Chapter 5: Breaking promises

Lavi and Allen were walking down the corridor making their way nowhere in particular. "So you really like him don't you?" Allen said after some minutes of silence. He thought about asking Lavi the certain question but he couldn't bring himself to and in that second of sudden determination he did and now he felt that he was about to regret it. Lavi was a bit startled by the question and most of all by the way it was asked, Allen seemed sad. "Well he seems like a good guy" Lavi answered simply and glanced over to Allen to see his reaction. Allen's face darkened for a couple of seconds and bowed his head to look at the floor. "...and interesting. He travelled a lot" Lavi added with a smile failing to understand the reason of his friend's sudden look. Allen didn't say anything, he kept looking on the floor and his features darkened a bit more from sadness from the last comment that was added. "Don't you?" Lavi added some seconds later when he understood that his friend wouldn't give him an answer. Allen was so distracted by his morose thoughts that failed to hear Lavi. Lavi then poked him on his arm making him jump lightly in surprise. That made Lavi to giggle and Allen smiled as well. "Wow Allen! Earth calls you!" Lavi said and his giggles turned into laugh. Allen kept on smiling and answered "Sorry, I am back on Earth now" "Well then do you?" Lavi said smiling. "Do I what?" Allen said confused since he stopped following the conversation. That made Lavi giggle again and explained "Silly! I mean do you like John?" "Oh that! Ehhh... He seems nice" Allen said nonchalantly and raised his eyebrow at the sudden name shortcut. Lavi noticed this and asked him about his sudden confused and questioning look "What?", Allen tried, really tried, to sound nonchalant but he just couldn't and his voice ended up barely audible as he lowered his head again "Since when you call him John?" Lavi tried to understand what his friend said and if possible understand why he lowered his head again "What? Ah! You must mean the name shortcut! Well I don't know... isn't that what every Jonathan is called?" "Yeah I guess..." Allen said bringing his head a little higher so that Lavi wouldn't understand that something –someone–was bothering him, something that failed. Lavi saw the disturbance and sad look that Allen had and it seemed to increase with time and concerned he asked him about it "Um Allen is something bothering you?" Allen immediately raised his head and faked a pleasant look not wanting to uncover his true feelings "Me? No of course not! I am fine! I am just a little tired". Lavi saw the sudden change but decided to leave it there so he added with a smile something that he knew that would definitely change his friend's mood "How about we have lunch?" And he was right, at the mention of food Allen's eyes seemed to sparkle and now he had a real smile on his face "Yeah sure great idea! I am already hungry!" Lavi smiled when he noticed his friend's happiness, being a Bookman he could tell people's feelings, he could read them but when it came to Allen his reading was diminished. There were times that he just couldn't see how the young exorcist really felt and that made him in numerous occasions ending up surprised, like that time when Allen cheated in cards, he simply didn't see it coming. Although now he learnt that food should be top rated in his list of things that changed Allen's mood. Allen and Lavi proceeded to the cafeteria, well Lavi had to pace fast to keep up with Allen.

Lavi could swear that he would never get used to the amount of food that Allen eats. Lavi was looking at him with awe as he swallowed the last piece of food that was lying in front of him. Lavi then looked at him and smiled and Allen blushed a little and smiled back. "So what do you want to do now?" Lavi said breaking the silence. Allen seemed to be thinking the proposition but his thoughts were cut off when Lenalee walked in happily. "Hey guys! I knew I would find you here!" Lenalee said with a smile and sat down with them. They smiled back in greeting. "So what are you doing?" she asked. "Nothing really, we just finished lunch" Allen said looking at her smiling. Lenalee took the answer as a chance to start conversation and she started with the topic that she was mostly interested right now "Soooo what do you think of Jonathan?" she asked and looked at them with big eyes and a big smile on her face. Allen felt his stomach drop at the question Seriously has every gossip on earth been disappeared?! "Ha Allen and I were talking about him on our way here! He is a good guy!" Allen moved his eyes to look at one side I said he seemslike a good guy not that he is. "Yeah and he seems to like you too Lavi" Lenalee said she raised an eyebrow at Lavi. Lavi smiled awkwardly thinking that she meant that Jonathan –John– liked him. Allen frowned since he thought the same as Lavi but then the girl noticed their weird expressions and continued confused "I mean you seem like you have already became friends" Lenalee said and build some courage before she continued with big puppy eyes "Would you tell him something nice about me?" she said and blinked her eyes a lot of times. Lavi and Allen then took an awkward look as they understood what the girl really meant. "Oh that! But of course! I think we will all become good friends anyway!" Lavi said smiling now that the confusion was solved but then he smirked and continued "Why Lenalee? Are you fond of Jonathan?" Lenalee blushed like a maniac and looked away "He... He is cute" and as she finished she blushed even more if that was possible. Allen and Lavi laughed at her reaction and Lavi patted her back "Well it seems that you had your first crush! I am sure Komui will be happy!" Lenalee frowned at her two friends who were making fun of her "Don't tell anything to my brother! He will run around crying saying that he will commit suicide or something!" At that comment the three friends burst out laughing.

After a while of talking and teasing poor Lenalee, Lavi stood up and excused himself. Allen then lifted his head up with a confused look "Where are you going Lavi?" "Just in the bathroom. I will be back don't worry, I promise!" Lavi said and smiled to them as he exited the cafeteria. Allen had a weird feeling but suppressed it He will be back Allen! Don't overreact! And then he smiled to Lenalee and they continued talking.

Lavi left the bathroom and as he promised he was making his way back to the cafeteria but he couldn't keep his thoughts aside. What is bothering Allen? He seems upset about something but what? Then he felt a hand on his shoulder and bounced in surprise. He turned around and he faced an equally surprised Jonathan. "I'm sorry I didn't want to startle you. I thought you heard me" Jonathan said and smiled apologetically. Lavi mirrored his smile and said "No I am sorry I should have heard you". John's eyes again sparkled with a strange emotion that Lavi was still failing to decipher. "So can you show me the practise room now?" Jonathan said after some time of silence. Oh right! I promised! But I also promised to Allen to go back... Lavi seemed to be drawn in his thoughts again and Jonathan talked making him come back to reality. "If you cannot it's ok" Jonathan said and smiled sadly and disappointed. Lavi hated that look on any one, he just couldn't resist it because he didn't like disappoint and discomfort people at the same time. Thinking fast he suggested "How about we head to the cafeteria? Allen and Lenalee are there too and you must be hungry!" So that's why he doesn't want to practise. That white haired guy is expecting him to go back. Hell no I am not going there, since Lenalee is there too. Jonathan thought and frowned. "Um no I am not hungry, I ate on my way here. I would really prefer to practise. I am kind of nervous for tomorrow" Jonathan said and smiled nervously as to show off his anxiety. Lavi then thought for a while Well Allen is with Lenalee, I am sure he won't even notice that I haven't returned. "Ok then let's go. Follow me" Lavi said and John seemed to bright up like the sun at his words and he displayed a big smile on his face. "Really?! Great!" Lavi smiled back and with John on his side, they set off to the practise room. Lavi smiled sadly to himself feeling bad about breaking his promise and John smiled happily next to him for achieving his goal.

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