Hi there! Edge-chan is back from the dead, and she comes bearing your daily recommended allowance of Yullen! I'm sorry I disappeared for so long, but I was really sick there for awhile… never underestimate mono. My tonsils were the size of golf balls, I kid you not. They had to give me I.V. fluids and steroids at the doctor and… ugh. Never mind. Now, I know I'm supposed to be writing more of Where the Current Leads, but this idea refused to stay in my head. It just came zooming up and hit me, WHAM! Right in between the eyes, screaming, "WRITE ME, WRITE ME RIGHT NOW!" Since I love high school AU fanfictions, I decided to try one myself- just a short one, before I get back to my other story. The rating on this will go up to M for the last chapter, by the way. Anyways, enjoy!

Warnings: AU, of course. Swearing and a lemon… if you're good. ; ) Oh, and tennis violence. You'll see.

I do not own D.Gray-Man. You know what I'd do if I did. (How about a little Yullen action, Hoshino-san?)

Work Together!

"FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!"

Mr. Li blew the tiny metal whistle around his neck with every ounce of air he could muster. The shrill, head splitting sound it produced caused every student in the gymnasium to grimace and cover their ears protectively.

"Komui! Are you trying to make us go deaf?!" Yu Kanda bellowed, glaring daggers at the teacher who normally taught the Science classes. "Where's Ms. Cloudnyne?" the class nodded, murmuring its collective assent, looking at Komui expectantly. The man straightened his glasses, which had slid down his nose at the force with which he'd blown his whistle, sighing.

"I only blew it so loud because you all were chattering so much. Ms. Cloudnyne is not here today, as you can see. She, uh… well, she has some important business to attend to today."

Lavi leaned surreptitiously over to Allen, whispering in his ear.

"I bet her pet monkey got sick."

Allen burst into giggles, trying unsuccessfully to stifle his laughter with one hand. Lenalee chuckled a little, too, but Kanda just snorted in annoyance, turning to instead listen to what Komui was saying.

"-And so, we're starting the tennis unit today, so everybody head outside to the courts."

Now over his laughter, Allen looked crestfallen.

"But, Komui, it's almost a hundred degrees outside! Can't we play in here?" Komui shook his head with a sympathetic expression. Kanda was less compassionate; he scoffed, beholding Allen with a derisive look.

"Aww, can the Beansprout not handle a little heat?" he mocked, and Allen clenched his fists, turning to the older boy, an indignant glare plastered on his normally sweet features.

"Shut up, Kanda. I doubt you want to go outside in this heat, either."

In truth, he didn't, but he wasn't about to give Allen the satisfaction of knowing he was right. Instead, he shrugged his shoulders with a bored look.

"I don't care. I'm not weak like you." Allen's lip curled at that, baring a sliver of white teeth in a gesture that said quite plainly, "I hate your guts." Kanda ignored him, though, turning on his heel to follow the students who were already heading to the tennis courts. Allen pouted, following grudgingly.

Lenalee padded up beside her brother, smiling. Behind them a ways, Allen and Kanda's bickering could be clearly heard, and Komui shook his head with another sigh.

"What is it, nii-san?"

"Oh, those two will never stop arguing until the day they die…"

"Just like a married couple, aren't they?"

"Yes. What I don't understand is, even though they don't get along, they still seem close- like friends. I mean, you'd think they'd avoid each other, but it's like they're magnets- polar opposites that attract each other."

Nodding in agreement, his sister smiled that smile that told Komui she was in one of her 'scheming' moods. He had learned a long time ago to neither encourage nor discourage this, and just let it run its course, like a virus, but this time, he had a feeling that Lenalee was about to get him invoved. Sure enough, she looked up at him with entreating eyes.

"Nii-san, we're playing pairs tennis, right?"

"Well, yes, of course. There aren't enough courts for singles."

"Then, could you… pair up Allen and Kanda?" Lavi, who had been listening in, snickered. Komui scratched his head in thought, wondering what his sister was up to. Still, he couldn't deny her- it wasn't often that she asked anything of him, and even if it was, he would fulfill any wish his precious little sister had, if he could. What else could he do?

"Well, all right. I just hope Kanda doesn't dismember me for doing this." Komui acquiesced, and Lenalee brightened, clapping her hands together.

"Thank you, nii-san, you're the best!" Lenalee hugged her brother's arm, and Komui's chest swelled with pride. Lavi snickered again, muttering under his breath,

"Hook, line and sinker."

"WHAT?" Both Kanda and Allen spluttered at being paired up with the other. The heat was bad enough, Allen thought. Already his shorts were sticking to the insides of his thighs, and now this! Komui folded his arms across his chest, regarding the two boys with an air of seriousness.

"You heard me. You will play as a team, and with any luck, you'll learn to work together and not argue as much."

"Did you ever consider that I like arguing with the Beansprout?" Komui, Lavi, and Allen all stared at Kanda in surprise. "What? It's fun to make fun of him."

"You…!" Allen almost lunged for Kanda, but Lavi quickly had him in an arm-lock. Even so, Allen struggled against the red-haired boy, snarling. "Lemme go! I'll break his nose!"

"You will, huh? I'd like to see you try, Beansprout."

"Allen, you can't! Yuu-chan's too pretty to be punched in the face! It'd be like hitting a girl!" Lavi cried in mock horror.

"What?! You wanna fucking die, you stupid rabbit?!"

"I most certainly do not."

"Then shut the fuck up!"

"Lavi, let me go!" Allen managed to finally shake Lavi off, threatening Kanda with both his fists held up in front of his face, ready to duke it out. Kanda snorted, raising his own fists.

"What, you really wanna fight? Got a death wish, kid?"

"Try it." Allen glared, and they made to start brawling, but Komui, whose presence had been forgotten until then, blew his whistle very hard. Both Allen and Kanda's hands flew to their ears.

"That's enough!" Komui placed his hands on his hips. "This is exactly what I'm talking about."

"Yeah. You two should really learn to get along." Lavi piped up, and Komui smacked him on the head.

"You, Lavi, do not get to say that. You made the fight worse by making Kanda angrier." Chastised, Lavi toed a pebble on the ground, falling silent. Komui turned his attention back to the other two boys, who were refusing to look at each other. Exasperated, Komui sighed before fetching a ball and two racquets for the boys. When he returned, he deposited the equipment on the ground in front of them.

"Look. At the very least, just learn to put up with each other long enough to play a decent game of tennis. If you do that, I'll let you have different partners tomorrow."

Scowling, Kanda bent down and snatched the ball and his racquet from the ground.

"Fine. Come on, Beansprout. Get your racquet and let's play."

Sighing, Allen picked up the remaining racquet and headed over to their designated court where their opponents, Tyki and Skinn, were waiting. Allen watched Kanda bounce the ball up and down a few times, before Kanda tossed him an impatient glare over his shoulder. Allen gulped and took the playing stance, feeling as if he'd signed his own death warrant.

Okay, there's the first chapter. I know what I'm going to write for the next one. I apologize in advance for you hardcore Allen fans out there- the next chapter will involve some more Allen bullying. I'm not going to beg for reviews, but I will ask nicely. Please let me know what you think.