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CHAPTER 9:

A FRESH START.

He was even more mesmerized by her for some reason he couldn't figure out.

The way she looked and her beautiful face drew him. Her Pink cheek flushing even more and the brown orbs twinkled with happiness and a beautiful smile lit her lips from her eyes.

Then he snapped out of it. What the hell are you thinking? You don't check her out you understand! But he argued with himself. But she's attractive and not to mention to an extent… hot. He scolded himself again as he controlled his gaze from wandering off from her face to anywhere else.

"Hi Tasuki." She sounded breathless. "How are you?" she held out her hand to his surprise. He shook it still a little dazed but he merely nodded, partly being distracted by her smile.

"Tasuki this is my close friend, Arwen, she studies with me." She smiled at Tasuki as Hori introduced her.
He couldn't help but let out a small smile and a nod. But then he smirked before asking a question that he was aching to know.

"She also yer girlfriend Hotohori?"Both of them turned red at this.

"This is why I always introduce you as my lab partner first." She glared at Hori dangerously.
"Point taken." He nodded stepping away from her a little.
"You know I don't like to be teased like this Hori. Please tell your friend this." She shot Tasuki a glare too.

"Hey. I'm the new guy here. Ease up." He shrugged smirking satisfied.
"New guy with an attitude I see. Well we'll see if you can match me in it bub." she smirked even more than him.
He continued smirking. He liked her attitude.

"Okay before you two bite your heads off. We have college. Come." Hori put his arm around Arwen and turned her around.

"Tasuki Taka will be here soon. Best of luck."
"See ya darling." Arwen said still wearing a wide grin.
"Well bye love." He shot back.
The door opened again and Taka walked in holding a bag.

Tasuki was even more surprised to see him get a hug and a kiss from Arwen as well and have him return it.

He walked in grinning. "You okay man?" Tasuki nodded.
"What is wrong with that girl?" Tasuki asked as he plopped down on the couch to finish his coffee.

"Who Arwen? Nothing, Why do you ask?"
"She's giving everyone kisses is it? What happened? You're not leaving Miaka for her are ya?" Tasuki grinned mischievously.

"No way. She's my sister dude. She's just being friendly that's all. Besides, Nothing well that's the custom at her place, so she says." He shrugged.
"How does she know so much about me?"
"Search me. Ask her yourself. Or even Hori."
"Hori?" Tasuki asked amused.

"Well she calls him Hori and we've sort of caught onto the habit. He and she are close. Very close. He might know. But now… ready to explore?" Tasuki nodded and they left.

That afternoon:

"No but how can we possibly show them that the light is eaten up after it reaches the singularity?" Arwen walked in backwards with Hori looking down at her.

"I don't know. We have to figure out a way. Or else we just have to explain it all."

Taka and Tasuki who were seated on the couch with fresh bottles of beer in their hands were totally dumb founded on the topic of discussion between the two. This clearly showed in their expressions.

Hori and Arwen burst out laughing.

"It's about black holes you guys, it doesn't allow even light to pass though. Once it reaches singularity-" Hori explained.
"Everything is gone… poof. Faster than the speed of light, but then you read Stephen Hawking's new finding right Hori? And the thing about the probability of white holes…"

"Yeah I did," the looks of the other two changed to even more puzzled making Hori and Arwen burst out laughing even more.

"And you're gonna lose us faster than you can say black holes again." tasuki shot them a quizzical look before taking another sip of beer.
"Well. How has he been going around?" Hori asked Taka.

"Pretty good I should say. Bandit has picked up everything with true skill I must admit it though I hate to give him any credit. Know everything from digital watches to mall like the back of his hand. Well I'll be off. Time lost is money lost. See ya dudes."

He left with a wave.

"Well. That's good news I should say." Hori turned to Tasuki who shrugged and had another sip of beer.

"One warning Tasuki, you are a college student here. You mind your drinking issues here. No more than two drinks at a time. Get it." Hori warned him. Tasuki shrugged, "This is good stuff Hori. Life is short." Hori shot him a narrow eyed glance.

"Ari I have a favor to ask you." He called out to her in the kitchen. She looked up from behind the fridge door with a sandwich in her hand. "Em?"

"Can ya come out with me now?" she almost choked with shock. Tasuki's beer was all over his shirt with in a reaction as well.
"What! The hell. Are you asking her out man?" he choked as well. She waited for his answer.
"Don't be ridiculous. I wouldn't mind going out on a date, but three would be a crowd with you." Hori laughed.

"What?" both of them blinked.

"I want you to help me shop for this guy, I maybe okay with my clothes. But others…I think not. You know the process and stuff better and you have a lot of contacts with these shops… So will you." Arwen sighed relieved. Tasuki began breathing again.

"Oh lord. Thank you. Yes Hori I'll come. But I'm sorry it has to be for the new guy. I would have loved to have shopped for you." She smirked at Tasuki's expression.

"It's not like I exactly treasure yer acceptance ya know. I'd like ta pick out my own strange clothes thanks." He shot back irritated.

"Fine then do your own shopping, not my problem. Have a lot of other useful stuff ta do."
'Just who do you think you're calling useless." Tasuki stood up only to realize that she was really standing just two inches away from him. He couldn't back up into the couch but he stood gazing into her eyes as she stared up into his.

She smirked again, making him like the look from this close up. "I think I called you that." He didn't smile but his eyes showed the silent amusement which he knew she could see right then as he did in hers.

"Shut up Tasuki." Hori stood up. "Arwen please. Don't listen to this guy, come on. For me." She looked at Hori and then looked back up at Tasuki. Then she smiled.

"For you Hori. I will." He was sure her eyes twinkled. He let out the lightest of smiles he could smile as he felt her soft hand on his chest pushing him gently back into the couch.
She smiled again, "I'll do it only for you. Mind you."
"Okay. We're off then," Hori said checking his wallet.

Arwen grinned even more and held out her hand to help Tasuki up.

He grinned as he held it taking in its softness at the same time.
"Just a second. I'll get my stuff." Hori walked off to his room.
"Needn't have pushed me into it in the first place." Tasuki grinned.
"I like seeing you blush." Her eyes twinkled even more.
"I hope I'm not disturbing your busy schedule your highness," Tasuki gave her a lazy one-sided smile as he dug his hands into his pockets.

"You are, but I take time to help the less fortunate. You are lucky that this is one of those times." She returned with the same attitude.
"Oh I'm honored your majesty." Tasuki mocked a bow with his hand to his heart.
She grinned even more as she slid her hand through his and began walking him to the door. He was surprised, but he was also stumped as to how to react or what to do.

He couldn't even make up his mind if she really liked him or she meant what she said, helping him out.

But he also didn't know if he was attracted to her as a girl or as a good friend.
"Oh you two are already out. That's great."
Tasuki sighed, "This is gonna be a long day."

"You bet it is." She smiled as she looped her other hand with Hori's and pulled them both out.I really wonder. How the hell am I going to react to her? Girls do have ways to talk, especially this one….

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