Yay! I got a review that's not from my sister!!! (Iknow, happiness way out of whack for event...) Any ways, I present this lovely virtual gold medal for service to Legend of Daerdae! He also gets this virtual bag of pixie sticks, this virtual CD (whichever one he wants), and this virtual tub of ringpops (we'll just say they're all his favorite flavor). I think my little sister planned to give him an award in person because he's in her class...

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That evening, after babysitting two reckless elementary boys, Cairei started her homework. She'd have to go online. Cairei turned on the computer and logged in her user. 'Now, where will I find things about the organ systems of a grasshopper . . .' Cairei heard the sound of someone IM- ing her. 'Oh, right, AIM is set to auto-login for me . . .'

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thehottestyoukai: hey cairei, i got ur s/n from katy m.

bcuzirock17: okaaaay... still clueless 'bout who u r...

thehottestyoukai: desole... je suis sess

bcuzirock17: u need to learn some alt codes if ur gonna' IM in french... é is 0233

thehottestyoukai: cool, i know how the codes work, i just don't know any...

bcuzirock17: I've got the important ones memorized

thehottestyoukai: neat, hey, if i need a tutor in french, would you?

bcuzirock17: uh, sure. I hope u won't mind me sharing my time 'tween u and the demon-midgets i watch...

thehottestyoukai: ... demon midgets...?

bcuzirock17: okay, the 7 and 9 yr old boys i watch

thehottestyoukai: but they are human?

bcuzirock17: near as i can tell... why? R u afraid of demons? (snickers the thought)

thehottestyoukai: preparing to smack the cute girl who's laughing at him I wouldn't be afraid. I am one!

bcuzirock17: (shocked silence), (wakes up from faint) I'm cute?!

thehottestyoukai: ur shocked b/c i say ur cute?

bcuzirock17: uhh... yeah...

thehottestyoukai: did the fact i said I'm a demon register yet?

bcuzirock17: yeah, that registered. Not surprised if i look the facts...

bcuzirock17: silvery hair, tall, strong (knocked out alex), eyes whose color can't be described... and...

thehottestyoukai: and...? and what?

bcuzirock17: i plead the teenage fifth!

thehottestyoukai: the teen fifth? Oh (understanding dawns... now at high noon) you think im hot don't you? (sly smile)

bcuzirock17: (blushes furiously) not even the 5th can save me now!

thehottestyoukai: can i come over right now?

bcuzirock17: (the blush deepens... or is that a beet carved to look like a face) no... I'm... uh... doing bio and geom and world civ hw...

thehottestyoukai: i thought u were talking w/ me

bcuzirock17: well... uhh... i should be doing my hw...

thehottestyoukai: i'll be over in 15 min

thehottestyoukai has logged off

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'Oh crap!' Cairei thought. 'Isn't it enough that I have so much homework, but now a boy is coming to distract me?'

Fifteen minutes later, Cairei was ready to welcome any and all distractions, I mean, worm insides were so disgusting and boring . . . DING DONG. Cairei glanced up, 'Oh, is it time for Sess to be here already?' Cairei went to answer the door. It was raining outside. She opened the door and there was Sess, under a huge, clear umbrella.

'She smells so good . . . Don't know what it is though,' he thought. He closed the umbrella and stepped inside. Cairei was just up to his nose.

"Uh . . . hi!" Cairei said, stepping back and starting to blush.

Sess couldn't resist doing what that blush was goading him to do. He stepped forward and to the left so that she, backing away, would end up in the corner of the entryway. Three steps later, she was in the corner and he could see the blush deepening. He turned and headed for her kitchen, trying not to chuckle at the relieved sigh which came from behind him.

An hour later, Cairei was sitting in the computer chair and Sess was standing behind the chair, leaning on it. Cairei figured she had researched the heck out of the six animals' five systems which her Bio. project was on. 'Oh gods! It's due tomorrow, along with Geom. And World Civ. Homework which isn't started!' thought Cairei. As she realized this, she took in a sharp breath and stiffened. Sess wondered what had just occurred to her.

"Lemme' go get my research from the printer," Cairei said. "I'll also take my Geom. book to copy my homework pages." Cairei grabbed her geometry textbook and bounded down the stairs to the basement, where the printer and copier were. Sess followed her, but at a more . . . restrained speed.

When Sess arrived at the bottom, Cairei was already lamenting the paper jam . . . "What can I do to help?" he asked.

Whirling, she realized he'd followed her. "Nothing at all, unless your powers include the ability to fix printers." He fixed the printer. "Yay!" Cairei cheered. She surprised herself by giving Sess a hug, which he tried to prolong. That earned him a shove.

"Need I remind you that I'm a demon?" Sess asked quietly.

Cairei glanced behind her. 'No! Two steps from cornered!' she thought. 'Unless . . . I can confuse him by stepping forward, and turn him around so I can run away.'

Sess stepped forward, and so did Cairei! She reached up and locked her fingers behind his neck. She felt the surprise leave him and started to swaying-ly turn him around. At about 180 degrees from start, she pulled her hands down and pushed off from his chest. Sess stumbled back into the corner Cairei grabbed her printouts and bolted up the stairs.

Sess figured he'd better go. He said goodbye; she said goodbye. She stood far from corners now. Sess stifled a chuckle, and left.

Cairei finished her Bio. Thing around midnight and woke up an hour early to do her World Civ. and Geom. homework.

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By the way, anyone reading this who's new... I would rather you post to complain about my story than not post at all... however, suggestions will take a while to be used since I already have a whole lot of this story written by hand waiting to type... maybe I can use in another story... or you can suggest new topics and mangas I should read... or write about...