Continuing Kyu's story where we left off:

"I'm sorry Lenrouh, but we don't allow students to wear hats in school." Mr. Vandel said "Please remove your hat. You may have it back when you go home this evening."

"I can't take it off." Lenrouh said, looking at his feet.

"You have no choice." the teacher pointed out.

"Well I'm not gonna." Lenrouh pouted.

"Take it off!" Mr. Vandel yelled.

"No!"

"Then I'll take it off for you!" and he swiped Lenrouh's hat away, revealing his messy blond hair. It was fashioned into a half-pony in the back, but it was messy in the front. And cat ears. Cute little orange cat ears stuck up from his head.

"My mom made me wear them!" he cried in his own defense, pulling the cap from Mr. Vandel's hands and pulling it tight over his head. Lenrouh blushed with embarrassment.

Most of the boys laughed at him. The girls were staring dreamily at the little shota boy.

Lenrouh went to his seat and put his head low on the desk. He obviously was not enjoying the extra attention. Mr. Vandel let him wear the hat, saying something about how his mother would always make him wear ridiculous things too. The blond-haired boy avoided the stares of many the rest of the class.

Sarah, Taylor, and Kyu sat together at lunch.

"Ugh. I hate the school's spaghetti. They never use real meat in the sauce. It's always chicken." Kyu complained.

"Well, if you're not going to eat it, can I have it?" Sarah asked.

"Fine." Sarah began to spoon the contents of Kyu's tray onto hers.

Kyu looked around the lunch room and mumbled something about the school budget. Benches and chairs all around the room were packed with teens and pre-teens eating their lunches (Sometimes throwing it) and conversing with friends.

Lenrouh stood with a bunch of girls surrounding him. He himself was looking rather nervous.

"Sit with me Lenrouh!"

"No way! Sit with us!"

"No thanks, I'll find my own seat." he said. Lenrouh strolled away from them, looking around for a free seat. Kyu looked away.

She began to eat her fruit cup. It wasn't much, but it took the edge off her appetite.

"You can have some of my sandwich, miss."

Kyu looked up, and Lenrouh was sitting across from her.

"No. It's your sandwich, not mine. I shouldn't take it." Kyu refused.

"What? You don't like tuna?" he asked.

"That's not it. I just don't want to eat your lunch. It would be selfish." she said.

"No, I think you don't want tuna." Lenrouh gave her a smug look.

"Listen. It's not the tuna. I just don't want to eat the sandwich." Kyu tried to stay calm.

"Because it's tuna."

"Fine! I'll take the stupid sandwich!" Kyu snatched it from his hands angrily.

"About time." Lenrouh huffed.

Kyu angrily munched on the sandwich.

"What are you going to eat?" she asked Lenrouh.

"I have a spare sandwich in my bag. I'll eat it later." he replied

Kyu felt bad about it, but the sandwich really hit the spot. Lenrouh watched her eat with a sleepy expression on his face.

"What's up with you?" Kyu saw him yawn.

"I, um, stayed up late last night." he said hesitantly.

"Oh."

Ring ring~

The bell rang, signaling students to finish lunch and head to recess.

Kyu left before her friends. They hadn't finished eating yet, and she couldn't stand another second with Lenrouh staring at her like that. It made her heart race, seeing his face seem so far off. Like he was daydreaming.

"I think Madi likes you." Sarah whispered once Kyu was out of earshot.

"No way." Lenrouh didn't sound convinced.

"I'm serious! She usually never turns down food! And I saw her blush at you."

"I didn't see her do that." He retorted

"Well I saw her do it! Hey! Wanna hear a secret?" Sarah didn't pause for his answer "Kyu has a butterfly- shaped birthmark above her right breast! It's so weird! It looks exactly like a blue butterfly. She says it's a birthmark, but it looks so real, it HAS to be a tattoo."

Lenrouh blushed a shade of hot pink.

"Sarah! Madi said not to tell anyone!" Taylor scolded.

"Since when is Madi the rule-maker? Besides, she should thank me. That bit of information might make Lenrouh want to see for himself."

"Sarah! I'm pretty sure Madi doesn't want boys snooping on her." Taylor pointed out.

"She might want this one." Sarah picked up her tray and left.

Taylor finished her spaghetti and followed her.

And Lenrouh was left all alone with his thoughts.

The bell rung once more. The last bell of the day.

Kyu grabbed her clothes from her gym locker and began to undress. All the other girls had left for home, but Kyu stayed a little later in gym class for extra credit. She was happy to be alone. She doesn't feel insecure when there's nobody around to see her. So she chose not to use a stall. Little did she know that Lenrouh was right around the corner, watching her movements carefully.

Lenrouh had to know if what Sarah said about the butterfly was true. The fait of his people depended on the answer. But he couldn't help getting a bit aroused while watching her. He is a boy after all.

He kept his tail wrapped around his left leg. Lenrouh has to wear baggy gym shorts and pants to hide it. He watched with committed anticipation as Kyu removed her gym shorts and replaced them with her school skirt. Then she traded her sneakers and socks for white knee-highs and black formal shoes. Next was her shirt. Lenrouh became hard as she took it off, but he'd deal with that later. He leaned out a bit more so he could see well. Then his body began to wobble. Lenrouh tried to balance, but couldn't. He fell, and was seen.

Kyu stood up quickly, caught off guard. But when she tried to cover herself, she couldn't move. She was frozen with fear. How much had he seen?

Lenrouh looked up. Kyu had a surprised expression on her face. He lifted himself up.

"You peeped on me!" Kyu cried.

"I'm sorry, but I had to find something out."

"You're a perv!"

"I had to do it."

"Why?"

"I just did, ok!" Lenrouh blurted "Sarah told me about the butterfly. I have to know if it's a tattoo or not. Please tell me the truth. It's really important."

"Who said I was going to tell you ANYTHING?" Kyu yelled.

"Just tell me! I swear I won't tell anyone else! I have secrets too."

"If your word is as good as Sarah's, I shouldn't trust you."

"My word is better than Sarah's." Lenrouh wasn't sure if what he said was the truth or not, but he was going to keep this secret.

"Fine. I'll tell you. But you'd better keep your promise." Kyu warned " This isn't a tattoo. It's a birthmark. I would let you ask my parents to confirm that it's the truth, but they're out of town."

Lenrouh was shocked. He didn't expect her to be the one.

"I'll tell my secret, if you want." Lenrouh offered.

"All right, shoot."

"My cat ears are real. And I have a tail, too."

"You can't be serious." Kyu scoffed.

"I am. See? I can move them." He laid his ears back, then pricked them again. Then he pulled his tail out the back of his pants. He moved that around too, without using his hands.

Kyu watched in amazement.

"That's completely normal and not creepy." she said sarcastically.

Lenrouh rolled his eyes. Kyu noticed he didn't have human ears. His hat had covered that spot.

"Well, it's not that this isn't entertaining, but I have to go home. I have cats to feed." Kyu said.

"I understand. We can talk more about this later if you like." Lenrouh had decided not to bring her to the island just yet. He would have to transform her first, and she would have to trust him in order to do that.

"I have a feeling I won't be able to turn down that offer." Kyu replied and put her school shirt on.

Lenrouh nodded and left.

Kyu spent the night thinking about how one boy could change her perspective of what is real and what is not entirely. Lenrouh jerked off and zoned out, thinking about what would happen next now that he's found the girl from the prophecy.