"So," said Lavi.
Zexion said nothing, leaning casually on a wall while intently reading a book, A History of Experimental Psychology.
"Interesting reading," Lavi commented.
Zexion didn't even spare him a glance.
"Aren't we chatty today," the redhead muttered to himself before plowing forward. "The others seem to think we share some sort of bond because we have only one eye. How ridiculous, eh?"
Silence. Really awkward silence that seemed to say, "That's absolutely fascinating; could you go away now?"
"I mean, you only show one eye. You can still see out of both. So I, ah, guess that doesn't really count," Lavi corrected himself with a nervous laugh.
Still no reply. Right, Lavi was going to go before he embarrassed himself any further. Like he always said: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. But you know, you really should stop trying after the fifth failure or so. No one likes a stubborn bastard. But just when he was about to leave, Zexion looked up. Glacial aqua met shocked green.
"No," said Zexion, and Lavi was so surprised to hear the slate-haired Nobody speak that he almost didn't catch what was said next.
"You too," said Number VI shrewdly. "You can see out of both."
Lavi allowed his eyebrows to raise before grinning again. Figuring that the other teen deserved a prize for being so clever, he flipped back his eyepatch to reveal a strikingly pale amber eye.
"See, heterochromia isn't exactly common or a good omen. So I cover it, for convenience's sake!" the boy explained cheerfully.
People, no matter what part of the world they were from, distrusted different or new things. So even if Lavi tried to tell them that different colored eyes were caused by excess or lack of pigment and that they weren't a sign of witchcraft, he would be ignored. And he wasn't bitter. Nope, not at all.
"No one else has ever noticed before. How'd you know?" the Bookman apprentice asked curiously.
No response.
Lavi smiled wryly and resigned himself to a one-sided conversation. (Inwardly, he marked off Zexion as one of the people he needed to keep a watch on.)
Edit 6/23/10: I am actually very surprised no one has written an Organization! Lavi before. Also, if you see any mistakes, or have any suggestions, or just want to prod me to update faster, REVIEW.