CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Cure for a Hangover

"If there's one thing that I learned from my step father, it's that all you need to get over a hangover is a bottle of Gatorade, and some pain killers" Allen hands Lavi a bottle of the said drink, and watched the doorman gulp down a pain reliever. Not surprisingly the doorman had come to him in the middle of the day complaining about a headache. Allen is both relieved and surprised that the doorman had not noticed how peculiar it was that Allen was wearing nothing but a bathrobe (with obviously only his underwear underneath) at such a time of day. Kanda had been there in his apartment earlier that day you see, and of course that meant that he was in his birthday suit most of that morning. Allen had just finished taking a shower when Lavi barged in unannounced. The Englishman is relieved Kanda decided to shower in his apartment, waiting around here would have been fatal.

"I trust the wisdom of your step father…" Lavi says "…He's handled a hangover in the worst of situations…" he pauses "…or at least, if what you've been telling me is true…" he looks at Allen warily.

The Englishman thereafter replies "And it IS true, so this method will work I assure you", the doorman chuckles in reply, reclines on the sofa, sighing. He closes his eyes.

"Oi bea—" To Allen's horror Kanda opens that door. Fortunately Lavi doesn't seem to have noticed just yet, and thank heavens because Kanda is wearing a similar outfit to Allen's. The Englishman gesture for Kanda to leave, and the Japanese, with a slightly surprised look on his face, does just that. Allen heaves a sigh of relief. "Something wrong Allen?" and the snow haired one is startled when Lavi talks. "Err… It's nothing…" he lies not-so easily.

Lavi looks at him for a moment then asks "Am I just remembering things wrong, or did you get together with Kanda last night?" Allen chokes on his own saliva, the doorman grins. "So it wasn't my imagination"

"We didn't exactly get together Lavi…" this is the truth; there was nothing official going on

"So you just get together" Allen is obviously confused by this statement, and so the doorman clarifies "You know…" he says "…Sex friends"

The Englishman's eyes widen in shock, and there is silence.

"Ack… My head!" Lavi exclaims, unfazed by Allen's lack of response. He drinks more of his Gatorade.

"W-Well… yeah I guess that's what we are…" there was really no point in denying to Lavi that they'd been going to bed together. Lavi was not stupid, and he had caught them once already. "You ok with that Allen?" the Englishman takes a moment to think of a response "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well, I'm under the impression that you like him like him" Lavi mutters, rubbing his forehead

"I don't like him thatway Lavi"

"Well how'd you two end up in bed together then?"

"Well it was the fault of alcohol the first time"

"What about last night?" now honestly, Allen didn't exactly know what the answer to that question really was, so he replies "When I'm hungry, I eat, when I'm thirsty, I drink, when I'm horny, I have sex" and the Englishman swears that he can hear Kanda snorting in the other apartment.

Lavi blinks, once, twice "Didn't expect something like that out of you Allen"

"Yeah… well…" a chuckle "Hanging around Kanda tends to do things to people's personalities"

"Bet he used that line too didn't he?" Lavi is just so smart, almost too smart sometimes

Allen laughs weakly "Yeah…" he replies "…have you told Lenalee 'bout this?"

"Ugh, NO. I don't even want to SEE her yet. You know how it's kind of awkward when a girl, regardless of whether she's a close friend or not, sees you completely naked?" he sighs, slumps further into the chair "Well I didn't feel the shame when I was drunk but now I… UGH… It was giving away the secrets all at ONCE"

"I told you you'd regret it" Allen said with a chuckle

"Weak effort Walker, what you should have done was chain my board shorts onto my body"

"You would have gotten it off anyway, if alcohol makes you all poetic, who's to say it doesn't make you a master lock picker too?" the Englishman teases

Lavi laughs "Touché!"

"Anyway, let this be a lesson to you… Although, I really don't think Lenalee remembers much, because she was way drunk, more than you even" Allen laughs heartily

"Doesn't change a thing, still can't face her… or any woman in this building for that matter…" the doorman gasps, exaggerating his shocked expression "Oh think of Miranda! The poor girl… I probably gave her a heart attack"

The Englishman sniggers "You're saying that like you think your merchandise is impressive"

"But it is! Anyone would be impressed! Unless of course…" Lavi pauses, a Cheshire cat grin creeps its way upon his face "… Unless of course they've seen something better"

Allen inches back "What are you implying?"

"Kanda's merchandise must be fantastic huh?" the grin grows wider

"Oh shut…" Allen stands up, face red from both anger and embarrassment "…UP!" he throws a pillow into Lavi's face. The doorman merely laughs, headache completely forgotten

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"Finally, that rabbit is GONE" this is not said because Kanda missed Allen's company, this is because he absolutely hates how noisy the bean and rabbit get when they're chatting together. The Englishman knows this, but it doesn't stop him from grinning and saying "Missed me?"

The Japanese snorts "No fuck way" he sits on Allen's couch, makes himself comfortable. Both of them are still just in their bathrobes and undies. "Really now?" Allen quirks up an eyebrow, grins "Not even a little"

"Like I said. No. Fuck. Way." Kanda doesn't even flinch when the Englishman straddles his hips then promptly sits on him, wrapping those pale skinned arms around his neck. "Meh…" Allen says "…Doesn't matter"

But just when Allen closes in for a kiss, his apartment's front door is banged open. "Hey brat! I need you to—" the voice stops, obviously startled by the scene that was most definitely before its owner.

"Please…" Allen whispers to Kanda, his voice distressed "…PLEASE don't tell me that's who I think it is"

"Well…" the Japanese says "…That depends, who do you think it is?"

"My step dad?"

To the Englishman's horror Kanda replies "Oh… Well…", and even more to his horror, the voice of his stepfather echoes once again in his apartment.

"What the fucking hell are you two brats doing?"

"Uhm…" Allen mutters weakly, slowly turning towards the direction of his front door "…Wrestling?"

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(Original A/N: Sorry if the end of this chapter is a cliffhanger, but anyway, here's an announcement from me as copy-pasted from my profile:

ANNOUNCEMENT (for my DGM readers): I'm editing "When the Black Order Acknowledges Theater" and "The Last Space" so they make more sense (upon re-reading them, I discovered just how lame I could be sometimes, haha (or usually)). Until I finish editing "The Last Space", the said fic will be on hiatus. "The Thief Lords from Beneath" will be updated in the meantime.

"The Thief Lords from Beneath" is a new DGM fic I'm going to be working on, I'll have the prologue posted on a little later. It's still alternate universe (cause I think it'll be difficult to make fics based on canon right know, the characters' pasts being as mysterious as they are). It's also going to be Yuullen (if only eventually). I'm gonna be updating that while this fic is under hiatus. :) hope you guys understand.)

A/N After Edit: Finally, I can write new chapters now 3