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Chapter 5, Unexpected News!

Gilbert smirked to himself as he strolled down the busy road.

'Heh! It seems like everything works out pretty well.' He thought with a glimpse of satisfaction and victory in his eyes.

'Lenalee will definitely be mine soon! I'll make sure that no one would be able to get their hands on her…whether they may be those two friends of hers…'

"Wow! Amazing!" He turned to the side when he heard a child cheered out in amazement. He smirked and spotted a certain someone surrounded by a group of kids.

'…or that stupid clown...' He sneered.

Allen was in casual clothes with his clown mask, playing tricks for a group of kids when he noticed someone approaching him.

kids when he noticed someone approaching him.

He turned to the side and saw Gilbert, standing sternly in front of him with a creepy smile on his face. He stopped playing his tricks and greeted.

"G'day, sir. Is there anything I can do for you?"

All the kids immediately moved behind Allen, knowing who the man was.

"I heard from my fiancé that you're her friend, am I right?" The blonde asked.

Allen nodded and replied sheepishly. "Yes. I am her friend…though it's been almost two years since I last seen her."

The blonde smirked and placed his hand on his hip. "Well then, as her friend, I have something I'd like to talk with you!"

"What might that be?" The white-haired asked. His cheerful and polite tone remained unchanged. He already knew about this man from Lavi and Kanda.

"I suggest you stay away from Lenalee starting from today and for the following days." Gilbert said with a small hint of mocking and victory in his voice.

"May I ask why is that?" asked Allen, unfazed by the man.

"Because she's going to be my wife soon. WE're going to get married shortly!" The man continued, slightly annoyed by the teen's polite and natural response to his announcement.

'Come on! Get angry, Damn it!' Because of Allen's cheerful and normal tone, he felt no sense of victory at all.

'Why isn't he bothered by this, damn clown?'

Allen smiled. "Then, may I be the first to congratulate you two?"

He then pulled a bouquet of white roses out of thin air and held it up in front of the man.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Mr. Gilbert!"

Anger flashed in the man's eyes at this. 'This damn bastard!'

Lavi glanced around, looking for Allen as he and Kanda walked down the crowded road.

"Ne, Yuu!" He turned to his black-haired friend.

"How do you think Allen would react after finding out about all of this?"

Kanda remained silent. The redhead sighed and crossed his arms behind his head.

"Do you think he will explode or get upset? Maybe he'll get pretty mad and immediately get himself drunk!" He said the last part with a teasing grin though he knew there's no way that would happen.

"Knowing that stupid beansprout…." Kanda utter with a thoughtful look.

"With that silly and over polite attitude of his, that guy wouldn't be bothered by any of this. I don't think he'll even take this seriously."

Lavi nodded in agreement. "You're right on that part. Even though he will be a little shocked because of this, he might immediately brush this off like it's nothing." He sighed.

"That guy's a gentleman after all."

Kanda rolled his eyes in annoyance. 'More like an easy-going, emotionless, silly looking gentleman pierrot….'

He then suddenly stopped walking as he spotted a certain someone having a conversation with the beansprout that they were looking for.

"Oi, stupid rabbit!" He halted the redhead. "Found him!"

He said, pointing to a certain place. The redhead followed where Kanda had pointed and immediately frowned.

"That guy!" He muttered under his breath.

He found Allen, standing in front of a group of kid almost protectively as the small children had a scared look on their face. Standing before Allen was Gilbert, who had his hand raised, as he had just violently slapped the bouquet of roses from Allen's hands. The flowers were now lying beside he two, spreading around messily.

The redhead glanced at Kanda who shook his head back as a respond.

Gilbert gritted his teeth as he glared at Allen; his eyes showing annoyance, anger and dissatisfaction.

Allen remained silent. He felt one of the kids tugged at his shirt with shaking hands.

'They're scared.' He thought.

"Why?" asked the blonde. He was shaking with rage clenching his fists tightly.

"Why are you congratulating me?" He hissed.

The white-haired titled his head to the side replied naturally.

"Well…isn't it normal for someone to congratulate a person when there's something great happening? I'm pretty sure it's normal so that's why I was congratulating you!"

Out of blue, he was forcefully grabbed by his collar as the blonde man steeped forward.

"I'm asking… why the hell are you congratulating me?!" snarled Gilbert as his grip on the teen's collar became tighter.

'You're supposed to be jealous of this, damn it!'

The children whimpered from behind; suddenly frightened by the blonde's action.

Allen took notices of this. "Uhh… if I shouldn't be congratulating you, what do you think I should do instead?" He asked the man.

"Y-You…" the man managed to utter through his gritted teeth.

"Are you mocking me or what?" He snarled.

"Eh? Why do you think I'm mocking you?" asked Allen.

"You're reacting too naturally to all of this! Aren't you bothered at all?" shouted Gilbert.

"Huh?"

"I-I mean… Aren't you her friend?" the man asked, his patience running thin.

Allen nodded. "Yes. I am her friend."

"Then, why aren't you bothered by this? Are you trying to tell me that you're fine with her marrying off with someone?" He snapped.

"Well…I'm fine with anything as long as it's her wish." The white-haired replied.

"As long as she's happy, I'm fine with anything." He added cheerfully.

Gilbert's eyes widened. His grips tightened. His eyes almost turned red from the fury that he was filling.

'So are you trying to tell me that…I can't make her happy?'

His entire body shook. "You damn bastard!" He snapped, raising his fist in attempt to punch the teen.

But, his fist was caught before it could even come in contact with Allen.

"Now now, Mr. Gilbert." said Allen as he gripped the man's fist.

"Let's not fight, shall we? You're causing a scene and scaring the children."

He told the man, gesturing to their surroundings, and the shaking kids.

The man scowled and pulled his fist back, straightening his jacket.

"Mark my words, Pierrot!" He said in a low tone, giving Allen a deadly glare.

"You're gonna pay for this!"

With that he walked away, leaving the teen behind.

As he walked away from the white-haired, he noticed Kanda and Lavi, standing in front of him. He decided to ignore them and walked past the two without saying anything.

He was stopped when Lavi placed his hand on the man's shoulder. He turned around and saw the redhead, glaring menacingly at him.

"What do you want?" he asked the redhead teen.

"Telling someone to mark your words, you sure are full of yourself!" Lavi muttered.

"Then, how about you remember this as well? I don't care what you are planning or what family you came from. But…" His glare became darker.

"If you dare hurt either f those two in an unforgiving ways, you'll be the one to pay, Gilbert!"

Behind him, Kanda cracked his knuckles to support the redhead's statement.

Hearing this, Gilbert only smirked without saying anything. He brushed Lavi's hand off and walked away while muttering, "You guys shouldn't be too full of yourself either."

After that, he left the area.

Lavi gritted his teeth. He really disliked this guy.

"Calm down, stupid rabbit! You won't get anything from being mad at that idiot!" Kanda told him. He was pretty annoyed by the blonde's attitude, too.

The redhead 'tch-'ed and turned around. Both teens made their ways towards the white-haired teen who was trying to comfort the kids; frightened by Gilbert earlier.

"Hey, Allen, are you alright?" asked Lavi.

"Of course, I'm alright! He didn't do anything dangerous to me!" Allen responded.

"He was trying to punch you!"

"But, he didn't."

Lavi sighed. Allen was too carefree for his own good.

"Assuming from the fact that he was with you, I bet he already told you about his damn wedding.'" said Kanda as he crossed his arms.

Allen nodded. "Yes, he did."

"So… what are we going to do, Allen? Her parents don't allow us to see her anymore!" Lavi told the teen.

"Hmm… we have to tell her one way or another…" Allen murmured thoughtfully.

The two teens raised their brow at this.

"Hey… you mean… wait… you're not trying to…"

"Don't worry. Leave everything to me." Allen said cheerfully.

"I'll be sure to tell her." He assured his two friends.

The two sighed. 'He's so hard-headed sometimes…'

That night…

Lenalee was lying in her bed, sobbing. She was still in her clothes from the previous day.

Burying her face deeper into her pillow, more tears welled up from her eyes, soaking the already red fabric.

'Why are they doing this to me?' She thought.

Her parents have prohibited her from leaving the house unless she's with her fiancé. She wasn't allowed to go out with Kanda and Lavi like she used to do. She wasn't allowed to going to the town if Gilbert's not going with her.

She felt like they've literally sentenced her to life sentence.

"Nii-san… where are you?" She whimpered, gripping her pillow tightly. "Kanda, Lavi….Allen…."

She cried harder. She promised that she'd visit him again.

"Someone… please, save me…."

She jerked up slightly when she heard a knocking on her window. She sat up and glancing at the glass, wiping her tears away.

Her eyes widened when she saw someone she hasn't expected.

"Allen!"

Outside of her window was the white-haired teen, sitting on one of the branches of the tree, near the window.

She immediately walked up to the window and opened it; her eyes were sparkling with joy and happiness.

"Allen…"

She was so happy to see him. Though she couldn't see his face, she could feel him, smiling gently under his mask.

The white-haired titled his head to the side. "Good evening, Lenalee." He greeted.

The teal-haired sniffed. "Good evening, Allen…"

Then, she realized. "What are you doing here, Allen?" She asked.

Allen grinned and held out his hand towards her.

"Would like to go on a stroll with me in this beautiful night, Milady?" He asked gentlemanly.

The younger Lee's face flushed pink at this.

"I-I'd love to...but Allen… how do I get out from here?" She asked.

Allen held up his finger at her, before jumping down of the tree. Lenalee sighed in relief as she watched him landed safely on the ground.

The teen then looked up, reaching up his hands for her.

The teal-haired suddenly tensed a little, realizing what the teen was gesturing her to do.

"A-Allen… I-I don't think that's a good idea…" She trembled.

Allen shook his head. "Don't worry, Lenalee! I'll catch you!" He shouted in a low tone, not wanting to wake her parents from their slumbers.

"I won't let anything happen to you! Trust me!" He told her.

Lenalee gulped. This was pretty unsure. She stared down, her knees shaking a little.

'Ekk! I don't think I can do this!' She shrieked in her mind.

"Lenalee..." She looked at the white-haired when she heard him calling out for her.

"Do you trust me?" He asked.

The teal-haired blushed a little, feeling butterflies in her stomach at his question.

"I-I do!" Though she was unsure, she decided to trust him like she always did.

Placing her hands on the window frame, she took a deep breath. Then, she clutched her eyes shut as she jumped out of the window.

Before she could hit the ground, she felt a pair of arms, wrapping protectively around her and twirling her to the side. She didn't dare to open her eyes until she could finally feel the ground on her feet.

When she did, she slowly opened her eyes and realized that she landed safely, unharmed. She could still feel the arms, holding her tenderly. She glanced up and saw Allen, staring back at her.

"See? Told ya?"

Lenalee smiled. Allen had really caught her like he had promised her. He caught her before she hit the ground…before she was hurt.

She sighed in relief. "I'm glad I trust you, Allen…" She told him.

Allen smiled. "Well then, let's go, shall we?"

"Ah… Allen…. I don't think I can move my legs yet…" She said nervously. Though she was unharmed, her knees were still trembling, refusing to move even a small inch.

The white-haired let out a small huff before walking behind the girl. Scooping her into his arms, he carried her in bridal style, earning a small squeak from her because of his sudden action.

"A-Allen?" Lenalee stuttered; her face turned darker red from embarrassment, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Allen looked down at the female in his arms. "Don't worry. I'll carry you till we get there." He told her.

Lenalee gave him a questioning look, "Get where?"

He chuckled. "You'll find out soon enough."

With that, he began to start walking off to a certain direction.

After walking for a while, her house was out of the view as he continued on his way.

Soon enough, she figured that he was walking up a certain hill, which she slowly began to recognize where he was going.

"Allen, this place…"

The white-haired stopped when they were in front of a tree. "Yeah… it's been two years ever since that day…" He murmured, staring at the tree.

He then gently placed her on the ground. She was glad that her legs finally regained their strength.

Glancing around, she finally recognized where they were at that time. She turned to Allen who gave her a small nod.

They were at the place…where they've met for the last time before he had left the town, the same place where he had comforted her… where he played his silly tricks to cheer her up like he usually did.

"This place hasn't changed even after two years. Don't you think so, Lenalee?"

The girl nodded. How she missed this place! She then turned to him.

"Say, Allen… what are we doing here by the way?" She asked.

The white-haired scratched his head nervously. "Well…actually… I have something I want to tell you… that's why I've brought you here…"

The girl raised a brow. "What do you want to tell me?"

Allen let out a deep breath. "It's about your brother…" He started.

Lenalee's eyes widened a little as she became panic for a moment.

"My brother? Komui? Did something happen to him? Please, tell me that he's fine!" She exclaimed worryingly.

Allen sweatdropped. "Calm down, Lenalee. I haven't finished yet."

The teal-haired blushed, realizing her sudden outburst. "Oh… sorry…"

Allen sighed. "Well… you don't have to worry about him at all. He's still fine and kicking, your brother. But…the thing is that… he didn't know anything about your engagement…"

The teal-haired became tensed at this. "But…how? I thought I already told him about that when I sent him the letters."

"Yes… you did send your letter… but they've never reached him. He didn't receive your letters at all, Lenalee."

"B-But…"

"They were sent to the wrong address…"

"Eh? But, I thought Nii-san…"

"Your parents told you that Komui's working in a town near this one, right?"

Lenalee nodded.

"That's the thing! Komui's not in the town they told you. He's in London!" said Allen.

The teal-haired was shocked. "T-That's why… he didn't write any letters to me… my parents were…. They didn't let him know about it…"

Allen nodded.

"How did you know about this, Allen?" She asked.

"Actually… two years ago… I tagged along with the circus because I heard that they were heading to the town that your brother was working in. I figured that if I went to see him and told him about the engagement, he'd come back and help you… but… I couldn't find him at all…" he sighed.

"I went around the town and asked about him but they said there's no such person in that town. I immediately realized that your parents were lying to you about him. So…I decided to go on a long journey to look for Komui…Well…it was a little bit silly of me…" He grinned nervously.

Lenalee shook her head as she listened to this. "No…it's not silly at all. Please, continue."

Allen cleared his throat before continuing what he was saying.

"As I was saying… I went around and looked for Komui. And, I've finally found him….that was three months ago. Turns out that he lives in London and works there….then I told him about your engagement and he asked me to give this to you."

He pulled out an envelope from his pocked=t and handed it to Lenalee.

The girl gulped before accepting the letter, then she opened it.

My dear Lenalee,

Her eyes' widened. This was definitely her brother's handwriting.

I'm sorry for being late. I've just found out about the whole thing when your friend came to me… It surprises me, too. I've never thought that Mom and Dad would lie to both of us….

Lenalee felt tears in her eyes. 'They were lying all along…'

For now… I don't think I can do anything to help you. If I come back suddenly, they'd get suspicious about it. I have a feeling that they would rush the wedding before I can utter a word… So… your friend and I have decided to set up a plan instead. Instead of me coming back to you, how about you come to London and live with me. Of course, we won't let Mom and Dad know for the first few days. Even after they've found out where you were, I don't think they can do anything about it. This is my message to you. The decision is up to you, Lenalee. Allen here will be the one to help you after you've decided. This is all I can tell you now. I hope I can see you soon, my baby sister.

From your loving brother, Komui

The teal-haired clutched the paper in her hands as she reread it again and again. She couldn't believe it. It was her brother! It was definitely her brother!

Allen approached beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Lenalee?"

"Allen…"

"Yeah?"

"If I want to leave this town, would you really help me?"

"Of course, I will."

"Would you really take me away from this marriage… to my brother?" She asked.

Allen nodded and replied. "Yes, I will. I already promised your brother."

He held out his hand. "So, do you want to leave, Lenalee?"

Lenalee looked up to him with teary eyes.

"Yes, Allen! Please… take me away from here."

I'm rushing again! I'm soo sorryyy! I didn't mean to rush this but...wahhh! I don't know what to say anymore! Anyway, next chapter might probably be the last chapter. Thnx for reading and plz, review! ^^