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This is requested by elrenda-chan well ok here you go LaviXMiranda and sorry if I didn't do Lavi's personality right.
It was kinda hard deciding what to write about Miranda and Lavi. Very hard I thought up at least four stories that didn't suit me.
Inspiration: Camping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The sun was setting painting the sky red, with a mixture of orange. It was hard to see with all the trees around. But it was there. She just knew it was there.
To her she found it peaceful at this time. To her it meant a new day was on its way a new chance. She'd just have to make it past the night.
She peeked over to her right side were Lavi walked. He was just so…
She didn't know why but she didn't understand him sometimes. They started slowing down.
Just ahead of them they spotted over a bush a clearing; finally a place for them to rest.
They reached the small open space bare of trees and bushes. By now the suns light was very minimal. They didn't talk to one another even during there time searching for the innocence. When they did it wasn't small talk. It was always about the mission and it wasn't her who did the talking. They stopped and started to set up camp.
She was told about the bookmen and their duty when she arrived at headquarters. She was also told how she and her comrades were just inks on pages to them. She assumed that they were cold and emotionless but when she met Lavi she knew her opinion changed. He cared deeply for them even though he wasn't supposed to.
She smiled happily remembering something from a distant past. She went camping once with a friend. It was long time ago and that friend had left her. But she was so happy to have those days. Those days of remembering were what kept her going through the years.
Her movements slowed, he noticed then they stopped all together. She stood there grinning ear to ear. The look she had plastered on her face was that of reminiscing. What could she be thinking about? He wondered finished putting up his tent.
He wordlessly walked towards her not wanting to ruin her day dream. (Because she looked so happy and pretty standing there, like that.) He started to put up her tent.
She finally noticed him after awhile when she heard shuffling behind her. She turned and noticed that he was setting up her tent.
"Lavi you shouldn't have to set up my tent it is after all my responsibility." She said shyly. He looked up from his task watching her with his green eye.
She wore her slightly torn up exorcist outfit, the same from the Noah ark situation they had awhile back. Her eyes had black rings around them and they were worse than normal. The stress of fighting a level two and a level three were tough on them both.
More on her because she developed a new technique and it required a lot of energy. She had kept him completely safe during there fight. So the least he could do for her was to set up her tent.
She was a little happy that he was setting up her tent. She was just so exhausted. Well at least we got the innocence. That's all that matters. She decided. But she couldn't get rid of that small guilt forming in her head screaming he's tired to. She continued to scold herself while she tried to help pull up the tent.
"On the count of three ok Miranda?" She nodded her head signally she was ready.
He counted "one…two…three." Both lifted the tent sending it up, she sighed in satisfaction.
She hesitated. "Lavi I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to put my tent up for me." He shook ist head signaling that it was alright.
She walked to the middle of the tents. Kneeling she started to dig a small little hole for the fire.
"I'll be back ok Miranda?" She turned her head to look behind her shoulder. Nodding her head she returned to her pervious task at hand; building the pit for the fire.
It took her awhile but after she was finished she turned and stood up. Bad idea she was mere inches away from his face and having his green eye watching her like that, she was getting goose bumps.
"Um." She looked at the ground suddnely taking interest at the path of dirt they were standing on. He chuckled reaching his hand out ruffling her hair. When he touched her it sent a pleasant jolt through her.
"Are you ok Miranda? You're a little red." She didn't have a lot of experience with men. Lavi knew it too. However he didn't think too deep into it. What would have been an innocent gesture to Lenalee was not so innocent with her.
He realized that her knees where buckling and he went to catch her but she managed to catch her self by grabbing the front collar of his coat. They froze.
It was quiet. They stood there in that awkward position for a while. Lavi's left hand supported her back while the other was holding the leg. Miranda still held onto the front collar of his shirt.
If his face wasn't close enough before, it sure was now.
They stayed at their respectable sides. Lavi tried making eye contact with her every once in awhile during there meal but she kept avoiding him.
He wasn't getting annoyed just a little frustrated.
"I'm going to bed Lavi." It was barely audible. He caught it though and watched as she went to sleep.
Why couldn't she be like normal woman? Woman who were talkative and not shy but then she wouldn't be the Miranda he kinda liked. He thought watching her form retreat into the tent.
Once in awhile he wished she would talk to him. She never really did. He had seen always seen her with Marie, Allen and Lenalee. He understood why Marie and Miranda got along so well and Lenalee was close to her because they didn't really have a lot of girls at HQ. He also understood why she was close with Allen.
Allen. His blood boiled. It bothered him to know that Allen was closer to her. Close enough to get her to talk to him about anything.
All through the mission it was so quite. When he tried to get her to talk it would end with her apologizing to him and he would say it was all right and silence would reign over them again.
Getting up he decided it was time to go to sleep as well. Hand opening the tent's flap he looked back towards Miranda's tent one last time wondering what she was dreaming about.
She wasn't really as sleep when she heard Lavi enter his tent. Really how could she after that accident. She blushed, turning to lay on her right side.
She had avoided eye contact with him while they ate. She couldn't believe how close she had gotten with him.
Well technically I just fell and he tried to catch me. She reasoned to herself turning over to the left side.
Watching the shadows of the trees on her tent she wondered if she should go apologize to him for being so rude during there meal.
She sat up. There was a sudden shout from Lavi. She crawled on her knees toward her tent's entrance. Hearing Lavi swears and curses she got out of her tent quickly assuming it was an Akuma attack.
It wasn't. It was just Lavi swearing at the fire-caught tent. He had forgotten to put the fire out and some of the left over ashes must have caught his tent on fire. Miranda ran to his side joining in on frantically trying to put out the fire.
By the time they were done. All that was left of Lavi's tent was a badly charred piece of cloth.
"Well at least my clothes weren't in there." He said jokingly. For a moment her lips curved into a small smile.
She couldn't help but smile at there situation. Until she realized that Lavi needed a place to sleep.
He caught on to. They both turned to look at the only tent that was still available.
Then they looked back at each other.
Awkward…
It took awhile for them to settle. She was on the right side. He was on the left side. There backs faced each other. Surprisingly it was Lavi who couldn't sleep and it was Miranda that could.
He called her name quietly. She didn't respond he could only here her steady breathing.
He scooted closer to her. Telling himself it was only because he was cold and she was warm. Very warm.
He closed his eye slipping into a light sleep.
In the middle of the night Miranda woke up in a comfortable position. She was hugging something and it was hugging her back. It was like hugging a teddy bear. She felt so warm and pleasant. She huddled closer to it thinking she was still sleeping and dreaming.
The sun rays reached the tent signaling that it was time to get up. But when they did both of them couldn't.
Because one Lavi wasn't a morning person and two Miranda was too embarrassed to move let alone wake him up.
When he did wake up he only grinned that goofy grin
"Good morning Miranda."
"G-good morning Lavi."
Well this one-shot was requested by elrenda-chan. I think it's one of my best and longest story I posted on here. Well next week depending on my mood. I'll make more happy loving pairings if not I will make some dark one-shots of Miranda. That is however if someone makes a request if not then I'll continue on as planned.
Oh and please review its needed, wanted and welcomed. I really need some reviews on how I'm doing on my writing style because personally I think I'm a horrible writer.