Summary: Seira wants Tao's expert help on something.

Set post-season 3 or something.

I'm fairly sure someone gave me this plotbunny, but I can't remember who.


Expert

By Dark Ice Dragon


Seira stared at Tao's door; she could hear music through his door, Tao humming along with it. She had already been standing there for a few seconds and she exhaled.

That was enough delaying and she knocked twice.

"S'open!"

By the time she opened the door, the song had dropped in volume and Tao swivelled around in his chair to face her.

He smiled when he saw her, waving. "Miss Seira. What's up?"

Seira closed the door behind her. "I would like your help on something."

"Oh?"

"Can you teach me how you paint your nails?"

Tao blinked once and then beamed. "Of course!" He beckoned as he stood up. "Over here."

He started walking towards one of the smaller tables in his room, its surface more visible in comparison to the others.

Seira nodded and made her way further into Tao's room, taking care not to tread on any of the cables crisscrossing the floor. "Thank you."

"Heh. No problem." He pulled out one of the chairs at the table and then dropped himself in the one opposite it. "Why do you wanna learn?" he asked as he started rummaging around in a small plastic box on the tabletop.

"I had painted my nails with Yuna and Suyi a few days ago but I was not as good as them," she told him. "They said that I only needed to practice more to get better." She watched as Tao brought out a few small bottles.

"And you came to the right person." He considered the row of nail polish, tapping a finger on the table. "I can show you how I do it, then you can do mine, but I've only got black – that okay?"

She had expected that and she nodded. "Yes."

"All right. We can take it off afterwards, anyway." He hummed and waved at the space in front of him. "Can you put a hand there?"

She did as he asked and Tao picked up one of the bottles, shaking it.

"Are there any colours you'd like me to get?"

What colour would she like…? Seira didn't say anything as he opened the bottle, sliding the excess off the brush. "Gold," she eventually said.

Tao nodded as he lifted her fingers towards him and started to paint her pinkie nail. His eyebrow creased for a second. "Huh. So…" -he glanced up at her- "black base with gold tip?"

She smiled; he'd understood what she'd wanted. "Yes."

He returned her smile and then focused back on her nail. "Gotcha – I'll get it next time. Anyway," he said, painting another stripe, "I should tell you what I'm doing, right?"

Still smiling faintly, Seira leaned forward so she could see more of what Tao was doing, preparing to listen to what he was going to say.


This is a prologue to Overhear, yes. :D