Chapter :10 The Disc
Lysander waited patiently for her answer. The shock Alicia felt was obvious from the look on her face. Thankfully {from Lysander's point of view} It was a surprised look, not a disgusted one.
To Alicia the fact that Lysander had asked her out wasn't that much of a surprise. Olivia had been telling her for weeks that it was bound to happen eventually. But it didn't take the shock away from the fact that it had actually happened. Lysander was trying to keep his expression blank, and besides that it was obvious that he was trying to keep a blank expression he was doing a pretty good job.
"Um… Wow… I'm not sure what to say…"
"Just… tell me your answer. I'll be fine with it, whatever it is."
"Well, okay. Lysander, you're a really great friend. And I mean that, really, I do. But the thing is, I want it to stay that way. So I'll have to say no."
Lysander studied her eyes for a minute. "There's something else." he said slowly "Something you aren't saying."
"Wow, you're better at reading eyes than I thought."
"What is it?"
"Lysander, I don't think I ever could date you. I mean, I could go on a date with you. But even if I did, in my eyes I'll never be able to see you as anything more than a really good friend."
Lysander may have reacted differently if he'd been one of his friends, but because he was himself he just smiled in acceptance and offered to walk her home.
"I'd like that" she said with a smile " there's something I want to talk to you about anyway."
"Alright" he said as they started walking "what's up?
"You know that disc I was making? I finished it. I'm going to use it to finally get Tancred and Emma back together."
"How? And why are you so convinced you have to be the one to get them back together."
"Two reasons. One, it's my fault they broke up in the first place. Two, I can't take anymore moping. They're like lovesick and lovesicker. The sad thing is I can't tell who's worse anymore."
"Okay, so how is your disc going to get them back together? As big as an art fan as I am, I'm not insane enough to believe that clay works miracles."
Alicia took the clay out of her pocket and showed it to Lysander. Lysander stared at it in amazement. It was smaller now because she'd carved the edges of it. Instead of being a perfect disc, it was now in the shape of a storm cloud. She'd painted it like a storm cloud too. In it's center there was the outline of a red heart. {The background of the disc and the heart is storm cloud grey.} Inside the heart was a bird. Lysander guessed that the bird represented Emma and the storm cloud represented Tancred. Alicia handed it to Lysander.
"Turn it over." said Alicia. Lysander did as she said. On the back she'd written a message for the receiver. In black paint, as neat as she could, she'd written: Always in my heart, my thoughts, and my dreams.
"It's great" said Lysander as he handed it back "but how's it going to get Tancred and Emma back together?"
"I think they've had enough of me messing with their love lives. So you'll give this to him, tell him the plan, and then my mistake will be fixed!"
"Am I the only one who realizes how often I'm used to complete your plans?"
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