Still don't own d.gray-man! It's only been half an hour!
Note, in this, Lavi is 16. Allen is still 15. And it's a high school fic!
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Allen ran to his locker, undid the combination and piled his books into his bag. School had just been let out for the summer, and although he kind of liked school, he was just as excited to start his holiday as everyone else, talking and laughing around him.
'Hey Allen,' A cheerful voice behind him made him jump slightly. He turned to see his best friend Lavi grinning at him, red hair messy, shirt untucked and bag hanging off one shoulder.
'Hey Lavi, we still going over to your house for movies?'
'Sure am. Gramps wont be home, so we'll have the house to ourselves. Yu's can't come this time, though, he and his parents went on holiday to Japan to visit family.'
'Really?' Allen smirked, 'That's too bad, I was sooo looking forward to the jerk's company.'
'Aw, play nice, Allen'.
Lavi laughed and patted Allen on the head. Allen frowned, but with his cute face, it took the appearance of a pout, making Lavi laugh harder. He sighed in exasperation, giving up, and the two walked along the hall towards the exit.
Lavi had been best friends with Allen ever since they were little. One day at primary school, Allen had been carrying a few books across the playground to the class room for his teacher, and as he passed the flying fox, a year two had tripped him and started teasing him about having white hair. Allen had been a lot smaller then the bully, and had no choice but to take the abuse, lest he be beaten up. But then, Lavi, who was then in year one, came up to them and told the bully to leave him alone. Though he was a year younger, the bully was shorter then Lavi and he obeyed. Then Lavi helped Allen pick up the scatter books and they'd been friends ever since. But, recently, Allen found he was having feelings for him much stronger then just friendship.
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The two boys ran to the living room, dropping their bags on the floor as they went, and jumped onto the couch. Lavi picked up the remote and switched the TV on, and flicked through the channels. Lavi lived with his grandfather, as his parents had been killed in a fire when he was young, and he was extremely strict, so it wasn't often they could be so casual at his house. Normally they would go to Allen's house.
Allen's parents were scientists, and often went away for long periods of time, leaving him in the house by himself. He didn't mind, but when Lavi came over he felt a little less lonely.
'So when are your mum and dad coming back?' Lavi asked.
'In about two months,' Allen explained, 'Depends how quick they finish their research on that weird plant thing.'
'Hm... Hey Allen, if I talked to Gramps... Next time your parents went away would you like to stay with us?'
'Wha-what?' Allen stuttered, looking at him in alarm. Lavi smiled at him and Allen looked away to hide the blush.
'N-no... It's fine... Besides, I need to be there to feed their pet fish and collect their mail and stuff in case something urgent comes in.'
'Ok...' Lavi shrugged, 'But the offer still stands if you ever want it.'
Allen nodded absent-mindedly and looked at the TV where Lavi had just turned on some anime about vampires. He wouldn't mind living with Lavi, but what with his new feelings for him, it would be too weird for him.
'Right,' Lavi stood up, 'There's nothing on TV, I'll go order the pizzas and the DVD's.'
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The sleepover went as normal. They ordered a bunch of movies, ate way too much pizza, made fun of the bad acting in the movies and the crappy storylines, drank flat soft drink, and fell asleep just after dawn, still in their school clothes. To most people it didn't sound like much fun, but to Allen, he felt it couldn't get any better. Although he couldn't be with Lavi romantically, he still cherished their friendship greatly. Allen didn't have that many friends, they thought his naturally white hair, and the discolouration on his left arm was weird. Lavi was the very first person to know him as a real person and not as the primary school freak who looked funny.
The next day the two slept in until twelve, and when they woke up, the sky was clouded and grey, and it was raining heavily.
'Damn...' Allen sighed, looking out the window, 'I gotta walk home in that too...'
'Want me to call a taxi?'
'Nah, it's alright.'
'Then here.' Lavi appeared by Allen's side, holding an umbrella, 'Give it back next time we see eachother.'
'Kay,' Allen nodded, smiling gratefully as he took it.
They said goodbye on the door step, and then Allen opened the umbrella and ran out into the dark empty street, splashing puddles everywhere as he hurried home. Staying at Lavi's house always put him in a good mood, and right now, he couldn't keep the smile off his face, despite the dreary weather.
After a while, his adrenalin ran out and he slowed to a walking pace. It was then he heard someone call out to him.
'My, what a strange looking boy.'
Allen turned to see who had addressed him, but as he did, he felt himself being pushed back into the brick wall next to him, a hand over his mouth. He dropped the umbrella and tried to struggle.
'You're very cute though...' A man in his late twenties with dark hair grinned at him, watching him try to kick out. Allen gave a muffled scream as his grip tightened.
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Allen unlocked the door to his house and limped in, every muscle in his body screaming in agony with each movement. He was dripping wet, and as he closed the door, he leant against it, feeling the cool timber against his cheek. He then slowly sank to the ground and put his head in his hands, silent tears mixing with the rain drops on his face.
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Yup, that's the chapter finished. Bit shocking is it not?
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