Chapter 9: Yaoi? If you say so
A/N- Heeeeey, it's been a while hasn't it? Well I really have no excuse besides school. So on to the story. :D
Lavi was great at playing stupid but he couldn't just ignore the blatant pounding in his chest any longer. Ever since he had come back from Cross' house, it had clicked in his mind. How he had managed to not realize it's origin until now...that could only be attributed to Allen's denseness and his own morals.
Bookman had made it quite clear, drilled it into his head even.
'Don't get too close to anyone, stay at an arm's length'
But did Lavi listen?
Haha nope.
He just had to go and fall in love with the beansprout.
"Good morning." He heard Allen's unbearably cute sleepy voice call out from the kitchen.
"Y-Yeah, hi." Lavi replied, his voice cracking slightly. Hey, he had just come to terms with himself! You try sounding super manly this early in the morning. He could hear Allen's smirk from all the way in the living room, though was surprised when he didn't hear a wise crack about his prepubescent slip up.
"I'm going to work." Allen stated a moment later, walking to the door with a glazed doughnut in hand.
"You got doughnuts? I want doughnuts...where's my doughnut..." Lavi whined.
Allen raised an eyebrow. "You can get a doughnut when you get your lazy ass up and work for it."
"That defeats the purpose, doughnuts are suppose to make you fat...besides I have a job."
Allen froze. "You do?" He had barely ever seen the red head move from that spot...
Lavi nodded. "I'm a secretary for my gramps."
"Really? ...Well...the more you know and all that crap." Allen mumbled as he slipped on his boots.
Lavi watched Allen walk out the door, turning away with a sigh and going about his daily routine. After a riveting morning of drinking orange juice straight from the container and watching cartoons, Lavi decided it best that some actual social interaction would be nice. Social interaction with someone that wasn't the drywall.
He opted to call Lenalee and Kanda who he hadn't seen in a while, deciding that it had been a fair amount of time since their last meeting. Who would've guessed that they'd arrive at the doorstep hand-in-hand? Not Lavi. This was completely evident to the brand new couple as they watched the red head awkwardly gape at their intertwined hands.
"'Bout time you got together. Kanda has been staring you down with puppy dog eyes for about 4 years, I'm surprised you didn't realize it, Lenalee."
Lenalee blushed and looked down, lacing her fingers with Kanda's even tighter. She really hadn't noticed his affections in high school, she was too busy being coddled by her big brother (Who still didn't know about their relationship, thank God)
"Che, you're one to talk Lavi. In high school you were dating that one guy, God, what was his name? Tyki. And it took you all of freshman and sophomore year to decide to go out with him."
Lavi waved the subject off dismissively. "That's in the past, I'm talking about the current. That being, you and Lenalady hooking up! Have you told anybody? Not that crazy ass brother of yours I hope. Holy crap, does Allen even know? He's your best friend isn't he?"
Lenalee shook her head and bit her lip nervously. "This only just happened a few hours ago, Lavi. Allen still has stuff like classes. I could text him, but I want it to be personal when he finds out."
Lavi nodded, reflecting on how sweet and good-natured Lenalee was. "He left this morning all gung-ho because he got a job."
Kanda scoffed. "Who in their right mind would employ the beansprout?"
Lavi raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you working Kanda? Who in their right mind employed you?"
"...Touché."
Not that Kanda really cared to explain himself. Though having his foster father, Froi Tiedoll, as his boss really helped his 'business prospects.' He barely did a thing but still had a fat wallet, unfair yes. Did he care? Absolutely not.
Lavi however, was dumbfounded. He didn't know where that came from, that weird feeling of wanting to defend Allen.
Heheh, I guess that comes with the whole...being physically attracted to him thing.
"Speaking of Allen...can I tell you guys something?"
He immediately had Lenalee and Kanda's undivided attention. For a girl so innocent and a guy so unnervingly quiet...they were both really big gossips. Lavi seemed to frown and cross his arms, deciding he'd just let them have it cut-and-dry.
"I think I like him."
Kanda and Lenalee were both quiet as they analyzed their red headed friend. After a good four minutes they looked to each other with an incredulous gaze before bursting out into hysterics.
"R-Really now? You don't say?! Oh my God, I'm gonna have a conniption!" Kanda wheezed.
Lenalee's eyes watered and her smile was almost to insane standards as she tried to hold in her laughter. "Lavi are you serious? Even I could've told you that!"
"Well fuck you both very much then." Lavi deadpanned at their reaction and pursed his lips. I pour my heart out to them and they do shit like this.
Kanda spoke up again, eyeing the now bitter red head in blatant amusement. "You two should just do the deed already, haven't you noticed all the pent up sexual frustration in here? Open a window."
Lavi scowled at the long haired boy in contempt, unfolding his arms to point a finger at Lenalee accusingly. "At least I don't have smutty pictures on my phone like she does...guess you aren't relieving her sexual frustrations, are you Kanda?"
Kanda snorted while Lenalee looked absolutely mortified, her pale cheeks burning red.
"Her brother would END me if I tried that, one step at a time. We'll get to that eventually anyway." Kanda stated nonchalantly. Lenalee hadn't caught on to what Kanda implied and instead gaped in horror at Lavi's remark. "It is NOT merely smut! It's called yaoi you uncultured swine!"
Lavi raised an eyebrow at the pigtailed girl, trying to sound out what she said."Yahweh? You mean the Jewish God? ...Though that didn't look like any religious figure I've ever seen...it looked like a-"
"LAVI!" Lenalee's cheeks were as crimson as Lavi's hair, making said red head reconsider his teasing and let it go.
He actually had been about to apologize to her until Allen came home at that very moment.
The trio eyed Allen but remained silent as the boy locked the door behind him and strolled in, obviously tired beyond belief. He attempted to walk to his bedroom, though sleep was calling to him and he decided the effort to make it to there was too great. He literally lost all will to walk anymore and just collapsed onto the couch with a sigh.
Right into Lavi's lap.
Oh sweet mother of all that is holy. The red head thought as he stared away from the other with wide eyes. He didn't want to look. He didn't want to move. Hell, he didn't even want to BREATHE and fuck this up. Though most of all, he didn't want to risk getting a little too excited and earning a punch to the dick.
And like the good little spectators they are...Kanda and Lenalee just watched and smirked, waiting for realization to hit Allen.
"Uh...Allen...you..." Was Lavi's pathetic attempt at informing Allen just where he was sitting. The white haired boy hadn't moved an inch however, not even hearing Lavi's few jumbled words. Lavi couldn't control his hand at that point, his senses included. Why could he only focus on the almost sexy half-lidded sleepiness in the boy's eyes, why did he have to take note of how Allen smelled like all things coffee shops should, cinnamon and warm cream. And JESUS, why couldn't he get his mind off the way Allen's small hips fit perfectly into the curve of his body.
He was about to lose it. Fast. And he hated to admit that he would have gone further had Kanda and Lenalee not been looking on at them like Cheshire fucking cats.
In the spur of the moment, Lavi pushed Allen off of him, forcing the small teen's eyes open.
"What the fuck pillow?! I was sleepy-" It was at that exact second, Allen wasn't fazed that he was trying to hold a conversation with a pillow...that had suddenly sprouted red hair and an eye patch...wait.
"LAVI!?"
A/N- This is the penultimate chapter, thanks for all the support for this story~! :)
