A.N. PART 2!

For the first time in his life, he was looking for Taz. He needed advice that only a girl could give. February would give it away, he would never ask a robot for advice, and he couldn't very well ask Specs herself! He found her right where he thought he would, in the weaponry. He figured the gym would be closed.

"Um... hi Taz," he said.

"Krayonder," she said in greeting, her Spanish accent making the name sound different.

"Um... I need advice," he said awkwardly, sitting down.

"Ask Up," she shrugged, keeping her eyes on her zapper.

"I need girl advice,"

"February? Specs? Even Mega Girl would be better than me," She set down her zapper and picked up her knife.

"Feb would tell, and really? Ask a robot? And the thing with Specs..."

"It's about her, no?"

"Yeah," he said longingly.

"What about it?" she said, setting down her knife and looking at him.

"Well... I want to ask her to the party they're throwing tonight in 'our' honor. But I'm a loser and I have never asked out a girl in my life..."

"What are you asking me?" Taz asked skeptically.

"How should I ask a girl out?"

"I dunno! I'm stupid when it comes to this meirda! I've never been asked out or admired in any way! How am I supposed to know?" she said fiddling with her knife again.

"Wait. What? I guess we all assumed Up..." he asked.

"No, he didn't," she said sharply glaring daggers at the ground.

"I'm sorry. But please?" he begged.

"I dunno. But in the books I've read, it's all in the wording. You have to sound convincing, no?"

"Yes,"

"So nothing 'funny', nothing 'sexual', nothing suggestive, nothing rude. Be polite, be honest, and do it in private, not in front of her friends. It'll help. I think..." Taz said quickly.

He did the one thing she wasn't expecting. He hugged her around the shoulders and said,

"Thanks so much Taz," She gave an inaudible gasp at the sign of affection, and froze.

"Yeah, yeah, go on," she said gruffly, surprised, even if it was platonic.

He left Taz in the Weaponry and stored the conversation in the back of his mind before bounding off to go find Specs. He guessed, and found her in the library, looking at the fantasy novels. He spotted her choice, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Great choice.

"Hey Specs," he greeted.

"Hi Kray," she said shyly.

"So, I was wondering if..."

"If...?"

"You, maybe, would want to go to the party with me this evening?"

"Seriously?"

"Yes seriously. I really like you Specs. You're smart, beautiful and the most amazing person I've ever met," he said honestly. He wondered if he was laying it on too thick to be believable, but that thought was discarded when he saw her face.

"I'd love to,"

"I'll pick you up at your dorm at 7?" he asked.

"Sure,"

"Awesome," He hesitated a moment before hugging her quickly before running off to find Taz.

"Taz! She said yes!" he shouted as he ran into the Weaponry.

"Good for you, Krayonder,"

"Are you going to the party?"

"I didn't even know there was one. And no, I'll probably open up the gym for me, myself and I and run the Torture Course a few times before running laps,"

"The Torture Course?"

"Si, keeps my mind off of things,"

"Oh, well, in that case, good luck and I hope whatever you're trying to keep your mind off of gets fixed,"

"Gracias amigo,"

"De nada amiga," she smiled at his broken Spanish before he went bounding away.

A.N. REVIEW? Please? xD I love Taz and Krayonder friendship stories...