It was a cool autumn day just after school. Michelle and Lavi were walking side by side. Neither of them were saying anything. They were simply enjoying each other's company. And then he spoke up.

"Hey, you remember that favor you owe me?"

Lavi asked as they continued down the street. Michelle had promised her brother that she would run some errands for him after school, and once Lavi found out he had offered to accompany her.

"Favor?"

Michelle questioned, as she turned her head to look at him. Her face showing only confusion as to what he was talking about.

"What favor?"

"You and I made a bet. If I fell asleep first I would take you to the carnival but if you fell asleep first then…well I never really decided so I'm calling it a favor. Anyway you fell asleep on me first, and I haven't collect yet."

He said as he reminded her of what happened the other night a few weeks ago.

"I did not fall asleep on you first." Michelle argued. "Besides, that was weeks ago."

"Yes you did." Lavi said with a smile on his face. "I'm a Bookman, I remember everything." He said as he tapped his temple.

Michelle smiled as she shook her head, "I did not fall asleep on you."

"Yes, you did."

Michelle pouted and then thought back to that night. "I don't remember, and how do I know that you're telling me the truth?"

"Would I ever lie to you?" Lavi asked as he placed his hand on his chest and looked as sincere as possible.

"Yes." Came the almost instant reply.

"I would never." Lavi said looking slightly offended before his lips broke into a smile as he added his next comment. "You just got to trust me on this."

She narrowed her eyes at him, "Well then, how about we do it again?"

"Do it again?"

"That's right." Michelle said.

"Same wager?"

"What? No way. Besides, the carnival is over." Michelle said as she brought her hand to her chin, tapping it twice as she thought about what she wanted if she won. "How about if you fall asleep first, then you have to take Lenalee on a date."

"Lenalee?"

"That's right." Michelle said. "A date. And it can't be like to the bookstore. It has to be a legit date-date."

Lavi thought about it for a second before he asked. "Why do you want me to go on a date with her so badly?"

"Because I want you to be happy."

"And you think I can be happy with her?"

Michelle nodded her head, "Yeah." She said as she swings her arms back and forth. "You guys look so happy together. And she really likes you."

"Really?" He asked.

Michelle stopped in her tracks and looked at him with her brown eyes. "You don't sound so happy about that."

"I am." He said as he forced a smile.

Michelle narrowed her eyes. "Do you not like her like that?"

Lavi sighed raising his hand and scratching the back of his head, "It's not that."

"Then what is it?" Michelle asked. "Is there someone else?"

Lavi said nothing.

"Lavi, if you're not going to tell me, then I won't know what it is and I can't help you."

Still Lavi was silent. After a couple of minutes he finally spoke up, "If I fall asleep first, then I'll take her on a date."

Michelle turned her head and looked up at him, since he was taller than her. "If you don't want to, you don't have to."

"No, I'll do it. But if I win, you owe me two favors."

"Two?"

"That's right, two."

Michelle pursed her lips, "Fine, two. But when you think of something let me know, and it better not be something pervy." She said as she poke his chest.

"Pervy? I wouldn't do that to you."

She raised her eyebrow at him. "Hmmm." She hummed as she walked past a store and something shiny caught her eye.

"Ohmygosh, that necklace is so cute." She gushed. The heart shaped diamond shines brightly in the window and Michelle couldn't keep her eyes off it as she touched her palm to the glass window.

Lavi watched her as she admired the necklace and couldn't help but smile at the way her face lite up with excitement just from looking at the necklace.

Her eyes wavered a little as she looked at the price. "Hmm." She said as she turned away from the necklace, the price intimidating her, to find him looking at her with the kindest look. "Lavi?"

"Yeah?" He snapped out of his trance. "What is it?"

"I should be asking you that."

"Nothing," He said.

She cocked her head in curiosity but didn't push further. "Okay, but we better hurry, its getting dark."

He nodded and the two of them continued walking, and smiling, and laughing as they continued on their way.

With it being later in the day, everyone was out and about so it was starting to get crowded. "Excuse me." Michelle said as she tried to push through the crowd, but to no avail. Suddenly, she realized that Lavi wasn't next to her anymore.

"Lavi?" She called out to him. "Lavi, where are you?" But he didn't answer, and the crowd was getting worse. "LAVI!" She called louder. Where was he? Suddenly, a hand grabbed her and pulled her and she made contact with a broad chest. She struggled to free herself but the grip around her was tight.

"It's me." Lavi said as he wrap his arm around her waist.

After that she instantly relaxed into his embrace. "You scared me." Michelle sighed in relief. "I thought it was some random person."

"Don't worry." He said as he let go of her waist, and took her small hand into his big ones. "'I'm not going to let you go." Then, hand in hand, they walked through the crowd together.

From a distance, violet eyes narrowed as she watched them, thinking about what had just happened at school. . .

Because it was the start of the weekend, Lenalee had wanted to go out somewhere, anywhere really, and just hang out with Lavi.

"Lavi, come with me?" Lenalee asked.

"I can't." He said. "I promised Michelle I would go with her on her errands."

"It's fine." Michelle interjected, "I can go by myself."

"Yeah Lavi she's a big girl. She can take care of herself." Lenalee said, as she pulled his arm.

"But-"

"No buts." Michelle said as she gave him a little shove. "Go." Then she gave Lenalee a smiled and then left.

Lavi watched her go, and Lenalee was pulling his arm, but then he pulled back.

"Sorry Lenalee, I promised I'd go with her and I don't want to break my promise." He said as he ran off, leaving a surprised Lenalee in the hallway.

"Michelle! Wait up!" He called to her. Lenalee saw that Michelle stopped in her tracks and turned around with a confuse look on her face but then it turned into a smile as the both of them walked off school grounds together, smiling.

She didn't like how he had turned her down, so she decided to follow them from afar.

Lenalee's hands curled into a fist as she watched them go, smiling looking like a real couple. Help me huh? What a liar.

Damon, who happened to be in the same area saw what was going on. He glanced between Lenalee and the two that were walking off in the distance. Everyone knew that she had a crush on Lavi, except for Lavi because he had his heart set on Michelle. From the look on her face, and the tension in her fist, he knew that he could use her for his revenge.

"Hey Lenalee."

"What do you want?" She asked.

He held both his arms up in a sign of surrender, "I came to help."

"Help?"

"That's right." He said. You can think of me as your fairy godparent." He said.

"I don't need your help." Lenalee said thinking back to what Allen and Kanda had said about him.

"Both you and I know that Lavi will never like you like that."

"You don't know that."

"But I do." He said. "He's liked her since they were kids. She was naive and couldn't see it but everyone else saw. Why do you think he's so angry with me around? And why he hasn't paid as much attention to you as he does her?"

Lenalee didn't know what to say so she stayed quiet. It made sense she just didn't want to accept it just yet thinking she still had some chance to get him to look at her the way he looks at Michelle.

"I have a plan."

Still Lenalee was quiet, but Damon can see the wheels in her brain turning.

"What do you get out of this?" She asked. She was skeptical but also curious. And she wanted Lavi and she would do just about anything to get him to look at her with love and adoration.

He smirked but then just as quickly as it had appeared, it disappeared, replaced by a sad look. "I still like Michelle. And he's never going to let me near her, so if you got together with him, then maybe she and I could find a chance to patch things up." He said. "Its a win-win for the both of us."

Lenalee looked at him for the longest time thinking about what he said, what she was told about him, and the pros and cons of getting his help. Finally she nodded at him having made her decision. "What's the plan?" She asked.

A.N: yay, next chapter :D tell me what you thought, and I would like to thank the lovely and amazing shadowshunter12 for betaing it, and for making it that much lovelier to read. YOURE DA BEST!~