen. He quickly pulled on his knee-high boots and grabbed his coat, gloves and Lavi's scarf before running down stairs to meet his master in the kitchen. Once Cross saw the boy, he shut the refrigerator door violently and sat on the stool near the counters. "Fix my breakfast, damn it." Cross mumbled and grabbed the pack of cigarettes, pulling out a stick.

"Sorry, I over slept," Allen said before placing the clothing down on the edge of the counter and going back to the abused refrigerator to look at what they had. Ham, cheese, two eggs left… Beer, chicken, juice, left over spaghetti that I have to throw away… Allen mentally noted as he glanced over the many empty shelves of the stainless steel refrigerator. He didn't know why Cross kept beer in the house if he never even drank it; he only drank the finest wine, which only meant that Allen had more debt to pay off. Allen didn't bother asking though as he began to take out food and placing them over the stove. He grabbed the two eggs and cracked them onto a plate, then grabbed a frying pan and placed it on one of the heaters on the glass stove. He turned the stove on and grabbed some oil to spread throughout the pan. As he let the oil boil to a simmer, he went ahead and began to cut the pieces of ham and cheese, placing them in the plate filled with the eggs and mixed everything together.

Once he heard the crackling of the oil, he stopped mixing the eggs, ham, and cheese together. Grabbing the plate, he titled it over the pan and let the soon-to-be omelet fall neatly onto it. The eggs began to crackle loudly and he turned the heat of the stove down. Allen watched as the omelet turned from clear to a golden yellow color. He soon grabbed his spatula and slowly pushed the tip under the egg as he began to push it up to flip it over. Once it was on the other side, he pressed the spatula on top of the egg. Soon enough, Allen turned off the stove and grabbed a plate from one of the shelves overhead. He slid the omelet onto the plate and looked over at his Master who was only glaring at the food, like it had done something utterly horrible to him.

"Do you want ketchup?" Allen asked as he placed the plate in front of his master. Cross nodded and set the cigarette down in the ash tray. Allen walked over to the refrigerator and opened it, grabbing the half empty bottle of ketchup and walking over to Cross. He popped the top and applied pressure on the bottle as he turned it up-side down to pour some of the liquid onto the egg.

Cross grabbed a fork and started eating, but kept his gaze on the boy. "Where are you going?" Crossed asked, swallowing a fork-full of omelet.

"Lavi's gonna pick me up soon." Allen said as he set the spatula and frying pan in the dish washer. "I'll pick up some groceries on my way back, alright?" Cross grunted a response as he continued eating. Allen put his gloves on and grabbed his coat and Lavi's scarf before leaving the kitchen and going to the front door. He slipped on his coat and wrapped the scarf around his neck a couple times, before walking out into the cold day.

The snow was deep enough that his foot sunk once he stepped on it. Allen wondered what exactly Lavi had in mind today. Allen didn't have to wait long before the red head was running down the sidewalk to him.

"Hey! Moyashi!" Allen looked up and saw Lavi running towards him with a wide grin. His red hair was flapping around in the wind as his replacement scarf moved around him. Lavi wrapped his arms around the boy's shoulders and grinned as he leaned on him, making Allen step back a bit to keep balance. "Have you been waiting long?"

"Not at all" Allen said softly as he smiled up at Lavi, moving a bit closer to gather Lavi's warmth. "Where are we going, anyway?"

Lavi grinned more and began to pull Allen along. "We're going to pick up Yuu and Lenalee and head over to the park for a picnic, and then we'll be going down to a club!"

Allen stumbled for a few steps and glanced up at Lavi with a confused expression. "One, it's too cold to have a picnic, and, two, I'm not old enough to enter a club, Lavi." Allen mumbled as he fell into step next to Lavi, who only grinned down at him and patted his head.

"Not to worry, Moyashi, and if anything, I'll keep you nice and warm during our picnic." Lavi winked and wrapped an arm around Allen's waist as they kept walking. Soon a Japanese-like house came into view surrounded by regular modern British dwellings. Allen's attention was drawn to the house they were going to. He had never seen Kanda's house or knew where it was for that matter. Lavi and Allen stopped walking when they got to the front door of the house and Lavi knocked. "Yuu! Hurry up, will ya! It's freezing out here!" Lavi shouted, but his grin never faltered.

Not two seconds after Lavi finished speaking the door was slammed open and Mugen was pressed against Lavi's neck with an angry Kanda glaring daggers into Lavi. Kanda's mouth was turned into a tight line and his left eyebrow twitched in anger. "How many times do I have to fucking tell you not to call me by my given name, usagi!" Kanda snapped angrily as he pressed Mugen harder on Lavi's neck.

Lavi's face paled slightly and he backed up, pushing the tip of Mugen away with his fingers. "Calm down, Yuu. You're always so cranky in the mornings." Lavi stated as his grin returned. Kanda only 'tch'ed in reply, pulling Mugen away, while whipping the edge clean as if Lavi had dirtied it. From behind Kanda, an elderly man walked up to them; his gray hair was all over the place, but his mustache was unkempt.

"Yuu, don't be mean to your friends," Tiedoll said as he patted Kanda over the head, only to receive a dirty look from the Asian. "You three have fun now!" Tiedoll pushed Kanda out the door and quickly shut it behind him. Kanda, who was caught off guard, ended up crashing into Allen who yelped and fell back into the snow, with Kanda hovering over him.

Allen's pale face turned bright red when he opened his eyes to see Kanda's strong features and somewhat flushed face nearly inches away from his.

"Tch!" Kanda suddenly stood up and grabbed Mugen who had fallen on the floor. He glared at Lavi and then stormed out of the front lawn of his house. Lavi looked down at Allen who simply stayed on the snow covered floor and helped the boy up.

"You okay, Allen?" Lavi asked as the boy slowed began to calm down. Allen nodded and sighed.

"I'm fine." Allen mumbled under his breath and smiled up at Lavi. "Let's go." Lavi only nodded and began walking after Kanda who was a good yard in front of them by now.

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Lenalee was waiting outside her apartment building with a large picnic basket in her hands. She watched the cars roll by and the snow slowly stop falling, but still, she had been waiting outside for nearly an hour now and neither Kanda nor Lavi had shown up. Komui was watching her from his bedroom window and was about to jump out and grab his baby sister, when he spotted the red hair that belonged to Lavi. He let out a sigh of irritated relief and locked his jaw before looking down at Lenalee. She had spotted them too and was now running towards them, being careful not to spill anything inside the basket.

"Kanda!" Lenalee said happily as she threw one arm around his neck and snuggled into him. Kanda wrapped both arms around her and held her in place. "Gosh! I've been waiting, since forever! What took you guys so long?" Lenalee then noticed the new addition to their group. Allen was standing awkwardly in the back with Lavi. "Oh! You could've told me Allen was coming!"

"Sorry, Lenalee! It was kind of a last minute thing." Lavi said as he gave the girl a small kiss on the cheek and turned back to Allen. "So, we all ready to go?"

Allen's mood had dropped from low to none by then. Not only was he going to spend time with Lenalee, but he was going to have to watch Lenalee and Kanda make out for half the time they'll be in the park, and probably the whole time in the club as well. Lavi noticed the drastic change in Allen and wrapped his arms around Allen's small body again to pull the boy along. The other couple was walking in front of them by now and Lavi had to make sure they didn't leave Allen behind.

"You okay, Allen?" Lavi asked. He wasn't sure if it was such a good idea to invite Allen to come along. He knew how much Allen hated Lenalee and he knew how depressed Allen got when he saw Kanda and Lenalee together, but this was all for the best, right?

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Allen said, smiling up at Lavi slightly. Lavi wasn't fooled though; he knew damn well the smile was fake.

"No reason," Lavi smiled, pressing his cold lips on the side of Allen's forehead. Allen's face warmed up with the small kiss and he relaxed.

Soon, the four of them arrived at a park covered in a white fluffy blanket. They chose a spot under a large tree. Lenalee set down a blanket and then began to set the food down across the blanket along with the drinks of hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Kanda stood there watching Lenalee while holding Mugen to his side. He glanced back to see Lavi holding Allen from behind and Allen's rosy cheeks flushed over something Lavi had said. Kanda growled in disgust; the sound making Allen and Lavi glance up at him.

"Something wrong, Yuu?" Lavi asked resting his chin on the top of Allen's head.

"Tch"

Kanda turned back to face Lenalee then took a seat next to the tea cups. Lavi blinked, then rolled his eyes at his friend. Allen gripped Lavi's coat sleeve slightly and looked down.

"Let's go sit down." Allen said, as he pulled away from Lavi and made his way to the blanket. He sat down next to Kanda while Lavi sat down next to him and Lenalee on the other side of Kanda. The food was a mix of Chinese, Japanese and English. Allen recognized a couple of Chinese dishes that he had tried while moving around with Cross. He also recognized one or two Japanese dishes. Without a warning, Allen's stomach growled loudly catching him, and the other three off guard. Lavi turned to look at Allen before a wide grin spread over his lips but he held down his chuckles. Lenalee giggled softly while Kanda glared at the boy.

"Help yourself, Allen!" Lenalee smiled and began to pour Kanda his tea, then Lavi's coffee and hot cocoa for herself and Allen. Allen leaned forward and grabbed a plate and fork and began to eat a bit of everything spread on the blanket. Lavi laughed finally and mimicked Allen's movements, eating a little bit of everything he could find. Kanda grunted in disgust again and grabbed a bento box filled with soba that Lenalee had prepared for him.

"This food's amazing, Lenalee!" Lavi chirped with excitement as he stuffed his face with some curry.

"It is!" Allen replied and smiled happily as he ate his fill for the morning.

Lenalee smiled and sipped her hot cocoa before talking. "Thank you. Jerry helped me make them since I needed a few extra hands and Komui doesn't know how to cook."

"Tch. Your idiot of a brother might poison us if you let him cook" Kanda spoke suddenly.

"Kanda." Lenalee scowled and sighed. "Don't be mean, Kanda." She added and shook her head as she watched the red head and albino eat. Kanda 'tch'ed again and ignored the girl.

Soon the food was gone and the four of them where leaning back on their hands, resting their fully bellies. Allen fell back on the snow and was surprised when the cold of it didn't bother him at all. Lavi glanced at him and chuckled as he lay down as well, staring up at the sky with Allen. Allen closed his eyes and slowly began to enjoy the small warmth seeping down from the blocked sun. He didn't mind the cold now; having Lavi laying there with him, Kanda near him and not verbally abusing him.

"You look cute when you smile, Moyashi." Allen opened his eyes to see Lavi's head hovering over him, grinning like usual. Allen's face warmed up; he didn't even realize that he had been smiling.

"T-Thank you, Lavi."

"Tch. If you two are going to make out do it away from me." Kanda's curl voice broke the trance Lavi had on Allen. Lavi looked up and scowled at Kanda before sitting next to Allen again. Allen's smile turned into a frown and he sat up to look at Kanda; the frown quickly turned into something sadder and he bit his lip.

Kanda had Lenalee in between his legs and she was pressed tightly against him; his lips where at her neck, kissing the red hickies that he had made. The girl had her eyes semi closed and her lips parted half way in a silent moan.

Allen looked down and away from the sight. He felt a strong stab-like feeling in his chest and he bit his lip harder, almost drawing blood. Lavi frowned at the couple and brought Allen into a tight hug, taking the boy's view away from the couple. Lavi felt Allen trying to hold back tears and felt the boy's body shake. Lavi wanted to stand and slap Kanda; wanted to punch Kanda until he understood how Allen felt, but Lavi stayed where he was, holding Allen and stroking his hair.

Well, that's the second chapter. Hope it was okay .w. I did my best on this guys. XD Sorry if there was any OOCness in this ~.~'''

Anyway, sorry for any mistakes and what not.

Oh, and more news. I'll be traveling to New York for the New Years, so I'll be wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Years everyone!

You know Kanda, Allen, and Lavi all wish you one too. Though Kanda would never say it.

Hope you enjoy the chapter and what not. :P Love you all.

~ SaYa

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