Chapter 7: Accidents
Allen gulped the lamp that formed in his throat from the view in front of him. For a split second he was frozen, a million thoughts running in his head threatening to make it explode. As clarity stroke him for a brief moment he let out the only thing he could think of at the time "Excuse us" and just like that he turned his back on the image that had already been burned in his mind and simply left. He just walked away while his head was buzzing from an unknown source. Lenalee on the other hand stood in the door with her eyes slightly narrowed trying to process what she was seeing. When she heard Allen leaving she snapped out of her own little oblivion and widened her eyes in a sudden realisation.
Lavi was still frozen and he could still feel Jonathan's hand on his hip like it was threatening to burn a mark there. As he watched Allen leaving, he could see on his face the betrayal and almost something that looked like pain. He got up as fast as he could ignoring both Jonathan who was still on the floor and Lenalee at the door. The only thing he could think of right now was Allen, explain to Allen. His mind didn't process exactly what he was going to explain or why was there a need of explanation, but it just felt right.
He got out of the room just in the time when Allen was turning a corner of the corridor. "Allen!" Lavi called and run behind Allen praying that the younger man would hear him and stop. Lavi raced down the corridor ignoring his rapidly beaten heart. He turned on the same corner as Allen and now he could see his back. Allen was trying to pace really fast without making it obvious that he wanted to run. Lavi on the other hand was running not caring, so he reached him in a couple of seconds.
Lavi grabbed softly Allen's shoulder to make him stop. Allen did stop but he still had his back turned on Lavi and his head was hanging low. Lavi was concerned now, "Allen?..." he let out almost inaudibly from the concern that was escorted with it. Allen was still looking on the floor and Lavi couldn't see his face but he still had his hand softly placed on his shoulder.
After a couple of seconds of silence Lavi removed slowly his hand from his friend's shoulder and tried to talk. "Listen Allen... I... I don't know what" Lavi begun but he was stopped by Allen who turned to face him. Lavi now wasn't any more concerned, he was surprised and confused. Allen was looking at him normally with a small smile on his face. It was like he was looking into a totally different Allen, an Allen who wasn't just running away from him seconds ago, an Allen that didn't seek an explanation of something that Lavi hadn't figure out yet. "Yes Lavi was there something you needed?" Allen said and smiled a little to his friend as usual. Lavi blinked a couple of times like he could blink away this weird image of Allen. Yes Allen was smiling to him as usual but now there was something different, something that Lavi couldn't place, something wrong.
Lavi noticed that he was daydreaming and not answering to his friend when he noticed Allen's head tilt a little, again normal as always. Lavi faked a small smile on his lips and coughed slightly to clean his throat and focus. "Um well you ran away and... I..." Lavi made to turn his head and point to the end of the corridor meaning to show the practise room but he was cut off again by Allen "Yes you were training with Jonathan and I didn't want to disturb" Allen said as casual as he could but his eyes could betray away a little hurt. Lavi caught a glimpse of it but he couldn't figure out what to say or why, or why was Allen acting so strange. Of course strange in Lavi's eyes since Allen was acting pretty normal as always, except that Lavi could see something different today, right now.
"Yes we were practising, only that! We were training in combat" Lavi said and smiled to his friend trying to decipher his expressions. Allen nodded nonchalantly with that small smile on his face again and Lavi could feel some rage building up inside him with his friend's attitude. "Look Allen I see that something is bothering you but I assure you that..." and he was cut off again by Allen whose now shell of indifference started to crack. "Lavi I really don't care what you were doing" Allen said again trying to control his voice to sound as much as indifferent as he could, but Lavi could see through that. "That's the point we weren't doing anything" Lavi said and narrowed his eyes at Allen who turned his head away from his friend's gaze.
Allen was looking away and he was silent for a while and Lavi was getting concerned again "Um Allen?" he said and reached his hand forward to touch Allen but Allen grabbed it by the wrist in midair. Allen turned to look at Lavi and there was anger in his eyes, a feeling that no one was used in seeing in Allen Walker's eyes and that made Lavi shiver a little. Allen pushed Lavi on the wall pinning his body with his and still holding his wrist in his hand next to Lavi's head. Lavi tried to push away Allen but Allen pressed his body to his even more. Lavi placed his free hand on Allen's shoulder in a vain try to add some space between them "A...Allen?"
"If nothing happened why are you trying to persuade me so hard?" Allen said with a faint trace of anger in his voice. Lavi wet his lips with his tongue and shifted uncomfortably under the pressure of Allen's body. Allen was still looking at him straight in the eyes waiting for him to answer. "I don't want you to create the wrong image" Lavi said and sounded almost pleading. "Well maybe there is a reason in why I should create the wrong image don't you thing?" now Allen's voice was dripping with venom. "What do you want me to think of what I saw? You were sitting on top of him and his hand was... he was touching you!" Allen pushed his body even harder on Lavi and pressed his wrist with his hand rougher making Lavi to let out a small gasp.
Now Lavi could feel a small amount of pain. "Allen that hurts! We were fighting for God's sake, I didn't mean to sit on him!" Lavi said squirming and trying to shift away from Allen. Allen noticed this but he didn't really care right now. "Even if you didn't, how about him? You are not blind Lavi and I am not stupid" Allen said and now his eyes were calm fill only with hurt. Lavi saw that and he placed his free hand on Allen's face caressing his cheek. Allen seemed to relax in the touch and he removed some of his body's pressure from Lavi's and freed his other hand. Lavi instead of pushing away he touched Allen's face with both of his hands now.
Allen was smiling, really smiling and Lavi had his representative grin. Allen's hands now were both resting on either side of Lavi's body. Allen leaned hesitantly closer to Lavi, slowly closing the distance between them... "WAIT!" a single scream was heard from the end of the corridor and the two boys jumped away from each other in fear. Their eyes were wide and no one could misplace the owner of the voice, it was Lenalee. Just when they were trying to gain their breath from the surprise they saw Jonathan turning the corner of the corridor with wide eyes and a really quick pace.
He reached Lavi and stood behind him trying to hide. Allen growled at him and Jonathan growled back. Lavi was just amused still smiling. Then Lenalee appeared and Jonathan tried to hide even more behind Lavi's smaller body. Allen then was smirking at him evilly and Jonathan was still growling at him and for revenge he grabbed Lavi's t-shirt holding him tightly, like that could save him.
"Jonathan! Why are you running away?" Lenalee said sounding confused. Allen smiled even more evilly and said "Jeez Lenalee you actually scared him". "No she didn't!" Jonathan said defensively and stood up in his full height but still hidden behind Lavi much to Lavi's discomfort.
Before anything else could be said Komui called for them from the other end of the corridor. "What are you doing here?! You should have been getting ready for the mission!" Komui said in a serious angry voice which seemed more likely fake than real, just for the show. "We were getting ready for the mission Komui. I was training with Jonathan and I think we are ready" Lavi said defensively and at his last words he looked over to Allen to see his reaction. Allen was just looking normally. Good I think he understands. Lavi thought happily that his friend wasn't angry at him or anything.
Allen was trying to hide his smile. I almost kissed Lavi! And he didn't move away he really wanted it! But then he frowned remembering that he actually didn't make it to kiss his best friend since he was interrupted by Jonathan and Lenalee. Jeez they really know when to bother someone. Allen then took a look over to Jonathan who had moved a little away from Lavi.
"Fine then you should head to the station and wait for the train" Komui said nodding with satisfaction to Jonathan. "I can still go! I will be a great help!" Lenalee tried to persuade her brother but Komui's eyes narrowed and he simply said a dry no and left the four of them in the corridor. Lenalee frowned to herself for her vain try. Allen smiled comprehensively, Lavi in amusement and Jonathan from relief. "Well then guys good luck! Jonathan be careful" Lenalee said and made puppy eyes to Jonathan who was ready to run away again. Lavi smiled again "Don't worry Lenalee we will be fine!"
Allen and Jonathan exchanged a quick glare to each other and followed Lavi who started walking. "We better head to the train station so that we won't miss the train" Lavi said and turned his head to face the two behind him who nodded in apprehension. Allen and Jonathan moved again faster and reached each side of Lavi. They were trying to glare at each other without Lavi noticing like they were little kids. It was going to be a long trip.
Sorry for the late update again but university is going umm weird. Plus I will not have an internet connection for a month! Yeah talk about hell on earth!
FYI I have started another story with the same pairing "The things we lost" if you want to check it out and I am going to finish it as well but updates will take some time. Thank you for the reviews!