"No."

"Come on."

"No."

"Axel, just a little wouldn't hurt."

"Not gonna happen." Never in my life did I think someone could use kissing as a threat, but Kyu was just a wonder at performing miracles.

"Tell me right here and right now, why you don't want to practice kissing." She was standing in a scholar like posture. One arm holding up her elbow, while one hand gripped her chin.

"Because I don't think I need to just yet." Just a few minutes ago we were practicing how to simply speak to a girl, and how to initiate the conversation. I may be living in a different world, but I don't think having the ability to speak to someone gets you far enough for a lip smack.

"Don't need to? Axel, what do you think comes in between talking and kissing? You say hi, she says hi, and boom. You guys swap spit on the spot!"

"Kyu, I thought you were supposed to help me." She laughed (and I can tell it wasn't with me).

"I know, I know. Just having a little fun with you." She came over to me, and placed her arm around my shoulder. Sort of the thing a big brother would do, except it was a love fairy, which really made the gesture awkward.

"So what do you want to go over tomorrow Axel?"

"Umm…I guess things to talk about? I know how to start the conversation, but I don't know how to keep it going."

"Yeah you do." She kept staring off into nothing, not even really acknowledging what I said.

"No, I don't."

"You keep talking to me don't you?" She looked at me, with almost a look of boredom on her face.

"But that's not…that's not…" I was really trying to come up with the words, but for some reason I couldn't explain to Kyu talking to a pink fairy designed to get me laid wasn't the same as talking to a girl I was attracted to.

"It's not what? Talking to a pink fairy designed to get you laid isn't the same as talking to a girl you like?" Wait….what?

"How did…yeah. Yeah, exactly that."

"You'd be surprised Axel. Talking to a stranger is nowhere near as tough as a lot of people think. Starting the conversation and just having simple shit to say is the tough part, and you have proved to me in just one day you got that shit down." She took her arm off my shoulder and faced me.

"And just think. If it's a girl you like, and you already have a conversation raring to go, how tough could it be?" I shrugged my shoulders, agreeing with her. She then took hold of my hands.

"That's why you gotta have more faith in yourself. Which is why tomorrow, is makeover day." No male ever wants to hear the word 'makeover', especially if he is the subject of the sentence.

"Makeover day? Why? Isn't that a thing girls do?" She pinched her nose, and just grunted.

"It's not a hard concept shit-for-brains. Makeover doesn't just mean poofy hair and eyeliner."

"So what does it mean then?"

"It means a new wardrobe, some facial hair, a haircut, some shopping, and some working out." The good intentions were there, but all I heard was 'Money, money, and more money'.

"Kyu, I'm not made of money. I mean I'll do what I can, but I don't have a TV show budget right now. And everything you just said just came to a total of an entire TV season." For the first time, I think I actually stumped Kyu with my stupidity. All she could do is muster a confused moan.

"Axel, sweetie, honey, sugar bear. The new clothes? I got it. The working out? I got it. And everything involving your face and hair, I especially 'got'." I didn't like it when Kyu used adverbs.

"Especially?"

"Especially. Now get some sleep. We did good today." She gestured me another high-five, and I smacked the palm of her hand. She walked over to my couch, grabbed a blanket, and made herself comfortable. I made my way up to my bedroom, and did the same. I turned off my lamp, and laid my head on the pillow.

I always looked forward to resting my head. Because as soon as I did, I had all the time in the world to contemplate and think about my day. Remembering what I did, and what I saw. And if it was a decent day, those thoughts always brought me into a wonderland of scenarios and scenes that could happen the next day. You can only imagine the thoughts I had this one night. Meeting Kyu, the disaster at the panini store, crying away all my negativity. With a day so full of weird ups and horrendous downs, I guess you could call it a good day.

I starting becoming anxious about what was to come tomorrow. I could only hope it was just some shopping, and no more surprise 'tests' from Kyu. Running some personal errands is never a difficult task, but when a walking lollipop is helping you fall in love, you don't quite look at simple errands the same. But then as I started feeling anxious, I remembered Kyu's advice to me to be more confident. Here I was worrying about getting a haircut, which helped me realize there was no need to panic. Looking at my own pathetic thoughts through a new perspective really helped calm me down.

"You got this man." I whispered to myself.

"Tomorrow is gonna be a good day."