+~+~+~Phantomhive Manor

Allen was asleep in bed while it was midnight. Everyone else left him all alone with Timcanpy.

I don't hear anything suspicious going on in the house... What's going on? Maybe they're all tired? Allen dreamt those words. He grumbled in his sleep, disturbing Timcanpy. He spent the lonely night in bed with no one to talk to.

The next morning, Allen was up and about, searching for his friends. He took small breaks; making himself some tea and toast while on an empty stomach. Apparently, that alone wasn't enough to satisfy him. Of course, he has a parsitic arm; he uses a lot of energy with it, too. Done with that, Allen went up to his room to get himself dressed. He decided not to put on his uniform today. Instead, he wore a white shirt and shorts, getting the feeling that it's gonna be a bit hot today. Then he went to his friends' rooms to check them out. Nothing changed in each of them, except for Lenalee's which had a small notepad lying on her desk. Allen opened her notepad and found a small poem that she'd written a couple of nights ago.

Let this caged bird free

Let her fly with freedom

Let her wings soar like elegant curtains on the window

"I love you." "Don't leave me."

Because I will break

Unlock her, comfort her, set her free

Unchain her destroyed world and let it go

"Let me be with you." "I like liking you."

Because you're the only one who could save me

Hold her, resurrect her, let her change

Watch her, love her like you would a sister

"I'll remember you." "I hate hating you."

Because your image became my permanent scar.

Allen closed the notepad and thought about the small poem Lenalee wrote. "I get it now... She's writing down her feelings towards... me. I see. Hehe... The image, the idea that I'm getting here... they're coming to me now..! She's too afraid to show her TRUE feelings towards me... By just writing them down, she feels happy... When she's trying to explain them to me, she gets all shy and scared... I get it now.." Allen kept the notepad with him as a special memo of how he and Lenalee feel about each other.

Love her like you would a sister... "I'll remember you.." "I hate hating you.." Because your image became my permanent scar...

+~+~+~Black Order European Branch HQ

Lenalee, done with Allen's gift, became a bit tired and sat down next to Kanda, who was eating his soba of course. She didn't want to make eye contact with him, for he will get angered quickly. Noticing Kanda's bowl's empty, she waited for him to settle down a bit.

"Um, hey, Kanda." Kanda stared at Lenalee and sighed. Lenalee frowned at him and looked down. "So, uh... what happened while I was away?"

"Nothing."

"Ah, I see."

"Miss Lenalee, we need you help!" Sebastian called out. Lenalee got up from her seat and helped Sebastian with the cake layering. Kanda left after she did.

Ciel stretched. "Oh, boy. This is gonna be some party, Alois."

"You bet!"

"Bigger than ours, respectively," Ciel added. Alois noddded happily and said, "You seem so positive today!"

Everyone in the HQ was working on the big anniversary for the Branch's current youngest exorcist, known as Allen Walker.