Chapter 4
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“Hey Naomi, I was wondering…” I look over to her and she stops drawing to look up at me with a curious look in those icy blue eyes. We were on the rooftop enjoying each other’s company for lunch as always. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqbx8Fhpsu
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpPNtQJQ18
“W-We never see each other outside of school other than texting and the occasional phone calls so I was just wondering if you wanted to…I don’t know maybe hang out if you want to? I heard from the other students that there's a fair and was maybe hoping you’d come with me?” I nervously finished the last part not sure of how she’d respond. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8GJ8c6tjx
Why am I so nervous? I feel my cheeks heat up even more and my heart beats faster. It’s not like I’m asking her out! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoS75wZYyj
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgGFM9xY2O
Alright she said yes! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8N5OZ65V9
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzStjkjhe5a
As quickly that smile appeared it disappeared just like that. She looks away as if fighting with herself. Her eyes closed tightly and her fists clenched tightly as well. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb8Dzbwwd4
“N-Naomi?” I gently try to coax her to hopefully snap her out of it. Thankfully her eyes slowly open, glancing at me with fear but something else I couldn’t figure out. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2agmKOh8g
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9jpXIqFPA
“O-Okay, are you sure? We can meet up somewhere if you want?” I wonder why she’s scared of me seeing where she lives. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4H1Q5bUdS
I get a no from her shaking her head. Icy blue eyes stare into my emerald ones almost like she’s telling me she trusts me. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwxaLHgMHr
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uLCSBumHC
“Alright I’ll pick you up then, um text me your address later and I’ll pick you up. Oh I hope you don’t mind that I’ll be wearing a disguise for obvious reasons. Also bodyguards watching over us from a distance of course. I figured I’d let you know ahead of time so you don’t feel overwhelmed or anything later.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cF4JqhG55
My body goes stiff as her hand goes on mine. Again without saying anything, just those icy blue eyes staring into mine, she gives me her answer. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSiZ6ykJnG
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr80Fnow2p6
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvOrrnCVrc
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Eg7cnW3OZ
Sometimes I wish I had a personal stylist to choose my outfits for me but sadly I don’t. Only for concerts and other idol related events. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZOt2LH2s9
Thankfully it was still early in the morning so I had a bit of time till I had to pick up Naomi. But I still haven’t been able to pick out an outfit and I still had to shower, do my hair, makeup, and make sure I look good overall! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA5FBkddz2
Wait. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmekCDo9Nt
Is this considered a date? I feel my face heat up and my heart race. I asked her on a date didn’t I? Wait but does she think this is a date? I mean we’re both girls so it’s normal so it fine. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGBMgWnWyN
I wish it was a date though…284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP2qwuqqmk
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqezkCVgeW
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyicF9YuC5
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPwcuRr2ws
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOsePfdwOz
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3CZ7AgcIY
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTkJ24ujib
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6OIRXn4n8
“Well I wanted to talk to you about your little date.” I swear she just loves to poke fun at me from time to time huh. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BI9hNaev5
“It’s not a date! It’s just two friends going out to have fun, that's all.” I can feel my face heat up. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXleqowubNT
A small chuckle comes from her. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3eUD1soht
“Really now? Because that’s not what your face is saying. Mei I know you like the back of my hand ....” I ignore her as I go back to finding an outfit or at least try to. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytHxs9o1cq
“She's all you talk about, you text her pretty much every day and you’ve been writing new songs all about being in love. I’d say you have it really bad. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOeiEzBha5
“I-I don’t know what you're talking about.” I just stare at the floor flustered. “A-Anyway what did you want to talk about?” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ7oltM6SH
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1BXjkxXV2
“Firstly I talked with the company and convinced them that you won’t need any guards. Right now you just need to enjoy yourself. Secondly I’ll be taking you. I want to meet the girl who has you so infatuated.” A huge smile appears on my face. I jump on Ivy hugging her. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlR8bPLCBJ
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j4L5MQgD5
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEQ30PDZ7M
“Yeah she’s amazing. She doesn’t care about me being an idol or the attention I get. She’s really shy so it’s kind of hard to talk with her but that’s fine with me. And I feel like she’s slowly opening up to me. You’ll love her, the only thing I’m worried about is overwhelming her by introducing her to someone important to me.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaGB6IqJcs
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7dmnDlKvG
“I can’t help but want to protect her. She’s fragile, really fragile and I hate to see her in pain. I want to brighten her world and be there for her.” My face heats up just by talking about her. Man I really have it bad huh?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRwdUgQkul
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqxy8xUcb6
My smile gets bigger. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCxwaeCGhh
“Yeah, I am too.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgnMpo2l50
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rFjiS3AO8
This time I was able to find a cute outfit. Well Ivy chose it actually, it was a red wine colored batwing long sleeve scoop neck top with black skinny jeans with a heart shaped necklace to compliment it. For the shoes she chose black boots and put light makeup on me since I don’t really like heavy makeup on me. And for my disguise I chose a brown wig that’s about the same length as my hair along with brown contacts. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenSE21MMS6
About an hour later we were both in the car to pick up Naomi. I put her address into the google maps and it was about a 35 minute drive. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYXA0hQDFD
On the way I was browsing through social media and saw a bunch of photos of me at school. I decided to read some of the comments.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs9GWx7eaY
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4CR1SZHQv
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFe9Y97AZJ
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gUd2vK58L
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0wn4BtNz4
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyZcquwLs8
A couple had her in them but luckily none had only both of us in them. Not that I’m ashamed or embarrassed to be seen with her but I don’t want her getting bullied any more than she was before she met me or rumors to spread. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOQoLKPAOr
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBakhGBGJWy
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UGo9Oyy6g
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1x8OELgrt
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV42gdMsov7
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQyHrhsh3Y
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMTgyPXPK5
Slowly walking up to the front door just looking around it all looks well taken care of. I look back towards the entrance to look at the area outside and it’s well within city limits. The area is nice and it’s not in the middle of nowhere. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw6Y9yhYf3
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTU0250VFy
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiOZmtMK3Q
I hear children running around and playing behind the doors. I then hear a woman’s voice telling them to go play in the living room. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYKSBjhaId
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4zRrSu8zj
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNAKPlNiYX
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq0yWerXvi
“Y-Yes…um I’m Mei, Naomi’s friend from school. We made plans to go to the fair and I told her I’ll pick her up.” My heart is racing, hopefully she can’t hear it. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRhazFtZib
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDdFbeu9NF
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCYwaQnhRC
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1Yhti58Nu
I swear that….284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4FzCrYkRU
“Naomi speaks about you a lot. She says you're her first friend and I want to thank you for being friends with her.” The woman snapped me out of my thoughts and I quickly listened. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaCapVfzvW
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzTtlO4IUL
“I’m touched honestly. She’s my first friend too so I owe her a lot. Wait, you said she talks about me a lot but she barely talks at school and it’s barely audible. Not that there’s anything wrong but just….” I'm so nervous I can’t even speak. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQo9PoC5Dw
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnWSlVbsLr
“But you are correct she barely speaks and is very quiet. She writes down what she says when I talk to her or resorts to sign language.” I'm shocked, Naomi never told me she knows sign language. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoQ3rcUVre
As if she reads my mind she explains herself. “Not a lot of people know sign language so Naomi probably assumed you didn’t and just didn’t bother telling you as she felt it wasn’t necessary.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0dG64Bs9i
That makes sense, it’s true that I don’t know sign language. But still…No it’s fine it just means she was thinking about me in a sense.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlQaSHlcCv
““Oh where are my manners, my name is Lucinda Lockheart. I’m the headmaster here and yes I know I’m young but this is a family orphanage so my parents want me to take over. I don’t mind since I love taking care of those in need. Plus these kids and teens need someone who genuinely cares about them.” So she’s technically Naomi’s guardian, she sort of reminds me of Ivy a little. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgYZ3BwTgx
“Oh Naomi is still getting ready but she’ll be ready in a minute or two. Come why don’t we have a seat in the kitchen.” She directs me to the kitchen. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmTQsRSz7e
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7TaEzT86p
“Oh um tea please.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyrPvW6HpZ
She just nods. I feel the other kids staring at me wondering who I am. A couple of the younger ones run up to me and ask who I am. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bflp97h0Y
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ366yO0Dss7
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOrVhMjtdV
“Alright children, why don’t we continue in the kitchen so this lovely young lady can sit and get comfortable.” Lucinda saves me as all of them stop and run to the kitchen dragging me. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4K9EBD4r2
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJsZai8n6v
She was wearing a black and white striped sweater tucked into a black skirt with matching knee high black socks and black ankle boots with a crest moon buckle on them. She also had a black bow in her hair. I could feel a nose bleed coming as I saw her creamy white thighs. I look up to see her wearing lipstick and some makeup. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7lyUnLRmH
Overall she really looked like a real life porcelain doll. So cute yet so cute and innocent almost like if I touched her she’d break. Her blushing wasn’t making it any better in fact it just made her go into cuteness overload.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbkO2vJNad
“H-H-Hey N-Naomi. Y-You l-l-look a-absolutely adorable. I l-love your o-outfit.” My face matches hers as I’m blushing like crazy. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFABcNtUFvR
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotjz77wlIE
“R-Right. Um thank you Lucinda for the tea and it was nice meeting you and the children.” I get up walking over to Naomi who’s still blushing. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzESgbZ3bv
“You’re welcome sweetheart. You’re welcome back anytime so don’t hesitate.” Smiling, I give her one last thank you and walk out with Naomi. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSddauaDUCr
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2X9UoReEo
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzUGsiXIDY
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2EKeDbezU
“So this is the famous Naomi I hear so much about. It’s nice to finally meet you. I’m Ivy, Mei’s manager and guardian.” 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb3qDa8MNq
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcNa6nIOwu
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCMl0uhDsg
“Naomi, it's okay. Like Mei said, you don’t have to worry, I understand, so you don’t have to force yourself.” With that Naomi calms down and nods giving a small smile. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1memlJC0cL
“How about to make you feel feel better and relax I'll tell you as many embarrassing stories about Mei as I can.” My eyes widen and jaw drops. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjqQzd77Ka
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIZvcNXUsE
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXk0w6AkTm
But it’s worth it. A huge smile forms and my heart soars as I see my Angel smiling and laughing. Yup, totally worth it. 284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qSz9CkqHg
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