`little bunny1412: Sorry for the so late update. I apologize if it had been so long. For now, I'm trying to construct the relationships with other characters so it won't be focused on Lavi and Tyki entirely. I hope you like this one.

Chapter 6

'Lavi

Since that day, a lot of things have changed. The atmosphere at home feels so light. Tension that feels so suffocating and heavy is gone. Being there, it is a home so full of life.

Uncle Sheryl and Tyki-nii are no longer in bad terms. And lately, Tyki-nii has been really kind, much more than before we first met. He smiles more often and no longer stays in his room too long. He also comes home early and sometimes picks me up from school.

It really has made me so happy that it's frightening. I didn't bother much with it though and tried to enjoy the times.

"Lavi, Tyki, would you like to go to the park with us this weekend? We're planning on having a picnic as a family," asked Sheryl.

"The park? A picnic?" asked Lavi.

"Would you like to go?"

"I'd want to!" said Lavi with so much eagerness in his voice. He had a large smile on his face showing how overjoyed he was at the idea.

"I wouldn't mind going," said Tyki.

"Then it's settled then," said Sheryl.

`Lavi

I'm so excited. Years has passed since I last went to a park. And a picnic? It really had been a long time. And Uncle Sheryl said that we're going as a family. I'm happy that I am part of it despite not being related to them. I'm really happy.

`Tyki

I guess this would be the first time in the months that had passed that we're going out together. Lavi seems real excited about it and it's nice seeing him that happy. It makes me feel excited about going as well.

Tricia woke up early morning and fixed all the food for the picnic. Her husband Sheryl helped her in preparing while the children were still asleep. And after preparing the things for the picnic, Tricia started cooking breakfast while Sheryl knocked on the children's doors and called them to prepare then go down for breakfast.

The child eagerly got up and headed to the showers. The lad unlike his brother slowly got up and it took awhile before he headed to the bathroom. After around half an hour, everyone was gathered at the table and eating breakfast.

"What time are we leaving, Uncle Sheryl?" asked Lavi with his mouth slightly full.

"Lavi, chew all your food before talking," said Tricia.

"Sorry," replied Lavi with still unfinished food which made the other two just laugh.

Tricia gave a look at the boys not to laugh at such and thing and be good examples. The two held their laughs as a crying sound was suddenly heard. They looked at the source and saw little Road crying over her bottle of milk that dropped to the floor.

Lavi quickly got up from the chair and took it and then handed it to Tricia who wiped it clean.

"Thanks, Lavi."

"Welcome, Auntie Tricia. Will Road be alright? She still hasn't stopped crying."

"She'll be fine," said Tricia as she took the child in her arms and sung a lullaby to comfort her.

"Clean up as I make another bottle of milk for Road, won't you for me?"

"Sure, Tricia," replied Sheryl to his wife.

After breakfast and cleaning up, they all got inside the car then drove to the park. Sheryl opened the trunk as the two boys offered a hand to help.

The cloth was placed on the chosen spot and then the picnic baskets were placed.

"Why don't you two play for now as we continue fixing? There's a playground as far as I know. Tyki, why don't you accompany Lavi there?" said Tricia.

"Okay, Aunt Tricia."

"Let's go then," said Lavi eagerly as his small hand pulled Tyki's toward where it might be. The child turned out to be wrong and the lad led them to the right direction.

On the way, they met a classmate of Tyki's. Not wanting to bother his brother, he said that he'll go on his own.

"I saw a classmate of mine there too. You don't need to watch over me as I play. You can talk with your friend here. I'll see you later then, Tyki-nii," said the child as he ran towards the playground where the other kids were playing already.

Tyki was about to follow him but his classmate insisted that he stay for a short while.

`At the playground...

Lavi tried playing with the other kids but just like in school, he was ignored or pushed away. They thought of him weird for the eye patch he wears and thought that the reason he does that was to look for attention. Most didn't like it at all while some followed with what the other kids says which left Lavi lonely.

Lavi decided to just sit on the swing and didn't bother trying to play with the kids who thought of him badly. He was peacefully swinging there lazily until an older kid told him to get off the swing so he instead could sit on it.

Still lost in his thoughts, Lavi merely asked , "Why?"

"Because I said so. Get off now if you don't want me to push you off, freak!"

"Hey, I'm not a freak," Lavi defended so innocently as the child he is.

"You are. If not take that eye patch off. You're probably just hiding something disgusting there."

"I'm not. Stop saying that and leave me alone."

"Then let everyone see that eye you're hiding," said the older boy as he reached out to the eye patch.

Lavi slapped his hand away to stop it and hit the older boy in the face while doing so.

"I'm sorry," replied Lavi as he realized what he had done.

"You freak, just show us already," said the older boy as he tried snatching the eye patch once more. Lavi backed away and fell on his back in the process.

A girl around their age saw it and scolded the older boy.

"Daisya! Stop being a bully and apologize or else I'll tell brother Komui what you've done."

"Eh, come on, Lenalee. We were just playing around."

"You weren't. I saw it."

The older boy seemed to get fed up with the girl and just walked away.

"Hey, Daisya!" she called out to him but got ignored.

She felt irritated but didn't bother with it anymore and faced the child Daisya bullied. She held out her hand and helped him get up.

"Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," said Lavi as he accepted her help and then got back on his feet. He removed the sand on his pants and faced the girl that helped him.

"Please forgive Daisya. And don't worry I'll tell on him to my brother so he will get scolded."

"Please don't. It's fine. I'm fine," said Lavi while thinking that if that happened, things will only get worse.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"What's your name by the way? I'm Lenalee," said the girl as she offered her hand while smiling.

"My name's Lavi. Thanks again, Lenalee," said Lavi as he shook her hand and returned the smile

"Would you like to be friend, Lavi? I think we'll get along just fine," said Lenalee.

"You don't mind that I have this eye patch?" asked Lavi questioningly as if unsure of what he's hearing.

"That hasn't really got anything to do with being friends."

"Okay. Thanks, Lenalee."

Lavi said while smiling widely. He feels so happy despite what happened. He gained his first new friend.

`little bunny: Thanks for reading and thanks to those that gave a review ^_^

*Lenalee is really Lavi's first friend. Tyki for him is part of his family.

10/14/2011