Art Books

Lilly yawns softly and turns to the next page.
"So what's brought you here today?"

Shinjou lifted his head and looked over at Lilly, smiling softly, "I like art."

"I love art too. I think it's a great way to express yourself and to grab peoples attention."

Shinjou shrugged, "It's the closest thing I've had since I was born, really. Gave me something to do."

"Well I'm glad yo ufound something you're interested in."

Shinjou blinked several times, and looked at Lilly, "Oh, I'm interested in many things.....it's just one of the best things to keep comfort in since my parents never paid attention to me....I got anything I wanted, though."

"I know what that's kind of like. I'm only here cause my dad convinced my mother to have me. A few days after I was born she left and I haven't heard form her since. She never wanted children, but my father did. I guess that's why she left, cause they never really agreed on things..."

"Oh....I see....my parents stuck me in a room and never let me out. They were worried that something would happen to me. They never came to visit me....only sent servants to make sure I had anything I wanted....believe it or not I was a fairly heavy child....then the demon set our house on fire and the servant got me out and the house burnt down with my parents inside, and now I'm me."

"Oh wow that's terrible I'm so sorry. I lost my father to a very bad accident, and that same accident left me with a pretty big scar on my right shoulder. I woke up in a hospital the next morning and I asked where my dad was. I was devisated when they to me he was pronounced dead at the scene."

Shinjou smiled slightly, "You and me.....we're the same, really...." He took his jacket off and pulled his t-shirt to the side far enough so she could see the severe scarring around the attachment point of the demonic arm and his shoulder.

"Well I'll be... We are. I just wish my father could have lived instead of me. He was such a wonderful man, and I know he would have been extremely upset to have me go like that, but I'd like to have him back, even if it was just for one day..."

Shinjou reached up his demonic hand to gently touch Lilly's face, his palm and finger tips warm as was any other glowing blue part, though the red would be rough and cold, "I don't think you should say that." He took his hand away and smiled.

Lilly blinks, a bit surprised. Then she reconsposes herself and turns from him.
"You're right. I can't change the past, what's done is done... No matter how much you wish you could change that..."

Shinjou shook his head, "No, that's not what I meant....You shouldn't say that because your father wouldn't want you too, as well as I'm sure your boyfriend would be upset if he heard you say that."

"Yeah, you're right. I wouldn't be very happy either, I don't know what Asch would do if I was gone just like that..."

Shinjou rubbed the back of his head, "Well, if you think about it....if you died in place of your father you never would have met....uh.....Asch, now would you have?"

"I guess so yeah. Well I guess that kinda puts a shot through that then huh?"

He turned to look at Lilly and smiled at her, "Well, doesn't that make you kind of glad you didn't die?"

Lilly smiles softly.
"Yes it does. I'm very happy to have my boyfriend now. But, I just wish my dad could have lived too..."

Shinjou shrugged and leaned up against the bookshelf again, "Well, ya know, things happen for a reason..."

"I guess they do..."
She lets her figners graze over the spines of the books. She takes one out about mid-evil japanese art and begins flipping thorugh it.

Shinjou blinked and stepped up behind Lilly, looking down over her shoulder at the book she held, "That's good art."

"Yes it is. I've always been facitated with the Japanese and their culture. It's just so interesting to me."

Shinjou nodded, still looking at the book over Lilly's shoulder, "Yes well, I enjoy their art, but I'm not exactly fascinated by it or them."

"I am. I've aways wanted to go there. But I don't think I can afford the trip any time soon."

He chuckled and nodded, "I see, I see.....well, I'm from Russia, so I've already traveled a good way."