Author's Notes: Hello readers! I'm so sorry! i didn't mean to take this long in updating it but things have just been so busy with my uncle here and going on the missions trip. Anyway, i just started writting with only one or two little details planned out and it all started flowing through. By the way I re-read the first chapters and i have all these errors on them! Why didn't you guys tell me! If you find anything that's at all wrong, I beg you, pls tell me! That's the only way i'm gonna get any better. i think i'm gonna end up re-loading all the chapters the next time i update.

Illusion

Chapter Four

Lilu

Lily was muttering blasphemies that a little girl should never utter least know at such a tender age under her breath.

'Why do I hav'ta take a bath anyway? I mean, what's the point? I always get dirty again anyways.' as she pondered this universal question as she 'accidentally' got off course for the bathroom and bumped into a box about as big as herself.

"What's this?" Lily asked herself out loud. Could it possibly be one of her birthday presents?

"I wonder what's in it."

But Lily was then presented with a dilemma.

"Wait, Rui told me to take a bath, if not, I don get any presents. But I really wanna know what's in there..." what could she possibly do? Then it occurred to her.

"But Rui never said I couldn't open a present if I happened to find one lying around, carelessly thrown on the floor."

She was so smart! A genius in her opinion. After all, finding loopholes in Murrue's orders wasn't always exactly easy, but she was soon becoming an expert at it.

'I'm a genius! Now to open my prese- Hey! Where'd it go!' she thought looking around desperately from side to side, not quite fully grasping how strange it was for an inanimate object to move of it's own accord.

'But it was here a minute ago! It couldn't have gone far!'

And so, the hunt for her disappearing birthday present began.

"Here, boxy, boxy, boxy." she called when she heard a bump.

'Hmm, I wonder if that's my birthday present?' she walked to the room she heard the bump come from and found the box walking into the same wall over and over again. And so ends the hunt for the disappearing birthday present.

'Your not a very smart birthday present, are ya?' she thought to herself sweatdroping.

She then walked up to it slowly, making no sudden movements or noises what so ever, then pounced on it.

"Got'cha!"

The box went berserk. It was like driving a bumper car, except you had no control. It crashed into everything and started barking.

'I didn't know boxes could bark.' Lily thought as she held on for dear life to her birthday present.

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"What was that?" Andrew looked at Murrue questioningly.

"Sounds like Lily found her birthday present." Murrue sighed. "We should probably go up and make sure there are no accidents." she said getting up, Andrew right behind her.

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The room was a disaster. A beautiful vase with yellow tulips had fallen to the floor and shattered into a million pieces, drenching the floor with water. The few porcelain figurines that Murrue possessed had all fallen from they're perch and dispersed all over the room, not to mention the furniture which was out of place and so on, etc, etc, etc.

Andrew whistled. 'Looks like Lily can be pretty destructive. Murrue don't look too happy.'

"Heh, hey there Rui!" Lily said with one of those smiles that you use when dealing with someone who you know is about to chew you out, yet you try to look as innocent and clueless as possible anyway. "I found my present. Very original of you to get me a barking box that can move on its own and loves to trash rooms. Heh, heh..."

"Lily, explain to me what happened and then depending on you're story, I will decide your fate." Murrue said massaging her temples.

Lily then went into the recollection of her story, exagerating a few parts here and there for good measures. Murrue didn't move during the whole explanation, didn't even blink.

"And that's it."

:Silence:

:Laughter:

'Huh? Mur's laughing? Did she finally crack? Was all the pressure too much for her?'

"Rui?" Lilly asked tentatively.

"Yes?" Murrue answered wiping a tear of mirth off her eye.

"Am I in trouble? I'm really sorry! I didn't think anythin' like this would happen! It was an accident, I swear!" she cried out on the verge of tears yet trying her best to hold them in.

"Lily I'm going to be honest with you. I am not at all happy with what you've just done."

Lily looked down in shame, wringing her hands behind her back.

"But since it is your birthday I'll let you get away with it, just this once.-" At this Lily looked up hopefully "-As long as you promise to clean this mess up and go take a bath." Murrue said sternly.

For a moment it looked like Lily was going to protest, but then caught herself realising that she had just been forgiven and that it was better to just do what she was told than to test Murrue's patience. Murrue had never blown up on her, but there was always a first time for anything.

"Yes, Rui-"

Just then the box started barking again and a golden retriever puppy burst out of it and looked around in confusion.

Lily gave a shriek of delight.

"A puppy! A puppy!" she yelled happily bouncing towards the puppy and hugging it. "I always knew you knew me Rui!"

"A puppy?" Andrew asked Murrue with a smile.

"Yes, I just saw her and couldn't help it. She just gave me these beutifull puppy dog eyes that were practically saying, 'Buy me! I'm so lonely now that all my brothers and sisters have been bought.' Who could say no to such an adorable puppy?" Murrue said with a sheepish smile.

Andrews smile just grew wider.

"So what are you going to name it Lily? How bout Princess?" asked Andy.

"No! I hate that name. Every other dog has that name. She's something special and there's nothing that's exactly like her. So I want her to have a special name, a name only she has. Mmmmmmmm..." Lily scrunched her face in deep thought. After moments of consideration Lily anounced her decision. "Lilu! Her names Lilu." she said with a proud smile.

"Lilu. Not bad." said Andy smiling.

"Lilu? An unusual name, but it does go with what you just said since I'm sure there's no other dog with that name. I love it." Murrue said smiling encouragingly and in approval.

To Be Continued...

Author's Notes: Whoever can figure out where I got the name Lilu from can make me a request to make something they want to happen in this fic and I'll write it! Oh and sorry about writting the links like this but its the only, if not won't let u see it.

Here's Buffo's webpage: www dot buffo dot com

here are the links to the pics of Shui and Buffo I promised u:

Shui:

http : double slash i16 dot photobucket dot com slash albums slash b49 slash Chameleon-hime slash kamui-shui dot jpg

Buffo:

http : double slash i16 dot photobucket dot com slash albums slash b49 slash Chameleon-hime slash buffo dot jpg

http : double slash i16 dot photobucket dot com slash albums slash b49 slash Chameleon-hime slash Buffo dot gif