Cuatro

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She was grinning at him in a way that she never had when she was there.

When he woke, she was giving him this strange look…

"Knock it off."

"I'm not doing anything."

"I said stop."

"And I said that I'm not doing anything."

He wiggled around in his seat until he was facing her fully so he could properly glare at her. "If you don't stop, I'm going to kill you." he said in a way that only he could manage.

Nel was not affected. She just sat there, grinning at him.

"You look deranged." he informed, an irate sneer forming on his pale face.

She still didn't stop, and he finally let out a heavy sigh. "What?"

She giggled and shook her head, the grin fine slipping off her face, as she turned back to the TV. A ghost of a smile passed over her lips, but that was the last he saw of that grin.

Until…

"NELIEL!!"

He stared at his reflection in horror, and viciously scrubbed at his face until his upper lip was red. Despite all his effort, it wouldn't come off.

Stomping into the living room, he found her sitting in his chair, with that godforsaken grin on her face.

"This—this is beyond childish!" he roared angrily.

She snorted with laughter, covering her mouth to muffle her giggles. She managed to get out, "What? Don't you like your mustache?"

A permanent marker was clutched in her free hand.