Lilly, soon bored of beating Mikey at his video games, went to see what Don was doing.
She carefully opened the door to his lab, and peeked in. All the machines, computers, and wires nearly made her dizzy, but she walked in anyway, careful of where she put her feet.
"Lilly?"
She nearly jumped, almost hitting over a laptop. Anexa was a hare, snow white , silver eyes matching Lilly's as she looked around in interest.
"Don?"
"I'm over here."
She followed his voice, Anexa ahead of her.
"Hey, Don."
"Hi, Lilly. Did something happen? I thought you'd be home by now…"
"If it wasn't up in flames, I would be…"
"What do you mean by that?" He questioned, turning his full attention from his computer to the girl with the sky blue hair.
"I was heading home with Andy and Angel, and the house was on fire! All my poor little inventions…"
"Inventions?"
She smiled sheepishly.
"I made some stuff from spare parts…not amazing stuff like this…toys, mostly…"
"Awww…don't be modest…"
She giggled at his joking tone.
"Mikey would've loved to try them out…"
"Yep. I made a few video games that he might've liked."
"You made VIDEO GAMES?"
"Yep. For some of the bigger companies."
She smiled modestly.
"I'm just gifted, at least…that's what everybody says."
Anexa hopped onto the desk, looking at the monitor. Her nose twitched, and she used a forepaw to start tapping the keys on the keyboard.
Don must've noticed, because he turned.
"…Whoa…"
The software he'd been trying to modify was suddenly done, Anexa's ears perked proudly.
"I guess you are gifted…"
"Only with computers…"
He scratched Anexa's head, and her foot started thumping the ground, showing her pleasure.
Lilly blushed, feeling a warmth spread through her chest like the fire she'd seen not half an hour previously. It set her nerves ablaze with a tingle, and she blushed crimson.
"Lilly, is something wrong? Do you have a fever?"
She jumped slightly, and blushed deeper.
"N-No, I'm fine…" She stuttered, avoiding his questioning dark eyes.
Anexa became a mouse, crawling into Lilly's pocket.
"So…need anymore help?"
Don smiled, nodding.
He was glad he had someone to share time with, someone that he could talk to…
He tried to ignore the butterflies in his stomach and the warmth in his chest as she sat next to him, their hands brushing gently for a moment…