A/N: Wah! I promise you this is still KandaxOC! Please bear with me! xD
Kanda and I arrived at headquarters in the early evening the next day. I had calmed down on the boat ride back, partially due to being away from Kanda. But it was also thanks to the gentle consoling of Teresa, the young Finder girl. I immediately reported to Komui when we arrived, making sure to smack him upside the head as payback before I left.
I had just left the cafeteria and was heading to the underground waterway to relax. I nodded in acknowledgement to the greetings I was receiving from others, not stopping to talk until Allen and Johnny ran up to me.
"Kasia! Are you alright? We heard you had an argument with Kanda again! He didn't try to attack you with his Mugen, did he?" Johnny practically screeched in my face as he checked to make sure I had no serious wounds. Allen was equally as worried but didn't do anything to agitate me.
"Nothing happened Johnny. It was just a small skirmish. I walked away with our Finder and didn't talk to him afterwards." My voice was quiet and weary. The constant missions this past week were starting to wear me down.
"That's a relief. I thought you might have ended up like Lavi," Allen sighed, placing a hand over his chest.
"What do you mean? What happened to Lavi?"
"We don't really know what exactly happened but Kanda really beat Lavi up. And not like he normally does when Lavi makes fun of him. Lavi had to go to the infirmary to get patched up and the Matron wouldn't let him out until the day after," Allen explained. "Come to think of it, this happened just before you and Kanda left for your missions. No wonder you didn't know."
"So Lavi's okay now," I asked.
Johnny nodded. "It was nothing life threatening but he was pretty injured."
"Thank you for worrying about me, but as you can see I'm perfectly fine. I'll talk to guys later. I'm pretty tired and need some rest."
They nodded in understanding and headed in the direction I came from, most likely to get something to eat.
'What could Lavi have done to get Kanda so upset?'
The underground waterway was a place that I could relax without being disturbed. No one else came down here unless they were leaving for a mission. The noise and chaos in the upper levels couldn't be heard, leaving only the comforting sounds of water splashing against surfaces. When I'm down here, there is no Earl, no Akuma…no war.
Echoing footsteps signaled that someone was coming down, bringing me out of my reverie. I tilted my head back and saw an upside-down Lavi approaching. He wore a black quarter sleeve shirt and his white uniform pants. His scarf was missing and his hair was let down. The bandages wrapped up his arms, around his head, and patched on his face caught my attention.
"Can I sit here?"
I nodded, returning my gaze to the rippling water. There was a comfortable silence. I wanted to ask what happened between him and Kanda. I wanted to ask why he was down here. But none of that was my business. Lavi would just dance around the questions and give no answer anyways.
I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath of the fresh air. "Lavi…how many days has it been?"
Seeming to understand what I was asking, he answered, "29."
"29…" That would make today March 12th. Had so little time really passed? It certainly felt much longer than a mere 29 days.
Lavi must have noticed me starting to nod off. He scooted closer and lifted my head into his lap. "No need to force yourself to stay awake for my sake. Get some sleep."
"Thanks…La…vi…"