Allen: 'Well, Lavi, you're script really is very... original...'

Lavi: 'Why are you saying that like it is a bad thing? You're not still mad for being paired up with Kanda as princess and knight are you?'

Allen: '...'

Lavi: *sigh* 'I knew it. Come on, Allen. It's acting, you're a different person on stage. Just imagine being in love with Kanda, that will help. I won't let you two ruin the play because of your hard feelings to each other.'

Allen: *dark aura* 'That makes me want to kill him even more.'

Lavi: *sigh* 'I wish they would get along better sometimes.'

"Let's begin with the first scene of the princes and the knight," Lavi ordered. "Kanda climb on that platform, we'll make the decor later, so we'll have to use that as the tower for now."

Kanda did as he was told.

"Allen, Kanda, here's the script, try to put some feeling in it. Don't forget, you're names are Kandelia and Kimro now."

Allen sighed and took place in front of the platform. He looked up at the newly named princes. At first he had thought that being the knight would be fun, but that was when he was still imagining a real princes, not stupid Kanda whose hair was the only thing that could be compared to one. "Well, Kanda, just begin already. Let's get this over with as soon as possible."

In spite of the annoying "Tssk" that was thrown back at him the blue haired exorcist began reading the script. However, it didn't sound good at all. Instead of sobbing and whining he just said his sentences with a monotone voice. Talking about how lonely he was because his evil father had locked him up in that tower without anything except food and water. He ended with a unmotivated: "Oh, if someone could just save me from this place." (which actually needed an exclamation mark, but Kanda didn't sound even a bit like that)

Allen was determined to do it better (which wasn't hard at all). He would make sure to sound like a real knight, ready to safe this princes. "Oh, Kandelia!" It came out less good than he had hoped and with the next sentences he concluded that, although he was better than Kanda, he couldn't act good at all. "I, Kimro, will save you from that bad place. Now, open your window so I can use my pet feniks, wait what?" Allen looked up at Lavi. "A pet feniks?"

The young Bookman sighed. "Yes, Allen, a pet feniks. I was told to make something original, so I did. Now stop moaning and go on."

"O… Okay…" Allen answered confused before continuing his script. "Now open your window so I can use my pet feniks to get you out of there!"

He looked up to the locked up princes, who had to, according to the script, open de window now. Kanda didn't make a move at all. He just kept staring at the paper in his hands.

"Kanda," Allen whispered sharply, "open de window."

"There's none, so just hurry up with your lines."

"But, Kanda, you could at least act like there is one!" Allen felt himself growing angry again, but Lavi seemed to notice too.

"Allen, just ignore that, go on."

"Fine," he growled annoyed. "I'll try my best to go on with the play, unlike a certain person."

"Tssk"

"Allen, stop that, just go on. Use the sentences of the knight, not your own." Lavi sounded like he was getting irritated too.

"Thank you, my beautiful princes," Allen said, although he sounded more like he tried to suppress the urge to kill her instead of being grateful. "Feniks, come here and lift me up to her window!" He stayed silent for a while. "Feniks?"

Lavi expressed a bad imitation of a bird screeching.

"Oh no!" Allen called while looking in the distance as if he could see something the others couldn't. "My poor feniks is fighting for his life against demons. I have to save him! But I can't let this poor princes stay here either, she might be attacked as well."

"Oh my brave knight," Kanda responded emotionless, "I have a solution. You look trustworthy and strong. If you promise that you'll catch me I'll let myself fall in your arms."

Not only Allen looked at the text in dismay.

"Do I have to catch Kanda?!"

"You think I'll let myself fall in the arms of that moyashi!"

"Allen.. uh, Kimro desu!"

"Stop that you two! It's not that bad. Just jump, Kanda, and trust on Allen. See it as a fight, then you have to trust eachother too." Lavi started tapping his foot when both of the players looked at each other in dismay for minutes. "Come on, hurry up. If you don't work with me I'll tell Komui. Who knows what he has thought up for you for when you don't do this. Maybe he'll take away all your food, Allen, and no soba anymore for you Kanda."

They both went pale, then looked at each other with even deeper hatred (if that's even possible).

Suddenly Kanda jumped. Allen was so surprised that he nearly panicked. He stretched his hands to catch the taller man, but instead Kanda landed with his feet on the poor knight's head.

Allen was knocked out immediately, not remembering anything until the moment he woke up with a severe headache half an hour later. Lavi had already scolded Kanda by that time for aiming at that point on purpose and had changed the script, knowing that a lot of more trouble would come if he continued the play like this.

Another half an hour later, when Allen could finally stand again without feeling sick, they were on their places again, acting like before. This time they followed the new script Lavi had created while Allen had been unconscious.

"Oh my brave knight," Kanda said, "I have a solution. You look courageous and strong. I'll unbind my clothes to a thin and long string. You can use that to climb all the way up here and get me down."

No string was being thrown.

Allen waited for a few moments until he was sure Kanda wouldn't throw anything. Then he said, staying in his role: "Princes Kandelia, please hurry up and throw the string, my feniks is fighting and might die the moment we speak."

Kanda seemed to understand the hint as he looked up from his paper to send a glare. "I have no string here. So hurry up, stupid moyashi, just climb yourself."

"Alle… Kimro desu, you dumb princes. Now remember it for once! And throw something, it doesn't matter what. I can't get you down of that thing without it."

"Shut up and climb or I'll come down to cut you in pieces." He drew Mugen slowly.

"Since when do princesses have swords? I don't see anything in this script about one. Oh right, I forgot you're too dumb to read!"

Kanda jumped down, ready to swing his sword when Lenalee finally showed up and grasped his hand. "I'm gone for only a two hours to make copies of the script to hand them out and to help the other's to get in their role already and what do I find when I come back? You two fighting instead of practising. Stop this now. We have one week to make sure we can do the whole play, so stop this nonsense and help us to make it a success."

Allen faced the floor in embarrassment. "You're right. I'm sorry, Lenalee. I won't do it again."

"Let's just change the roles," Lavi suggested. "This doesn't work. Besides I realised that there are two exorcists that could better work backstage."

Lenalee finally let go of Kanda's hand. "That's a good idea. What did you have in mind?"

"Well, firstly, we'll let Miranda and Tiedoll work backstage. Miranda can stay there in case something might happen so she can keep the stage in one piece with her Time Record. Tiedoll can make the decor. Furthermore I want you to be the princes to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. The rest will be decided by lots again."

Lenalee nodded in agreement. "That sounds good. Let's call the other's to tell them."

With a deep sigh Allen left the stage. He had just finished his role during the practice. He was exhausted. His new role didn't suit him at all. Lavi kept telling him to be more motivated. To put more feeling in it, but Allen just couldn't get the hang of it. Now he was finally done and sat down on a chair next to Lavi's.

He couldn't concentrate on the rest of the play anymore and was just beginning to fall asleep when Lavi woke him up with a dissatisfied call. "Come on you two! That didn't look serious at all. You can't fool people that easily. This could be the most important scene of the whole play, you have to do it well."

Allen opened his eyes and saw Lenalee and Kanda, who was named the new knight, standing there. Lenalee was blushing. "But Lavi…"

"It's not that hard," the red haired exorcist continued. "Just kiss."

Allen felt himself getting red in the face. What, was there a kiss scene?! Suddenly he was so relieved he could scream of happiness. It would have been really really bad if he had had to do that with Kanda. But then he remembered Lenalee standing there. Would she have to kiss Kanda?! Somehow that thought was really disturbing to him.

"But, Lavi, I don't think I can just kiss Kanda like that," Lenalee sputtered.

Kanda stayed silent, but the disagreement was obviously written on his face when he shot a glare at the one who was ordering them.

"Come on, guys," Lavi sighed, "it's not that hard. It's what you make of it. Just think about something that makes it easier for you, like happy things, kissing someone you really love or kissing a wall if that makes you feel better."

They still didn't move.

"Maybe you should show them," Allen teased. "Then they'll understand."

Lavi got a thinking expression. "Yeah," he said slowly, "maybe I should. It could show them it isn't such a big deal at all." His eyes looked around the room, sliding over the duo on the stage, Cross sleeping backstage (he had lost his motivation after a day already) and then stuck on Allen.

Somehow it send Allen a chill down his spine that warned him just in time. When Lavi grabbed him he activated Crown Clown and slipped the sharp nails just in between their lips.

Lavi stopped and looked at the claws in surprise.

"Go away immediately or I'll cut you to pieces," Allen said with a hoarse voice. What was Lavi thinking?! He might think it was nothing, but that didn't mean Allen agreed with it as well!

The young Bookman jumped back in horror. "Allen, I was just trying to show them it is nothing, I just explained…"

"I don't care. Don't ever try that again." Allen glared at the friend who seemed to have gone crazy.

From the stage two surprised pairs of eyes followed the spectacle.

Lavi went pale then laughed uncomfortably. "Fine, Allen, I won't do it again." Then he sighed in desperation. "This is impossible. How can we ever finish a play like this." He looked at the princes and knight. "Maybe we should change the knight to someone who cán play this scene. Like General Cross."

He jumped up in terror when a flame appeared next to him.

"No," Allen ordered surrounded by fire. "I won't allow it. I won't…" Kanda with Lenalee was one thing, but his master…

"Okay, okay," Lavi stammered when the white haired exorcist raised his claws again. "It's fine Allen, I won't, I won't!"

Lenalee seemed relieved. Cross however didn't even hear it, he just slept through all of it.