Spiritless Life

Prime-time Life

"I was hoping to do it in two..." Karam glanced at Dolph.

Malik stared at her, hand still in the air. "How... Who... Can I see your identification?"

Karam reached into the back pocket of her custom made pants and handed him the paper.

His eyes grew large as he looked over it, "four star at five years? What manner of person are you? Even if you are the child of a Shin, this is... unheard of!" His book slipped off his lap as he continued to stare at the numbers, making sure he had't read it incorrectly.

Karam scratched her cheek, embarrassed, "I'm a bit of a genius...?"

"A bit is an understatement!" Malik rubbed his eyes and looked over it again. After a moment, he seened to regain his senses. "You've mastered the techniques, yet not the third star." He glanced at the child's small and frail body. "It might be better if you worked on the sixth star first... Though it's a bit against protocol, it would at least allow you to grow up some more maybe they will allow it."

"Oh, in that case, there is no need. I'm hoping not to be here longer than... Oh," Karam glanced at Dolph and covered her mouth, "I forgot, sorry."

Dolph laughed, "And here I thought you were doing it on purpose." Dolph shrugged, "What kind of Former reads a book? Maybe he's the perfect teacher for you."

"I almost feel like you're insulting me..."

Dolph shrugged again, "What kind of Former wants to be a Spiritualist? It's unheard of! Though, you seem to have a lot of that..." Dolph smirked at her, his words full of meaning.

Karam replied with a slightly helpless expression.

"A Spiritualist?" Malik was deep in thought after hearing yet another crazy conversation. He held his chin in his hand as he thought. "Two weeks..." Malik snapped his head up to Karam, "Alright, let's see what you are capable of." Malik turned and began walking into the field, book and paper in hand.

"Wait, don't we have to wait for the rest of the class?"

Malik turned back innocently, "You think someone would actually want to be taught by someone who reads for fun?" He held up the book and smiled at her. He turned back around and kept walking.

"For an old man, he sure is a strange one." Dolph shook his head as they began to follow him.

"Old? He's only like, thirty! That's the prime of one's life!"

Dolph looked down at her doubtfully.

"Alright, it's a lie. But that doesn't mean he's old! He only seems that way because your life is only beginning!" Karam scolded Dolph.

Dolph's eyebrows rose, "Sometimes I actually believe you're twice my age."

"Shut up! I'm not that old! Anyway, we are falling behind!" Karam paused and looked up at her friend.

Dolph sighed and pulled her onto an arm. "Yes, your majesty."

"Shut up."

"You're in a bad mood."

"I'm... So what? Deal with it!"

"Oh, no, I wasn't planning to 'deal', I was instead planning to 'enjoy'!"

Karam snorted at him, "Fancy words for someone who can't catch himself a girl!"

Dolph raised an eyebrow, "I'm not sure what you mean by that."

"You- you know, 'hook up'... No? Um... get into a relationship?" Karam was beginning to think that Dolph was pure and innocent when he laughed.

"AH! I see! Is it normal in your world for males to go after females?"

"..." Does he mean that females go after males or that males often are found with other males? "Explain... Explain this to me." Karam's face was unreadable.

"Well, relationships aren't seen as something specific to one from each gender, so I was a little confused."

"You mean I could see some real life BoyLove action?" Karam's eyes sparkled with a hint of madness as she than turned towards Dolph. "Hey Dolph~"

"No."

"But-"

"Not doing it."

"You don't even know-"

"Never. Whatever it is, no. I will not participate as a victim in any of your trouble making."

"Aw~! But Dolli! It would make me suuuper happy!" She whined at him.

Dolph shook his head, not daring to look at her.

"Dolli! Dolli! Dolli! Be my play toy for a day! Dolli! Dolli! Hey!" Karam pulled on his shirt collar and shook it back and forth as she spoke.

"Kara," Dolph spoke with seriousness that shut even the pushy princess up. "We are here."

Karam looked around to find that Malik had claimed a large area that wasn't being used. Karam immediately turned back and continued whining.

"Dolli! Dolli! Give me a little happiness! Be a man and show me some love! I wanna see some real life BL! Pulease!" Seeing as Dolph wasn't responding she let go of his collar and dropped from his ams, landing carefully so as to not hurt herself. "What's first, Sensei?"

Malik, a bit stuck on the words 'Be a man and show me some love' shook his head of crazy thoughts and returned Karam's smile. "Um... First..."