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Panicked Testing; Mana and Duke
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When the bell rang signaling the start of the lunch period a very flustered and panicked Mana shouted words of thanks to one of her classmates as she rushed out of the classroom carrying a small notebook, her destination set in mind Mana could be heard muttering "Nonononononononononono, why did there have to be a test tomorrow, and why did it have to be Chemistry of all things?" Remembering what her parents said about if she failed another test Mana picked up her pace and began praying that there would be an open table.

Shoving her way through the mass of students heading out to either the cafeteria or off somewhere else to enjoy their food Mana approached the floor that housed the school's library breathing somewhat heavily due to how quickly she had been moving. As she came face to face with the large doors leading to her destination Mana took the time to slow her brisk pace. "Gods have mercy and let me find a table so I can get this fun destroying note copying out of the way and get back to my designs and flowers." Stopping to catch her breath she let out a heavy sigh before opening the door expecting the worst. Scanning the area quickly she spotted a nearby empty table and grinned, it was out of the way and kept her mostly hidden from view. As she walked over to and dropped her bag along with the book she had borrowed at the table she had found Mana sat down in the chair and groaned, opening her bag she began staring at her sketchbook that was currently peeking out of her now open backpack "Man, and I wanted to get started on that new design tonight too... This sucks, stupid chemistry class."

Letting out a depressed whine Mana glanced longingly at her bag and the sketchbook it had inside once more before grabbing her headphones and slipping them over her head cranking the volume up on her Mp3 player enough that she drowned out the surrounding noise but not loud enough that the librarian would kick her out for disturbing anyone else. Tapping her foot along with the beat of her music Mana grabbed her own bubblegum pink notebook and a pen she flipped her book open to a blank page "Well I've got an hour to copy everything I can from the past week and a half and then I guess I have to pull an all nighter for studying, what a drag..." Opening the borrowed book to the notes she required she began to copy them.
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Duke was preparing himself for some self study for lunch. IT wasn't like he had friends to spend lunch with anyway. the chem teacher droned on and on, duke's mind wandered. in his idle thoughts he noticed a girl he hadn't seen before, with pink tips on her black hair. It was one of those situations where a person has caught your interest but you really don't want to let her notice it so you start playing this game of dodge the other's gauge. he did his best to try to avoid her gaze, as they learned they had a surprise test tomorrow. With that the bell rang and ducke sighed preparing to study when the girl he was staring at earlier walked up to him.

thoughts raced through the brown haired guy's mind. Did she noticed his stare? oh crap she was probably going to crush him. Instead she merely snagged his notebook. with a curt "thank you" she ran off leaving him sitting there confused.a full beat passed before duke's mind caught up with reality.

"I need that dammit!" he shouted as he stood up and chased after her. The large framed student able to follow after her. They got separated by the crowds but he decided to try to cut her off at the library. Finally he made it inside. looking for her. He moved past most of the people crowding it when he finally found her in a hidden corner. he almost missed her if not for the brightly colored tips of her hair. duke walked up and noticed her music playing. Clearing his throat he tapped on her shoulder as she dug through his notes. Which had important class stuff mixed with rought drafts and short stories. The moment she actually paid attention to him he spoke up. "That's my notebook, i kinda need it."
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As much as Mana didn't want to admit it the rough drafts and short stories in this "Duke" guy's notebook weren't all that bad some of the drafts you could condense into song lyrics if you took the time, flipping through the book further she also realized that the notes in this book were alot more in depth then she had originally anticipated. Looking up at the clock on the wall across from her table Mana was expecting to see that most of her lunch time had passed instead the clock showed that it had only been ten minutes since she had arrived and began copying the notes. Frowning deeply Mana groaned before letting let her head hit the table lightly "Why does chemistry have to be so dull." She muttered closing her eyes and letting her music take her away from the drab and dull day she was having into another one of her daydreams for the time being.

Jumping as she felt the tapping on her shoulder she sat up taking her headphones off and pausing her music. Thinking she had fallen asleep for too long and was about to be scolded or told that it was time to go home she turned to thank and apologize to whoever it was that woke her up, as she looked at them Mana paused and began looking at the person in question, she couldn't help shake the feeling that she knew him from somewhere. Shrugging it off her mind then registered that the person who had tapped her shoulder was just some boy who probably wanted to know if he could borrow a chair from the table. Turning her back him so she could go back to laying her head on the table she waved her hand nonchalantly and said "Dude if you wanna borrow a chair go for it, if not then go away I really need to copy these notes down before lunch ends so I can return this book to the guy I borrowed it from." She then muttered something about hating it when people interrupted her while she was daydreaming, as Mana was about to put her headphones back on and return to her music and daydreams the boy spoke up and said "That's my notebook, I kinda need it."

Turning back to the boy Mana's eyes widened as she realized why she had slightly recognized him, it was the boy whose notebook she had taken and run off with. Scratching the back of her head Mana's cheeks turned slightly red and she let out a small awkward laugh as she averted her gaze "Ehehehe, I don't suppose you can let me borrow it for just a little longer? I really can't afford to fail this test like I did the last one, because I promised my folks that I would pass this one. And well, if I don't then I'm in alot of trouble."
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Duke's somewhat thick eyebrows twitched in annoyance. 'who just steals someone's notebook anyway' he tried to be upset or even angry but something about the girl deflated it. Or maybe he was just bad at staying angry at girls. Either way he let out a long suffering defeated sigh. she was remarkably similar to another girl he was used to dealing with. "Alright then if you're so behind on the class i could help you, chem isn't my strongest subject which is why i bothered to take so many notes." he took a seat right next to her setting his bag down between them. It was a messenger bag of sorts. "Good news is i understand the present subject so i can help, what do you need to understand he offered taking on a somewhat goofy and carefree smile. Although if she had paid attention to the drafts in the notebook, she would note a distinctly dark tone in them.
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When Duke let out a sigh Mana grinned "I'll take that as a yes then, thanks big guy I appreciate it." As she began to continue copying some of the notes into her book Duke spoke up again mentioning that even though Chemistry wasn't his best subject he could still help her if she was actually that far behind. Raising her eyebrows Mana shook her head with a small smile "It's not that I'm behind in the class it's that I rarely ever go to it, and I know what you mean if Chemistry wasn't compulsory I wouldn't take it ever it's so boring, and to be honest I'd take my music, designs, and flowers over that any day thank you." Flipping the page she began copying another section of the notes, she was so caught up in the action that she barely registered as Duke sat down beside her.

Looking over at him Mana finally realized how close to her the boy was sitting, her body then tensed up and she began eying him warily. The second Duke offered his help her eyes narrowed slightly and she spoke with mild annoyance lacing her voice. "Dude no offense but if you're trying to make a pass at me you're really barking up the wrong tree 'cause I'm not interested, plus you're sitting really close to me and I'm a little uncomfortable with it. So if you don't mind I'm just gonna move my chair over here a little bit alright? Oh and as for your offer of helping me, I'll understand it well enough on my own after I read the notes over... I think." Mana said motioning to the small distance between the two of them as she shifted herself and the chair she was seated in further away from the boy.
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"yeah i know what you mean, it's really annoying to take it when you really have no need or interest..." he sighed before he sat down and she suddenly blurted out that. Duke's face turned bright red as he moved his chair away from her well before she could move her's away from his. "omygodimsosorryyouhaveittotallywrongimnotlikethat!" he exclaimed this only barely keeping his voice in an acceptable level as his chair tipped from his sudden movement, in .5 seconds he was sprawled on the ground in his haste to give her her space. Looking up and giving her the distinct look of a kicked puppy he got back on his chair. thankfully they were hidden and the other students were so busy with their work the event went unnoticed. in a somewhat meek voice with all the charm of a wounded kitten, "No, i'm not like that i'd at least give my name before flirting with someone. I'm Duke Wolfe by the way i kinda assumed you knew it cause you took my notebook." he shrugged, his long brown hair hiding his face somewhat. Pushing it away he looked back at her. His grayish blue eyes meeting her's. "well then if you have such a firm grasp on it, help me out as i need help with it. consider it payment for using my note book and reading..." the last part almost came out meekly, many emotions swam behind his eyes. "my rough drafts..."
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Judging by Duke's reaction when she had said that Mana started to realize that she was far from right in her assumption that the boy had come by to flirt with her under the guise of 'helping her study.' As Duke fell backwards out of his chair with his face a bright crimson Mana started to relax as he rambled out an apology. Shaking her head Mana sighed as she watched him get up and sit back down "No, I should be the one to apologize to you I kind of overreacted and well... You know, sorry."

When Duke introduced himself Mana gave him a small smile and offered him her hand to shake "Duke Wolfe huh? Well Duke, I'm Mana Cunningham." When he said that he assumed she knew his name after reading his notebook Mana shrugged "Nah the only thing I saw name wise was "Duke" and I figured maybe you just liked to call yourself that instead of your first name but I guess I was wrong on that one."

"Hey now I never said I have a firm grasp of the subject, I only said that I think I'd understand it when I finally go over the notes besides my grades are like average at best so I don't think I'd be much help to you." Looking down at the two notebooks Mana closed them and slid Duke back his "Seems like you're gonna need this more then I am man." Tossing her notebook back in her bag as she said that Mana looked up and realized that Duke was staring her straight in the eyes, her face flushed lightly as she broke their eye contact before quietly muttering under her breath "You have really pretty eyes." When Duke mentioned the rough drafts Mana looked back at him with a bit of an embarrassed smile "You knew I looked at them? Some of the short stories you have written in here are actually really good yanno."
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He pulled back a bit as he waved off her apology. "no, don't worry about it i kinda tend to come onto to people too friendly and they tend to get the wrong idea. it's not your fault at all there are a lot of guys out there that are like that. You were just unlucky enough to get the one who isn't" he began to play with the hair behind his head, as if nervous. "either way two heads are better than one, and i'm sure we could tackle this beast better together. also falling asleep is a danger, it'll be easier to stay awake if we have another person to keep us awake and aware." he said as he opened the book. "yeah the name duke isn't very common, so, it's kinda cool to be unique i guess. i like your hair by the way, it's very unique." he then caught it, a faint whisper but in the quiet of the library it was more audible than she anticipated. duke almost responded to that... but his breath caught in his chest.

Nobody ever really complimented him before.

elation rose in his chest. to hear something nice about himself was almost a complete denial of the events in his life. to be honest it meant a lot more than she probably could even have fathomed it meaning. Duke was only barely able to conceal it. he pretended he didn't notice it, and she brought up her last statement. "Well i didn't know you did, but i do now." with a carefree smile he pushed the embarrassment and overly compacted emotions away. "I don't know if they're any good just abstractions of my thoughts and feelings. A decent portion of them are romantic in some nature, sorry about that. I try to not do that but i start shipping my own characters and it all goes downhill from there. I'm glad you think they're good but they need a lot of polishing." he shrugged, "You said you were interested in music? that's pretty cool, do you play any instruments, also what do you mean by design. Lastly, with flowers are you talking about the botany of the flowers, or a less scientific approach like arrangement? I handle the gardening where i live."
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"Actually I think that would make me lucky rather then unlucky to find the one guy that isn't one of those guys that tries to hit on girls under the premise of 'helping them study' because honestly if you use that as a way to flirt you're never gonna get far with any girl." Mana said with a light shrug, now that she was fully aware that he wasn't planning on hitting on her Mana welcomed the distraction from the dull task of studying what she had copied.

"Sorry Duke, I'm just not a team player when it comes to studying I really do prefer to do that by myself so I don't run the risk of being distracted." Mana said to Duke with a slight frown when he suggested that they study together. "And hey! If you mean me, I wasn't asleep when you showed up I just got caught up in my music and let my mind wander." When Duke mentioned that his name wasn't common Mana nodded "I know how it feels to have an extremely uncommon name I mean my name's Mana." As he mentioned that he found her hair unique Mana laughed lightly "Thanks I just like the contrast between having black hair and such brightly colored tips." Running her fingers through her hair Mana then looked at Duke with a devious little grin. "Besides I think it looks good on me don't you?"

Mana pouted a little bit when she realized Duke had tricked her into admitting that she had read some of the stories written in the book, but she shook her head when he apologized for a good chunk of them being romantic in nature. "What are you apologizing for? Romance is never a bad thing, besides they're your characters you're allowed to ship them however you want. So who cares if they end up romantic? And even if they need to be polished they're good, you should keep up your writing."

When Duke started asking her about music Mana leaned back in her chair and shifted her position to a more comfortable one her feet using the empty chair on the other side of the table as a foot rest. "Yeah I love old school rock and roll especially stuff like AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Kiss." Mana said as she set her headphones around her neck and tucked her Mp3 player back into her pocket. "Yeah I play the keyboard and I have for about eight years now." She shrugged before continuing to answer his questions. "By design I mean clothing, everything I own outside of this uniform I designed and then bought the fabric to stitch myself. Every design I've ever come up with is inside the black book that's sticking out of my backpack." As Mana was saying this she motioned to the sketchbook in her bag before speaking up again. "About the flowers? I do mostly arrangements and just taking care of the flower garden at home I find it incredibly relaxing to care for them." Mana was finding it a little difficult to keep her excitement hidden until Duke mentioned that he handled the gardening where he lived.

"Oh. My. God." Mana said the excitement clearly showing in her voice. "Are you saying that you like gardening too? Whats your favorite type of flower? What sort of gardening is it that you do? Personally I grow flowers and some vegetables like carrots. What about you? What sorts of things do you grow?" Mana's eyes were sparkling with excitement as she turned to face Duke completely a huge smile spreading across her face. A few moments after that little outburst Mana's mind clicked back into the realization that they were still in the library. At that point Mana's face turned bright red out of embarrassment and she went completely silent burying her face in her arms. "Sorry about that... I just really, really like gardening and growing flowers it's one of the few 'girly' things that I actually like."
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"Mana? I like that name honestly, it sounds kinda... pretty..." he said with a shrug as he continued to listen to her. he kept complete eye contact with her and looked like he was genuinely listening to her. not waiting for his turn to talk like most people do but honestly earnestly interested in her. He kinda brushed off her turning him down for studying finally admitting it probably didn't have anything to do with him. "the contrast looks amazing it's... striking." he said with a nod, Then she got on the topic of music, "i never got into aerosmith, , but kiss can be pretty good, i do love AC/DC myself. Although im a bit more into Iron Maiden, Metallica and more modern power metal. Especially bands like Hammerfall that have a more fantasy vibe to them." he nodded as she got on the topic of design. "i would love to see your designs, i really don't look it and most people would laugh at it but a big tough guy like me, actually likes to look at pretty clothes and other such things. call it artistic appreciation if you will." he said with a shrug. "arrangements huh? yeah mixing colors and getting the right flowers together can be both beautiful and, more importantly, meaningful."

"well i just worry that it comes out as droll or... over done, romance isn't something i have practical experience in so im kinda taking shots in he dark..." he rubbed his head in slight embarrassment.

that was when he saw that he had picked the right answer. "scarlet pimpernels, storks bells, and lillies of all kinds. Although i like the meaning behind some other flowers too such as the Amaranth which symbolizes immortality and such things. they actually feature quite prominently in philosophy mostly greek." he shrugged continuing to answer. "Vegetables, i like to grow potatoes and tomatoes mostly, both of which are pretty easy to tend and have quite a bit of uses and nutritional value. better to save money for the group anyway on groceries." he said with a shrug, "Its alright i think there are a few girl things that need more love anyway. no need to be sorry." he said with a full smile. he paid no attention to the other people around them, he just seemed happy to talk to her.
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"And I like the name Duke." Mana said when Duke mentioned that he liked her name but when he mentioned that he found it pretty Mana shook her head and said "Oh please Mana is not a pretty name it's a name you get stuck with when your parents want to be 'unique'."

When Duke mentioned that he never got into Aerosmith Mana looked at him like in surprise "Seriously? Duke, you really don't know what you're missing with Aerosmith they're phenomenal and I just love their style and swing on the hard rock scene." Mana nodded when Duke mentioned his interest in metal "Iron Maiden was good sure but I dunno about Metallica, it never really got my blood pumping though I've never heard of Hammerfall but that could be because I'm not a massive fan of fantasy metal." She shrugged with the answer.

As Duke mentioned the fact that he liked to look at pretty clothing Mana looked at him and said "Hey now, there's nothing wrong with liking the way some clothing looks or finding an outfit cute, I mean sure I'm a little surprised that you said that but hey who am I to judge?" When he voiced his interest in seeing her designs Mana Grabbed her sketchbook out of her backpack "To tell you the truth I don't think that my designs are really anything worth looking at but I guess you can look at them if you want." As she she handed it to him Mana continued to speak "I know most of them look bad and any of the ones that have a red X in the bottom corner are the designs I haven't bothered trying to actually create because I either think they're ugly or are way too complicated."

As Duke talked about the beauty and meaningful aspect of flower arrangements Mana couldn't help but agree "Yeah I love making flower arrangements when I have the time it's just so much fun to create something that beautiful, maybe I should see if Hakubai is hiring sometime since it would give me the chance to be surrounded by flowers alot more." As Duke voiced his worry over his writing coming out as droll or over done Mana shook her head and said "Yanno something Duke? Romance stories are never overdone or droll I find them cute and extremely sweet, besides who cares if you don't have practical experience in the subject? I mean I don't have any experience in romance either but that doesn't stop me from enjoying a good romance story from time to time so why should it stop you from writing them?"

As Duke continued speaking Mana stopped him for a moment "Can I just say something? You're an interesting guy Duke I mean not many would admit they like gardening, cute clothing, or that they write romance stories yet here you are telling someone you just met all of this and honestly? The world could use more of men actually not being afraid to admit they like that kind of stuff."

When Duke listed off the types of flowers in his garden Mana began smiling "Oh man I absolutely love lilies, and honestly if you hadn't said that you weren't here to flirt with me and if I didn't know any better I'd think you were after my heart." Mana said with a light melodic laugh before she continued "Although I also like Lotus flowers and Orchids. My garden at home is full of Tiger lilies, Begonias, and Hydrangeas. I'm hoping to get some other types of flowers some time soon and maybe grow my own roses because I love the smell of them." Mana let out a small depressed sigh "Though last time I tried that the bush died, so maybe I shouldn't after all." When Duke said that there were a few girly things out there that needed more love Mana shrugged "I've never been much of a girly girl to be honest and I'd much rather wear the boy's uniform over the girl's one I don't really like skirts all that much, plus I don't really look good in them either."
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"well then maybe we should do a trade, i'll make a mix cd of my stuff you make a mix cd of yours." he offered with his usual goofy smile. the guy seemed very optimistic, compared to the tone in some of the drafts, it almost comes across as outright jarring. "Yeah fantasy metal is awesome, all heroic and stuff puts me in a different badass place you know?"

Duke eagerly read the book looking through them and really truly attempting to appreciate each one. "you've got a unique flair for design ill give you that. all of these feel like they have a design direction behind them but all of the pieces are intersting and unique. I like your ideas. a bit on the girly side but all that means is i wouldn't be able to model for you." he said this with a laugh, "I don't think i would look ideal in a dress, yeah?" he let the joke roll off as he continued to respond to her statements.


"duke shuffled in his seat embarrassingly. "Yeah, i enjoy romance stories a lot too, probably a little too much. its why i worry about overdoing it, not alot of people share my love of them. and i'm not talking about that penny smut old housewives read... like the slow but gentle and gradual development of feelings from simple friendship to mutual attraction and then love. and how people of all kinds can get swept up in such powerful amazing feelings. It also makes me wish i could experience that, at least once." he said this with slight embarrassment before moving on.

then she mentioned him being after her heart which caused him to fluster yet again. "W-w-welll i just believe in ti happening naturally, and if it doesn't pan out and i only become friends with someone its a friendship more than i had ya know?" he said brushing the statement off. then she mentioned rose bushes which caused duke to groan and sink his face into this arms on the table. "Rose bushes suck. i mean they're pretty but the old lady makes me take care of hers and god help me if they die, but they're so damn temperamental. i spend more time on that damn bush than the rest of the garden combined, oh and let me tell you it likes making me bleed in thanks." he then went off about how frustrating a rosebush is to take care of everything including how much nutrients it needs. finally they got on the subject of a uniform.

"I'll be 100% honest, no female ever looks bad with a skirt. ever. unless she is so fat that her legs look like wrinkly bad cheese, no i bet you would look great in a skirt. it's alright though it's personal preference. you can be exactly as girly or as tomboyish as you want. I think tomboys are charming honestly." he said this offhand but with a good natured smile.
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"A music trade huh? Could be interesting I guess." Looking Duke in the eye Mana grinned lightly "Or maybe you're planning to use the music trade as an excuse to talk to me again." Laughing lightly now Mana added "I'm kidding of course, you don't really need an excuse to talk to me again if you want."

As Duke started talking about her clothing designs mentioning that they were interesting and unique Mana felt a little embarrassed "Yanno, you're the first person that's actually ever looked inside that book aside from my family so being complimented on my work is a little embarrassing" When Duke mentioned that they were a bit too girly Mana pouted and huffed lightly "Hey now, I AM still a girl at heart you know, so of course they're gonna be a little girly." When he continued on adding that it only meant that he couldn't model for her Mana snorted trying not to giggle at the image of Duke in one of her designs. "Dude, I never really have others model my clothes, I usually model them myself by making them and then wearing them when I hang out with people after school or on weekends." Laughing at Duke's comment about him being in a dress Mana said "Duke even I don't look good in a dress, they're just fun to design because I can make them look as outrageous as I want without ever actually having to implement them."

After Duke's little speech about romance stories and his love of them Mana felt the urge to tease him a little bit especially when he said that he wished he could experience romance at least once. "My my, Duke I didn't expect you to be so bold with your declarations of wanting someone to love." A small Cheshire grin broke out on Mana's face when Duke got flustered after her comment about him being after her heart "Something tells me you imagined something involving me for a second there when you stuttered, care to share with the class?" Mana raised an eyebrow with a slight teasing tone to her voice grin still plastered on her face. Watching his reactions Mana thought about it for a moment and had to admit it was kind of cute when he got all embarrassed and flustered.

Mana knew exactly where Duke was coming from when he went on his minirant about rosebushes and how much they suck"Oh I know how ridiculous it is to take care of a rosebush my mother and I grew our own roses together for almost ten years but well when I started taking care of the flowers alone the rose bush ended up dying, it made me kinda depressed yanno? I mean I love roses and how they smell but I can't grow them alone to save my own life." Laughing at Duke's complaint about the rose bush liking to make him bleed Mana added "Fun fact big guy, if you wear gardening gloves you won't get cut by the thorns on a rosebush."

Blankly staring at Duke when he bet that she would look great in a skirt Mana shook her head "Duke, I've been wearing the girl's uniform which includes a skirt this whole time, hence my complaint about skirts. But I guess that just means you weren't checking me out like I thought you might have been so I guess that's not all bad." Duke's comment about how she should be whatever she wants and that he found tomboys charming made Mana look at him in amusement "Duke, are you saying that you find me charming?" Looking up at the clock Mana sighed lightly they only had ten minutes left before the bell. "Ugh, lunch is almost over which means classic lit, which means it's almost time for me to bail and go hit up one of the empty music rooms and play some music, or maybe I'll take off for the rest of the day and go to the small greenhouse we have at home and get started on taking care of the flowers." Looking at Duke again Mana asked "What do you think I should do? Go to the music room, or take off and go take care of my flowers?"
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duke snickered at the mention of them being outrageous. "Come on the outrageous designs can be fun.. I mean some of the ones you see designers come out with are batshit insane but hilarious to look at," he spared a laugh at the expense of the poor model who had to wear a dress made of living birds. then it turned to the subject of his wistful desire for romance.

"Oh come on, the music and art it invokes makes anyone at least a little curious to feel it... and..." again duke flushed and shook his head. "T-totally not... i mean i just met you and i believe in being friends first im totally sorry if you feel insulted i mean i don't even know what i'm saying." at that point he gave up and let his head impact on his arms face planting into his folded arms on the desk.

"yeah i know, when you can actually afford good gardening gloves and such. i guess i should go buy them when i get the chance... also It's getting late into the fall now. might be a good idea to ensure any perennials you have are protected from the frost. if that's taken care of already then music might not be the worst idea." he said with a shrug. "You know... do you think you could teach me how to play an instrument sometime?" he asked as if by a whim.
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When Duke apologized in case she felt insulted Mana burst out laughing "Why would I be insulted? I mean I was the one that said I wasn't interested earlier if you remember." Patting Duke on the arm when he buried his head in his arms on the table she added "Besides I'm like you in that aspect, there's no way in hell I'd even give a thought to let alone agree to something like that with someone I'd just met. I mean friendship is way more important then finding someone to hook up with yanno?" After she finished speaking she decided that maybe she should let up on teasing him... For the time being.

Getting an idea when Duke mentioned he should buy some gloves for gardening when he had the chance Mana snapped her fingers and grinned "Hey, if you want I could just make you the gloves? I mean it'd be easier then having to buy them and plus it'd give me something to do while I'm studying, so think of it as my way of saying thanks for letting me copy your notes instead of just taking back your notebook when you found me." When he mentioned that she should get everything ready to protect the flowers from the frost Mana groaned "Knowing my mother she's probably already got the safeguarding of the flowers covered. Like she'll do it while I'm at school and then give me an earful when I get home." With a sigh Mana attempted to impersonate her mother "Mana, you know the garden is your responsibility so take better care of it. Mana you know that you need to do these things before you play your keyboard. Mana it's time for the weekly weeding of the yard. And so on and so on." Resting her head on her palm Mana shrugged "I guess I'll just head to the music room then. I've got a song that I wanted to play anyway so I won't just be doing something dull like practicing my scales and such."

When Duke asked if she could teach him to play an instrument sometime Mana raised an eyebrow "I uh.. I might be able to, that is if you're interested in the keyboard. Otherwise I won't be able to teach you anything since I have no skill with other instruments." As she said this the bell rang signaling the end of the lunch break, with a sigh Mana stood up and stretched, straightening her uniform out and smoothing over her skirt so it didn't shift and no one would see more then they needed to. Getting another idea Mana grinned "If you want, you can just come with me to the music room. But that'd mean skipping out on a class or two otherwise you'll have to try and find me again sometime during lunch, so it's up to you big guy." Closing her bag Mana slipped it over her shoulder and began humming lightly as she made her way towards the door, turning only to see if Duke would follow.
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