CHAPTER TWO: Oh yeah, That's right
"This is supposed to be an escape", thinks Kanda Yuu, "Why does the bean insist on ruining my haven?". The Japanese man wanted to put up a sign that said "Kanda Yuu's Haven, intruders be gone, beansprouts most especially", and maybe he was actually considering on making such a sign, one with lights, yes, lights,neon lights. He wonders if Komui Lee the landlord would care, but then he decides, "Screw him". He knows Lavi the doorman will get a kick out of it, and the pretty Ms. Lenalee Lee might simply laugh it off. As for the bean, a bad reaction would be a good reaction, a good reaction would be bad, which is why he's hoping for bad, so it'll be good.
"Pay for my fucking door bean" he says with venom, and he's leaning, his arms crossed, on the frame of the accursed door which connects his haven to beansprout's lair.
Allen grunts, narrows his eyes and replies "It's not just YOUR door, and I can't pay for it right away, I'm still studying at the university, I'm not exactly the richest kid in the building am I?"
Kanda scowls at him, and continues to do so, as Allen continually sweeps the floor of his (Allen's) apartment. Then the Japanese man grunts, unfolds his arms, rolls his eyes, turns around, walks away slowly. Allen sees this all in slow motion, he even saw Kanda's ponytail 'fwip', and yes, that's not meant to be flip.
"What the hell's your problem!" Allen shouts
"You!" he hears Kanda shout back, and that, judging by the tone, was apparently the end of conversation
Allen Walker is pissed. Sashaying his hips once, in a manly way, he turns back to his broom, and sweeps.
He's the type of person who refuses to be bothered by what should be trivial things, or by who should be a relatively insignificant person. Not that Kanda was really insignificant, he was just, in Allen's world, RELATIVELY so. And it would be preferred (by him) if he could keep it that way. But if fate wasn't as kind as he thought it was, then he wouldn't complain either because it wasn't in Allen Walker's nature to fuss heedlessly.
"I don't fuck know why but that Kanda guy just LOVES giving me bullshit" Allen tells Lavi the doorman, and he huffs
"Don't tell me that was what was what was inside his New Year's gift..." and by 'that' the red-head doorman could only be referring to 'bullshit'
"Oh shut up Lavi" although what Allen means to say is 'You know what I mean'. The snow-haired university boy grunts "Damn this room is small!"
"It's the doorman's 'lounge', did you expect a spacious room with a velvety couch or a Jacuzzi?" Lavi looked only half amused
"Of course not" Allen huffed "I expected cockroaches and uncomfortable wooden chairs like any sane person, but I didn't expect it to be so deficient in legroom. Why has the space so magically decreased?"
"Maybe you got fat" Lavi announced, nonchalantly, though it was a comment meant to tease
Allen rolls his eyes, crosses his arms "Oh that's a smart theory you've got there Lavi"
The doorman shrugs "Either that or you've gotten taller..." but before Allen could look at him with flattered bright eyes he added "...which just isn't possible, you? Get taller?" Lavi laughs, Allen glares "IMPOSSIBLE!"
Allen kicks the chair on which Lavi is sitting, and the doorman tumbles down. "It was an accident" the Englishman said simply, and he left the room before he could hear, or see Lavi's reaction
Allen Walker didn't normally get so annoyed or frustrated. He's rarely ever in such a mood, perhaps there was just something he found particularly irksome about Kanda Yuu, perhaps the stress of his studies was getting to him, or perhaps he was unconsciously sensing an impending visit from his stepfather. Whatever the case, it is to be pointed out that Allen Walker isn't so normally pissy. This mood is brought about by an outside force, not some internal psychological turmoil.
"I need a walk" Allen thinks and he grabs his coat and steps outside. He considers getting a cup of coffee, decides it wouldn't hurt, so he walks across the street to the so conveniently situated Starbucks. A small print out was stuck on the glass window of the said coffee shop with tape, it said "Wanted: Sanitation Officer" (which was obviously just a pretty way of saying "Wanted: Janitor"). After five seconds of contemplating on whether or not it was just a swindling technique, he notices another print out, "Wanted: Barista". Now that was interesting, Allen had done a job like that before, and coffee should be easier than liquor... But why would the 'wanted ad' be so specific? Perhaps the manager of this branch was obsessive compulsive about these things? Whatever, Allen was thinking it was a good idea to get a job, this could be it, and such a conveniently located workplace it was.
Ok, right, that settled it, he was going to apply.
...
"Urk" Allen Walker is begging to think that this wasn't such a good game plan after all.
"One Vanilla Frappe..." Kanda Yuu glares at him as he gives his order to the cashier "...No cream"
"One Vanilla Frappe!" the cashier shouts
"Comin' right up!" Allen shouts back, though a bit shakily
In less than 3 minutes, the order is done, Allen hands it to the cashier. "This customer seems to have the hots for you" she whispers to Allen
"He doesn't, he hates me"
"Oh? How do you know him?"
"He's my almost roommate, now if you don't want him to start glaring at you too hand him his damn frappe Rhode..."
She grins at him teasingly but hands Kanda his Vanilla frappe anyway. "See you later!" she says, as he walks out
"How often does he come here?" Allen finds himself asking
"Three times a day" she says "No more, no less. His first visit is always around this time, after he's eaten breakfast most probably"
Allen decides this was going to be one LONG Saturday.
...
"So apparently he can't live without three of those Frappes a day" and despite whatever happened the day before, Allen still hangs out with the illustrious (?) doorman. He was not the type to get seriously angry for low reasons anyway. So here they are, in Allen's apartment, talking.
"Yes, apparently" the Englishman sighs
Lavi lets out a low whistle "Wow, that's almost as surprising as you actually getting hired"
"What do you mean?" Allen scowls at him
"Well, even though they put up those signs, the manager of that Starbucks usually just hires one of his nieces of nephews. So in short those 'wanted ads' are only for show..." Lavi pauses "...that manager guy is even more wacked than our beloved landlord..." then he laughs "...People call him 'The Earl', no idea why, but he's pretty creepy, the nickname just makes him all the more scary"
"Are you trying to tell me I'm working for some psycho?" Allen raises an eyebrow
A shrug "I'm just saying that is the rumors are true, then yeah you are"
"Hey bean!" a low, slightly irked, loud voice calls. Allen and Lavi turn to see
"Am I being ignored?" Lavi looks at Kanda, grinning
"Shut up rabbit" and he scowls
"Did you just come here to call us names Kanda, or are you actually here for something important?" Allen asks, looking exasperated
"Are you sticking with that job for a while?" and it is surprising that this is what he asks
"...Yes..." Allen answers, sounding skeptic, looking cautious
"Then get a new damn door already, I heard every single fucking word you and the rabbit said" Kanda scowls at both of them, huffs and leaves
And though Kanda did all of those things in less than 5 (maybe 10) seconds, Allen still saw it in the most annoying slow motion. What was up with that?
"Yeah you should get a new door..." Lavi says, and Allen just rolls his eyes. "...Seriously you know, he's like that the most when you're around..."
"I don't know what made him hate me, but I'm sure his reasons are perfectly illogical..."
"Oh you don't know that, you know how you are when you're drunk" Lavi grins
"Shut up! I haven't gotten drunk is so long!" Allen shouts
"Nobody said it had to be recent..."
And to that, Allen only grunts in frustration.
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(Original a/n:I've been thinking about how weird this fic is turning out to be. That was supposed to be the point of the story's 'style' but maybe my writing is starting to feel annoying. And for everyone who didn't expect the cursing, sorry, I have no idea why, but it feels appropriate. I also have NO Idea how Starbucks operates so sorry if I'm gonna be making stuff up from now on. Haha. Hope it wasn't too bad specially cause it was unedited.)
A/N after edit: Didn't change much at all here