Sleeping in the closet

[ever_somnolence]

Lace was a quiet boy, he never said much in class and only spoke when spoken too. Even then he didn't say much. This was never a bother to him. A lack of friends was of no concern to Lace, his strange beauty and mysterious nature drew plenty of attention from other students. Which could be bothersome, but he found ways to avoid it. He went into the Gym storage room to eat lunch, one day however, he fell asleep. He fell into such a deep sleep that he slept through class and until the end of volley ball practice. He managed to hide from the sight of the club members, though not on purpose until someone came in and saw him.

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[ever_somnolence]

"I...can...help..." It would be easy to show him how to do it. It just took some effort and a cook book. He continued eating his meal before gazing at the left over meat.

"Would...you like another...?"

[acecat]

"You can? Really?! I'll teach you something too! Spiking maybe?" Lev offered and nodded when Lace asked if he wanted another helping. "Yes, please! It's really good!"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace took his plate and gave him another large helping before washing his dishes and starting to work on his bento box for tomorrow. He made two for him and for Lev before returning to Lev. "I....made another bento box for you...."

[acecat]

Lev's eyes started to shine when Lace showed him a bento made especially for him, "Y-You didn't have to...I'm touched! Truly touched!! This is ace bento, I can tell! You're the best...! What can I do for you? Just name the thing, I'll do it!"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace shook his head, "There's nothing you can do...." He replied, Lace didn't care. He just had left overs and Lev had been really welcoming of him so it seemed perfectly fine.

[acecat]

"Nothing I can do? NOTHING I CAN DO?" Lev's jaw dropped, but he regained his composure a little while after...sort of. "I CAN DO ANYTHING! JUST TELL ME, I'LL DO IT! I'M THE ACE!"

[ever_somnolence]

"I...don't have....anything...for you to do..." Lace looked at him with a surprised look. No one had ever been so adamant to do something. It wasn't anything big he had done for him.

[acecat]

"It's decided, then! I'm going to make you bento for the day after tomorrow!" Lev offered, even though his bento was rather simple. "What do you think?"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace quietly nodded his head, if that was what Lev wanted then Lace wouldn't stop him. They lived right next door after all.

[acecat]

"No need to be so shy, you know?" Lev patted him on the back and laughed. "No one made me bento before...I mean, my mom doesn't count."

[ever_somnolence]

Was this shyness...? Lace never thought about how he felt before. He had always dealt with things in his own way. "I'm....not shy...." He replied, gazing at the other taller boy.

[acecat]

"Aren't you really?" Lev asked, tapping his chin a few times. "For me you are. And really quiet. I'm really loud, on the other hand...just like I was loud for the both of us..."

[ever_somnolence]

Being loud for the both of them...? He was going to be loud for Lace? He looked surprised at him, no one had ever tried doing something like that before. "We're....very different...." He agreed, but that wasn't bad. That wasn't bad at all.

[acecat]

"Do you have plans for tomorrow after school? We could go somewhere! Or I can introduce you to my teammates! Or we can do anything you want, but I bet you're too shy to tell me what would that be...!" Lev laughed and ruffled Lace's hair.

[ever_somnolence]

Lace was fine with doing what ever Lev wanted. He was okay with a first year calling all the shots. He was okay with following him. Lace allowed Lev to ruffle his hair and bowed his head.

"I'm... not shy...."

[acecat]

"Yeah, right! That's not a bad thing, though!" Lev assured him and all of a sudden picked him up from the floor and lifted him up high. "And so light, too!"

[ever_somnolence]

"....?!" Lace stiffened up quickly when Lev picked him up, looking down at him with a surprised gaze. He...actually lifted him up. His feet were not on the ground and this boy he just met was lifting him up. Lace was speechless, he couldn't find words to say to him.

All he could do was stare down at him.

[acecat]

"This stare...do you want to kill me?" Lev asked when he looked up at Lace and their eyes met. "Should I put you back down?" He was a bit scared, especially when Lace was silent.

[ever_somnolence]

Lace reached out to lightly pet his head, at this height he was able to reach up and do what Lev could do so easily. He wasn't going to kill him, "Why....would...I do that...?" He asked, giving him a curious look.

[acecat]

"I don't know...but I lifted one of the third years just like this and he punched me in the face," Lev explained, trying to look at him. "His gaze was similar to yours...I think?"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace's gaze wasn't murderous or aggressive. It was a quiet and soft one. "Violent...." He murmured as he gave him another soft and sympathetic head pat. He couldn't imagine anyone wanting to hurt the first year. He was very welcoming....unless Japan didn't like open and welcoming people...?

[acecat]

"Maybe a bit...but that's how Yaku-san is, I guess. Tiny and violent." Lev chuckled. After all it wasn't like he held a grudge against Yaku or anything. "You're tiny and quiet instead...but that's cool! I can lift you up as many times as I want!"

[ever_somnolence]

Yaku sounded scary. Maybe he reacted differently when startled? Lace usually reacted violently when frightened by something. "...Do...you enjoy lifting....me...up...?" Lace asked, not really minding being lifted up. It would be useful for if he falls asleep or something like that.

[acecat]

"Yeah! I can even throw you up in the air...or, more likely, into the ceiling," Lev grinned but in the end he didn't do anything. "Kidding! Or...maybe not?"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace gripped his arms when he said throw him into the ceiling, worried that Lev would actually throw him into the ceiling. Maybe this is why Yaku didn't like Lev picking him up. Because Lev would throw Yaku into the ceiling. "....Don't throw me....into the....cieling...."