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Warnings: language

A/N: back with the next chapter~! And this time Allen is in. Thanks for reviewing~! I hope you guys like this one.

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Chapter 4 – Myth

Allen was frowning and everyone knew why. Something must have happened between him and Kanda. Figures…

Tyki walked over and rested his hand on Allen's shoulders. "What is it this time?"

"Kanda didn't come home last night," Allen replied without missing a beat.

"Oh," Tyki was curious. It seemed that no one told him that Kuu was back. If so then he would keep it that way. "Don't read into it too much. He must have stayed over with Lavi or Alma to finish up a project or something."

Allen suddenly got up. "That's it I'll go ask them!" he ran off. "Tell coach I'm taking five!"

Tyki shook his head. The poor kid was such a worrywart at times.

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"Alma, wait up!" Allen had turned the corner and just his luck, he ran into Alma on his way to the field. He was still dressed in his track jersey and was a bit drenched in sweat.

"Allen?" Alma stopped as the Allen caught up with him. The way he was dressed suggested that he was coming straight out of basketball practice. "What's up?"

"Was Kanda with you yesterday?" Allen asked once he caught up. "He didn't go home yesterday according to the landlord."

'Oh, he doesn't know Kuu is back…I can't be the one to let him know.'

Alma nodded. "Yeah, he was with me. Sorry we didn't call or anything but you see the project kind of knocked us out."

"A project during Christmas holidays?" Allen looked suspicious. "And I thought prep-classes ended two days ago."

"It's an extra credit thing," Alma lied. "We took it up cause we wanted to get…well some extra credits."

Allen couldn't say he believed what Alma was saying but he let it slide. He was being an excessively jealous boyfriend by not trusting his lover and that wasn't like him. He sighed and decided that he might as well call again, hoping he would pick up.

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Kanda didn't pick up and Allen couldn't help worrying even more. Training was over for the day and he was eating lunch with Tyki, Lavi and Alma.

"Jeez Allen stop worrying so much," Alma was snacking on a bag of Doritos. "There must be a good reason for this."

Lavi rolled his eyes and took a bite out of his hot dog. He pointed at Allen. "Yeah, you're paranoid."

"I resent that," Allen protested. He folded his hands at his chest. "I'm just concerned about his safety."

"I think you should be more concerned about the ass who would dare to mess with him," Lavi replied, licking the ketchup off his fingers. "You think he can't take care of himself? Kanda's a well equip fighting machine."

"I know he can but…" Allen lowered his head.

Tyki looked at Lavi and then Alma. His eyes seemed to ask: "should we tell him?" The answer was obvious and Tyki shook his head. 'Poor Allen.'

"Ok ok I give, Allen's depressing me," Alma finished his Doritos and was on a bag of Lays. "He's with Lenalee and Komui."

Allen's head perked up at what he said. He ran through his head for the list of persons who have planned a party for him before and realization dawned. "Oh I see. That wasn't hard was it guys. You could have just told me he's helping out with the surprise party."

Lavi resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "It's called a 'surprise' for a reason, ya know."

"With Allen it's never a surprise. He knows we'll always plan a party for him," Tyki replied coolly. "So now that birthday boy is convinced of his lover's location, why don't we drop by Lenalee's to stir up some trouble?"

Everyone seemed to like that idea and they quickly finished what they were eating. Alma got up and slipped his hand over Allen's shoulders.

"I bet Yuu will be pretty angry when he found out I told you," a shudder ran throughout his body. "Guys, one of you take the fall for me."

"Yeah right," Lavi laughed behind them. "No way am I doing that."

"Don't look at me either," Tyki had his hands over Lavi's shoulders, holding him possessively. "I value my life."

That wasn't what Alma wanted to hear. "Gah! I'm so screwed!" he threw his hands up in the air.

Allen chuckled. "Don't worry I'll just say I figured it out for myself."

Alma's eyes sparkled. "Thanks Allen, I'd kiss you if it didn't gross me the hell out!"

"Yeah, no thanks," Allen laughed off Alma's little comment.

They continued walking but Lavi and Tyki stopped after they spotted something above Allen and Alma's heads. Twin smirks crossed their faces.

"You just got your wish Alma," Tyki's smirk widened. "Tell Allen to pucker up."

"Huh?" Alma stopped and turned back to Tyki looking confused. "What do you mean?"

Lavi pointed up and both Allen's and Alma's face paled. They looked back at them their faces' went white. "No fucking way!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're denying a Christmas tradition?" Tyki had a shit eating grin on. "Haven't you heard what happened to people who don't kiss when they're under a mistletoe?"

"That's just a myth!" Allen and Alma yelled at the same time. They really didn't want to kiss it was just…ewww.

"Myth? I don't think so," Lavi wagged his fingers. "I've heard of some serious shit happening to people who don't comply with it."

"Yeah like what?" Allen countered. He inched himself away from Alma. "What you're saying is bull. Kanda and I don't kiss when we're under a mistletoe and we're just fine."

"Says the paranoid boyfriend with a major Yuu-complex," Lavi crossed his hands at his chest. "Both you guys have major issues." He nodded his head. "I guess that was due to the not kissing under the mistletoe, huh?"

"Lavi, you're exaggerating!" Alma protested. "Allen and Yuu's problems have nothing to do with now. There's no way I'm kissing that guy!" He pointed at Allen when he said it.

"MCR, huh?" Lavi snickered to himself at what Alma said. "Ok ok, don't do it. But when you guys are struck with bad luck don't blame me."

Allen and Alma shrugged. They didn't care about bad luck because they didn't believe in it…or so they told themselves. Their instincts told them to just walk away but for some reason their bodies refused to move. Could it be that myth about people being struck with bad luck if they don't kiss under the mistletoe…affecting them? No, that can't be…but why were they afraid of moving from under the thing without kissing.

They turned their gaze to each other, sweating bullets.

'I don't want to kiss him…' both thought. They were letting the strange-assed myth mess with their head. It was ridiculous.

Tyki and Lavi were having the time of their lives watching them freak out over it. They were really taking it to heart. Tyki smirked; time to put the icing on the cake.

"Remember Sione and Lar?" he asked. "And Zeik and Fiore? They didn't want to do what you guys have to do and look at them now."

Allen and Alma started freaking out more. They knew of those four guys, they were like…they didn't want to repeat it fearing that their horrible luck might haunt them. If it was true then that meant…the two of them would have to kiss to spare their good fortunes from running out. 'It'll be just a small, peck…' With that thought in mind they leaned forward, hoping to get it over and done with.

"What are you guys doing?" Kanda was on his way back from Kuu's place when he had spotted the four in the hallway. He had walked up to them to see what was going on, only to see his lover and best friend looking like they were about to kiss.

Tyki was holding his stomach trying not to laugh out loud while Lavi was on the ground, practically laughing his ass off. Kanda stared at Allen and Alma with his hands crossed, expecting an explanation as to why he caught his lover and his best friend about to kiss.

Allen and Alma pointed up at the dreaded mistletoe. "Bad luck…?"

Kanda rolled his eyes. "Are you two morons? You believe in that stupid shit?"

"But what about what happened to Sione and Lar?" Allen asked.

"Yeah and Zeik and Fiore?" Alma added.

Tyki couldn't hold it in anymore. He joined Lavi on the ground, laughing until his stomach hurt.

Kanda couldn't believe how stupid they were. "You guys really are idiots." He pulled them from under the mistletoe. "Whatever you hear about those four is nothing but lies. That no kissing crap is just a myth, you morons." He dragged them forward and then turned to the two who were gasping for breath on the ground. "Oi, you two get up. We have somewhere to go."

Tyki picked himself off the ground still chuckling and he helped Lavi up, who was still gasping for breath.

"God that was so damn funny," Lavi wheezed out in between laughs. He had to be supported by Tyki or else he would fall back on the ground laughing. "I swear you two always crack me up."

There were twin blushes on Allen's and Alma's face and they turned away, obviously sulking.

Kanda rolled his eyes. "Oi, stop screwing around," he snapped, a bit annoyed. "It's Christmas Eve, so let's get the hell outta here."

Lavi seemed to calm down a bit. "Ah yes! Why should we be at school when it's Christmas Eve? Basketball and track training is officially over so let's go party~!"

"Isn't the party tomorrow?" Allen replied still sulking. He didn't care if he ruined the surprise. Not that it was a surprise in the first place.

Kanda pretended not to hear him. "Lenalee says to meet her at the mall."

"I'm up for that~!" Lavi pulled Tyki along and when they passed under the mistletoe they stopped. "Well lookie here~ we have to kiss, ne?"

A smirked crossed Tyki's lips. "I do believe we have to."

They leaned in for the kiss but Allen and Alma dragged them apart out of spite. Kanda shook his head as he watched his friends bicker like complete idiots. A small smile crossed his lips and he walked past them, ignoring their presence. His smile widened considerably when he heard them chasing after him.

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A/N: don't sweat it guys, the whole myth about getting bad luck when ya don't kiss under a mistletoe is oh so fake. It was either that or Santa Claus…and I can't see Kanda even mentioning jolly ol St. Nicolas…so yeah. Hoped ya guys like it~ =] R&R ok~!

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