Earning Your Love
Chapter 4: Should I Give You a Chance?
Lavi just stared in shock at the young businessman standing before him in all of his glory. Tyki grinned at his crush's surprised state of shock, "You know Lovely, we have to stop meeting like this, not that I mind it."
The red head regained composure and straightened himself out. "T-T-Tyki?! What are you doing here?!"
"Well I was on my way back to my room from getting a pack of smokes, but…"
"I don't mean at this very moment!" Lavi interrupted, "I meant what are you doing here at this hotel?!"
"Well if you must know, I'm actually here on holiday. I decided to take some time off and I was in need of some relaxing beach scenery. Of course, seeing you here just made my vacation even more enjoyable." the ebony haired male replied with a charming smile.
"Well couldn't you have gone to Fiji or something?! I hear it's lovely this time of year!"
"Why Lovely, it sounds like you're not happy to see me."
The red head diverted his eyes from the other, "…Well, I wouldn't say those exact words. It's weird how you show up at the same hotel that my friends and I are staying at."
"Oh Lavi, it's just sheer coincidence that I just happen to come across you." Tyki innocently stated.
"Pssh, yeah right;" the emerald eyed male said as he crossed his arms in front of his chest looking skeptical, "there's something funny going on around here; I just know it."
The Portuguese male chuckled to himself while shaking his head. 'Oh my dear Lovely, nothing gets past you.' He grinned as he moved closer to the other. Lavi noticed how close the taller was getting to him which made him back away nervously. Tyki kept coming towards the other till his back hit the wall. Uneasy, emerald eyes stared back at the black haired male as a nervous smile arose on the red head's face, "Um, what are doing?"
Lavi trembled as he saw two arms trap him in between them. Tyki's hands were both placed at each side of his head. As the ebony haired male leaned in close to his beloved's face, the red head could smell the other's cologne. That rich, fragrant scent filled his nostrils as he inhaled, but tried his best not to let it get to him. Lavi turned his head to the side with a slight frown, "What do you want with me?"
"I want to know why you always seem to act so cold towards me."
"Why do you care what I do?" the emerald eyed male retorted.
"Because I care about you very much; why can't you see that?"
"I just don't get you at all," the red head still had his head turned to the side to avoid looking in the other's eyes, "you can clearly see that I don't want to go out with you, so why are you being so damn persistent?"
Tyki grinned at the question while taking his hands off the wall, "Lovely, I'm a very persistent man. When I see something or someone that I like, I go after it till I get what I desire."
"I take it that modesty isn't in your vocabulary, huh?" Lavi asked bluntly with narrowed eyes.
"Being a young and successful businessman can do that to you." Tyki grinned, "But you know, I think that you do want to go out with me."
The red head furrowed his eyebrow at the other, frowning, "And what makes you think that?"
"It's quite obvious that you feel something towards me, but you're too stubborn to admit it."
Lavi could not believe the words that were spewing out the other's mouth. He groaned heavily then shook his head, "What's it going to take to get through to you; I don't want to date anyone!"
"You're still lying to yourself, Lovely. It's only a matter of time till you go against your word."
Lavi began backing away from the other towards the elevator trying to get away from Tyki. "Okay…um, I think I better head up to my room, but I'm going to say this again, I don't want to date anyone and that includes you!"
The Portuguese male watched his adorable crush try to scurry away from him. When the smaller's back was turned towards him so that he could press the up button for the elevator, Tyki walked up to him and leaned into his ear. "We'll see about that." he purred in a hushed tone.
The red head felt his face grow bright red and his heart beat like a loud yet steady drum. When he heard the elevator ding and its door open, Lavi rushed in as fast as his feet could carry him. He turned around as the door was closing and saw the ebony haired male smiled lovingly at him with those indigo eyes boring into his soul. The red head quickly pushed the "door close" button to shut the elevator door closed. Once it was, the emerald eyed male pushed the 4th floor button and the machine began to rise towards its destination. Lavi leaned against the wall with his hand clutching his chest and breathing rapidly, "I don't get it; my heart's pounding like crazy and all because he whispered in my ear. Why is this guy affecting me so much, why?"
Allen and Kanda were in their room getting on their pajamas and getting ready for bed. Allen was done first and stood at the long, screen window looking out at the lovely beachfront view. "Yuu-kun, the view from this room is really something."
The Japanese male, with his long navy hair hanging down from its usual ponytail, walked up to his lover and wrapped his arms around his slim waist. He rested his chin in the other's white hair, "It sure is."
"Yuu-kun, I'm really grateful for this trip; thank you so much for bringing us here." the silver eyed male said sweetly.
Kanda grinned, "You're welcome, Moyashi."
Then Allen felt the other's warm lips peck at his cheek then travel down his jaw line. He giggled cutely, "Yuu-kun, that tickles; what are you doing?"
"Well, I was hoping that you would give me my reward for this lovely trip." the navy haired male purred in his lover's ear, with a loving smirk.
Allen chuckled as he turned to the taller and placed his hands against the other's chest, grinning, "Right now?"
"Why not," Kanda replied smirking wildly, "I'm ready to get paid in full until I'm satisfied." Then the navy haired male leaned into his lover's sweet lips and claimed them in a deep, heavy kiss. Allen moaned heavily in the kiss as he felt Kanda's tongue travel all around his mouth making him feel heated. He clutched the other's shirt for dear life as felt Kanda's larger hands go up under his shirt, caressing his skin.
Allen jerked his head to the side as he felt Kanda's fingers caressed his hardened nipples, "…Oh, Yuu-kun…!"
"Ah-uh Moyashi, you're not getting away from me until I get what I want." Kanda purred as he leaned into the nape of Allen's neck and began kissing and sucking on it as if it were hard candy creating a purple mark upon it. The Japanese male moved away to admire his handy work. He smirked lovingly at how delicious his Moyashi looked with his reddened cheeks and hazy, silver eyes shimmering with lust and love.
Before the young couple could even get to the intensity of their heated passion, there was a loud knock at their door. The silver eyed male moved away from his lover, "I wonder who that could be at this time of night."
"Just ignore it; they'll go away." Kanda said in an irritated tone trying to get back to ravishing his moyashi.
Before the Japanese male could even give Allen another heated kiss, there was another loud knock at the door. Kanda growled in anger as he stomped towards the door, wanting to kill whoever was behind it. When he opened the door, he saw Lavi standing there looking impatient, "It's about time you opened the door, Yuu-chan; what took you so long?"
"This had better be good you baka usagi, because I'm this close to killing you." Kanda growled angrily through clenched teeth.
"Now, now Yuu-kun, calm down." Allen said, grabbing his lover's arm while rubbing his back to try and console him. Then he whispered in Kanda's ear, "We'll continue where we left off later."
"Che; you better make this visit quick, usagi." the navy haired male said while rolling his eyes and walking away.
Lavi furrowed his eyebrow, "What's his problem, Allen?"
"Oh nothing, Lavi; please come in." the white haired male said while letting his friend in before closing the door.
"Anyway, you guys will not believe who I just saw in the lobby." the redhead said in an uneasy voice.
"Why, is it someone famous?" Allen asked while Kanda gave him a blank look.
"…No…well, in our town he is."
"Spit it out Usagi, who was it?!" the Japanese male yelled out impatiently in an irritated tone.
"It was Tyki Mikk; he's actually here at this hotel, can you believe that?!"
"Tyki's here?" Allen asked feigning innocence receiving a nod from his friend, "No way!"
"Yeah it's weird; of all the places to run into him, it just had to be here." Lavi walked over to a chair and plopped down in it, resting his head in his hands.
"Oh come on Lavi, there is no need to act depressed." Allen said placing his hand on his friend's shoulder, "Think of this encounter as a good thing; maybe God is trying to tell you something."
Emerald eyes peered at Allen with an incredulous look in them, "And that would be?"
"Go back to your room now?" Kanda muttered bluntly.
"…No," the silver eyed male replied as Lavi stared at the other with a perplexed look, "to try and give Tyki a chance and who knows, you just might like him."
"Allen, I dunno." Lavi stood up from the chair and ran his free hand through his red hair, "I mean, I made that mistake once and look what happened."
"If you want my opinion, Usagi, Tyki is nothing like that bastard who broke your heart." Kanda said.
"Yuu-kun's right, Lavi;" the snow haired male began, "I mean, Tyki is really a charming gentleman who really cares about you. Guys like him are hard to come by; so why don't you give it a try."
Lavi sighed heavily while stretching his arms out, "I dunno; we'll see. Well, I'm going to head back to my room now; I'm sorry to bother you guys."
"It's okay Lavi; we'll see you in the morning. Oh yeah, we're going to eat breakfast in the morning as well." Allen told his friend.
"Alright, I'll meet you two in the hotel restaurant then; good night." the red head replied before heading towards the door.
"Night." the couple called out in unison before Lavi shut the door.
Allen sighed as he walked over to Kanda and hugged his middle, "Kanda, do you think that Lavi will ever give Tyki a chance at loving him?"
"I'm not sure, Moyashi," the Japanese male answered as he placed a chaste kiss against his lover's cheek while wrapping his arms around him, "only time can answer that. That usagi is still having a hard time allowing someone in his life. We'll just have to wait and see how things turn out."
When Lavi returned to his room, he went to his suitcase and pulled out a pair of green pajamas, his toothbrush, and his toothpaste. He headed to the bathroom to get ready for bed. Once the red head was done, he walked out of the bedroom in his sleepwear and his clothes folded to be placed in his suitcase.
The emerald eyed male turned back the burgundy comforter and the black cotton covers of the bed and got under them. He sighed happily at how comfy and soft the bed and pillows felt under him. It was like he was floating on a soft, fluffy cloud. Before drifting off to sleep, Lavi stared up at the cream colored ceiling. "Maybe Allen and Kanda are right; maybe I should give him a chance."
At that moment, the red head shook his head vigorously from side to side at what he just said, running his hands across his face and through his hair. "What am I saying; I promised myself that I would never go down that road again!"
Just then, images of Tyki came to his mind. Lavi began to remember certain features about the young businessman. His smooth and tanned skin, those glistening ivory eyes, that silky, black hair and his charming smile that would make girls faint in his presence. The emerald eyed male felt his cheeks turn bright red as he remembered the ebony haired male's rich, sultry voice whisper lowly in his ear. That very voice made him so weak in the knees and his heart beat like crazy.
Thinking about that incident made Lavi's heart beat again. Its beating was as loud and rapid as it was before. He sat up in the bed and clutched his chest where his heart was, "There it goes again; what's wrong with me? It can be that I'm beginning to like that guy; it just can't."
Lavi groaned heavily, "I hope that I'm able to sleep tonight." Then he reached over to the lamp on the bedside table, clicked it off and got under the covers and tried to get to sleep.
The next morning, the red head awoke to the sun's rays shining through the curtains. He sat up in the bed and stretched his arms out. "Man that was a good sleep." He peered over to the digital clock on the bedside table and saw that it said 7:30 a.m. "Well, I better get ready to meet the guys." Lavi pulled the covers off of him and got out of bed. Then he went to his suitcase to get his clothes and hair products and head to the bathroom to get ready.
Once Lavi was dressed and his shoes were on, he heard his cell phone ring. He went over to the table and picked it up. He flipped it open and brought it to his ear and said, "Hello?"
"Good morning, Lavi!" he heard a cheery voice say.
The emerald eyed male smiled as he replied, "Morning Allen, how are you?"
"I'm fine; Yuu-kun and I are already downstairs in the hotel restaurant. We have a table ready so you can sit with us."
"Okay; so how's breakfast?"
"It's really good and it's a buffet line too!"
"That sounds great; I'll be down in minute. Make sure you save me some."
"Well I had no choice; Yuu-kun was making sure that I didn't get "too" much."
Lavi laughed, "Well, I'll see you two when I come down."
"Alright, see ya!" When Allen's voice was gone, the redhead ending the call and flipped his phone closed. The he put his phone, wallet, and room key in his pocket before heading towards the door. Before exiting his room, he hung the "housekeeping needed" tag on the doorknob outside before shutting the door and headed for the elevator.
Once the elevator arrived on the first floor, its door opened and the red head walked out. He went through the busy lobby and saw the entrance of the hotel restaurant. Then he saw that the buffet line wasn't long and got in it. He picked up a tray from the pile and placed it on the sliver metal bars attached to the buffet bar. Lavi pushed the tray down the line. He grabbed a plate and placed it on his tray. He saw different breakfast choices such as grits, eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes, etc. He used the bar's utensils to get some eggs, three sausage links, and three pancakes. By the pancakes, he saw some syrup and butter packets in a basket. He reached for one of each and placed them on his tray by his plate. Then he saw a section of fruit set up. Lavi reached for another plate and put some strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, and papaya on it.
Next, he came across the bread items (toast, muffins, etc), the cereal section, and the beverage dispenser. The emerald eyed male used the metal tongs to grab a blueberry muffin and he placed it on the plate with his fruit. Then he grabbed a cup from beside the beverage dispenser to get some orange juice. Once he was done getting his food, he picked up his tray and went to find his friends' table.
After a few seconds of searching, Lavi spotted Allen and Kanda sitting at a table for six by the window. He walked over to the table and said, "Hey guys!"
The couple raised their heads and saw the red head sit down in one of the chairs across from them. "Morning Lavi," Allen replied, "How was your sleep?"
"It was alright; the bed was quite comfortable; did you guys sleep well?" the green eyed male asked while taking his silverware out of his navy colored napkin.
"Yeah we did actually…" the white haired male answered, blushing slightly.
"That is, after I was paid in full for this trip, right Moyashi?" Kanda asked with a loving smirk, leering at this lover.
"Bakanda!" Allen cried in embarrassment.
The Japanese male chuckled, "I'm just telling it like it is."
"…Okay," Lavi stared blankly at the couple before eating his food. After taking his first bite, the red head asked, "So what should we do today?"
"Well let's see, we could go to the beach or go sight-seeing; the possibilities are endless in Hawaii." the silver eyed male replied.
Just then, the three of them heard a young girl's voice say, "Good morning, Allen-kun!"
Before Allen could turn around, he felt someone hug him from behind which surprised him. He turned his head and relaxed when he saw who it was. "Good morning, Road." the silver eyed male said with a smile as his lover grunted and rolled his eyes. "How are you this morning?"
"I'm just great and happy to see you, Allen-kun!" Then the young girl turned to Kanda who currently had a disgruntled look on his face which didn't faze her one bit, "Good morning, grumpy samurai!"
"Would you stop calling me that and I'm not grumpy!" the navy haired male said angrily.
"You sure sound grumpy; Allen-kun, is he not a morning person?" the indigo eyed girl asked innocently.
Allen laughed nervously as Kanda gritted his teeth at the child, "Why you little…and would you let go of my Moyashi already?!"
Road grinned as she hugged the white haired male even more, "Allen-kun doesn't mind if I hug him for a little bit."
"Well I do!" the Japanese male replied angrily.
"Yuu-kun, calm down will you; she's just a child." Allen said hoping to console his lover. When his head was turned, the young girl cutely stuck her tongue out at Kanda which made him growl even louder.
"Ahem?" the three turned to Lavi who happened to be giving them a suspicious look and drumming his fingers on the table.
Allen and Kanda diverted their eyes from the red head as Road smiled innocently at him, "Hello again, Lavi-kun; how are you?"
"Oh I'm fine Road, but tell me, how do you know my friends?" Lavi asked in a suspicious tone.
"Y-Y-You told me about her, remember Lavi?" Allen said trying to get out of the conversation.
"Yes…over the phone!"
"Well…uh…what had happened was…!"
"Tyki-pon introduced me to them after we checked in yesterday." the blue haired girl said.
"Tyki's here, huh?" Lavi narrowed his eyes at his friend who happened to be panicking at the moment, "Allen, what's going on?"
"Um…you see, Lavi…"
"We happened to come across them before my Moyashi and I went up to our room. He didn't want to tell you because he didn't want this trip to be ruined for you." Kanda said in Allen's defense.
"Yeah, that's what happened!" the white haired teen chimed in.
"Oh," Lavi said unaware that his friend was wiping his brow and sighing with relief, "for a minute there, I thought you were going to say that you two invited Tyki here in the hopes that he would go out with me or something."
"Ha-ha…of course not, Lavi." Allen said before clearing his throat, "Speaking of which Road, where's your uncle anyway?"
"Oh, he's standing right behind Lavi." the eleven year old answered.
"Huh?" The red head turned around and saw Tyki standing over him holding a tray with food for him and Road.
The ebony haired male smiled, "Good morning everyone."
"Good morning." Allen and Kanda greeted in unison as Lavi turned to the side trying to hide his slightly reddened cheeks.
"I was wondering where my niece was running off to in such a hurry; it was to greet her crush."
"Oh Tyki-pon, you know I had to greet my sweet Allen-kun." Road said in a giddy voice while hugging Allen.
Lavi grinned, "Looks like you have some competition there, Kanda."
"There is no competition, you baka usagi!" the navy haired male retorted.
"Relax Yuu-kun, you know Lavi was just kidding." the silver eyed male said to this lover receiving a "Che!" in return. Allen turned to Tyki and said, "Why don't you and Road sit and eat with us?"
"Well of course, if it's not too much trouble."
"It's no trouble at all; please join us."
Road raised her hand and said in a happy voice, "I wanna sit next to Allen-kun!"
"Well too bad kid," the navy haired male grinned, "I'm sitting next to him."
The indigo eyed girl puffed her cheeks at the other as Allen sighed, "Tell you what, I'll sit in the middle seat so that everyone's happy; how's that?"
"Yay!" Road said happily.
"Che, fine!" Kanda grunted, rolling his eyes. With that, Allen and Kanda switched seats so that he was in the middle. Road sat in the free chair to the right of him.
"Well, it looks like I'm sitting next to you, Lovely." Tyki said as he placed his tray on the table and took a seat next to the red head.
Lavi lowered his head to where his red bangs covered his slightly, reddened face, "Oh joy."
The young businessman chuckled lightly at his crush's shyness as he handed his niece her food. "So, what are you three doing today?" Tyki asked as he opened his silverware to start eating.
"We haven't figured it out yet; we were just talking about it actually."Allen replied.
"Hey, why don't we all go shopping together?" Road suggested.
"Sounds like a plan to me." the white haired male said before turning to his lover, "What do you think, Yuu-kun?"
Kanda shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah sure, why not?"
"Okay," Allen turned to emerald eyed male, "what about you Lavi; you want to go shopping?"
"Yeah; I did want to get some souvenirs while I was here."
"Great, so why don't we all finish eating breakfast and we'll all go together." Tyki said before he, his niece, and his two friends continued their meal and chatted with each other.
While the other four were talking to each other, Lavi was in deep thought about this whole situation while eating his food. 'I just have to face facts; there's no getting away from this guy. Maybe it's time to let go of my pride and get to know him better.' His emerald eyes peered over to the young businessman who was smiling and laughing with his friends. The red head felt his cheeks grow red at that charming face, 'This is getting complicated.'
To Be Continued…
A/N: Hey you guys, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. There will be more action in the next chapter, so stay tuned and remember to review to let me know what you think!