Behind her curiosity

This is the second story with the prompt: "It's not Lenalee's fault when she hears a soft moan from across the room and decides to take a peek. No, not her fault at all."

There are no warnings for this one as you have to use your imagination, but I hope that you'll enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Same as before, if I owned it this wouldn't be crap.

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When Lenalee woke up that morning she didn't know that she would find the answer to a question that had always plagued her, as well as an answer to a question that she had never thought to ask. "We should hurry up." Spoke a rambunctious redhead, his emerald eye sparkling and voice slightly tinged with many emotions, excitement coming to the forefront.

"Why, the library doesn't close until nine at night," Lenalee replied with a resigned sigh as she thought 'Lavi was always excited to go to the library,' aloud she said "we've got plenty of time."

"I know that it doesn't close until later," Lavi replied with mild annoyance, looking up at the still bright sky. "But I've got plans for dinner, so I can't stay that long."

"I'm sorry, Lavi," Lenalee spoke this time with genuine remorse in her voice. "I know you had plans but I am truly grateful that you're helping me with my study."

"Aw, it's no big deal Lena," he quipped lightly, almost skipping as they entered the double glass doors of the gray brick building.

She tensed up wanting to snap at him for using that nickname but held her temper in check remembering that he did that with everyone and besides he was doing her a favor and that she couldn't risk irritating him, besides they were now in the library and she'd get in trouble with the head librarian, Link, if she even breathed loudly.

'Lousy Lavi and his stupid nicknames,' she thought bitterly as she choose a chair near the furthest corner from the door, in the least likely place to be disturbed by others; 'and that stinking Link, the by the rules sycophant of Leverrier,' all but slamming her bag on the table she finished her mental tirade with, 'and damn that bastard tyrant Leverrier for putting me in this situation to begin with.'

While she mentally cursed and berated all the forces responsible for her misery she pulled out the papers that told of the subject she would need to study before the day was through. Lavi watched her with an unusually serious look in his eye as he took the seat next to her, waiting for her to tell him what he could do to help. Her sigh signaled to him that her inner battle was finished and she was ready to begin.

"I need to read the books that will help me with these," she gestured to the papers.

Lavi reached for the paper on top and immediately got back up to get the book. Lenalee knew that he would find it easier than she could. 'Honestly there's nothing he couldn't find in here,' she now thought with amusement. 'He spends more time here than in class, that's why he's the perfect person to have asked for help.' During her musings she decided to take in the others who were in her view and instantly noticed how few people were actually there, 'Not surprising considering that it's a Friday.'

A man with a dark complexion and dark hair pulled tight in a ponytail sat at one of the only tables in view with a bored expression on his typically stoic face. She was mildly surprised that Kanda was alone as lately he'd been seen with her "little brother" Allen. He was not related by blood maybe but Allen was adopted by her heart the second she had set her eyes on the frail boy with white hair and innocent expression.

She had briefly considered asking him for help but he had a harder time than she did, 'that bastard Leverrier hates him with a passion that borders on obsession,' she thought. Her thoughts were then interrupted as Lavi returned with the necessary book and she started reading and he grabbed the next paper to retrieve the needed book for it.

'Sure,' he thought as he headed toward the stairs to go to the next floor, 'I could grab all the books now but where would the fun be in that.' He enjoyed being surrounded by the smell and atmosphere in the building,' besides people watching is always entertaining.'

As Lenalee was immersed in the reading she noted that it was quieter and a glance around showed that there were less people than before. 'How long have I been at this?' Lenalee thought irritably glancing at the window and seeing that the sky was beginning to darken. 'And how did I not notice people leaving, was I that out of it?'

In fact the only one she could still see was Kanda, face expressing complete concentration. 'I don't even see Lavi. I wonder if he's left for his plans already.' She gazed back at the book in her hands, but as tried to start reading again a slight sound reached her ear.

'What's that?' while looking around to try and identify the sound she heard it again. 'It's muffled but that sounds like a moan.' As she peered back the other direction she caught Kanda's face again and noticed that he now had a strained expression on his face that he was clearly trying to restrain. 'What's with him?' Now intrigued she could only watch his face as more light sounds entered her hearing.

'He definitely looks strained,' she stared, transfixed, as a light sheen of sweat beginning to cover his face and his breathe began to hitch, his fingers clenching tightly on the book in his hands and his shoulders suddenly tensed. 'Wow,' was all she could think a little breathless herself as she watched him lightly shudder, his face suddenly seeming to relax.

A few moments later she noticed a head of white hair emerge from below the table Kanda sat at, hair that could only belong to her "little brother". Shock was all that blazed through her veins now as she got up and began striding, a bit angrily, over to the two of them. "What were you doing," she asks Allen harshly as she arrives at their table.

"Oh, Lenalee," Allen all but squeaked in surprise, face paling but cheeks flushed red and silver eyes widening a little as he looked at her. Kanda was seemingly back to being his stoic self, yet as he attempted to stare impassively at her she noticed that his face contained an unmistakable flush, his eyes looked glassy and dilated and that his breathing was far from normal.

"Well?" Lenalee was now getting impatient and she glared a little more harshly at Kanda, now positive that he was corrupting her "brother".

Allen, free of her glare, suddenly gained his confidence back and responded in his easy going manner, "I was just finding out the answer to a question," he then rose from the table and headed toward the entrance.

"What answer? And what was the question?" Now truly impatient for answers she forgot her fears of Link and her voice rose.

"I'm going to be late for dinner, ask Lavi and tell him he lost!" he yelled back rushing to the safety beyond the doors

She now turned her gazed back to Kanda and observed that his face was still flushed and his eyes still somewhat disoriented. Though his breathing was quickly returning to normal, yet before she could question him he merely raised an eyebrow and stood, a little shakily, to take his leave.

'And speak of the devil,' she thought as said redhead emerged from an aisle behind Kanda. "Lavi, I need to speak to you." Her voice held no room for argument and he approached her nervously, Kanda took advantage of this moment to make his own escape.

"What can I do for you, Lenalee?" he asked not daring to use her nickname, 'she looks really pissed,' he thought. "Can you tell what kind of a bet you made with Allen?" she said in a faintly sweet voice, tension vibrating below it.

"Well," he began, "I made a bet with him that if Kanda had any piercings I would buy his dinners for a month."

Lavi forgot his trepidation as he looked at Lenalee's face asking, "Lena, why are you blushing?"

Lenalee got two answers that day that had nothing to do with school, both from the same experience. You see she had always wondered if Kanda's expression ever changed and discovered that yes in certain circumstances it does. But she also discovered the answer to a question she had never wondered about, does Kanda have any piercing and the surprising answer 'is yes he does'.

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Yes, the story sucks but it's the best I can do.

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Thanks for all the help Shizuhana, I appreciated it! And as a shameless plug read all of Shizuhana's stories as well!