Well, its time for a new chapter! This one has both warm fuzziness and heartbreak so watch out!

Annoying disclaimer: I don't own d.gray-man.

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Allen carefully crept out from under the cafeteria table and checked to see the coast was clear. Through the sea of finders, exorcists and department personnel he couldn't spot Komui, so he quickly leapt up and ran out the door on to his next hiding place. He had been home for less then three days and was really tired of having to eat under tables, but if he sat in the open for too long, Komui was bound to find him and kill him.

Up ahead he saw a corner coming up so he slowed and peeked around to check. To his horror, Komui was stalking towards him, holding a flame thrower. Allen stifled a squeak and ducked from view, hastily turning his head this way and that for an escape route. To his left he spotted a door, so he opened it, jumped inside the room, locked it from the inside, and rammed his back against it as he turned. He blinked in surprise. Lavi and Keichi were sitting on the ground in the corner eating sushi. Lavi had his arm around Keichi's waist, and Keichi was leaning on his shoulder. They both stared at a confused Allen.

'Uh, what are you two doing?' Allen asked, staring in surprise. Suddenly, a light bulb appeared above his head. 'Hey, are you guys date-'

Lavi leapt forward and tackled Allen to the ground, clamping his hands over his mouth. Allen gave a stifled scream and struggled to break free, but his friend had him pinned down.

'SHOOSH!' Lavi said 'I'll let you up if you shut it!'

Allen stopped struggling and Lavi got off him, and helped pull him up.

'What the hell is going on?!' Allen gasped 'You almost crushed me!'

'Sorry' Lavi said 'But if anyone finds out me and Keichi are…ya know…then she'll be taken away.'

'Yeah,' Keichi said as she walked over to them 'And I kinda like it here.'

Allen still looked surprised, but he shrugged and smiled.

'Then I have to keep it a secret? Tell no-one?'

'Yeah, that'd be good.'

'Ok, but you guys have to help me with Komui in return, ok?'

Lavi cheered joyfully and hugged Allen. Allen and Keichi sweat dropped.

'Lavi? I can't breathe…'

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Komui sat in his office, bent over a diagram and chuckling evilly, eyes glinting. He picked up a pencil and started to draw in more details.

'Soon, Allen, soon I shall protect my precious Lenalee from your lecherous grasp…'

'When has Allen ever been lecherous?'

Komui yelped in surprise at the sudden appearance of Lavi at his desk, and then stuffed his papers out of view, looking suspiciously at the young bookman.

'Ah, Lavi, are you spying for Allen?'

'Not really' Lavi said, casually sitting in Komui's desk chair and putting his feet up, 'It's just…Lenalee is pretty right?'

'Of course she is! She's the most beautiful sister in the world!'

'And she's a nice girl, too. Smart, capable, really kind and friendly.'

'What are you implying?'

Lavi sighed in exasperation and linked his hands behind his head.

'Well, one day she's bound to find a nice guy and fall in love and get married, so wouldn't Allen be the best choice for that?'

'WHAT?! NO! HE-'

'-Is a nice guy who's never done a bad thing or mistreated another person. He can cook, clean and mend his own clothes, and he loves children, and he's strong. Keichi says he's a woman's dream.'

Komui blinked in surprise, then shook his head.

'NO NO NO! He can have any girl he likes, just not Lenalee!'

Lavi sighed again, took his feet off the desk and leant forward.

'Look, don't you think he'd be better as Lenalee's boyfriend rather then someone like me, a stupid pervert, or a total jerk like Kanda? You don't get people like Allen that often. And it's not like they're gonna get married tomorrow, it's just a date.'

Komui stared silently. Lavi decided to deliver the final blow.

' And besides, Komui, Allen's liked her for a long time, pretty much the only reason he didn't ask her out is cos he didn't want you to feel like he was stealing her away.'

Komui sighed.

'Fine, just make sure he doesn't do anything wrong on their first date, got it?'

Lavi smiled and stood up.

'Will do!' he saluted, before spinning around and walking out the door, where Allen and Keichi were waiting.

'Well?' Allen asked expectantly.

'He said you could as long as you didn't do anything that would upset Lenalee.'

'Yeeesss!!' Allen cheered, jumping up and punching the air. 'HA! This is great! Thanks, Lavi! I'll go tell Lenalee it's safe to date now!'

He smiled brightly and took off for Lenalee's room. Lavi and Keichi watched before turning to each other.

'So' Lavi grinned 'Can I have a kiss for a job well done? Nobody's around…'

Keichi rolled her eyes, smiled, stood on her toes and placed her lips on his. From the shadows, a radio golum recorded them.

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'LAVI!' Allen cried as he beat against Lavi's door somewhere around three in the morning 'Lavi wake up!'

The door suddenly swung open and a sleepy looking Lavi stood there, yawning and rubbing his eyes tiredly.

'Allen, it's like two in the morning, what's so important that it can't wait until a sane time of day?'

'Keichi, they took her away!'

Lavi's green eyes widened in shock.

'What?'

'Yeah, I was having a midnight snack and these men came past, carrying her while she was asleep, I tried to stop them but they knocked me out!'

'HOW LONG AGO WAS THIS?!'

'About ten minutes-'

Lavi ran back into his room and came back, activating his hammer. He ran past Allen and dove into the hole in the middle if the floors, using extend to get to the gate quickly. As he arrived, he could see Bookman coming out of the lift. Lavi ran up to him.

'You! Old panda! What have you done with her?'

He looked up angrily.

'That's no longer any of you're concern, now go back to bed.'

'No, I won't until you tell me what you've done with her!'

Bookman sighed.

'Fine. Since Keichi is a possible distraction to your work and a present violation of the rules, she has been transferred to the Asian branch. She will not be allowed to contact you, and will be given missions over the phone. Good night.'

Bookman walked past. Lavi stood there for a moment, letting this sink in. Then his knees buckled, and he leant against the wall, staring blankly ahead.

'I can't ever see her again…' He mumbled to himself. He shuddered as he felt a pain similar to a knife in his chest.

Never, ever, EVER AGAIN.

Suddenly approaching footsteps approached and Allen' voice sounded.

'Lavi..?'

Lavi let himself fall to the ground as he started sobbing. Allen made an alarmed sound and ran forward. He went to put his hand on Lavi's shoulder, but Lavi slapped him away, stood up and walked off, ignorant to Allen's calls.

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Poor lavi. Will he ever see his true love again?