Hey.
Took me a moment, nei? And I do apologize for that, and any reviews I didn't get a reply to to, :/ I tried.

Anywhos.
So in this bit, we get to meet another bit of the family as well as my side-plot poking it's head about some more. Which- by the way- there will be 2-ish chapters after this that I will probably force feed you guys tomorrow. As I have the day off work so far, andddd... it's already written actually. (Shrugs) It's because of those little boys that I have been so distracted from this, Yullen-y Goodness(!) and the, you know, actual plot.. (Huffy laugh) Yeahhhh.

But yeah. I'm pretty pooped...
Onward- plot! (Which there is actually some of in this one.)

"I swear that I'm not kidding
We're just looking to fit in
With all the other answers
Questions never confirmed
States that keep us far apart
Track the beating of my heart
Mark the places in my book
With photographs we never took…"
"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" -Hellogoodbye

XXX

A-(Not So)-Sexual Man
Chapter the Seventh:
Natural

"So, Allen." Lenalee was suddenly dumbfounded to hear her boyfriend talking to the white-haired man now sitting across from them. Kanda had said he was going to the bathroom, but they were all aware he was taking a while. "How long have you been with Kanda?" This seemed to make the man stop- and then his brow was knit as he thought about it.

They'd been shown to a back part of the club, with high backed tables that would divide them from any other party, but six booths had been emptied, and they were now in the back corner, so the next two booths forward we empty as well as across the aisle from them. Tyki had wondered off with Lavi and Daisya with promises of alcohol and notes to bring them back alive. Rhode and Wisely had yet to turn back up, and now Kanda was lost in the bathroom- leaving Lenalee and Alma some 'alone time' with Allen. He didn't really seem like he minded though.

"Um, well," the white haired man began, pushing his drink aside to cross his arms on the table as he continued to think about the question that shouldn't have been this hard. "I guess it's actually been a year now," Allen began, and Lenalee could feel the shock rolling off Alma- it was kind of surprising, "But we didn't actually do anything for it. He had finals and stuff was crazy at work." Allen's silver eyes were then looking at them innocently, though the small smirk on his lips told that they were lying. "Why do you ask?"

Lenalee had to chuckle- he was obviously as bothered by them not having known as Alma was about not having known. "Did you even know we existed," she found herself asking. Allen nodded immediately.

"It's been a war for a while," he answered.

"What's that mean," Alma asks, trying to work out the unhappiness now involved. Allen merely smiled a bit at the other male.

"I understood why he didn't want me to 'have to meet you'- but I've wanted to for a while." Lenalee found herself trying to understand that. Allen seemed to notice- and with a resigned noise he began to fiddle with the straw of his soda. "He told you that I work for Ark," He began, his face then pulling back in an odd frown. "That wasn't a lie, but not the whole truth either, I guess." They were both attentive. "Actually-."

But Allen suddenly looked out of the booth and his eyes narrowed for a moment before quickly snapping open and then he was smiling- a giant smile that made both of their stomach turn to butterflies. Then he was standing and moving to meet that woman that quickly met him at the end of the booth. And both Lenalee and Alma could recognize this woman- and it hit them like a ton of bricks.

Magnolia Walker was a small woman- comparable to how Rhode would look in a few years, even if they didn't share blood. But there was a difference, as Maggie also carried the Recessive-Walker-White gene- one of the four. And against her tanned skin, with her soft brown eyes and flowing white hair- no one could see Maggie once and ever forget her. And she had the voice of a god.

"Hey kid," she was giggling even as Allen easily lifted her from the ground in a bear hug and then lowered her back down to smile at her again.

"Wise said he couldn't get a hold of you," Allen was comment then and Maggie only smiled.

"Yeah, but I got his message," she replied, "Where's Doll-Face?" Allen only groaned.

"Probably talking to Dev," Allen answered after a moment turning back to the booth, "Maggie this is Lenalee Lee, and Alma Karma- the friend and just older brother. And please stop calling him Doll-Face, you know he hates it." Maggie merely giggled, leaning forward to shake hands, instantly just as polite as Allen had been earlier.

"Magnolia Walker," she greeted.

"No shit," Alma accidentally slipped and after a brief pause Maggie turned to her cousin.

"You didn't tell them yet, did ya?"

"He didn't want to," Allen responded.

"Fuckin' Doll-Face," Maggie threw in with a quick roll of her eyes and Alma had to smirk. "Mind if I sit with ya?" Both Alma and Lenalee shook their head and motioned for her to. She quickly slid into the side of the booth were Allen had been sitting alone. "But seriously," she began again as Allen sat, and he sighed, "You guys have been fighting about this for months. And he says 'sure, but tell 'em yer somebody else?'" While commenting her voice had dropped into a dull male tone, then right back to her normal. "That's bullshit." Allen merely sighed. But then Maggie fell quiet, suddenly turning to Allen after a second, "You hear?"

Allen nodded back, "Yep."

"Awesome," the elder Walker agreed with an eye roll. "I need a drink." Allen immediately laughed at her.

"Always do." Maggie merely rolled her eyes as she pulled out her phone to send a text, even as she began to talk again.

"So," she glances up, then back down her maple colored eyes seeming to glow, "You're Doll-Face's brother?"

"Doll-Face," Alma momentarily muses, "Suits him." Lenalee snickers next to him. "And yes, I am." Maggie nods finishing the text before shoving the cell back into her small clutch.

"Oh, Allen," she turns toward the younger man, pulling at the white lace gloves on her fingers. "I finally got them finished." Allen chuckles as he pulls out her hand.

"About time," he adds before Maggie's hand was out on display and Alma and Lenalee were both watching intently. On the back of the woman's hand was a black outlined star, two points just below her index and ring finger, while the top was places at the end of her hand, the other two points toward the edges of her hand. Drawn into the center was an outlined rose, with detailed black petals.

And it looked familiar to them- in Lenalee's mind now connecting what she'd heard about the Walker/Kamelot family. The entire family had gotten the black outlined stars on the back of their hands a few years ago- everyone knew that about the family. It was one of the reasons that the Bell brothers made such a scream when they put out their first album.

"The other one the same," Allen asks the other Walker after a moment. Maggie grins as she nods.

"Dad loved his roses." Allen merely nodded in agreement, but didn't have time to respond as another voice suddenly joined in.

"Always. Adam kept study of vines and Mana a living room of rose bushes." And Lenalee wouldn't fight that her eyes popped halfway out of her skull, as this voice joined in from the end of the booth. Because when she turned to look, standing at the end of their table was Jasdero Bell.

If anyone were to ask his family, most would say Jasdero Bones/Bell is a introvert with a loaded pistol of aggression. But to any fan who sees him perform as a lively vocalist and keyboard player he's an outgoing, open person. But all would agree, he looked amazing at either. The younger of the Bell brother's eyes were just a few shades lighter than his twin. But the stark difference between Devitto's black hair and Jasdero's sunshine blond were a long standing difference- in color and length. He hadn't had his hair above his shoulders since he was three, and on this night- where he stood at the end of the table, a few feet from Lenalee Lee- his waist length hair was pulled into small braids along his head and down his back, led though a large tie at the nape of his neck.

Lenalee noted the comfortable fit white button up with light pink pinstripes, loose light blue jeans that were held up with an oddly vibrant pink belt. But more so she noticed Jasdero's hands. The black bracelets around his wrists and the exposed black stars tattooed onto the backs of his hands, outlines of Halloween cut out trees in them, each reflections of the opposite.

"What's up," Allen was asking him quickly. Jasdero's smile faded a bit.

"Dev took off- Wise, too." Then he paused, looking at the table and then back toward the rest of the club. "Where are Rhode and Kanda- they said they'd meet me back over here?"

"Haven't seen them yet," Allen answered as they noted a slim brunette waitress making her way toward them, and then watched as she stood at the end of the table to put the single drink on her tray in front of Maggie.

Jasdero finally broke the silence, speaking quickly, "I'm Jas, by the way- if you didn't know. You're Baby-Face's right?"

"Baby-Face," Alma was immediately commenting, "What's with all the -Face names?" Allen was shrugging immediately.

"He's adorable," Maggie had to answer with a quick laugh.

"Jas- Alma Karma, Kanda's next older relation, and his girlfriend Lenalee Lee. And no, we don't really need to point out who you are, dum-dumb," Allen tackled the introductions quickly and Jasdero merely chuckled as he, in Walker fashion, quickly shook hands with Alma and nodded to acknowledge Lenalee in time.

But Lenalee blushed and Jas quickly winked to his cousin and lit his lips into a Bones Brother smirk, "And that's all thanks to you, Music." And in her mind, Lenalee paused, her memory instantly latching onto the title inside Ark Records that had been signed onto every album produced by the company in the last five year-

"Oh," Maggie was suddenly announcing, "There they are."

And sure enough a grumpy looking Kanda with two drinks in hand, along with Rhode in similar stance were making their way to the table. Kanda didn't say much in the way of greetings as her placed the refilled soda on the table in front of Allen and slid into the booth next to him. Jasdero took the drink Rhode handed him and pulled up a chair as she slid in next to Lenalee.

And as Kanda, Allen, and Jasdero quickly began into a nameless story, Lenalee pulled out her phone to send a text.

From Sister:
Hey. Who's Music?
To:
Red, Crybaby

Alma took the initiative and already had his phone out and merely looked at it with a confused glare before glancing at her and shaking his head.

From Crybaby:
Change my name in your phone. Please?
To:
Sister

Lenalee merely stuck her tongue out at him before giving him a peck as Alma continued to sulk.

But they both waited for the text from Lavi. Even as the light conversation turned to holiday plans and Kanda started to grumble more. Both noted though that he was watching them carefully.

By the time Lavi replied, Kanda had his phone out and was texting one of them.

From Red:
In the context that I'm pretty sure you mean, 'Music' was the title that the 'chairman' who took over Ark choose to name himself. The Media speculated for a while that he was probably multiple people because the mass of things that went though his hands would have meant he had no other life. Panda had a theory that they were a/multiple Walker(s) though. Neah Walker, the second oldest of the brothers, was nicknamed The Musician when he was still performing, way back when.
Why?
To:
Sister

"Jesus, he texts fast," Alma commented in a whisper over her shoulder as they read.

"Well, that solves that mystery," Lenalee had to comment back.

"What mystery," Rhode whispered over the other shoulder, causing both Lenalee and Alma to jump. Lenalee quickly snapped her phone shut, noticing how all their eyes were on them. Then Alma's phone went off.

From Mugen:
You could just ask. He'd answer you.
To:
Crybaby

Alma had to chuckle a bit nervously.

Rhode found herself giggling, as she twirled the red straw of her drink between her fingers, "They're talking about you Allen."

And even at the news, Allen continued to smile brightly. "I know."

"Oh, Allen," Maggie was once again announcing, her face suddenly taking on a wicked gleam, "Have you seen Bird yet?" And then suddenly Jasdero was laughing oddly.

"Oh god- Maggie, don't start."

"No, I'm serious Jas- shut the fuck up," then she was turning back to Allen, "Have you?" Allen was smiling wearily, shaking his head.

"You know I haven't been to the house yet," He stated slowly, "Why?"

And then Jas was laughing again while Maggie just continued to grin. "Oh, no reason- I don't want to be the barer of bad habits."

"Magnolia," Allen taunted slowly, and Maggie merely shook her head.

"She told me not to say anything."

"You already fuckin' did," Jasdero felt the need to point out. "Birds gonna pluck your petals, Flower." Maggie had to scoff at that.

And Lenalee wondered how it was that even her scoff sounded like a musical noted and even Jasdero's cussing sounded so natural-

"I'll clip her fuckin' wings."

-And combinations of the two sounded even better.

"Driving home tonight
I didn't see the light
I was just watching you sleeping shotgun
I could have crashed the car…"
"Finding Something To Do" -Hellogoodbye

Lavi Bookman, was perplexed. Because even three drinks in, he was usually thinking a lot clearer than this.

But there was just so much he didn't get- so many pages that seemed to just be blank. He'd gotten it, shortly after arriving to the Gate- and seeing Devitto Bell with Mimi Aki, and then Wisely Walker stomping off, and then finally witnessing a bit of the verbal fencing match that the two had had in the back parking lot of the club. He'd gotten a lot more than he had to begin with anyway.

Wisely Walker, the only biological son of Adam and Joann Walker- he'd been sleeping in Alma's living room last night. With Rhode Kamelot, the only daughter of Cyril and Trisha Kamelot- Cyril, who was the younger and only adoptive, son of Noah Walker. And then Allen-Fucking-Walker. The only son of Neah and Sofia Walker, younger brother of Robin Walker- he was Yuu-fucking-Kanda's boyfriend. ('Cause Lavi was not fucking blind- and they were together.) How had he missed this?

"You look perplexed, Red."

And that! Tyki-fuckin'-Mikk. The brother of Trisha Mikk-Kamelot who, when she passed, was adopted by Cyril Kamelot, making him both Rhode's uncle and brother. How had he missed that?

"Yep- perplexed- that's defiantly the word for it."

"Want some help," Tyki asked, even as he took another sip of the water he'd switched to drinking as soon as he'd found out that Wisely had jumped ship. But the calm in his eyes was overcast by that gleam that to Lavi's Bookman brain shouted 'Haha! Got'cha good!' and he wanted to punch the overly-attractive, seven year older man in the chin.

"Yeah- sure," he found himself answering anyway.

Damn that Bookman Recollection.

"I could see our fingers all intertwined
With all your wrinkles perfectly suiting mine
Oh, somewhere down the line…"
"Finding Something To Do" -Hellogoodbye

Bottom! Score!

So yeah. I had to add that last little lyric as a little Lucky treat. Someone asked me about Tyki getting some love- which was always part of the plan. But that's gonna be a lower plot than my side plot- 'Cause that side plot rapes my brain.

Hehe, Maggie's a Drama Queen- always making problems. (Smirks) And I don't know about you guys, but I actually text with good grammar. I've actually had friends tell me they don't like texting me because I do and it makes them feel stupid. I laugh, I laugh a lot. (Grin)

As a little note, I wanted to ask a question. I never watched the anime to the point the twins would actually make it in. I think they may have for like, two lines- but I don't really remember. Anyway, if you did- Who's voice was deeper, Jas' or Devi's? At this point, it just for curiosity's sake- I can't really change the mass of things I have on them already, but I was curious.
[Hint: Devitto's more Panic!, -while Jasdero's got Hellogoodbye covered. The next bits of Dev Recollection will branch out to other members of the family, but so far that's all you've seen. (Grin)]

But yeah, anyway. I'm gonna post this and then give it a once over to fix stuff. (Smiles) Reviews make me want to be a better person. ... (Smiles)
-Aseru

PS: Ohmygod, how did I forget this part!
I left out the whole 'who the hell is Maggie' Part!
Well, in the manga, we have yet to see much action from the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 13th Noahs. They've all be in a single panel, at least, but as far as 'what do they do, how do they act' not much. So, I've taken so liberties. (Grimace) Kinda. We've seen some from the 6th, Fiidora, but I call him Finny Walker. And we've seen some from the 7th, Maashiima (Pity)- His name is Paul, or Paulie, and doesn't have a huge role in this. But, the 2nd, Toraido (Judge), we haven't seen any of, past the one panel, same with the 13th, Maitora, which is where I'm taking liberties.
Finny has a larger part due to that he's in the same family as Wisely and the twins. Paulie, Jude and Maggie- who I took form Maitora, are all Mana's, Maggie being his only actual child... But I'll get in to that in the flashback bit.
But yeah, I totally meant to put that here. :/
Sorry, :P
-Aseru