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Scales of the heart

Chapter 7

Draco nodded to herself in utter determination and a little embarrassment at the paper she held. Her bright purple eyes glowed with glee at the notes she got form her manga-er her romantic play book, are pure genius.

"Fu fu fu…. Full proof." The dragon newt woman sat in her room. Her tail betraying her nerves as it wagged happily side to side. It is a rather plain room with a white sheet covered bed with a rather cluttered desk in the corner. Stacks of manga, and an old dragon plushy filled it.

The sheet of paper contains a list. A list of ways she plans to confess to Kimihito. Why does she have multiple ways instead of just going out and telling him, is chalked up to her shyness, and her being rather dull of wit.

After coming to terms with her feelings, Draco knew the next best course of action was to tell him how she feels. Although that is easier said then done. She's never been in love before nor has she even told anyone how she feels. And that's not even counting the fact that she doesn't even know if he'll even like her.

So, she turned to her trusty man-romantic play book for any, and all advice on how to proceed. She was surprised to find that there are a lot of shoujo manga that have human men and women falling for Liminal. It put her mind at some ease knowing there is so much research on her topic.

"Ok! Let's try the 'putting a note in his locker trick!' That way I'd don't-ah!" Draco's excitement suddenly wavered as she realized the most important thing she was missing for her plan to work.

"He…doesn't have a locker…." But not the fact that they aren't even in school.

"….." Draco stared at the sheet of paper as her boldness started to wane. Her face growing redder and redder by the second until she finally broke. Hanging head low defeat as she realized she must actually act out these things out.

And hope he doesn't get creeped out and run away.

"Uwa…. this going to be tough…"

-OOO-

Cleaning the kitchen, Kimihito's day off is filled with mostly choirs. Cleaning futons, dishes, and generally making sure the house is still standing. Although oddly enough he hasn't seen Draco anywhere all day. The young dragon newt has been stuck in her room all day. He's passed by it few times, only he heard odd and honestly creepy giggling along with a few heavy sighs form inside.

'I hope she's not doing anything dangerous…' The human thought with worry.

Kimihito turned away from the dishes-

"Uwa!?"

To see Draco standing in font of him.

In a school girl outfit.

Kimihito's face turned red from both surprise and for seeing his normally tomboyish house mate in a skirt. Draco stood, on nervous toes, in a classic school girl outfit. A white collared shirt and a knee length dark blue skirt. She wore black skin-tight stockings under her skirt along with a stylish pair of glasses framing her face. The light pink blush on her face made added to Draco's alluring features.

Kimihito gapped and tried to say something. Wondering just what his strange housemate is up to. Then Draco suddenly shoved a note in his hands.

She didn't look him in the eye as she sweetly whispered, "You better read it. Senpai…"

And she suddenly ran off. Leaving Kimihito alone with a note and utter confusion. He looked at the letter she handed him and only grew more exasperated.

"Err…." It was sealed red heart sticker.

He opened it regardless of how strange this was getting.

'Dear senpai,

Meet me behind the gym after school.'

"….."

Around the corner Draco watched with baited breath for Kimihito's responses.

Only for him to blink and asked aloud, "We…don't have a gym…"

"Geh!?" It was at that moment, as she smacked her forehead, Draco finally realized that they are not in a high school.

-OOO-

Kimihito whistled to himself as he carried the laundry basket through the house. It is a clear sunny day outside and it made drying the sheets and futons a lot quicker. A luxury given the rainy season.

"Wha!?"

His peace was shattered as an arrow suddenly flew by and pierce the wall beside him. It just barely missed his nose as it shook and wobbled in the wall. He threw his head to the left to see just who was firing an arrow at him.

Only to see Draco, with a bow in her hand. Ducking behind the couch. When the flighty reptile meets his eyes, she hid herself behind the sofa. She added more to Kimihito's confusing by her hand peeking out and pointing to the arrow in the wall.

Hesitantly, Kimihito looked at the feathery end of the arrow to find a note tied to it. Curious he took the note off and read its contents.

Behind hid the couch Draco's chest was pounding. She spent hours on that confession note. And an arrow letter is a good way to get her feelings across. Or so she's read in a manga.

Kimihito's shadow suddenly covered her as she was deep in her thoughts. She jumped up in shock. Her face red as she looked at her toes.

"So…so what's your answer?" She asked shyly. Fiddling with her fingers as she waited for her crushes' responses.

"I am sorry!"

Only for Kimihito to fall to his knees, and bow his head to the floor. Deeply apologizing for some strange reason.

"Eh!? Wha-what the hell is up with you!?" Draco shouted in shock and rage until noticed note that Kimihito had dropped.

"Ah." Apparently, she used the wrong Kanji for 'love' and instead she wrote 'I kill you' in rather scratchy hand writing.

Japanese is a hard language to learn.

-OOO-

Kimihito sighed as he watched the stake seer in the skillet. It's been a rathe odd few days for him. Draco has been acting strange for the past few days and he is starting to get very worried about her. She's been giving him strange notes and signs for the past few days.

Just yesterday she sent him some sort of note in morose code.

"Maybe it's a Dragon newt thing I don't know about…." Though the human as he turned off the stove and was about to set his plate.

"Ahem."

Kimihito nearly jumped out of his skin when Draco coughed in her hand. Turning he saw her behind him looking rather intently at a piece of paper she is reading. With what he guessed a box of chocolate in her hands.

"Erm…. ah! Here!" The lizard girl suddenly nodded to herself before readjusting herself.

"Here!" Draco shoved the box of Chocolate into Kimihito's chest. Her face a little red, but she looked angry as she said. "I-I am not giving this to you because I l-like you or anything! It was just the only one they had ok!"

"Err…. ok…" Kimihito blinked at box of sweets and the even odder confession. "But um well…It's the middle of July…."

"…." The silence didn't hurt as much as what came next.

"And you just said that you don't like me so why did you give this to me?" Kimihito blinked in utter confusion.

Draco's eye twitched before she snatched the chocolate out Kimihito's hands. She glared at him, her cheeks puffy and face red. It was kind of cute until she yelled at him.

"Read some manga you moron!"

With that Draco stomped off. Mumbling something about dumb Tsunderes and dense humans.

And Kimihito just stood in the middle of the kitchen even more bemused then ever.

-OOO-

Draco laid across the bed utterly defeated and depressed. All her plans have failed to the greatest degree. Smoke signals, mores code, she even tired saying it in the sky with a plane. And nothing came form it. He either didn't understand it or scared him off.

"Argh! This stupid book!"

She threw her play book, or manga, at the wall in frustration.

"Maybe I should just come out and say that I Lo- "A massive blush blew up Draco's face as she thought she tried to form those three words. "Lo-lov-lo- Argh!"

The enraged reptilian woman thrashed her tail in anger at herself. Rolling around the bed, growling and pulling her hair out in her rage. Acting more like a child then a noble dragon.

'Why am I such a coward!?'

"Draco? Um are you busy?" Kimihito's voice form behind her door made Draco pause in her personal beating.

"Gah!?" As she rolled off the bed.

"K-Kimihito!? Er-Um!" Franticly, Draco tried to fix herself and her bed before calling him in.

"N-No! What do you want?"

Kimihito hesitantly walked into his roommate's room. Less nervous about being in her room and more concerned about the person it belongs to.

"Um are you sure your ok?" The human asked the Dragonewt sitting nervously on her bed.

"I-I am fine! Why would you need to be worried about me?" Even as she stared to sweat a little, Draco did her best at not screaming out that he is the reason she is so jumpy. Although she was failing as her eye found the ground to be the most interesting book in the world.

"Well…" Kimihito started to walk into her room.

'KKKYYYAAAHHH!'

And Draco nearly lost it. Her internal scream and Kimihito sitting on her bed next to her not helping the situation.

Kimihito looked at her with those stupid sexy kind soft eyes. Speaking to her in the aggravatingly sweet caring voice of his.

"You've been acting odd." Kimihito said. "I mean, shooting that arrow was strange," What strange is how used to danger Kimihito is. "But why did you try to talk to me in Morse code?"

"I-I was practicing some human methods of communication?" Draco lied through her teeth. As much as she wanted to desperately yell out her feelings, blurt out like a siren that her nervousness and odd behavior is all his fault, her stubborn pride foreboded it.

That and it was just too embarrassing.

Kimihito gave a long hard look at Draco.

And then that damned human dealt the final blow to her.

He placed his hand on her shoulder.

*Poof*

"Whoa! Draco! Your head is steaming up!" Kimihito noted as the dragon nest faced became bright, blazing red with fiery blush that actually made her body overheat and give off steam.

"I am ok." Mice were louder then Draco as she pipped out her words.

Kimihito gave a slow nod. Ok. As long as you're sure. But if there's anything bothering you, you know you can talk to me."

Draco only gave a slow nod. The steam still whispering off her forehead.

Taking his hand off her shoulder and sighing.

"Sorry if I come off as a nag." Kimihito turned a little pink as he mumbled his words. Rubbing the back of his head and looking at the ground. "It's just…. I do this because…."

"I love you…." Those words were barely noticeable but Draco's whole body shot up as she heard them. Petrified she didn't move, breath, or anything. The mighty dragon newt just stared at the wall.

"Ahem," With a small cough Kimihito stood up to make his leave. "Well, I'll uh see you for dinner."

Kimihito took one foot out the door.

"You jerk!" Before Draco's tail shot out, grabbed him by the waist and dragged him back into her room with lighting speed.

And was meet with raging red and blushing Draco. The young girl exploding form both her rage and all her emotions just erupting out of her.

"How come you get to say it first you stupid human!? I worked hard to confess to you and just come out and say it you jerk! You pig! You wolf in sheep's! I've been a mess because of you! Your always so damn nice to me! You never get mad even though I am so mean all the time! You're a good cook and you always take care of me! It's stupid form not to fall in love with you idiot! During her rant she shook Kimihito like a rag doll. The poor young man was quickly becoming dizzy form the violent swinging.

"This why, men are so damn aggravating! Mean sloppily jerks! Well screw you because I love you damnit! I love you! You dumb stupid nice dull dorky human! Ack!?"

Draco suddenly stopped her ranting. Her face exploding into red as her face started giving off massive amounts of steam.

Kimihito, bless his soul, even though he is as dizzy as he could be, still had the bravery to ask,

"Ugh….do…you…want…go out with me?"

Not trusting her voice, Draco merely nodded.