Terezi stood on the small pedestal, her arms stuck out either side of her, wondering what the hell had been going through her mind when she had agreed to this stupidity. She wasn't exactly sure what she had been expecting when Kanaya had asked her to be a guinea pig for the day, but it certainly wasnt this; being forced to stand on this block thing with her limbs in all kinds of ridiculous poses being poked and prodded with sharp pointy needles. Not to mention her arms were getting rather sore, seeing as how they had been at this for hours. She sighed quietly and sniffed the air, catching a whiff of Kanayas concentrated expression as another pin pricked the soft flesh of her upper arm.

"OOOUCH!" she jerked her arm away for about the twentieth time, wincing slightly. Kanaya pulled the pin back, grimacing at her clumsiness.

"Oh, Terezi, Im sorry! Its very hard to navigate this fabric, its quite thick. Ill try to be more careful, I dont like hurting you..." her voice trailed off as she narrowed her eyes and stuck the tip of her tongue out between her lips, focusing her concentration on the fabric. She had asked Terezi to be somewhat of a living mannequin for the day, and she felt horrible about the amount of times she had stuck her with her pin.

"Its fine Kanaya, really. I understand." Terezi grinned down at her, determined not to dampen the mood with her complaining. Kanaya loved fashion, and making her own style, and she was happy to help out a friend. And she got to keep the clothes that Kanaya was making as an extra bonus, and gog knows she needed new clothes. So she didnt say anything as the pin stuck her again through the cloth.

"Oh... Im so bad at this. I really am sorry Ter..." Kanaya grimaced again, turning back to the table next to her to retrieve more weird smelling items Terezi had no idea what were for. She selected a strange ruler-like thing, and turned back to the edge of the long sleeve, carefully folding the hem back and pinning it in place.

"Its fine Kanaya, seriously. Although, do you mind if we have a break soon? We've been at this for hours and my arms are getting pretty sore.." Terezi shrugged her shoulders gingerly for emphasis, wincing at the stiffness beginning to take over her joints. Kanayas eyes widened in alarm.

"Oh, yes of course, Im so sorry I didnt realise." she placed her tools back on the table, and helped Terezi step down from the block. "If you want to get changed, I can fix us some lunch." Now that she was aware of the time, Kanaya realised she was ravenous. As if in response, Terezis stomach growled, and she shot Kanaya a sheepish grin.

"Lunch would be awesome, thanks!" Kanaya smiled sweetly at Terezi before flitting out of the room, leaving Terezi to strip off the half-made garments and change back to her own clothes. She laid the fabric over the back of Kanayas desk chair and took a deep breath through her intensely keen nose. She had never been in Kanayas respiteblock before, and the onslaught of new aromas were tantalising to her. Slowly, the watery image of her surroundings came into focus, showing Terezi the bright, colourful room.

Walking around the room, Terezi took in the smells and pieced together the various odours. She stopped in the corner to absent-mindedly finger the fabric hanging off of a mannequin. From what she could tell, it was a thin white dress with the sign for Scorpio on the front, and delicate blue wings sprouting from the back. It was quite beautiful.

"Vriska asked me to make it. Im still not entirely sure why." Kanayas voice cut through Terezi's thoughts as she appeared in the doorway, a tray of food in her hands. Walking swiftly across the room, she placed the tray on the table and handed a plate to Terezi, who had joined her in the middle of the room. She hesitated a moment before speaking again.

"Do you think it is nice enough?"

Terezi took a bite of the sandwich, slightly puzzled by the sudden scent of embarrassment drifting off of Kanaya. She chewed thoughtfully before swallowing.

"It is very nice, Kanaya. I wonder why Vriska wants it..." she took another bite, looking back over at the dress. Kanaya sighed, picking idly at her own food with long, slender fingers.

"She wouldn't say. It doesnt really matter though, as long as it meets her expectations. I wouldnt want to disappoint her you know..." her voice trailed off, and Terezi caught a whiff of a new smell wafting from her. Slowly, she put her second sandwich down, narrowing her eyes at Kanaya.

"You're red for Vriska, arent you?" Terezi smelt the sudden wave of jade green flooding Kanayas face at her words. Kanayas plate clattered back to the table, causing a grin to split Terezis face.

"I... well... I... um..." Terezi had never smelt Kanaya so flustered before, and she giggled slightly before laying a hand on her shoulder. "I dont know if... if Id go so far as to say I'm... red... for... her I mean... I guess..."

"Its ok Kan, its fine calm down!" Terezi patted her arm, laughing quietly at the realisation. Kanaya was still blushing furiously. "Are you going to tell her?"

"Well... no... I dont think so." Kanayas voice was quiet now, as she accepted the fact that she had been figured out. "Im not even entirely certain exactly what my feels towards her are. I know I feel something... But I'm just not sure."

"Well, I figure the best way to sort out the feels is by comparing them to other feels." Terezi shrugged and took another bite. "Have you ever felt red for anyone else?"

Kanaya toyed with the sandwich on her plate, obviously uncomfortable with the direction of the conversation.

"Well... not really. I mean, I feel pretty strongly for Rose, one of the humans, but without actually meeting her... Its hard to tell. Ive never really been good with feels..."

"Not to worry!" Terezi finished her food and clapped her hands together. "Because, you're going to tell Vriska, and then everything will be made clear!'

Kanaya blanched, flustered at the thought.

"Terezi, I couldn't possibly tell her... Like I said, I've never felt anything red for anyone before, I wouldn't know what to say, or how to act, I would end up just making a fool of myself!"

Terezi frowned, thinking over this information. She was determined to convince Kanaya to let her feels be known, even though she never much liked Vriska herself. In fact, if she was to be completely honest, she was more interested in the challenge of figuring this out; she was never one to back down from a challenge.

She flicked her tongue out over her lips, tasting the air around her. A smile spread wide on her face, and she turned to look at Kanaya, a wicked expression on her face.

"Well then, we're just going to have to practise, arent we?"


A/N This is another ship requested by an anon on tumblr. It will be two or three parts, not too sure. I have a few requests to write, and they are all turning out much longer than I thought =/ So please, if anyone decides to follow this and/or any of my other stories, PLEASE be patient with meeee! Thank you all! :D