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contains: LaviXOC-ness, very mild vulgar, hot guys.

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Chapter 7even

Reiniko's POV

Walking through the school gates, I heard a set of familiar voices.

"But Al-len~! You know that stupid old geezer panda won't let me." Lavi whined.

"My house is too small! And Kanda already said no." Allen insisted.

"I'm saying no too."

"You're not a samurai who'll slice my head off if I force you."

"Hmm… You got a point there. Oh, hey Niko!" Lavi waved at me, a tad too enthusiastic.

I waved back half-heartedly. "What're you guys talking about?"

"Halloween party. We need to use someone's house. Kanda refuses, and Allen's is too small." Lavi pouted.

"Uhm… How about your house?"

"Panda won't let me."

"Did you even ask?"

"Nope."

"Then go home and ask." I sighed. "If he still doesn't allow you… Then we won't have a party. The four of us will just go somewhere."

Allen nodded in agreement.

"I'm telling you, he won't agree." Lavi said. "And if he doesn't, where's the whole level gonna go on Halloween?!?"

"Trick or Treating." Allen stated bluntly.


The panda agreed. It was indeed a miracle, since Lavi went home at 9pm yesterday. But he'll be stuck at home studying for the next five days after the party.

It was the night of the party. Being a lousy host, Lavi had insisted that Allen and Kanda help him with the food and decorations.

I was dressed as a cowgirl. It was the only costume that allowed me to wear shorts and boots at the same time. I rented the hat and boots from a Halloween store. I wore a brown belt and a brown shirt. All in all, I wasn't too flashy.

I assumed that Lavi was well off, since his house was situated in a street where only rich people could afford to stay.

Boy, was I right.

The place was huge. Well, to me it was. I guess to average people, it would be the size of a normal house.

I stood awkwardly on the front porch, ringing the doorbell. I was an hour early, since I was sure that they would need my help.

I heard footsteps, and the door was flung open. It was Allen. His hair was messy and sticking up in places.

"Hey Allen. I'm here to help." Allen's face lit up.

"Awesome! We really need some help right now. Come on in!"

I stepped into what I presumed was the living room.

Holy crap. It was larger than my house.

Streamers hung awkwardly from ceilings, balloons were scattered all over the place and the tables, which were supposed to contain the food, were empty.

"Sorry, the place is in a mess. Lavi's in the kitchen arranging the food. Kanda's dealing with the decorations. And there's one more girl, her name's Rhode. She's handling the music."

Just then, the girl named Rhode, I presumed, walked out of a room. Her aubergine-coloured hair was spiky and sticking up at weird angles. She wore a white fluffy dress with hints of pink here and there.

"Hi! You're Reiniko, right? Nice to meet ya'. I'm Rhode Kamelot." Rhode smiled, showing her teeth.

"Hey." I smiled back.

Lavi came stumbling out of the kitchen. His shirt was rumpled and his bandana was lopsided.

"Yo, Niko! Na, Allen, come help me with the food, would you?" with that said, Lavi walked back into the kitchen.

"Well, see you guys." Allen waved, and disappeared into the kitchen along with Lavi.

"Why don't you help me arrange the CD's?" suggested Rhode. I nodded, and she led me to another room.


The doorbell rang again. "I'll get it." Though nobody heard me over the chattering and music.

Lavi had already reached the door. Katy stepped in with her group of bimbos. Lavi grimaced slightly. "Hello."

"Hey, Lavi." Katy purred. She glanced at my direction, and let out an indignant squeak.

"Why's she here?"

"Because I want her to be. If you can't stand the sight of her, then get out." Lavi threatened coldly.

Katy huffed, and walked to the food table. Her group trailed after her, casting murderous glares in my direction.

I let out a small "pfft", and walked to the other end of the food table, far away from Katy. Lavi followed after me.

"This is an awful lot of food. Why so much?"

Lavi laughed, and pointed over to where Allen was.

Allen was stuffing himself with hotdogs and popcorn. People around him were egging him on, trying to find out how much he could eat without throwing up.

I raised an eyebrow. "I see… I remember now."

"It's boring here. Want me to show you around the rest of the house?"

"Won't the guests notice that the host is gone?"

"They're having too much fun to notice." Lavi gestured over to a group of people wacking the hell out of a pumpkin-shaped piñata.


"Here's the study room." My eyes widened as I took in the huge piles of books everywhere.

"I understand how you feel now, Lavi." I whispered. "Oh, and your house… It's humongous."

"Nah, there are bigger houses along the street."

"Still… Doesn't it get lonely? I mean, you don't have any siblings, right?"

"I study most of the time while confined in here. That's why I'm out most of the time, like you." Lavi smiled down at me.

"Hmm…"

As we walked down the corridor, Lavi reached out to hold my hand.

"Hey. Let go."

"Aww… Why?"

"Just let go."

His hand didn't barge. I sighed in defeat, and just ignored it.

"Hey, Lavi. Why do you wear an eyepatch?" I asked randomly.

"I'm not supposed to tell." Lavi's voice went stiff.

"Why not?" I huffed. "I told you about my scar, didn't I?"

"I would tell you if I could, but I'm forbidden to tell anybody." Lavi sighed.

"Okay. Sorry."

"At least you let it go. People who ask keep bugging me about it. It pisses me off." He muttered.

"Uhm… Shouldn't we head back to the party now?" The corridor was eerily quiet, the only sound was the sound of our breathing.

"Sure! I'll go bring out another piñata." Lavi's face lit up at his idea.


I patted Allen's back gently as he vomited out hotdogs, popcorn, turkey, chicken wings, spaghetti and ham sandwiches in the form of vomit into the toilet bowl. Grabbing a face towel from the sink, I handed it to him.

"Thanks, Rei." He sighed, wiping his mouth.

"Really, Allen. That was more than you could eat." I shook my head.

"But… I really was hungry." Allen muttered. "Maybe Lavi poisoned the food." I joked.

Allen's eyes narrowed suspiciously.

"Maybe he did."

"I was just joking, Allen!"

"Oh."

The toilet door opened, and Kanda poked his head in.

"Lavi's wondering what's taking you two stumps so long." Kanda grumbled.

"We're not stumps!" Allen and I argued.

"Che, whatever." Kanda turned and walked away, his hair swishing behind him.

"Anyway, let's go." I hoisted Allen up onto his feet and we went back to the living room. The party was still lively after three hours. People were dancing in a wide, open space in the middle of the living room. I went to the mini-bar in the kitchen (yes, he had a mini-bar with a hired butler.) and ordered a martini. I leaned against the counter and sipped. It's been a long time since I drank alcohol.

"Hel-looo!~" greeted Lavi, slinging his arm around my shoulder. "We just finished beating the heck out of another piñata." He declared, smiling proudly.

"Poor piñata." I said, taking another sip from my glass. Lavi eyed my glass in surprise.

"You drink?"

"There is a bar in your house, so why can't I?"

"Hmmm…" Lavi mused. "You're right about that."

"Now, can you get your arm off me?" I asked, slightly irked by the contact.

"Nope." Lavi answered in a sing-song voice.

I let out an exaggerated sigh and looked away from him. "You may like Katy's death glares, but I don't."

"Look, Allen's eating again." Lavi pointed out, ignoring my earlier statement. I frowned. He never learns, does he? This time, he was at the desserts section, eating all the cream puffs and donuts.

"I have to be home by 11. It's 11 now." I said, yawning.

"Why? You don't have a curfew, do you?" Lavi looked at me in bewilderment.

"I treasure my sleep." I reminded him, gulping down the last of my martini.

"You're weird, Niko." Lavi commented, chuckling.

"I happen to know that. All the more you shouldn't like me." I said, placing the empty glass on the counter behind me.

"But that's one of the reasons why I like you!" Lavi whined, placing his head on my shoulder. I winced a little at the touch.

"Lavi, are you really 18?"

"Of course I am~"

"Then, maybe you're mentally 5."

He gave me a pout.

"My point, exactly."

"Oh, that reminds me! We're going to the amusement park tomorrow. Kanda refuses to go, though. He hates amusement parks."

"Doesn't he hate everything?"

"Right again. So, will you go?" Lavi's eyes looked hopeful.

"Yea."

"Yay!" Lavi exclaimed, shoujo sparkles framing his face. "I'll go stop Allen from over-eating. You can go home now, Niko-chan. Love you!"

I rolled my eyes, and stepped out from the house, shutting the noise behind me. Taking my hat off, I wedged it under my arm and walked back home.

Another hellish day starts tomorrow.


A/N: Done with 7even! There isn't really much Kanda in this story, huh? *is guilty* Hai. Sorry, Yuu-fans. ): I love Kanda, I really do. He's my 3rd fav. :D

So, just in case some of you did not read my A/N for the last chapter, I'll be MIA from the 18th-21st December. I'll also be submitting less frequently in that particular week. After that, things will catch up again. Gomen!~

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