Chapter 3

Boys Night Out

The lashing rain seemed if it would just go on and on this night. Either way, Lavi didn't mind. He always liked it to hear the raindrops drumming against the window.

It had been several hours now, since he successfully forced Yuu to accompany him to the town the coming evening, but that didn't concern him at the moment. He was lying on his bed, thinking about the things he had said to Kanda.

"...your best friend not acting like he should ...and...Allen steeling Lenalee ..."

He wondered really about what he had said. Sure Yuu didn't want to be his best friend at the first place. And about the other thing... well it wasn't that he had a crush on Lenalee. He didn't mind if she and Allen get together or anything. And he also didn't mind that Yuu didn't want to be friends with him.

He was the successor of bookman and „Lavi" was only his alias. And even if it seemed that „Lavi" was caring for „his friends", it wasn't him at all. When time would come and bookman and he would leave the Black Order, he wouldn't be Lavi anymore. And his temporary friends wouldn't be friends anymore.

It was just that he had a plan how things should go.

Despite the fact that he was not supposed the get attached in any way, he was curious about those feelings. He had only been at bookman's side, watching war after war and having one alias after another. He never really had the chance to learn about things like friendship. And even if he had seen many different kinds of people during his observations and watched how they interacted with each other, though he remembered every single expression or movement that was made, though he could act like everyone of them, he never understood the feelings behind it. After all he had been trained not to have any feelings.

By going to the Black Order and being an exorcist for the time their records about the war between humans and demons had to be made, he saw his chance to analyse those kind of inter human relationships. Having so many different types off people around him, and having his friendly and communicative alias it should work out well for him.

He had just to play his role as the exorcist Lavi perfect. And he had a plan how things should go.

Nearly every human being he had seen during his observations, had had a number of friends around them. "Lavi" sure easily found some friends, after quite a time.

There also often were those people you considered colleagues, which "Lavi" had a lot of, being now temporary part of the black order.

There surely had to be the beautiful girl, who you would go for. Which for "Lavi" of course had to be Lenalee, being the only girl around his age, not that she wasn't good looking.

Right up to the nearly always existing so called best friend you had to have, which leaded him to Kanda Yuu, being the only one with the same age. So "Lavi" was best friends with Yuu, even if the black-haired exorcist never wanted to be.

Meeting Allen a few years later, the white-haired boy filled the role as some kind of "Lavi's" little brother.

Considering how things were now, Lavi realized that things doesn't went how he had plant it. And even if Yuu would accept to be his friendship, there was just something that wasn't right with the whole "best-friends-thing".

Yawning Lavi looked at his clock, discovering that it was already one in the morning. Wiping his thoughts away, the now tired boy, decided that it was time to sleep if he would be well rested for the upcoming evening with his "best friend". Pulling his blanket over himself he closed his eyes.

For Kanda the next morning came far to early. He hadn't slept very well, facing the evening he had to bear with Lavi, he didn't get a wink of sleep. How had he put himself in such an awkward situation. He barely couldn't stand the annoying bookman apprentice, during the day. And now he had to bear with him the evening. But he had agreed to that redheads conditions and Kanda Yuu ever kept his word. The samurai was just hoping that he hadn't to face the red-haired boy during the day.

Grumbling he peeled himself out of his bed. His black strands of hair fell to all sides, he rarely looked this dishevelled in the morning. After he had finally finished to do his hair, which took him much longer than usually, the now ponytail wearing exorcist stated the day could only get better, remembering his appointment with Lavi he took it back promptly.

His bad starting day, was about to get a good deal worse.

And Kanda should be proved right. Facing Lavi, waving happily at him, as he walked into the cafeteria, Kanda's hopes not to see the boy till the evening were gone. Trying to ignore him he headed to a table, to eat his Soba. Said bright grinning boy was just about to sit himself across from Kanda.

"Mornin' Yuu, haven't you seen me. I was waving at you. Or have you just ignored me?"

He looked smirking in the face of the black-haired one.

-Getting no answer...Huh?-

"Yuu-Chan you are so mean, don't ignore me?"

Lavi continued whining.

Just as he finished his whining, he saw the samurai standing up abruptly, glancing dangerously at him, before headed to the door, which was slammed loudly.

-What...Why is he so angry? I didn't even start bothering him, yet...well, never mind...I will see him this evening.-

"Lavi..."

A concerned voice appeared behind him.

"What have you done to Kanda again...or is he still angry for mistaken him for a girl?"

"Oi... Allen. I don't know...Yuu is always annoyed, about everything, after all!"

"There you might be right... so have you apologized to him, yet?"

"Sure...,it nearly costs me my live. But after all he had forgiven me, anyhow."

"Kanda forgiving you? That's hard to believe, his behaviour just seconds ago didn't look like forgiveness. Are you sure you're safe from him killing you?"

The white-haired boy asked joking, before both of them fell into slight laughter.

Thankfully Kanda managed to avoid the red-haired troublemaker, the rest of the day. And so it happened that he was now facing his wardrobe, not capable to decide what he should wear that evening. Not that he would care about. He just couldn't go out in his exorcist coat. After some time he decided to wear his favourite outfit, his white shirt and black pants. It was only about half an hour until the stressed exorcist's horror would start. He wished he could just skip this evening.

Lavi otherwise couldn't await it. He was looking forward to it the whole day and was surprisingly already done with his styling twenty minutes early. The 18 year old boy was sitting on a chair, wobbling back an forth.

-I'm so excited. Why didn't the time run a bit faster...I just can't wait anymore.-

Disobeying the fact that he had told Kanda to get him at nine, he set off about 15 minutes early, dressed in his white trousers and a black shirt, his bandana wasn't present, for once.

Kanda was just ready doing his hair, which was put up in his usual ponytail, as it knocked at the door. Throwing a look at his clock he was wondering, if it really could be the rare on time being Lavi. But as just mentioned redhead invited himself in the room, with his usual bright grin on his face, Kanda was confirmed.

"What are you doing here, yet? I have not less than ten minutes for myself. So you have to wait, and that outside my room."

"Nah! You don't have to style up so much. Just come and lets go. I cant wait anymore."

"I'm not styling up, idiot. Che..."

walking past Lavi the black-haired exorcist gave him an annoyed glance, before he walked out of the room.

"Get your ass over here and lets go before I change my mind."

"Yuu...You in a hurry, now? Can't await it, too? Huh?"

Was the reply, before Lavi caught up to the waiting boy, ready to set off.

Lavi was glad, that they had get some kind of vacation, because there wasn't much to do for them at the moment. So it was no problem to go out and have some fun, otherwise they had had to get permission from Komui. Whistling he walked alongside Yuu, just arriving at the town there were heading to.

Kanda wasn't happy about the situation, not in the least. It was just the start of the evening, and he was already annoyed. The constant singing and whinging the redhead was doing, unnerved him badly.

"Yuu-chan, what's the matter, you are looking a little bit stressed. Are you nervous, 'cause it's the first time we out together." Lavi asked cheerfully.

"Just shut up, I don't give a fuck on this damned evening. And don't fucking call me by my given name."

Lavi gave him an odd look. With such a bad mood of his companion, it wasn't going to be fun at all. He had to do something about that.

"So... where should we go first. Here are lots of bars around, I've checked it before. So lets start at the bar over there."

He announced, dragging Yuu to a building on the other side of the street.

The black-haired samurai followed him scowling. As they entered the bar Kanda noticed, that there weren't many people, just a few old men, and some woman, who were definitively much older than Lavi and him. But he knew for Lavi that wasn't a hindrance, he was always flirting which almost every woman, as long they were beautiful, of course. Lavi was heading to a table, and ordered Kanda to follow him.

"This table is okay, Yuu?"

"Che. I don't care."

"So...just sit down then, I will get us something to drink."

Lavi was already heading for the drinks, when Kanda realised that he hadn't ask him what he wanted. Actually he didn't want something to drink, at all. He wanted to just get over with that evening. Frowning the black-haired exorcist looked around.

-Fortunately, here isn't much going on. I hope the idiot will get bored and decide to go back.-

Knowing Lavi quite a bit he knew that he wouldn't be so lucky.

Lavi, however, was just arriving at the table with their drinks. As he placed one of the full glasses in front of Kanda, the black-haired boy looked suspicious at his drink. He wasn't sure if Lavi planned to get him drunk or something. So he should be careful.

"What's the matter Yuu. Afraid that I have poisoned your drink, or what?"

"Che... !"

"Calm down it's just some fruit juice...So you can drink it, without compunction."

Looking at the grinning redhead, Kanda was a little bit confused. But he began to drink, after all. Wondering what the other boy might drink, he had to find out that Lavi was drinking the same. Lavi, who noticed the glance Yuu was giving him, gave him a shy grin.

"I thought I should start with unalcoholic drinks, this time... Or do you want me to mistake you for a girl, just yet?"

"Don't you dare!"

Examining his friend, Lavi had to admit, that Yuu doesn't look so feminine, at all. Sure he had his long dark hair, and his fine features but you could definitively say that he was a boy.

-I must have been really, completely drunk, that time.-

Taking a sip of his drink Lavi was wondering what he should do next. Sure, he could bother and annoy Kanda, like usually. But that wouldn't lift the mood at all. The redhead always wanted to do some "best-friends" things with Yuu, like hanging out together and now he didn't know what to say. After all Kanda wasn't quite the talkative type and didn't really want to be here with him now. Lavi pretty much forced him to do so.

Kanda meanwhile noticed the untypical behaviour of Lavi. Feeling a little bit awkward in this silence he wondered what he could say or do, too.

Lavi startled a bit when Kanda suddenly started talking.

"So,... what was that you talked about... when you were drunk?" The samurai didn't know why he, of all things he could have said, decided to talk about the damned Party evening. But he was just to curious, even if he would never admit it. Lavi who just recovered from his shock, was now a little bit confused. He had thought Kanda had already forgotten about that.

"Hehehe,... I really don't know what you mean,...Yuu."

"You absolutely know what I mean,... so you have a crush on Lenalee, or what?"

If Lavi had been confused just seconds ago, he was now very much confused.

"Ehhh..." According to Lavi's original plan, he should just say 'Yes'. So he really wondered when something completely different came out of his mouth.

"No,... that's not it!"

"Eh...?" Now it was Kanda's turn to be confused. "So what was that about then...?"

Biting his lip, because of his little mistake, Lavi thought about what to say next. And he didn't get an idea. He couldn't tell the boy in front of him that he just acted as if he liked them and that he didn't mean anything, actually. But what was he supposed to say, then. He should just say something typical for Lavi.

"You know I'm interested in all woman between the age of 10 and 40."

Kanda frowned at this. -This is so typical for him.-

Seeing the now grinning Lavi, he knew that the redhead was about to say something stupid. "But why you asked Yuu? You're interested in her, huh?" And the black-haired exorcist was right, that was totally stupid. "No... of course not." "Why not?" If he would say he wasn't interested in such things, again. He knew where this would lead to. "Not my type!" He muttered instead. And the grinning red haired boy across from him just nodded.

Lavi couldn't help but grin all over his face, he just recognized that he just had a normal "best-friends" talk with Yuu. Albeit an awkward one.

"So what's your type then, Yuu?"

The samurai felt a little bit weird looking at the constant overly wide grinning Lavi. Not that that was something new, but it seemed, that the grin was much wider than usually. He was just about to snap at him, when he realised that the evening would work better for him, if he would just answer the other boy's questions.

"Don't know!"

"Hm...Should I tell what girl is the right for you?" There wasn't a reply so the redhead continued.

"Let me think 'bout it. Anyway, the girl must bear with your uneven temper. I mean you really are in a bad mood, very often."

Kanda huffed at this.

"See? You always get annoyed by nearly everything."

" 'Cause nearly everything is really annoying."

"Yeah, yeah... So where was I? ... You aren't really the talkative type so you need a communicative girl, in compensation. And she must be fearless enough to get things started. 'Cause I think you would never do the first step? Coming to her look. Hm... Don't know...it's really difficult... but beautiful,... of course. That's what I think."

Kanda was taken aback. He hadn't really thought often about such things. But hearing Lavi now speaking, he had to admit that the things the boy just said, had some truth in it. He hadn't expected Lavi to know him this well. Mentioned redhead, looked at him smirking.

"Hit the mark, huh? ... So, what kind of girl do you think, is the right one for me."

"For you? ...Maybe the girl should be deaf. So she wouldn't hear your constantly blathering."

"Yuu, you are so mean, I'm trying to have a serious talk with you." Lavi said pouting before giving Kanda an asking glance. After some time the black-haired one couldn't stand the staring anymore.

"Don't know... ..But don't think Lenalee is the right one for you!" Lavi now looked a bit surprised at this, then he decided to change the subject. There was at least something he wanted to know.

Looking a little bit more serious than before he continued.

"There's something I'm wondering about for quite a time now. Eh... After that party, ehm... how did I get into my room... I can't really remember. And eh..uh... I ... just wanted to know, anyway."

The 18 year old boy was still a little bit embarrassed, about his drunken state back then.

"I brought you there." Was the simple response Kanda gave him.

"What?" Was the only reply Lavi could make.

"I brought you there." Yuu repeated.

"Ehm... you didn't have to, you know. But, anyway,...thanks." Lavi said, before putting his grin back on his face.

"I didn't know you were so worried about me, Yuu-chan!"

Recognizing the teasing tone in that redheads voice the samurai frowned, yet again this evening.

"I wasn't worried. You idiot. I just didn't want you to continue mistake me for a girl. If I had had Mugen with me you wouldn't be alive anymore."

"It's not my fault. Although you really didn't look that girly. It's just your long hair... I think I just wanted to bother you."

Seeing the murderous aura that had appeared around Kanda, Lavi knew he shouldn't have said that.

"So... you just wanted to bother me? What make you think you could just come and annoy me. You stupid bastard. It is so much fun."

Lavi had shrunk back in his seat, seeing the berserk Kanda in front of him, he really was a little bit afraid now.

"Yuu... please calm down, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry."

-I'm glad he hasn't Mugen with him.-

"Don't dare you call me by my first name."

And there was the old Kanda Yuu back. Lavi had already wondered when Yuu, would flip out, 'cause he used his given name that often.

"I think it's time we're heading to the next bar." The threatened boy said, then he started running. A very angry Kanda following him.