I'm so sorry everyone, but Kanda and Allen will stay as a couple for more than 3 chapters. I thought about it and realized that its hard for me to make a plot if they'll break up sooner!!! DX I hope you understand~
Aww man… I feel really bad for Lavi… DX
(Lavi!!! Please forgive me! Just… endure it more!!! )
This really sucks… when I'm in front of my computer, I'm having a not-so-hard time thinking about ideas. But as soon as I step inside of our bathroom, it's like, ideas come pouring all down at me!!! Our bathroom must be my 'Thoughts Bank'. Even when I'm drawing, I get inspired after getting inside!
I have a habit of starting my story from the middle part. I tend to forget about the beginning. :P
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. 8- Hate that I love you
It's only six in the morning and there aren't that many people present yet at the Black Order, besides Allen, his friends, and the security guards. Since school starts at eight, students would often come here before seven or, before eight, if you're still too lazy to go.
The SC members came early not just to see if everything is well-prepared, but also to make preparations for the assembly to be held.
They would have to reannounce the rules and schedule of the 'Mr. and Ms. Black Order' contest and Solo Performance, which is both on Thursday, and the Battle of the Bands on the last day of the Cultural Festival; Friday, so that people won't forget.
There isn't any part of the school that was closed except for the faculty room, the Supervisor's office and the Student Council's room that was prohibited for normal students. They would also have to watch out for the outsiders who'll be coming to the event. They might cause problems so Komui assigned teachers and some students to keep on watch just in case.
Lenalee led her friends to her brother's office. She always has a spare key to it so it was no problem. The place looks like a living room with a comfortable couch in it that's why Lavi enjoyed staying here, using the couch as his bed and sleeping on it.
It would often make Komui angry, not that he minded a friend of Lenalee to stay, but what he minded was that he had to wake him up when he oversleeps on it.
Lavi sat down on the couch, legs spread across. Lenalee used her brother's chair while Kanda roughly removed Lavi's feet off the other end of the couch so he could sit. Allen didn't sit down anywhere even with the expectant look from the two boys.
"I don't feel like staying here," Allen started, hands on the doorknob of the door. "I wanna take a walk around the school. I'll be back in a while." He smiled then left after informing his friends.
Lavi gave Kanda a knowing look. The stoic teen knew the redhead wanted to have some private time with the beansprout. He shouldn't be too possessive of Allen, he is anyway, his lover, so he still has the right to worry. But he shouldn't be anxious if another hangs out with him.
But this is Lavi we're talking about. Kanda knew how much his classmate loves the white haired boy the same way as him. He'd let Lavi talk with him, even if the thought of someone else getting near Allen irritates him, he'll let it be, even if its just for now.
"I'm giving you twenty minutes to talk about your shit with him," Kanda gave the redhead a chance. "After that, you better keep a damn long distance away from the beansprout."
"Roger that." Lavi made a salute and grinned at him.
"Oi, don't even think about touching him," Kanda warned dangerously.
"I dunno about that, hehe. Thanks Yu-chan!" He quickly ran off to avoid getting strangled by his friend after calling him by his first name and answering with uncertain things.
Lenalee looked over to her friend. "Are you sure you're fine with that Kanda?" The said male didn't respond at first as he took the place of Lavi's once lying position on the couch. He stretched his legs across then covered his eyes with an arm.
"Moyashi also needs to clear some things that even I can't explain," he replied with a sleepy tone.
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"Moyashi-chan! Wait up!" Allen quickened his pace after hearing Kanda's irritating-but-cute nickname for him. "Didn't I say to wait?" Lavi finally caught up to him and had grabbed his shoulder as he panted slightly.
"How many times must I tell you my name is Allen!?" The white haired boy angrily exclaimed as he turned around.
"Right! Allen, don't get so worked up so early in the morning." Lavi tried to ease him down. Allen took a deep breath then smiled. "You're right, I should not get so infuriated."
The younger boy proceeded in his walk leaving the still panting Lavi behind. The redhead quickly followed after him before he could get far. It would be hard to catch up once again. Lavi tried to make long conversations.
The other would answer, but Allen did that with just 'yes', some nods and then smiles. It's like, he's just responding out of politeness and not really paying attention to what his older friend is talking about.
"Hey? Is there something wrong between you and Yu-chan?" Lavi finally had the courage to ask. "No! No! Everything's fine between us, really!" The redhead didn't know if he should be happy or sad hearing that.
"It's just that… well…" Allen brought a finger to his chin like he's deep in thought. "You're just making it hard for me to understand. C'mon, you can tell me," Lavi said impatiently while trying to encourage him.
"Fine. Today's the start of the Cultural Festival right?" Allen didn't wait for his friend's reply, he does know today is the beginning of the event anyway. "A close friend of mine will be visiting on the second day of it, and he wants me to accompany him and tour him around school. He'll be here for tomorrow and, I think until Friday."
"Hm… so meaning to say, you're thinking about how you can still be together with Kanda even if you had to tag your friend along? It's like you have to choose between Yu-chan and that person." The redhead understood Allen's dilemma pretty well.
"Exactly," Allen answered sadly. "That is a pretty tough choice," Lavi muttered, rubbing the back of his neck. "Any bright ideas?"
"I plan to ask you the same. Yu doesn't want any interruptions when we're alone together," Allen explained with a smile on his face. "So I'll just go with the idea of going with them one at a time."
"I hope that plan of yours works. You know how Yu could get jealous over petty things." Allen laughed at this and nodded afterwards. "Its okay, I can handle him."
Lavi grinned, he really wished he could still have more chances like this. He wanted to be with Allen and see him smile, even if that smile belonged to someone else. It caused him pain to think that Allen has been taken away by another. Moreover, it's one of his best friends.
"Allen? Can I ask you something?" Lavi turned to face his friend while they walk. "Go ahead, but may I also ask you something in return first?" the younger boy asked.
"Sure! No problem! Anything for you."
"Um, yeah… What do you like about me or, why did you like me?
"About that… I'll just answer you when I can."
Allen nodded as he understood. "So what do you want to know?"
"Your question is similar to mine. I was just curious about what made you like Kanda in return?" Lavi voiced out the question that's been wandering in his head for quite a time a now. The redhead noticed how Allen halted in his tracks, obviously shocked by his question. There was a long pause before Allen finally spoke up.
"I'm pretty confused myself you see. But it's just, there's this feeling I have whenever I'm around Yu, or whenever I hear gentle words come from him to be more exact." Allen smiled, pointing at his chest, to where his heart can be found. "It's just feels so different when he's the one saying those things. I feel calm, safe and relieved."
Allen's explanation left Lavi in a daze. What the heck? Doesn't he feel the same way when he's with me? And don't I say gentle words every now and then to him too? Lavi thought to himself with mixed emotions.
"Wow! Look at how the sun is shining so brightly!" Allen happily exclaimed, startling Lavi out of his dazed mind. The sun really is shining so brightly it's starting to burn his eyes. They've got a very nice view from the garden. Wait, the garden? Weren't they walking along the halls a while ago?
He didn't notice how they got to go to the garden that was behind their school. He must be so deep in thought to realize what place they're already in, and lucky, since he didn't trip on any of the rocks lying around. "Allen?"
"Yes Lavi?"
"Can I hug you?" Lavi straight-forwardly asked.
"Don't you always hug me suddenly? Why ask now?" the younger boy really wondered, his friend would always attack him mercilessly with his fierce hugs.
"I dunno, maybe it's because of Yu?" Lavi answered, scratching his head.
"Perhaps."
Allen continued walking around the place to look at the newly bloomed flowers. He leaned in closer to smell the sweet fragrance. The older boy walked towards him slowly, unsure whether he should still hug the white haired boy or not.
Kanda did warn him earlier not to touch the beansprout, but his feelings still got the better of him. With one swift move, his arms were already draped around Allen, holding him close against him.
"L-Lavi?!" Allen turned his head to his friend, surprised. No response came, the redhead had closed his eyes and just continued cuddling the smaller boy. Allen sighed helplessly, he knows he should pry Lavi off of him any minute now, but he feels he should let him be even if it's just for now. Kanda won't get mad with this simple act won't he?
"I really miss hugging you like this," Lavi admitted. "I know Yu-chan and you are together but… I just can't help myself, I'm sorry Allen." Allen blinked two times, then he stared at Lavi afterwards.
"I can't really say its okay since Yu might get mad when he knows about this but, since it's just a hug, I'll let it slide." Allen winked as he smiled.
"R-Really?" Tears start to swell up in the corners of Lavi's eyes. "Thanks Allen!" He hugged the boy tightly once again, almost choking him as he did so.
"L-Lavi… your h-hug… i-is like… a d-death grip…" Allen was panting as he spoke.
"Oh! Sorry." The redhead immediately loosened his embrace but didn't remove his arms that encircled the boy. Allen finally had the air to breathe in, he glanced at his wrist watch to check the time. Lavi pulled away a little to see what he's looking at.
"It's six minutes before seven o'clock if you want to know the time." The white haired boy looked up after gazing at his wrist watch.
"Oh, so we've been chatting for past fifty minutes now…" Lavi smiled, which faltered in an instant. "We've been chatting for past fifty minutes now?!" he exclaimed, surprise and disbelief in his tone. Shit! Yu's gonna kill me! He told me to talk with Allen for only twenty minutes and I'm already past the time limit!!!
"Um, Allen? I think we should really really head back now."
"Yu will be mad, will he?"
"I think he already is." Lavi looked at the two people behind Allen.
"MOYASHI AND YOU; IDIOT RABBIT!!!" Lavi and Allen both straightened up after being called. "Why the hell is it taking so long for you to fucking talk?!"
"He's going to murder us," Allen whispered.
"No, he's gonna spare the love of his life and kill the innocent me," Lavi whispered back.
Allen quickly faced the older teen. "Ah yes, so now you're the innocent one," Allen said, sarcasm in his voice as he rolled his eyes. Lavi just grinned like Kanda doesn't have a murderous aura towards him.
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"First and foremost, all of the contests will be held here; in our school coliseum. There is no more entrance fee so you may enjoy the events without having your money decreased." The crowd of students cheered loudly after hearing that no expense will be paid for the contests. Allen politely told the crowd to remain silent in order for the explanation to continue, which, the students all obediently obeyed.
Lenalee pulled the microphone close to her mouth as she was next to talk. "For the 'Mr. and Ms. Black Order' competition, everyone will be able to judge who is rightful for the title. We will all vote for the winning pair for each year level. There will be three pairs competing in each. For the Solo Performance, the first years until the fourth years will compete against each other. There are a total of eight contestants. Any instrument is allowed to be played. For the Battle of the Bands, there are five bands which will compete, and an additional group will play."
Students began murmuring to each other, asking if anyone knew who the additional band is. The murmuring grew and became loud. Kanda got irritated because of the terrible noise, so he snatched the mic from Allen after Lenalee handed it to him.
"Will all of you just shut up and listen first?!" he shouted with a glare, even though he's using the mic with a loud volume. Everyone did as they were told because they know how scary Kanda could get when he's so angry. Even the teachers, who were whispering to each other before, remained quiet in their seats. Kanda gave the mic back to Allen.
"Thank you, Yu. Now listen, the additional band will not be named since it's a surprise. They will be introduced on the contest since they will be the first to play as an introduction." Everyone gave an 'Ahhh… so that's how it is!' comment after hearing what Allen said.
"And lastly, for the contestants, please don't go wandering elsewhere when the time of your competition is about to start. In case you are gone missing, I am sorry to say, but we would not look for you. The contest might be delayed if we would still do that. So automatically, you are disqualified," Allen informed with a smile.
The students, despite not being contestants, all nodded their heads. They wouldn't like to anger Allen. "Here's Lavi for the schedule." The President handed the microphone to the redhead.
"Yo, Lavi here. The 'Mr. and Ms. Black Order' contest on Thursday will start at ten am. So feel free to come at twelve if you wish to come when nobody else is watching, and nobody else is in the coliseum too because the event is already over," he reminded jokingly.
"The Solo Performance is on the same day, but different time of course. It's gonna be at two in the afternoon. As for the Battle of the Bands, its gonna be on Friday at three in the afternoon. Once again, coming at five might not be a bad idea for those who want to watch nothing when no one's around."
When Lavi faced Allen to give him back the mic, the white haired boy made no move to get it. Allen crossed his arms, Lavi stopped in his tracks as he seemed to remember to say something important. He quickly got ready for another announcement.
"Before I forget," Lavi started, students looking back at him. "On the last day of the Festival, we're gonna have fireworks displays at night, so wait for it around six thirty or seven. That's all guys and girls."
"You will all get to be on duty in your booths, so please do your best. Nobody will slack off during work understood? Other students also need to rest and have fun. Please be courteous to all the vendors here since most of them are not from our school. Thank you everyone for listening. We hope that you will enjoy our four-day Festival." Allen smiled once again, earning a lot of squeals from the girls. Kanda just glared coldly at them, hushing them because of the intensity of the sharp look.
The students and teachers clapped their hands while the Student Council goes down the stage. In a matter of minutes, the coliseum was already empty. Nobody would wanna stand by at one place when there's lots of food to eat and places to go to.
Allen grabbed hold of Kanda's hand, pulling him out through the large exit. "Let's go Yu! I want to have a bite on each food they sell." The white haired boy dashed towards the nearest food stand. Lavi and Lenalee followed behind, not really walking in a fast pace since there's no need to hurry.
"How did your talk with him go?" Lenalee asked, curious.
"It went well according to my genius plan." Lavi remembered hugging the cute boy against himself.
"You planned it?"
"Hmm.. kinda." Lavi grinned. Except for the question he asked me. "I still can't let go of him…" Lavi muttered.
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Allen clasped a hand over his mouth to cover it while he yawns. Kanda looked up from eating his cup soba. "Are you tired?" he asked.
"A little, I did wake up earlier from usual. May I use your shoulder as my pillow?" Allen got ready to take a nap after finishing his food.
"Go ahead." Kanda replied, laying the empty cup down on the floor. "But its better to use my lap once again."
"But won't your legs go numb?" Allen was worried if Kanda would have trouble walking after he wakes up.
"I'll be fine. Just rest." The raven haired male gently pushed Allen down to his lap.
"But-" Kanda narrowed his eyes on Allen, showing that he shouldn't argue anymore. The younger boy obediently followed.
"Just nudge or move me if you want a more comfortable position."
Allen sat up first to kiss his boyfriend tenderly on the lips. Kanda deepened it, then let go before he loses more of his self-restraint. The white haired boy smiled, then cuddled close to him. Sooner or later, their two other friends would find them here because this is their favorite spot; the roof top.
"I love you, Yu," Allen said sleepily.
Kanda leaned down to kiss his moyashi's forehead. "I love you too." They were both alone so the older male didn't have any difficulty saying those three words.
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Once again, I am asking for your wonderful review!!! XD
Sorry for any typos and for the very late update!!!
Next chap; Tyki's appearance! yay~ :D