A/N: Long chapter, at first it wasn't planned to be this long but I started adding and adding till it reached this length. Slight yaoi (not smut or lemon) not yet at least.
Anyway hope you enjoy, I sure did writing this chapter. Please review I want you to critize me!
Second Chapter
"Cellgames"
Allen and Lavi had been taken downtown to the police station, the whole ride on the patrol car the red haired kept calming down his intention to laugh at the look of nervousness on Allen's face but failed as he let out a small laugh every time Allen bit his finger nails. On the other hand the white haired boy couldn't find the situation at all funny, he had never been in trouble with the law due to the fact that most of Allen's life had been spent secluded inside a mansion. When they arrived at the station they were both handcuffed and led to meet the "police chief".
The minute Lavi entered the chief's office the man sent him a knowing look that's told Allen that this wasn't Lavi's first time being in the police station or meeting with this man which turned out to be true much to Allen's bad luck Lavi's reputation became his doom, Lavi was really well known around the station for being the leader of a small gang that participated in a series of small robberies around London but they had never been able to catch him because until now they hadn't had any proof against him so the best they could do was to lock him up for a day or two. But this time was different, this time they had witnesses that had stated seeing Allen chase Lavi around the city which the police concluded as Lavi stealing from Allen and Allen trying to get it back.
What the police didn't understand was that if Allen was trying to catch Lavi, why had he helped him destroy the building? Allen and Lavi tried to tell them that it collapsed as a consequence of the battle between them taking place on the roof, needless to say that they didn't believed them two kids couldn't possibly bring down a building by simply fighting. They both looked at each other and silently agreed not to reveal the existence of their "Innocence" because if they did that would most likely lead to more questions, questions they both wanted to avoid at all costs, so they admitted they used explosives to blow up the lower part of the building sealing their fate in jail.
Since they had no proof that Allen and Lavi were innocent they charged them with "Rebellious behavior against the ethic" and "Vandalism in private property" again Lavi managed to laugh because that sounded so much better than "Running through half a city" and "Bringing down a building". Their sentence was to stay in a cell for a day and to pay part of the cots of the building, somehow Allen felt relieved, in his mind he was expecting the worse like torture or permanent jail time, once again Lavi managed to laugh at Allen's relieved reaction.
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Allen let out another sigh, probably the twentieth in the forty five minutes him and Lavi had been locked up, he felt so frustrated in that cell, granted it wasn't that small and him and Lavi were the only ones there so space wasn't the issue. There were two beds (if you could actually call them beds) in it so the red haired laid in one and Allen sat on the other one letting out another sigh. Needless to say being in a cell with nothing to do gives you a lot of time to think about what's on your mind. Allen was worried about his friends Krory and Miranda, he had promised them to meet them at the inn they had agreed to go but now he was locked up in a cell with a thief. His attention now shifted to the thief laying in the bed next to him, the strangest thing was that he wasn't mad at the guy, not at all.
I don't get it! Why I am I not mad at him? He stole from me and made me got to jail for HIS crime! If then why am I not angry or shouting at him or insulting him? Allen once again glanced over at the thief, noticing his wild spiky red hair and his emerald green eye his curiosity tingled when he saw the other one covered by an eye patch. I wonder if he is really as bad as I heard back when we were being questioned? Back when we were fighting on the rooftop I noticed something in his eyes, something that told me that he had a good reason for doing what he was doing. I may be wrong but my father once told me that eyes are the one thing that can never lie. Allen's mind changed again over to his friends who were probably worried sick about him and he couldn't blame them, after all if they found out that he was in a cell most likely Miranda would freak out and Krory would pass out form the surprise.
Lavi on the other hand was thinking in one thing and one thing only: the white haired boy in front of him. At first he had mildly worried about his family but then he remembered that his family could take care of themselves, at least until Lavi got back. On the other hand the white haired boy in front of him had called his attention the minute he layed eyes on him from the top of the roof top, back when he had settled him as his next crime target but his whole mind wasn't claimed until he was saved by him. From the moment Allen had rescued him Lavi could only think of him and his actions.
Why did he save me?! He shouldn't care about me, not after all I said and did to him. I stole from him and insulted his family without knowing anything about him, then there's the fact that the guy had a weapon that seemed from the same nature as my hammer but even more powerful. I have always wanted to know more about my weapon but up until now nobody I've asked knew something about it until this guy, this guy knows about these weapons. I want answers but before I can get them I want to thank this guy fro saving me, even though it's pretty safe to conclude that after what I've done he won't answer me…………. maybe if I try smiling? Reever always said that a smile can get you to a lot of places even if it's a fake one. Allen sat up from the bed and looked over to Allen, he was surprised the white haired boy had been looking at him while he was laying down and when Lavi sat up Allen immediately looked away with a slight blush on his face.
"Excuse me" Lavi said sheepishly to the white haired boy sitting in the bed "I just wanted to thank you for saving me back there" Lavi widened his fake smile trying to show gratefulness.
"Oh, sure don't worry" Allen sighed looking at the red haired "Although I would prefer if you do it with an actual smile instead of that thing on your face"
Lavi was surprised, nobody had actually seen through his smile before, this boy was full of surprises, he put away the smile and looked at the boy "My name is Lavi" he introduced himself reaching out his hand.
"Nice to meet you Lavi" the white haired boy reached his hand and shook it "My name is Allen, although I do wish our encounter would have been in a rather different situation"
A silence fell between them, Lavi didn't speak because even though he wanted answers about his hammer, he also held somewhat of respect towards Allen and really didn't want to force him into talking to the one who was to blame for the two being stuck in a cell. Allen on the other hand, didn't speak because he was busy thinking about why he blushed whenever he made eye contact with the thief. It's not like I'm attracted to him Allen thought to himself I mean he's cute………. and handsome………… and has a gorgeous green eye……oh God! What am I thinking?! Allen mentally slapped himself…..hard. Lavi found himself quietly laughing at the reactions from the white haired boy.
"Wanna play a game?" Allen asked breaking the silence.
"What kind of game?"
"Lavi" Allen sighed and looked at the red haired boy controlling his blushing "Cut it out, I know you want answers about your hammer, questions like what is it? Where did it come from? And why can it grow several times? Are probably coming through your head right now, so I've come up with a little game that will give each of us what we want" Allen finished raising an eyebrow asking the thief if he was interested.
"You really see though me, Allen" Lavi half smiled "Ok, I'll play"
"I'll tell you how it works" Allen said "We take turns asking each other questions, one question each turn, you can choose to answer or decline, if you choose to answer then you must and I repeat must speak the truth but if you decline the other one gets to ask you two questions instead of one"
"Interesting" Lavi smiled to himself, this boy is indeed full of surprises he thought "Were did you learn this? I'm curious"
"You'd be surprised how much information you can get from gloating rich bastards with this game" Allen smiled "My turn, now"
"Wait! That wasn't the question I wanted to ask!"
"You should think before you speak" Allen let out a small evil grin.
"Fine, then it's your turn although I don't know what you would want to know about me" Lavi sighed not noticing his evil grin grew at the statement.
"What happened to your eye?" Allen asked raising an eyebrow.
Lavi was taken by surprise, fist of all his eye wasn't something he would like to discuss with a stranger even one that had saved his life but then it hit him, that's what Allen wanted, he purposely asked something private so that Lavi would decline and would then be forced to answer two questions, this game was pure strategy disguised by simplicity.
"I decline to answer" Lavi said admitting defeat, at least for now.
"Well then I get two questions" Allen's grin grew a bit more "Who were the people that were with you back in the alley?"
This he could answer openly "My gang, although I think of them more like family"
"Second question" Allen was satisfied with the answer he thought, he had deduced as much back when they were fighting, but still he needed to confirm his hunch "Where did you get that hammer?"
Once again Lavi was taken by surprise that the kid took the initiative to start the Innocence talk, if this was going to bring him answers he might as well answer questions too "The last thing my dad gave to me before he died" Lavi sighed with a bit of sadness leaking out, he had truly loved his father or the least what little he could remember about him.
"My turn" Lavi couldn't wait to ask, finally he would get answers concerning his hammer "What is Innocence?"
Allen's grin was now an evil smile "I decline to answer"
Lavi's jaw dropped, he had fallen into the white haired's trap he had already taken two questions at Lavi when the red haired had asked nothing, he was pissed at the strategy Allen was taking. "You can't do that"
"Why not?" Allen raised an eyebrow still smiling.
"Because………because……….." Lavi was desperately trying to find the rest of the sentence but Allen was right, he was following the rules of the game, Lavi could only get mad at not taking the boy seriously on this.
"You get two questions" Allen's smile still on.
"Who were does two people that were with you when I robbed you?"
"My ex-butler and my ex-maid" Allen replied.
"Why ex-?" Lavi immediately asked not realizing what he had done.
"We ran away from the mansion so the title doesn't really count" Allen answered "My turn"
"Wait, not what?! I still have a-"Lavi couldn't finish since he had now come to realize that he had indeed asked two questions.
"Told you, you should watch what you say" The evil smile on Allen was truly somewhat scary.
"What's your lastname?"
"Why do you want to know my last name?"
"That's not answer" Allen replied.
Lavi sighed, he did remember his lastname but he had never actually used it, having a family formed by others kind of took out the importance of a lastname. Still he had no problem answering the question.
"Bookman" Lavi answered between a sigh.
"I like it, has a nice ring to it" Allen smiled.
"What's your last name Allen?" Lavi asked still forgetting to think before speaking.
"Millfiore" Allen answered "Although since I'm running away I think I might as well change it. So my turn now"
"Wait!" Lavi realized too late what he had done "Can't believe you are tricking me like this, you are an expert on this game, you know? You just hide it through that innocent look on your face. Fine ask away"
Allen's face now turn serious, studying the boy in front of him, this next question was important "Back when we were fighting, how did you know to summon the level two technique of fire?"
Lavi had indeed wondered about the voice he heard in his mind back when they were fighting, he was curious but he knew he couldn't really learn anything about it until the voice spoke again and Lavi didn't know when that would be. Answering Allen's question might be a trap since it's a talk relating Innocence Allen might learn a bit more about Lavi's but if he then asked Allen about Innocence in the next turn he might decline and once again Lavi would find himself with no answer, it was a gamble still Lavi really had nothing to loose.
Lavi sighed "You may find this weird and you will possibly no believe me but fine" Lavi sighed once again "Back when we were fighting and I realized that you were too powerful a voice came to my head and told me what to say to activate the level two, although he didn't tell me how to control it"
Lavi looked at Allen and expected to find a look of disbelief on his face but instead, there was a look of surprise and seriousness on his eyes, Lavi found it somewhat weird that the white haired boy wasn't laughing.
"I believe you" Allen finally spoke looking at the floor.
"My turn. Why do you believe me? I mean it's kind of a hard-to-believe story" Lavi asked raising an eyebrow.
"Because" Allen was debating whether or not to continue "Because the same happened to me, back when I first activated my Innocence"
"What do you mean?" Lavi asked raising an eyebrow.
"Sorry" Allen smiled again "My turn now. Good question though your getting better at this, what were your parents like?"
"Why would you want to ask that?"
"That's not an answer, Lavi"
"Promise me that if I answer this, you'll definitely answer MY next question"
Allen sighed, he expected as much after all it had been kind of unfair for leaving Lavi in blank about what he really wanted to know. "Fine"
"Ok then, I really don't remember much about them, I remember my mom was really nice and loved to cook and my dad even though I rarely got to see him because he normally went on long business trips, I really enjoyed spending time together, although they died some time before I turned ten years old"
Allen was thinking about Lavi's response, business trips? Both of them died? Could it be that Lavi's dad was a…………no it's too soon to think about that I need to know more before jumping to conclusions.
"Fine is your turn, you can ask me anything you want and I'll definitely answer you" Allen spoke breaking off from his thoughts.
"Okay, what is Innocence?" Finally Lavi thought.
Allen sighed once again and looked at the red haired. "I think you should sit down, I'm going to explain everything I know about Innocence it's quite a bit but not everything there is to know, okay?" Lavi simply nodded and as instructed sat down on the floor close to Allen.
"Innocence is the combination of certain things that when combined can form weapons like yours and mine" Allen saw the confused look on Lavi and continued "First you need a human, any type of human would do then you need a 'bond'-"
"What's a bond?"
"I'm trying to explain that" Allen looked seriously at the thief and continued "A bond is a powerful relationship between two or more humans, however this bonds are extremely rare and therefore not many people know about Innocence, for example your hammer, you said that your father gave it to you which could mean one of two things, one of them being the possibility that your father created the hammer when he 'bonded' with someone, possibly your mother"
"My mother?" Lavi asked still in confusion.
"Yes, you see to form a bond it normally requires of a powerful positive feeling like 'love', 'loyalty' or 'friendship' are the most common when it comes to bonding"
"So you're saying that my dad got this hammer when he fell in love with my mother?"
"That's one possibility, the other one is that the hammer has been passed down from generation to generation through time, that's another way to get Innocence, although it's not as powerful in the hands of someone who didn't create it"
"I don't think the 'old panda' created the Innocence that my dad gave me" Lavi said looking at the ceiling.
"Old panda?" Allen asked in confusion.
"My grandfather" Lavi explained "He didn't look like the one to 'bond' with people, he was really secluded and quiet"
"Well those are the two possible ways I know how to get Innocence"
"Wait that's it? You only need a person and a 'bond'?"
"No" Allen answered "I was going to continue but you interrupted me "Finally you need an object in which to store the Innocence, like your hammer or my……………."Allen was going to continue but he backtracked "Anyway, this item cannot be any normal one, since it has to represent the user that is going to be using the Innocence"
"What do you mean by 'represent'?"
"For example" Allen cleared his throat "If your father was a carpenter then a hammer could in a way represent him because it's a tool he uses, you understand?"
"Yes"
"Now, there are two types of Innocence there is the equipment type like your hammer and there is the parasitic type like…………me"
"You?"
"Equipment type are normally tools that you can pick up but parasitic types live inside the user's body and are normally a bit more stronger than equipment types"
"How can that be? You told me that you needed an object to lock the Innocence in" Lavi asked.
"Sometimes that object can be a………..human" Allen admitted in bit of shame "However to lock Innocence inside humans is very dangerous since not every body can take it and some die in the process" Allen told with a bit of sadness in his eyes.
Allen brushed away some tears that were forming on his eyes and by accident removed the part of his hair that was covering his left eye, revealing a small star shaped scar above his eyebrow with a line falling down to his cheek. Lavi was surprised and observed the boy.
"What happened to your eye?" Lavi asked.
Allen immediately realized that he had uncovered it by accident and put the hair back hiding the scar.
"That's what you get when you get used to store Innocence" Allen tried to squeeze a laugh but failed.
Lavi couldn't help but feel bad for the boy "You know what happened to my eye?" The red haired asked trying to make Allen focus on him and not on feeling bad about his eye.
Allen turned to see Lavi and said "It's ok you don't have to tell me"
"I want to" What was this feeling going through Lavi's mind that made him not want to see Allen sad? He uncovered his eyepatch and showed it to the boy. What Allen saw was an emerald green eye but somehow it wasn't as shiny as the left one, it was more of a pale green "It happened after my parents died, I can't really see with it so I cover it with an eyepatch"
"Thank you for telling me that" Allen smiled.
"Your welcome" Lavi answered and looked a t Allen who was with a look of surprise "What is it?"
"Your smile" Allen got close to the red haired "It was real this time"
Lavi took a moment and realized that indeed he was smiling and it wasn't fake, this kid actually gave him a bit of happiness. Next thing he realized was that he was kind of……blushing, having Allen so close was making him red.
"So……..you told me everything you know about Innocence" Lavi stated controlling his blushing "I'll give you five questions that I'll definitely answer in return"
Allen laughed "Ok. First question, Are you really as bad as the cops say you are?"
Lavi couldn't help but laugh at the question. "I am guilty for those small robberies around London if that's what you're asking"
"I figured as much but that's not what I asked, what I asked was if you were as BAD as they say you are"
"I don't do it just for myself" Lavi sighed remembering his family "I do it to be able to protect those close to me"
"You really are a nice guy you know that?"
"Not many people from your class call me 'nice' and by the way that was your second question" Lavi said smiling.
"I'm not from the rich class anymore, can't say I'll miss it" Allen sighed.
"Why did you run away from home?" Lavi asked, he had been curious about it since he said his friends were his ex-employees.
"You'll have to wait your turn" Allen smiled "Third question, What is it living life like a criminal?"
Lavi laughed at the fact that the boy was actually interested in this. "Well, it is exciting but it does have its downside"
"Like what?"
"Well, you have to constantly looking out for cops and you can't stay in one place for too long and you really have to look who are your true friends" Lavi continued "Final question, think really hard Allen"
"Don't have to" Allen admitted looking away hiding his blush "Do you have a ………………gi-girlfriend?" When he finished he tried looking at the floor hiding his redness.
Lavi also blushed….a little, indeed he had had some past flings but nothing you could actually call a relationship, girls always seemed so….superficial. "No"
Allen's blushed even more and Lavi laughed at how cute he looked with his porcelain skin tainted with a little red around his cheeks.
"My turn" Lavi had a plan for this question but the last question made him reconsider "Why did you ask that?"
"Well" Allen seemed nervous and you could tell from his voice "I lik- I refuse to answer" That was a close one, he couldn't confess he felt somewhat of an attraction for the red haired, at least not now.
"I get two questions now" Lavi laughed a little "You're right, I am getting better. First question Why did you ran away from home?"
Allen didn't really find the need to not answer, it's not like he was ashamed of it.
"I never considered that place my home" Allen could feel some anger rising in his heart "They kept me always inside, reading and studying everyday of the week every hour of the day, except at the end of each moth when I was able to go outside to the backyard for an hour. I felt like an encaged animal"
Lavi was surprised the boy had been through that, he had made a mistake thinking Allen was like those other rich kids that thought they were better than everyone else, Allen didn't feel that at all, he just wanted to be free. So that's why he needed the money, to start a new life huh? And I went and screwed it up, God I'm an idiot Lavi thought Although I'm kind of glad I did, that way I got the chance to meet him. Lavi stood up, sat next to the white haired boy and put his arm around his shoulders.
"I'm sorry for what I did"
"Don't be, this way I got to meet you" Allen said enjoying the warmth of Lavi's presence "Granted it wasn't the best situation for two people to meet but I guess I don't regret it"
"You're glad to meet me after what I said and did?!"
"Sure am" Allen looked at the boy smiling "You aren't a bad person, at least not as bad as they say you are and I know that what you steal you do it for protecting your family, that's something I admire" Allen sighed "I wish I was that strong."
"What are you talking about?" Lavi looked at the white haired boy smiling "You are super strong, with that sword and cape besides, you saved my life"
"You already wasted your other question so it's my turn" Allen replied "When we get out of here, wou- would you be my………….friend? It's ok if you say no" Allen asked sheepishly.
"Of course, I would" Lavi said once again showing his true smile "My turn. Why did you save my life? It's been bothering since we got here; I mean after all I did I don't think I deserved it"
Allen gently slapped the red haired "Don't say that, I saved you because no human life deserves to die no matter what they have done in the past."
"Your turn" Lavi spoke.
"What else do you want to know about me?" Allen said raising an eyebrow.
"Why did that pocket watch mean so much to you?" Lavi asked looking at the place where the pocket watch used to be before the cops took it away together with his hammer.
Allen smiled remembering why "Because that's the only thing I have left from my biological family. You see I was adopted when I was seven by a rich man, but before then I lived with my mom and my dad and since back then we didn't have much money my dad gave me that pocket watch at my seventh birthday the day before he died. He told me it wasn't worth that much and that he and my mom were sorry that they couldn't get a real one. But still it is my most loved possession because it shows me just how much they loved me" Allen turned to look at Lavi "So sorry if I acted a little mean back at the rooftop, it's just that I really love that watch"
Lavi smiled at the boy. I'm liking this kid more and more each moment that passes by he thought "You truly are different from the other rich kids"
"You shouldn't be so stereotypical Lavi, you can't judge a book by its cover" Allen yawned and realized that it was getting kind of late "Come on I'll give you the last question ask me anything and I'll answer"
"Ok then" Lavi flashed an evil grin on his face and suddenly leaned over pressing his lips against Allen's for a brief moment before pulling back, he noticed that Allen wasn't angry afterwards simply surprised "My question is: Did you like it?"
Allen was dumbstruck; he touched his lips with his fingers and looked at the floor as if he was ashamed of something. "Well………." Allen started but couldn't continue right away since he was still surprised by the kiss "I don't know what to say"
"Why?" Lavi asked regretting to have done it in the first place "By the look on your face either you really liked it or you really hated it"
"It's just that……….I don't know" Allen blushed "I can't really qualify it since that was my first kiss ever" His blush got even redder.
Lavi's jaw dropped. What the hell did I just do?! Did I just steal Allen's first kiss?! God, I'm such a horrible person! The poor guy didn't even had time to enjoy it! He must really hate me now and to think that moments ago I was dying to taste his lips, now I really regret it. But how the hell was that his first kiss?! He has what fifteen or sixteen years? And he's really cute and handsome……with beautiful eyes and…….beautiful skin. For God's sake control yourself Lavi! You already ravished his lips what do you wanna do now? Deflower him? Lavi tried to think in seething else.
"Excuse me Allen" Lavi said breaking the silence that had fell upon them "But how is it that that was your first kiss? I mean you're a handsome guy, you must have had several people fighting over you"
Allen snapped away from his thoughts and thought of the answer "Well, like I said most of the time I spent reading and studying so there really was never any chance of me having a relationship with anyone. Besides most people don't like me because of my eye and my hair" He admitted with sadness in his voice "They think I'm cursed and stuff"
Lavi grabbed Allen's chin and forced him to make eye contact with the red haired "Well listen to me, I think you are really handsome and that your hair and eye just makes you even more adorable"
"Thanks Lavi" Allen smiled.
God I love that smile Lavi thought to himself.
"Now rest, Allen" Lavi said making him lay down on one of the beds "Tomorrow I'll have more questions for you" He finished with a smile.
"Ok"
Suddenly a guard that was in the next room yelled "Lights out!" and the cell turned dark, Lavi had a bit of trouble reaching his bed in the middle of blackness but once he did he layed down and started to fall asleep when Allen spoke loud enough for Lavi to hear him.
"I didn't hate it" Allen said "The kiss, I mean" And with that he dozed off, lost in his dreams.
I think I'm falling for you Allen, hard and fast
That was the last thought Lavi could come up with before him too falling asleep not noticing his pants going a little tight as he started to think in a certain snowy haired blue eyed boy.
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A/N: What do you think? I actually loved this chapter and the whole game going on, there were still some things that I wanted to add but those can wait till the next chapter. But can you guys wait? In the two days that the first chapter has been on several people have subscribed but only a few have reviewed, remember what happens if lots of people review: SEQUEL!
OMG! I LOVE LAVI FOR STEALING ALLEN'S LIP VIRGINITY BY ACCIDENT.
