Chapter 3

Wow. I think I thought this out too much. My brain just kinda fried…and I lost a little interest. =.=

Warning: This chapter may seem a little slow. Stick with me! I've decided I'm gonna forget time. It takes too long to think out, so whatever.

I've noticed I don't have a disclaimer….oh well.

I really really really want to go to an anime convention!!! DX

Lavi:

Lavi half dragged Lenalee to the coffee shop. The sky was getting dark, and it was looking like it was going to rain. As they burst through the doors a little bell alerted their presence. Lenalee held onto the wall, panting heavily.

"You…run…fast." She managed to say between breaths. Her face was flushed slightly, and her eyes were watering from the wind.

Lavi laughed. He was bending over, supporting himself on his knees. "It looked like it was going to rain, and the change in weather was so sudden. Last week it was sunny, this week it's overcast. Didn't you feel the cold air?" He asked, grinning.

Lenalee nodded. Her breathing returned to normal and she said, "You should have warned me."

Lavi grinned. "Sorry."

They straightened up and glanced around the coffee shop. A head of white hair locked Lavi's attention. "Allen!" He called happily and waved. Allen waved back, a look of amusement on his face.

Lavi held Lenalee's hand as they walked over to the booth Allen was sitting at. Allen busy studying the menu intensely, a hand over his mouth, his eyebrows knit together, concentrating on the menu, as if an answer would appear to him.

Lavi and Lenalee sat across from him. "So Allen, where were you after school today? I didn't see you exit, and you're kinda hard to miss."

Allen cracked a smile and touched his hair unconsciously. "You got me there."

Lavi grinned. "So where were you?"

Allen sighed. "I was suspended for the rest of the day. Stupid, seeing as there was only two hours left of school."

Lavi leaned in, excitement and shock written all over his face. "Really? Why?"

"That idiot, Yu Kanda guy. Don't ask."

"Aw, come on, Allen."

"Maybe later." Allen said, waving the topic away. "Anyways, you didn't introduce me to your friend."

"Ah. Yes, this is Lenalee Lee. I met her after school today. Her brother is a teacher. Komui Lee." Lavi said as he gestured from Lenalee to Allen.

"Oh! Yes, I have him for some classes. Nice to meet you." Allen said politely. He smiled warmly towards Lenalee, and she gave him a small sweet smile back. Allen frowned, then said, "Hey, do you have any idea what a moyashi is, Lavi?"

Lavi scratched the back of his head. "Ah…" Damn. He needs to brush up on his Japanese knowledge. "It's Japanese…"

Lenalee spoke up. "It means beansprout."

Allen twitched, which raised two curious faces.

"Did…Kanda call you a moyashi?" Lenalee said slowly.

Allen sighed. "Bastard." He muttered to himself. Lenalee and Lavi took this as a confirmation.

"So," Lavi said as he took the menu from Allen. "What are you gonna order?" Lavi said, changing the subject to lighter terms.

"I've got a few ideas in mind. I'm gonna go order, so I'll be back." Allen said as he got up from the table and stood in line to order.

Lou Fa:

Lou fa stood behind the register, taking people's order. It was a tedious job, taking people's orders. You stood around the same spot, waiting for a customer, all day long.

"Will that be all for you, sir?" She asked to a customer. She pushed her glasses up her face.

The man nodded. She turned around and called to Shifu and Rikei, "One salami sandwich!" The two boys nodded, and gave her the order. ((AN: Shifu and Rikei are the two other science department guys in the Asian Branch. They are often seen with Lou Fa))

"Here you go!" Lou Fa said as she handed the man the tray of food. The man gave a slight nod, and left to take a seat.

The next customer stepped up.

"Hello, may I take your—" Lou Fa started. As she looked up, she saw a boy with white hair and a funny scar over his left eye. He had a light expression on his face, and he was wearing his school uniform, from the Dark Order Academy, the school for delinquents. He was about her age.

And he was gorgeous.

Lou Fa's words caught in her throat and her face heated up. The boy stepped up to the counter, still looking at the menu. She stared at him in awe, never wanting the moment to end.

But it did.

"Hello?" The boy asked, snapping her from her little world.

"Ah! Yes! May I take your order!" Lou Fa said in a rush. She looked down at the register, feeling like an idiot.

The boy smiled at her. "Yes. I'd like to have three roast beef sandwiches, two chicken wraps, and a soda please."

Lou Fa stared at him. Could he really be eating that much?! Well, maybe he was taking it home or something. Who cares really? He was gorgeous. His face was lovely, and his chest looked strong, and…

"Ah! Yes!" Lou Fa said, managing to snap herself out of it. She was about to call it out to Shifu and Rikei, but they already handed her the order, looking at her funny.

"Hey, you okay?" Rikei whispered. "Do you want me to take this?"

Lou Fa shook her head, trying to hide her blush. "No!" She said a little fast. Rikei looked surprised. "I'm f-fine." She covered up.

She took the tray from Shifu, and turned around to the counter slowly. It was heavier than the average tray. "Here you go." She said, grunting softly.

The boy smiled. "Thank you." He pulled out his wallet, and gave her the money.

Everything felt like slow motion.

His left hand extended out to drop the money in her hands. Lou Fa looked at it in a daze, noticing how it was red, and red was the color of love and—

Wait.

It was red.

A mangled bloody red.

His hand brushed hers slightly, and she couldn't help but give a small shriek. She jerked her hand back quickly and cuddled it. The boy and Lou Fa locked eyes for a few moments, and Lou Fa apologized. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to…"

Allen looked down, and held his left hand in his right. He had a soft expression in his eyes, almost like anguish and sadness. Lou Fa's heart broke immediately.

"It's okay." He said softly. "I get that reaction a lot." This time Lou Fa could see genuine sadness in the boy's eyes.

"I…" Lou Fa started, then looked down, at a loss for words. "Would you like another sandwich for free?" She said.

The boy seemed to brighten at this, but not much. At least the agony was seemed to vanish, or at least conceal itself. Lou Fa suddenly felt very weak, and she wanted to kneel on the ground and cry.

"That sounds…nice. Thank you." The boy said as he smiled. The sadness was still apparent on his face, but the smile seemed to lessen it.

As Lou Fa handed him the sandwich, she blurted out "What's your name?" She noticed that the boy was careful not to brush their hands together.

"Allen. Allen Walker." He said as he walked away, smiling softly.

She could still feel the sadness wavering off of him as he walked away.

Kanda:

Kanda strode down the sidewalk of his apartment. The poor man, Tiedoll, seemed surprised to see him so early. He looked up from his painting.

"Ah? You're early today, Yuu-kun."

Kanda strode past him. "I don't have time or any fucking patience to chat idly." He barked from behind him.

Tiedoll watched him go confusedly, but dismissed it. He would get no answers by prodding.

Earlier that day, Cross Marian:

Cross lay sprawled across the couch of his apartment, rubbing him templates to endure his current hangover. He desperately wanted some food to eat, but his idiot apprentice was off to school again, so it looked liked if he wanted anything to eat now, he'd have to do it himself.

"Damn it all." He muttered as he got up, waving away the dizziness he felt as he stood up.

He stepped across the bottles that lay scattered across the floor, and grabbed his hat from the coat rack. He left his room, closing the door behind him, but not bothering to lock it, because there was nothing of value in the room anyways. And if anything happened, he'd make his idiot apprentice deal with it.

He exited the apartment, and looked around, as if he was hiding from something. That Tiedoll idiot was elsewhere, so the coast was clear. He didn't feel like putting up with Tiedoll lecturing him on "showing more affection towards his student". Cross always brushed it off, ignoring the spew of garbage that exited that man's mouth. But he felt that if he had to listen to it right now, he'd kill him. Of course it wouldn't be an easy battle, but it was the little things that caused Cross to snap.

He walked down the road to his favorite restaurant. It was a fancy one of course, the only one worth anything, in his taste. Two boys loitered in the center of the sidewalk, doing God knows what. They were in the way, so Cross shoved them out.

"Ah! Hey idiot, you dare mess with us?!" One of the boys called behind him. He had dark black hair, and black eyeliner. What a clown.

Cross turned to look at them, a glare easy its way onto his face.

"Yeah! You're in for a lot of trouble now! Hee!" The other boy, with long flowing blonde hair called out. He had some weird ass eyeliner on, too.

"I don't have time for two troublesome idiots who decide to skip delinquent school." Cross replied coolly. He turned back around and continued walking briskly. He heard footsteps from behind him, and a voice called, "You're not going anywhere, old man! You messed with us! Now you have to pay the consequences!"

He lifted his right hand behind his head and flipped them off, not losing pace at all. He heard a gasp.

The two idiots continued to follow Cross all the way to the restaurant. He paid them no mind. He entered the restaurant with a high level of authority, and the staff seated him immediately. The two idiots had a little trouble, but they managed to take a table nearby Cross, shooting him daggers. He looked at the menu, pointedly ignoring them.

He ate to his content and took his time. He had no rush. He even ordered a bottle of wine, downing it all by himself.

By the time he was done, the waiter handed him the bill, and Cross was ready. He scribbled something quickly on the paper, and talked with the waiter. He used many hand gestures, and the waiter nodded every few minutes. Cross gave a curt nod, and left the restaurant.

The Two idiots (Debitto and Jasdero):

They hid behind their menus, watching Cross intently, occasionally whispering to each other, "what do you think he's doing?" only to get the reply, "I don't know".

"Debitto, this is taking a long time." The boy whined.

"I know. Hold on Jasdero, I think he's almost done. Then we can get him outside." Debitto replied form behind the menu. They watched as Cross chatted with the waiter, and then got up and left.

"Now!" Debitto half whispered.

They didn't get two feet from the table before the waiter pulled them back from the collars.

"What the hell do you want, asshole?!" Debitto yelled. Jasdero rubbed his neck from being choked by his shirt.

The waiter scoffed. "The red haired man who just left said that you two are paying for his bill." He dragged them to the back of the restaurant and threw them into the kitchen. They landed with a hard thud on the floor. Two aprons were thrust to their faces. "Get to work!" The waiter yelled before leaving.

Devitto and Jasdero blinked.

"WE'RE GONNA KILL HIM!"

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Somewhere outside the restaurant, Cross laughed.

Another chapter done, and out of the way. Bwahah, I opened up some plot here! I swear, I plan out a chapter, then it ends up being completely different. Oh well, as long as it works.

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