Just Between You and Me 5

On the following Monday at school, I avoided Lavi like the plague. That is, until lunch came around.

Lunch started out normal enough, Kanda and I getting into our usually fight and then Lenalee trying to break it up. Lenalee telling us about her new costume designs. Kanda glaring at me, resulting in a slap from Lenalee on his arm. Me, laughing at this.

In the midst of my laughing, though, I failed to see who had walked up right behind me.

"Hey, everyone!" I heard Lavi say, making me jump, while he sat down at our table.

"Hey, Lavi, who's that?" Lenalee questioned, pointing at the figure sitting next to him.

"Oh, this,"  he started, gesturing to the pale, blue eyed, blonde haired boy next to him, "is my boyfriend, Alex." He nuzzled into the boys chest as he finished talking.

There was a pang in my chest. '.... Alex? That sounds familiar,' I thought trying to remember where I've met this boy, Lavi called his boyfriend.

As I was trying to remember I could hear Lenalee conversing with the two of them. For some reason it was grating on my nerves. As I went to get up to leave I heard Alex say my name.

"I'm really sorry I bumped into at that party, Allen. And that you saw that... other thing," he said, blushing.

And then it hit me, Alex was that boy from Lenalee's party. He was also the one I saw with Lavi in the bedroom... My chest started to hurt upon me remembering that image. "Oh, yes. Like I said before, it's fine," I said finally answering him. "Well, I must be leaving," I said, standing up and collecting my bag and half-empty lunch tray.

"Your leaving so soon, Allen?" I heard Alex say behind my retreating back, in an almost menacing tone.

I looked back at him, he smirked at me and leaned in closer to Lavi, who was talking and laughing at Kanda and Lenalee, holding his chin and pulled him down for a kiss.

I felt sick to my stomach at the sight. I felt the urge to rip Alex off of him and beat him up. Instead I turned on my heel and walked away.

'Why am I so angry?' I could feel myself shaking. 'Why was Alex acting that way? Everyone knows I don't like Lavi, I'm straight. Yet, why does the sight of them make me so mad!?' I slammed my fist into a random locker. "OUCH!! Why did I do that!" I screamed at no one but myself. 'Maybe I should skip the rest of the day... I'm not going to be able to concentrate with the mood I'm in.'

So I started my trek home, hoping no one caught me skipping.

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For the rest of the week I avoided sitting at the lunch table and opted to sit outside by myself. Thankfully no one found me. I needed to find out why I was so angry with Lavi being with Alex before I saw them again, but so far I couldn't think of anything.

'Maybe I should talk with Lenalee about this,' I thought, getting up from the step I was sitting on and started heading to my next class.

While on my way to English Lenalee found me and asked why I was avoiding everyone.

"I'll tell you later," I started, "but only if you let me come over."

"Fine, you can come over. But you have to tell me! No excuses!" she stated, leaving me in the hall as she walked away.

The rest of my day went by pretty fast. Before I knew it I was laying on Lenalee's bed staring at her ceiling trying to find the right words for why I was avoiding everyone.

"C'mon Allen. I'm not gonna wait all day," she said sounding somewhat displeased with me. "You know what, I'm gonna take a shower and when I come out you better have an explanation." She got up from her computer chair and headed towards the direction of her bathroom.

I sighed, 'How am I supposed to explain that Alex gives me this weird feeling whenever he's with Lavi, without trying to sound like a jerk.'

I laid there thinking, for what seemed like hours, when I came to a realization.

I heard Lenalee's door open and saw her walk in. "So, do you have your explanation?" she asked me while towel drying her hair.

"Yeah," I said sitting up to face her, "I think I... I think I actually like Lavi."

She looked at me, utter surprise on her face. "Really?"

"Yeah, it all of a sudden makes sense in my head now. The feeling in my chest whenever I look at him. How he makes me blush and act like a complete fool around him. It all makes sense now," I softly spoke, a content smile on my face.

"Allen, I'm finally glad that you realized your feelings for him," she said, walking over to give me a hug.

I pulled back and looked her in the eyes, "what am I supposed to do now, Lenalee? I can't exactly tell him I like him. He is with Alex after all."

"Well, I don't know, Allen. Lavi seems pretty happy with Alex, so, only time will tell," I could feel my face fall slightly, "But think of this," she said, sensing my mood worsening, "maybe Alex will break Lavi's heart and you can come and sweep him off his feet."

"Ha Ha, Lenalee. You know that not gonna happen, you see the way Alex looks at him. He's not gonna ever leave Lavi." I was depressed, who wouldn't be after finding out you like your best male friend, when you yourself are male.

"C'mon, Allen, I don't want you all depressed," she ruffled my hair a bit and started to tickle me. After she tickled me to death she said, "Let's go out and get something to eat."

"B-but Lenalee, it's like," slightly out of breath i took a look at my watch, "eleven at night.  If we walk anywhere we'll get hit by a car. An I have no money on me."

"That's why I'm driving and treating you, silly Allen." She dangled her keys in front of my face as she walked around me and started heading out her front door. "You coming or not?" I heard her yell at me.

"Of course I am!" I yell back putting my shoes on, I'm not one to turn down free food.