First Mask of Illness.

"Have you ever kiss anyone?"

The twin tails flinched to the sudden question. In honestly no she has not. "Why do you ask?"

Gold shrugged and walked over to her. "I don't just wondering if anyone else touched your lips." He placed his fingers on her chin lifting it to make her look at him.

His golden eyes was a beauty to gaze at, Gold never liked them, but Crystal did. "You say that as if you're jealous..."

Gold huffed his cheek and looked to the side. "And what if I am?"

at this, the girl giggled covering her lips slightly. "Gold Hanamura? Jealous over one of his friends being kissed.. Ohh~ I get it." She smirked at the Breeder, who was now looking a bit shy. "You've never been kiss before have you~?"

Gold groaned slightly getting slightly embarrassed by that. "So? I was saving my first kiss for someone I love."

Crystal looked at the Breeder, his tone sounded sincere as he said that, there was no shame behind it. He was cute like this, when it came down to it, he was a shy boy at pure heart.

No, a Golden Heart. "Do you have someone you love right now?"

The raven haired boy turned around to twin tails. "You."

A moment of silence, Gold's determine gaze spoke the truth, the Capturer's heartbeat started to race. Her cheeks flushed red as she noticed Gold leaning down slightly. Just before their lips met. His breath tickled her skin as he whispered almost hesitate. "May I claim, this first kiss?"

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"Look look! Mines is pink!!" "Mine has sparkles!!" "I made mines to look like a Sentret!!" "mine looks like a Growlithe! Grrr!!!"

"Ahaha! They are all wonderful!" Crystal, a eighteen year old young women ruffled the hair of some of the children and smiled kindly. The kids in the Orphanage and herself were making Masquerade Masks for the upcoming Annual Violet Leaves Ball. She helped some of the kids make their own as well did a few for her self and for others as a small gift, though she wasn't very good with this, she bet Yellow was more talented in this.

Her Mask was light purple, a lavender color, something warm. Normally she made it blue or light blue or dark blue with a star, this time it was lavender, a warm color that she now loved. Her recent boyfriend  made her coldness melt and she was now happier then before. She felt like a fool in love but enjoyed every second of it.

I wonder if Gold would come with me to the ball again this year.

"Yoooo~~ My Lovely Strict Women, where are you~?"

Speak of the devil and here he comes.

She turned around to see the raven haired hair young man highly irritated as some of the boys were attacking him. The twin tails laughed at the scene as the girls giggled. Recently, to spend more time with her, Gold volunteered for help out at the school she works in. Crystal turned back to the girls and then winked at them. "Girls, shall we hand them to them?"

In the crowd some of the girls blushed and or squealed. They all scattered taking some boys with them, as some stayed trying to grabbed one of the boys attention. Gold groaned and stretched his back as he was finally free. "Maan, these runts are a pain."

"Watch it, these runts are my students~"

Gold looked at her with shock,  "You mean he gave you the job?!" she chuckled and nodded, Gold jumped shouting a victory call. "That's great! You always wanted to be a teacher here! So this place will become a school very soon."

The Capturer held her mask close to her heart. Her dream of becoming a capturer was something she wanted when she was young, when she was alone. And now that she has love, she wanted moved on and tried to become a teacher like she had once dreamed off. Gold had supported her along with the others, she will not stop being a dexholder but she will stop being Oak's assistant, Emerald said that he'll take that job for her. They were reaching near the age barrier, Gold himself had a few plans for the future.

Sometimes she feared they wouldn't last until the future, however, for the moment she believed they will. "Hey, what's this?"

The twin tails looked at the mask she had made for Gold, she smiled shly and handed it to Gold. "Well, if the girls were going to do it… I guess I would invite you to the ball too… ahaha…"

Gold stared at it, he then smiled with a chuckle and pecked her cheek not wanting to do some rated M stuff in front of kids. He pulled back and tried on the mask. "Ahah awesome! I approve!"

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"You should really take a vacation or something, just at least a small break." a brunette with blue eyes holding a wine glass was talking to her friend with dark blue hair. She was sitting on the kitchen counter, a barely drank drink at her side, the two fo them had fine black dresses.

The woman at the counter sighed. "I know Blue, but I really don't have the time for a break."

Blue placed her glass down gently at the counter and sighed. "Everyone has time."

"'cuse me, pardon me, coming through peeps~!!" a raven haired male who was semi laughing and irritated was being a coat hanger for his red haired friend who looked as if he can die right about now. Clutching his stomach and clinging onto the golden eyed male for dear life. Blue stepped away from them as they cut through. Crystal's eyes atomically went to the shiny bright eyes that pass through. As they walked to wherever their voices can still be faintly heard. "Dude! You should have told me you can't drink for shit Aahhaha!"

"Sh-shuu urrk…" Blue chuckled and sweat dropped. Crystal then looked at her co-worker. "Hey, aren't they the new incomers?"

"Yeah, I know the redhead actually, we're childhood friends, and middle school friends, and high school friends~" Blue took another sip from her drink which seemed to have refilled.

"So basically you guys are friends correct?" the twin tails has not drank her own drink. Blue nodded already getting slightly under the influence of her drink. After an hour the party she was at still continued on. She worked at a company she wasn't sure exactly what they did, they multiple things and the pay is good, and she does her job good. Normally everywhere they hold a party for the newcomers. Her friend was Blue who had many secrets to her life that she did not know of.

"You're still down here?" an annoyed voice snapped her from her thoughts. She looked over to see the raven haired male from before, only this time he was much more drunk then before. "You were here for like the whole party!" he started to stand at her side getting a better look at her. The twin tails seemed somewhat disgusted with that. "Waiting for your boyfriend or something? Cause I can tell you now, he ain't coming if he's three hours later."

She was trying to ignore him by looking somewhere else. "No, I'm not waiting for anyone. I do not wait for anyone nor do I want to have the ability to wait for anyone." her strict voice made the male more interested.

"Cold, harsh cruel rejection~" even though it was he whom was rejected, the drinks already reached his brain. "So then, you're name is? I'm Hanamura."

"Hoshiriko."

The male smirked at her. "Star, just like those cute earrings of yours, a sophisticated women like you~ wearing little girl earrings ahah takes the unique kinds of balls." Crystal scooted a bit from him, though he kept coming closer. She sighed getting fed up with him.

"Please get away." the young man chuckled and snaked his arm around her waist. She squeaked and was about to fall from the shock, when he had twirled her to safety somehow. "L-let go of me…!" he did anything but. His arm around her waist found it's way to her back, slowly massaging the tenses area. Soon her body started to relax a bit more, he moved in close, cupping her cheek with his hand, letting it run through her hair. "I.."

"Shhhushh, we're both drunk, we won't remember, let's just do something crazy, okay?" she knew she shouldn't. however, even without the influence of alcohol she gave in and locked their lips.

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"Here you are sir!" Crystal handed a stack of papers to Prof. Oak's desk. "I've finished my reports, can I have the next three days off?"

The much older man spit out his coffee by accident and surprise. "You? Dayoff? OF COURSE!!" Oak placed the papers in another place and gently pushed the girl out of his office. She sweat dropped and then took off her lab coat, slowly walking to her office to get her things. She had a perfect weekend planned and she did not want to miss it at all. She hadn't seen her friends in such a long time, she was excited to see her best friends again.

"A-ack…"

"Hm?" the twin tails stopped and turn back, she noticed a certain playboy crouching down on his feets with his head buried in his knees. "Gold? What are you doing?"

The boy jolted, falling to his bum. She walked closer to him and quickly noticed he was sweating and panting. In yet, his body was shivering violently even with his sweat on. His teeth were clamping, in which Gold tried to force to stop by clutching his jaw. His cheeks were heated and painted red. In a second it became clear, Gold was under a severe fever. "Gold!"

She bent down to her knees and touched his forehead, her hand almost flinched to how hot it was. "H-hey.. S-Super seriou..uuhh…h-haall…" his speech was slurred as his mind was fogged. His heads were clutching his stomach tightly. The girl called out for help, some of the older dexholders came and placed Gold on the couch. Soon, it was decided that Crystal would take him home since she had volunteered.

When she reached his house, she was reminded of the last time she was here. It took a good three hours before the young breeder can regain enough strength to stay conscious. Once he did, the first thing he saw was Crystal with a bowl of what he assumed was soup. Gold groaned and tried to move, yet the Capturer made sure he didn't. "Crys… what are you doing here…"

"Taking care of you silly."

"I'm fine, I ca-"

She placed the bowl down and hushed his words with her index finger. "I'm going to take care of you."

Under the fever, Gold's mind was in the clouds making it impossible for him to grasp the situation fully. "Didn't you have something to do…?"

Despite the fact she did. Her concern for Gold won her over, it took a moment for her to make a smile. "Nope! I've got nothing to do."

Gold sighed in defeat and moved his head to the side, slowly falling back to sleep. Crystal pecked the Breeder's forehead and placed a new damp towel on it. Though she was looking forward to her reunion, Gold was more important to her, she give up all she needed to for his safety to be ensured.