The Colours Of Love {Maven, Private}

[Faye]

Lately, Sven had been rather secretive and had been asking Katherine all sorts of different questions, like what flowers she liked, what chocolate she liked and all sorts of other weird and out of the blue things. But Sven had done some snooping around, abusing his authority as the Student Council Vice-President and had found out some interesting information.

It was his girlfriend's birthday on the 17th of April. Which happened to be today.

However, not only did Katherine not mention this to Sven but Sven hadn't told Katherine that he knew about it so his questions were a complete mystery to the girl.

Sven had come home early that day, he had to prepare for a Student Council meeting that he found impossible to wiggle his way out of so he decided to make it at least a little special for her. On the table sat a black box, it was narrow but longish, it had gold coloured trimming and the material used on it felt soft yet bumpy. Inside was a necklace on a white gold chain, nine karats (cost him a fuck load, yes), on the end hanging off as a pendant was a rose. Not just any old rose, but it was rainbow coloured, the very flower that he knew Katherine adored. The actual pendant was white gold as well but it had been coloured the colours of the rainbow and he was assured by the jewelry guy that it wouldn't fade. Also beside this was a small box of chocolates, they were heart and star shaped, some had caramel filling.

Next to it sat Sven, he was all ready for the meeting, dressed in black dress pants, a casual green t-shirt and a black jacket, he wasn't going all out to look good today he just wanted it to be special when he got home. In front of the Vice-President was a sheet of lined paper and he tapped a black ink pen against it as he thought about what to write for her.

A few minutes past and the ideas began to flow in. His handwriting flawless, curved and linked precisely. The note read:

Hey my love,

I remember when we first met officially in the library, how easily we clicked together, and that cute blush on your cheeks. And our little sessions as we skipped class ;), our trip to Germany wasn't what I was expecting but I'm glad I went with you, actually.. when it comes right down to it, I'm glad things worked out the way that they have.

I'll be home soon, got a stupid meeting to go to. Hope you like your present, Katt, Happy Birthday.

I love you.

~Sven

He slipped the pen into his pocket as he put the cap back on it and he set the note beside the black jewelry box. Satisfied, he grabbed his set of keys, cellphone, wallet and other things he thought he may need and headed out for his meeting.

[Nicolette]

It was already a little more than halfway through the month of April and the young women-dressed-man was exhausted. Since she and her boyfriend had returned to T'zen Island from Germany, she'd been doing a lot of studying while he worked with the Student Council. The semester exams at the end of the May were just a little over a month away and she wanted to bring good grades home to Aunt Hillary so the woman would let her continue to attend.

Katherine Fletcher trudged to the dormitory building and as she passed the lobby area, she noted the mirror reflecting her tired eyes... And her growing brunette roots. She winced and turned away, looking toward the elevator. That's it; she would be going to the store THAT AFTERNOON to get hair dye. People would be bound to notice soon... Even if no one really talked to her, she couldn't just ignore the fact that she was starting to retain some of her old appearance.

She walked up to the room and brought out her key, unlocking it before stepping inside. She locked up behind her and looked around for signs of her boyfriend being in the house. She walked to her bedroom and dropped off her backpack and then decided to change out of her uniform. She pulled off the outfit and tossed it on the back of her desk chair before walking to the closet, taking out a black t-shirt and jeans. She pulled the outfit on, looking over her lanky form in the mirror. For a female, she'd be rather average weight; for a male, she looked a little underweight, but nothing too worrysome. It's not like anyone really paid attention...

She brought her hand up to run through her hair. It had been getting a little longer as of late... She wondered if she should cut it... She gave a shrug and grabbed her keys, cell phone, and wallet, shoving them into her pocket. She then walked to her desk to grab her cigarette pack and her lighter, shoving them into her pocket as well.

With that, she was ready to head out to the store. She left her bedroom and started for the door, but paused when she noticed the table was set up differently and there were some items up on it. She raised an eyebrow and walked over, looking over the things before she picked up the letter. Her eyes scanned the words before her eyes widened and she let out a small gasp. How had he known her birthday?!....

Wait... It was her birthday?

She grabbed her phone from her pocket and flipped it open to look at the date. She then paused before shaking her head slowly. Oh wow, how could she have seriously forgotten her own birthday? She closed her phone and smiled at the chocolates. She'd have to put them in the fridge for later. She then picked up the box and looked it over before opening it. Her eyes widened and another gasp escaped her lips when she saw the beautiful pendant. It must have cost a fortune! And he'd done this in honor of her birthday...

Tears filled her eyes and a small smile slid across her pale lips. She shakily undid the clasp, bringing it up to latch around her neck. She opened the front of her shirt to slip it inside, feeling it brush against her bare skin. The feeling was comforting and she smiled more as she ran back to her room to grab her pen. She picked it up and walked back to the paper, turning it over and scribbling in elegant script.

"Saw your wonderful gift and I can't thank you enough, my darling. You truly are amazing. I'm going to the store, but I'll be back soon. See you if you get home before I do. I love you!

~Katherine

With that written, she departed from the apartment, heading off for the department store to buy her precious hair dye.

[Faye]

Sitting, talking about the same things over and over again, Sven was getting bored with the meeting. His eyes averted to the clock, watching the second hand tick its way around the circle, a never ending cycle. That of course, until it ran out of battery and slowly stopped but beside that, he still had ages before they could leave...

Okay maybe he was exaggerating, but the last ten minutes always dragged itself out, like it wanted to bother him. He turned away from the clock and looked back at the others in the room, they were at least interested but he wanted out of there, he wanted to see his darling Katherine, it was her birthday!

Finally, the time was up and Sven bid them all a good night and bolted for the door. He spent the next fifteen or so minutes getting back to the dormitory as fast as he could, wondering if she would be home yet or at least seen the gift. He opened the elevator, stepping inside and pressed the button for the second floor, lazy, yes, but he couldn't be bothered running up the stairs. He anxiously waited for the doors to reopen and went down the hall.

He went to push the door open but it was locked, she was either being paranoid or she wasn't there. He unlocked the door after fishing for his keys in his pocket and pushed it open, revealing an empty, but recently been in dormitory. His eyes fell upon the table, noticing that the note had been moved and the necklace had gone.

He walked up to it, lifting the note in his pale hands, reading the addition his girlfriend had added, a warm smile tugged at his lips, relieved that she liked the gift. She had obviously put the necklace on which was good. Leaving the note and the other things on the table, he simply walked into the kitchen to make himself a coffee to pass the time while she was at the store.

After the coffee had been made to his liking, he flipped the television on, resting his feet on the coffee table in front of the couch, and begun channel surfing.

[Nicolette]

It was about half an hour before the ex-idol returned to the dormitory, holding a bag in her hand. A young woman worked at the department store at the check out where Katherine often bought her cigarettes and Katherine was always able to sweet talk her into getting her a pack of cigarettes even though she wasn't eighteen. The young cashier always blushed whenever Katherine would smile at her and use that creamy voice of her's. Oh how she would react if she were to find out that Katherine was a female.

So her bag had a pack of cigarettes and a box that contained her new hair dye. She found the door to their shared dorm to be unlocked, so she figured her boyfriend was home. She slipped inside and walked to her bedroom to drop off her spoils. She then ran back out into the living room and tackled her boyfriend to the couch, sitting up just enough to kiss his lips in a rough, quick manner.

When she pulled back, she grinned. "Thank you, Liebling~!"

[Faye]

While sipping at his coffee, Sven looked through the channels, seeing that there was cartoons, random crime shows, a sicom and some old man singing in such a high voice it made Sven cringe on the music channel. He decided for the cartoons, they were the ones that were for little kids, the ones they showed before the older ones got home. Sven shook his head as they went through the alphabet and went on weird yet stupid missions.

Sven hadn't even noticed the door opening and was completely surprised when he felt someone tackle him, feeling their lips on his ina rough yet sweet kiss but it ended so quickly that he was even more stunned. He blinked, seeing it was Katherine, a relieved sigh escaped his lips and he smiled, pulling her down in another kiss, yet this time it last longer and was less rough. "You're welcome, love," He replied, "What'd you go to the store for?"

[Nicolette]

Katherine clung to the man and kissed him back happily when he pulled her down for another kiss. When he gave his reply, she smiled and moved so she was sitting on his lap, straddling his hips with her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Some hair dye. Ended up getting a pack of cigarettes while I was out, too, since they were cheap." She brought her hands up to lightly run through Sven's hair. "How was your meeting, dear?"

[Faye]

Sven hid his dislike for her yucky smoking habit and just smiled, brushing some hair out of her face as she straddled his hips. He lay on the couch, his head propped up by the arm of the chair. His hands rested on her thighs, rubbing them up and down before settling in one spot.

"Haha, you got regrowth?" He teased, but his smile faded when she brought up his meeting. He sighed deeply, "Boring, all they went on about was the up coming events, that they're glad the Student Freedom Force hasn't attacked lately, which I think is something they shouldn't be glad about, really, we shouldn't be so relaxed.." He shook his head, forcing a smile to his lips to cover his annoyance for these meetings.

[Nicolette]

Katherine rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at the man who teased the fact that her roots were, indeed, coming in rather noticably. She then listened to what he had to say about the Student Council. Personally, she didn't stand with either organization since she didn't want to get mixed up in all the craziness. She did support the Student Council, for the most part, considering she WAS dating their vice president.

She leaned down and kissed her boyfriend's cheek. "You and Nicolette will be able to take them out before there's any real trouble, I'm sure." She smiled and got up from on top of him, heading off to the couch in the direction of her bedroom. She wanted to dye her hair as soon as--...

Cough...

Katherine felt a cough building up in her chest and winced as she let out the couch... Which was followed by a couple of more minor ones... And then a few violent ones. She brought her hand up to cover her mouth and she held a hand out to grab something, anything, to help keep her on her feet. She ended up taking hold of a chair in their little dining room area. She coughed a few more times before taking in a deep breath, almost a gasp at how fast she had tried to breathe.

She winced a little and she brought her hand away from her mouth... Only to discover a bit of blood on her hand. She quickly shut her hand, turning it into a fist in order to hide it until she could get to the bathroom.

[Faye]

Sven sighed and nodded, hopefully they would take down the Student Freedom Force before this year was up and then no one would be brave enough to take their places and make a new one. Although, that idea seemed very far fetched at that particular moment.

He whined a little as she got up off of him, he wanted her to stay so they could chat and he could tease her while she sat on him the way she was. But he was too late, she had begun making her way to her bedroom but she started coughing.

At first he didn't think much of it, people coughed all the time but as she moved further away from him she began to cough more violently and it sounded rather bad. He sat up on the couch and soon after he was up, standing and trying to find where she was, "Katt? Are you alright? You don't sound very good." His voice laced with concern.

[Nicolette]

She couldn't let him see.

"Yeah, peachy." She said as she turned course for the bathroom. She opened the door and slipped inside, immediately reaching for the sink and turning it on. She washed the blood from her hand and then cupped the hand to take some water and draw it up to her mouth. She sloshed the water around in her mouth before spitting it out. There was a little bit of blood mixed in with water and saliva.

"Fucking hell...?" She muttered before shaking her head. It probably wasn't anything too serious. She'd done this before and nothing was wrong.

[Faye]

His concern only grew with her response. Peachy probably wasn't the word to use, it sounded so sarcastic coming from her lips and he heard the bathroom door close and lock, he stood outside it, knocking gently on the wood.

"Are you sure?" He didn't want to pry too much but her rush to the bathroom could've meant anything. Did she throw up? Phlem? Just felt sick or coughing up something else? And he also wanted to ask her if she wanted help with dying her hair, but he'd wait until after she got out of the bathroom to ask that. It seemed inappropriate right now.

[Nicolette]

Katherine gazed at herself in the mirror for a moment, and once she was convinced she wasn't going to cough anymore, she unlocked the door to the bathroom and looked up at her boyfriend.

"Yup, positive."

She started off for her room, picking up her bag and tossing it onto her bed as she shuffled through the drawers of her dresser. She found a ratty old t-shirt with old hair dye stains on it and started to peel off her clothes. She stripped down until she was just in a pair of boxers, and then she pulled the ratty t-shirt on. She walked over to the bed to pick up the box of hair dye from the bag and started back toward the bathroom.

[Faye]

Sven nearly jumped out of his skin when she opened the door to the bathroom to assure him that she was okay. He wasn't expecting that. He took a deep breath and went to follow her down the hall but she had gone into her room, obviously to get the hair dye.

"Do you want a hand with your hair or are you alright?" He asked as she came back out in a ruggaged looking t-shirt that had black stains all over it, obviously her 'hair dying' t-shirt, he laughed to himself at the idea. If she didn't need any help then he could probably go do something... Student Council paper work... ew, he was hoping to be able to put that off.

[Nicolette]

Katherine walked into the bathroom, but kept the door open as she opened the box. She took out a few bottles and the instructions. She opened up the instructions in order to obtain the gloves and refolded the paper, tossing it on the counter. She pulled on the gloves and started mixing up the hair dye ingrediants.

"I think I have it, but you're welcome to watch if you want." She smiled over at him as she smacked the back of the bottle against the heel of her hand, her pointer finger covering the top as she jerked her hand back and forth to mix the formula.

[Faye]

He chuckled to himself as Katherine began to mix up the formula to dye her hair back the completely black and not to have to worry about her roots being brown or the black colour slowly growing out. "I wish you could have brown hair, I think it'd look really cute on you, not that you don't already look cute with black hair..." He said as he moved into the bathroom, his hand running through her hair one last time before she applied the thick paste like substance onto her hair.

He then leaned against the wall that was behind the sink, on the left of Katherine as she continued to mix it together. His hair was naturally black so the thought of having to bleach his hair first or anything like that to get brown made him shudder. He'd look albino for awhile having bleached hair.