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Yep, Cross doesn't. Just imagine him around 35 years ago
Oh, yes. Mugen is apparently appearing in this chapter! :D
If Neah's there, then why the heck not? Apparently, they're the reason Neah didn't keep in touch with Allen*hint**hint*... Tho, I don't know what to have the Noahs' as... But I'll work on it, no worries
Timcanpy, Timcanpy...ah! I'll have him appear in a few more chapters as a...(you guess)
About that... Hmm... It's a maybe. But that would also lead me into having to make a sequel... Eh, maybe not. Sorry... ^^;
That may be a no. Cuz I can't really change that part into normal-things, so yeah...
He absolutely will! I love Neah! Tho, he'll appear in the later chapters...sadly...
Oh yes, cannot forget the badassery, now can we?
There will be. In the later chapters, tho. I've honestly always wanted to write a parental fic of Cross and Allen, but I just can't find an excuse...
Tiedoll will show up as a side character, meaning not much screen time, but I love the guy. ;D
It's a possibility I might. But I think you should help me with this, just read this chappie and I think you'll be able to contribute some ideas :)
Ohohoh*grins evilly* Absolutely yes
Hmm... That's a might. Don't worry, there's a 50% chance I will and a 50% chance I won't
Alma will totally show up. But...in later chapters as well. Maria... Hmm... Never thought that far, but maybe. Maybe she can be...ah, I'm not spoiling for ya
Once again, thank you! ^3^~3 loves and kisses~
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Previously on All around Usφ
Cobalt eyes finally landed on a mess of white nearby a flower patch, said white mess was a young boy with silver eyes, matching the angelic appearance. Pale, soft baby skinned fingers and green mitten weaving something delicately with colourful flowers. The only thing that tainted the angelic appearance was an angry red scar marred across the left eye.
Somehow, the white figure calmed the dark haired boy. Healing the wounds from the past.
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"Ne, Kanda." Allen shifted a little closer to his 'brother', silver eyes stuck on the figure 'meditating', as Kanda had said. "Hmm?"
"Can I call you Yuu-nii?" Dark eyes snapped open at the request and tried to glare at the whitette. Keyword be 'tried', because the face Allen was pulling did not help him at all. Silver eyes gathered with small tears, cheeks flushed and lower lip stuck out in a pout. The whitette did this in purpose. He knew full well that no one can resist the look. Not even Kanda.
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"Hmm... Which flowers would he like...?" Allen mumbled softly to himself, taking small strides towards the long-since-visited flower patch.
Upon arriving, Allen gave up and just took a guess. Red and sky blue flowers.
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"Ne, Lavi, you'll stay here for a long time with us, right?" Allen spoke up softly. The red head glanced at his white haired friend, who was still looking at the clouds, and smiled. "Cross my heart, hope to die, swallow a thousand needles if I lie."
φAll around Us - A familiar face
It has been nine years since Kanda and Allen first met. Nine years since they've been side by side. Seven since a friend entered their life, and seven since said friend left without a word. And seven, since Allen cried for someone.
Over those years Kanda had grown colder and colder towards everyone out of his social circle. Which, to an extent was rather small. Only consisting of Allen of course, Anita and a girl named Lenalee who was their neighbour. Anita had managed to slither herself into the small 'social circle' of Kanda's by understanding both Allen and his problems, like a mother. But Kanda prefers to just address her like a... Guardian. A normal guardian. He wasn't ready for these family stuff with someone he only knew for a few years. And someone who was rather oblivious to her player of a husband for that.
Anita has work at night, and Cross would always go out on some 'things' that Allen's innocent mind should not have been involved with.
Both he and Allen shared a room only one room away from Cross and Anita's, when said man brings home women—that aren't Anita—there would be loud moans and unsettling sounds from the halls, reaching the two boys' virgin ears. Making Allen fidget and share Kanda's bed because of the 'scary monster' sounds, but Kanda knew better. And it makes him cringe and curse the man in his mind profusely.
The years they've lived with the couple both Kanda and Allen had picked up on a few things from their supposed father. Disappointing Anita immensely. Kanda had picked up on the swears the man throws here and there while Allen picked up on the gambling, and surprisingly, the boy was rather good in it. He never lost money or the likes, always getting money that would be used to pay a few debt collectors that Anita had no knowledge of.
When Allen went for his first day of High school, a huge ruckus had taken place upon the first few hours. A group of males had thought it would be funny to prank the whitette with paint, and started to pick on the younger until he'd scraped his knee. Right then, Kanda had came into the picture and threatened the males with his Mugen, a katana that has been passed down through his family. But Kanda didn't just threaten them with his Mugen, oh no, he gave them a good beating until they needed to be admitted to the infirmary. Kanda of course didn't get away scott-free, rewarded with a two week detention and being grounded of his Mugen for a whole month.
Getting detention didn't pack an impact on the teen, but the part of not being able to see his precious Mugen for a whole four weeks was a total different case. He had put on a heated argument with Anita for a good two hours until Allen had gotten tired of it and confronted the long haired male. Not much to the foster mother and father's surprise, he had succeeded in doing so. Kanda had always had a soft spot for the whitette, and he seemed to still reserved the spot for the younger.
The long haired male would always be referred as the Ice Demon of the school because of his cold personality and dark demeanor towards people other than Allen. That of course included the female population and a few of the males who fell head over heels for said male.
Allen didn't change much other than the fact he could be scary when playing Poker and when hearing the mere word 'debt'. Still the petite and kind boy when younger. The innocent, smiling and polite little angel. When people aren't busy looking at his white hair and scar, and finding him a 'freak', he'd be fallen head over heels as well by the female population and would make a straight guy swing the other way with his pretty face, petite body and bright demeanor.
Some debt collectors even tried to touch the 15 year old when he didn't pay the debt fully, they were instantly admitted to the hospital due Kanda's ferocious attacks with his Mugen.
And thus, the two earned yet another nickname from a student population of Yin and Yang due to having different tastes in colours and completely different personalities, but still stuck together as if there were an invisible force attracting the duo.
Birds sang their song as they bathed in the bright rays of sunlight, leaves swaying with the whispers of the wind. Everything looked peaceful. Very peaceful to be outside. And also the first day of a certain white haired boy's freshman year.
Speaking of said white haired boy, he was still snuggled up in his surprisingly soft bed. Due to having a demon, that the whitette considered the spawn of Satan, of a foster father, he had expected...bumpy and... Used beds. The teen whined quietly when a ray of sun attacked his shut eyes, and rolled over on to his stomach, successfully blocking the offending light from his sleepy eyes.
That is, until a very loud rapping of his door was heard followed by a loud "Wake up, twerp!" from a very familiar voice. Who wouldn't recognize the voice of the Ice Demon? Once you hear him speak, you'll have his voice stuck in your head like a song that turned out to be an ear worm to you.
The 'twerp' groaned loudly—hopefully loud enough so the teen on the other side of the door could here it—to hint that he didn't want to get out of the confines of the warm and soft bed. But of course, it fell on deaf ears on a swift moment when the door abruptly opened by a pissed off raven head. The one confined in the covers of his bed payed no heed and snuggled deeper into the bed, causing the raven to twitch and growl impatiently.
The one in the bed shifted a bit but otherwise, didn't get up.
Brat, left him no chance but to use another method. The raven twitched his lips to the side into a smirk as he took long strides towards the bed occupied by the small teen and in a swift movement tugged hard on the bed sheets, causing the unfortunate soul to snap open his silver eyes, roll over and yelp in surprise.(A/N: Holy motherfucking shit, it rhymes! :D)
"Oww!" Allen whined pitifully from his spot on the floor, finally fully awake.
Allen hissed, rubbing his head and glared at the culprit. "BaKanda! What was that for?!" He yelled, silver eyes glaring at the taller male.
Kanda growled and simply showed Allen the time.
8:20 a.m.
Swift like the wind, Allen dashed out the door for the bathroom with his towel in a matter of milliseconds. Hmm, he could be an athlete. If he didn't lack the size, that is.
Kanda let loose another smirk as he adjusted the digital clock to its correct time. Thank God for today's electronics.
"Kanda, can you explain again in why you fooled me into thinking it was eight twenty when clearly it was seven ten?" Allen asked, taking a vicious bite out of his left over breakfast from beside his seat beside Kanda on a bus. He was rather agitated that his older brother decided to fool him even though it wasn't even close to April first. The whitette settled for taking his anger out on a pitiful bread in his hand instead since killing was a sin. Even though he craved for it, he just can't.
Kanda snorted, stretching his feet forward and let loose, grunting slightly. "Because, brat, you're a heavy sleeper."
Offended, Allen sniffed arrogantly and went back to torturing the poor bread. Knowing full well that getting into an argument with Kanda was pointless as beating around the bush.
After a few moments Allen had finished his bread and settled for reading his book while Kanda stared distantly out the window.
The silence was nice, calming and rueful. Everyone can think straight and carefully. No need for abrupt distractions, no headaches. No nothing.
A few more minutes passed and Allen glanced at the window that reflected both his and Kanda's reflection. Mostly Kanda's though because he was nearer to the reflecting object. Studying the older male's reflection, Allen noticed Kanda's eyes were glazed and his face was solemn. As if he were reminiscing in his own little world. Allen was rather shocked at this, Kanda never let's his guard down when in public. Then again, thinking back, Kanda was human. He should at least have his moments. The whitette was about to return to his book when a single tear, barely noticeable, ran down Kanda's left cheek from what he saw on the reflection.
Allen blinked for a fair amount of times before making a move to comfort the older teen. The interruption of the bus pulling at an all too familiar stop made both Kanda and Allen snap out of it and briskly stand up, heading for the exit.
Acting as if nothing happened.
Then again, they make the best facãdes and play them well.
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"Eh? Allen?" Was the surprised question of Lenalee, a friend of Allen, an ex-girlfriend of Kanda's and the duo's neighbour. Her green tinted black hair tied into pigtails, her violet eyes blinking as Allen came into view. "Here already?"
Allen sighed, spared Kanda a pointed glare as the older walked away and plastered a smile for his friend. "Kanda." Just by that name, Lenalee understood everything. Being and ex-girlfriend and a friend to the infamous Ice Demon can make you understand everything that he did with just saying the name. Most people would settle for a short story, and misunderstand a few things, but being acquainted enough with the stoic raven head can make you understand more with just the bland name.
"Oh." Was all Lenalee could say.
Allen sighed and raked his fingers through his soft white hair. Having your brother wake you up with that method can cause serious stress.
The whitette loved Kanda, really, but it's rather hard to socialize with others when all the older does is scare almost every one away and only a few were able to make the stoic teen open up.
Which on the contrary were two people—other than Allen—at school. One of them was Lenalee, the ex-girlfriend. And the other was Kanda's ex-boyfriend, who moved away after they dated for only two months. Two freaking months.
Kanda was a bit upset and absolutely furious. But what was surprising was the fact that Allen looked ready to kill back then when the man left Kanda. Heh, they're as close as brothers that when the other felt pain, it was like a switch for the other to get protective.
Allen shook his head slightly at the memory, and started walking across the halls, knowing Lenalee was tagging along with the uneven steps echoing in his ears.
Soshite Bouya wa Nemuri ni Tsuita
"You're doing well for your first time, Allen." Neah praised his nephew, smiling widely at the young boy.
Allen frowned slightly, shaking his head.
Ikizuku Hai no Naka no Honoo,
"Really?!" Allen exclaimed excitedly, grinning widely at his uncle, his silver eyes shining with happiness.
Neah nodded and patted Allen's head affectionately. "Of course. Soon, you'll be better than me and be able to convince your stubborn father to let us pay for his medical needs and bills."
Allen gave a low growl as memories flew past his eyes unintentionally, shaking his head a bit more furiously now.
"Allen-kun?"
Hitotsu, Futatsu to Ukabu Fukurami Itoshii Yokogao
Allen was confused. Scared. Mana wasn't in his room where he'd always be when Allen woke up. And.. There were red things trailing from Mana's room to his uncle's.
The brunette heard yelling from inside the room, and decided to just listen in first.
"What the fucking hell do you think you're doing?!"
Allen heard his uncle's unmistakable voice yell angrily from the other side of the door, and winced when his uncle said bad words. He never heard Neah say bad words before. Mana had put a rule about no saying bad words in the house. And would scold Allen lightly when he accidentally blurt out a bad word.
But he didn't hear Mana's voice on the other side at all.
Stumbling, Lenalee caught him at the crook of his arm before he fell. But in reflex, the whitette shrugged the other off, wincing when he backed into a locker roughly.
"Allen-kun?!"
Daichi ni Taruru Ikusen no
"He's getting in the way, Neah! You've been on vacation far too long!"
"Fuck the damned career, Adam! You killed Mana! What the fuck am I supposed to tell Allen now?! That Mana left him for good?! That I'm acquainted with the person who killed the person both me and Allen love the most?!"
Silver eyes widened and small feet stumbled backwards. A small sound escaped the trembling form, small hands gripping brown hair tightly, not wanting to believe anything his ears heard. It could be a misunderstanding! He was a child, he might have misunderstood the conversation! It can't be true that...Mana left him. It can't be true...Neah was talking to the person who killed Mana.
It can't be...
It can't be...
A curdling scream escaped his lips before all went black.
Yume, Yume
"ALLEN-KUN!"
φAll around Us
Allen snapped open his silver eyes with a sharp intake of breath, and squinted slightly at the bright light. It was white, as white as his hair. Everything seemed white. White bed, white door, white table. And recognized it as the infirmary. He's been admitted to the infirmary a fair amount of times before, and came to get familiar with where things were placed.
Once his breath evened out, silver eyes blinked and glanced at the white door when he heard a muffled yell.
"What the hell are you talking about that I can't see my own brother?!"
Definitely Kanda.
"Now, Mister Kanda, firstly, he's not your brother by blood."
"Why you—"
"Secondly, Mister Walker is completely fine. He just has a slight migraine from what I gathered. He only needs some rest. And lastly, don't you have class?"
"I don't give a damn about PE when Allen is in that room again!"
Finally gathering his composure, Allen took in a breath. "Kanda?" The whitette frowned at how quiet it sounded to him, but not too long the door opened, a worried looking Kanda striding in.
"Allen, are you okay?"
Allen forced a smile, and Kanda glared slightly at the whitette.
"Allen, you know your masks don't work on me. We know each other too well." Allen's smile instantly fell and pursed his lips, lowering his eyes in shame. "I thought I'll be able to smile like that without you reading me so easily. Guess I was wrong."
Kanda sighed and kneeled beside the bed. "You know there's no way to hide your feelings from me, right?"
Allen snickered lightly at his brother's antics. He can be funny in his own way as well.
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"Ne, Allen-kun, are you sure you're alright?" Allen smiled at his worried looking friend, that was the thousandth time she asked the same question.
"I said I'm fine, Lenalee. It was just a mere migraine. I'll be alright." Allen insisted, continuing his way in the halls.
A frown was etched on Lenalee's face before it turned upside down into a bright and excited smile. "Did you know there's a transfer student, Allen? Some people call him the pirate because of his eye patch or rabbit since he's rather energetic from what I've heard."
Allen cupped his chin in concentration as he hummed. "I still don't understand what's with people and nicknames..." The whitette frowned slightly.
Lenalee glanced inquiringly at her friend. "What are you talking about Allen-kun?" She blinked her violet eyes as Allen abruptly halted in his tracks.
"You haven't heard?"
"Hm?"
Allen smiled and shook his head, dismissing it with a flamboyant wave of his hand and started walking again. "Nah, it's okay. We better hurry, Lenalee, or we'll run late."
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Allen and Kanda both walked awkwardly side by side to their History of Arts class, silence other than the chatter of a few students—of which the duo mostly tuned out—and the clicking of their shoes against the marble floor.
"Allen?"
"Hm?"
"...Did you... The memories..."
Allen suddenly halted, causing Kanda to stumble a bit when he attempted to stop himself. "Um... What if I said yes?"
Kanda's eyes softened immensely, and patted Allen's head. "It's fine. I know it's not your fault.
"Please settle down class. I know you're all excited for the new transfer student and all, but the rules are still intact." Kanda snorted and Allen smiled slightly as the class finally calmed down.
Kanda wasn't interested and clicked his tongue while Allen tapped his pencil against his desk idly, waiting patiently for the transfer student to come in.
"You may come in, Mister Bookman."
The door opened, and whom came in from the door made Allen's heart stop. "Lavi...?"
TBC~
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"Lavi Bookman. But I'd rather be called Lavi. Nice to meet you all." Red head greeted with a huge smile, his thumbs stuffed in his pockets. The figure made every female swoon and if not, blush at the very least.
Kanda looked ready to kill with his glare.
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Allen was very confused at the moment. How'd it come to this again?
Oh, right. He and Kanda were in the school library, doing a bit of researching for History of Arts, when they bumped into Lavi. Who turned out to be working at the school library as a part time job.
And everything went South from there...
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"Mhmm..."
"And, sure, I do turn out to sound more annoying than I intended, but come on, can't blame me! I do all the work when—oi, Allen. Are you listening?"
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