Warning: A little bit of angst at the start. Fluffiness at the end!

Author's Note: It was a joy writing this chapter, so I hope you like this! Reviews/favourites are loved, as always. I was wondering if a movie date or a picnic would make a better first date. Tell me what you think! Thank you so much for reading my work.

Love, MidnightInception xx

"Nobody deserves your tears. But those who deserve them don't make you cry."

Plates crashing. Dishes breaking. Tables overturning. People shouting.

Again.

Allen would usually cry himself to sleep on a night like this. The cold, dark aura which surrounded the house whenever they fought was unbearable - it was most probably the thing Allen feared the most. Although this doesn't happen very often nowadays, they still fight. And when they do, Allen could do nothing but sit in his room, listening to them screaming and crying, blaming each other for whatever mess they were in. Normally he would blast his music from the computer speakers, but today, Allen stared into space, as if thinking of a way out of this bloody hell.

The door slammed. He sighed, 'Dad must have stormed out; leaving Mom alone again for the night'. He buried his face in between his legs. Why was his family falling apart? Why was everything just so wrong?

Ding!

Allen looked up when he heard the ringing of his phone. It was then he remembered he had to ask his best friend Kanda about something. He got up from his bed and let out another huge sigh as he turned to face the stacks and mountains of homework and textbooks he had left lying around on his study desk. He rummaged through the lot, trying to find it.

'Verdammt*, I knew I left it here somewhere...'

"There you are," He whispered as he pulled the phone out from underneath one of his German vocabulary books. He was thinking of leaving the text message he had received alone; he was really not in the mood for anything - until he saw a familiar name on the cover of his Nokia flip phone.

Lavi (1 text message)

A smile instantly lit up his gloomy face. It was Lavi.

Hey Allen!

Happy birthday! Wanted to drop by to give you the present today but your mom told me you hung out with Kanda. Hope you had a special day!

Lavi xx

He giggled, pleasantly surprised that he remembered and bothered to buy him a present. He glanced at his clock - 7 p.m. He punched in his telephone number, only to find himself stopping mid-way. Was he disturbing him? He thought about it for a while. 'Maybe an SMS would be better.'

Thanks Lavi! Can we meet? Let's say, in ten minutes, at our usual spot? It's okay if you're busy.

For the past few weeks, Lavi and Allen have been meeting each other at the place where Allen fell. Lavi laughed and said it was now their "lucky place". There was something about his eyes as he said it - It was as if there was this twinkle in them, something Allen just couldn't figure out what it meant.

As soon as Lavi said the word, Allen excitedly took one last good look in the mirror and grabbed his coat before he set off into the night, his heart beating hard against his chest, feeling afraid yet eager.

"Where are you..." Allen thought out loud. He checked his watch again and looked around the dimly lighted street...still no sign of him.

Just then, a strong hand grabbed him by the arm, forcing Allen to turn around. He smiled.

"Hey Allen," Lavi grinned at him, and gave him a high-five. Allen hesitated for a while, as he was in a daydream, before he lightly slapped his friend's hand. Lavi furrowed his eyebrows, sensing something was wrong with him.

"...They're fighting again, aren't they?"

Allen slowly nodded. Lavi shook his head.

"I figured..."

Awkward silence ensued. Allen groaned inwardly. There. He just ruined the moment. The light-hearted moment, all because of a stupid hesitation. He slapped her forehead. Fantastic. What a way to start off the perfect conversation with the guy you like.

Lavi, who was looking down at his shoes, finally looked into his eyes. The way his eyes sparkled even in the dimmest of lights was unbelievable. He had never seen anything like it. Allen held her breath.

Then, Lavi smiled.

"Maybe what you need is a hug..."

"Hey!" Allen laughed as he pulled her closer. He chuckled, pressing his forehead against his, "Is that better?" he whispered softly, feeling his warm breath against his lips. Allen giggled, though somewhat nervously. It seems like he can't help but embarrass himself every single time he's around him.

Allen felt a pair of hands making its way up from his waist to his face. The eighteen year old could already feel butterflies in hia stomach - he has never felt this way before. In fact, this is the first time a guy has ever gotten so close to him. His hands ran through his white hair and neatly tucked them behind his ears. He freezes, unable to think straight.

Lavi drew a deep breath. His fingers then found his face and gently cupped his cheeks. As he gingerly brushed his nose against Allen's, it nearly drove him crazy. There he was, standing in front of a beautiful swan. No, wait, that wasn't it. He was the beautiful swan; for there was no one like him.

'This is insane, you've only met the guy three weeks ago. You are not infatuated. No. You're not.' He sighed. 'What am I doing...'

Then, something just ran straight through those walls. Without thinking, Lavi lightly kissed him on the forehead. It was brief kiss, nothing more, nothing less. But there was something magical about that touch because both Lavi and Allen could feel their hearts beating so fast, it seemed as if they were in their throats. They could hear each other's breathing quicken as they smiled. That was it.

They had fallen in love.

*Verdammt : 'Dammit!' in German