It took a couple of hours for Road to find me, which was fine, I had time to compose myself, and I didn't want my best friend seeing me once more weak, groveling in the dirt.

I needed time to make myself stronger, no one, and I do mean no one was going to pick me up from a broken heart, lead me astray and hopefully find someone new.

To be honest, I didn't want someone new, I wanted to be left alone for a while and I knew it was perfectly fine for me, I didn't want to have to fake some emotions that I didn't feel, that's what got me into this situation in the first place.

I took a couple breathes before I heard the growling of my stomach. "When is she going to get here?" I muttered aloud before getting something thrown at my head.

"Geez Allen!" I turned to look at the item in question, snowballs, the delicious coconut covered delicacy, my mouth watered as she continued on, "Can't seem to do a thing without me huh?" She just smirked and sat down beside me, having what I assumed to be a gym bag full of delicious sweets.

"Well you know me," I mused quietly ripping the plastic contraption apart, before taking a bite of the snack, "Always so dependent on others."

Road chuckled, rolling her eyes at me before taking the other half and taking bites of the treat as well. "Of course sprout and you know you'll always have me here." She winked before finishing the treat.

"Anything else you have in there for me?" I muttered as I tried peaking over into the bag, once more the blue haired girl threw the trash at me.

"What, you thought I was actually going to come find you empty handed?" She clacked her tongue, "Tsk. You should know me better than that Allen Walker."

I just grinned at her before taking the bag into my hands digging into it, "Perfection~!" I nearly purred Hostess cupcakes filled the whole thing with something that stuck out to me.

"Road?" I looked towards her as she figured out what I had found, "You forgot your phone, don't want you having your parents think you lost it or got stolen."

She just shook her head, "I'm getting a new one actually tomorrow, so Tyki actually suggested that I give it to you and have you join our plan."

My eyes widened, to think her heartless brother was actually going to allow me to share the same phone company as her beloved sister was something I couldn't even comprehend. "But I don't have money-" I trailed off as she just shook her head.

"I told Tyki your situation, well... actually not all of it, he knows you are always getting kicked out, he doesn't know that you are homeless, but I figured it wasn't my place to tell, so he said whenever you are kicked out you just have to call me and we will find a way to get you and allow you the couch."

I know it sounds girly to say, but I actually felt tears sting my eye, having to bat them away I quickly pulled the girl into a hug, not even caring that she was squirming from my grasp.

"You're the best Road."

"I know." She muttered finally getting away from my hug as she sighed quietly. "You know I wish I could do more for you."

I just shook my head, "You are doing just fine, this is the most anyone has ever done for me... Thank you for being such an awesome friend."

She nodded lightly grabbing another snowball out of the bag, "Oh shut up already, this sentimental crap is getting to awkward for me."

We sat in silence before both of us started bursting out in laughter, "You know… You can be a little hardcore when you want to be, I should stay away from you."

She just playfully slapped my arm and rolled her eyes, "Are you sure I'm the bad influence? Being behind a store? They are going to think we are smoking pot or something."

I just glanced at her, "You are right! We do have all this food, might as well bring out the bag of weed~." I stated in a sing-song tone.

"You got some?"

This time it was me who was playfully slapping her in the arm, "Course not you twit!"

Road just rubbed her shoulder and pouted, "Well aren't you aggressive."

-o-

I had gotten up grasping lightly onto her hand and pulling her up looking around slightly, "We should go... I think I see the she-beast here."

Knowing Road, she quickly got up, turning around looking everywhere. "Where is this bitch at?"

"No Road, she's my problem, and I'm not going to let her ruin a moment."

As on cue the pink haired girl walked towards us, her pink-contacted eyes glaring at us. "Well… Look what we've got here, two losers who are meant for each other."

"Hey watch it! Allen might not be able to hit you, but I can and trust me, I've got a knack for hitting people in the face, or maybe you can ask your dear beloved about that."

I could nearly see the fire around both of them, but as Road was about to swing, Chomesuke just smirked. "Well I could just ask right now." She turned her head as we saw Lavi standing beside the wall.

"What you actually thought he was going to leave you alone… I saw him waiting there for you." She nearly hissed as she walked towards her boyfriend wrapping her arms around him. "But then I remembered, he's my boyfriend, so I figured it out, he was waiting for me making sure the suicidal boy wouldn't bring down everyone around him." She said with a small giggle as we both noticed Lavi flinch at her words.

I just roll my eyes, "Of course he's here for you, who else would it be? Road? Me? Ha, sweet cakes you need to learn to control your jealousy."

Road just huffs out, I know she wants to get into the fight with her, but knowing Road, it might get out of hand, which I honestly wouldn't mind but now isn't the time and place for such violence.

"Or maybe…" I begin, "You know Lavi doesn't love you like he did me, and it eats at you from the day you started dating 'til the day you knew I got out of the hospital. You want to be the perfect couple that everyone envies and wants to be, but the truth of the matter is you can't and there is only one thing that is stopping you from your happily ever after."

"And what do you say that is Walker."

"Well if you let me finish, I'd tell you." I grin, this girl really is like me, I can tell that she's keeping her stance, even though she wants to break down, Lavi sure does have a knack for picking psychopaths.

"Lavi's heart, that's what's stopping you from your fairy tale fantasy, because even if everyone else can see it, Lavi can't ever love you… and I'm sorry for the honest truth, but he'll never be able to love someone as much as he loved me because of how much pain I have caused him. Making him fear to try and jump back into something so serious again."

Lavi just stood there nodding slightly before finally grasping the courage to say something, "How can someone who has hurt me so badly…" I winced at the statement, "Understand so much of me more than my own girlfriend can?"

I just chuckled, watching as Road gave up her fighting stance before stuffing her face back with the sweets; she knew she wouldn't be kicking anyone's ass anytime soon.

"Come on Lavi just because we were off and on doesn't mean I never paid attention to your emotions. Remember I know your emotions more than anyone else can, just like you know mine." I stated, both of us now gazing at each other.

"You know what we both want, but we have our own fears in grabbing the other and actually being happy."

Chomesuke finally butted in, "You aren't going to believe this crap are you Lavi? He's spouting out nonsense in order to break us a part baby… You told me you didn't love him anymore…" I couldn't help but look away from her, tears were welding up in her eyes, her voice betraying her strong stance once and for all. "What happened to it just being us? You and me… We're the same Lavi, we both can't trust those who we used to love and we need each other for survival."

-o-

I sighed, if only this could be some crappy fairy tale, where we all got what we wanted and the bad guy would go far far away for causing pain to the faithful princess.

I probably would be the villain, Road the henchmen, Lavi the prince and of course Chomesuke the princess.

It was all ironic if you ask me, this was my story and yet someone else got to have the role of the princess not saying that that was the role for me but still… shouldn't I be the one who got my own happy ending?

-o-

"Listen… Chomesuke, I know he's not going to come back to me, if you really cared about him you would be able to tell already, we both have our minds made up." I sighed quietly before turning fully away from them. "Lavi is with you, and the one thing I know about him is that he is faithful, he will never intentionally try to hurt you… and honestly I don't even know why I am speaking for him."

I bite down on my quivering lip, signaling Road to stand up, telling her it's about time to leave and take her home.

"You know you guys make a cute couple, and I'll be rooting for you two, so don't let me down." I mutter quietly as a tear slips down my face. I couldn't look at them anymore as me and Road just walk away neither of us looking back.

-o-

You know it's better that way, having to see each other in school already adds salt to the wound, I don't want them to have to see me in tears anymore after my little speech for my own rival, seriously, would you do something so idiotic for someone like that?

I didn't think so, but... I don't know, I felt bad for her, she wasn't such a bad guy after all and all she really did was want Lavi to be hers and only hers, I would understand, if Lavi was in love with someone else while we were together I don't think I could bare having to compete with someone like that.

-o-

"You know you could have had him back right?" Road muttered through chews, we both walked to her house, which wasn't far from the store as we both continued too much on the sweets.

"Yeah, I probably could have, but it wouldn't be fair to the poor girl." I shrugged lightly looking straight ahead wiping the tears away from my eyes. "Besides don't you think we both need our own happy ending without each other? And who knows, maybe if we are destined to be with each other… maybe we will come back to each other."

"Allen you are too sappy for your own damn good." She teased throwing her trash into the bag, "Do you really believe some crap like that will happen or is it your own blind faith keeping you from kicking your own ass for letting Lavi be with that girl?"

"Maybe it's a little both," I shrug before stopping in front of the girl's house, "Milady, I think this is your stop." I smirk before bowing before her, "I am sure your brother is expecting you."

She just rolled her eyes, "Allen you know you are staying here with me don't you?"

I just nod my head, "Until I'll be able to find a place where I belong I guess I can stick with you and your crazy brother."

We smiled at each other before walking into her house; no one was there so we walked into her living room sitting next to each other as she looked up at me smiling softly as I smiled back.

"You can't fool me or Lavi Allen, I know you are going to miss him, and I know you wanted to break down as much as she did, but you did a kind thing for her, knowing how much of a she-bitch she was you let her have him all to herself."

I only nodded, "You didn't want to fight for him anymore did you?"

Once more she got a nod from me.

"You gave up…"

I sighed softly, "He wasn't mine to begin with. How could I fight for someone who didn't belong to me?"

She turned on the TV and put something on, both of us in our own worlds, not really caring what was playing now.

-o-

I know what you are all thinking, I didn't fight for Lavi, or you think I didn't give a fuck, but the truth of the matter is, I was not only saving myself, but I was saving everyone who was getting wrapped up in my world because let's admit it, it's pretty fucked up and everyone whoever tried ends up clawing their way out.

So the real question is do I miss Lavi?

Well... I'll never tell, after all… everything happens for a reason and wrapping it up in one word would just be cruel.

SO, I'll just let you all decide.

And maybe one day, we'll all learn our lesson.

End.


A/N:Sorry to leave you guys on a sappy ending, but it seemed fit, so I do hope you enjoyed Learn Your Lesson and see you around with my other writings :3