Uwah! I'm sorry for the very late update! My dad just came home from Saudi Arabia and he's like a watchdog!!! D:
This will be considered as the first chapter of Kanda and Allen as a couple, not the previous one that only serves like an introduction. :)
And yes, I know Kanda constantly becomes OOC. But I can't help it~! DX
I like both sides of him as arrogant and soft, even if I make him too soft sometimes… You've gotta admit, it suits the situation and the mood~ XD
Oh, and just as XxxLavixAllenxxX requested… Lavi goes through some angst~ I dunno if I should be sad or happy about that… O.O
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN D. GRAY-MAN OR ANY ANIME!!! The anime/characters belong to their rightful owner; Hoshino Katsura
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Ch. 7- Moment of Truth
Today is Monday, the beginning of another week. The Student Council doesn't have much to do besides rechecking their work and assisting the students to finish theirs already. Everyone doesn't have classes. The Supervisor was kind enough to schedule one whole day of school only as a day of final preparations, since tomorrow is the start of the awaited Cultural Festival of their school.
Another good thing is that, instead of an hour for their break time, it was changed to two hours. Komui was whining something about Lenalee getting exhausted and needing a longer time for her rest. The girl didn't object this time, even if the sole reason for the extra hour was her. Now they have more time to chat and hang out with each other. Allen and his friends went to the cafeteria to eat.
The white haired boy quickly went to the counter to get his orders while the others followed behind him. After picking up his trays of food, he went to an empty table, a little far from the other students so if ever they cause another racket, they won't disturb the other people who are eating.
Lavi arrived next after him. He didn't eat much unlike Allen who ate five or ten times more than him. He laid his plate of spaghetti on the table, sat beside his best friend and began munching on his burger first. Lenalee came next with her own tray of food. They weren't surprised that Kanda was late. It's not that what he orders is a lot, but what he likes isn't really something from the school cafeteria's original menu.
This 'special order' was specifically requested (more likely demanded) by Kanda to be cooked for him, or the other students if they would like it too. Since Kanda's Japanese and he moved here, he still liked to eat his native food, but this is London, not Japan. Sure there are Japanese restaurants around, but it's not like you could simply order your school to cook what you want, especially if it's the same thing everyday. The oldest of the group finally came with his own tray of soba and wasabi. Kanda began eating as soon as he sat beside Lenalee.
Lavi leaned towards Allen to whisper something in his ear, "You know what, I think the only reason Yu-chan accepted the position as Vice President was so he could tell Komui and the cook here to include soba in the menu." Allen faintly nodded. Only half paying attention to what the redhead was saying.
"Usagi," Kanda suddenly called and stopped eating, making Lavi jolt up from his seat. "You're too close." He added with a glare.
"I don't see anything wrong with it," Lavi shot back laying his chin on the back of his hand, a grin on his face.
"Stay away from the Moyashi," Kanda said angrily as he gripped the edge of the table, leaving scratch marks on it.
"My name is Allen!" the said boy added in between the argument.
"Not gonna happen." Lavi retorted as Kanda and him stood up and gripped each other's uniform.
"Knock it off you two," Lenalee stopped them but continued eating, seeing as it was useless to use other methods. "Don't make another ruckus here."
"Why must you guys always fight during meals? Don't you know how sacred these are?" Allen gestured his hands towards the blessed food. The two only sent him raised eyebrows and a 'what did you say?' expression. Lavi became obediently quiet, sat back down on his seat and tried his best not to anger his classmate any further. Kanda did the same and crossed his arms over his chest, but his mouth continued to mutter curses. Allen noticed this and then got a spoonful of his cake.
"Yu, say aaah!" Allen cheerfully ordered as he held a spoonful of his dessert in front of his boyfriend's mouth, and then lunged it inside. Kanda wasn't able to react fast. He hated sweets, and cakes were one of them. He spit out the cake which was threatening to be swallowed. Kanda wiped his lips and then sent a glare towards the person who put the 'thing' in his mouth. But as soon as he averted his look on his beansprout, the boy was already swelling up in tears, lips thrusted out. Is Allen pouting? More over, he looks he's about to really cry. Shit…Kanda thought.
"Kanda! Why'd you have to do that?" Lenalee put her hands on her hips ang glared at the teen beside her.
"Yu-chan! You didn't have to be so mean! You could've swallowed just a small piece of it!" Lavi made a disapproving sound and wagged his index finger disapprovingly. Kanda immediately faced his boyfriend.
"Tch." He sighed then got the spoon and a new piece of cake. He used Allen's hand to put the spoon filled dessert once again in his mouth. Despite Kanda's distaste in sweets, he really endured it all for the sake of his love. Allen's expression quickly turned into that of happiness and excitement. He reached out to kiss Kanda on the lips to thank him for allowing him to feed him sweet things.
Lavi stared in shock because of what had previously happened. Lenalee waved a hand in front of his face to get his attention. "Lavi!" she called. The redhead turned a little to look at the girl. He wanted to know why the hell Allen just kissed Kanda. He thought the boy only wanted to feed his arrogant classmate something new but then, that happened.
He pointed a finger at the two who were busy with food, or rather, at Allen who was busy giving Kanda almost every edible thing and sweet he has. Lenalee followed his gaze and had the idea of what Lavi sought to know.
"Oh, you still don't know? They're lovers already," she answered with a weak smile. Lenalee knew because Allen personally told her about what happened. She just forgot to tell the redhead the news. Lavi felt something ache in his chest, he wanted to clutch it but he didn't want to show how affected he is.
"I'll just go to the comfort room," Lavi announced as he stood up and left his unfinished food. Lenalee looked over at him and sighed. It must have been really hard on him.
"Here Yu, another one." Allen held up another spoonful of chocolate flavored cake. Kanda hesitantly opened his mouth for the invading food. Allen just giggled happily.
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Water came out rapidly from the faucet. Lavi washed his face with the cold liquid, and then he stared at his reflection in the mirror. He removed his bandana and let his hair fall down. He looked at himself with a pained expression, sighing.
"I'm pretty hopeless aren't I?" Lavi could envision the person in front of him nod at him. He washed his face again to relieve himself from the stress he's starting to feel. He turned the faucet off to stop the running water then he wiped his face with his handkerchief.
Lavi reached for his wallet in his pants' back pocket. He took a photo out of it and stared at it for a long moment. It was a picture of Allen and him smiling happily that was taken months ago. Lavi's left arm was hooked with the younger boy's right arm, and they look like they were having a lot of fun together. He got another photo out of his wallet. This time, it was a solo picture of Allen while hugging a red rabbit. The stuffed toy was a gift Lavi had given him last Christmas, which was the same date of his fifteenth birthday. He placed a kiss on the picture and then put them back in his wallet.
Lavi didn't wear his bandana on his forehead. Instead, he just placed it around his neck. He looked once again at the mirror to fix himself. He practiced smiling even though he was hurt to know that the boy he's been wooing for a month has been taken away by his friend. He really loves Allen, but he had to give way for his happiness if it really made him glad to be with Kanda. He took a deep breath then went out of the comfort room afterwards.
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"What took you so long?" Lenalee asked as she was the first person to notice the approaching redhead. Allen was already finished making Kanda try almost every food he has. The raven haired teen said nothing but he looked like he wanted to punch someone for eating such things. Actually, everyone was already done eating. He was the only one they're waiting for. Lavi kinda, just kinda, felt sorry for his friend after eating those. He laughed a little and sat back down beside Allen to finish his spaghetti. "I just can't decide whether I should still wear my bandana or not."
"You don't have to wear it all the time," Allen started with a smile. "I think you look better without it." Lavi nodded and smiled back. He'll follow the younger boy's advice from now on. "Thanks," he answered.
"Why don't you just get on with your food so we could leave this damn noisy place already," Kanda suggested impatiently as the noise of the other students clearly irritated him.
"Yeah, sure." With a slightly cheered up mood, Lavi continued eating with a somewhat fast pace. He wanted to go to the rooftop once again, and if possible, he'd like to be alone with Allen. But seeing he has his boyfriend now, 'alone' might not be a great idea. He sighed then just went with the thought of going with his friends so he'd still be able to chat with the white haired boy.
"Okay! I'm done."
"Finally…" Kanda muttered and rolled his eyes. The four stood up and gathered the plates and trays to return it to the counter, throwing their garbage in the bin afterwards. They walked through the halls then Lavi thought about inviting them to the rooftop.
"The breeze there is refreshing!" he exclaimed.
"We've still got an hour and…" Lavi glanced at Allen's wristwatch. "fifteen minutes, so let's not waste it!"
"Well, I do like it there." Allen looked at Kanda as if waiting for his reply. He knew Lenalee would want to go as well if they'd all like to.
"Like I still have a choice," came the stern reply from the oldest as he continued walking towards their destination. Allen suddenly looped his arm with Kanda's. Lavi feared what might happen next to him if he didn't part his arm with the raven haired's in a matter of seconds. But moments passed and Kanda wasn't outraged for being touched. Allen stayed close to his boyfriend all the while they walk, leaving Lavi feeling really jealous. He remembered how he and Allen were still able to be like this before, but now…
The students they pass by gave the lovebirds smiles, squeals and some even took pictures of Kanda and Allen with their cellphones. Everyone knew that the male members of the Student Council are homosexuals. There were even fans club they call Yullen, which votes on Kanda and Allen as a couple, and Laven, which prefers Lavi and Allen better as pair.
The Supervisor and school staff does not see anything bad and wrong with these organizations. As long as they won't harass the SC members, they would let the clubs go on. Allen just blushed at this.
"Hey," Lenalee nudged him a little. "I can't believe Kanda just let Allen do that," the girl said in a whisper, but amazed tone. "Allen's really cool."
No answer.
"Lavi… you do realize that you're staring a lot at Allen, um, I mean at Kanda and him, right?"
Still no reply.
Lenalee pinched Lavi at his side.
"Ow! Huh? What? Oh, I was? Uh, can you repeat that?" Lavi responded in a very intelligent manner. Lenalee sighed exasperatedly.
"Nevermind, please continue with your daydreaming."
"I-I wasn't daydreaming! I was just thinking about something," Lavi tried to explain himself but ended up being disbelieving. Well, who wouldn't believe that he was daydreaming if he didn't blink, didn't speak nor make a sound when he's being talked to, and he just stared blankly at the two (more likely Allen) who were being so extremely close and a little intimate with each other, that Lavi really wanted to rip them apart, while they're in front of Lenalee and him?
The redhead wished they used the elevator to get to the rooftop fast, rather than using the stairs. But since they had passed it already a while ago, he had to endure more while seeing Allen cling onto his classmate. He noticed how tense Kanda was being in contact with another. If it was him being hugged like that, he wouldn't let the opportunity pass to hug the boy back.
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"Yu?" Kanda cracked an eye open to look at his love. "Why are you quiet most of the time? It's not that you're talkative but, you usually talk some more when we're alone. Is something bothering you?"
Allen shifted in his sitting position on the floor. The breeze really is refreshing at the rooftop, whatever turn he made, he would always feel the wind on his face, neck and bare arms. The other closed his eye once again. Kanda knew he needed to respond but there was nothing to tell the boy. So instead, he reached for him and pulled Allen really close to him.
"Just shut up," Kanda replied. "I don't have anything to say." Allen was already used to this kind of answer, so he didn't really mind it. He knew how he really loves him. Kanda just doesn't know how to express it in words. He laid his head on top of the raven haired teen's shoulder, and then he shut his eyes too.
"They're lucky public display of affection is not prohibited here," Lenalee said to Lavi as they observed the two who were sitting across from them on the other side. Sometimes they would also wonder why teachers let this happen. Maybe they just don't care about what students do as long as they study well or, they're too lazy to even handle things involving PDA and such.
Lavi walked over to the two who seems to be taking a nap. He crouched down then sat beside Allen who had moved from his leaning position on Kanda's shoulder, to Kanda's lap to be more comfortable. He trailed a finger down Allen's cheek, feeling the soft skin. He twirled some white locks of hair between his fingers and continued to touch the boy without realizing he was being watched, or rather, glared at. Lavi finally noticed this in a couple of seconds.
"Will you look at that, Moyashi-chan fell asleep on your lap Yu!" Lavi clasped his hands together in a joyful tone while faking a smile. Kanda immediately growled at being called by his first name.
"Keep your damn voice low if you don't want me to rip your mouth off your face," he threatened dangerously. Kanda didn't want Allen to wake up because he knows the white haired teen also needs some rest. He looked at his classmate with narrowed eyes. "Well? What the hell do you want? And please wipe that fake thing off your face. It's disgusting."
"I just wanted to be near him, that's all," Lavi admitted, removing the faux smile just as Kanda had kindly requested.
"Che, you're only allowed to watch, but not touch." The raven haired teen smirked and swatted the attempting hands of the redhead away. Lavi sat in front of Allen and faced the slumbering boy.
"You're so unfair," he started. "I've been showing you how much I love you for a long time now, and you still chose this ass over here as your boyfriend instead of me?" Kanda didn't object, he does have a point anyway.
Lavi grabbed Allen's hand and placed it on his chest, making the boy feel his fast beating heart. Allen must have felt how strong it was because after Lavi put his hands on his chest, the younger boy's eyes opened. "Lavi!?" Allen quickly sat up, startled.
"Didn't I say to keep your dirty hands to yourself if you don't wanna end up with broken bones?" Kanda rephrased his threat.
"Yes, yes… now let's get back to work. Break time's over." Lavi took hold of Allen's hands and pulled him up to stand.
"You're eager to die early aren't you?" Kanda asked with an evil smirk, trying to be calm. "For Allen, anytime is fine," Lavi answered with a grin in return.
Lenalee was already at the door, waiting for them. Allen rubbed the sleep off his eyes as Kanda supported him while they walk. Lavi was the last to go back inside the school building, he was still musing about something. I just can't let go of Allen. Not just yet…
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Wow! It really took me longer to write this time! I hope you still like my story? You do right? Right? :)
Thanks for reading it BTW~ I'll be counting on your review then!
About the poll… 3 chapters it is~
Sorry for any typos! I'm really sleepy now…