Sorry I took so long, but between vacation, summer homework, school starting tomorrow, trying to find a job, and feeling like a failure I just couldn't bring myself to write….

Special thanks to Synk, my dedicated reviewer ^^

Don't own still, probably a good thing though XD

So bright… There's too much white…

"I can fix that for you."

Who's there…?

"No one but yourself."

But I'm myself right..?

"Yes, but no at the same time. I am you, you are me. What do you think of red?"

Red? What do you mean?

"You said there's too much white, right? So what do you think of the color red?"

I like red. It makes me think of Lavi.

"You like Lavi, don't you."

Yes, I like him a lot.

"Then lets use him to paint the white red." I see me again, but… something's weird about this other me… My eyes widen when I see me holding Lavi by his hair, a knife at his neck.

No! Put him down!

"Time to paint." I say before the blade slides against his throat, the blood seeping into the white, turning it all a deep blood red.

NOOO!

"LAVI!" Kagehi screams as she jolts awake, breathing heavy. She tries to sit up but fails because of the pressure on her waist and wrists. Panicking, she struggles and thrashes around as much as she can, without any results. "Let go! Let me go!"

"Kagehi, snap out of it! It's me! It's Lavi!" Kagehi jolts one more time before freezing and looking at Lavi, eyes wide and borderline hyperventilating.

"L-lavi….?" She quietly asks, starting to calm down. "I-it's you…?"

"Yes, it's me. Calm down, you're safe…" He lets go of one of her wrists and gently moves some of her hair out of her face without thinking, and both of their faces heat up when they realize what position they're in. Lavi's legs are on both sides of her waist as he straddles her, his right hand still pinning down her left, his free hand now pressing onto the bed by her head.

"Lavi…? What... Why are you on me…?" Not that I mind. She blushes more and squirms a little, unsure of what to do.

"I could hear you screaming from my room… Did you have a nightmare…? You were thrashing around so much I thought you were going to hurt yourself…" he says, worried.

"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to wake you up, I just…"

"It's ok, I'd rather be with you anyway," he states, smiling as Kagehi's blush darkens.

"But… why..?" she asks, confused. "All the others… I can hear them whispering about me, I can smell their fear, sense their distrust… So why… Why do you care…?"

"Because I'm not like the others," he replies, taking note of the fact that her voice started shaking. "Cheer up, the awesome me is all you need," he says, trying to make her feel better. She smiles as Lavi gets off of her. "I like you, Kagehi. No matter what anyone else thinks." Kagehi's eyes widen and tears start gathering in the corners of her eyes. Lavi lays down next to her and wraps an arm around her waist before gently wiping her tears off. "Why are you crying…?"

"I… No one's ever said that to me before… No one's cared enough to, not to say it and mean it…"

"Then no one else you've met are good people," he responds, hugging her closer. "If they're too blind to see how amazing you are, then they don't deserve to." She blushes again and hesitates before shyly snuggling into him.

"…You're so warm… Are all humans this warm…?"

"Yeah, and you're warm too. That proves you're human, no matter what others say." He smiles as her eyes start sliding shut and watches her until her breathing slows before falling asleep, his arms cradling her to him, her head resting on his chest.

That's it for now, hopefully I'll get a chance to update soon. Feel free to say hi or make suggestions or whatever. Just please be nice, I don't think I can handle much more negativity directed at me…