The insistent talking coming from downstairs had begun to distract her from her studies. She could hear the booming laughter of Tala, the strict tone of Kai's voice, the amused voice of Rei, and a quiet, timid voice she could not identify.
'I know I should go down there and see who it is, but I have way to much homework and I have to practice the new ballet moves, not to mention I have to paint the rest of my room.'
'Then again, I am pretty hungry, and I do want to know who that is.'
Her thoughts battled over in her mind until one finally won when Tala called up to her.
"Aya! Get your ass down here!"
Aya grinned and got up from her chair to stagger down the stairs to where the boys were sitting in the kitchen. Her Mary Janes squished on the carpet until she came to an abrupt stop in the doorway.
There was Tala sitting at the table, Kai and Rei by the microwave warming up pizza, and the shy timid voice of Li reaching her ears again.
"Hi Aya. I haven't really been able to talk to you at work since we are in different departments."
Aya felt a warm crimson blush paint her cheeks.
"L..Li?"
Tala raised two eyebrows and then asked "What's wrong with you? Is it to hot in here again? You know that it is almost the middle of November and it could snow any moment. We need to keep the heat on."
Rei laughed loudly, clearly understanding why Aya was blushing and then replied, "Aya, you'll work yourself to death with that European paint class. Why don't you sit down and have some pizza?"
Tala looked between the two utterly dumbfounded. Aya reluctantly sat down between Li and Tala looking at the table the entire time. Then a thought hit her,
"Oh...Kai?"
Kai peeked his head out of the kitchen to look at her in the dining room. He fixed her with a questioning, cold stare.
"I just wanted to tell you that Mr. D put me on the schedule for late night duty at the orphanage next Thursday, which is your birthday. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you any sooner that I can't go to your birthday dinner."
Tala coughed perceptibly then spoke up also. "Yeah, same with me. So I guess you'll just be stuck with Rei." Tala winked at a blushing Rei then turned to a cold staring Kai.
Kai sighed, "I don't mind. At least you wont be there to get him drunk."
Li and Tala at the table laughed loudly while Kai snorted with enjoyment in the background at the fuming Rei.
"That was not funny! I will never make a public fool of myself again!"
Aya peeked up from burning a hole into the table and simply replied "I don't even want to know."
Kai and Rei left to gather the pizza leaving Tala, Li and Aya to talk with themselves.
"So Aya, what classes are you taking at the University?" Li inquired.
Aya blushed slightly at the attention towards herself.
"I'm taking a European art class, Art II, Dance IV, English Lit, Chemistry, Physics, Russian I, and French I."
Li whistled audibly then began to talk "A lot to take on. Mostly artistic classes, eh? But why the French class."
Tala began to giggle while Aya's face turned a brighter red than before. He spoke up "Because 'it's the language of love'."
Right before Aya could reply with a retort, Rei and Kai came through the kitchen door with five plates of pizza.
"Dig in!"
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Aya switched the lights off in the dining room as she stalked wearily up to her room. Tala had begged her to wash the dishes (even though it was his turn) and it had taken her about ten minutes to load the dishwasher. She needed sleep bad. She had been studying and working hard the past few weeks she'd been here.
She made her way up stairs and started down the hallway. It looked as if Tala and Rei had gone to bed, but Kai's light was still burning from his room. She crept silently to his doorway and peeped inside.
"Kai?"
"Yeah?" was the stony answer.
"Is anything wrong? I mean you've worked late this whole week and then you look like you don't get any..."
"I'm fine Aya." Kai shot back with anger in his voice.
Aya's eyes narrowed into slits and she bared her teeth.
"Listen, I've been nothing but friendly to you this whole time living here and you've been giving me the cold shoulder ever since! I don't the hell know what your problem is but you need to get over it because I am defiantly not leaving. So I'll give you two choices, spend the rest of your life hating me, or actually try to get to know me and stop being such a cold bastard."
Kai had stood rigid, looking at her with utter disbelief and surprise. He did not suspect her to be so deeply offeneded and burst out like that. It was true, she had tried to make friends with him, but he had been to blinded with anger and jealousy at her friendship with Rei, he always brushed her off. Kais eyes softened.
"I apologize Aya. I was blinded by my emotions. It is true, I shouldn't be such a cold bastard."
Now it was time for Aya to be completely surprised as she stared at Kai like he had grown two heads.
"So......sit down."
Aya lifted her eyebrow in an inquiring gesture.
"What? Why?"
"Didn't you just say that I need to get to know you?"
Aya eyed Kai wearily for a moment before settling herself onto his carpet.
"Ok Kai, what exactly do you want to know."
"About you......and about Rei."
A/N: OKIES!!!!! So.....how did this go? I feel like its going to slow, but oh well. I just cant wait to write the "date" for Kai and Rei!
I'm thinking of putting Aya and Li together, what do you think?
R&R
^.^
'I know I should go down there and see who it is, but I have way to much homework and I have to practice the new ballet moves, not to mention I have to paint the rest of my room.'
'Then again, I am pretty hungry, and I do want to know who that is.'
Her thoughts battled over in her mind until one finally won when Tala called up to her.
"Aya! Get your ass down here!"
Aya grinned and got up from her chair to stagger down the stairs to where the boys were sitting in the kitchen. Her Mary Janes squished on the carpet until she came to an abrupt stop in the doorway.
There was Tala sitting at the table, Kai and Rei by the microwave warming up pizza, and the shy timid voice of Li reaching her ears again.
"Hi Aya. I haven't really been able to talk to you at work since we are in different departments."
Aya felt a warm crimson blush paint her cheeks.
"L..Li?"
Tala raised two eyebrows and then asked "What's wrong with you? Is it to hot in here again? You know that it is almost the middle of November and it could snow any moment. We need to keep the heat on."
Rei laughed loudly, clearly understanding why Aya was blushing and then replied, "Aya, you'll work yourself to death with that European paint class. Why don't you sit down and have some pizza?"
Tala looked between the two utterly dumbfounded. Aya reluctantly sat down between Li and Tala looking at the table the entire time. Then a thought hit her,
"Oh...Kai?"
Kai peeked his head out of the kitchen to look at her in the dining room. He fixed her with a questioning, cold stare.
"I just wanted to tell you that Mr. D put me on the schedule for late night duty at the orphanage next Thursday, which is your birthday. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you any sooner that I can't go to your birthday dinner."
Tala coughed perceptibly then spoke up also. "Yeah, same with me. So I guess you'll just be stuck with Rei." Tala winked at a blushing Rei then turned to a cold staring Kai.
Kai sighed, "I don't mind. At least you wont be there to get him drunk."
Li and Tala at the table laughed loudly while Kai snorted with enjoyment in the background at the fuming Rei.
"That was not funny! I will never make a public fool of myself again!"
Aya peeked up from burning a hole into the table and simply replied "I don't even want to know."
Kai and Rei left to gather the pizza leaving Tala, Li and Aya to talk with themselves.
"So Aya, what classes are you taking at the University?" Li inquired.
Aya blushed slightly at the attention towards herself.
"I'm taking a European art class, Art II, Dance IV, English Lit, Chemistry, Physics, Russian I, and French I."
Li whistled audibly then began to talk "A lot to take on. Mostly artistic classes, eh? But why the French class."
Tala began to giggle while Aya's face turned a brighter red than before. He spoke up "Because 'it's the language of love'."
Right before Aya could reply with a retort, Rei and Kai came through the kitchen door with five plates of pizza.
"Dig in!"
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Aya switched the lights off in the dining room as she stalked wearily up to her room. Tala had begged her to wash the dishes (even though it was his turn) and it had taken her about ten minutes to load the dishwasher. She needed sleep bad. She had been studying and working hard the past few weeks she'd been here.
She made her way up stairs and started down the hallway. It looked as if Tala and Rei had gone to bed, but Kai's light was still burning from his room. She crept silently to his doorway and peeped inside.
"Kai?"
"Yeah?" was the stony answer.
"Is anything wrong? I mean you've worked late this whole week and then you look like you don't get any..."
"I'm fine Aya." Kai shot back with anger in his voice.
Aya's eyes narrowed into slits and she bared her teeth.
"Listen, I've been nothing but friendly to you this whole time living here and you've been giving me the cold shoulder ever since! I don't the hell know what your problem is but you need to get over it because I am defiantly not leaving. So I'll give you two choices, spend the rest of your life hating me, or actually try to get to know me and stop being such a cold bastard."
Kai had stood rigid, looking at her with utter disbelief and surprise. He did not suspect her to be so deeply offeneded and burst out like that. It was true, she had tried to make friends with him, but he had been to blinded with anger and jealousy at her friendship with Rei, he always brushed her off. Kais eyes softened.
"I apologize Aya. I was blinded by my emotions. It is true, I shouldn't be such a cold bastard."
Now it was time for Aya to be completely surprised as she stared at Kai like he had grown two heads.
"So......sit down."
Aya lifted her eyebrow in an inquiring gesture.
"What? Why?"
"Didn't you just say that I need to get to know you?"
Aya eyed Kai wearily for a moment before settling herself onto his carpet.
"Ok Kai, what exactly do you want to know."
"About you......and about Rei."
A/N: OKIES!!!!! So.....how did this go? I feel like its going to slow, but oh well. I just cant wait to write the "date" for Kai and Rei!
I'm thinking of putting Aya and Li together, what do you think?
R&R
^.^