Yi-Ho just stared at her. He hadn't been asked that question in a long time. For a few minutes he was deciding whether or not to ell her. He had promised himself that he wouldn't tell anyone. As he thought, he heard Lip Cat say, "I'm sorry, was that too personal…?"He smiled, made his decision, and said "Nah. That's okay." He looked away for a few minutes and looked at her. Then, without saying a word, he slowly lifted the eye patch…
As she looked at him, at first, she didn't see anything, but as she got closer, she saw that his pupil and iris were both gray. She gasped and just looked at it, and eventually just looked away.
Then he continued on: "I was 10 years old, and it was the last day of school. Obviously, it was a pretty while day, and everyone was just fooling around" he said.
She looked at him really quick, "You were only 10?" He frowned and continued on, "Yeah…Anyway, like I said, it was getting really wild, and while we were putting our stuff away and giving borrowed things back to friends…" He had to pause for a second, "And somebody on the other side of the room threw an eraser to someone else…"
She gasped, for she knew what had happened. Regardless, he continued on, "And as if by destiny, right when I turned around…it landed right in my eye…" She looked away, and started to get closer and eventually held his hand really tight. Then she said, "I d-didn't realize that…you…" She couldn't get it out.
He looked at her and said, "Again, I don't mind. Well, eventually, I got tired of people feeling so sorry for me, so I found this eye patch, and I've had it ever since." He sat back and relaxed. Lip Cat said, "So, am I the only person that knows now?" He answered, "The only other people that know are Sam and Il-Ho. Other than that, you're the only one."
With that said, they just continued on with their date. They talked about more different things, and they rarely brought up his eye. She asked a few questions, and he answered just like any other question. He still felt awkward about telling someone else about his eye, but he got over it pretty quick.
Before they knew it, it was really late, and they were both tired. Yi-Ho agreed to walk her home, and she accepted. As they were walking through the city, they were still talking about many things. Yi-Ho had noticed that she was pretty talkative.
"So this is your house, right? He said. She just nodded her head and then she said, "Listen: I had a really great time tonight. Thanks a lot. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone else about your eye…" He smiled and just chuckled a little. "Well, I believe you. So, are you excited about Nabi's "big event?" he said. She smiled and said, "Well, if it works, then I'm more than happy to attend"
They both chuckled and Lip Cat started to make her way in. As she shut her door, he gave a wave and started to walk off. As he was about to go, Lip Cat quickly came out and kissed him on the cheek and gave him a quick hug. She also gave him a smile as she went back inside.
Yi-Ho just stood there for a few seconds, dazed. As he finally started walking back to his house, he smiled and touched the cheek she kissed. As he looked at his palm, he saw a little outline of lipstick on it. He laughed a little and looked at his mirror at home to see that there was a little lipstick in his fur…
As he got ready to get in bed, a million thoughts were going through his head. The first one was Lip Cat, nd what he thought would happen next. The next was his secret, and how surprised that he had told someone else. And the last one…
Was the big event that Nabi had in a few weeks…
To be continued…