letspleasuretogether:

As Lavi feared, one task from Bookman quickly turned into two, and into three, then into twenty. He spent days on end working through books and manuscripts for that old panda and hadn’t seen Allen, or anyone else for that matter, since the two of them had returned from the mission.

It was nearly four days before he managed to escape the confines of his room. He had searched out Allen, but every time he tried to talk to him, something came up. Either someone interrupted them, or Allen would suddenly have some urgent issue to take care of. Lavi was getting the distinct feeling of being brushed off, but it only made him more determined to get Allen alone and talk with him. They hadn’t discussed what happened on the train and it was driving Lavi insane. The lack of resolution kept him on edge and in a pissy mood. He wanted to talk – to figure out what was going on between them. He wasn’t going to just leave it and never speak of it again.

Worst yet, he was sure that Allen was avoiding him on purpose.

As time wore on, Allen became increasingly nervous about the conversation they were supposed to have. What if he changed his mind? He hadn’t seen Lavi for days when they first got back. The first few times Lavi had approached him, they had been interrupted before they could say anything regarding what had happened. And as the days turned into a week, then more, Allen became more and move convinced that when they finally did talk, Lavi would only explain it hadn’t meant anything special.

So, Allen started avoiding him, and making excuses whenever Lavi managed to corner him alone. He didn’t want to have his fears confirmed. He would rather not know, than to know for sure that Lavi did not love him. But he knew he couldn’t keep this up forever.

So, when Lenalee informed him that he was to report to Komui for a mission with Lavi, he knew there was no way to get out of talking to Lavi this time.