B is for Boyfriend;
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"I'm sorry if we ever bothered you with our feelings, sir. It won't happen again."
"What are you-?"
"You're right. Being fake is something we both have in common." Without another look, Allen left.
"- ALLEN! Did you even hear a word I said?!" Lenalee yelled pulling his earring, thus inflicting the poor white haired boy with pain. Since they had gotten closer due to the whole 'Lavi' incident, he learned that while Lenalee would never hit who she considered dear to her, she didn't think twice to inflict a pinch, or pull a hair or two…
"Lenalee, I heard every word, I swear! Clung to it, even." Allen joked light-heartedly, giving her a lopsided grin.
GLARE. "Allen Walker, do not joke with me…. "
"Yes ma'am."
"…" The short haired girl let out a sigh, getting up from sitting on the floor, to sit beside him on his bed. It had been tradition for the three of them to hold their weekly friends-get-together at Allen's room since it was cozy and lively in there… But now it was just the two of them. Lavi was gone out of the picture a long time ago… "It's been a year already... Allen, we're friends, right?" Allen's eyes glazed over.
"Absolutely! There's no reason for you to even ask that." Allen immediately retorted. True, at first he didn't really consider any one at the Order his family, let alone his friend, but after the Noah killed him, he realized how much he truly valued them. Lenalee was one of the first people to befriend him and he adored the girl more than anything. She believed in him. Lenalee always was the first face he saw when he was in his darkest moments, and he loved her beyond the universe itself. She was his first friend.
The Chinese girl suddenly hugged Allen's arm, resting her head on his shoulder. At first Allen stiffened, but then relaxed when she spoke softly to him. "… I care about everyone in the Order because I see them as my family. After all, I don't have any relatives alive besides my brother, so friends are everything to me. … But to see two of my friends ignoring each other- it makes me really sad."
Allen remained quiet, merely listening to her.
"You mean a lot to me Allen,"
"! Lenalee, I-"
"- But so does Lavi. I love both of you, yet- I'm mad at both of you. Speak to him, Allen. I know what he said that day- I was there, but… I know with all my heart that Lavi Bookman JR. did not mean what he said."
Allen was quiet for a while, until he chuckled softly. "… You have too much faith in people…." At this Lenalee grinned, pinching his cheek softly.
"If I didn't, then who will? Surely not Kanda-kun!" Lenalee joked, but then her mood sobered up. "That reminds me… "
"?" Allen raised a brow, craning his neck over the top of her head to meet eyes with hers. "Hmmn?"
"… Well, it's about Lavi…" Lenalee drawled out. She stood up straight, and turned her body towards the parasitic type exorcist. "Lavi wanted you to know that he and Kanda are, well- going out."
Allen blinked. "? Why the hell would he want me to know that? We're not friends. And since when does Bakanda actually hangs out with him?"
"…. Uh, that's not what it means. They're a COUPLE."
"….."
"…"
"…. Like… Dating?" He let out a pained yelp when she pulled his earring again.
"Noooo, they're dying- OF COURSE AS IN DATING!"
Allen looked to the side, completely shocked at the news. 'Never would've thought…' He let out a scoff of disbelief. "Bakanda and the Usagi?"
"Uh-huh."
"Dating… … Are you sure Bakanda hasn't been drugged? I mean I knew Lavi went both ways, but- maybe he was hypnotized, or SOMETHING?!" Lenalee asked him what was so hard to believe about it, and Allen's eyes widened. "Uh, in case you haven't noticed, but the two idiots are like oil and water. They are completely incompatible with each other! One's a big dick-headed prick, while the other's a fake, womanizing, selfish, lying, man-whore bastard prick! And what the bloody hell happened to that whole 'Bookman can't be in relationships' ?!" Allen kept on voicing this until he felt Lenalee touch his shoulder. It was a she knew exactly what was really on his mind.
'She can't have noticed it…' Allen thought frantically to himself as he stared at large, violet doe eyes. But she knew the truth…
"… You're upset." Lenalee said sadly.
Allen's eyes widened. "…. You knew, huh." He smiled, but as usual, it was his fakest one.
"I realized it the day in the Ark, where Road killed his mind… All this time, you loved Lavi- but you never told him. Allen, was it that you were afraid he'd reject you?"
BAM. Suddenly all the feelings he ripped from his heart suddenly came crawling back in. His head reeled from all the memories of back then.
'Lavi peering over him when he awoke from an injury that should've been fatal on a mission. "Welcome back- man, ya sure are lucky, ya know that?"
Lavi holding his hand as he dragged him throughout a large crowd. "HEHEHE! FOOOOD!"
His lone emerald green eye smiling down at him when he saved him from Jasdebi's attack.
Lavi peering at the moon. "I'm not allowed to have a heart. With becoming a Bookman, I had to cast it away…'
Lavi's smiles when he would try to cheer him up, or during one of his pranks.
His words when they crossed the Red Sea. "How does it feel like? To love Akuma? … I've never really loved before. Heh- emotions are something a Bookman doesn't need, but- I always thought about how it would feel like to feel, ya' know?" Lavi trailed off, closing his eyes as the cool sea breeze hit his face. He leaned over the ship's railing. "To have a heart- and not care about anything but whom you love. … Must feel real great to be able to do that… But hey- what do I care? I'm a Bookman."
…
Him leaning closer, for a kiss…'
Allen brought himself back from his thoughts, noticing his friend's worried stare. "Lenalee-chan, what could I have done..? He's a Bookman JR., they're not supposed to get attached or get involved with the people they're supposed to record… It was pointless for me to even continue with my stupid little crush because it was just IMPOSSIBLE..."
"I'm sorry!" Lenalee suddenly cried out, tears streaming down her face. "I shouldn't have told you that they-" Allen waved it away.
"- I don't care about him anymore, so it's okay. Really. … Sure it hurts- but it's not like we were ever together. Plus, it's probably for the best that we don't talk anymore, Lenalee. It saves me from the hurt… And I can't forgive him." Allen looked at her sadly, smiling. "I refuse to. It's best that way…"
"….."
'This is sooo uncomfortable.'
Allen's eyes trailed away from his mitarashi dango for the umpteenth time in the last two minutes. He was with Lenalee and one of the new exorcists that had arrived a day ago in the usual spot they ate. Lenalee was across from him, Izzy- the new parasitic accommodator he had found on his last mission ate her food quietly next to him on his right. Kanda sat at the edge, across from Izzy, and Lavi sat at the edge across from Lenalee…. Next to Allen. Allen unconsciously frowned, Lenalee noted. Thinking quickly, the green haired girl surprised everyone at the table by randomly giggling.
"Uhhh…" Lavi trailed off, raising a brow towards her direction as he ate a cinnamon bun. "Lena-lady… You, eh- good?"
Kanda's eyes left his soba for a moment to stare at her, before resuming eating. "Woman, you best not be on your period." Izzy turned beet red at this, making Allen smile and pat her head while Lenalee flicked the side of Kanda's head.
"Don't worry Izzy-chan! BA-KAAAN-DA," Allen caught the samurai's attention when he loudly pronounced every syllable of the hated nickname "Has no decency. At. All. Thus is why he is disrespectful and beastly in the presence of ladies. He's just pissed because he's the one pms'ing 24/7."
Izzy looked at Allen strangely, and nearly screamed when Kanda had suddenly lunged over her to attack the short white haired boy.
"Yu-chan- sit. SIT BOY!"
Lenalee sweat dropped, hauling Kanda back to his seat while apologizing to the traumatized newbie. "I'm sooo sorry you had to see that, Izzy-chan…." Lenalee sent death glares to the two boys who were bickering- well, at least in their seats and not over a new member. The poor girl seemed to always be at the wrong place and time whenever Allen and Kanda would argue. Just this morning she almost lost her head when Kanda went to swing a blow at Allen, and she had unexpectedly turned the corner when Allen moved out of the way….
"…" Izzy laughed nervously, her bright red curls bouncing as she shook her head. "I- It's alright…"Allen watched her quietly, captivated by the intensity of her hair.
It was like fire… He almost felt that if he were to touch it, he'd get burned. Her hair fell into messy waves, ending at her chin. A bright green headband peeked on top of her head, giving her a childish aura. Her large, round neon green eyes met his gaze, and he noticed she shyly looked downward, looking…
… A small blush dusted Allen's cheeks as he realized what he had just done. He quickly drew back his hand from hers, relieved that no one else had noticed the small exchange. "Sorry." Allen muttered so that she was the only one who heard. Over Lavi's loud talking and Kanda telling him to shut up- Allen was positive no one had heard. 'What the hell was that!? Why did I do that…?'
Lavi's loud yell made his thoughts screech to a stop. "GUYS… WE'VE BEEN ON MISSIONS NON-STOP SINCE I LAST SHAVED MY BEARD. WE. NEED. TO. HANG. OUT."
"Che, idiot Usagi. You don't have a beard… fucking. Stupid."
"Neeee- Yu-chaaan! That's exactly my point! We all haven't hung out or had a break since FOREVERRRRRRR! EXCLUDING YOU, GINGER-SNAPS, SINCE YOU NUST GOT HERE 3 DAYS AGO…."
"What. Did. I. Tell. You. About. That. NAME-"
Lenalee groaned. "- Lavi- do not call her that or I'll hurt you. Do you want Izzy-chan to transfer? And Kanda- relax."
"NUOOOOO- IZZY-KINS! DON'T LEAVE USSSS!" Lavi wailed, somehow having it made to the girl's side and was now hugging her to death.
"LAVI-LET HER GO!" SMACK!
Allen rolled his eyes. The only reason he had even agreed to sit here was because Lenalee had somewhat forced him, and he felt it rude to say no. Plus, the Izzy was also with her, so Allen had felt she would take it as something against her if he didn't sit with them. Allen didn't want that. She was nice. Except he didn't account for the fact that Lenalee ALWAYS forced everyone to sit with her, so he realized a bit too late that meant Bakanda and Lavi too… 'Oh bloody hell, I'm actually looking forward to seeing Link today. Just ANYWHERE away from Lavi.'
… He still hadn't spoken to the redhead regardless of Lenalee's countless attempts. Like right now. She had purposely arranged the seating so that they'd end up sitting together. And it wasn't like the latter had tried to even utter a word to him too. Only once he did, but that was because he had accidentally bumped into him while running away from Kanda with Mugen in his hands. He still couldn't believe they were actually going out… And now here he was, sitting next to the boy he'd mentally killed more times than that annoying pumpkin umbrella (Lero) the Earl had said 'Lero!'. Sighing, Allen got up, casting the two female exorcist sa friendly smile. "Well Lenalee, Izzy-chan- I'm off to train. Oh, Izzy-chan, you're more than welcome to join me if you'd like." Izzy's eyes widened. "Since we're both parasitics, I could help you with synching and controlling your innocence." Allen could've sworn he heard a scoff from the Usagi.
The red haired girl smiled meekly, nodding a bit. "Yes, Komui-sama had mentioned t-that…"
Lenalee gasped, suddenly remembering. "Oh, that's right! Allen, Nii-san told me to tell you that until Izzy-chan can fend for herself, you're supposed to train her. Ehehe- I almost forgot."
Allen laughed. "Like my own apprentice?" He looked at Izzy, and his smile grew even more. "It would be my pleasure."
The two of them walked towards the main training arena, when Allen had forgotten to tell Lenalee something. He turned to shout something at her direction, when he froze in his spot.
…
….. A Lone emerald green eye was watching him.
It's somewhat difficult to write a romance fanfic when the two romance interests are both similar. (As in Lavi and Allen both being fake and having false personas.)
Ahhh, my soul and eyes hurt from staring at the computer too long. Ok, so heads up, there's not really a plot to this. It's a alphabet fanfic, so it wouldn't make much sense to have one. If you don't know what I mean, then check out any other fanfic that has chapter entries with alphabets. You'll see.