Wolvena- oh, you don't know the half of it! Try typing on a tiny screen with letters so close together that everything can't fit on the screen, and add that with a bumpy bus ride for an hour. -_- Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you took the time to read my A/N ^_^
1the3leonine- Thank you, I just randomly threw him in there though...thanks for reviewing :)
QueenOfDarkHearts- Kanda gets his point of view soon, I promise.
3Shirubagure- Aww, I wouldn't make Tyki a bad guy even if I wanted to ^_^
Guys, I will probably be updating WAY slower than usual. Guess what happened! My phone's system crashed D: All my notes for this story were stored in there and now they're gone T^T I was just typing on memo pad, the next chapter for the story when my phone screen turned blue and then shut down completely! Now it won't turn on and I had to write down all that I could remember just to do this chapter =/ Plus without a phone I can't update unless I type the whole chapter on a computer, and both laptops in my house belong to my sister or my brother (Who are ALWAYS using them!) It's a miracle I actually pried my sister's laptop away from her to write this... -_- anyway, I rambled enough!
Tyki stopped short of an arched doorway that stretched into a seemingly endless hallway. Allen squinted and could just make out the faded black letters on the door that spelled 'LIBRARY.'
"Okay, we're here. It's just down this hallway." The man smiled, waving Allen off and walking away in the opposite direction.
"Thank you!" Allen shouted after him, then advanced down the long hallway. Shortly arriving at the entrance Allen opened the door and it was like he entered another world. This place is impossibly big! The bookshelves seemed to go on for miles and many tables littered around what appeared to be a common area. Piles and piles of books cluttered the room, yet it was like a ghost town. No one seemed to be around, that is until Allen heard the rustling of papers (which nearly scared him half to death.)
Allen yelped and turned his head in the direction of the noise to see a short man, flipping through old parchment. The man seemed to notice of Allen's presence as well because he looked up a second later.
"Ah, you must be Allen Walker." The man said in a monotonous voice.
"How did you-"
"Lavi spoke of you once, the white hair was a dead giveaway."
Allen blushed a little. I see, this must be Bookman... Wait, Lavi was talking about me? What did he say? Allen blushed harder, knowing Lavi's reputation for being a troublemaker, it made Allen wonder just what kind of description he gave. Allen stared at the old man, trying to get his mind off the red head. Looking closely, Allen could see why Lavi called him 'Old Panda' all the time. The area around the short old man's eyes were an inky black. Does this mean that Lavi has to dye around his eyes to become a Bookman? Allen wondered discreetly. He then snickered at the mental image of a Lavi 'panda.'
Allen then noticed the mounds of books that towered over Bookman. He leaned forward a little to glimpse the title of one of the books only to realize that it was in another language. It was also thick and very important looking, as it was a brown hardcover book with gold writing in a script font. Is this what a Bookman does all day? It puzzled Allen to think that someone as thrill-seeking as Lavi would want to have a job that required you to sit among piles of dusty books all day. Realizing that he had been staring at the man for a while Allen excused himself quickly and scurried off to find the book that he had been assigned to read.
Lavi had been scoping out principal Komui's office for quite a while now, he had long since gotten bored of just watching and decided to make it a little more exciting. Pulling his orange scarf up and over his face and tying it tightly, he hid behind a nearby potted plant, attempting to be a ninja. Lavi's plan was to find out some more about Allen's situation and he felt that Komui would be the one to help him. Of course he could always just ask Allen himself, but y'see Lavi's brain just doesn't work like that. Plus Allen probably wouldn't tell him anything.
Komui's office had been empty since he got there and Lavi was determined to put his 'Master Plan' into action. He waited, like an assassin waiting for his target...
That is until he got bored and started to doze off.
Almost on the verge of sleep, Lavi's eyes started to close until a loud screech startled him awake.
"BUT LENALEEEE!" Lavi heard a voice whine, peeking through the dark green leaves of the plant, he watched an unusual scene unfold. Principal Komui was desperately hanging onto the leg of his dear little sister. Said girl was attempting to shake him off and partly dragging him to his office.
"No way! You have work to get to, you can't just hand all your paper work to the other teachers and expect them to complete it for you!" Lenalee chided, finally prying her brother off her leg. Komui pouted, watching his beloved sister walk off angrily. All he did was follow her to lunch and keep those disgusting boys from hitting on her!
Hey, she's pretty cute... Lavi thought, as he watched the green haired girl turn to leave. Komui got up and sent an icy glare over to where the plant was, as if sensing Lavi's less than decent thoughts towards his sister. Lavi froze immediately under Komui's piercing stare, sweating bullets as the purple-haired man got out the keys to his office.
Ah-hah! Target sighted. As soon as the key turned in the lock, Lavi lunged out from behind the plant, effectively scaring the Chinese man into letting out a girlish shriek. Immediately, Lavi burst into laughter, causing Komui to glare bitterly at him and open the door to his office. Lavi followed in after the man, still chuckling to himself.
"Did you actually come in here for something important? Or are you just trying to be a nuisance." Komui sighed, staring unamused at the laughing red head. Lavi stopped laughing and leaned nonchalantly against Komui's mahogany desk.
"Yeah I did, can I have Allen Walker's student file?"
"No."
Lavi was startled at Komui's quick answer and almost fell off the desk.
"W-What? Why not?" Lavi whined, "Is it cause you're holding a grudge because I scared you just now?"
"Yes. But not only that, it's because Black Order High School respects our students privacy." Komui asserted smartly, making Lavi cringe and pout. "You can't expect me to hand over a file with their personal information to just anyone." At this point Lavi was literally about to beg until a clever idea crossed his mind.
"Hmm, that's too bad... I heard Mr. Walker is awfully close to Lenalee... she'd probably be grateful if her reliable older brother made sure that she wasn't hanging out with a delinquent or anything." Lavi said nonchalantly.
There was silence for a long time and Lavi was worried that his plan didn't work before he heard a deafening scream.
"GAAAAH! You're absolutely right!" Komui screeched, and Lavi fist pumped the air triumphantly.
"Yes!" the red head cheered, waltzing over to the filing cabinet and ripping it open. Let's see.. Walker... Walker... Oh!
Lavi pulled out a brownish folder that had a photo of the white haired boy. He flipped it open and started to read the first line. Let's see what kind of parent makes their child work two jobs-!
Gaurdian- Marian Cross.
Booze and women Cross? Lavi wondered, thinking back to the night of the school board meeting. Bookman had forced him to attend so that he could get this teaching job and the meeting itself was dull and boring. However, after the meeting some of the teachers went out to drink at a bar nearby. Of course, Lavi wouldn't miss it for the world. He had met Cross at the school board meeting. He wouldn't forget him either because he arrived on the arm of Miss Anita (Who happened to be head of the school board.) Anita was a beautiful woman with long black hair, so it puzzled Lavi to think that she would be with a womanizer like Cross. At the bar, Cross drank way too much... to the point that he was slurring his words, yet he still picked up chicks! It's no wonder Allen had such a tough time at home! poor kid.
Lavi was about to go to the next line when he noticed that there was a name crossed out beside Cross. Mada? Mama? Lavi struggled with it for a while (only having one free eye and all) but could just make it out despite the multiple pen marks that attempted to hide the name. Mana... Lavi suddenly got a strange feeling that made him feel like he was approaching a delicate subject... whoever this person is, they are obviously important to Allen if he considered putting him as his guardian...
Lavi got a feeling that he shouldn't pry any further than that. However, he wasn't about to let this opportunity go to waste... He returned Allen's file to the proper place then felt a sly smile cross his face. "Let's see... Kanda..." Lavi muttered as he fingered through the files.
Aha! He yanked a particularly light file from the drawer triumphantly. Lavi then studied the picture of the handsome Japanese boy. He could almost pass for a girl... if his eyes weren't narrowed into a vicious glare.
"Jeez, he looks like a bully." Lavi muttered as his eyes trailed down to the first line of information. His first name is Yuu? Pfft. Hmm... Guardian is Froi Tiedol? Doesn't ring a bell. There wasn't much information on him besides his family and behavioral issues, so Lavi just returned the file to the drawer, not exactly satisfied with the information. Lavi did however feel that he should leave before Komui got lazy and handed off his paperwork to him again, so he excused himself from Komui's office to find his favorite white-haired student and tell him of his findings.
