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Kanda flips the page to his book and sighs. His eyes snap over to the alarm clock, which reads 11:23 PM. He growls and glares angrily over at Robin's empty bed, trying his hardest to keep from grabbing Mugen and storming off down the hall.
The door to their room opens and he hears their laughter. Control, Kanda thinks, control. Lavi leads Robin through the door and closes it behind her. As soon as no one can see, Raven drops her disguise, revealing her black hair and violet eyes.
"You're late." Kanda snaps. Raven rolls her eyes and takes a seat on Robin's bed.
"No, we're not." Lavi says. He grins and falls back on Robin's bed next to her, making her giggle.
"Yeah, chill Ponytail." Raven says. "Lavi has me until 11:30."
"No." Kanda growls. "You were supposed to be back by 11."
"Not on Tuesday." Lavi corrects. "Today is Tuesday so that means I get an extra half hour."
"Bullshit." Kanda says, glaring at the rabbit.
"I gave you the schedule." Lavi says. "It should be on it."
"This is complete bullshit!" Kanda growls. "I'm not sharing Robin with you!"
"Why don't you tell Robin that?" Raven says, grinning. Kanda scoffs.
"Besides," Lavi says. "You get the better times. I still wish you'd let her stay one day overnight."
"Hell no." Kanda says. Raven pouts.
"Come on," She says. "It's not like Robin's a virgin anymore."
A vein ticks on the corner of his forehead and he glares at her and the rabbit.
"Don't be so hard Yuu." Lavi says.
"Don't call me that!"
Raven's eyes suddenly light up. She smirks and chuckles evilly. Lavi notices the smile and smirks back.
"I know that look." Lavi says. "Spill it sexy."
"Foursome!" Raven yells cheerfully. Lavi laughs.
"NO WAY IN FUCKING HELL!" Kanda yells.
"Come on!" Raven says, laughing. "What about you Robin?" She smirks evilly. "What was that again? Yes?" Her and Lavi exchange a look and burst into laughter.
"NO! What are you trying to do to me?!"
"What's your problem?"
"Kanda is going to kill me! That's what!"
"Relax, I won't let that idiot try-"
A metallic edge shimmers near Raven's eyes and she gulps. She's beginning to really hate that stupid sword of his. Mugen flashes near her throat and she chuckles. Kanda's dark eyes burn into hers and his jaw tightens, letting out a feral growl.
"Right." Raven says. "Well, it is getting late. Maybe we should call it a night Lavi?"
"Yeah." Lavi says, nodding to the angry Kanda. He "ches" and pulls the katana away from her neck. Lavi turns to her and smiles.
"Well, it was fun." Lavi says. "I'll see you later."
"Yeah." Raven says. They lean closer together until their lips touch. Lavi chuckles and she pulls them deeper into the kiss. Kanda growls and glances at the clock.
"11:32." He mutters. Raven sighs and they separate with Lavi heading toward the door. The red head pauses and smiles to Raven.
"Night Raven." Lavi says. "Night Yuu."
"Goodnight Lavi." Raven says.
Kanda glares at the rabbit and the door closes. Raven sighs and falls back on the bed with a peaceful smile spread across her lips.
"Raven." Kanda growls.
"Yeah, yeah." She mutters and closes her eyes. A second later, Robin's hair is normal and her golden eyes blink open. Robin groans and covers her mouth.
"Why do they have to do that?" Kanda grumbles. "It's disgusting." She gags and rolls over to her side.
"Hey, you okay?" Kanda asks, concerned.
"Rabbit...tongue...mouth."
She groans again and runs into the bathroom, searching for something to burn her tongue off with.
"The mouthwash is in the medicine cupboard." He says back, reopening his book.
Robin reaches for the bottle of liquid and tries to block out the feeling of the red head's tongue slithering across her mouth. She groans and grabs the nearest bar of soap, viciously scrubbing the length of her tongue. Once her mouth feels somewhat cleaner, she slips out of the bathroom, feeling sick. She sighs and crawls over next to Kanda, still preoccupied with his reading.
"In case you forgot, your bed is over there." Kanda growls, pointing to her abandoned and lonely bed on the opposite side of the room. Robin whimpers.
"You're still mad?" She asks. "I've already apologized as much as I possibly can."
"I know." He says. He pulls the book up higher and she frowns.
"Kanda."
"I already know you did it to get those two together." He says.
"I'm sorry." She says, looking away.
"I know."
"It was just-" She starts.
"I know, baka." Kanda says. "I just wish you had thought to tell me before running off and telling Lavi everything."
"You heard?" She asks. Kanda nods. "How much did you hear?"
"Enough." He says. His eyes bore their way into hers and he frowns.
"Oh." She says.
Kanda sighs and tosses his book aside. "How long did you want to die?" He asks. Robin frowns and looks away.
"A while." She answers. "But it changed when I met Raven."
"What about after?" He asks. Robin scoffs and turns to look at him. His eyes watch her, completely serious.
"Come on Kanda," She says. "I'm sure everyone gets like that at some point."
"Robin..."
She sighs. "Fine. Yes dammit." She says. "Did I think about suicide while I lived on the streets? Yeah. I used to think about it everyday. But I was completely by myself, with nothing to call my own, and my one and only best friend was supposedly dead. I'm not like that anymore. I would never attempt that kind of thing. Even if everyone found out my secret and you end up hating me. I made a promise not to run away and I'll keep it."
"I would never hate you." Kanda says. "You need to know that I'll love you no matter what happens."
"So you don't hate me?" She asks.
"No." He says. "I'm mad, but I don't hate you."
"So can I sleep with you now?" She asks. Kanda sighs.
"Sorry baka." He says. Robin frowns.
"Oh come on," She says. "I tell you I wanted to die and you decide to make me sleep alone?"
"Karma's a bitch." He says with a shrug. Robin sighs.
"It's not the only one." She mutters, careful not to let him hear.
"I heard that." He says. Robin flinches. Damn that samurai's hearing. She turns to him and pulls out her puppy-dog eyes. Kanda ignores her and reaches for his book again. Seeing the movement she reaches for it first and snatches it out of his hands.
"Robin." He warns. Robin smirks and sits on his lap, keeping the book out of his reach.
"Please Kanda?" She pleads. "I don't think I can fall asleep without you."
"No." He says. His eyes flash with anger and she sighs. She knows she won't win against him, not when he's this mad. She pouts and hands him the book, trudging over to her bed. She plops down on the mattress and shivers against the cold sheets. She whimpers and pulls the blanket over her, keeping her back turned away from him.
"Oh yeah," She says. "Can you entertain yourself tomorrow?"
"Again?" Kanda asks. "Sure, but what exactly are you up to?"
"Stuff." She answers. Kanda rolls his eyes and pulls his blankets over himself.
She smirks, but doesn't let Kanda see it. For the last three days she's been sneaking away from him to see Lavi. The red head had very graciously offered to help her with a new song for the violin. She already had the melody down, but the lyrics have been giving her a hard time. Thankfully, the multilingual rabbit can read them and help her with pronunciation. Kanda has no clue of her daily ventures to the rabbit's room and she plans on keeping it that way. She's going to surprise him with the song on his birthday, which just so happens to be the day after tomorrow. She heard about it from Reever, of all people, and was a little annoyed that Kanda hadn't told her himself. Of course she already got him a present. It was currently packed away in her violin case.
Lavi has been more than happy to help her. After all it is because of her that he's able to be with Raven. Those two ended up establishing a secret relationship, hidden from Lavi's mentor Bookman and the rest of the Order. The only ones who know about them are her and Kanda. Since she and Raven share a body, they've had to schedule who gets to spend time with whom. Kanda, of course, hated the whole idea, but it's the only way for it to work. She groans, thinking of their kiss. The things she does for friendship.
"Night Kanda." She says.
"Night tenshi." He says. Robin growls and she hears him chuckle. She huffs and wraps her sheets tighter around herself. It's going to be a long night without Kanda. She shuts her eyes and lets her body float off to sleep.
Robin wakes up with her head dangling off one side of the bed. Her neck burns from the uncomfortable position and her legs tingle from having fallen asleep. She groans and shifts right-side up on the floor, hitting her head against the bed in the process. She rips away the sheets and looks over at Kanda's bed. He's gone. Probably training, Robin figures, since Mugen is missing as well.
Robin rubs her now throbbing head and checks the alarm clock. She reads the time and swears. It's nearly noon. Lavi must be wondering where on earth she is. She runs to her dresser and changes in a frenzy, making sure to grab her violin case. If she's quick she might be able to grab something to eat. Right on cue, her stomach grumbles and she sighs, heading toward the cafeteria.
When she enters the cafe, she's surprised to find it nearly deserted. There are a couple finders scattered at different places throughout the room, but besides them its practically empty. Well, almost. Robin spots a head of white and smirks. Of course Allen would be here.
She orders her food from Jerry and somehow manages to carry the plates over to his table. Allen glances up and, seeing her, breaks into a cheerful smile.
"Hey Robin." He says. "I was wondering where you were this morning."
"I overslept." She says. "I actually just woke up." She takes a seat opposite him and starts digging into her first dish. Cheesy scrambled eggs with toast and fruit salad. She takes a bite out of a strawberry and purrs with happiness.
"I'm surprised Kanda didn't wake you up." Allen says.
"He's still pissed over the last mission." She answers.
"Still?" Allen asks. Robin sighs.
"Yeah." She says. "I must say, I'm impressed. He can hold a grudge for a pretty long time."
"That must suck for you." He says.
"Yup." She answers. She takes another bite of her food. "But it's okay though. After tomorrow I'll have a happy Kanda all to myself."
"Why tomorrow?"
"It's his birthday." She says with a smile. She motions to her violin case. "Lavi's been helping me with a new song I'm going to sing for him. I already got his present. I hope he likes it."
"Are you guys throwing him a party?" Allen asks.
"I was thinking about it." She says. "But then again, Kanda isn't really fond of parties, or celebrations, or really people for that matter."
"Ain't that the truth." Allen says.
"I was just going to take him out for the day." She says. "Somewhere quiet where we can just relax and hang out."
"That will be nice." Allen says. She nods. She stuffs the last bit of food into her mouth and smiles.
"Lavi's probably waiting for me so I have to go."
"Well, see ya." Allen says.
She nods and carries her plates back to Jerry then starts heading to Lavi's room. She half walks, half runs down the hallways and stops in front of a door. She goes to knock, when the door opens by itself. Standing in the doorway is a short, older man in an exorcist uniform. Two black ovals surround his eyes and a patch of hair sticks up in the shape of a question mark.
"Oh hello Bookman." Robin says, moving aside for Lavi's mentor.
"Hello Robin." Bookman answers. "I take it you have business with Lavi?"
"Yeah." She says. She holds up the violin case for him to see. "Lavi's one of the only one's who can translate these lyrics for me. I hope I'm not being a bother."
"If Lavi is okay with it, then it's fine." He says. "Though if I may, I've noticed you two have been spending a great deal of time together."
Robin chuckles and gives him a smile. "What can I say?" She says. "Lavi's a nice guy and he knows a lot about history and the world. I actually really enjoy hearing about past events."
She watches Bookman's gaze soften. It's slight, very slight, but she can almost make out a faint grin.
"I just wish to remind us of our duties." Bookman says. Any hint of the grin is gone and Robin nods. Before leaving down the hall, Bookman pauses.
"If it's historic events you're after, I can perhaps lend you some references." He says. Robin stares at him, taken off guard. She quickly recovers and smiles, nodding her head.
"I'd appreciate that." She says. "Thank you Bookman." He nods back and strolls down the hallway and out of sight. Huh. I always thought Bookman was super strict. Maybe he's not such a bad guy after all. Robin shrugs and enters the room.
"Hey Robin." Lavi says. He glances up from a huge textbook on his lap and smiles cheerfully. He sits on one of the room's two beds surrounded by stacks of books and papers. Being a Bookman means Lavi has to do a large amount of studying and chronicling events. He's out of his exorcist uniform for once and has on a simple t-shirt and jeans. His hair is down and his hammer rests at his side on his bed.
"Hey Lavi," She says, shutting the door behind her. "Sorry I'm late."
"No problem." He says. He bookmarks the page he's on and sets it aside. Robin places the case on the floor and opens it.
"So do you want to go over the lyrics first or the notes?" He asks.
"Lyrics." She decides. "I have the song itself down, I'm just not used to singing and playing at the same time. Let alone in Japanese." She pulls out a notebook filled with sheet music from her case and takes a seat next to him.
"You could try the English translation." He says. Robin shakes her head.
"It doesn't flow as well I think." She says. "Besides, I want to surprise Kanda."
Lavi nods. "So give it a whirl." He says.
Robin takes a deep breath and starts running through each verse. Occasionally, Lavi will interrupt and correct her on pronunciation. When she is able to go through the song without a mistake, she switches to the violin. She practices the melody once, then plays the song while singing the lyrics. Lavi listens intently the whole time and offers a couple tips, which Robin gratefully memorizes. As she finishes the song for the thirtieth time that day, Lavi smirks and nods.
"I dare say, you've got it down." He says. "You're getting really good at playing." Robin smiles at the compliment and replaces the violin.
"I just hope Kanda likes it." She says.
"He'll love it." Lavi says. "Like I said when I found it for you, it's the perfect song to play for him. So don't worry." Robin nods. He's right of course.
"It's tomorrow so I won't have any other chance to practice." She says. "Thank you for helping me."
"No problem." He says. "I'm happy to help. By the way, I'll make sure to keep your secret hidden."
"Thank you." She says. "I know it's mostly because of Raven, but I'm still grateful nevertheless."
Lavi shakes his head. "You're my friend too, Robin." Lavi says. "If you get into any trouble, just holler."
"Thanks Lavi." She says.
She picks up her case and starts to head back to her room. She spent so much of her time practicing with Lavi that she didn't realize how late it's gotten. Kanda will probably wonder where she is. She closes the door to Lavi's room behind her and starts to head back when she hears someone come down the hall.
"Robin?"
Robin spins around and smiles when she sees a pair of dark green pigtails.
"Oh hey Lenalee." Robin says. "I haven't seen you in a while." Lenalee smiles back at her.
"I just got back from a mission in India." She says. "I'm glad to see that you're feeling better."
"Yeah," Robin says. "My innocence was doing weird things. Though, it seems to have calmed down recently."
"Well that's good." Lenalee says. They smile at each other in a moment of uncomfortable silence. Neither one of them seems to make a move to leave. Finally, Robin has enough of it.
"I should probably be going to my room." Robin says, turning to walk down the hall.
"Um, Robin?" Lenalee asks. Robin pauses.
"Yeah?" She asks.
"I couldn't help but see the wrap around your chest."
Robin flinches and turns to her. How does she know about her wrap?! Lenalee gives her a weak smile.
"I was worried it might be from an injury."
An injury? Robin snaps out of her trace and smiles back.
"Uh, yeah." She lies. "I ended up getting hit in the chest during a fight with an akuma. It was nothing serious but it was pretty swollen for a couple of weeks." Lenalee nods, seemingly buying her story.
"You should be careful." Lenalee says.
"Yeah." Robin says. "Well, goodnight."
"Night Robin." Robin nods and hurries down the hallway and away from the pigtailed girl's sight. She really hopes that's all she knows. Please, oh please buy her horrible injury story.
Robin makes it to her room and enters, going straight to her bed. Kanda is already asleep with the bed's covers pulled over him. Robin slides her violin under her bed and changes into her pajamas before sneaking over to her side of the room.
She could probably creep over to Kanda and lie with him for the night, but decides against it. Even if she could manage to crawl into his bed without waking him, he'll be mad when he wakes up. Not the way she wants tomorrow to start out. Robin curls up on her own bed and tries her best to fall asleep. She can't wait until tomorrow. She struggles against the nervous butterflies fluttering in her stomach, eventually drifting off to sleep.