A/N: So, here's the first chapter of my first story, on this account at least. I got this random idea in my head when walking to my house in the heat... Nya. Hope you enjoy! Reviews equal love!

Warnings: Hints of light BL. If you get squeamish at boys hugging, then I wouldn't read this story if I were you. Hee.

Chapter one: Staring Contest

"Yuu."

"Don't call me by my first name."

"Let's have a staring contest!"

"…"

"Please? I'm bored!"

"…You only have one eye…"

Lavi blinked his one eye and stared at Kanda coldly. "That doesn't matter!"

Kanda avoided Lavi's gaze and took a long drink from his glass of ice water. It was unusually warm inside the Black Order Headquarters today, and everyone had their own ways of trying to keep cool. Lavi was wearing a shirt with the sleeves cut off and an ice package tied to the back of his neck.

Kanda finally looked back at Lavi, not blinking.

Lavi blinked.

"You lost already."

"HEH? You didn't say start!" Lavi complained.

"Fine. Start."

The two exorcists stared unwaveringly into each others eyes. (In Lavi-kun's case, eye.)

Lavi twisted up his face, still staring hard. He balled up his fists and pressed them into the table. He tapped his foot. Kanda smirked.

"Just think of how dry your eye is getting."

"Shut up! Interference!"

--

In the long hallways of the Black Order, a younger exorcist was wandering in search of his red-headed friend.

"Lavi-kun!" Allen called. His white unbuttoned shirt floated away from him as he walked, and he fanned himself with a pink paper fan that Linali had given him.

"Where is he?..." Allen muttered to himself as he searched. The white-haired boy wanted to take advantage of the clear sunny day outside by going to the nearest town and getting a cold treat. And Lavi's growing hammer was the most convenient mode of transportation, in Allen's mind.

At that moment, Allen happened to spot Johnny Gill from the science department walking in his direction down the hall.

"Oh! Johnny-kun!" Allen called out.

Johnny looked up from the thick pile of papers he was carrying and smiled at Allen. "Allen-kun! How's it goin'?"

"Good!" Allen said, as they both stopped to talk. "Have you seen Lavi anywhere, by some chance?"

Johnny pushed his thick glasses up closer to his eyes and thought. "Ah!" he said, pointing a finger upwards. "I saw him upstairs arguing with Yuu not long ago."

"Thank you!" Allen said, and ran off. "Good luck with your work!" he called from the nearby stairs. Johnny looked down at his workload in his arms and became gloomy.

--

"You're crying."

"I'm not."

"You have tears running down your face!" Lavi said, wringing his hands together and kicking his chair with his heel. "Just give up!"

"You're the one having a spasm over there, destroying your hands and chair," Kanda pointed out. "Just blink and end this, you know you want to."

"Lavi-kuuun!" a voice called from far away.

"Moyashi-kuun!" Lavi yelled back.

"Hey! Don't call me that!" Allen yelled back, his voice a little louder. Kanda chuckled, still holding his gaze. He wiped some of the tears from his watering eyes off his cheeks.

"Just think of how soothing it would be to blink, Kanda," Lavi cooed.

"You can't control the urge anymore, Eyepatch. Blink," Kanda said.

While the two 'friends' tormented each other with words, Allen walked into the doorway, smiling. His smile quickly turned into a look of confusion.

"Kanda? Lavi-kun?" Allen said. He fanned himself with the paper fan and walked towards them. "What are you two-"

"STOP RIGHT THERE, MOYASHI!" Kanda and Lavi yelled, drawing their weapons and pointing them at Allen, while maintaining their stares.

"UWAH!" Allen cried, holding his left arm in front of his face. "What are you two doing?!" He asked again, in a more irritated tone.

"Staring contest," Lavi said.

"I will not give in," Kanda said.

Allen blinked at the scene of the two staring intently at each other. "You both look like you're ready to make out…"

"Moyashi…" Kanda said in a dangerous tone. Lavi just laughed.

Allen walked past his friends now lowered weapons and kneeled at the table, resting his arms and head on the edge. He looked continually between Lavi and Kanda. "How long have you two been doing this for?"

"Seventeen minutes," Kanda said.

"Really?!" Lavi said. "I'm the man!"

"Not yet," Kanda said. Lavi growled.

And Allen sighed.

"Boring…"

"Then go away!" Kanda barked.

"I want to ask Lavi-kun something…"

"You want a date?" Lavi asked.

"What?!"

"Ew," Kanda said bluntly.

Lavi laughed. "I'm kidding, what is it, Allen-kun?"

"Do you want to go to town and get some ice cream?" Allen asked sweetly.

"Are you only asking me because I can get you there fastest?"

"No! You're my friend, that's why I'm asking you! Besides, Linali's boots could get me there faster. I just want to go with you."

"And I assume you knew Linali-chan is busy helping Komui-san with cleaning up a chemical explosion today?"

"Uh… heh…"

"Just as I thought!"

"You two are annoying…" Kanda complained.

"Aw, don't be sore because Allen didn't ask you out too, Yuu."

"You're on thin ice, Eyepatch…" Kanda threatened.

Allen furrowed his eyebrows, staring back and forth at his friends. He tapped his chin thoughtfully.

"Whoever blinks first, I will clean their room!"

No reaction.

"Hmm… whoever blinks first, I will… give them a foot rub!"

No reaction.

Allen banged his head on the table. "What can I do?!"

A/N: Teehee. I tried to make a cute n' fun first chapter. Will Allen-kun be able to put an end to the dry-eyed madness?? Find out in the next exciting chapter! 8D -shot-