By taking the route alongside the outer part of the city, Ivalee would be able to get there before Sync. She glanced back hurriedly for a moment, only to direct her attention back in front of her. She had made a bet with Sync that if she beat him there, then she'd get whatever she wanted, within reason of course. And vice versa if Sync won.

Her hand reached out and touched the city wall as she ran, following it to the entrance. The inn was only a few steps away from the gates, lucky for her. It'd most likely take Sync another few minutes to get there, not counting the time it takes to get past all of the people…

A sharp pain ripped through her left shoulder. She crouched down, grasping at it. Ivalee thanked Lorelei that she had remembered to grab some gels back at Sync's room. She gulped an Apple Gel down, letting the stinging leave almost completely before moving again.

The inn wasn't very crowded at this time. Most travelers had already packed up and left by that time. So the lobby was empty, except for the innkeeper who eyed her suspiciously. Like she was the cause of some commotion. Ivalee shook it off and continued up the stairs and to the girls' room.

The door was cracked open and she peeked in, seeing Anise, Tear, and Natalia.

"I had a weird dream last night," Anise told the other two girls. "Ivalee had somehow gotten drunk and Sync brought her back here." Her breath hitched. Maybe Anise was wrong; maybe it was real.

"They were both soaking wet and left puddles everywhere. Then he tried to deny that he didn't get her drunk to sleep with her." Ivalee choked. Sleep with me?! "But Ivalee made a really weird comment about missing Sync's bed." She about had a heart-attack over that one. Sync never told her that. Ivalee listened intently, gasping ever time Anise mentioned something that she did or what Sync supposedly 'wanted' to do. (She wasn't sure if any of it was true or not.)

"...And then it stopped there." Anise concluded. "Isn't it so bizarre?"

"How odd." Tear agreed.

"Y-yes, very u-unusual," Natalia stuttered. Anise raised an eyebrow at her hesitation. Natalia was obviously not used to lying.

"Natalia," Anise started, extremely suspicious. "is there something you'd like to say?"

"It's true!" Natalia cried out, putting her head in her hands. "Tear cast Nightmare on you so you'd think it was all a dream!" Anise gaped at them, along with Ivalee.

"You?! Tear?!" The pink-clad girl turned to the melodist. "Why?!"

"I thought it'd help out Sync and Ivalee if you thought it never happened," Tear explained.

"But-"

"I know you don't trust Sync," She continued, cutting Anise off. "and I knew that you'd assume the worst. Sync really never intended to get Ivalee drunk or sleep with her. It's just a misunderstanding." Ivalee thanked the girl silently for standing up for Sync. That was one other person who trusted him.

"How would you know?!"

"Because I was watching his reaction to your yelling. He was really shocked when you first accused him, and the look in his eyes showed that he was telling the truth."

"He could have been acting!"

"You didn't see it because you were too furious at the assumptions you made. Maybe if you would have calmed down and talked with him, you would've noticed it too."

"Sync could be with Ivalee right now! Who knows what they could be doing?!" Anise exclaimed.

"I'm right here." Ivalee pushed the door open and walked in. "And Sync never intended to do anything with me other than keep me safe."

"Ivalee!" Anise jumped up and hugged her. "Thank Lorelei you're not drunk anymore!"

"Anise," Ivalee began, prying the other girl off of her. "Sync really didn't intend anything. Though he didn't tell me about what I did…"

"How long were you at the door?" Tear asked.

"Just long enough to hear what Anise remembered." She once again thought back to the fact that Sync had lied to her. Sync…a liar. She shuddered. He wouldn't lie to her. Maybe when they were practically enemies he would've, but now they were…together; as a couple. Ivalee wasn't totally sure about how Sync felt on that subject, but she assumed that he wasn't too thrilled about it.

"So, he really didn't tell you what happened?" Anise said, shocked. Ivalee shook her head in response. She would've loved it if they stopped reminding her.

The door creaked opened, and the foursome turned their heads to see who it was. Sync stood at the door, right on time. He leisurely walked to Ivalee, embracing her in a hug. Though he was aware of the three other pairs of eyes on him.

"Sync, tell me what happened last night." Ivalee demanded, disregarding her fluttering heart and light-pink cheeks. She wasn't used to having an audience while she was this close to Sync. He seemed to notice her embarrassment…and also enjoyed it. His arms tightened, making her cheeks turn a brighter shade.

"Why?" He asked, smoothing his voice into a soft chant. Her heart jumped a few beats faster. If it hadn't been for the other people in the room, Ivalee would have forgotten all about her question. Maybe that was his intention...?

"Don't try and distract me," She warned him. But she wasn't quick enough. His lips crashed into hers, and all previous thoughts vanished. Sync pulled away only seconds after that, but it still left Ivalee dumbfounded. If it wasn't for Anise, Sync devious plan would've worked.

"Ahem," The impatient Fon Master interrupted.

"R-right!" Ivalee stammered, remembering it again. "Sync, don't do t-that!"

"What?" He looked at her innocently. His hands moved down her back to her hips. She jumped, more nervous than before. Sync didn't doubt that he'd get yelled at by her friends for this.

"T-trying to make me forget about it!"

"About what?" Sync continued to act like he didn't have a clue to what she was talking about. His conscience told him that he should stop and tell her the truth, but his mind had other ideas. He moved his face closer to hers, enjoying her increasing blush and embarrassment.

"Sync!" She gasped. He smirked for the first time in a while. He couldn't help it; she was just so damn adorable when she was like this.

"Hmm?" He cocked one eyebrow.

"I think it would be best if you cut the act, Sync," Tear spoke up. "It won't work with all of us here." Sync grimaced as he realized that she was right. He let Ivalee have her space and turned grudgingly to face the rest of them.

"What do you want to know?"

"Let's start with how Ivalee exactly got drunk," Tear suggested. Natalia still felt guilty from blurting out the truth, and still had her head in her hands.

"Well," He began, "Ivalee went to go get a glass of water, and some bastard thought he could get her to like him if she was intoxicated…" And he continued to tell the story, as truthful as possible. Ivalee's blush had softened, though it flared up again once he mentioned some of the more embarrassing things she did.

The Commandant finished his story with 'hmph' and sat down on the nearest cushioned chair. Ivalee followed him and sat in his lap.

"See? I told you Sync was innocent!" She gloated to Anise.

"He did lie to you in the past, so how do you know he isn't lying now?" Anise pointed out.

"Because I know that he isn't lying," Ivalee replied. "Besides, I'd know if he tried anything in the middle of the night."

"But you were drunk! You wouldn't have remembered!"

"I'd know if he did anything! Anyway, he's better than you give him credit for!"

"You-" Anise was abruptly cut off by the door swinging open. The four males of the group were there, with not very pleased looks on their faces. Asch glared at Sync, for what reason Ivalee didn't know.

"Ah, Ivalee, you're back," Jade said sarcastically. "How was sleeping with Sync?" She turned even redder, if that was even possible. Sync stared angrily at Jade.

"I did not sleep with Ivalee," he growled. Jade shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"Oh, what a naughty liar you are. Almost as bad as Luke." The Colonel ignored the look Luke shot at him.

"Sync's right," Ivalee backed him up.

"But it would've been so interesting to examine a child of two replicas." Both Sync and Ivalee twitched noticeably at Jade's comment.

"Ok, Jade," The redhead girl began. "One, I never slept with Sync. Two, I'm not pregnant. And three, if I ever had a baby, like hell I'd let it near you."

"Um, Ivalee?" Tear said. "You know Jade meant Sync and you when he said 'two replicas', right?"

"Yea, I assumed so."

"And you didn't object to that?"

"No."

"So…" Anise started off where Tear left off. "you want to have Sync's baby?"

"N-no!" Ivalee stuttered. Sync blushed, which was highly unusual. This was probably the most awkward topic he'd ever talk about in his lifetime. Ivalee craned her head to the side to see him, and he hoped that he wasn't as red as her.

"Sync, you're blushing." She stated. That just made him slightly more flushed. All eyes turned to him.

Damn it, he mentally cursed. It was times like these that he wished that he didn't ditch the mask…

Author's Note: Ah, sorry 'bout the lateness, like usual. But, um, R&R!