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ThanksLovebuggy for reviewing. Na, I don't think it was a flame, so don't fret. Upon looking back over it again I see your point in saying it. I'll keep that in mind for the future. Thanks.
To some people this chapter might seem a bit rushed, but that's because over the course of two weeks nothing much happens and I didn't want to bore people too much. Lol. There are entertaining parts, so don't worry. Remember these events are also in the past, which explains the format of this chapter (which will be dropped after it, meaning it won't seem something like an overlay. But I needed to do this to cover two weeks quickly, but with enough information for you, the readers, to understand what's happening).
On with the tale!
Chapter 2
Tasuki had been at Lily's house for a week now and the two got along as if they had known each other for years. He would venture with her to school when it was in session and take in everything he could in the world he had revealed wasn't his own.
The first day Tasuki had gone with Lily to school had been one that had struck him the hardest. Not because there were so many people or that they learned things that he didn't understand, but because he saw how badly treated his host was. He didn't understand it since the two and a half says he had known her (being that he had come to the world in time for the weekend) he'd only seen a shy, but very kind person.
He had stepped in after a girl with too much makeup on had shoved Lily, nearly knocking her down the stairs and would have fallen had he not put his arm out in time. This had been the first and last incident of the day as Lily ran home cry after the same girl grabbed her wrist and revealed to him the scars of a past failure to end her own life.
For some reason he had felt such anger directed at the bratty girl that he had slapped her across the face, leaving a clear imprint of his hand, before running after Lily. He was quick to catch up to her and somehow calmed the distressed girl down.
After that Lily seemed to have opened a bit more up to the bandit leader and he in turn told her of his past adventure concerning the Suzaku no miko and the other seshi's. He felt strangely relaxed around the girl despite the fact that he hated women more often than not.
As for Lily's destroyed art project, she had to make another one before the end of the semester and work on the project currently in progress in the class. It was something Tasuki thought would have distressed the poor girl with all her other class's work on her too, but it didn't seem to bother her. He soon found out why.
During one of her art class's she had boldly asked him to 'pose' so she could sketch him to make up the lost project. After a curious look he got into the position she wanted him to be in; sitting on the art stool with his elbows on the table right behind him, feet kicked up and crossed on the table in front of him and head positions slightly upward.
In the forty-five minute class she had him from head to toe in the exact position with great precision. It was the one thing her teacher was quick to say about her, 'She was a quick and dedicated worker.'
Two hours a day was spent after school working on finalizing the drawing that would became a painting. Tasuki had no objection to the schedule as he had nothing else to do and he found her work rather interesting. Besides, he got to paint!
The fist experience had been a rather odd one and Lily had tried to hide her laughter, but that eventually failed horribly. He had somehow managed to get paint all over his hands, parts of his face and even some in his hair.
It was from that point that she had to turn and do a quick lessen on how to use a paintbrush properly and had put out a variety of objects for a still life for him to practice with. She had offered him a pencil, but he seemed to rather enjoy the painting aspect and she was not one to argue.
Cathy had come in on them many times taking pictures with her camera for both the year book and for her photography class. But one day had led to yet another odd experience for both Lily and Tasuki.
"I need an action picture," Cathy said as she stood before them, one hand holding her camera and the other on her hip. She had short blond hair in a ponytail and blue eyes.
Lily looked over from her painting, "What do you mean?"
"Can you and Genrou do something for me to take a picture of?" Cathy asked. The two girls had taken to calling the bandit leader by his birth name.
"Nani?" Tasuki looked up to Cathy from where he sat, painting, with a bewildered look.
Cathy smiled, "Just grab her around the waist and swing her around. I think that'll make for a good picture."
Lily dropped her brush in surprise and slight horror. She quickly put her pallet full of paint down on the table and cleaned up her mess.
"Oh come on you two," Cathy asked as she frowned, "It's not like I'm asking you to kiss or something."
"Cathy!" Lily shrieked from the floor. Her friend seemed to like teasing her on the fact that she was letting a 'cute boy' stay in her house. Lily of course was not amused by the teasing as she thought nothing of the sort about him.
Cathy of course took note of the shriek and the bewildered look on Tasuki's face, as well as the slight bit of color playing on his cheeks. "Come on then."
Lily groaned, knowing her friend wouldn't let up and came around the table. Cathy smiled to herself, "Now you two have to at least pretend you're enjoying yourselves or the over all affect will be ruined and well have to do it again.
Both Lily and Tasuki nodded. Amazingly there needed to be only one trial as the two getting their picture taken erupted into laughter before the first swing was completed. Though in that one trial Cathy had to have taken around ten pictures
Cathy thanked them and ran off to the lab to develop her pictures, a smirk on her face. Lily striated her cloths out and returned to her painting without looking at the redhead. He too returned to his painting, which looked very little like what he was attempting to paint, without a glance or word.
The painting ended up being finished in two weeks of constant hard work and many unpleased glances from her before she 'attacked' it (fixed it). She had to admit that the painting had been finished much faster than she had anticipated, but she secretly knew it was because her harassers had steered clear of her after their first occurrence with the bandit leader.
Needless to say Tasuki was blown away from the painting and finally understood why she had asked him for descriptions of his hideout, friend Kouji, miko and fellow seshi's. The painting had him in the same position he had modeled in, but now he sat on a bench with his feet kicked up on a banister, looking up at the stars with a faint smile. The stars outlined the six faces of his fellow seshi's and his miko while the moon had a faint dragon curled around it and a faint phoenix in the orb that was the moon itself, its mighty wings outstretched. An exact replica of Kouji stood with his arms resting on the banister, looking up at the stars with a passive face. Half of the background showed the training grounds for the bandits and the other half showed one side of the building with the balcony he and Kouji were painted on. The door to the dinning area was open and bandits could be seen drinking as they chatted and laughed away.
"Wow," was all Tasuki could say after seeing it. He had neglected to see much of it during its progress as he had been too involved in his own paintings.
While she could not give him the painting itself she graciously gave him the original finalized drawing. Tasuki of course took it happily, determined to show it to Kouji when he eventually got back home.
During the course of the week Tasuki had seen more than the inside of his host house and school. Lily had taken him around the area, walking of course, and he had become used to seeing the 'monsters' but that didn't mean he wasn't afraid of them.
At one point during the week, through Tasuki's curiosity, they had gotten into playing Twister and one can only guess how many times they fell on one another laughing. Cathy and her boyfriend, Matt, had gotten a kick out of the spectacle, but they did no better themselves.
But then the day came, two weeks after Tasuki's arrival, when Cathy tried to kill Lily with embarrassment in her own house when she cried, "Senior prom's this weekend!"
"Senior prom?" Tasuki asked in confusion.
"Ya!" Cathy exclaimed, "It's only one of the biggest events for seniors! Its one of the last times the senior class get together to enjoy themselves before graduation and friends are split up as they go off to different colleges."
"Oh," Tasuki said, not quite getting the idea.
"I'm not going," Lily said as she looked up from her math homework.
Cathy looked over to her, almost horror struck, "What do you mean you're not going?"
"Why should I?" Lily asked, "It's just one big fashion show."
"And the point is," Cathy said with her hands on her hips as she stood in front of her friend, "Besides, did you not hear me say that it was one of the last times we could have fun before college?"
Lily looked down at her homework, slightly saddened. Cathy sighed and crossed her arms, "You and Genrou are going and that's final."
Tasuki nearly spit out the water he had been drinking, "How'd I get pulled into this!"
Cathy looked to him, "Well it wouldn't be right for her to go without someone when I'm going with Matt now is it? She'd be bored, not to mention open for the jerks attacks."
Matt nodded from where he sat, "I agree." He had reddish-brown hair, green eyes and presently a smug grin adorning his face.
"But-" Lily began, but was cut off by Cathy.
"No buts. Tomorrow, being theirs no school for conferences, we're going to get you a dress."
Lily just wanted to die right there. Not only had she just embarrassed her, but even Tasuki, who also looked slightly taken aback by her friends strait out demand and not allowing him any leeway in the matter.
Lily got the strange idea that Cathy thought she and Tasuki were together, especially after finding them in a rather embarrassing moment two days ago; they had watched a move late into the night and had fallen asleep only to find that by morning they were somehow in one another's arms. Cathy, having a key to the house and being that it was the weekend, came in and found them still asleep. They two had awoken to her intense laughter.
They both had shot up from the couch blushing furiously, Lily muttering something about getting breakfast ready and Tasuki muttering something about having a shower. This of course made the hysterically laughing girl fall to the ground laughing even harder.
Lily groaned to herself and hid her blushed face at the thought of it. She just couldn't get Cathy to forget about it.
So we saw a few problems, the beginnings of a relationship (kinds, sorta… maybe. Lol) and were left off with the idea of prom. How's that going to work out?
Tasuki's in Lily's world for a very good reason so please don't think I'm just being random or using it as a stuffer of sorts. In a few chapters this reasoning will be explained. Plus, we'll be out of this world soon.
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