Earning Your Love
Chapter 2: A Plan of Uniting
Characters
Lavi Bookman: 21 years old
Allen Walker: 20 years old
Yuu Kanda: 21 years old
Tyki Mikk: 22 years old
Road Camelot: 11 years old
One bright, fall afternoon, Lavi was taking a walk through town. He was enjoying being out in the fresh air and sunlight again. However, there was something that kept preoccupying his mind. "Honestly, what was Allen thinking when he did that?" he said to himself.
(Flashback to the night at the restaurant in Lavi's POV…)
"You did what?" I cried at the top of my lungs, nearly choking on my pasta.
"I said, I gave Tyki your number and I accepted his for you." Allen said while eating his food.
I was shocked at what I was hearing from my friend's mouth. "Allen, how could you give some guy I just met my number?"
"Why not; I mean, it's not like you were going to anytime soon."
"Well yeah, because I just met the guy!"
"So, this was a better time than any."
I groaned heavily before turning to Kanda who was simply eating his soba like nothing was going on. "Kanda, how could you let him do that?"
"Look, I'm not responsible for what his little mind comes up with."
"Oh come on Yuu, you're seriously okay with your lover…giving…oh boy!" I stopped as I felt a cold blade nearly an inch of my neck bone.
I peered over to Kanda who was emitting a deadly, dark aura around him and a heated glare in his eyes. "What did I say about calling me that, baka usagi?"
"…A-A-Allen, h-h-h-help!" I said, stammering in fear, hoping my friend would save me from sudden doom.
I saw Allen immediately put his hand on his lover's arm trying to hold him back, "Now, now Yuu-kun, remember what we talked about! Table knives are eating utensils, not weapons!"
"Che, fine!" Kanda said placing his knife on the table before sitting back down to continue eating his meal.
I sighed with relief before asking again, "Seriously Allen, what were you thinking?"
"I was thinking that this was a way of getting that good for nothing out of your mind and life for good."
"And giving some guy I hardly even know my number was the means of doing it?"
"Please Lavi, everyone knows who Tyki is; he is seen in every newspaper and magazine along with the other big shots of Millennium Industries. Everyone knows who he is, plus he would be the perfect guy for you."
"How so?"
"Well he's nice, a gentleman, good looking…" I saw Kanda give Allen a stern look with a hint of jealousy in his eyes. Allen waved his hand in defense, "Not nearly as good looking as you, Yuu-kun." he said to his lover as he smirked before eating again. "Anyway Lavi, you should go on and get him; a guy like that won't stay single forever."
I rolled my eyes at him, "For all I know, he probably isn't single now."
"By the way he was looking at you; I highly doubt that he is dating anyone."
"Look Allen, I appreciate you looking out for me, but I'm not ready to be with anyone right now."
"Oh come on Lavi, just try and get to know him. Who knows, you may end up liking him in the long run…hopefully."
"But Allen…"
"Oh for crying out loud, baka usagi, just do what my Moyashi says and get to know the guy!" Kanda said in an irritated tone.
"Come on, Kanda, you too?"
"We are both in agreement with this Lavi." Allen began, "We just want you to be happy and I refuse to allow my best friend to become some grumpy old man who lives alone with a cat and no love in his life!" Kanda stared at Allen blankly with chopsticks in hand as I stared at Tyki's card.
(Normal POV; end of flashback)
Lavi held Tyki's cared in his hand, staring at it while walking. He sighed heavily, 'I don't understand why I still have this; I doubt I'll ever see the guy again anyway so what's the point?'
The red head put the card in his jeans' pocket. Before he turned his attention back to his surroundings, something bumped into him. He heard it fall on the ground. "Ouch, that wasn't fun."
He looked down and saw that it was a young girl that bumped into him. She had short blue hair pulled back in pink headband, indigo eyes, pale light colored skin, and she was wearing a white shirt, a light pink sweater, a blue jean skirt, white flats, and a pink book bag on his shoulders. "Are you okay?" Lavi asked her.
"Yes I'm fine." the young girl replied, rubbing her backside.
The emerald eyed man held out his hand to her, "Here let me help you up."
The indigo eyed girl looked up at Lavi and took his hand. "Thank you for helping me." she said once she was on her feet, brushing herself off.
"No problem; it seems like you were in a hurry there, kid."
"Actually I'm on my way to my uncle's house, but I'm kind of lost right now."
"Oh well, maybe I can help; where does he live?"
"It's a neighborhood called Sakura's Point."
"That rich suburban area?" Lavi asked receiving a nod from the girl, "I hate to break to you, but that place is about three miles in the other direction."
"Oh; maybe Daddy was right, I should've just got a ride to my uncle's house instead."
"Well, I could take you; I'm parked two blocks from here." Lavi offered.
The girl's indigo eyes widened with delight as a huge smile arose on her face, "Really; thank you, that's really…" Just then, low growl interrupted her.
"What was that?"
"It's my tummy," the young girl replied with a bashful look on her face, holding her stomach, "I haven't eaten lunch yet; I'm sorry."
Lavi chuckled lightly, "That's okay; hey why don't we get a snack."
A couple of minutes later, they came across a meat bun stand. Lavi went up to the vendor and ordered two buns. Once he received them, he gave the man the money and he and the young girl sat one of the benches placed outside. The red head handed the child a steaming bun in a wrapper and said, "Here you go."
The bluenette grabbed the bun and eyed it carefully, "Um, what is it?"
"It's a meat bun; they are really good."
"I've never had one of these before."
"Well there's a first time for everything; go ahead, try it."
The indigo eyed girl watched as the taller ate his then turned her attention to hers. She took a deep breath before taking a bite. When she did, her eyes widened as she chewed the food and swallowed it. She smiled brightly, "This is delicious; thank you very much."
"I told you it would be and you're welcome." Lavi said with a smile as he watched the younger enjoy her snack. "You know, in all of the excitement, we never got around to introducing ourselves."
"That's right, we sure haven't. How do you do, my name is Road."
"Nice to meet you Road, I'm Lavi."
"Lavi, you say?" Road asked him.
"That's right; is something wrong?"
"Oh no; I could've sworn that I've heard that name somewhere before, but I can't put my finger on it."
"So Road, tell me about yourself."
"Okay well, I'm eleven years old and I live with my father."
"Really?" the red head asked receiving a nod and an 'uh-huh'. "What school do you go to?"
"I go to Phoenix Academy; I'm in sixth grade."
"Wow, that's one of the best schools in the country."
"Yeah; my daddy wants the best education for me."
"I see." Lavi replied. While the pair continued eating their meat buns, they continued getting to know each other. Once they finished eating, they walked to back to Lavi's car which was a shimmering green color. Once they were in and their seat belts were buckled, Lavi started his car and began driving towards their destination.
When they arrived at the suburban area, Lavi stared in awe at the beautiful houses that he saw. Each one was a different size; some were medium sized and others were quite large. There were even a few condos in the neighborhood as well. Each house or condo had a well kept front yard as well. As he drove through the neighborhood, Lavi turned to Road, "So which house is your uncle's?"
"There it is, up there." the blue haired girl said pointing straight ahead.
The emerald eyed male looked ahead and his eyes widened. It was a lovely, quaint condo that was built, overseeing the lake. The house itself was cream colored and one side there were large windows that faced the sparkling lake. Lavi pulled into the yard and parked in front of the garage. Once he turned his car off, he and Road opened their doors to get out then closed them. "We made it!" Road said happily as she ran up to the front door.
"Road, slow down, wait a minute!" the red head called out as he ran after her.
The indigo eyed girl ran up the brick steps to the wooden door and rung the doorbell. The ring was a loud yet melodious tone. Lavi ran up behind her as the doorbell rung a few times. After the ringing stopped, the door opened revealing someone that Lavi did not expect to see. "Hi, Tyki pon!" Road said happily as she hugged the ebony haired man.
"Road, there you are! Your dad's been calling me countless times trying to see if you were here. He nearly had a heart attack and I almost did too."
"I'm sorry, I could've gotten here sooner, but I kind of got lost."
"Well at least you got here safe and sound; that's all that matters."
"I sure did, thanks to my new friend." Road said.
"Your new friend?" Tyki looked up and his eyes widened for brief second before smiling, "Well this is a pleasant surprise; it's good to see you again, Lavi."
"It's definitely surprise seeing you again." the emerald eyed male replied.
"You two know each other?" the young girl asked holding Tyki's hand.
"Yes; this is Lavi, the one I told you and your dad about at dinner that night."
"Oh, you're the Lavi my uncle talks about; so that's where I've heard your name before!" Road said with a smile.
Tyki chuckled at the girl before turning his attention to the other, "Thank you for taking care of Road and getting her here safely. I hope that it wasn't too much trouble."
"No, it wasn't any trouble at all. It was fun hanging out with her." Lavi replied.
"Uh-huh, I had a good time with Lavi-kun; he bought me a meat bun which was really good!" the indigo girl added with a bright smile.
"Really?" the ebony haired male asked receiving a nod in return. He turned back to Lavi and smiled, "Say Lavi, why don't you come in for some refreshments as thanks."
"That's okay; I just wanted to bring her to her uncle's place. Say Road, where is he anyway?"
There was a brief moment of silence till Tyki and Road began laughing out loud in unison. Lavi furrowed his eyebrow at them, "What's so funny, you two?"
"Lavi kun, you're looking at him." the young girl answered between laughs.
"…Huh?"
"I guess Road didn't tell you that I'm her uncle, huh Lovely." Tyki said with a smile.
"…Say what?"
"And that she is the daughter of my brother, Sheryl Camelot who is the head of the Camelot division of Millennium Industries?"
Lavi's eyes widened as he looked blankly at Road who was smiling innocently back at him. Then he turned back to Tyki, "…Say what again?"
"So the girl you helped out today, turned out to be Tyki's niece whose father is well known in the corporate world as well?" Allen asked his friend over the house phone.
"Yeah, pretty much." Lavi replied through his telephone while sitting on the sofa.
"Wow, you had quite a revealing day." the white haired male told his friend.
"You have no idea."
"So then what happened?"
"Well, I was going to go home, but Road begged me to stay for awhile no matter how much I refused."
"Oh yeah, you could never say no to kids especially little girls." 'Thank you, Road.' Allen grinned before speaking again, "So did you and Tyki get to talk a little more?"
The red head recognized that 'give me the details' tone in his friend's voice, "What are you implying Allen?"
"There's no reason to be shy Lavi, were all grown-ups here; you can tell me."
Lavi sighed heavily, "You're not going to give up on this are you?"
"Not until you are happily standing at Tyki's side as his beloved."
"Look Allen, no matter how many times you try to hook me up with that guy, the answer is still the same."
"Oh come on, Lavi!"
"I'm sorry, but that's my decision and I'm sticking to it. I'll talk to you later."
"But Lavi…click!" Before Allen could even finish his sentence, he heard the phone hang up on Lavi's end. The silver eyed male hung up his phone and plopped down on the sofa.
A few minutes later, Kanda walked into the living room and saw his lover sitting on the couch, groaning. "Uh oh, you're groaning in defeat; what's wrong, Moyashi?
"Don't ask, Yuu-kun."
"Let me guess, that baka usagi is still being stubborn?" the long haired male asked as he sat next his lover, placing his arm around him.
"Like a mule; sometimes I feel that he's more bull headed than you."
"I cannot confirm nor deny that."
"Oh Yuu-kun, how am I going to get through to that thick skull of his?"
Kanda pecked at his lover's cheek, "You don't have to stress yourself over this so much, Moyashi."
"I can't help it; I just want Lavi to be happy. I feel like if I don't do something, he's going to live with that painful memory for the rest of his life and never get over it."
"Should I go and beat some sense into him?"
"No no, dear I want to help him, not kill him."
"Well, I know something that might cheer you up; how about a trip to Hawaii?"
Silver eyes widened as Allen peered over to his lover, "Don't tease me, Yuu-kun."
"I'm serious; we can go next weekend and Lavi can come too, but he's staying in another room."
"Oh my gosh this is amazing! Thank you so much, Yuu-kun!" Allen cried happily as he hugged his lover, showering him with kisses, "How did you pull this off?"
"At work today, there was a raffle for an all expenses paid trip for three to Hawaii and yours truly was the lucky winner." Kanda handed Allen the brochure of the Hawaiian resort, "Here's where we'll be staying at and the trip is two weeks long."
Allen's eyes glistened with happiness and joy as tears streamed down his cheeks, "Oh Yuu-kun, you're a saint; how can I ever thank you?"
The navy haired male smirked lovingly before giving his Moyashi a chaste kiss on the lips, "I have a suggestion."
"Oh there will be plenty of that." the white haired male began cupping the other's cheek, "I'm so excited that Lavi can go as well. He's always wanted to go to Hawaii; he'll be so excited when he finds out…" At that moment, an idea arose in Allen's head. He grinned evilly, "and this may work to our advantage."
Kanda looked at that look on his lover's face. He crooked his eyebrow at him, "I know that look, that's your "I have an idea" look."
"Oh I have an idea; possibly the best idea of all time."
"Moyashi, surely you're not suggesting that we get Tyki to go to the same resort that we're staying at so that he meets Lavi by sheer coincidence in the hopes that they get together, are you?"
"…Wow, you're good, Kanda; it's amazing how you know me so well." Allen said with a loving smile as the Japanese male stared blankly at him in shock at how right he was. The white haired male got up from the couch before leaving the living room, "Oh I can't wait to tell Lavi the good news tomorrow!"
Kanda groaned before smiling to himself, "This is surely going to be a trip to remember, literally."
To Be Continued…
A/N: Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Will Allen's plan work; tune in for the next chapter and find out! Remember to review and tell me what you think!