"Baka Ninjin, wake up."

Lavi groaned and pulled the covers over his face. "Five more minutes," he muttered. "Thanks, Mom."

Kanda raised an eyebrow at his roommate. "If you don't get up, you don't get breakfast."

"I'll eat at school."

"You're not in school, Baka Ninjin!"

This time, Lavi just burrowed under his pillow. He wasn't going to get up anytime soon if he could help it.

Allen opened the door connecting the two rooms. "Hey, you two up yet?" He laughed when Kanda tried to pull Lavi out of his blanket cocoon. "You're not gonna get anywhere with brute force."

"Then you wake him up," Kanda growled dangerously. He tugged again at Lavi's blankets in vain. The redhead was determined.

"Step back," Allen said. He leaned over and said clearly to Lavi, "You're eye patch is missing."

Lavi shot up in bed and started searching the sheets. "Oh, thank God," he said, finding it. It took him a few moments to realize that Kanda was in the room as well as Allen. He slapped a hand over his eye and ran to the bathroom. "W-what did you see?"

"It's just an eye, Baka Ninjin," Kanda said through the door.

"Says the guy with two." Lavi sounded upset.

"Are you... crying?"

"No!" He was.

"He's a little sensitive about it," Allen whispered to Kanda. "Some kids in elementary school found out and called him a bunch of names."

Kanda rolled his eyes. "Oh please. Try Sugar Cakes."

Lavi sniffled on the other side of the door. "Try One-Eye Freak."

"Baby Doll."

"Cyclops."

"Little Girl."

"Who the hell called you that?"

"My sixth grade teacher."

Lavi laughed. "Okay, that beats my names by a long shot." He came out of the bathroom, the eye patch tied on again. "How'd it come untied, though?" he wondered out loud. "I knotted it pretty tight."

"That was... my fault," Kanda admitted. "I thought you forgot about it."

Lavi brought his hand up like he was going to slap Kanda but didn't. "Well, you buy me breakfast, then."

"I was going to," Kanda replied. "Hurry up and get dressed."

"You just want to see me naked," Lavi muttered under his breath.

"I'll... meet you guys downstairs," Allen said, inching to the door. "Photo shoot's at one."

"Got it." Kanda raised an eyebrow at Lavi, who was pulling his costume out of the closet. "Don't bother. You'll just get syrup or something all over it. We'll come back up."

"I don't like pancakes," Lavi said, "'specially not hotel pancakes. They taste like plastic."

"Then you'll get ketchup all over you."

"But ketchup ruins eggs."

Kanda choked down a laugh. "Then whatever you eat, you'll get on your costume. Murphy's law, and all."

"True..." Lavi laid his costume out on the bed. "All right, I want French toast with strawberries!"

"I am not buying you French toast and strawberries," Kanda griped. "I said I'd buy you breakfast, not whatever you wanted."

"Fine," Lavi replied curtly. He put on his jeans and T-shirt from the day before. This time, Lavi made sure to pocket his key. "You can get me whatever you want me to eat."

Kanda smirked. "All right, I'll make you eat cardboard soaked in coffee if you're not polite."

"Ewwww... Coffee." Lavi made a face. "I'm a tea drinker."

Again, Kanda smirked. "Even better. Cardboard soaked in Earl Grey."1

Lavi stuck his tongue out at Kanda. "Don't forget lots and lots of sugar." Lavi opened the door. "Hurry up! I'm hungry!"

"I thought you'd 'eat at school'," Kanda reminded the redhead as they walked to the elevator.

"When did I say that?"

"When I was trying to wake you up."

"You were trying to wake me up?"

The elevator arrived and they walked in as several ravers stumbled out.

"What do you think I was trying to do? Rape you?"

Lavi blushed. "I didn't even know you were there, Mom."

Kanda smacked Lavi's arm. He then hit the button for the first floor and restaurant. "Do you want me to get you hotel pancakes instead of cardboard?"

"I'll be good," Lavi said quickly. Then he added, "Tight ass."

"I heard that."

"Oh really? What did I say?"

"You said I had a tight ass. You know, you could try to pretend you don't want me."

Lavi blushed even more. "Fac me cocleario vomere."2

Kanda shrugged. "They have plenty of them downstairs." He only understood the spoon part, but that didn't mean he couldn't tease Lavi about it.

The elevator stopped at the first floor and they went straight for the restaurant. They were seated almost immediately in the deserted restaurant. Only a few very tired looking cosplayers were eating.

They placed their orders for breakfast. Kanda got yogurt and some water. Lavi, despite what Kanda had said earlier, got his French toast with strawberries and some green tea.

"That all you're gonna eat, Yuu?" Lavi asked.

"Don't talk with your mouth full, and don't call me Yuu."

"Then... Yuu-chan?"

"Don't call me Yuu-chan."

"Than what should I call you?"

"Goshujin-sama."

Lavi raised an eyebrow at him. "I thought only sex slaves called people that."

"Baka Usagi."

"What happened to ninjin?"

"Carrots have more brains than you."

A few people in the booth behind Lavi snicked. Lavi peeked over the top of the booth. "Hey, what'd he call me?"

The two girls leaned close to Lavi almost like they were flirting. Lavi wasn't interested in their skimpy costumes, though. "He called you a stupid rabbit."

Lavi glanced back at Kanda, who was watching his little conversation. Then he leaned closer to them. "How do you say kitty?"

"Neko," the other girl said. "Or koneko is kitten."

"Oh, and Kawaii means cute, if you really wanna annoy your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend and thank you!" Lavi sat down in his seat again and snarfed down what was left of his breakfast. When Kanda was walking away, Lavi shouted, "Hey, Baka Koneko!"

Kanda froze. "What did you call me?"

"Um... Stupid kitten?" Lavi wasn't quite sure he'd said it the right way.

"That's what I thought." Kanda came back and grabbed Lavi's hand. "Come on, let's go before this place gets busy."

Lavi nodded and followed close behind Kanda. It was a little embarrassing for Kanda to be holding his hand, but Lavi liked it. No, loved was a better word. He didn't want to let go of Kanda's hand, even when they finally reached their room.

Of course, Kanda had to release Lavi's hand so they could get into costume. Lavi snatched his and ran to the bathroom. He needed time to think, and he'd found the bathroom was the only place where no one would interrupt you.

Why do I like that loser? he thought as he changed. He's nothing but mean to me, he hates my guts, and... and... Lavi sighed. He really had no idea why he liked Kanda; he just did.

"Hurry up, Baka Usagi. I need to do my hair."

"I can do that!" Lavi said. He'd been dying to play with Kanda's hair, and now was his chance. "It was a little lopsided yesterday, so I'll do it!" He came out of the bathroom and pulled Kanda by the wrist to the bed.

"You really don't—"

Lavi picked up Kanda's comb and started combing Kanda's hair. It was really silky, almost like a girl's. He has to use something special on this. "So... Yuu-chan..."

"Stop calling me that."

Lavi pouted, but kept combing Kanda's hair. "What're we doing today?"

"A few panels, the photo shoot, the masquerade, and maybe the rave after that." Kanda reached for his schedule. "Oh, they're showing Shimmering Scales.3 Want to see that?"

"What's it about?"

"Think Little Mermaid, but a little more screwed up."

"Sure." Lavi pulled Kanda's hair back into a ponytail. "There, finished."

"That took all of ten minutes."

"It was five, and it looks good. Go look."

Kanda went to the bathroom and stared at his reflection. Lavi had done it exactly like Kosuke in the book, right down to the last out-of-place hair. "How'd you—"

"I have a photographic memory," Lavi said from the door. "So? We going?"

Kanda nodded and led Lavi down to the convention.

"Three... two... one... done!"

Lavi breathed a sigh. He'd had to do yet another pose with Lenalee, Allen, and Kanda at the photo shoot. They were the most popular targets for pictures.

"Okay, Luna and Misae cosplayers over here!"

Allen and Lenalee went to where they were called, leaving Lavi and Kanda together for the umpteenth time that photo shoot. Lavi glanced over at Kanda, who seemed bored. "So... Um... we're seeing Shimmering Scales after this, right?"

"Hai." Kanda had the habit of sometimes saying that rather than an English yes.

"And then the masquerade?"

"Hai."

"And then a round of sex?"

Kanda smiled. "Iie."

"Just checking. Wasn't sure if you were on auto-response or not." Lavi chuckled. "So rave after the masquerade, and then bed."

"Hai."

"I didn't say we'd be sleeping," Lavi said with a grin.

Kanda coughed to cover up his laugh. "You're staying in your bed, Usagi." Kanda looked at his watch. "Well, we have time before Shimmering Scales and we haven't hit the Dealers Room yet. How about we go there once we're done with the shoot."

"Sure..." Lavi said, uncertainly. He hadn't planned on going there, though he definitely had enough money.

"Um... Yue-kun... Kosuke-san... Can we get a picture of you both together?"

Lavi grinned. "Of course!"

"Romantic?"

"It's one of the fangirls from yesterday," Kanda groaned. "Didn't you get enough then?"

"But it was only two poses!"

"We can manage another," Lavi said brightly. "So, Yuu-chan, what should we do?"

Kanda wrapped an arm around Lavi's lower back and pulled Lavi close. He used his other hand to hold Lavi's face to make it seem like they were about to kiss. Lavi couldn't help but blush as Kanda moved his face closer. Their lips weren't touching, but Lavi was sure the angle the people taking pictures had was perfect. They'd see a kiss, and a pretty deep one at that.

They stayed like that a few minutes until some merciful person counted down for the end of the picture. The crowd then cheered for another pose, this one more intimate.

"Get a life," Kanda growled, but Lavi had other plans.

"Pick me up."

"What?"

"Pick me up like a wedding couple. You can do that much, right?"

Kanda scowled, but did as Lavi asked. He scooped Lavi up into his arms, and Lavi wrapped his around the samurai's neck. Lavi nuzzled Kanda's neck before staying put for the squealing fangirls' pictures.

Damn him, Kanda thought. Lavi's breath was warm against his neck, causing Kanda to blush slightly. Damn him. Damn him. Damn him. Nobody should be allowed to be this... this cute and... Kanda couldn't come up with a good enough word to describe Lavi.

Another person counted down, and Kanda was slow to put Lavi down. In fact, he needed a nudge from the redhead to realize someone had ended that pose.

"If there isn't anything else, let's go." Kanda didn't want to be forced to do something worse with Lavi.

"Okie doke, Kawaii Koneko."

"Call me that one more time, I dare you."

"Age. Fac ut gaudeam,"4 Lavi replied, sticking his tongue out at Kanda.

"Keep doing that and I will," Kanda said.

"What would you do?"

Kanda blushed a little. A stray thought had popped into his mind, something that included Lavi's tongue. "I'll... I'll cut your tongue out."

"Kawaii Koneko," Lavi said before leading the way to the Dealers Room. Kanda grudgingly followed.

For once, there was no line outside the room. Everyone had either already done their shopping for the day or were planning on doing some later. Lavi and Kanda were able to just walk into the room.

"Yo! Kanda!"

"Hey, Roger5," Kanda said, leading Lavi up to the dealer. "Got anything good?"

"Just more pockey than anyone can eat in a lifetime," the man said with a shrug. "Oh, and some soft drinks."

"What's pockey?" Lavi asked.

Roger blinked. "Wait, you don't know what pockey is? What are you, a newbie?"

"That was yesterday. What's pockey?" Lavi asked again.

Roger pulled out the infamous red box. "This is pockey." He pulled out a stick. "This is my snack, so I'll let ya try a stick."

Lavi took the pretzel-like stick and bit into it. His eye widened. "How much?"

"Three dollars, but I'll throw in a free soda and a tenth box free if you buy nine of 'em."

"Deal." Lavi dug in his pockets for his wallet.

"Might want to rethink that," Kanda advised. "Don't you want to buy other things at this con?"

"I have plenty of money, and I can always leech off you if I need more."

Kanda sighed. "I'm not lending you anything." He knew that if Lavi asked, though, he'd give in and give it.

"Cheapskate." Lavi finished his purchase. Roger handed him two bags full of pockey and a soda.

"Enjoy them!" Roger said, waving as they walked away. They didn't see the grin on his face.

"Hey, Yuu! Check these out!" Lavi had just bought a pair of cat ears in artist alley and wanted to show Kanda, but when he turned, the samurai was nowhere to be found. "Yuu-chan?"

Shit! I lost Yuu! Lavi stared around, lost, until he spotted a café. Well, I'll hang out there while I wait for Yuu to find me.

The place was relatively crowded, but no one was in line at the moment. Lavi grabbed some tea and a muffin and flopped down in one of the few empty chairs. His feet were killing him from walking around the con so much.

Lavi scanned the crowd for Kanda, but something else caught his eye. The woman at the table next to him was drawing something, and she seemed to really be getting into it. Interested, Lavi sneaked a peek. She seemed to be drawing manga, Tsukikage Taiyou to be more specific.

"That's some nice doujinshi," Lavi commented, still scanning her artwork.

The woman threw her arms over the sketches. "Thanks," she said, but didn't move her arms.

Lavi tilted his head. "I meant it as a compliment," he said. "Can I take a closer look."

"No."

"Why not? It's not like it's the actual manga or—" Lavi stopped mid-sentence. No one actually knew whether the creator of Tsukikage Taiyou was male or female, let alone what he or she looked like. The creator hated pictures and thus didn't have one with a bio. Hell, there wasn't even a bio, even on the official site. "Are you... the creator of Tsukikage Taiyou?"

The woman scrambled to pick up all her things. Lavi had gotten it exactly right. "No, I'm just a doujinshi artist. That's all."

Lavi smirked. "Right... Then can I ask why you're in such a rush to leave?"

"I just remembered something," the woman said.

"You're lying. I can tell."

The woman frowned at him, but sat back down. "Don't tell anyone I'm here," she said. "I like my privacy."

"My lips are sealed," Lavi said. "I'm Lavi." He held out a hand for her to shake. "Nice ta meet ya, Miss..."

"Just call me Leigha," she said, setting down her papers and reordering them.

"All right then, Leigha it is," Lavi said brightly. "So can I ask you something?"

"Shoot." Leigha chewed on her pencil while staring at a panel in her drawings.

"Is Yue x Kosuke cannon?"

Leigha set down her page and cocked an eyebrow at Lavi. "Possibly. I've been toying with the idea. Why do you ask?"

"Been hearing that from some fangirls," Lavi replied with a shrug.

"I only really considered it at this convention," Leigha admitted, shuffling through her papers until she found one scene in particular. She turned it for Lavi to see. "Two really good cosplayers convinced me it'd be a good idea."

Lavi took the two pages she showed him and stared at the pictures. One, the chapter pin up, was the same as his and Kanda's pose the night before, where Kanda was leaning on Lavi's head. The next page contained actual manga with empty speech bubbles, but Lavi recognized the pose in one panel as the one from the photo shoot when Kanda and he were "about to kiss." Lavi's eyes widened. "So... you're pairing 'em up because of us...?"

"Yep," Leigha7 said, taking back her pages. "You know, you should tell that guy you like him." She pulled out an empty sheet of paper and started sketching absent-mindedly on it. "It's obvious you two have something going on."

Lavi laughed. "Somehow, I don't believe that. He... He doesn't think of me like that."

Leigha didn't look up from her sketch. "I'm a writer. Trust me, he's into you." She nodded to herself, satisfied with her work. She pulled a binder from her bag and slid the picture into one of the protective sleeves she pulled from it before handing it to Lavi.

"What this?" Lavi asked, looking at the picture. It was a sketch of Yue and Kosuke together with the artist's autograph at the bottom. "Why're you giving me this?"

"You were fun to talk to," Leigha said with a shrug. "I don't get a lot of cosplayers who don't freak out when they realize who I am." She grinned. "Tell the loser you like him, okay? You don't know if you don't try."

Lavi shrugged. "It's not like I'll see him after the con."

"World's a small place, my friend, and there's always email and next year." She packed her things in her bag again. "Who knows? Maybe you two are destined to be together." She shrugged. "Well, nice meeting you. Good luck." She waved and then vanished into the crowd.

Lavi waved back, even if the woman didn't see it. She'd given him a little hope, a little hope for him and Kanda. If she thought it could work, then maybe it could.

"Hey there."

Lavi turned to whoever was talking. It was a tall man wearing a top hat and Victorian-looking costume. Lavi had to admit he looked pretty handsome, though not quite as handsome as Kanda. "Can I help you?" Lavi asked blankly.

"Oh, you can help me, all right! You can help me by giving me your name, number, and email address." He grinned. "So, can I buy you something to drink?"

Lavi looked at his cup of tea. He hadn't drunk much of it yet. "Nope. I'm good."

"Then how about something to eat, then?"

"Nope. Good there, too." Lavi held up his muffin.

"Then how about we do something else?" The man put a hand on Lavi's shoulder. "We could do something... fun."

"Noli me tangere!"6 Lavi snapped, knocking away the man's hand. Ever since Lavi started taking Latin, he'd say things in the dead language whenever he was royally pissed. Lavi could tell what the man had in mind just by the look in his eyes.

The man blinked, then smiled. "Ah, so you speak Latin as well? Sorry, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tyki and—"

"Go away," Lavi snapped. "I do not care who you are. I refuse to go anywhere with you."

"Why? Would your boyfriend object?"

"He..." Lavi didn't know if Kanda would object, but... it wasn't like Kanda actually was his boyfriend or anything.

"There you are!" Another hand fell roughly on his shoulder, but Lavi recognized the voice that went with it. "Do you know how long I've been looking for you?"

"Y-Yuu..." Lavi thanked his lucky stars.

Kanda glanced over at Tyki. "Who the hell are you?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at the stranger.

"I'm nobody," Tyki said coldly before walking away. Obviously he didn't want to keep hitting on someone who was already taken.

"Was he bothering you?" Kanda asked.

Lavi shrugged off Kanda's hand. "Not yet," he said with a grin. "Come on, Shimmering Scales is about to start, right?" He took Kanda's hand and pulled him along behind him.

"Lavi, it's time to wake up." Kanda shook Lavi's shoulder gently. As always, the redhead didn't respond. Kanda rolled his eyes and leaned closer. "I'm gonna lick your face if you don't wake up," he whispered very close to Lavi's ear.

"Huh?" Lavi looked around sleepily, then touched his face to check for moisture. "What's this about licking?" He looked up at the stage, which was empty. "Aw shit! How many skits did I miss?"

"You missed the last one, but it wasn't anything good, just some ballerina dancing around. The only thing good about it was the mushroom in the back jumping around."

"And I missed it? Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I tried," Kanda replied, checking to make sure he had everything then standing. "I just didn't want to try the eye patch thing from this morning and have you flip out in the middle of everything."

"Point taken." Lavi sighed, then yawned. "So... We still going to the rave?"

Kanda raised an eyebrow at him. "Maybe you should go to bed."

"But I'm not... yawn... sleepy yet."

"Come on, let's get you to bed."

"Together? Same bed?" Lavi asked.

"Hell no."

"Then we're headed for the rave."

Kanda blushed slightly, but thankfully Lavi wasn't looking. Was he serious?!

"Come on!" Lavi grabbed Kanda's arm and tugged. "The line'll be super long if we don't hurry up!"

They managed to get there in time to be one of the first groups inside the rave room. Allen and Lenalee weren't there, which disappointed Lavi. Kanda, after all, had gone over to prop up his wall again, and Lavi didn't want to be dancing alone.

Bored, Lavi went up to Kanda and started braiding his hair.

"What are you doing?" Kanda growled.

"Just being bored," Lavi replied without stopping. "Tell me, do you always prop up these walls?"

Kanda shrugged. "Somebody's got to." He tugged his braid out of Lavi's grasp. He didn't undo what Lavi did, though.

Lavi leaned closer to Kanda and laid his head on the samurai's shoulder. "Visne saltare?8"

"Are you awake enough to dance?" Kanda asked in response.

Lavi didn't reply. Instead, he took Kanda's hand and pulled him out on the dance floor. "Do you know the Funky Broadway?"

Kanda doubled over laughing. "Of all the dances, why that one?"

"It's the only one I know," Lavi replied. He paused, tilted his head. Kanda was still laughing. "Was it really that funny?"

Kanda cleared his throat. "No, not particularly."

The music changed suddenly from hyped up jamming to a slow, smooth song. The DJ pulled out his mic and said, "We've gotten a request to ssssslllloooowww things down for all you couples! Girls, grab your man! Men, grab your girls! Pirates, grab your samurai!"

Lavi's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe it. Either someone had aimed that message at him, or he was going nuts. Before he turned back to Kanda, he noticed Leigha walking off the stage (they were pretty close) with a smug look on her face. She didn't... Any doubts were dispelled when the writer winked and pointed at him. She did.

Kanda followed Lavi's gaze to the woman. "Do you know her?"

"Not after this," Lavi grumbled. "I know where to hide the body," he added under his breath.

Lavi couldn't stay mad for long, though. Kanda had pulled him close to dance.

"W-what are you doing?!" Lavi cried.

"I know it said for the pirate to grab his samurai, but I don't think it matters if it's the other way around." Kanda was smiling and completely serious. "I know more than the Funky Broadway."

Lavi let Kanda lead him through the dance. Kanda was a really good dancer, he realized. They weren't just swaying back and forth like some of the other couples nearby. Kanda was doing some other more complicated maneuvers than just that. Though, Lavi wished Kanda wasn't quite so good a dancer. Other people were watching now. Even if he'd never see the others around him again, Lavi wasn't comfortable knowing they now knew he was Gay.

The song ended, and Kanda, sensing Lavi's discomfort, stopped dancing. "Want to head back now?" Kanda asked.

Lavi nodded, not trusting himself to speak. He'd just danced with Kanda. He'd just danced with Kanda. His mind was completely blank. He couldn't think of anything except how he'd just danced with Kanda.

Kanda led Lavi out of the rave. Again, the air was cooler outside than in, but not as much as the night before. It was more crowded in the convention than the night before, too. It took them a lot longer to get to their room this time.

"I'm taking a shower," Kanda said as soon as they got inside their room. "You gonna live?" he added when he noticed Lavi was hyperventilating.

"I-I'm fine," Lavi replied. "C-completely fine. Just go take your shower!"

Kanda nodded and went into the bathroom. When he came out again, Lavi had calmed down to a certain extent and was drinking some kind of soda. "Lavi, mind helping me with my hair?"

"Why? You're just goin' ta sleep." Lavi set down his drink and patted the bed next to him.

"I don't want to have to mess with it too much in the morning," Kanda explained, sitting next to the redhead. "If you do a loose braid, I won't have to mess with it as much."

Lavi grinned at the chance to play with his roommate's hair. "This is the last day, right?" Lavi asked. "We're heading back after breakfast tomorrow and not sticking around?"

"There's no real point. Nothing good's happening on Sunday," Kanda replied.

"Not even a good anime?" Lavi asked. He didn't want it to be over. He wanted to hang around Kanda more. He didn't want it to end.

"Not unless you want to watch Pokemon dubbed."

"Ew!" Lavi laughed. He finished with Kanda's hair and picked up what remained of his drink.

That's when Kanda got a good look at the can. "Lavi! Don't drink that!" He snatched the can away from Lavi, but not before the redhead had drunk all but the last gulp.

"What? You want some?" Lavi asked, then frowned at how his words were starting to slur.

"Baka! This is alcoholic!"

"Why'd yer friend gimme some'in' alcoholic?"

Kanda sighed. "Because he's the king of morons." Kanda threw out the practically empty can. "Stay there, I'll be right back."

Kanda poked into the other room. Allen was already fast asleep while Lenalee was watching some TV with her mom. "Do either of you have some Ibuprofen?" he asked.

"Why? Do you have a headache?" Lenalee's mother asked.

"Lavi's not feeling well," Kanda said, choosing his words carefully.

Lenalee's mother dug through her bag and retrieved the medicine. "Did he just start feeling sick? Should I call home?"

"No, he should be better in the morning. Just a headache and stomach ache." Kanda took the medicine and went back into the room. He filled a glass with water and handed both the water and medicine to Lavi.

"Take it. You'll feel better."

"But I don't want to!" Lavi moaned like a little kid.

"Just take it and shut up," Kanda said.

"I will if you give me a kiss!" Lavi said drunkenly.

Kanda glanced at the closed door, then turned back to Lavi. "Fine." He leaned closer and brushed his lips against Lavi's.

Lavi, being the drunken fool he was, wrapped his arms around Kanda's neck and pulled him closer to make the kiss longer and harder. Of course, that meant Kanda spilled most of the water.

Kanda dropped the empty glass on the bed and then held Lavi close for a moment, then pushed him away. "Look, usagi, you probably have a low tolerance for alcohol and won't remember any of this in the morning, but I love you." He pushed the pills into Lavi's hand. "I'll get you more water."

"I've love you since the first day," Lavi murmured sleepily.

Kanda almost dropped the second glass of water. "J-just take your medicine before you fall asleep."

"Okay, kitty," Lavi replied. He took the medicine and handed the empty glass back to Kanda. "Will you sleep with me tanight?"

Again, Kanda almost dropped the glass. At least it was empty this time. "No."

"At least hold my hand?" Lavi whined.

Kanda couldn't refuse such a cute face. "Fine." He dragged over one of the chairs so he could sit and hold Lavi's hand.

"Do you like cheese?" Lavi asked.

Kanda raised an eyebrow. What the hell? "Not particularly..."

"You should try it. My favorite is American." Lavi rubbed his cheek against Kanda's hand. "Or was it Swiss...?" He yawned and closed his eyes, still holding Kanda's hand. "I love Yuu and cheese..."

Now Kanda was wondering whether he should take anything Lavi had just said seriously.

"We should go out and have cheese," Lavi mumbled. "I'll make Yuu love cheese as much as I love Yuu..."

Scratch low tolerance. He has a non-existent tolerance. Kanda listened as Lavi continued muttering about cheese, but within the last few minutes, Lavi started getting more serious.

"Yuu-chan loves me, right?"

"Of course," Kanda replied. He wasn't about to deny a drunk, even if he didn't want to tell him how he felt.

"But... after the con's over we won't ever see each other again... I really like you, Yuu-chan. I really wanna see you again..."

Kanda felt a tear fall against his hand. "Who says we won't see each other again?"

"The world."

Kanda sighed. "I'm not going anywhere. We'll see each other again, I promise."

"You better or I'll get up and rape you... now..." Lavi's breathing became slow and even.

Kanda watched Lavi sleep a few minutes to make sure Lavi was asleep and not just faking it, then tried to pull his hand away. Lavi wouldn't let go.

"Damn it," Kanda muttered. He didn't want to try and wake Lavi up just to get his hand back, but he really didn't like the idea of sitting up all night because Lavi was clinging to him. He sighed, then laid his head on Lavi's bed. Guess I'm stuck for a while...

1 Hee hee... Crack at the Earl.

2 "Gag me with a spoon"

3 Blatant advertising for our fic on Shimanishiki's account. Read it!

4 "Go ahead. Make my day."

5 The infamous Roger returns.

6 "Don't touch me"

7 Hee hee... Inside joke.

8 "Do you want to dance?"

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