Later that night, Michelle stirred in her bed, and opened her eyes slowly and looked at the little clock that was on her nightstand. It took her a minute for her eyes to adjust to the red number reading 3:13 am. Michelle shut her eyes and groaned. Then she heard a sound that sounded like an animal was growling, but it wasn't an animal; it was her stomach. Michelle grumbled and threw off her blanket, and got out of bed, wondering how she got in her bed in the first place. The last thing that she remembered was the jumble of words before falling asleep between her textbooks and notes.
Michelle opened her door and stumbled out into her living room to get to her kitchen. Still dazed from just waking up, Michelle didn't notice the person lying on her floor and tripped, falling on top of the person.
Who is on my floor at three in the morning? Michelle thought as she rubbed her eyes, trying to get use to the darkness. Is it a burgler? A robber? A murderer? Michelle thought in a hurry as she tried o get off the person.
"Oooof," the person under her moaned. She looked at the person and noticed that the person had silver hair.
"Allen!" Michelle exclaimed. "What are you doing on my floor?" Michelle asked as she tried to get off of him.
"Can you get off first? You're kinda heavy – ooof," he said as Michelle kicked him in his stomach. She gazed around her living room and noted Kanda was still in his corner, and that there was someone extra in her living room that was sleeping on her couch. She looked at the person and smiled before running over to her couch and jumping on top of him.
"Lavi!" Michelle said as she jumped on the edge of the couch. "Lavi," Michelle nudged him but he just kept on sleeping. "Laaaviiii," Michelle nudged him with her legs, harder this time. "Lavi," Michelle was now using both her hands and nudging him with both hands and leaning closer to his face. "LAVI, WAKE UP." His eyes fluttered open and gazed at her face, "Well this is a good way to be woken up." He said with a smirk, noticing that she was in top of him, her face very close to his, so close that she could feel his breath on her face. She hastily removed herself off of him and looked at him with curious brown eyes from the edge of her couch.
He sat up and looked at her.
"What?" he questioned as she continued staring at him.
"Well?" She began.
"Well, what?" he looked at her with puzzled eyes. She looked at him like he was a hopeless case.
"How was the carnival?" She asked carefully.
He looked at her and chuckled. "Good." That was his reply.
"Good? JUST GOOD?" Michelle started yelling at him but she heard someone moving and before she could turn around, she felt a hand clasped around her mouth and look up to look into the angered eyes of Kanda.
"Michelle, its four in the morning. Be. Quiet." He threatened. Michelle regarded him with big eyes, and removing his hand from her mouth and said, "But I wMichelle know…" she said trailing off as he gave her a murderous look. Michelle sighed and nodded her head several times.
After giving her one final look, he stalked off to the extra room that Michelle had kept accessible for whenever her brother came to visit or in cases like this. After hearing Kanda slammed the door of the extra bedroom, Michelle turned her attention back to Lavi but he was fast asleep again. Michelle sighed and tried to find Allen on the floor and noticed that her bedroom door was closed.
He must have snuck in there when all my attention was in here, Michelle thought and groaned. Now she doesn't have a place to sleep. She got off the couch and made herself a warm cup of tea before plopping herself on the couch and turning on the TV. She scrolled through the movie list and when she saw a movie that she wanted to watch, she clicked on it and settled comfortably into her green couch. The beginning of "The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds began playing. She lowered the volume of her flat screen so she doesn't disrupt the sleep of Allen and Kanda in the rooms. She knew that Lavi could sleep through the noise remembering all the sleepovers they had before when they were younger.
Her memory ventured back to the sleepovers they had when they were younger and every single time, he would always fall asleep on the couch during a movie, and however loud she would turn up the volume, he slept right through it. Her brother would get annoyed and come out of his room demanding that she turned the volume down or else he was going to break the TV. During the time that the movie was playing in the background and her brother screaming, Lavi was o the couch asleep the whole entire time. But she didn't turn the volume up too high that night because she didn't want to wake up the other two that were in the bedrooms. They had stayed with her the whole day make sure that she studied for final and she knew that looking after her can be very draining.
As she was deep in her thoughts, she didn't notice the emerald eye that was studying her until she felt something nudged her. She squeaked out of surprise and looked at the foot that was nudging her and then turned to glare that the person whose foot it belong to.
"I thought you were asleep." Michelle said. He shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention to the movie that was playing on her TV screen. It was the scene where Sandra Bullock kneeling on the ground and asking Ryan to marry her. Lavi laughed and Michelle returned her attention back to the screen. A couple of minutes later Lavi got off the couch and brought back a bowl of microwaved popcorn.
"How about a movie night?" He asked plopping himself back on the bed and popping a popcorn into his mouth.
"Are you going to fall asleep on me?" Michelle questioned right back, one of her eyebrow rising.
"No, and if I do, I'll take you to the carnival tomorrow, as it is its last day there tomorrow." Lavi said.
Michelle looks at him with determination in her eyes and said, "And if I fall asleep first?" Lavi looks thoughtful and then said, "I don't know yet. I'll let you know when I do."
Michelle shrugged and extended her hand, "Fine." Then they shook hands, making it official.
Later that night as Allen was walking out of her bedroom to the bathroom; he saw Michelle and Lavi on the couch against each other, asleep. Allen smiled at the sight and walked back into her bedroom to get one of the three blankets that were on her bed, and covered them up with it. Michelle sighed, hugging the blanket closer to herself and snuggling herself closer to Lavi.
The next morning, a knock on her door woke her up. Michelle opened her eyes slowly and looked around her surroundings. She was in the living room on the couch with Lavi's head on top of her head, and they were sharing a blanket that used to be on Michelle's bed. It took her a minute to realize that the knocking was indeed real and was not part of a dream. Groggily, she got off the comfort of the couch and the warmness of the body next to her, and walked towards the door.
Opening the door, she was greeted with the smiling face of Lenalee.
"Morning Michelle!" Lenalee said cheerfully. "Where are the guys?" Lenalee asked pointing to the next door.
"Morning," Michelle yawned, "They had a sleepover here yesterday." Michelle explained opening the door wider so Lenalee can come in.
"Wow, you must have done tons of studying last night." Lenalee said noticing the pile of books and notes that were still sprawled out on the coffee table.
"Yeah," Michelle yawned again, walking to her kitchen to make her a warm cup of tea.
"All three of them stayed the night?" Lenalee asked following her into the kitchen.
"Mhmm," Michelle said as she opened a new packet of tea and pouring in hot water into the pot.
"Where are Allen and Kanda?" Lenalee asked noting that they were not in the same room as Lavi. She looked at Lavi with puzzlement in her eyes as she saw that he was sleeping upright instead of flat on the couch.
"Oh, they're in the bedroom." Michelle said putting the lid on the pot and leaning herself against her table and closing her eyes. Michelle didn't see the widening of Lenalee's eyes but she heard the surprise in her "oh". Opening her eyes, Michelle was confused by the surprise in Lenalee's voice before realizing what she had said could be deciphered in a couple ways.
"No," Michelle started to explain to Lenalee, "They're in the bedroom, but Allen is in mine, and Kanda is in the other. They wouldn't last if they were in the same room together." Michelle said laughing.
"Oh, so then where did you sleep last night?"
Michelle was about to answer but then Allen came out of her room, and walked over to the kitchen.
"Morning Lena." He greeted.
"Morning Allen." She acknowledged.
"Morning Michelle." Michelle said, as Allen did not acknowledge her.
"Morning Michelle." he said as he gave her a quick look over. "You look dead."
"I feel dead." She said as she staggered to her bathroom for a warm shower. As she passed the couch she gave the sleeping form a glare that went unheeded before closing the door to her bathroom.
. . .
"Are we going somewhere to eat?" Michelle asked as she came out of her bedroom fully dressed.
"Yeah," Allen said, "I'm hungry." He groaned from where he laid his head on the counter of her kitchen.
"We have to wait for the rabbit." Kanda said.
"Lavi?" Michelle asked as she looked around the room and noticed for the first time that he wasn't on the couch anymore. "Where did he go?"
"I'm right here," He said, appearing behind her.
"Ahhh, where were you?" She asked as she clutched her chest.
"The bathroom. I have to get ready too." He said.
Michelle rolled her eyes, and said, "Come on, where would you like to go?"
"How about that place, Paul's or whatever?" Allen asked. "Its right across the street."
"I'm good anywhere. I just want food." Michelle said as she grabbed a sweater and walked out the door.
"Hmm, that was good." Michelle said as she rubbed her stomach. "Now where are we going?"
"Home." Kanda said.
"Why?" Michelle asked looking at him.
"Finals." That was all he said before turning around to walk towards their apartments.
"But but but." Michelle started. "Today is the last day at the carnival, why can't we go there?"
"Fine, you go home." Michelle said as she started to walk towards the carnival, "I'm going this way. If I fail then I fail, too much worrying over it is not going to do much."
"But studying helps," Allen said as he ran after her.
"Yeah yeah," Michelle said as she waved him off.
"Come on." Lavi said as he pulled Lenalee after his two friends. As Lavi pulled her he didn't noticed the blush that was creeping up on Lenalee's face.
The rest of the day, the four of them spent it at the carnival.
"Hey, Michelle?" Lenalee asked while the guys were in line getting them something to eat.
"Yeah?"
"Ummm…"
"Oh! I forgot to ask…. How was your date yesterday?"
Lenelaa blushed at the question and said, "It was good."
"Hmmmmm," Michelle said.
"Actually, that was what I wanted to talk to you about." Lenalee said.
"Hmmm?"
"Okay, well I had a great time yesterday and.."
"YES." Michelle said before Lenalee could finish.
"What? I didn't finish."
"Do you want my help or not?" Michelle asked.
Lenalee blushed harder and nod her head.
"Then we are good." Michelle said smiling.
"What's good?" Lavi asked as he came back with the food.
"Nothing." Michelle said, mysteriously.
"Michelle." Lavi said.
"Hmmm?"
"What are you up to?"
"Nothing!"
Lavi looked at her but didn't say anything. He knew she was up to something; she was never really a good liar. But she could also be very stubborn so he wasn't going to push it.
"Michelle's up to something." Lavi said as Allen walked up with the remaining food.
"She's always up to something." He said.
"Am not." Michelle huffed.
Allen gave her a skeptical look and she returned it with a smile.
"Michelle."
"What?"
"No."
"What?"
"Michelle, come on."
"I didn't do anything." Michelle said as she took a bit of her food.
Lavi just stared at them with confusion. He tilted his head to the side and said, "I'm lost."
"Here," Michelle said. "Lenalee will fill you on it." Michelle said as she stood up and pulled Allen with her. "We're going to go get drinks." Michelle said as she dragged Allen off.
"But we have drinks." Lavi said but it was too late and they were already gone.
"That girl." He whispered.
He turned to Lenalee and smiled as he took a bite of his food.
Meanwhile, with Michelle and Allen.
"Oh, come on Allen." Michelle was saying.
"No."
"Why?"
"If Kanda was here, he would say no too."
"I didn't offer. She asked." Michelle said.
"She asked?"
"Yes." Michelle said with a nod of her head. "Why else would I help?"
"Because you're a busy body." Allen replied.
"Don't you want to help her?"
"Lavi is not going to be happy with this."
"Look at them. They look happy together." Michelle was right. The both of them were sitting on the bench and looking content and happily; Lavi was saying something and Lenalee was laughing. Michelle couldn't help but smile as she looked at them.
"See?" Michelle asked.
"I see them. But Lavi is not going to be happy with this."
"Why?"
"Um…"
"Is there someone he likes?"
Allen nodded. Michelle pushed on with her questions.
"Who?"
"I can't say."
"Why not?"
"I promised."
"What?"
Allen smiled sheepishly.
"Do I know her?"
Allen stared at her.
"If I guess right, then it wouldn't look like you told me. You wouldn't break your promise."
Allen sighed at the logic Michelle was using.
"Does she go to our school?"
Allen simply stared at her.
"Allen, this isn't how the game is played. You either shake your head or nod at the answer."
Allen put both his hands on her shoulders and looked directly into her eyes.
"The person that he likes… is…" Something in the back of Michelle caught Allen's eyes. "Kanda." He said.
Michelle was confused. "Lavi likes Kanda?" She asked.
Then she was on the floor holding her head. "Ow! Who hit me on the head?"
"That was for making a stupid assumption." A voice said behind her.
"Kanda?"
"Hmm?"
"That hurt. Why are you here?"
"I came because I knew you were going to try something stupid."
"What are you talking about? I would never do anything stupid." Michelle said as she rubbed her head.
"Yes you would. And you." He turned to Allen.
"What?"
"If I hadn't come in time, you would have lots of explaining to do."
"Wait," Michelle said, "You know who Lavi likes?"
Kanda stared at her.
"Fine, don't tell me. I'm still going to help her." Michelle said as she walked off towards the bench where Lavi and Lenalee were.
"Hey, where are the drinks?"
Michelle glared at him and said instead, "Look who I found."
Lavi looked at the direction where Michelle had came from and saw Allen and Kanda bickering.
"Yu!" He yelled.
At hearing his name, Kanda turned and the aura around him became even darker.
"Oops." Lavi squeaked.
Michelle laughed and shook her head at Lenalee, "If you hang out with them enough, this is quite normal."
Lenalee looked at the group and felt her smile growing bigger and bigger. She never felt so happy before.