[Evil Tink]

Kali took the painting tenderly, staring at it with total awe. She turned it so Jasmine could see, "I can't believe you painted this! This it just...stunning! I..I can't accept this. It's..far too great for you to just give it away to a stranger. I..I'm sorry." Yet she didn't quite hand it back yet. She was still taking in all the details of the marvelous piece.

[Honor]

Jasmine's eyes wondered along the painting, taking in it's beauty. She had always been interested in music than art, but it was hard not to see that a master hand had painted it. "My, my," She said with a small laugh. "You certainly are accomplished at many things. Next will you tell us that you happen to be a pro athlete and an expert dancer?" She laughed again. "But seriously, you must have quite a lot of time on your hands."

[Bovice]

"No, no keep it I have plenty more, plus I have a whole bunch of paintings all over my house and in my vault." Zac said not trying to be all rich boy. "Sorry I didn't mean for that to sound stuck up." He said turning his attention to Jasmine. "Haha no I'm neither of those things." He said with a smile. "Ya with all of my stuff I really don't need to work." He said as he thought of something. "I have a gift for you as well Jasmine." He said as he held up his finger. He went to one of the bookcases and opened it. He reached in and grabbed a case out of the hidden closet. He opened it up. "Ah yes this will do nicely." He said with a smile. He walked up to Jasmine and handed her the violin case. "It is a Eastman Master Series: model 906 it is valued at about $2,500. I want you to have it." Zac said with a smile

[Honor]

Jasmines mouth gaped open in utter surprise as she took the violin. It took her a moment to find the good graces to close it. "This... I couldn't possibly..." She let out a breath staring at it in appreciation. "You..." She stared at him in astonishment. "You are far too generous." She could barely find the words to say.

[Evil Tink]

Kali was truly at a loss for words, "I...T-thank you." She continued to stare at the painting, really hesitant to accept it. She had become quite the skilled scenery artist, but now she felt like she was just put to shame by the sheer skill in this painting. She almost wanted to hyperventilate...but could not embarrass herself like that...but in the cruel world they lived in, some other force had a weird way of making her do that.

Kali suddenly, but carefully, put the painting down, her eyes frittering about as her hands quickly tore through her pockets. Her breathing became more labored as her asthma decided to be a bitch and act up. She prayed that Zac would not think it was from the painting, as it was not. It was not uncommon for her to have a random attack at just the wrong moment. And of course, she left her inhaler at home. Of course.

She glanced around for the nearest couch, helping herself to it. She lay back to give her as much room in her lungs as she could while she took the deepest breaths she was aloud. She placed her hand on her head, knowing by now she looked like a fool; the art nerd who needs to carry around a stupid inhaler because of her lame ass lungs. Marvelous.

[Bovice]

"I'm always generous to my friends." Zac said with a smile. "Damn it Amanda don't drink all of my blood." He said with a slight glare upstairs.
"Sorry." Amanda said as she made her way down the stairs. "Where is everyone?" She asked.
"I sent the drunks home." He said felling like she drank all of his blood.
"Well then I guess I better go them myself." She said grabbing her purse and heading to the door.
"Bye Amanda." He said with a wave.

"Kali are you alright?" Zac asked concerned. "You must have asthma." He said rushing over to her. He sat down on the couch, "Excuse my hand." He said putting his hand on her chest. He concentrated, he made her lungs open up so she would stop hyperventilating. "There that should be better, how do you feel?" Zac asked as he quickly removed his hand from her chest. His eye's were a light pink but they were hidden behind his dark blue contacts.

"Anyway." He said as he cleared his throat. He looked at his study, "I should probably shut that." He said as he got up and walked to the bookcase and shutting it. A growl came from his throat when he saw the window. His eyes turned red but you couldn't see them behind his dark blue contacts. "How about I make you guy's something to eat. Something that is fresh, and it could be anything I have a masters in Culinary Arts." He said with a smile.

[Honor]

Jasmine watched with concern as Kali stared hyperventilating. She had no idea what to do, and was glad that Zac acted. She wasn't quite sure what he was doing to help her, but she felt that it would work.

She laughed at his offer to cook. "Of course you do." She said with a smile. It seemed he was a master at almost everything. "Hmm... we're going to have to test his abilities with this one, aren't we Kali?" She teased him. "Do you know of any particularly hard dishes?" She asked.

[Evil Tink]

Kali was surprised to suddenly find Zac's hand over her lungs, but she didn't contest it if it was going to help her without her inhaler. She could feel her bronchial tubes dilating suddenly, instantly. What the.. Something about Zac suddenly seemed off. With him being close, she thought she noticed something about his face, but brushed it off.

She remained on the couch as he came back, lowering her head, "I'm sorry. You're painting didn't set off my asthma..it has a habit of sneaking up on me after being nervous...probably from earlier when I had arrived. Talk about a delayed reaction." She smiled weakly, pondering a dish, "I don't know what would be difficult. I used to waitress at a restaurant before the Cafe and the Salmon meals were never any good. I would love to taste a decently cooked Salmon."

[Bovice]

"Its ok Kali, I had a friend who had asthma. He would have an attack when he was just sitting and talking. So I understand." Zac said with a smile. He sat there while they talked, "Salmon? Ah I haven't made that in twen... two years. Your lucky I have some fresh salmon." He said as he got up an went to the kitchen. He grabbed the salmon out of the refrigerator, he put it on the counter. "Do you like skin on or off?" He asked as he started preheating the oven. "Oh excuse me I have to go check on something quick." He said as he ran up the stairs. He went into his study, he opened up the little refrigerator. "Damn it Amanda, I knew you drank all of my blood." He said as he closed the refrigerator. He left the study and made sure all of the doors were locked. He went back down the stairs, "Feel free to look around my house, just as long as you don't break anything." Zac said with a smile as he went into the kitchen.

[Honor]

"Oh yum, I love salmon!" Jasmine said with a grin. "Fabulous choice." She told Kali. She gave Zac an odd look when he slipped up in his speech. It had sounded like he was going to say twenty, but that couldn't be right, since he didn't seem to be any older than that from her perspective. She must have heard wrong.

[Evil Tink]

"I usually don't get an attack that severe so quickly. It usually takes a few minutes, but I can breathe, so it's all good." Kali glanced to Jasmine at his mishap, wondering if she noticed. It was slight, but the two of them definitely noticed it. She was a bit nervous to mention it. Zac would have impeccable hearing, due to his inclination towards music. She gave the girl a questioning expression instead, knowing he couldn't hear that. Right? She flinched when he said they were welcome to explore. She quickly pulled that thought and threw it away. She was very nosy, and would end up stumbling upon something he did not want her to see, most likely. So she kept her feet planted and her butt on the couch. Stay..good.

[Bovice]

Zac knew that they heard his mess up, he was in their brains. "Damn it Zac." He said scolding himself. He put the Salmon into the oven, he smelled around to make sure no one was gonna try and get in through the window. "I will be right back you two, I need to get something to cover the window." He said as he wiped his hands on a towel. "Oh By the way there is a TV above the fireplace and the remote is on the coffee table." Zac said as he went out the back door.

[Honor]

Jasmine caught Kali's look and returned it. So the other girl had noticed also. At least that meant she wasn't hearing things. "Oh, I love exploring!" She said happily, then looked toward Kali. "Come with me? Or would you prefer to watch tv?"

[Evil Tink]

Kali tensed, hearing the invitation again. She could just picture it..finding herself facing Zac at some horrible discovery. She shuddered, but nonetheless, she couldn't pass it up. After all, how much trouble could she wander into with Jasmine keeping her on the straight and narrow? Right? Yeah. Harmless.

With a nod, she stood, "But of course! I love sno-exploring." She smiled innocently. "I think we should start upstairs. There's something up there, I just know it. He was heading up there every 10 minutes or so." She couldn't help but get a devious smile on her face.

[Bovice]

"They better not try to get into my study." Zac said as he unlocked his shed. "I am glad I kept these boards." He said as he grabbed them and a drill, he headed to the front of the house. He drilled one of the corners in the window sill, he did all four corners and one in between screws. He grabbed the second board and went inside.

[Honor]

Jasmine's expression turned surprised, then extremely pleased. It seemed this girl had a sense of adventure. She liked it. After all, what was fun about snooping around unless you had someone to snoop with?

"Kali, darling, I do enjoy the way you think." She said with a devious little smirk. "C'mon." She said, holding out her hand to help the girl form the couch, figuring she still might be weak from her attack.