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A date with Allen. I have a date with Allen. I actually have a date with Allen today. The more I think those words the less real it seems. I shouldn't get my hopes up too high though. Allen is dating Kayla after all, so it's really only a date in my mind. Still, the thought of spending some alone time with Allen is exciting. I'm getting another step closer to stealing Allen from Kayla. I wonder if he's looking forward to it too. Of course, my good mood always has to come to end. After parking in our driveway, I was greeted by Kayla and her stern frown. I took off my helmet and smiled at her. "Can I help you?" I asked.
"I asked Allen if he wanted to go on a date with me tonight, but he said he couldn't because he was spending the night with you. What are you two going to be doing tonight?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well, he's going to give me back my clothes from yesterday, and then we're just gonna hang out around the town. What is your problem with us becoming friends?" I asked pushing past her to go inside. She pouted and chased after me.
"It's not a problem per say, but I worry," she trailed off.
"About what? He's in good hands," I said grabbing an apple from the kitchen to snack on. I sat on the couch and bit into the apple. Kayla stood in front of me with a slight frown on her face.
"I know... Sorry, I won't say anything anymore," she huffed before sitting next to me. I smiled slightly smugly and continued eating. "It's just that Allen is really important to me, so take good care of him okay? I'd really like it if you two could become friends." She smiled at me and I couldn't help but give a slight smile back. Then she ruined the moment by giving me a stern glare. "But just friends and nothing else. Got it?"
"Got it. Got it. Gosh, I already told you that I have standards. I'm not going to just go date some kid you're dating," I mumbled. She smiled satisfied with me and I rolled my eyes. I got up to throw away my apple core as the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Kayla cried. I heard her run to the door and open it. "Hey, Allen. Come on in. Lavi's in the kitchen." The door closed and I walked out into the hallway in time to see Kayla kiss Allen. He blushed and looked at the ground. Kayla giggled. "You're still just as shy as ever aren't you?"
"Hey, Allen. How's it going?" I asked interrupting the two. Allen smiled at me.
"Hey, Lavi. Here's your clothes," Allen said holding out a bag to me. I grabbed the bag and set it on the couch without even checking it. "So where are we going today?"
"It's a surprise, but I can say it'll be fun," I smiled and started leading him outside. "Bye, Kayla! I'll be back late tonight."
"Late? I'm cooking dinner again?" she shouted.
"You'll live. Besides, it'l be just you and gramps eating," I said. I laughed as she pouted and hut the door behind me. I walked over to my motorcycle and held out my spare helmet to Allen. "You ready to go?" He put on the helmet and nodded. "Alright! Hop on." I smiled and got on my motorcycle putting my helmet on too. Once he was on and was holding onto me, I backed out and started driving away. His grip on my tightened and I smiled more, driving even faster. Our ride had to eventually end though, I pulled into an empty parking space. I kicked down the kickstand and pulled off my helmet. "Well... We're here. You can let go now." I chuckled when he moved around flustered. He pulled off his helmet showing his red face and moving his white hair back into place. I laughed more and a pout appeared on his face. "Come on. Let's go inside." We both stood and he looked up.
"A bowling Alley?" he asked.
"Yup, now come on. It'll be fun!" I smiled and grabbed his hand. I pulled him inside where we both got our bowling shoes and bowling balls. We met back at our lane and we sat. I sat at the computer before starting to change my shoes. "So should we use funny nick names instead of our real names? I always find that fun."
"Sure," Allen said without looking up from his shoes. I smirked and quickly put in a name for Allen. I smiled at the machine proud of Allen's nickname. "So what'd you name me?" Before I knew it he looked over my shoulder at the name I put in. I pressed 'ENTER' before he could change it. He glared at me and made fists at his sides. "Beansprout? I'm not short!" he shouted.
"But it fits you so well," I laughed.
"Move over!" he shouted. He punched my arm making me slide over in the seat. He sat next to me as I rubbed my now sore and probably bruising arm.
"Gosh, you sure can pack a hit. How strong are you?" I teased.
"Shut up," he ordered. I stayed quiet and waiting for him to put in my name. I leaned over his shoulder to peak, but he just punched me away again before I could see anything. I fell to the ground and pouted up at him. "There, your name is done. Let's bowl." I looked back on the screen to see my name, but it was already put in. Only the initials 'SR' were on the screen. Allen grabbed his bowling ball and got ready to bowl.
"What did you name me?" I asked. He said nothing and just bowled. I laughed as the ball landed in the gutter and slid the rest of the way down the lane. I got another hit to the head and pouted. "Ow! Would you stop hitting me already?"
"Would you stop teasing me then?" he glared at me.
"No promises," I shrugged with a goofy smile on my face. I finally got a chuckle out of him as he reached for his bowling ball again. He bowled again only to get another gutter ball. I had to hold back my laughter but it only came out in a snicker. He pouted at me. "Sorry, sorry. Maybe I should have asked for a lane with bumpers? I'm not too good at bowling either." I picked up my bowling ball and went to bowl.
"If you're not good at it, then why'd you bring me here?" he asked.
"To have fun of course. I didn't know you'd be this bad. After all, all Kayla ever talks about is how good you are at everything," I rolled my eyes and started to bowl. I stepped on my shoelace and tripped letting the ball go loose. I landed flat on my face. I heard Allen laughing and groaned. Great, I just embarrassed myself in front of Allen, and I'm going to start off horribly.
"No way..." Allen said before I heard the crashing of pins. I looked up quickly to see that I had gotten a strike. I smirked and picked myself off the ground in time to catch the screen. It had a giant 'X' on it for strike and above the 'X' was the name 'Stupid Rabbit.' My jaw dropped and I looked at Allen who only smirked at me. "Like your nickname? I think it fits you."
"You're so meeeeaaaaaannnn," I whined. He laughed into his hand before going up to bowl.
"I can't be all too mean. Kayla told me that one of your friends, Kanda, calls you that too," he said.
"But he only does that because I call him by his first name," I pointed out.
"She left out that detail. But I still think the name fits you. You are a bit hyper-active," he said. I pouted and he bowled again.
Our day continued on like that. At the end of our first game, I had bowled a 64 (thanks to my strike and a few spares) while Allen had only bowled a 47. Our second game went a bit better with us getting a 78 and a 67. I was about to start another game when a low grumbling sound was heard. I looked over at Allen who blushed and looked at the ground sheepishly. I laughed a bit. "Getting hungry? It is already 6:30," I said looking at my watch.
"Really? No wonder I'm so hungry," he mumbled.
"Wait here. I'll get us something to eat," I smiled back at him before going to the concession area. I ordered us a pizza and sat down to wait for it. I looked back over to our lane and smiled when I saw Allen. He was sitting at the computer trying to figure out how to work it. After a while he became really flustered and looked somewhat guilty. I saw that staff had to go over and help him. I chuckled a little at how kid-like Allen still was even though he's almost 18. Once the pizza was ready I brought it over to a table close to our lane. "Hey, Allen. I've got pizza." Allen perked up at the mention of food and ran over to me. He quickly grabbed a slice and had most of it eaten by the time he caught my look. He blushed and started eating slower.
"Sorry... I must look pretty stupid now," he said. I chuckled a bit and shook my head.
"Not at all. I totally forgot how much you eat. You go ahead and eat this one. I'll just go get another one for us," I smiled. He smiled at me and continued eating the way he normally does. By the time I had brought back the second pizza, the first one was gone already. "Wow, you really are hungry."
"I haven't eaten in a while. That's why. Sorry if I'm wasting money," he trailed off.
"No, no, don't worry about it. I don't mind at all. We're having fun after all, right?" I asked. He nodded and started eating again. I ate and within a few minutes, the second pizza was eaten. I turned to Allen with a big smile on my face until I noticed some pizza sauce on his face. "Ha ha, you sure do eat weirdly. You got some pizza sauce on your face." Allen looked down.
"Really? Where?" he asked trying to lick it with his tongue.
"Here," I said. I reached out and wiped off his cheek wiping the sauce onto a napkin. He blushed at the touch and turned away from me.
"Let's get back to bowling. I think I can beat you this time," he said hurrying down to our lane.
"Just you try it, Allen," I smirked and set up to bowl again.
Once Allen finally beat me in bowling (which was after our fourth game), we decided to leave. After I paid for everything, we went back out to my motorcycle to find that the sun was starting to set. I smiled and quickly gave Allen his helmet and sat on my motorcycle. "Come on, if we hurry, we can make it," I said putting on my own helmet and turning on my motorcycle. I kicked up the stand as he sat behind me.
"What exactly are we trying to catch?" he asked.
"You'll see," I smiled and drove off quickly(but speeding enough to get a ticket). We drove on until we came to the park. I parked my motorcycle and took off my helmet quickly. We both got off and I grabbed Allen's hand pulling him away. I ran across the park dragging Allen along with me until we reached a forest at the end of the park. I pulled Allen through the forest to a large weeping willow tree near a wall of rocks. I brushed aside the branches to reveal a cave entrance. I pulled him inside. "Now it's dark in hear, so stay close to me and be careful." I could feel him cling to my arm and I smiled. I pulled him farther into the cave and after a while, we could hear the sound of rushing water. There was soon a light at the end and we exited the cave.
We ended up on a little patch of rocky land at the base of a waterfall. A little ways to our right was more land that was a clearing before another forest started. The waterfall was to the left of us and looked as if it shone in the light the setting sun provided. Everything was in a beautiful orange-ish color, even Allen's hair. I smiled down at Allen's shocked face. I walked over to the edge of the large rock we stood on and sat down removing my boots. "I've known about this place since I was younger. Before I took on responsibilities at the house, I used to run away a lot. Every time I ran away, I would always come here. This place was somewhere only I knew how to get to. It would give me a lot of time to think about things, things like why my parents died, how different things would be, and so on. I think this place really helped me cope with things. It's my own secret paradise. Not even Kayla or Gramps know about this place," I smiled back at Allen, placing my feet in the clear water. He sat next to me and took off his boots placing his feet in the water too. Since the water was waist-deep, our feet hung over the edge of the rock. Allen swung his feet in the water, looking down in the clear water. He smiled up at me after a while.
"This place is beautiful. I didn't think a place like this could exist in this town," he said.
"I didn't either until I found it. I would always come here at sunset since the water looked the best at this time. Then when the stars would come out, I could see them the best from here because of the clearing and lack of city lights. Just look, you can see some stars forming now," I said lying back and pointing up to the sky. Allen laid down too and looked up. "There. That's the north star. It's always the first star to appear." I pointed up turning over to look at him. He was smiling and nodded. He turned his head to look over at me. We stared at each other, our faces close for a while. "I know when more stars and constellations are going to appear, but the sun needs to set first." My voice was low and delicate, like if it were any louder, it would ruin the moment.
"So how often did you have to run here?" he asked.
"At first, I used to come here every night, but once I started doing more work around the house, I came here less and less. Now I normally only come here to think about a problem, and on my birthday and the anniversary of my parents death... But tonight, I just felt like you had to see this place," I said, my voice barely a whisper.
"And why is that?" he asked.
"I just felt like you had to be a part of this too. This place is special to me, and I hope that you become someone special to me too," I said. Once the words left my mouth, I realized that isn't something I should say. "And to Kayla too," I added quickly. My panic actually started to increase with that statement. "I mean, you're already important to Kayla, but I hope she becomes really important to you too." Man do I sound like an idiot right now. Way to screw things up, you idiot.
Now When I caught myself,
I had to stop myself,
I'm saying something that
I should have never thought
"Kayla?... Oh! Right, Kayla. Yeah, I get what you mean. But tonight, I don't want to think about Kayla. I mean, I'm here with you right? This is to get to know each other better," he smiled. I smiled and tried to force my blush down. Allen is just too adorable. It was now dark, and his hair shone in the moonlight much like the water did, his eyes like small puddles of water. The way his eyes were peacefully half-lidded and the way he spoke was so alluring. I leaned in closer without thinking.
"Right..." I said in a trance. When I snapped out of it, our faces were really close and Allen's face was red. His eyes were closed, waiting for something. I quickly turned and looked up at the sky pointing up at something. "Look that's..." I paused to look at the constellation. I deadpanned. "The big dipper." Allen looked and then laughed.
"Yeah, I think everyone knows that constellation, Lavi," he laughed. I pouted but felt better. I had almost screwed everything up, but I think I fixed it now. He is smiling after all. I am a bit disappointed that I couldn't kiss him just now, but I'll live. After all, I'll have that right soon enough.
Now when I caught myself,
I had to stop myself,
I'm saying something that
I should have never thought of you, of you
You're pushing and pulling me down to you
But I don't know what I want
Once it was getting really late, I sat up and pulled my feet out the water. "Well, we should probably get you home now," I said pulling on my socks and boots. He nodded and started putting on his socks and boots as well. I looked up at him and thought, I really don't want to leave. Kayla really found a great guy this time. Once my boots were on I stood up and he quickly stood too. "We're gonna have to go through the cave again, and it'll be even darker this time, so be careful not to trip okay?"
"Okay, I'll just stay close to you then," he said hugging my arm tightly. I looked away to hide my blush. I knew he was smirking at me, but I didn't dare look. Instead I shakily started leading us back to the park. In the cave, he held on tighter to me which made my heart pound really loudly, I was sure he could hear it too, but I could feel his heart beating from how closely he hugged me. He had to be really nervous too because his heart was beating fast too. Once we were out the cave, Allen didn't let go and I just smirked. It's not like I was going to tell him to let go of me. We walked through the forest like that, but he finally let go once we reached the park. We walked the rest of the way close to each other but not touching. My hand reached out for his several times, but I let it fall to my side every time. I didn't want to move this along too fast, so I had to control myself. Once we were at the motorcycle I handed him my helmet and got on. "I saw that you guys have a car in your driveway, so why don't you ever drive that?"
"That's my grandfather's. Besides I like my motorcycle better. It gives me better control," I said putting on my helmet.
"Another thing that's been bothering me... How on Earth can you drive so well with an eye-patch!" he all but shouted. I laughed.
"I was shocked too, but I guess it doesn't really effect anything," I shrugged.
"Effect anything? You can't see anything to your right!" he pointed out.
"Yeah I can. I just have to go like this," I joked turning my head to the right. I managed to get him to laugh and he settled in the seat behind me. When he wrapped his arms around my waist, it felt more like a hug than him holding on.
"Lavi, thanks for today. I really had fun," he said. I smiled back at him and put a hand over his.
"You're welcome, but I should thank you. I haven't had that much fun in a long time," I said. I started driving off, but I knew he had said something else. I just couldn't hear it over the engine. "I could use some directions right about now!"
"Oh yeah! Go left at Grands Street!" he shouted over the engine. I followed his directions until we pulled into a small neighborhood. I pulled into a driveway of a small yellow house and he started taking off his helmet. "Well, thanks for driving me home and for the pizzas. I'll see you around." He gave me his helmet and started to walk off. Without thinking I grabbed his hand. He turned around shocked and looked at me. I flushed (suddenly grateful for the dark helmet I had on) and slowly let go of his hand.
"Um... Wh-Why don't we hang out again Thursday?" I asked.
"Sure, I'd like that," he said with the most adorable smile I've ever seen before. I sat in awe as he ran off inside. I snapped out of my awe and started slowly backing out the driveway. I heard the door open again and turned to the right to see a large man coming towards me. He had red hair like me and a weird mask covering the right side of his face. The side of his face that I could see was pissed. I took off my helmet and looked at him.
"Yes, sir?" I asked.
"Are you Allen's boyfriend?" he demanded.
"No... Allen doesn't have a boyfriend. He's dating my sister, so he has a girlfriend," I explained.
"A likely story. I saw what just happened. Let me just say this, if the kid comes home crying or limping," he paused to pull out a pistol from his pocket. "You're answering to Judgment here. Got it?" I paled and nodded quickly. I gulped down my fear.
"But like I said, I'm not dating-"
"I hate liars," he said, interrupting me.
"I'm not lying, sir," I sighed.
"It's Cross," he corrected.
"Cross!" came a voice. I looked and saw Allen standing on his porch. My savior! Thank god! "What have I told you about scaring people off? Now get your ass in here!" I froze. It was so weird hearing Allen curse.
"I'm coming!" Cross's shout turned into an unintelligent mumble as he turned and skulked back inside. Allen frowned at him and paled at something Cross said to him.
"Sorry about him, Lavi! I'll see you Thursday!" Allen called before going back inside. I gulped again and put on my helmet. I understand what Gramps said about Cross now. He really is a weird man.
How to steal a boyfriend in 1 year Step 3: Beware of the target's guardian. If he catches you hitting on said target, bring a bullet-proof vest
Well, how did you guys like that chapter? Sorry for the wait D: I've had field hockey conditioning and thanks to a friend, I got a new video game (Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes) and I'm totally addicted to it, so I've been procrastinating by playing that. SORRY! TT^TT I promise the next chapter won't have as long a wait (hopefully) Well, review and I'll see all of you next chapter :D