*Lenalee's perspective

I couldn't believe that Lavi would ask such a thing in the middle of nowhere, Allen and I are just friends after all no one had to hear him make comments on the rumors I didn't even want to remember the rumors then he goes and asks me right away! So I slapped him I don't know why but I did. I was trying to make it so it wasn't obvious. Lavi found out so who knows who else knows. Lavi really didn't look like he was teasing me so it made me upset that he was saying something I didn't like to hear.

"Gezz Lenalee I didn't know you were serious, damn you didn't have to slap me that hard."

I gasped, and started to apologize to him I don't know what came over me.

"I'm sorry Lavi, I just… um I don't know why I slapped you …" next thing I knew I was crouching down crying. Lavi brought me to my room to calm down. Still bawling I didn't know what to do.

"Lenalee it's ok whatever is bothering you, you can tell me I'm your friend." Lavi was trying to console me but he's a bookman he was probably just acting to get me to tell him things that 'a bookman should know'.

"No! I can't tell you!" I just want Allen right now he knows what's going on already…

"Why can't you tell me? Were alone in your room and it's not ike I'm going to tell anyone anything" Lavi said trying to get me to tell him about… wait what did he want to know?

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because you're my friend, I care about you and want to make you feel better"

"I want to talk to Allen!" I think I startled Lavi when I said that because he flinched but he quickly regained composure.

"Lena I can't get Allen he's on a mission he just left earlier today so he won't be back for a while"

"Allen's the only one who understands what I'm going through though!"

"Well if you trusted in me, I could understand you too."

My crying paused as I pondered the thought of another friend knowing about my situation…

"Well I guess I could tell you but you have to keep it a secret"

"Yeah of course you can trust me Lenalee"

I don't know if I could really trust Lavi but I was alone so I told him everything about the situation between me and my brother.

"Wow Lenalee I didn't know that was what's going on no wonder why you have been relying on Allen a lot lately."

"Yeah" I was teary eyed I couldn't believe that I just retold everything.

"You know it's okay to cry, you only had your brother for so long and"

"DON'T CALL HIM THAT!" I yelled I didn't want to hear the word brother anymore I don't have a brother I'm just alone just like Allen.

"sorry but you thought that he was who would be there for you consistently so that is why it is hard for you right? You feel like you're alone now?"

"Don't question me or I'm going to cry again!"

"Okay I won't but I'm here now so you don't need to cry"

"Okay… I still want Allen though"

"Well you can be the first to make him mitarashi dango when he gets home we can try to talk to him before he gets home and you can make it then" what Lavi said really cheered me up I guess he understands that I really care about Allen.