Have a Nice Day

Prompt: Stupid computer

Allen jabbed at the keys with the air of a raving madman. His foul mood oozed like black goo around him, to the horror of the neighboring cubicles. It didn't help that the stupid computer decided to up and freeze on him now of all times. He had already wasted half an hour with the "spilling-coffee-on-a-supervisor-and-getting-drenched-in-Coke" fiasco earlier and trying to wash the bloody soda out of his hair. Then said supervisor just had to reappear and taunt him—the nerve, really! If Lenalee hadn't cajoled Lavi into steering Kanda away, another shouting match might have ensued.

There went another fifteen minutes.

At the end of the bay, Lenalee was unsure whether she'd be frustrated or sympathetic. The normally polite boy was downright sulking. Amusing as it was, it was affecting his—and by extension, the team's—productivity. "Allen," she called out. The British lad gave a start and sheepishly turned to her. "Just go ahead and reboot the unit, I've already flagged the analysts but you still need to log back in."

Allen mumbled a few choice words before hitting the reset button on the system unit and waiting for the machine to whirr back to life. Heaving out a huge sigh, the young man slumped back against his seat as he went over the day's events. Definitely not a way to cheer himself up. To begin with, Cross had up and vanished again this morning to god-knows-where after showing up as abruptly and using their apartment for his clandestine meetings. His bastard of a Master didn't even have the decency to leave him with spare cash for the bills he racked up during his stay. Then there was the matter of his university fees due by the end of the week. And it was already Wednesday.

Why did he not learn to look after his pennies when he was young? Oh, wait. He still was.

Groaning, Allen punched in his credentials as soon as the computer was back online. He'd need to concentrate on his calls for the remainder of the shift if he wanted to keep this job. Right on cue, there was a beep the moment he hit the Auto button on his hard phone, signaling an incoming call. Another sigh escaped his lips before Allen proceeded with his greeting, taking care that his frustration didn't carry to his voice.

The last pair of feet shuffled hastily out the door and Kanda finally gained his well-deserved peace considering the events of the day. At least the conference room was sound-proofed—

"Yo, Yuu-chan! You done?"

—but apparently not idiot-proofed.

Lavi was lucky enough that the clipboard clipped the door frame and not his head. "What'd I do?!" he whined. Kanda's reply was a dead-pan stare and a monotonous "You existed". Lavi grabbed his chest in a gesture of hurt. "So mean!"

After a few more minutes of Kanda threatening to murder Lavi and Lavi harassing Kanda nonetheless, the pair exited the conference room into the now half-empty production floor. Since their particular site did not operate around the clock, most if not all of the associates have already left for the day. Save for a few stragglers still engaged in calls and the leadership folks rushing to finish end-of-day reports. With a bounce in his step, Lavi headed towards Lenalee's cubicle, perching himself on the wall panel. "Aren't you done yet, Lenalee?"

Lenalee only gave him a glance before continuing to type, her fingers flying across the keyboard. "Almost, Lavi. You can wait for me at the parking lot if you'd like."

The analyst shook his head disbelievingly. "No way! What kind of boyfriend am I if I can't even escort you to your car?" Lavi exclaimed and was rewarded with a blushing Lenalee. Behind them, Kanda wanted to gag.

"I'm leaving," the supervisor declared before turning away. His attempted escape was thwarted when Lavi all but clung to his waist.

"Nuh-uh, Yuu-chan—"

"Stop calling me that! And get away from me!"

"—you can't leave yet! We have to celebrate your first day! At least officially!" the rabbit whined as he stubbornly held on while Kanda tried to pry him off, rather violently if he may add. The squabble continued and picked up volume until a rather loud "Shush!" caught the pair's attention.

They turned to a harassed looking Allen talking animatedly to his mouthpiece. "…tomorrow, sir. Yes. Yes. Please do. Brilliant! Thank you, Mr. Russell. Yes. Have a great evening." The lad wasted no time in jerking the headset off at the last phrase, messing up his hair in the process. He couldn't care less though; he was finally done for the day. He blindly reached for the Release button but someone beat him to it.

"Great work, Allen!"

Allen raised his head to see Lavi grinning down on him. He gave a weary smile in return and was about to say his thanks when he was interrupted by a gruff "Tch, even sounds like a beansprout". Kanda met his glare with a scowl. "Well, sorry for not sounding like a prick. And I'm not a beansprout." Allen snapped. He turned to Lavi with a frown, "What is he doing with you, anyway?"

Lavi's grin widened impossibly as he finally made the proper introductions. "Yuu-chan's a childhood friend of Lenalee's and a buddy of mine from high school!" Allen took a step back when Lavi leaned in and whispered conspiratorially, "He's… you know… kinda like our matchmak—guuuhh!" Whatever Lavi was about to say was cut off when Kanda grabbed him in a choke hold.

"I ain't your fuckin' anything, stupid rabbit!" the incensed supervisor growled. "And you," he snapped at Allen. "Who are you calling a prick?"

Allen all but rolled his eyes at him. "You, obviously," he drawled out to Kanda's annoyance. "What kind of name is 'Yuu', anyway?"

"You fucking—! Don't call me that, beansprout!"

"My name is Allen! A-L-L-E-N. Is that too bloody hard to remember?"

"Who the fuck cares?!"

"I do, dickhead!"

"What did you just—"

"That's enough!" Quite predictably, it was Lenalee who broke the argument. Again. With a clipboard to Kanda's head. "What is wrong with the two of you?" She scowled at them both like a mother scolding her rebellious teens. "Allen, this is Yuu Kanda. He doesn't like people using his first name so just call him by his last." Kanda started to protest but was shot down by Lenalee's glare. "Kanda, this is Allen Walker. He's my friend from high school and if you do kill Lavi, I will sic my brother on you."

Kanda immediately let go of Lavi like he was burning hot coal. As it turned out, he forgot he had the rabbit in a chokehold and was suffocating him further the longer he bickered with Allen. Good thing the idiot was alive though—albeit blue in the face and gasping pitifully. He'd rather not deal with Lenalee's psychopathic brother, thank you very much. He clicked his tongue. "Whatever, I'm leaving," he said and turned on his heel, bumping against Allen's shoulder on his way out.

Allen gritted his teeth in annoyance. "What a fucking rotter."

"Allen!" Lenalee scolded and Allen cringed. "Honestly… I've never pegged you for such colorful language."

Clearly embarrassed, the younger of the two bowed his head in apology. "Sorry, Lenalee. I've never met someone as rude—oh, wait, I have." He couldn't help but add as he remembered his master. Lenalee just shook her head in defeat while Lavi choked out laughter.

"Yuu-chan's rude to everybody," he rasped. "Don't let it get to you, beansprout."

"Oh, c'mon. Not you too…"

"I think that's enough entertainment for the day," Lenalee interjected. "Come on, Lavi, we have a reservation by eight." She pulled Lavi to his feet before turning to Allen. "Let's go, Allen, I'm sure you'd like the food at that new place near the museum."

Blinking, Allen raised his hands in refusal. "N-No, thank you, Lenalee! I can't possibly join you. I-I have class!"

"Your class starts by nine."

Allen gulped. "I-uh-I have to drop by somewhere!" Lame reason, Allen figured by the look Lenalee was giving him. "Yeah, that's it! And you know, you're going with that jer—er, Kanda, I assume so reallynotagoodideatobringmealong." The words came out jumbled as he hastily logged his computer off before quickly heading towards the exit. "So-uh, see you tomorrow!" With that Allen fled from the floor, leaving the couple to stare at his retreating figure.

Lavi was pouting. "Beansprout's never agreed to come with us. It's really upsetting."

"Well," Lenalee sighed as she and Lavi made their way towards the parking lot. "Allen has his reasons. And you shouldn't call him that." She playfully slapped Lavi's arm.

"You really are his mom, aren't you?" the analyst joked before yelping as Lenalee pinched his side. "Bummer, though. I think Yuu-chan likes him." Not to his surprise, Lenalee broke out giggling, warning him of the consequences if ever Kanda heard that bit. "Oh, he will. And if he won't figure it out himself…" he wagged his brows teasingly, but the smile that stretched his lips was less than playful. "What do you say about being Cupid, my dearest Lenalee?"

It was a horrible idea, Lenalee thought. It was a horribly great idea.

A/N: Now we're headed somewhere. Look, LaviLena! XD

The short chapters are intended to keep me writing. I tend to do a lot of things all at the same time and I end up getting confused then get all lazy and… *keeps on ranting* Anyhoo… I read all your reviews! I'm not a fan of replying to each of them, though, but it's much more fun writing this knowing you guys are having fun reading it. Thanks a lot!

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