I am very sorry.

I have no time to update it, but now I finally do! Even with the holiday homework… Still, I will try my very best to race against time!

Also, I figured I should let Allen speak some British slang, since he is one.

I do not own anything. Except myself.


"One more glass of whiskey!" Someone ordered as Lenalee walked past.

"I will get it for you in a minute," She replied with a small smile as she went to get what the customer wanted.

The customers here were lesser than those in Noah's Ark (Earl's bar) but somehow, she liked it here better.

"Eliade…" Someone sighed at the side. Lenalee spun around. "K-Krory? What are you doing?" Krory shot his head up, eyeballs almost popping out. "I-I'm sorry! I-I won't d-daydream again! Don't fire meeeee!"

Lenalee raised an eyebrow. He sounds like… Mother. Her heart twisted as she recalled the kind smile Miranda always gives her. Her ultimate clumsiness aside, she is very gentle and caring. Lenalee's hand clutched at the hem of her shirt as she longed to be home again. Not as Abby Walker, but as Lenalee Lee.

"Abby? You okay?" Krory stared at her, finger at his chin. "Helloooooo?"

"什么(1)?" Lenalee perked her head up. "I-I'm sorry, I must have been tired." She gave a weak laugh and took the whiskey to her customer.

All of a sudden, the door burst open and bulky men dressed in dead grey stomped in. They started flinging the customers to the other side of the room and flipping tables and chairs. Enraged, Lenalee sped to the man. "Just what do you think you are doing? Bursting in for no reason, assaulting our customers and destroying our property?"

One of the grey men glowered at her before seizing her collar and lifted her from the ground. Lenalee's instincts reacted as she thrust her knee deep into the man's stomach. Grunting in pain, he immediately let go of her and she tumbled onto the paper-decorated floor.

"Quit messin' around in here again, punks!" A voice yelled behind her as that person crushed them and went on smashing them until they retreated.

Epic, Lenalee thought.

"Hey, Abby, you okay?" That person held out a hand. It was Fou.

"Yeah, I guess so. And what you did just now was pretty cool," Lenalee commented as she took Fou's hand and stood up.

"Because that's what Bouncers do. Those guys are the frequent jerks. They always use dirty tactics to win our customers over, and probably everyone.

"Because they are our rivals. The Noah's Ark."


Allen poked his pen on his temple. The case he was handling was really tough, he don't know where to start. "This case is just rubbish, over some childish arguments, but the point is: no matter how many times I've looked through it, both parties seem to speak the truth… Ah, bloody terrible it is!"

"If you need help, you can always ask for it from the red-haired bunny!" Someone chanted behind him.

Allen sighed. "Good day, Lavi. I really would like to have a chat, but please find someone else to have a chin wag(2) with; I am really in a life-or-death situation in this moment."

Lavi raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean? It's not like the people are going to die- you mean Boss will kill you if you can't solve it?"

Allen nodded, eyes spinning as he thought of the horrible consequences.

"Lavi, please help me!" Allen slumped on his table, near to the state where he would burst out crying. Lavi patted his friend's shoulder. "Don't you worry, I will definitely help you. Now to pull one more person…" The redhead scanned the office, and grinned cheekily as he spotted his target.

"YUUUUUUUU~" Lavi cried while he spread his hands, flying towards Kanda. "Shut your mouth, バカウサギ(3), you're so obnoxious," grunted Kanda as he returned to his papers. "Yuu, can you do me a favor? Allen's in deep state of confusion with his current case, and I want to help him. Can you help too?" Lavi's eyes twinkled as he pleaded the Japanese.

Kanda shot him a glare. "Like I would help that もやし(4). You alone can do it, don't pull me in."

"Aw, you're so mean! Please, just this once!" Lavi begged.

"No." Came the cold reply.

Lavi rested his chin on his hand as he stretched his mind to find the perfect idea.

"Well then, Yuu, if you help him…" Lavi whispered in Kanda's ears as he voiced out his oh-so-perfect idea.

Kanda blinked at what the rabbit said. Muttering through his teeth, he said, "Just this once, you got it, バカウサギ?"

"Got it!"

Kanda got up grudgingly, and walked towards where Allen was sitting, of course, with Lavi trotting behind.

"Oi もやし."

Allen looked up. "All right(5), idiot?"

" バカウサギ is going to help you, so you better be grateful about that, バカ."

Allen took this chance to embarrass Kanda. "Then, what about you?" He asked smugly.

Kanda spluttered, " お-俺(6)… What are you t-talking about? I have too much time to spare, that's why I came to take a look at your pathetic face, バカもやし!"

Allen sighed with gratitude. "Well, thank you all the same."

And the trio started with their work…


Lenalee sat on a chair behind the bar counter as her shift had ended and she could return home. While she yearned for the warm bath back at 'home', she was just too surprised: she couldn't believe that while she previously worked in The Noah's Ark, she did not realize that people were sent to create havoc to other bars, secretly provide cash to those who introduce people to go to their bar and only their bar.

"I can't believe this… After all these time, I don't even realize one bit…"

Krory sat beside her. "What's wrong, Abby?"

Lenalee gave him a feeble smile. "Nothing, just thinking of ways of how to win back the customers the Noah's Ark had stolen… I guess?"

The older male chuckled. "I guess it's time for payback, no?"

Lenalee furrowed her eyebrows. "But we must do it without using any dirty tactics… How do we attract more customers? This is not like a restaurant that you can cut prices of our drinks, and definitely not like any random shop where we could put up an advertisement… We could give out flyers, but no one ever takes note of that. Argh, I'm out of ideas… What about you, Krory?"

The said male thought for a while. "We can make some space for them to play pool, but I'm not too sure…"

"Since many customers are around your age, your suggestions are quite important."

Krory thought again. Then he blushed. "W-well, men a-are attracted… to p-pretty… ladies…"

Lenalee shot up from her chair. "That's it! I've got it!" Krory blinked at her in confusion. "What do you mean, Abby?"

Lenalee turned to her colleague. "谢谢(7), Krory! You're a genius!" Then she took her bag and ran out, leaving Krory who was still baffled.

She did not know if Allen was driving her home, but she was in a hurry, so she texted him she was going home herself, before flagging a cab.

Once she reached home, she made her way to look for Avie. "Mother, are you in there?" She knocked on her room.

"Yes I am, you may come in."

Avie gestured to a seat for Lenalee to sit on. "So what have you come to tell me?"

Lenalee shifted in her seat. "Well, I was thinking of how to get back our customers which the Noah's Ark have stolen using their foul methods, then Krory and I thought of hiring female bartenders to attract… you know, more customers, as what Krory had said..."

Avie mused for a moment. "Actually, that is a pretty good idea. If we hire female bartenders, we should hire male ones too, am I right?"

Lenalee nodded. "Yes, our bar seems to lack workers, but financially, we can't hire too much, though."

The older woman agreed. "I'll let you do this then, can I count on you."

Lenalee smiled. "Of course!"

She went back to her room to look through the list of close friends of Abby's. Then she sent an e-mail to them to look for someone they know who could fit some particular conditions. She thought of what kind of male workers she could hire, and the sound of the opening and closing of a door disrupted her train of thoughts.

Maybe Allen would have some ideas, thought the Chinese female as she stepped out. "Welcome back, Allen," she greeted the said male as he entered the hallway.

"Thank you, Le- Abby," He gave her a closed-eye smile.

"Oh yes, Allen, I was wondering," she was about to ask him her intended question when an idea flashed across her mind, which immediately replaced the former one.

"And what might you be wondering?"

"Do you have time for a part-time job at the bar?"


Hm, I wonder what Lavi had told Kanda...

Yes, I am very sorry; it has to be that short. I need time! Oh Hetalia, please, spare me some time!

(1) 什么 – it means 'what' in Chinese
(2) Chin wag – it means chat in British slang.
(3) バカウサギ – it means Idiot Rabbit (Baka Usagi)
(4) もやし – it means Beansprout (Moyashi)
(5) All right – it means "Hello, how are you?" in British slang.
(6) 俺 – it means 'I' but in a vulgar way (ore)
(3) 谢谢 – it means thank you in Chinese.

Well, I did some research on British slang, cause I thought Allen would be using it, and everyone would be adding in some of their native tongue, no? If you think otherwise, you can always tell me!

Please R&R! Comments are very much appreciated. Oh and one more thing, I thank you for you patience~