I have an excuse, last chapter was more like a slightly humorous intro. This is where it gets s-e-r-I-o-u-s. please enjoy!
Allen woke up in the morning with a throbbing headache. "Ahhh, I wonder if I have any pain medicine left in the bedroom…" Allen wondered aloud.
And lord behold, he had one and a half bottles left of it. He was really glad he ever missed out on bargains. He got hurt a lot. Therefore, he had headaches even more.
"Dang it, I have no time to rest. I have to get to the shop in an hour." Allen said to no one.
Ring Ring Ring Ring~
It was the phone.
"Hello?" Allen answered hiding his annoyance.
"Allen Walker?" The… man on the other line answered.
"Yes, that's me," Allen answered, the conversation slightly peeking his interest.
"Well, we have some boys in custody, a clerk said that they were under your care, can you please come get them from the police station?" The man asked.
"Yes, I'll be there right away.." Allen said hanging up.
"Why can't I rest?" Allen wondered aloud.
Allen got dressed and put on his façade and then started to walk out of his room, into the blasted sun.
'why does the sun shine so brightly? It's not like anything beyond it shine that bright…' Allen thought in anger.
The walk was grueling. There were record-setting temperatures among the city today. Best day to bail a kid outta jail huh?
Allen got to the police station.
'Ahhh it's air-conditioned' Allen thought in joy to get out of the murderous heat.
"Uh? Hello? I'm here to get some kids?" Allen asked the woman at the front desk. (A/N~ I wonder why we choose a woman to always be behind the desk? I think that Riza Hawkeye is the perfect person to look too, when you think women can only to box office jobs.)
"Oh yes, there are three, I hope you don't mind, but can you please sign some papers for us, then you can take them." The woman asked not bothering o look up from the papers she was already reading when he walked in. Allen simply nodded.
He was handed papers, he signed them all in about 2 hours.
"Okay, I'm done, can I have the kids?" Allen asked.
"Yes," The lady said getting up, supposedly to get the kids.
A little while later Allen's smile had turned into a slightly, scowl-ish smirk.
"Here they are." the lady said.
Standing before him, was an irritated redhead, the kid he met before, and a young girl who was hanging onto the redhead.
"Thank you, I'll make sure to keep them out of trouble." Allen said with a smile. The lady simply nodded and them walked back to her.
"Now, boys, care to explain why I had to come here, before it was even noon, much less, with a splitting headache?" Allen asked not even a hint of annoyance in his tone, as they walked out of the police station.
"I don't need to explain anything to you, it's Lika who has to explain. He's the one infatuated with you." Lavi said in a very annoyed tone.
"Look, I wasn't called in for just Lika, I was called in for all of you, therefore, they think im responsible for all of you. So, explain." Allen said still with a neutral tone.
"Look, we'll make sure that you never have to get up and come get us again. Promise." Lavi replied.
"Fine, don't tell me. Here." Allen said handing the little girl and Lavi food and drink.
"We don't need nor want your charity." Lavi stated.
"Really? Okay then. Lavi?" Allen asked.
"What?" Lavi asked.
"Can I speak with for moment?" Allen stated simply.
"Sure, I guess. Lucy, Lika, stay here I'll be right back." Lavi said leaving with Allen a few feet away from the kids.
"What?" Lavi asked, breaking the silence.
"Thos kids, you know that they need more care than you're probably able to give them… and you, you're a teenager. You need to get a job, but, we both know you're paranoid." Allen stated simply, really looking concerned. He really felt concerned too.
"Look, I'm not going to hand them off to child protective services, some shit like that." Lavi said getting a bit angry.
"I'm not suggesting that. I'm suggesting, no, I am demanding, that you either hand them over to my care, or let me watch them while you work so you can support them." Allen said getting serious.
"Demanding? Since when have you ever gotten the authority to ask something off me, much less demand?" Lavi said looking down at Allen like he was some bug.
"Look, I don't want to make enemies of you, Lavi. In truth, I just want to be your friend." Allen stated.
"Look, Lika calls you Angel, because you saved him from the evil store clerk suspected to be a rapist. I thank you for doing that. I also thank you for getting Lika out of Cross's house, and I also thank you for getting us out of that place, after we did something bad. But, thanking is all I'm willing to do. And it's not like I chose for us to have crossed paths so many times. I am not looking for friends." Lavi stated, murderous intent now a bit less obvious in his eyes.
"I don't care, I want to be your friend. So… I don't care how many times you or the kids get in trouble, I will be there to bail you out, you can trust me on that. I also want you to trust em to take care of the kid while you work. Because we both know you won't give them to me, or anyone else for that matter." Allen said.
"I can't trust you, you're a stranger. I choose not to trust strangers." Lavi stated looking away.
Allen took a deep breath, "Allen Walker, 18. Previously in care of Cross Marian, 34. Birthday, December 25th. It is not actually my realy birthday because I was found the street by Mana Walker, Dead. Is that all you need to know? Or do I have to keep going?" Allen asked.
"What? I didn't ask you all those things. I don't need to hear anymore. I won't listen to it anyway…" Lavi said as he started to walk back, but something stopped him, an arm.
"If you don't make a choice, I'll hand them over to the child protective services, and we both know you don't want to do that." Allen said face hardening. He was not playing games anymore, anyone could've seen that.
"You wouldn't…" Lavi said murderous intent in his eyes.
"I would, and I will." Allen stated with a straight face.
"I will gladly kill you, if you think I'm lying, test your luck." Lavi said turning around.
"I know you would, but you wouldn't in front of the kids." Allen said, his face unmoving.
"I would tell them some ridiculous lie." Lavi said, pulling something out of his pocket.
"Try. I won't fight back." Allen said, his body was stone. He was going to stand his ground. He didn't care if he was killed in the process, he knew that this boy was special.
"You really won't move, you really don't believe I'll do it. Well, your mistaken," Lavi said as he made a move to stab Allen in the shoulder. He succeeded in stabbing straight through Allen's shoulder.
"I said I wouldn't… fight, back." Allen stated, his stone face breaking only the slightest bit.
"Your really aren't afraid of death are you?" Lavi said grinning, he had forgotten how good it had felt to place a blade through someone's skin.
"You enjoy it, bringing people's pain. But, you shouldn't bring other people into misery, because your life hasn't been perfect. Please, Lavi-" Allen said pleading eyes. He truly didn't want to have too protect himself.
"I-"
Cliffhanger. Hope you enjoyed.