Hmm….. You know what? I think I'll continue this story a little longer… The ending would make me feel unsatisfied other wise.

I don't own anything.

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When Lavi walked to the hospital the next morning, he felt kind of surreal. Yesterday, he'd gotten with Allen over the phone. That was nice, but they'd still need to sort stuff out in person. So for now, they were only half-together.

Still, Lavi felt unbelievably happy, and there was a skip in his step.

Sure, he knew it wouldn't be the easiest relationship, since they were both boys and then there was Allen's trauma, but he was sure everything would turn out fine. He'd been ecstatic when Allen had told him he was gay when he was about thirteen, much to Allen's surprise, and had been hoping against hope maybe Allen would fall for him. Now he found out Allen had always loved him?

It made Lavi feel like he wanted to glomp the world.

He slowed down as he walked through the hospital doors. He went in, took a lift up to the psychiatric ward, and told the nurse he was visiting Allen, trod down the mint-coloured hall, and slid the door open.

Allen looked up. He managed a nervous smile.

'H-hi, Lavi.'

'Hey...' Lavi smiled as he closed the door behind him. Allen looked kind of tired.

'You ok?' Lavi enquired, sitting on the edge of the bed.

'Yeah... Just didn't sleep very well... Um, did yesterday really happen?'

Lavi grinned and nodded. Allen sat back and sighed in relief. Lavi leaned forward and placed a hand on Allen's. Allen smiled.

Then, there was a knock at the door. Lavi removed his hand and turned to look, as did Allen. Allen's eyes widened.

'Mum!'

A woman rushed through the door, crying, and gave Allen a really tight hug. Allen gasped.

'M-mum, I can't breathe!'

Lavi grinned and stood up out of the way. Allen's mother was crying.

'My poor baby!' Mrs. Walker sobbed into Allen's shoulder, 'You wouldn't believe how worried I was! Never scare me like that again, do you hear?'

'Mum...' Allen's eyes were teary. 'You're embarrassing me in front of Lavi...'

'LAVI!' Mrs. Walker cried, jumping up and pulling Lavi into a bonecrushing hug, 'THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAVING MY ALLEY!'

Allen went red. Lavi sniggered. Alley?

'It's ok Mrs. Walker...' Lavi patted the woman on the back, 'Anytime...'

'Where's dad?' Allen enquired.

'Mana's still out in the hall, he has to sign a heap of forms... Allen dear, why didn't you tell us? We're only a phone call away.'

'Um...' Allen's face was downcast.

'I'll just leave you to it,' Lavi said as he headed towards the door. It was obvious he needed to sort this out with his parents privately.

'B-bye Lavi.'

'Bye... Alley.'

'LAVI!'

Lavi sniggered and left the room. He trod down the hall, and passed the nurses desk where Allen's father was talking to doctors and reading papers. Allen's parent's loved him dearly, but because he never complained they didn't know he hated it when they left. Allen was cute and lovable but he really needed to learn to voice his feelings a bit more. He could understand why he didn't sometimes, but...

'Excuse me, are you Lavi Bookman?'

Lavi looked around to see a man in a white coat. He nodded.

'I'm Allen Walker's therapist. I was wondering if I could have a few words?'

'Yeah, sure.'

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'Now, I spoke with Allen earlier this morning, and he told me you two were in a more-then-friends relationship. Is that right?'

Lavi nodded slowly. He felt kind of surprised Allen had been so ready to tell someone, particularly a complete stranger, but he guessed you weren't supposed to lie to therapists.

'Now you only got together recently, yesterday, am I right?'

'Yeah...'

'Well, you have to understand, if you wish to pursue a relationship with him, it's going to be very difficult. He may become fearful of people coming into physical contact with him, and he will no doubt be... how should I put this? Up and down with his moods. He's on medication, but there's only so much drugs can do for him. He could be depressed for years to c-'

'I know.' Lavi sighed. 'I looked up stuff on the internet. I'm not Allen and I'm not a doctor but I'm pretty sure I have a good idea of what could happen. I'm not going to rush into anything with Allen and I'm certainly not planning on leaving him just cos things get tough.'

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Lavi and the therapist talked for a little bit longer, then Lavi left. He kind of felt sad. Therapists always looked at every time with pessimism, at least, from his experience.

But still, it had got him pretty down. So, he went back towards Allen's room. He didn't go in, just peeked through the small window in the door. Allen was sitting on his bed, his mother stroking his hair from behind him. His father sat next to them, and they seemed to be in serious discussion. Allen looked nervous, but at least he was talking. Lavi smiled, and glanced at the clock. Visiting hours would end in ten minutes, no point waiting around.

He'd come back tomorrow.

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Two days later, they let Allen out of the hospital. Lavi spent the day with Allen at his house, watching tv and talking in his room. It was kind of weird. They weren't really doing anything different from when they were only friends, but at the same time, it felt...

Though...

Allen wasn't very.. Bright. He sort of mumbled when he talked, and just didn't have that spark he used to. Lavi wondered how long it would take for that medication to kick in. Normally anti-depressents were working in the system about a week after starting on them, and it had only been a few days, but it still made Lavi feel concerned.

He wanted to talk to Allen a little more about what was going on, if he was ok or not, but he doubted Allen wanted to discuss the drugs he was on, or the therapy sessions he was having. He'd walked in on him in the hospital while swallowing the medication. He'd choked and spluttered on the water and had shut the door in the red head's face.

'S-sorry!' He'd gasped, 'Could y-you just come back in five minutes?'

He sighed. The conversation had run out again.

'Hey Allen?'

'Yeah?' Allen glanced at Lavi, wearing a weak smile.

'School goes back in a week. Think you'll go?'

'Course I am,' Allen nodded, 'It's school isn't it?'

'You sure? I mean... You've been through a lot...'

'Lavi, it's ok. It's just school.'

Lavi smiled and squeezed the younger boy's hand.

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Ok, sorry for the bad filler chapter but I need it for the rest of the plot! Anyway, REVEIW!