letspleasuretogether:

Together they reported on their mission to Komui, both Lavi and Allen retelling the lack of anything important. The mission hadn’t yielded any results, as the two of them came back empty handed. The most they were able to do was kill a few Akuma, but it wasn’t anything major. Komui took their notes and sent them on their way.

When they slipped out of the office, Lavi gave Allen a long look. He wanted to talk right then, but it was hard to initiate any conversation with his tongue tied in knots. When Allen looked back at him, the redhead could feel the heart he wasn’t supposed to have beating like a drum in his chest. He wanted to figure things out between them. He didn’t like the uncertainty.

Finally, he got the nerve to say something. “Hey, Al. I–”

“There you are!” a voice called out behind them, cutting Lavi off.

When the redhead turned, he sighed. He recognized the voice immediately. “Geez, Gramps! I just got back. What the heck do you want?”

Lavi earned a quick thump on the head. “Don’t sass me,” Bookman said, stern as always. “I have a task for you that needs to be completed quickly. Hurry up now.”

Lavi sighed, glaring at the old man as he walked off, expecting Lavi to follow. He gave Allen an apologetic look. “Sorry about that. Can we talk later?”

“Yea, sure.” Allen said with an awkward smile. He was a bit disappointed, but he knew Lavi had his own work to do. He watched Lavi run after Bookman, and turned towards the cafeteria. He could fill his stomach up for now, and wait for Lavi to be free.