Csilla: 2014 seems to be my year for new stories ;w; which is both a good thing. And a bad thing. Good 'cause everyone gets new cute fics with these adorable couples. Bad 'cause I have previous chapter-fics that need updates D:

I. JUST. CANNOT. WIN.

2013 = writer's block

2014 = new fic ideas-galore!

Anyways~ enjoy! :D

"It's over, Allen…" That smooth familiar voice echoed in the empty hallways of their high school and even now almost a year later, it was still there in Allen's head. Followed by the memory of the retreating back of the raven he had fallen in love with and dated for a couple of years.

Months after their break-up, the young Brit moved away, all thanks to his guardian, Marian Cross who couldn't stay in one place. Damn debt collectors. Regardless, a year later Allen found himself walking the streets of a place he used to call home - mentally noting how nothing seemed to have changed since he was last here. And if he wasn't mistaken: his old high school was nearby. Glancing around silver eyes caught sight of the street leading to it and against his mind's better judgment, he walked down it. He was nearing the building just as students started piling out from the gates. Allen turned his head down slightly out of fear of possibly being recognized before mentally scolding himself, he only really wanted one person not to recognize him.

After his self berating, mercury eyes finally glanced up just in time to see him walking out of the gate. Yu Kanda. Walking with another person. A boy with a wide grin and only because him and Kanda had been together for so long that the Brit could even see the smallest twitch of a smile on his ex-boyfriend's face. Allen swallowed back all the building anxiety inside him before he felt himself pulled away from the sight of the two. He stumbled amidst the quick pace, his eyes never leaving the two boys until they were mere blur in the crowd of students. At that point, Allen's brain finally processed that someone was literally leading him away. Mercury orbs glanced over to see bright red, sticking out of a black and green headband that barely hid the black eye patch over the owner's right eye. Settling for letting himself be lead away, he could feel the tears well up at the burned image of the wide smile on, who he could only guess as, Kanda's new boyfriend's face and the micro-smile on his ex's face. Of course Kanda had moved on, why wouldn't he?

And due to his whole reason for visiting this town in the first place, he couldn't very well hop on the next train out of here. Neah Walker, his only living relative was still living in this town and the young Brit was eager to see him again, but he wasn't going to be home until tomorrow morning. And Allen certainly didn't want to stay in his uncle's house alone.

A pained smile slowly spread on his face, "Even after all this time, I can't stop," his voice breaking as he forced himself to continue, "can't s-stop ho-hoping..."

The stranger slowed them both to a stop and before Allen could finish, he found himself staring at his green-eyed savior (well, that last part could be argued), who had turned around asking: "You're Allen, aren't ya?"

"Huh?" Mercury eyes stared in disbelief as he searched his memory for this redhead but after drawing a blank, he opted for simply staring.

As if sensing his companion's obvious confusion, the redhead laughed: "I saw a bunch of photos of you at Lena's house..."

"Lena? Wait, Lenalee?" The white-haired vividly recalled the memories of his best friend, who had done pretty much everything possible to help Allen get over Kanda. Sadly it only worked when he wasn't around the Japanese teen.

"Well, try not to space out next time... You'll catch a cold in this cold weather," The redhead left with a short salute of his fingers, leaving Allen alone again to his thoughts. At least until something cold and wet landed on his nose, he remembered it was lightly snowing and decided he might as well head back to the hotel room he had booked for himself. He really didn't want to be alone in his uncle's house.

He ignored the strange looks he received as he walked through the lobby, after all he was a kid with ghostly-white hair (that wasn't dyed) and a scar that marred most of the left side of his face. He stuffed his face into his coat as he finished his trek, finally reaching the only opened elevator that would quickly get him to his room. Allen glanced up only to lock gazes with his one and only ex-boyfriend, who seemed to be on his way onto the very elevator he was currently in.

"Moy-Allen...?" The Japanese teen still looked the same as the white-haired teen remembered: same long raven hair tied back like a samurai, same unreadable expression. Everything. Mercury pools tore themselves away as he softly chanted "please close... please, dear god, close," repeatedly until a slightly louder click announced the doors had done just as he hoped.

Allen let out a sigh of relief for dodging that awkward bullet, though he numbly wondered why Kanda was in the hotel lobby anyway. If the young Brit recalled correctly, his house was in opposite direction, which was part of the reason Allen had paid the extra money.

"You sure its okay to leave him hanging like that?" A voice spoke up within the small space causing Allen to jump a little and turn to see the redhead from before cocking his head towards the door, "He seemed a little surprised to see you, after all..."

Turning away, "It's f-fine... we used to date," he replied as monotone as he could, if it weren't for the slight stutter in his voice: he might have actually succeeded.

"Ah... ex-boyfriends suck, especially the ones that dump you," The redhead muttered as he relaxed against the metal walls of the elevator, mercury eyes found themselves drawn over as feelings of empathy washed over him.

"Guess you were dumped recently," He kept his voice soft, Allen was sure his voice would betray him again. Allen was sure it was obvious that he was in a similar boat as the recently-dumped redhead.

The redhead shifted his weight a little, "Sure, if you call 'recently' being dumped six months ago... then yeah," - Or the same boat!

"Pretty much a year for me..."

"Still not over him, huh?"

"Thought I was,"

"Same,"

Glancing down at his feet, there was one question he had in regard to the redhead's earlier actions, Allen felt complied to ask: "Why did you pull me away from the school earlier?"

The redhead seemed hesitant to respond but after clearing his throat, he answered his question with his one own: "Was it bad to pull you away?"

Allen shook his head slowly, oddly he had felt slight relief when the red-haired stranger tore him away from the sight of Kanda and his new boyfriend. A noise to his right directed his attention right back to the redhead, who cleared his throat before adding with hesitation: "T-To answer your question, I kind of used you since my ex-boyfriend was also leaving around the same time as yours and he's really been harassing me about not being over him... And when I saw that look," green meeting pools of mercury, "that look in your eye, I was glad you went along with my actions... sorry," He spoke the last word with a small chuckle in his voice.

"So you grabbed me to prove to your ex that you were over him even though you're not," The numbers continued to slowly increase with each floor they passed. In a few floors, Allen would need to get off...

Scratching the back of his head, the redhead replied: "Yeah, again, I'm sorry for just grabbing you like I did"

The young Brit shook his head in response, muttering, "You did me a favor, actually. It looks like my ex has gotten himself a new boyfriend," with a pained smile.

"So, would you mind if I pulled you away for a second time today?" The redhead asked as the doors opened and he moved to stand in the entrance before glancing back, green meeting mercury once more.

Crossing his arms across his chest, Allen didn't want to admit it, but the thought of being dragged along somewhere with the redhead was somehow comforting and forced warmth to erupt in his chest.

"Why?"

"Well about a week ago, my ex called me out on my bluff saying if I was really over him that I should invite my new boyfriend to the Christmas party my classmates' are having. Please, it'll just be a bunch of classmates and we don't even need to stay long," The redhead turned to face Allen, putting his hands together, in what could best be explained as a prayer.

"Will Kanda be there?" Shifting uncomfortably, Allen did his best not to met those green eyes before him but did catch the slight nod before its source sighed, "Yeah, your ex-boyfriend will be there along with Alma, his new boyfriend"

His head almost spun off as the young Brit's gaze shot up to met the eyes he was previous avoiding, "H-How d-did y-you k-know?"

"Lena's photos... That's how I knew your name was Allen,"

"Then what's yours? I mean, if you're asking me to pretend to be your boyfriend, I should know your name, at the very least..."

Grinning, "Its Lavi,"

His arms dropped for a moment before raising to rest on his hips, "I can't believe I'm doing this," Allen groaned as he continued on: "but what time?"

Any other time, the young Brit would have declined politely but something about today -about Lavi- silenced that part of him.

The redhead stepped away from the entrance and into the hall outside the elevator, "I'll pick you up at seven in the lobby~" he grinned and before Allen could respond, the elevator doors closed.

Allen pressed the button for his floor, the elevator shifted slightly and a few moments later, the doors opened back up two floor later. Allen still couldn't believe he had actually agreed to something like that. Agreed to go along with a stranger. A stranger who only knew him based off photos he had seen that were all over a year old. Despite half of him crying out in utter surprise, the other half was warm as a thought played its part of Allen's mind: Maybe it was a good thing I came early...

Csilla: Originally, this was going to be a one-shot for Christmas buuuuu~ut as I was writing - more and more ideas came to my mind. And thus, this will be a short multi-chapter fic~ And for the record, I don't ship/support: Yullen or Lucky! ene (gomen~ I strangely ship DeakTyki tho but that's all Elvira Rayne's fault) XD

Anyways~ anyone curious how the night will go? :3

Expect a chapter closer to February/some time in February~ :p