Earning Your Love
Chapter 6: I'm Starting to Feel the Same
"So Tyki-pon, is Lavi-kun alright?" Road asked her uncle while she was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at Lavi who was currently laying on it, sleeping soundly.
"He's fine Road," the Portuguese male answered, "he just needs to rest for a little while."
The young girl got off the edge of the bed and sighed with relief, "Thank goodness because from his flushed face, I thought that he had a really bad fever."
"Well don't you worry Road; he'll be okay in the morning…well, depending on whether he has a massive headache or not."
"Okay Tyki-pon, I'm going to bed now." the young girl said as she walked towards her bedroom.
"Okay Road; good night." Tyki replied to her with a smile.
"Good night, Tyki-pon." Road opened the door and walked into the room. Before she closed the door, the young girl said to her uncle with a grin, "Don't do anything that I wouldn't do."
Tyki furrowed his eyebrow at his niece who simply giggled before closing her door. Once she did, the ebony haired male shook his head with a small grin. The he walks over to his mini-fridge and takes out a chilled bottle of water. After closing the refrigerator door, Tyki reached for a glass cup sitting on top of it and puts a few ice cubes from the ice bucket in it. Then he screwed open the top on the water bottle and poured its contents in the glass. Once the glass was nearly full, he closed the water bottle and put it next to the ice bucket. The ebony haired male carried the glass of water over to the redhead. He sat on the edge of the bed next to Lavi and gently shook him awake, "Hey Lavi, wake up."
Emerald eyes slowly opened up. Lavi's cheeks still looked a bit red and his speech was still a bit slurred, "H-H-Hey there, 'ow's it goin?"
The indigo eyed man put his arm around the smaller to help him sit up. Then he put the rim of the glass to Lavi's lips, "Here, drink some water Lavi."
Tyki tipped the glass a bit so that the redhead could drink the iced water. Lavi felt that cold, refreshing liquid run down his throat as he drunk it. Once the glass was nearly empty except for the ice, the Portuguese male placed it on the bedside table. Then he placed his hand against the smaller's forehead, "So how are you feeling?"
"Okay I guess." Lavi began as he slowly tried to sit up.
Tyki jumped to help the redhead, "I don't think you need to be getting up; you still need to rest."
"I appreciate your concern, but I have to go now." the emerald eyed teen said while getting off the bed and heading to the door.
The ebony haired male noticed that the other wobbled as he walked. He got off the bed and followed after him. Before Lavi could even touch the doorknob, Tyki said to him, "Lavi, I really don't think that it's a good idea for you to be up. All that alcohol you drank isn't out of your system yet."
"So…" the redhead said while he formed his hands into fists at his sides.
"You can stay here and rest till the alcohol is out of your system. You can sleep in my bed and I'll just sleep in the other bedroom in this suite. It's just not a good idea for you to be wandering the hotel filled with alcohol."
Lavi could feel water come to the eyes as his red bangs covered his eyes while lowering his head. His tightened his fists which caused them to shake at his sides, "…Why are you so nice to me?"
"Huh;" Tyki asked in return, "what do you mean?"
"I've been a bit of jerk to you since we've met and yet you don't seem bothered by it at all; why is that?"
"Maybe it's because I like you, Lavi." the Portuguese male confessed to the redhead.
"So sorry that I have a hard time believing that what you say is true." Lavi uttered as his lips formed a sad smile.
After a long silence, the Portuguese male asked, "Why do you?"
"Why do I what?"
"Why do you have such a hard time believing me?"
"I just do okay; so can't you just leave at that?!" the redhead cried as he twisted the doorknob opening the door, only to have it close due to Tyki's hand pushing it closed. "Tyki let me out; I want to go back to my room." Lavi said calmly despite being annoyed.
"Not until you tell me why you are so opposed to being with me."
"You wouldn't understand."
"How can I when you continue to keep things to yourself instead of talking it out."
"Okay if you want to know so badly, fine!" Lavi abruptly turned around to the taller with saddened eyes despite the angry look on his face. "I spent most of the past year giving my heart to some guy who I thought loved me, but I was too stupid to realize that he played me for a damn fool! He tossed my heart aside like some old rag! So excuse me if I'm a little skeptical about someone actually liking me!" The redhead felt warm, salty tears run down his cheeks as he continued, "The reason why I was so cold towards you is because I don't want to go through that pain again, okay; are you happy now?!"
At that moment, Lavi felt firm yet soft lips press against his, claiming them. His emerald eyes widened five times their normal size. His back was pressed against the door as the taller deepened the kiss. The redhead could feel his heart beating wildly in his chest and his legs going numb. What kept Lavi on his feet was Tyki's arm around his waist and his leg sitting right in between his legs. He couldn't believe that the Portuguese male was kissing him so intensely and passionately. The emerald eyed male could not even think straight due to the amount of feeling that Tyki was putting in the kiss. He had never felt such heated passion before not even with his good for nothing ex.
After a few minutes of mind blowing kissing, the two males had to come up for some air. Tyki pulled away from his stunned crush and gave a small smile, "Is that enough proof that I'm not lying about my feelings for you, or would you like me to prove it even more because I'd be happy to oblige."
Lavi brought his hand to his kiss swollen lips while his cheeks were colored scarlet red, "Tyki, I…I…I…"
Just then, the redhead felt the ebony haired male grasp his shoulders causing him to look into his eyes. Emerald met indigo as Tyki began to pour his heart out to Lavi in a serious yet loving words, "Listen Lavi, I may not know exactly who it was that caused you so much pain, but whoever it was, he was a damn fool for hurting you and letting you go. I just want to let you know that I would never hurt you like he did. I'm going to say this loud and clear for you to hear, I love you very much Lovely."
The redhead felt his heart stop at that love-filled confession. "You really do love me?" he asked to make sure that he heard the other right.
"Of course I do; why do you think I let Allen talk me into coming here in the first place? I wanted to get close to you and get to know you better."
After a brief silence in the room, Lavi spoke as a small smile arose on his face, "So, did I live up to your expectations, then?"
The tanned male grinned as he brought the smaller's hand to his lips and chastely kissed his knuckles, "In more ways than one my sweet rabbit, but I must know how do you feel about me?"
Lavi could feel his face grow redder as he diverted his eyes from the taller. "Well to be honest, ever since I first met you, I thought that you were just some persistent guy who couldn't take no for an answer," the redhead began making Tyki chuckle, "but I began seeing you in a whole new light when you and Road were hanging out with me and friends today. I almost found it hard to believe that someone as suave and smooth talking as you would be interested in me, but somewhere deep inside there was a part of me that really hoped that it was true. Now that I have heard how you truly feel about me, it's really incredible."
At that moment, the emerald eyed male saw the other's face lean in closer to his which made his heart pound faster. The young businessman noticed the smaller's behavior which make him smile warmly, "Why don't I kiss you again to clear up any doubts that you still may have?" he asked in that sultry tone that made Lavi's knees buckle.
"You're going to even if I say no at this point are you?" Lavi asked with a smug look on his face and a grin to match.
The smile on the Portuguese male's face turned into a full-fledged grin as he replied, "I think you're getting to know me really well. So what do you say Lovely, will you go out with me?"
The redhead simply smiled at the other as he placed his hand against Tyki's tanned cheek, "At this point, you're really making hard for me to say no, Tyki."
"I'll take that as an accomplishment." The Portuguese male placed his hand over the smaller's, getting lost in his shimmering emerald eyes that he loved so dearly, "Don't keep me in suspense Lavi, what's your answer."
Lavi thought for a few minutes before he answered, "My answer is…yes; I would love to go out with you, Tyki Mikk."
Indigo eyes widened in shock at those words. "Are you sure about this, Lovely?" Tyki asked hopefully.
The redhead nodded his head as he replied, "Yes, I'm sure; now that I fully and truly understand how you feel about me, I'm willing to give us a chance. I'm sorry it took so long to realize it."
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to accept my feelings." the young businessman replied with a loving smile.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." Lavi replied as he leaned in for another kiss with Tyki graciously accepting the offer by capturing those sweet lips with his.
The redhead wrapped both of his arms around his new lover's neck as the taller deepened the kiss which made him moan lightly. Tyki wrapped his arms around Lavi's slim waist while his hands rested on top of Lavi's lower back with fingers intertwined. Both of their tongues raged war, but Tyki's won hands down. The tanned male opened his eyes slightly to observe the sight before him. The redhead's cheeks were colored apple red which made him look so adorable. He loved how soft Lavi's lips felt against his; he has dreamed of this moment ever since he met him. He was so glad that he was able to earn his lovely rabbit's love.
Unknown to the newly formed couple, a curious indigo colored eye watched them from a crack in the bedroom door. Road smiled as she watched them. "Congrats Tyki-pon; I'm so happy that you two are finally together." the eleven year old said softly to herself before quietly shutting her door and heading to bed for the night.
The next morning, Tyki awoke to the sun's rays shining through the curtains. His indigo eyes peered downward realizing that he fell asleep in the couch. At that moment, an adoring smile arose on his face. Lying on top of his chest was Lavi, sleeping so soundly. Tyki lowered his head to place a chaste kiss against his new lover's soft red hair before smiling at him. At that moment, he saw a feint light blinking in the smaller's pants' pocket. The Portuguese male hated to disturb such a pleasant sight like watching his love sleep, but he felt that Lavi was receiving an important message or call. Tyki gently shook the other as he said, "Lavi, Lavi wake up."
After a couple of shakes, Lavi's eyelids opened revealing his sleep-filled emerald eyes. Once his vision was clear from his sleepiness, emerald met indigo as a sweet smile arose on his face, "Morning Tyki."
"Good morning Lavi and dare I say, you look beautiful when you're sleeping."
The redhead chuckled at the compliment, "Is there no end to your charming flattery, Mr. Mikk?"
"When it comes to you, I'm afraid not." Tyki replied making the both of them laugh wholeheartedly. "Oh yeah, Lovely your pocket was glowing; I think someone may have called or texted you."
"Oh man, thanks for telling me." Lavi sat up and reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. When he flipped it open, he noticed that he had a few missed calls and text messages from his worried friend. "It was Allen; he's been calling and messaging me. Which reminds me," the emerald eyed male got up from the sofa, "I have to go and talk to him."
Tyki got up as well and followed his lover to the door, "Would you like me to go with you?"
Lavi shook his head, "Thanks but, this is something that I have to do on my own." He placed his hand on the doorknob and turned towards the other, "I'll talk to you later, okay?"
Tyki leaned in and kissed the smaller's forehead which made the redhead blush, "Okay Lovely; see you later."
"Will do." the emerald eyed male replied with a smile as he opened the door and walked out of the room.
The Portuguese male sighed before being hugged from behind by his young niece which surprised him, "Road, you scared me!"
"Congratulations on you and Lavi getting together, Tyki-pon!" the navy haired girl said with excitement while hugging her uncle tightly.
Tyki furrowed his eyebrow at his niece as his fine lips formed a smirk, "Were you spying on us last night, dear Road?"
"Hmm, maybe." the eleven year old replied in a seemingly innocent tone.
The Portuguese male shook his head chuckling, "Yes, I bet."
After Allen put on his clothes, he heard a knock at his door. He walked over towards it and called out to Kanda who was in the bathroom, "I got it Yuu-kun!"
When the white haired male opened the door, he saw his friend standing there with a worried look in his eyes despite the small smile on his face. "Um…hey Allen." Lavi said scratching the back of his head.
"Hey Lavi." The silver eyed male replied diverting his eyes every few seconds before both of them said aloud in unison, "I'm so sorry!" They both stared at each other in shock for a brief second before that started laughing. "Come on in, Lavi." Allen said while letting his friend into his room.
Once Allen shut the door, they walked over to the bed and sat down on it. Once they got comfortable, the white haired male spoke up, "Lavi, I'm sorry that I made you angry last night. I just wanted you to be happy, but I failed to understand what you wanted. I was pushing something on you that you weren't ready for yet. I thought I was being a good friend, but a real friend would have been more considerate of the other's feelings."
Lavi gave a small smile as he shook his head. "Allen, you were being a good friend; I was the one being stubborn. Kanda was right; I was using what that idiot did to me as an excuse not to give Tyki a chance. I'm really sorry for all those things I said to you and for hurting your feelings; my emotions just got the better of me."
"It's alright; so, are we still friends?"
"Allen, we've been friends for years and we always will be." the redhead said with a smile while receiving a thank-you hug from the other.
"Well, it looks like you two made up." The two males looked up and saw Kanda standing there, putting his hair into a ponytail.
"We sure did Yuu-kun; isn't that great?" the white haired male said happily to his lover.
"Well that's great but," A dangerous smirk arose on the Japanese male's face as he spoke in a threatening tone, "Usagi, you got one second to get away from my Moyashi or I'll hurt you."
"Gotcha." Lavi said as he immediately moved away from his friend so he wouldn't have to endure the navy haired male's jealous wrath.
Allen laughed at Lavi, but then got a closer look at him, "Hey Lavi, you look different today."
"Different how?"
"Well, you have this really warm glow; you just look different from yesterday."
"Now that he mentions it, you do look a little different Usagi." Kanda said in agreement, "Did something good happen to you or what?"
At that moment, the redhead's cheeks grew bright red as he turned his head to the side. A small smile arose on his face as he answered, "Let's just say that Allen's plan wasn't a total loss."
Allen and Kanda looked at each other in confusion for a brief second till a sudden thought crossed their minds. They turned to their friend with wide eyes and gaping mouths. "Lavi, are you saying what I think you're saying?"
Lavi nodded, "That's right; Tyki and I are together now."
"Wait, wait, you and Tyki?" the Japanese male asked receiving a nod from the other, "How did this happen?"
"Forget how it happened, why didn't you tell me?!" the white haired male cried at his friend making him jump.
"Well we just got together last night after he took care of me after I drunk myself stupid."
"So wait, did you two…?" the navy haired male began to imply in a question.
"Oh my..." Allen said as he put his hands over his mouth with a slight blush running across his face.
"No, I did not have drunken sex with him; I just got together with the guy! Geez, get your minds out of the gutter!" the redhead cried out in embarrassment that his friend would even think that.
"Relax Lavi, Yuu-kun and I we're just kidding. Seriously, we are happy for you two." the silver eyed male said with a smile.
"All I can say is it's about time." Kanda added.
Lavi smiled in return and lightly sighed, "And I guess that I should be thanking you two because you guys did make it possible."
"See Yuu-kun, I told you my plan would work." Allen said triumphantly.
Kanda shook his head as a small smile arose on his face. "I never should've have doubted you, Moyashi."
"You got that right." the white haired male said proudly making his lover roll his eyes and his friend laugh. "So, what are our plans for today, you guys?"
"I wouldn't mind spending the day at the beach." Lavi suggested.
"That does sound like fun." Allen turned to Kanda and asked, "What do you think, Yuu-kun?"
"If you want to then I don't mind." the Japanese male replied while shrugging his shoulders.
"Okay then, we're in; we just have to get on our swimsuits."
"While you guys do that, I'm going to go see if Tyki and Road would like to join us." Lavi offered.
Kanda groaned heavily, disapproving the idea "Oh great; do we have to invite that kid too?"
"Oh Kanda, don't be such a stick in the mud. It wouldn't be as much fun if our new friends don't join us." Allen said sweetly to his lover trying to convince him.
"Moyashi, I don't…"
"I can make it up to you tonight, big time." the silver eyed male whispered in Kanda's ear with a slight purr.
The navy haired male's lips formed a smirk as he turned to Lavi, "Then again, the more, the merrier."
Lavi chuckled at the couple, "You two are classic; well, I'd better get going. I'll meet you guys in the lobby, okay?"
"Okay Lavi." Allen answered as the other opened the door and left. He smiled brightly, "Can you believe it Yuu-kun, Lavi and Tyki are together; isn't that great?"
"Yeah, it really is."
"I knew all Lavi needed was a little push; I'm such a good friend." Allen sniffed as his eyes were glistening with happiness.
Kanda simply nodded and patted his lover on his shoulder, "Yes you are Moyashi, yes you are. Now, we better get ready for the beach."
"Oh right!" Allen replied as he and his lover started to prepare for fun in the sun.
The two weeks that Lavi, Allen, and Kanda spent in Hawaii flew by pretty quick. Everyone was getting their luggage together on the luggage cart and making sure all of their belongings were packed up. Once their suitcases were loaded on the cart, the three males headed down to the lobby to turn in their keys. Once they arrived, Kanda said, "I'll go turn our keys in; I'll be right back."
"Sure thing." Lavi and Allen said in unison as the Japanese male walked over to the front desk.
While they were waiting on Kanda, the white haired male spotted something that made him grin. He nudged Lavi in the side with his elbow and said, "Hey Lavi, look who I see?"
The redhead looked up and saw Tyki and Road sitting down in the sitting area. He smiled to himself as he felt Allen nudge him in the side again, "Go on over there and talk to him."
"Geez Allen, can you be anymore pushy; besides I was just going to do that." the emerald eyed male said before walking over. Once he arrived, he greeted them, "Hi Tyki, hey Road."
The two relatives turned and Tyki grinned as the sight of his beloved, "Hello Lovely."
"Hey Lavi-kun; congratulations on getting together with Tyki-pon!" Road said happily.
"Um thanks Road, so do you mind giving me a moment with Tyki?" the redhead asked the young girl.
"Oh sure thing, I wanted to go say goodbye to Allen-kun anyway." Road replied as she happily skipped over to the white haired male.
Lavi shook his head before turning his attention back to Tyki. "Well this has been a most pleasant trip, huh?" the redhead asked the other.
"Indeed it has; it was rather enjoyable to say the least. Do you know what made it even better?"
The emerald eyed male shook his head, "No, what?"
The Portuguese male smiled as he took his lover's hand in his and placed a warm kiss against the back of it. From his narrowed indigo eyes, he saw the redhead's cheeks blush which made his loving smile grow wider, "What made it better was that I was able to obtain a lovely rabbit that I've been in love with since the moment I laid eyes on him.
Lavi could feel his cheeks grow even redder at the other's sweet words, "Tyki Mikk, you have got to be the most charming guy that I have ever met."
"Why thank you, Lovely; you're too kind."
"My, aren't you two getting lovey dovey." the couple turned and saw Kanda and Allen walk up to them with Road latched onto Allen's arm all giddy much to the Japanese male's dismay.
Tyki chuckled lightly as Lavi blushed heavily and cried out in embarrassment, "Allen, do you mind?!"
The silver eyed male laughed at his friend before he said, "Aw Lavi, lighten up, I'm only kidding."
Kanda sighed heavily, "I really hate that this trip is over; I don't feel like going back to work."
"Isn't that the truth?" Allen agreed.
"I know; since the trip is over, I won't be able to see my cute Allen-kun as much." Road added snuggling against Allen's arm as the white haired male laughed nervously at her.
"Well at least there's an upside to all of this." the Japanese male uttered with a small grin.
The eleven year old girl puffed out her cheeks at the other as the silver eyed male laughed off his lover's words, "Oh Yuu-kun, you don't mean that."
"Che!" the navy blue haired male replied in a mocking tone as he turned his head to the side, 'The hell I don't.'
Tyki laughed at the sight before him, "Those three are a riot."
"Isn't that the truth?" the redhead added.
At that moment, the ebony haired male noticed a black car pull up outside of the lobby's front doors out the corner of his eye. "Road, our ride is here; we had better get going." Tyki said to his niece.
"Oh okay, Tyki-pon." The blue haired girl said sadly before letting go of Allen's arm. She turned to Allen and said with a smile, "It was nice meeting you, Allen-kun."
"It was nice meeting you too, Road. Now don't look so glum, we'll see each other again soon now that Lavi and Tyki are finally dating." the white haired male said ignoring his friend calling out his name in embarrassment.
"Yay; I love you, Allen-kun!" the indigo eyed girl said happily as she eagerly hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Allen slightly blushed at the action as Kanda glared at the girl in jealousy, "Why that little…!"
"Oh and Kanda, I like you too." Road said cutely.
"Oh, I bet you do." the Japanese male replied through clenched teeth as his Moyashi chuckled nervously.
Road ran over to her uncle's side and grabbed his hand. "Well you guys, we'll see you around." Tyki said.
"Oh wait Tyki, before you go I would like to ask you something." Lavi said to him.
"Yes Lovely, what is it?"
"Um, I was wondering after we all get settled, would you like to have dinner with me at my house sometime?" the emerald eyed male asked.
Tyki smiled tenderly at the request, "That actually sounds nice; I'd love to."
"Great, so I'll call you to discuss the details then."
"Sounds like a plan to me." The young businessman got closer to his lover and kissed him on the cheek. "I look forward to your call and our little rendevous." he said in that charming, sultry tone of voice.
"O-O-Okay…" Lavi stammered despite the radiant smile on his face.
"Well so long for now, Lovely; bye Allen and Kanda." Tyki said.
"Bye you guys!" Road added as she and her uncle headed out the lobby's electronic doors.
Allen smiled at his friend's happiness, "I gotta say Lavi, you and Tyki make such a cute couple."
"Thanks Allen; for the first time in weeks, I feel so happy and truly loved."
"And that's all that matters, my friend." the silver eyed male added as Kanda nodded in agreement.
Lavi nodded his head with a smile, "Yeah, you're right; for once in my life, things are truly perfect and I really hope that it stays that way."
To Be Continued…
A/N: Well my loyal followers/readers, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I hope that I did not disappoint you guys. Sorry it took so long to post this; I was trying to get the plot together and figuring out how to end it. Stay tuned for the next chapter because a challenge will come that will test our beloved couple's love then the real drama will break loose. What will it be, you ask? Just wait and find out. Remember to review to let me know what you thought of this chapter. See you soon!