The Joys of Technology
AN: yay~ Day four of Laven week already! :D tomorrow is Lavi's birthday~!
Anyway, please enjoy this chapter~!
Day four: Connection
AU
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"This is stupid..." Lavi muttered to himself, rocking back and forth on his heels nervously. "This is seriously fucking stupid." But he didn't leave, continuing to stand in the designated meeting spot for a person he had met over the internet for God's sake. He'd been told time and again by his grandfather to never go meet someone on the internet. Never give out your name, what your school is like, anything. Child predators were everywhere and waiting to get the opportunity to snatch up cute little boys and girls and take them away to do horrible nasty things to them.
But then again, Lavi was eighteen, and the person he was meeting had claimed to be sixteen, so he was starting to wonder if that made HIM the child predator... The redhead heaved a sigh, scratching the back of his head as he scanned the street for his friend.
Lavi's online alias was Usagi, something that his best friend, Kanda Yuu had called him since they were children. The redhead wasn't quite sure why he was nick named 'rabbit' but he didn't really have any complaints. The person Lavi was meeting called himself "Crowned Clown" over the internet. They had met in a chat room meant for young men who were questioning their sexuality so they could have an anonymous place to chat and make friends with one another.
Lavi had figured he already knew he was bi, so why not talk to some other people around his age, maybe help them out in whatever way. Be a guiding light and all that jazz. It wasn't because he was interested in meeting other guys. Of course not.
He and 'Crowned Clown', or Allen, as he told Lavi to call him, had clicked almost right away. It was sort of hard to explain how one could really feel any sort of a spark over the internet, but there had been one. Lavi found himself wasting hour after hour on the computer, just to talk to the young man. It was kind of strange, how eager he was to talk to Allen, but he couldn't help himself. Something about the other teen was just so magnetic, even if he was only just words on the screen.
They had really never described their appearance to each other, now that Lavi thought about it; it had just never come up in their conversations. They'd always seemed to be able to find something more interesting and intellectually stimulating than things like what colour their eyes were, or what they were wearing. Now Lavi was wishing he had asked, because then he would at least know what to look for. He had been the one who volunteered to be the one who stood out.
And with his lime green shirt on, Lavi practically shone in the early afternoon sunlight.
"U-um... Lavi...?" the redhead nearly jumped out of his skin when a gentle voice called his name, pulling him out of his musings. Lavi whirled around, heart pounding. The first thing he saw was white hair.
"Oh SHIT. It is a pedophile!" was the only thought Lavi had before he took a step back, ready to bolt, but then he took in the rest of the young man before him and stopped.
His hair was pure white, yes, but his face was smooth and clear, flawless really aside from the jagged scar running over his cheek. His clothes were clean and a bit on the baggy side, but otherwise nondescript aside. Lavi could tell he was the kind of kid that people wouldn't think much of when they saw him, but Lavi found himself drawn into that same magnetism all over again. It was physical this time though, not just his words that attracted Lavi to him.
"Uh..." The 'intelligent' reply came without Lavi's consent, and he found himself having a hard time thinking of anything to say as he stared at the grey eyes in front of him. Allen was nothing like he'd imagined, and yet at the same time, it was better this way. Yet another thing about Allen to intrigue him. "A-Allen, right?"
The younger boy nodded, blushing a bit under Lavi's surprised gaze. "Yup... that's me..." he hesitated for a moment then held out his hand to shake. "Allen Walker. It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Lavi." he smiled then, and Lavi actually blushed like a young girl. The boy in front of him was just too cute for his own good.
"Ah, well... yeah... it's great to finally meet you too..." Lavi shook his hand a bit awkwardly, trying to ignore the nervous flutter in his stomach. He had never actually felt so strongly about a potential boyfriend before, and considering he and Allen had met in a chat room of all places he felt more than a little stupid.
"Yeah... so... um, should we get going? You said we would get lunch together, right?" Lavi blinked at him stupidly for a moment before smiling and nodding.
"Uh, yeah! I know a great place for lunch. And we could, you know, just hang out and browse shops afterwards..." The brilliant smile Allen gave him and eager nod that followed made Lavi swoon internally. Allen was by no means girly or overly effeminate like some gay or bisexual guys, but he had just a cute face and the attraction Lavi felt for him made everything seem better.
"That sounds great! Let's get going!" Lavi nodded and smiled, motioning for Allen to follow him.
Lavi could have died happy right then and there when Allen shyly slipped his slim hand into Lavi with a dark blush staining his cheeks. The boy was really just too cute...
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"I had a really great time today, Allen..." Lavi smiled, walking Allen towards the front of his house. They had decided to walk to Allen's house as it wasn't very far from the main street. It was a pleasant and quiet neighbourhood, just the kind of place a kid like Allen would live.
"Yeah, me too..." the younger male fidgeted a bit, and Lavi couldn't help but smile wider. They'd truly had a good time together, making jokes as they looked at weird things in shops, holding hands whenever it was convenient, just doing things together and finally enjoying the true company of another person. It was like they had made a connection to each other. Long nights of staying up together, talking about nothing, but at the same time, everything had brought them closer than they had realised.
So when they finally stood on Lavi's doorstep, he couldn't help but feel disappointed that their first date, or at least he hoped Allen thought of it as a date, was coming to an end.
"Um... well..." Allen's fidgeting increased tenfold as he searched for his voice. Lavi smiled waiting patiently for the less experienced boy to collect his thoughts.
"M-Maybe... since we both had fun... we could do it again? Sometime soon?" Silver eyes looked up at him hopefully and Lavi's smiled widened as he nodded.
"I'd like that, Allen." The younger boy smiled back, licking his lips and leaning forward, pecking Lavi on the lips for the briefest of moments before pulling back, clearly embarrassed to the fullest extent of the emotion. With a rushed, "okaywellI'vegottogetinsidegoodnight!" he vanished inside the house, closing the door with a loud bang, leaving Lavi standing there, blinking stupidly.
When he finally regained his senses, Lavi couldn't help but grin, touching his lips oh so lightly. Allen felt the same connection he did.
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End~!
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