Lavi slowly walked into the building where Cross was hiding with Yukito and Kanda. Kanda came running out of the room and straight to Lavi. Lavi grinned nervously when Kanda saw the two wounds. Kanda glared harshly at him and hit him in the head.

"Ouch! What was that for Yuu?" Lavi whined when Cross and Yukito walked up.

"Because you're an idiot," Kanda said angrily. Lavi could hear the hidden tone underneath it. He knew that Kanda meant to say that it was because he got injured. Lavi grinned stupidly at him and he turn away. Cross leaned closer to Lavi's shoulder and frowned. He grabbed Lavi's wrist and dragged him into the room they came out of. Lavi, once inside, saw Komui in there.

"You told me you were a friend of Allen's. So you were lying to protect yourself right?" Lavi asked his guard up.

"I did. I had a feeling something was up with Allen so I went along with it for the time being," Komui replied. Cross forced Lavi to sit in the chair so Komui could look at his wounds.

"Aren't you some scientist?"

"I'm also a doctor." Lavi couldn't help but feel worried when he heard those words. Komui bent down and looked at Lavi's leg carefully. Lavi watched him as he worked on his leg. Lavi bit his lip to try and not scream in pain as Komui cleaned both his wounds and treated them. By the time Komui was done. He had bit his lip so hard, that it was bleeding slightly. Cross coughed in the corner like he was trying to hide a laugh and Lavi glared at him.

"You'll be fine. But you're going to have to wait for those wounds to heal before you go after the Earl," Komui said. Lavi nodded. He hated having to wait for wounds to heal. Komui left the room to head back to his own house. Cross got up and walked towards the door.

"You better stay here until you heal or I'll shot you myself," Cross said as he walked out. Lavi knew that Cross meant it. He'd done it to him when he had first joined. Lavi remembered that day clearly. He wasn't going to make that same mistake again. Lavi stood and limped slightly to the bed and sat on it. He looked up when Kanda entered.

"I'm guessing your father and Cross are in another room like this too," Lavi said. Kanda nodded and shut the door. Lavi watched Kanda come over and sit next to him one the bed.

"I know what you really meant earlier," Lavi said not looking at him just yet.

"You lied. You said everything would be alright baka," Kanda said stubbornly. Lavi chuckled quietly.

"And it is. I came back alive didn't I?"

"Idiot! You came back injured!" Kanda snapped. Lavi looked at him square in the face.

"I never said I wouldn't come back uninjured. This is part of who I am Yuu," Lavi said calmly. Kanda growled in frustration and looked away crossing his arms over his chest. Lavi slowly unbuttoned his shirt and let it drop to the floor. Kanda turned to look when he saw something drop out of the corner of his eye. He blushed when he saw how toned Lavi was.

"These are all the scars I've gotten from all my fights." Kanda slowly reached out a hand to touch one of the scars on Lavi, but pulled his hand back.

"Good ahead. It's fine Yuu," Lavi said softly. Kanda looked up at Lavi's face and Lavi nodded. Kanda slowly reached out again and lightly traced on of the scars going across Lavi's chest. Lavi inhaled deeply to stop himself from moaning. He never thought that someone touching his scars like that would make him feel like his senses were on fire.

"I got that one from a bar fight. The moron had a dagger hidden in his sleeve," Lavi said. Kanda looked up at him to ask something, but Lavi answered before he could.

"This was my first scar. I got it before I joined with Cross." Kanda nodded and looked back down and traced another one that ran across his stomach. Lavi laughed slightly at that one since it kind of tickled. He instantly regretted that. Kanda pushed him back onto the bed and started to tickle him. Lavi bust out laughing and closed his eye.

"N-No… S-Stop!" Lavi laughed. Kanda smirked deviously and continued to tickle him until he winched in pain when he moved his injured shoulder to much. Kanda stopped and placed his hands on both sides of Lavi.

"Are…you okay…?" Kanda asked. The words feeling weird coming out of his mouth. Lavi steadied his breathing and nodded.

"Yeah. I'll be fine." Lavi answered. He opened his eye and looked up at Kanda. Kanda slowly reached one hand to the eye patch and let it hover over top of it.

"Can I see what this eye looks like?" Lavi bit his lip for a minute. He had never really let anyone see what he looked like without it on except his victims and Toma. Slowly he nodded. After all the years of not being able to trust someone, Lavi felt like he could trust Kanda. Kanda slowly removed the eye patch. Lavi opened his right eye to reveal another deep emerald green eye.

"Why do you wear it if your eye is fine?" Kanda asked.

"I feel more comfortable with it on. I take it off when certain assignments require me to have a certain disguise," Lavi answered.

"I like you both ways. When your wearing it or not."

"Why's that?" Lavi asked.

"Because I get to be the only one that gets to see it and live," Kanda said smirking. Lavi blushed slightly at that. Kanda moved and was now laying beside him. He wrapped an arm around Lavi and gently pulled him closer. Lavi blushed more. His face almost going as red as his hair.

"Y-Yuu?"

"Let's just sleep baka usagi." Lavi slowly nodded and finally realized that he was, indeed, tired. Kanda watched Lavi close his eyes and his breathing soon even out into a peaceful rhythm. He smiled when he knew Lavi was asleep.

"I love you…" Kanda quietly whispered as he closed his eyes too.