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--- chapter 7 ---

"Hello" she said with a forced smile.
"AHM... hi" Lavi replied nervously.
"Hey stupid gezeer! There's no food in here" Kanda yelled from the kitchen. "…redhead, come cook!"
Lavi looked at me quickly as I put myself together from Kanda's kicking, and then he went to the kitchen.
"AHM… hehehe… I'm sorry for them" I tried to apologize; the truth is that I was dying of shame. I began to imagine the kind of thoughts she could have after seeing the kind of friends I had. I was hoping she doesn't decide to run away in the middle of the night afraid of them.

"They are very nice… ehehehe… they really are!"
She laughs and that 3made me calm. At least she was having fun with all this. I was afraid that she would notice Lavi's reaction.

I closed the door, assuming that they wouldn't leave my kitchen so soon. I picked up her bag and took it to my room, then came back to make her company.
From the living room we could hear them whispering, it was easy to know that they were talking about us. I looked at Lenalee, she seemed calm looking at her feet.

And then we heard a bang.
"What happened?" I went there, and found one of my pans sunk in Lavi's head.
"AHM… please… could you kids keep my kitchen clean?"

"Shut up old geezer, it's your fault for not making us food?" Kanda said as cutting some onions with teas falling down.

"Oh, don't cry sweetheart, I told you I'll help you cooking!" Lavi teased him, and I had to laugh, because now we could say he was a truly lady.

"Say something and I'll slice your balls to cook, did you hear me?" Kanda threaten me holding a knife, soon as he realized I was about to mock him.

Half hour later, Kanda shows up in the living room bringing plates and cutlery, to settles my coffee table. Lavi comes behind him with a lasagna on his hands.
"Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!"

"Stupid rabbit! Why didn't you put on some gloves to cover your hands??? Damn it! Do I have to make it all on my own?" Kanda complains as helping him.

After all done, we sit down and start to eat.

"So? How is it? The food?" Lavi asked us.
"AHM…" chomp, chomp "… very good…" chomp - I said.

"I didn't ask you! I know you eat anything that's in front of you and still thinks it tastes good!" Lavi said.
"It's very good" Lenalee looked surprised, but replied politely with a smile.

Lavi said some more nonsense, while Kanda just looks at his plate, sullen as usual. Lenalee and I were laughing of Lavi's joke provoking Kanda, as from time to time he would throw at us pieces of food.
It was strange to see how comfortable we were there, but I was sure that sooner or later I would have to listen Lavi's long speech about Lenalee.
After we finished eating, without asking for anything, they thanked for the food and left. And didn't mention a thing about me going to work.

"What about you Allen? Don't you have to go work too? I'm fine here" Lenalee asked taking the dirty dishes that they left behind.

"Naaah… I think they understood that I can't go today"
"Allen, don't worry about me. Go! I don't want to trouble you"
"I'm not going anywhere! I'm going to sit here looking for a doctor for you. And don't argue with me!" I said taking the phone book from the phone's table.

Lenalee seems to understand that trying to convincing me otherwise, really wouldn't work. So she went to kitchen to clean up the mess that those goofy left.
I thought about taking her out of there, but in second thought, I decided not to do so. Depriving her from doing things wouldn't be good either, since that was all she could do, considering her state. So I decided that it would be better to let her decide for herself what she can or can't do.

Someone once told me about some Bak. He would be the best doctor in London. So I sought for all of Bak's in the list. I found 7. A dentist, a babysitter, two private drivers, a tutor, a private detective and the doctor.

"Good afternoon, doctor's Bak office, may I help you?" replied a female voice on the other side of the line.
"Hi, I would like to make an appointment as soon as possible, please"
"What's the name of the patient?"
"It's Lenalee…" I made a pause to pull from the bottom of my memory the name she gave once "… Lee" I remember.

I marked the appointment for Monday morning. I would have to apologize Lavi and Kanda for missing work again, but right now this was more important. And for some reason I started to imagine what those two could be doing at the office alone. So to my relief, Lenalee came removing those dirty thoughts with her arrival in the room.
"I got a doctor for you on Monday morning" I told her, but she only agreed with her head. I thought weird she still didn't made any further objection for coming here, or about her seeing a doctor.

'Is she mad for me dragging her here?'

"Don't you want to lay down?" I asked worried, since she spent some time doing physical exercise in the kitchen. Her breathing seemed a little puffy, and I reminded myself that her situation was more complicated now. She agreed.

"Come" I offered her my left arm to support her.

My face warmed up as we got in. I forgot I didn't had the habit of leaving my room tidy. My bed was still undone, and there were clothes everywhere.
"Ahh… hahaha… sorry about the mess, I ran out in the morning on a hurry so didn't cleaned my room! I said picking up my clothes pushing everything inside of my wardrobe. She helped me to collect a few things with a smile on her face. I was really embarrassed.

After having hidden the mess, I settle the bed.
"You sleep here… I get the couch, don't worry"
"And why don't I get the couch?" she finally was making some protest.
"Because the bed is sooo much better, believe me"
"And why you get the worst?"
"Because you are the sick person here, silly!" I should have stayed quiet or said anything else, because this made her upset.
"And… it's obvious that the ladies have the preference! Pretty ladies need special treatment… of a Queen perhaps" I said making reverence, trying to cheer her up. "Now… my lady, would you like a hot chocolate? Perhaps black tea, or maybe the finest wine of London? We have really good wines here did you know?" I made her show me a smile with my cheap acting and stupid accent.

After accommodate her in my bed, she held my hand firmly so I wouldn't leave her.
"Stay with me… I'm a bit scared" she said.

I looked in her eyes for the fear she hid. I turned around the bed and laid down beside her.
We stayed a while looking at each other holding hands. Everything that happened up until now seemed a dream… a dream pursued by a nightmare that doesn't want to go away.
"Why are you afraid?" I asked.
"I do not know… I don't like changes… I think"
"Don't worry, Lenalee… from now on, things will only change for the better… you'll see" I had hope. But that strange feeling chasing me was bothering me.

"How did that happen?" She asked after a while in silence.
"Hm?"

"You and me… how?"

"Do you hate me? For taking you?"
She sighed a "no" to my relief.
"Lenalee… do you… like me?" I remember what Komui told me the first time we met. About her screaming my name at night.
"… I shouldn't, you will regret it"
"Why do you think so?"
"I'll make you suffer, Allen"
"No you won't… no matter what, you just won't" I looked at her kindly holding her delicate face.
She only sighed.
"… I missed you… your voice, your questions… you're your face… your perfume… " her reply seemed to have been painful. She really didn't wanted to admit it.

"Do you… feel something about me?... like, love?" I wasn't sure of myself for asking that, but I just felt like I had to.

She made a pause. Looked around the room, and then looked at me.

"Yeah"

"Why?"

"… because you jumped with me"

"Huh? Just because of that?!" I said trying to tease her, I felt like I needed to do something to change her mood.

"That's quite enough you know" she kindly pokes my nose with a warm smile making her sadden face look prettier as loosening her tension.
"What if it had been a big fat guy with big mouth and big haired nose that had jumped in my place?"

"Hahaha… it would be better than an alien don't you think?"
"Ohhh… that's so mean!" I pretended a sad face.
"Hahaha… that's how my brother always talks about you"
"Unbelievable! What does he has against people with white hair?"
"Young people with white hair and a star on the forehead" she recalled.
"Arf… at least everyone thought I was cute when I was little, ok?"
"I still think you are, you know?"

"Hm…" she was so beautiful. And I was blushing just like a kid getting a complement.

She kissed the back of my hand and looked at me tenderly.

"Promise me that when I tell you to leave me, you will leave me Allen"
"What?" I didn't get where did this came from.
"I may have to go some day, and never come back… but I don't want you to see me leave, Allen… you have to at least promise me that ok?" although those words came out with tone of sadness, her happy smile didn't seem to fit.

'Shit!' she was really asking me to let her die alone.
But while looking at that firm hand that held mine, I thought that I also wouldn't want her to see me leave if I was in her place. It's painful enough having to leave and let behind alone those you love. Almost like a selfish act for not taking them with you. But I also didn't want to leave her alone on her dying moment. I didn't wanted that her last feeling with life would be loneliness and sadness. I must do anything I can so she doesn't have to go through it. So we both don't need to go through it.

"I promise!"

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