Chapter 16 - Since when?
"What's this?" He looked for an explanation. Okay sure, he was expecting everyone being dressed up, decorations to hang beautifully from Lavi's walls where they were placed perfectly, and of course, his giant tree being fully covered from top to bottom in baubles and tinsel, but never thought that the party was for him.
"Sorry about lying, Allen," Lavi said apologetically. "but I wanted to give you a surprise."
So that's why he didn't want me to see those texts otherwise it would be ruined...Lavi I-
"Lavi..." Allen looked down, his mouth curled upwards. He looked back at him with a smile. "Thank you." Lavi could of sworn he saw sparkles around Allen's face (Don't worry, he's not gonna turn into Edward Cullen/A Sparkling Fairy Princess/A Vampire.), that, or he was just imagining it because he looked so adorable.
"Well alright then." Lavi announced. "Let's get this party started!" On cue, music started playing after those words left his lips. It was one that Allen found was a good song to start with.
Girl please excuse me if I'm coming too strong
But tonight is the night we can really let it go.
My girlfriend's out of town and I'm all alone,
Your boyfriend's on vacation and he doesn't have to know.
No oh oh, oh oh
No one can do the things I gonna wanna do to you
No oh oh, oh oh
Shout aloud screamin' loud let me hear you go-
Everyone joined in the chorus, punching the air with clenched fists:
Baby I like it, the way you move on the floor
Baby I like it, come on and give me some more
Oh yes, I like it, screamin' like never before,
Baby I like it, I-I-I like it.
The next verse came, everyone danced their own jig.
Girl please excuse me if I'm misbehaving, oh,
I'm trying to keep my hands off but you're begging me for more.
Round round round give a low low low
Let the time time pass 'cause we're never gettin' old
No oh oh, oh oh
No one can do it better turn around I''ll give you more
No oh oh, oh oh
Shout aloud, screamin' loud let me here you go
When listening closer to the lyrics, Allen was reminded of some his and Lavi's -ahem- 'special time' together on his bed.
Baby I like it, the way you move on the floor
Baby I like it, come on and give me some more
Oh yes, I like it, screamin' like never before
Baby I like it, I-I-I like it.
Unbeknownst to him, Lavi was really good at rapping, and did a pretty impressive Pitbull impression on a small wooden stage for karaoke.
Come DJ, that's my DJ
I'm a Miami boy, you know how we play
I'm playing what you wanna I play
What you give me got me good
Now watch me His emerald eye swiftly turned to Allen
It's a different species, get me in DC,
Let's party on the White House lawn
Tiger Woods tired of Jesse James
Here goes Pitbull all night long.
Pick up Brack and Michelle and let'em know that it's on
Then he was in Spanish, he sung it word perfect even though it was another language, well, it comes when you're a Bookman, you travel everywhere Allen thought.
Pa fuera! Pa la calle!
Dale mamita tirame es baile!
Then reverted to English
Then I see you watchin' me
You see me watchiin' you
I love the way you move
I like them things you do like
A sudden idea popped into his head while he sang, so he thought since it's a party, i might as well and joined Lavi on stage for the next bit, which Lavi would probably never be able to pitch. Many cheers arose as he hopped next to him.
Don't stop baby, Don't stop baby
Just keep on shaking along
I won't stop baby, won't stop baby,
Until you get enough
The final chorus was louder than any other.
Baby I like it, the way you move on the floor
Baby I like it, come on and give me some more
Oh yes, I like it, screamin' like never before
Baby I like it, I-I-I like it.
Baby I like it, the way you move on the floor
Baby I like it, come on and give me some more
Oh yes, I like it, screamin' like never before
Baby I like it, I-I-I like it.
The song continued to a close, decreasing in volume as it neared it's end.
Straight after that one finished, a funky beat sounded from the speakers as the couple left the stage, letting a much taller figure, who had black hair and a white streak, go on instead.
Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
Machine guns ready to go
Are you ready,
Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat
To a shock to them all, Krowry, amazingly, started break dancing. Unexpected, but awesome.
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
How do you think I'm going to get along,
Without you, when you're gone
You took me for everything I had
And kicked me out on my own
Over the music, Lavi asked: "Allen, could you come with me for a sec?"
Knowing that he couldn't be heard, he simply nodded and followed Lavi upstairs.
The music was a lot quieter as they went upstairs, it simply became part of the background.
"So what is it, Lavi?"
"Well, could you keep our relationship a secret from everyone?"
"What makes you say that?"
"It's just that-"
*Smash*They couldn't hear it because they were still distracted by the song.
"Alright then." Allen concluded.
They stayed with each other, planning on going back when the song ended, but first, they wanted their own time to say what they wanted.
Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat
"Happy Birthday, Allen."
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
"Merry Christmas, Lavi." They kissed as they listened to the lyrics.
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he's down
But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating the sound of the beat
They embraced each other as thanks, oblivious to coming footsteps.
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
*Thud Thud Thud*
*Bam* A hand swung their door open.
"Lavi, have you seen the duck-" Krowry had just come in, oblivious to who was inside. He started at their moment that they shared between them. A small tuff of white hair visible from behind Lavi signalised to him that the shorter one was Allen, as his face was buried in his chest unseen. As he detached himself from Lavi slightly, he saw they had an uninvited (Well, okay, to the party, yes. To witness their special moment, no.) guest. Three eyes started back at two, not helping the atmosphere that none of them were fond of. Yes, this was indeed an:
Awkward moment. (There is actually a song called awkward moments, I can't find it but it's a good song)
Unfortunately, they would have a lot of explaining to do later, but never the less, they didn't have to now.
"Erm..."Krowry was lost for words. "Sorry..." so he left them to it as he shut the door. Once away from them he immediately darted downstairs. "Hey Kanda! Lenalee!" Greeted by LMFAO's "I'm sexy and I know it"
"What?" Even with his Navy Blue hair down, Kanda still had a permanent frown.
"I-I saw-"
"Was it bad?"
"Yes."
"Then I don't wanna know." He tried to leave, only to be dragged back by Lenalee.
"You're staying right here." She ordered. Lenalee could be really scary sometimes (She's defiantly related to Komui) She turned to her taller friend. "What was it Krowry?"
"Allen...and Lavi..."
"Yes?"
"I think they're going out...or at least 'like' each other." Lenalee gasped.
"Oh...my...gosh...YOAI!"
"Lenalee?"
"I feel so happy for them!"
"So this isn't a bad thing?" Despite his age, Krowry was slightly childish. Lenalee seemed to be the more mature one here.
"Of course it isn't Krowry. They've found happiness together."
"Tch." Kanda only rolled his eyes.
"Don't be jealous, Kanda."
"And why would I be?" Before she could answer, someone broke in.
"Hey guys! What's shakin'?" All heads turned to find where who said that.
"Lavi!" Lenalee ran up to him.
*Allen's view*
As my green haired friend approached him, she slowed to a walk and stopped when she was in front of Lavi. I hadn't really been paying attention to what she was wearing when I first came in, but now that she was up close, I could see every detail. She wore a short (just above knee) Christmas Dress that had white cotton outlining the end of the skirt and around her shoulders as it was sleeveless. To add to her outfit, she had matching boots with black laces and soles and red ribbons with a cotton tuff on the ends of them. as I admired what she was wearing, my eyes lingered to everyone else's outfit. All of them, even Kanda's surprisingly, consisted of a Santa Hat with flashing Christmas Trees on them, then they pretty much wore the same as myself, casual but with a bit more fatigue. One thing that I didn't see was how close Lenalee was to Lavi. She was whispering something in his ear and somehow, I had a bad feeling...
"Yeah, totally!" He answered to whatever Lenalee had suggested, making more curious and uneasy all at once. ''Hey Allen!'' I trotted towards him.
''Wha-'' Before I could ask, my eyes had sub come to darkness. ''What are you doing?''
''Come with us for a sec will you?''
''In this position, I don't think I have much of a choice...''
'Nice to know you're being cooperative.'' Even though my eyes were relieved of their sight, I knew, just knew, that he was enjoying this...every second of it...I felt a hand over my eyes and another push on my back, beckoning me to go forward, then guiding me in a series of directions. I could tell it was Lavi. Only he had those bony fingers, that searing heat that melted my chilling cold (as described by others), and lastly, that welcoming touch that washed my worries away with water that has formed from melted ice that only his warm touch could create. As I was blindly lead along, I wondered where it was I was being taken, so I tried to guess by what I could feel from my surrounding because thanks to me not having to rely on my sight, I could focus more on what my sense of touch could signalised. I felt my feet still on the hard wooden floor of Lavi's house, music quieting. So, it's far from the karaoke set from what I gather...Also, because the music was quieter, I could hear multiple footsteps, some of heels, some I was barely able to make out, meaning they were wearing flat shoes. Others are coming as well? A cold breeze hit my exposed skin and hair, carrying my white locks into the air, and as it arose it tickled my face. I've never really noticed how ticklish my hair is when it's washed...anyway, this means they've took me outside...for what exactly?
I soon discovered my answer.
"Okay, you can look now." Lavi said in my ear, I could feel every breath from each syllable. As heat left my back and eyelids, I slowly regained my sight again, seeing something in front of me. It was grey all over (Yeah, look at the title of the anime, it makes sense...) with chequered, a lot like the pattern on the back of my of the cards in my lucky deck which are currently located in my room in a safe place, strips near the bottom of it. Its shape was familiar, reminding me of the time me and Lavi went on a cinema date that time for some odd reason which will probably make sense when I can see properly. My vision grew better and I could see more deatail of the object. It was quite big length-wise, then supported by black circles underneath it. Behind something that I culd conclude was glass, I could of sworn there was a pair of dice hanging from a string. At long last, my sight had returned fully. It seemed that what I had been looking at was my new car. It was my favourite colour - grey- with my favourite pattern - black and white chequered just like my cards - on the lower part of the doors and at the same level height all around the car in one strip, with two dice hanging from the mirror at the front. It's make was a Citroen C5, which I thought looked quite a nice car. All in all, I was grateful as I looked dumbfounded at my friends who had bought it for me, and knowing what it was, it wasn't cheap either.
"Did you guys-"
"Yes we did." Lavi replied, answering my question before I had even asked it.
"Thank you, everyone." I was nearly in tears. Not because of what they had bought me, but because of the thought. It was a long time ago when someone had celebrated my birthday and that long time ago was with Mana...
Short flashback-
"Allen, do you know what day it is?" My father asked kindly.
"Erm..." I pondered. "Christmas Day?"
"Yes it is. Do you know what happened on Christmas Day a couple of year ago?"
"You found me...and took me with you." I answered, embracing myself in the memory of that glorious day that changed my life.
"So what does that make today?"
"Hmmmmm...I dunno..."
"Your Birthday."
"Birthday?"
"Yes. Happy Birthday Allen."
"Thank you...Mana...Father..." He smiled and ruffled my snow-coloured hair as frosted flakes fell all around us. "It's snowing!" I held my cold hands out, reaching for freezing wonders that floated towards us.
"Indeed it is."
Back to present-
"Lavi...Since when?"
"Since when what?"
"Did you have all this planned? The Car, Party, Everyone coming round to yours?"
"Quite a while ago actually. About four weeks maybe?"
"That long?"
"Well...I wanted it to be perfect for you." As soon as I heard that I couldn't stop myself. I instinctively ran up to him and hugged him as tight as I could. I was just so grateful, to the thought, to everyone, to Lavi most of all. A felt water fall down my cheeks, pouring out all my emotions.
"Thank you..." I managed to say through sobs and hiccoughs. "Lavi...Everyone..." As I wept, he seemed to hold me closer if that was even possible as I had brought us as close together as my arms would allow...
Author's note -
*tears**sobbing* I loved writing this chapter
Author's note: Thanks if you have read this far. I've been working on this since January :D. Be nice,mean, however you like, Chapter 17 is currently being written and it's nearly done so if youre enjoying this see you in the next chapter!