Draco: Okay…this is kind of a pointless chapter, but it was necessary for transition and later parts of the story. Its main point is to be cute.

Quote: "Candy Love" by Guano Apes

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"Music can be like an insanity"

Omi stared boredly at the computer screen, random songs playing from its speakers. It was sometime right after noon on Sunday, and all he'd been doing all morning was sitting online with Dragon, talking and trading downloads. Currently he was burning some of the songs she'd sent him to CD, and she was stuck visiting with family at her grandparents' house. It wasn't a very fair trade, but she swore she'd forgive him for having the good end if he burnt her a copy of the play list they'd been putting together for the past hour or so.

RegiPoe: -_- They're arguing again…

Bombay: ^_^' Sorry.

RegiPoe: S'okay…so what's our CD sound like?

Bombay: 80s cartoon themes, Thundercats bloopers, Sonic the Hedgehog soundtrack, and a little bit of whatever I had on my computer.

RegiPoe: Kew beanerz…

Bombay: …so what are you up to?

RegiPoe: *rolls eyes* Listening to mom and granddad argue and drawing.

Bombay: Whatcha drawin'?

RegiPoe: ^_^ An art assignment!

Bombay: *looks suspicious* And what is this art assignment?

RegiPoe: ^________^ Nuthin'…

Bombay: Draaaaaaaaagooooooooooon…

RegiPoe: ^________________^ Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?

Bombay: -_-' *sigh*

RegiPoe: It's a portrait.

Bombay: Of…?

RegiPoe: Someone I'm talking to online right now.

Bombay: Do I know them?

RegiPoe: Oh…I'd say you know him okay…

Bombay: @_@ Aya!

RegiPoe: ^_^ Yup!

Bombay: @_________@ *drool* I wanna see!

RegiPoe: ^__________^ You will!

Bombay: Yay! Wait…you said it was someone you were talking to online right now…

RegiPoe: Yup…

Bombay: ^_^' Oh Draaaaaaagoooooooon…

RegiPoe: LOL Abyssinian

Bombay: Yay! Thanks!

RegiPoe: Don't mention it. I gotta go anyway. Later, baby! *huggles*

Bombay: Bubai!

RegiPoe: *bounces off happily until her mother's shouting breaks through the Sonic theme song and causes her to face-fault*

Omi giggled at his friend's last message as she signed offline. She was so awesome! Everything she said or did seemed to be so much for other people! After everything she'd done this weekend, there was no way he could possibly make up for it. And now she'd done even more! He had Aya's IM! Biting his lip and giggling uncontrollably, he saved the screen name to his buddy list and clicked to send a message. So what was he going to say?

Bombay: Hey. It's Omi. Dragon gave me your SN. How're you?

It took a little while, long enough that Omi was starting to wonder if he might not get a response, but the speakers finally rang with the reply.

Abyssinian: I'm okay. How about you?

Bombay: Pretty good.

Abyssinian: Good.

What now? Omi blushed, staring at the screen. He hadn't really thought about what to say before starting the conversation after all.

Bombay: Er… ^_^' So what are you up to?

Abyssinian: Just checking my e-mail.

Bombay: Oh…okay…I'll just leave you alone and let you finish that up.

Abyssinian: Don't worry about it. I'm almost done anyway.

Bombay: ^_^ Um…okay…

Abyssinian: What are you doing right now?

Bombay: Burning Dragon a copy of the CD we put together this morning.

Abyssinian: Any plans for this afternoon?

Bombay: No…not really…

Abyssinian: You wanna come over?

What? Omi stared in disbelief at the computer screen. Come over? Aya wanted him to come over?

Bombay: O…k…sure…hold on a minute…

Abyssinian: Alright.

For a moment he just sat there, but then the giggles started again. Standing, he stumbled out of his room and down the hall to where his guardian and adoptive family were watching TV. Out of the four people on the couch, only the dog noticed him, running up and jumping on him. The lovable puppy's attention was all that brought the others' eyes towards him.

"Hey Anna," Omi laughed in embarrassment, scratching the little mutt behind the ears. "Can I go over to a friend's house for a little while?"

His adoptive mother raised a brow. "Sure, so long as they can pick you up."

Omi grinned. "Thanks!" Then he practically skipped back to the computer to tell Aya.

He was going over to Aya's house! This was great! The giddiness took over as he took his seat and began to type. Somewhere in the back of his mind the comparison of love and insanity randomly popped up, but was soon drowned out by the bouncing music from the speakers. Then he was once more lost in the thought of going to Aya's house. Wait until Dragon found out!