13 days... It's been 13 days since I've updated... I'm truly sorry about that... School gets in my way... Next week, we have P-SAT's (required for Sophomores) on Wednesday and I have an Orchestra concert on Tuesday and Wednesday! I hate when everything happens at the same time! Sorry for ranting-
Here's Chapter 8! :D
Allen began to shed off the dress, trying to let the shame and embarrassment fall with it. If her brother saw me, I would have been a dead man! What would he think of me then? That am a guy that dresses up like girls to kiss girls!? I've never heard of someone doing that...
Allen pulls on his jeans and t-shirt. I hope I don't have to do anything like that anymore...
Allen turns the doorknob slowly and pokes his head out, making sure the cost is clear. Lenalee changes her socks and shoes. Her boots are black with blue designs all over them.
"Is your brother gone?" whispers Allen.
"Yeah, he went to his study. Did you hang the dress back up?"
She never likes the leave her dresses everywhere to get wrinkled or soiled. Mainly because her mother made them for her before she died. Lenalee's mother was one of a kind. She always wanted to know what her children were up to. Now matter what it was. If they were not telling the truth, she always knew how to turn her children on each other, temporarily. Their mother also taught her children. She taught Lenalee how to brush her hair, peel an orange, drink out of a normal cup, and many other small things. She taught Komui how to fold his own clothes, brush his teeth, tie a tie professionally and much more. Their father taught them to appreciate what they had and to help others in need. "If anything ever happened to me or your mother, take care of one another. Lenalee, remember what me and your mother taught you. Komui, watch over Lenalee. I'm counting on you. And to both of you, make the right choices and make us proud."
"Oh, sorry give me a second." Allen grabs the dress and puts it back on a metal hanger. Looks pretty small. What size is it, anyway? Allen pulls out the tag from inside of the dress. Size 5!? I'm that small!? Allen shoves the dress and shuts the closet door loudly, startling Lenalee.
"You ok?"
"Yeah... I'm small..." mumbles Allen.
"Can you repeat that, couldn't hear you."
"I said I'm small..."
"I know! But I like your size! You fit in my dresses perfectly!" snickered Lenalee. Allen sighs. For some reason, I just can't be mad at Lenalee. Why...? That's puppy love for you...
"So, what do you want to do now?"
"Wanna go to my backyard? There's ton of stuff to do out there!"
"Sure... why not..."
"Oh, cheer up Allen! It's not the end of the world just because I had you put on a dress!" Lenalee pulls on Allen's arms, leading him toward her doorway.
"But it did lower my self esteem a little..." Lenalee stops and stares at Allen, confused. Why does that even matter? He has friends doesn't he? Lenalee never noticed before, but she has never seen Allen with other people before, after, and during school. He's always by himself, caught up in one of his books. It's like he blocks out the world and keeps them out, not letting anyone in his circle of safety. Lenalee wanted to enter his circle, but she didn't know how...
"I'm sorry..."
"For what?" asks Allen, concerned.
"For making you feel bad..."
"No! It's not your fault! I just need to learn how to take a joke. I can be dense sometimes, huh?" Allen lets out a nervous laugh, hoping this conversation would end soon. Lenalee looks up at Allen with sympathetic eyes.
"Why you looking at me like that?" asks Allen. Lenalee pecks Allen on his left cheek where his scar begins to curve down his chin. Allen's cheeks warm up, especially where Lenalee kissed.
"I don't want you to be alone anymore..." Allen looks down at the floor.
"Who said I was alone?"
"I can just tell."
"What else can you tell about me?"
"Well... I know you like to read... Annnd... You know? I don't know much about you. And I want to learn more about my lonely prince, Allen Walker." Prince!? Lenalee thought to herself. Did I just say that to him!? Might as when say what I wanted to ask.
Lenalee lifts Allen's chin with her index and middle fingers. "So how about we go out?"
Allen gives Lenalee an Are you serious? face.
"You've got to be kidding me..." Lenalee's eyes widen. He..He doesn't feel the same about me? Was he just toying with me when we kissed? What does he mean, "You've got to be kidding me..."? I thought we both felt the same way... Brother was right! Boys are total jerks!
"What!? What are trying to say!? That I'm not good enough for you!?"
"No! That's not what I'm saying at all!" OK, she's peeved...
"Sounded like it to me!" Lenalee turns her back to Allen. Tears build up in her eyes. Why do these things always happen to me. It's like my life is cursed...
"Lenalee...?" Allen tries to put his hand on her shoulder, Lenalee shoves it any.
"Just go... Leave me alone, Allen..." Lenalee tries to keep her voice as normal as she could, but her throat began to ache.
Allen backs up out of her room and heads for the front door. Komui is sitting in the love seat couch in the living, reading a book for his English class. He looks up at Allen, who is has his hair covering his face, trying to avoid eye contact with Komui.
"Leaving so soon?" asks Komui. Komui looks back down at his book.
"Yeah... Lenalee's upset at me..."
"Why!? What happened!? Lenalee!?" Komui drops his book on the floor and runs toward Lenalee's room.
Allen opens the door. It's raining again... Allen pulls over the hood from his jacket over his head and leaves , alone.
Lenalee sits at her computer desk in her quiet room. When Komui ran into her room, Lenalee immediately ran into her brother's arms, seeking comfort in then. After that, Komui wouldn't leave her alone until her eyes were no longer red and puffy. When her walls came crashing down, Lenalee always knew that her big brother would come and re-build them. Such a wonderful brother she had.
Lenalee notices a light flashing at the top of the computer screen. That's right... the web camera...
Lenalee moves her computer mouse to wake up the screen. Looks like ten minutes is the limit... Lenalee stares at the thumbnail of her and Allen in it. Whatever, I'm just going to watch it once and delete it... She rolls over her cursor to the thumbnail and clicks on it. The video begins to play.
Lenalee runs over to her bed and plops down, all smiles.
"Alright, I'm coming out now !"
The door opens with a faint creek.
"Come out here! I want to see the whole dress!" Lenalee rolls her eyes.
Allen steps into frame.
"You look so cute! Now spin around so I can see."
Lenalee fasts forward the video.
"-ank you Allen... Thank you..."
Allen leans in for the kiss. Lenalee pauses the video when both of their lips touch.
Lenalee examines Allen's expression. He looks like he wanted to kiss me... Lenalee zooms into the frame. Now that the frame is closer, she can finally see that Allen's feeling were the same as hers. He tried brush my hair back, but... It looks as if he had a second thought, like he wasn't sure if I would let him...
Lenalee closes out the program, grabs her jacket, and runs out her front door without telling her brother goodbye.
Allen decided talk take the short route home, which meant going through a bunch of dark alleyways. Allen hopped over empty garbage cans and old newspapers. Why do I always get myself into situations like this? Maybe one day I will understand it all. A light meow snapped Allen out of his thoughts. A brown and white sits under a damp cardboard box, trying to shield itself from the rain.
"Hi little kitty. Are you alone out here by yourself?" Allen leans down and extends his hand out to the cat. The cat is hesitant at first, but senses that Allen wouldn't do anything to him. The cat rubs against Allen's hand.
"I wish I could give you something to eat. If you want, I can take you to my house and give you some cat food. How about that?" The cat meows at Allen. " I guess that's a yes." Before he could pick up the cat, Allen is pulled up by his arm and pushed against a cement wall. This dazes Allen momentarily, but he regains his focus. A figure with a dark hoodie holds Allen's shirt collar in one hand and a this, shiny object in the other against Allen's neck.
"Your'e in the wrong territory, kid."
Got a little violent towards the end, didn't it? I know this is suppose to be a love story, but there has to be some action, right? Like Romeo and Juliet. Well, I think Romeo and Juliet is more of a comedy than a romantic tragedy, but that's just me. (BTW: Don't freak out. The mugger *not saying who yet* is suppose to be the same age as Allen. Still doesn't make sense, does it? Sorry about that...) It feels as if this story has gotten more and more less interesting... I'll try to figure out why that is...
Thank You~ Shirubagure, Deathgeass, NoName-chan, Alapest (Oh my gosh, really!? I look forward to seeing it! ^3^), and Lady of the Crimson Ravens for reviewing!
