Chapter 18- Celebrate Life- Daisya's P.O.V

"Ello," I said, wrapping my arms around Lenalee's waist.

"Let go," She said.

"Nope," I said. "I haven't gotten a hug all day."

She sighed. "Will you let go if I hug you?"

"Yes."

She managed to turn around in my arms, and hugged me. She was tense, and I wondered why. When we broke apart, she looked upset.

"What's up?" I asked. "Is that new boy bothering you?"

"No," She said. "Allen's a great guy. My brother made a complete idiot of himself today, and now Rever and I have to make everything better. Kanda was even more of a jerk than usual, and I don't know why. Plus, it's the anniversary of Arisa's…" She trailed off.

I put my hands on her shoulders. "I keep telling you ignore your brother, because then he'll probably straighten up, and become more mature. I don't know what to do with Kanda because he's an idiot, but I'm positive that you'll find out why he was so upset. You don't have to be upset that it's the anniversary of Arisa's death. Speaking of which, are you able to meet me up at the roof tonight? I want to do something special to celebrate her life."

"I'll be there," Lenalee said. "What time?"

"In an hour," I said.

"All right." She nodded. "I'll see you then."

"See ya," I said. I watched her as she walked away.

I leaned against the wall, and sighed. I knew why I was angry at her comment about the new boy. I hated how she was so nice to him. He was new, and she was never too nice to new people. Arisa was the only person who Lenalee had been really nice to at first, but I guessed that she was happy to have another girl on the team.

I shook my head, clearing my thoughts. Who cared if she was being nice? Lenalee was Lenalee, and that meant that she would be nice to practically anyone.

I pushed off the wall, and started to walk towards the steps that led up to the rooftop.

About an hour later, Lenalee joined me on the roof. Her hair was in a long braid down her back instead of her regular pigtails. It looked really cute on her. She sat across from me.

"Your hair looks cute like that," I said. I started to pour two glasses of apple cider, and handed one to Lenalee.

"Thank you," She said.

I raised my glass. "To Arisa. May she be in a better place now, and may she be happy wherever she is."

Lenalee smiled and clinked her glass against mine. "To Arisa," She said.

We both took a sip of the cider. Lenalee put her cup down, and looked at the little picture in the blue frame. She picked it up.

"I can't believe that it's been two years," She said.

"It's hard to think that it's been that long, huh?" I asked. "However, the best thing we can do is to celebrate her life."

I tossed her a piece of bread. "Do you remember when she and I used to throw bread at each other, and Jerry would get so mad?"

She laughed. "How can I forget? After that fight, you two had to stay and clean up. Plus, right as you walked into the kitchen to throw something away, everything exploded."

"That was not my fault!" I exclaimed. "Blame the stupid Science Department for making me drink that potion that had the weird chemical reaction with whatever was in the pot!"

She started to laugh. We continued to talk about our memories with Arisa far into the night.

By the time midnight came, Lenalee had fallen asleep with her head on my lap. I ran my fingers through he silky hair.

After a few moments, I picked her up, and walked down the steps. It took me a few minutes to get to her room, and I was happy when I saw Marie walking my way.

"Marie," I said. "Can you open Lenalee's door for me? I've got my hands full."

Marie smiled. "She fell asleep, didn't she?"

"Yep," I said. "I would really appreciate your help!"

Marie moved his hand over the door until he found the knob. He turned it, and opened the door.

I walked in, and tucked Lenalee into the bed. I brushed the hair off of her face, and kissed her forehead. "Good night, my sweet princess," I whispered. I walked out of the room, and shut the door behind me.

"What are doing up at this hour?" I asked Marie.

"Making sure that Kanda wasn't being an idiot, and training at this hour," He replied.

"Let me guess, he was?" I asked.

Marie nodded. "I think it's best if we all get sleep tonight. Go to bed, Daisya."

"I will," I said. "I just need to clean up first."

"All right," Marie said. "Good night."

"Night," I said. I turned, and walked back up to the roof. I picked everything up.

I looked at the picture and smiled. "We really were the trouble trio, weren't we, Arisa?" I asked aloud. "Maybe we can be that again one day soon. Until then, Lenalee and I will celebrate your life as if you'd never died. I promise that we will never forget you."