Misao's Curse..?

Lasercorn?

"Hell yeah!" Anthony exclaims from his seat beside Joven on the couch.

"Damn it, Anthony!" Flitz exclaims from his spot on the floor, seated on a comfortable beanbag chair, laughing as his Mii flies off the screen.

To celebrate Lasercorn's speedy recovery, those who were available went to Smosh HQ for a Smash Bros party. No filming whatsoever; just pizza, soda, and tons of brawling fun. Mari and Wes couldn't make it, Wes claiming to be feeling under the weather and Mari offering to stay with Wes to keep him company. Trying to hide his annoyance with Ryu, Flitz smirks as he is respawned into the arena. Flitz, Anthony, Sohinki, and Ian decided to start it off with a three stock, all items match. Sohinki is currently leading with no lives lost while Flitz trails behind with only one life remaining. Joven and Lasercorn decided to sit out the first round to enjoy some pizza and soda before beating the crap out of their friends

Looking out the corner of his eye, Joven can't help but worry about Lasercorn. His friend's usually happy smile is currently replaced with an uninterested expression, he hasn't shouted one bit of random nonsense this entire match, and even his bright blue eyes have turned to a dull hue. Logic is telling Joven that Lasercorn still has a bit of recovering to do, but something inside is telling him otherwise.

'That feeling from the hospital... It's back again. It's so familiar, but at the same time I can't remember why! If anything, it's his eyes that are bothering me more than anything. They're so dull. If I knew why that bothered me so much, I'd be pretty grateful.'

Finally noticing his friend's distress, Lasercorn makes eye contact with Joven while flashing him a small smile. As genuine as it looks, Joven senses no feeling whatsoever behind that smile. Not wanting to upset his friend, Joven weakly smiles back at him before turning his attention back to the television. Flitz and Ian have been eliminated, leaving Anthony and Sohinki to battle it out for first place, tied at one life each. Picking up a lightsaber, Anthony's Mii charges at Sohinki's Mii only to miss as Sohinki's Mii jumps directly over Anthony's Mii's head.

"Are you fucking serious?! That's cheap!" Anthony exclaims in frustration, his friends laughing at his outburst.

"He's gonna get ya, man!" Flitz taunts, playfully smacking Anthony's arm.

"Shut up!" Anthony yells in response, gaining more laughter from his audience.

Feeling eyes on him, Anthony uses his peripheral vision to search for the culprit. A sight blush forms on his face as Joven's frame appears in his line of sight. His focus on the game fades away as his thoughts become consumed by Joven.

'He was looking at me? Why was he looking at me? Is there something on my face? Does my shirt not go well with my jeans? ...Does he like what he sees?'

As his thoughts run wild in his mind, Anthony fails to notice the sticky bomb that was previously thrown onto his Mii. Before Anthony has time to curse, the bomb detonates. The poor Mii rockets off the screen, leaving Sohinki's Mii to bask in glory of victory.

"Yes!" Sohinki cheers, nearly jumping out of his seat.

"Nice one, babe." Lasercorn congratulates his boyfriend in a voice just barely about monotone.

Rising from his seat, Sohinki smiles at Lasercorn as he heads off to fill his rumbling stomach. Flitz, Ian, and Anthony soon follow his lead, leaving Joven and Lasercorn alone on separate ends of the couch. That feeling of worry from earlier resurfaces as Joven turns slightly to see a straight-faced Lasercorn with a full plate of pizza on his lap and a barely touched soda on the floor at his feet. Mustering all of his courage, Joven finally finds it in him to speak up.

"Are you alright, David?"

Looking up to meet Joven's eyes, Lasercorn replies in that same monotone voice as he did when congratulating Sohinki, "Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"It's just that you've been so quiet today, and you've barely eaten. It's not like you to remain silent during a video game, or to barely touch your food." Joven explains in a soft tone.

Lasercorn stares down at his feet, embarrassed to have been caught so easily.

"I-I didn't mean to be so inconsiderate! I'm just worried about you, Dave! I-I-I---!" Joven is about to apologize as he is suddenly cut off by Lasercorn.

"It's ok, Josh. I know you mean well, but I just need some time to relax, ya know?" Lasercorn sends another seeming-but-not-really-genuine smile Joven's way, his dull-blue eyes staring directly into Joven's chocolatey-brown ones.

Once again, an unpleasant feeling creeps up Joven's spine as he's faced with those dull hues.

'Ugh! If only I could understand why this bothers me so much! Can't someone just give me a sign or something?!'

"Joven? Are you ok, buddy?" His friend's monotone voice forces him away from his thoughts.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried. I know you say you just need to chill out and all, but that doesn't make me worry any less. Promise me you'll get better soon, buddy?" Joven asks, the hesitance in his voice painfully noticeable.

Lasercorn gives him a strange look before replying, "I'll try."

Sohinki, a slice of pizza in his hand, takes a seat between the two friends. He flashes a smile at Lasercorn, receiving a small smile in return.

"That's it?" Lasercorn teases, his voice slightly less monotone than earlier.

Sohinki seems to not notice the change in tone as he replies, "Yep. Gotta maintain this figure, you know."

Suddenly rising from his spot on the couch, Lasercorn leaves for a short time before returning with a glass of soda. The two males on the couch stare at their friend, slightly confused by this action. Handing it to Sohinki, he manages to smile down at the shorter male.

"I could've gotten that myself..." Sohinki mutters, his face turning a nice shade of crimson.

Instead of replying, Lasercorn stares down at his untouched plate of pizza. Horribly confused with his friend, Joven just stares at the television screen still displaying Sohinki's previous victory. Anthony returns and takes his seat between Sohinki and Joven, flashing a smile Joven's way that quickly turns to a frown as he sees the pained expression on his crush's face. When he knows he has Joven's attention, he mouths "Are you ok?" to which Joven doesn't reply. Reluctantly choosing to leave Joven alone for now, Anthony reaches for a controller that was abandoned in a spot wedged between himself and Joven. His face heats up drastically as his fingers brush those of a certain someone's. Immediately retracting his hand, Anthony refuses to meet the eye of the man sitting beside him. Joven, wearing a blush of his own, has the same attitude toward the situation. Sohinki attempts to hand his controller over to Lasercorn, who denies himself the pleasure of beating the crap out of his friends.

"Sorry. I'm just not in a brawling mood right now." Lasercorn apologizes, the monotone making it hard to tell if he actually is sorry.

"Wow. You must be feeling pretty rough to turn down Smash." Ian comments, laughing to himself.

"Are you sure you're ok, man?" Flitz asks from his spot beside Ian, the concern for his friend clear in his voice.

"I'm fine. Just a bit... Out of it right now." Lasercorn replies, flashing a weak smile Flitz's way.

Deciding to believe their friend, Flitz and Ian stare at the screen as they wait for Joven to select his Mii from the list. Laying back on the couch, Anthony feels something lightly tapping against his arm. Looking down, he sees Sohinki attempting to get Anthony's attention by tapping him with the Wii remote. When he knows he has Anthony's attention, Sohinki holds out the remote for his friend to take. Surprised by this, Anthony slowly takes the remote from Sohinki's light grip. Anthony selects his Mii from the list, beginning round two. Just as the round starts, Sohinki situates himself so he's as close to Lasercorn as possible. Resting his head on his boyfriend's shoulder, Sohinki smiles as he feels an arm wrap itself loosely around his midsection. Staring at the couple out the corner of his eye, an unpleasant feeling surrounds Joven. Joven hopes with all his might that he's wrong about Lasercorn, and that he's just being paranoid.