Jealousy– The sequel

A/N: We're sorry for takling this long!

Lavi saw a couple of obstacles blocking his way to survival that day.

Firstly, there were Kanda and Allen. He sighed. They were living proof that kindness and Lenalee combined could kill faster than the Earl. Secondly, there was Lenalee herself, who probably wasn't very happy about everything. Thirdly, he would have to agree that the girl's brother would be angry enough to unleash Komurin on him as soon as Lenalee informed him about the way Lavi had behaved. He could only survive if he could apologize to her before any of these reached Komui.

Noticing the distance between him and the two new lovers, Lavi decided that he would indeed have time to work out a plan. The only two problems the bookman successor had overlooked, were Kanda and Allen. Still, he was quite safe, for the time being.

Deciding that it would be better to take precautions, Lavi hurried back to his room to avoid any further mishaps.

As he sat onto the floor, he worked out a plan. The simplest way was to get as far as possible as he could from that place while to make it up to Lenalee though something romantic like a candlelight dinner. He smiled. He treasured his life, so he probably had to execute it now. To creep to Lenalee's room... He hoped it wouldn't be too hard.

Sadly, he was wrong. From what he had encountered, the day had just gone worse for him. It was rather easy stalking through the corridors to Lenalee's room. If only Lavi knew about the hidden 'Komui-camera', things would have gotten much easier. As expected from an over-protective brother, many booby traps were set all over.

Just by luck, Lavi was able to dodge most of them, well, MOST of them.'Damn it,' he thought, as he slowly crept nearer to Lenalee's room. Just a few more steps were all he needed.

Ignoring the nervousness cramping all over him, the redhead continued, taking note of any other traps ahead of him. Soon enough, he was right in front of Lenalee's room. He took a deep breath in and knocked on the door.

There was no response. He knocked again, but there still was no answer. Realizing that the door was not locked, he opened it, only to regret his actions.

The girl aimed a kick at his face, boots fully equipped.

"Ow!"

"Lavi-kun! Sumimasen!" she yelled. Then, calming down, she asked, "Ano, why aren't you with Allen-kun?"

Lavi only smiled sheepishly. "Er... Yuu-chan and Allen are currently occupied. I didn't want to disturb them. By the way, I finished your Christmas game, didn't I?" he asked, eyes laughing merrily at the unspoken joke.

"Eh?" the girl blinked, "What do you mean they are...occupied?"

"Like I said, I did what the paper said, to pair two exorcists together," the older teen paused, causing the girl to blink a few times more before continuing, "And those two are our cute little Allen and big, strong Yuu-chan!"

Staring blankly at the redhead, the girl could hardly believe his words. If this was true, she would be happy for her friends to have found their true love. However, if this was indeed true, could she trust that what the older teen had previously said were all lies?

A whirl of emotions emanated from her heart. What was she supposed to think? What was she supposed to feel? A mix of happiness, confusion and sadness spun her around and around.

"I'm sorry for lying. Let me make it up to you."

"Make it up?" she yelled. "How could you lie to me? " she asked, pounding her fists onto his chest. "And I thought we were friends!

Lavi sweat dropped. "That's why I'm taking you out to a meal... Lenalee-chan, Sumimasen..."

The girl stared at him for a moment before venting her mixed emotions on the poor redhead. “Le-Lenalee-chan! I’m really sorr-“

“What time?”

“Huh?”

the girl calmly brought her hands away from Lavi and sighed softly. She looked more composed as she lifted her eyes to meet his and repeated herself.” I meant… what time would… that meal you were talking about…be.”

Lavi smiled radiantly, though Lenalee could see a childish light shine through.

“That doesn’t mean I’ve forgiven you!” Lenalee yelled.

Lavi only smiled. “Right now.” He told her.

She blinked and tried to react, but there was no time to do that as they ran quickly, trying to escape the traps that had been planted. Then, everything sank in. Her first thought was about her brother. Her second thought was spoken instead of thought.

“What do you mean, right now?”

Lavi smiled mysteriously, not once letting go of Lenalee’s hand. “It won’t be fun if I tell you.” His eyes sparkled with mischief. She only blushed as she stared at their joined hands.

“How do you find this?”

Lenalee smiled. “Did you cook it yourself? It tastes good,” she complimented. A soft blush ducted over her face as he pressed his lips to her forehead. Then, brushing a bead of sweat from her face, he smiled again and wished that she could forever be that happy. That smile of hers…

“Yes, I cooked this.”

She smiled brightly, and that was when he knew.

Being a bookman didn’t matter. Being alive didn’t matter. All he wanted was to keep that smile on her face forever. He would do anything to see her smile.

In the past, she was merely a part of history.

She wasn’t anymore; could never be.

Never again.

“Lavi?”

Lavi only smiled in reply. He didn’t trust his voice. As soon as he parted his lips to speak, the obvious emotion would give his feelings away. He wanted to hold her forever and never let go.

“What are you thinking about?”

“History isn’t just history.”

“Huh?” she asked, confused. Her eyes probed the very core of his soul. He shook his head anxiously, staring at her lovely locks and wishing that he was the one to touch them. Just wishing…

Pushing the thoughts out of his mind, he continued to smile as he ate by her side.

The torture of cooking was worth it

Flashback

“Please, Jerry, help!”

“Not like that. It’s going to…! I told you! Now we have to restart!” The fish was burned.

“Let me do it.”

“No! I must be the cook.” Pushing the sweat off his face and washing his hands, he retried. It had to taste good.

“It burned me, damn it!” he cursed, while Jerry only chuckled quietly. It was practically a lost cause, but he just had to…

He wanted her to forgive him.

“Ahh choo!” he sneezed. It was the fourth time that day. “The flour’s getting in the way! And the onion is making my eyes water,” he complained irritably. He decided to go outside to take a deep breath before trying again.

The food had to taste good… he was getting a fair bit of practice in.

Taking a deep breath, he walked in. “Let’s try again.”

“If you wish.”

He sighed. At least it was all over. He was never going to cook again.

“Can you cook for me again?”

“Sure!” he said, enthusiastically, until he realised what he had just said. Lenalee smiled happily. He supposed he didn’t really mind… as long as it would make her happy, he would do anything…

Even if he had to brave cooking.

All of a sudden, the earth began to shake. Lavi was alarmed. Was there an earth quake?

Looking around, there was indeed nothing in particular that might have caused the tremor. Then again, he was wrong. Something from afar, a machine, no, a robot of sort was slowly approaching. A hat, he could see, laid on the robot’s head. It seemed familiar, yet the teen could not figure what it was. For Lenalee, it was the same. Her eyes squinted, trying to make out what that small figure was.

Realization hit the both of them.

“Must retrieve Lenalee and destroy Lavi!”

Like said, it was…

”Komurin…” both said, leaving their meal aside for the said machine had soon arrived. It resembled the previous other Komurins, except for the many golem eyes sticking out of it.

Thrown into chaos, the two ran into the opposite direction. They were only greeted by Allen and Kanda rushing towards them.

Quickly, Lenalee grabbed Lavi’s hand and activated her innocence. Sure, she was angry with him, but she wouldn’t let anyone of them hurt Lavi. After all, she should be the one to do that, not anyone else. It was his punishment for lying.

“We’ll be back in about a month,” Lenalee said cheerfully.

Lavi breathed a sigh of relief.

“ You can collect his corpse then.”

Lavi paled. This was going to be a long, long day. Perhaps he could leave the order?

A/N: Poor Lavi. Again. Nevermind, Lenalee will soon forgive him.