Chapter 4: Gotta be Photoshop
A/N- Language warning! Lots of cussing in this chapter...and each one slowly killed me inside as I typed it TvT...actually, nah not really.
Kanda Yuu walked up the stairs to Allen and Lavi's dorm room, Lenalee way ahead of him, smiling mischievously as her pigtails billowed behind her. Kanda was in an...uncharacteristically good mood. It was all because he got to spend a whole day with Lenalee. She was smart, caring, and funny, everything he would ever want in a woman...and he'll be damned if anyone tried to take her away from him.
"C'mon slow poke!" Said girl laughed from in front of him, holding the door open politely.
"Thanks." He stated in a flat tone. Hey, he was happy but he did have an image to maintain. Lenalee grinned at his reponse, "You can't fool me Kanda...you're actually being pleasant for once!" The green haired girl exclaimed as she walked into the dorm.
"HAH! 'Kanda' and 'pleasant' should never be uttered in the same sentence." A lively voice shouted from the living room as a boisterous red head popped his head into the hallway.
"Hey guys!" Lavi chirped, a towel hanging carelessly over his scarlet red hair. "I just took a shower so don't mind my nekkidness..." He smirked.
Lenalee tensed up and blushed, covering her face with her hands though peeking through her fingers. "I hope you aren't bare naked Lavi...I swear I will kick you where the sun don't shine."
Lavi stepped out infront of them, making Lenalee flinch and Kanda scowl. "Tada only half...and I'm not masochistic, but thanks for the offer babe~!" He stated happily as he stepped out in a pair of black jeans which hung loosely around his waist, and nothing else.
"Don't call her babe, that is...unless you want to get shanked." Kanda glowered, walking further into the living room where the kitchen was. The red head laughed at Lenalee, seeing as she had turned around and backed herself into a corner, still covering her face.
"Relax, I'm only semi-in the nude~" He assured, making her sigh in relief before turning around to face him. Lavi didn't expect her to be so shy, and he REALLY didn't expect her boot to come into contact with his face.
"Owwww!" He whined in pain and clutched his cheek. "Why does everyone keep hitting me today!"
Lenalee huffed and followed Kanda into the kitchen, Lavi trailing behind her. Kanda raised an eyebrow at Lavi's earlier statement.
"Who's everyone? Did you and the moyashi have a falling out? Speaking of...where IS the little brat?" He asked, slightly curious. Lavi rubbed the back of his head and chuckled.
"He's in his room still...I tried waking him up this morning after my shower, he wouldn't budge...so I tackled him...and he threw his alarm clock at my face." Lavi stated nonchalantly.
Lenalee's mouth fell open, "You TACKLED Allen?!"
"Did you look like...that...when you did it?" Kanda asked with an appalled expression and gestured to Lavi's exposed chest. "If you tackled me half naked, I'd do MORE than throw an alarm clock at your face...I'd slit your throat."
Lavi laughed again and tilted his head to the side, "Why would he hit me though? I mean, yeah I was shirtless but I don't get why that matters...it's not like Allen is gay-"
Lenalee coughed and turned away, and Lavi watched as a myriad of emotions crossed Kanda's face.
"Oh my god, he's gay." Lavi stated in realization, his eyes widening in surprise. "I thought he was just overly feminine..."
Kanda 'che'd' and left Lavi there gaping like a fish, the temperamental samurai then stomped down the hallway to where the two bedrooms were. Lenalee had followed and was peeking from over his shoulder as he threw open the door to Allen's bedroom.
"Rise and shine beansprout!"
"Go fuck yourself."
Lenalee snickered at Allen's response while Kanda looked irritated. "...Jeez...someone had an extra bowl of bitch flakes this morning."
"You guys know how I feel about pranks!" Allen protested defiantly, his arms crossing his chest and a pout on his face.
"Oh COME ON, you baby! Is this about that one time with the rope and the stairs? I said I was sorr-!"
"WE WILL NOT SPEAK OF THAT!" Allen yelled and covered his ears. He was traumatized enough as it is by Cross. Why did he need to be tormented by his asshole friends too?!
Lavi listened to the conversation from afar, actually really curious about what Kanda had done to Allen. He now realized why the silver haired male would blush at the slightest things like him being topless or their fingers accidentally touching when he passed him the remote.
Though it's not like the sexuality of his roommate bothered him. Allen could be into squirrels for all he cared.
"You're an angry little dude y'know that?" Lavi exclaimed with a sigh as he pushed the door open farther.
"I'm not anymore little than you are smart." Allen scoffed.
Lavi snorted in response. "Oh please, look at you! You're vertically challenged." He gestured to the male who was still wrapped up in a blanket.
"AM FUCKING NOT." Allen shouted defensively, scrunching into a ball.
Lavi grinned and walked over to the shorter male, giving him a hug and making Allen flinch, blood rushing to his face. Kanda sputtered and his mouth fell open while Lenalee tore up her bag looking for her phone to snap a picture.
Allen could only lay against Lavi's chest, his heart pounding loud enough to break his ribs.
"Don't get so down beansprout! I'll still give you a hug or two if you're upset. As long as you promise not to stare at my ass too much, who cares if you're gay?"
Cue the instantaneous blush and anger.
Allen's eyes immediately widened to the size of dinner plates and he pushed Lavi away from him. "Y-You! How did-" His heated gaze immediately fell on the retreating Kanda and Lenalee.
"GET BACK HERE YOU FUCKING FUCKS. Why would you tell him something like that?! He has nothing to do with it!" Allen growled, making Lenalee cringe and Kanda scowl.
Lavi's eyes widened, "So wait...you aren't mad at me because of the sexual tension at the fact that I parade around shirtless?"
Allen looked...well...frankly disgusted. "I'd appreciate it if you STOPPED walking around shirtless...and about the sexual tension, ugh- why would you even?" He sighed before groaning and placing a hand over his eyes.
"What have these idiots been saying to you? Yes I'm gay, but not for you."
Somehow, Lavi looked slightly disappointed. "Oh...so why were you so mad?" Allen seemed taken aback and stared at his bed sheets in anger, "Oh I don't know...maybe because YOU TACKLED ME INTO THE BED...God, why do I have friends who stress me out more than finals do?! You guys can't be good for my health."
Lavi blinked once, then twice before laughing loudly, somehow miraculously making Allen laugh too. Kanda stared on at them and mumbled about how they were idiots under his breath. Lenalee had a small smile on her face and was enraptured in her phone, typing away at the keys. Suddenly she paused and looked up.
"I'm going to the bathroom, be right back..." She pulled her skirt down as she got up and grabbed her phone. Allen raised an eyebrow at this. "You need your cell to go to the bathroom?" Normally he wouldn't question it, but Lenalee has been inseparable from that thing lately. It started around the time when Lavi first came to live here and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't suspicious of her actions.
Allen glanced at the red head that was poking fun at Kanda who looked about ready to poke back...with a knife. At first, Allen had thought that Lenalee and Lavi were texting each other...which would be tough news to break to Kanda. However, Lavi was here and he didn't have his phone, in fact the red head hardly ever used his phone.
Lenalee bit her lip nervously, "I suppose I don't need it." She sighed and deposited her phone back on the couch before scurrying away. Once Lavi heard her footsteps get quieter, he immediately picked up her phone, making the other two males widen their eyes in shock.
"L-Lavi! You can't do that, that is messed all the way up!" Allen stated firmly. Kanda only 'che'd' and looked away, attempting to hide his curiosity.
"Don't act like you guys don't wanna know..." The red head exclaimed deviously, "what little Ms. Innocent has that must be kept secret in her phone..." Allen shivered at the tone the male used, noting that his emerald green eye seemed darker and more serious than usual.
"B-But still." Allen bit the inside of his cheek, yes he was curious. GOD, was he ever! But he always had a chivalrous attitude towards girls, Mana had made sure to teach him that...and especially when that girl was his friend.
Allen looked up when he heard Lavi curse, "She's got a password...but I'm a natural born information seeker." He smirked. Allen couldn't watch any longer out of guilt and made an attempt to grab the phone. Lavi, as if he was expecting this, switched the phone to the other hand and lifted it out of the other's reach. With a yelp, Allen fell horizontally across Lavi's lap.
"Hey look...I got in-" The red head stopped mid sentence when he heard a growl from below him. Allen looked up with fierce determination.
"If you value Lenalee as a friend, you wouldn't do this." The white haired male stated flatly, tugging at the red head's heart strings. Lavi looked down at him and sighed, bringing the phone back down to his lap where Allen laid.
"Okay...I'll make a deal with you...if you can honestly tell me that you aren't the slightest bit curious, then I'll put the phone down and never try to pry in it again."
Allen's eye twitched nervously. Two options were laid before him.
1- Lie about his curiosity and preserve Lenalee's privacy.
Or
2- Tell the truth and live with a guilty conscience.
"Meh. I give up, do whatever you want...but leave me out of it." Allen said and hung his head in defeat.
Lavi raised an eyebrow at his response, "Wow. Cop-out much? That was a dick move Allen."
"Your face is a dick move." Allen childishly responded.
"Oh, real mature-"
"Just do it! Baka Usagi." Kanda muttered from his place on the bed. Lavi sighed at his friend's impatience and input the password again, "Alright."
As soon as Lavi consented, despite how much the other two males refused to give in to the urge, they were at the red head's side in seconds. A moment later, loud gasps sounded from all three males as they stared in shock at Lenalee's background picture.
"Oh. My. God..."
"What the actual...?"
"That's gotta be Photoshop."
A/N End! My lovelies! Yeah, I got bored again and did this .-.