A/N: And I'm back! Haha, it's the middle of the night, but I didn't want to wait until morning to write this.(x Haha, thank you very much to The Moyashi Beansprout Midget, Storm VII, Lena-luvs-cats, jy24, Takei Daloui, and gabiey for being fantastic and reviewing! I love you guys! :3 Please enjoy~!

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Chapter 21

Time Frame — Afternoon of February 9th, 1896

—3rd Person POV—

~Allen~

Quite undignified, Allen lay sprawled on the ground, face digging painfully against the dirt and grass. With a sigh, he lifted his head slightly, but didn't make a move to get up, because despite how little Road weighed, he knew she'd kill him if he shoved her from where she sat cross-legged upon his back. "Road…?" he asked warily, "What's the matter?"

Rather violently, she took one her Mary-Jane encased feet and smashed it against the back of his head. "I'm pissed, that's what!"

Allen could only whimper. "O-ow…"

"Oh, boo-hoo!" she spat. "Cry all you want! Don't think I'm letting you get off that easy!" Passerby's occasionally paused to stare, but Road managed to chase them all away with her glowering. There would be no rescue for Allen…

Why do girls have to be so scary? Allen internally moaned. It's literally been a day since I last saw her! What did I do?! Out loud, he managed to stammer, "B-but I don't understand…"

"Ugh!" Allen didn't have to turn around to know that she was probably tossing her arms up in the air in a frustrated manner. "Are you kidding me, Allen! Why do you boys have to be insensitive and stupid and mean—"

At that point, Allen simply quit listening to her as she raged on about the male race. If she didn't make such a frightening sight, Allen was sure groups of students would've surrounded them by now just to simply watch and be amused. At least there was one upside to her scariness…

"—and I simply don't understand how you could be so tactless about the situation!" she shouted, and then paused to take a breath. What followed though was a petulant mutter of, "You didn't even give me a chance…"

Allen blinked. "A chance? Look Road, you're going to have to be a little more specific… I'm sorry, but I really don't why you're so angry."

Another smack to the head. Allen grimaced.

"You stupid boy," Road sighed once again, though a lot calmer this time as she rested her elbows against her knees and cupped her head between her hands. "I'm furious with you because you started dating Lenalee even though I know you know that I like you!"

"Ehh? What? How do you know all that?!" Allen demanded, his face turning an alarming shade of red.

"Well duh, who do you think it was that put Daisya up to making every girl that's been interested in you, known to you," Road huffed in an annoyed tone. "I mean, I knew you liked Lenalee, but don't tell me you didn't like me at least a little bit."

Allen winced. She genuinely sounded hurt. "Um, w-well maybe, but Lenalee said that you already had someone else waiting for you at home… I figured that you mostly liked me because I simply reminded you of him…"

Road pursed her lips. "Well maybe a little, but I still like you for you!"

Allen frowned. "And how long would that have lasted?" The silence suddenly grew cold on her end, and he quickly added, "Um, you don't have to answer that…"

She released a resigned sigh and finally rolled off his back. "It's fine, I get it. You like her more; I don't blame you. It's whatever."

Allen swiftly rose to his feet and caught up with her. "I was afraid this was going to happen!"

Road spun to face him. "Then why did you do it?" she demanded, her arms crossed defensively.

"I…" Allen trailed off unsurely, before shaking his head and gazing into her violet eyes intently as he explained, "Because I really like her. And because I'm sure that this would have only been temporary. You hate it here Road. I know you want to leave this place. My question is, why are you still here?"

She immediately ducked her head down, fiddling with the ends of her blouse. Clearing her throat, she finally admitted in an embarrassed tone, "Um, it's actually a favor I'm doing for him…"

Allen's expression lightened into an amused one, and he padded her on the shoulder. "See? Then things can't be so bad with whoever this guy is. And whatever rough patch you're going through, I'm sure it'll sort itself out once you visit home. And then you'll forget all about me! Probably won't even remember my name!"

Slowly but surely, Road begin to grin until she finally burst into a short laugh. "I'm sorry Allen, but that's impossible. Deny it as much as you'd like, but you're something special!" She beamed.

Sheepishly, Allen rubbed the back of his head. "Ah, not really, but thanks!"

Tossing an arm around his shoulder, Road hummed in disagreement. "It's okay! Maybe, one day I'll tell you what makes you so special! But I can't yet! I'd be in so much trouble!" She giggled. "Now I'm just tempting myself!"

Allen pouted in disgruntlement. "All this secrecy gets kind of irritating sometimes with you Road."

"But you love me anyway!" she grinned cheekily.

A bit nervously, Allen wondered, "Hey, Road?"

"Yes~?"

"Is it too soon to ask advice on where I should take Lenalee for a date?"

"Ow!"

"Gosh Allen, quit being such a moron!"

A/N: And there we have Road's reaction!(x Hope it was up to everyone's expectations! I literally wrote this so quickly! It was just so much fun to write! And does anyone have suggestions for a date between Allen and Lenalee? Something you'd like to see? I'm not really sure… but I want it to be unique, fun, and full of fluff! :3

Oh! And even though I pretty much have everything planned out, I'm still willing to take requests! Tell me if there's anything else in the story you'd like to see! Please review!(: