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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK8iRY2tsx
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm4kDSd1ir
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRgDzz7vWo
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! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV5FmUJOhM
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWbphPx7bW
Alright she said yes! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEqCNrlhYI
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnxjitU2H6
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVqWzjjd0u
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sNU3V5cmO
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTGz0mw5Fr
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mTsstekb0
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIoxjt2QV6
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jLstCVTwL
“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.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeknivRW0w
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXpJDHgjR5
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OT4TpfimL
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzrLBD7gjl
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWXbVJ12B0
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCv237nkYJ
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! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUGHx6V0Xt
Wait. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXggknNlOZe
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiAsuewl5e
I wish it was a date though…234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CfSOeUccr
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk890JjYLb
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh10glA9g0u
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdhcaTufsL
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmwizOTlTp
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkwCBrJ9Ts
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DJzwqVOy1
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrqntY9wnM
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGaVKqMyIk
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwUyVubRFt
A small chuckle comes from her. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XBXcmut9d
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWJtlzizDE
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BaOszS30r
“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?” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5rom7TNGi
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gtp4V6WiO
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoNaZxlj1i
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlx1ZV0QL8Q
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7bXlYC7fR
“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.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaS8qywLK4
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtoXvYYVBh
“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?234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRqAdT4CBd
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTL32jo4Rw
My smile gets bigger. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE3gzDBGuN
“Yeah, I am too.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfWWqTtlR4
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjIFWtQRtQ
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiDeNSyreP
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvhLs254NE
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.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHBE3AnIgP
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteY7RvxJ5R
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe31btK1vIC
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51OmfHQjyK
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ARut2ueBD
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuppUf2khwy
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1rmY8HOW5
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKleuUUyl5X
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2HqfdXYR4
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2oTtr3a0M
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm45DmeaaHg
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRJ24W80NQ
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqwcfqkHt2
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhNphy8ngV
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TbYu6ohlR
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5Pfs9juLD
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc37hJiECHE
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrPNri3mNx
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JOaXyp9ex
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFZQlq1gv5
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyn8n6DSB3
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiZyk35OFZ
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkUHfrJJpB
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9qUXQxnzc
I swear that….234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGOgAG3Vad
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tz8OanSLo
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE2DLj6PzI
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8k0qbDTYN
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl935xmGPGX
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRwZvvRTRD
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.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65j67ih1tO
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.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLgObEaMKQ
““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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKHZqszdns
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VoHzOwDQP
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuGFgrzf9B
“Oh um tea please.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDI1MjJfMe
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzImrWgtrm
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rKUi7T4KU
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZliWyZ3gJn
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELGKet0smD
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO1OiOWp7n
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk97eSmeTzU
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.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwYObszMj1
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85Wg4d7MLO
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3087p6oreq
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvJYwiWqk6
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTn2QlvQsDN
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqVPUV9PUk
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO82na6V92H
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHMksoZ0UY
“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.” 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiLSpzEkD0
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ebnZciprF
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLmO1qvezI
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz5LC5rgAN
“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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3ZI0EBnzO
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZp5e2ztCl
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1agIrgt4x5
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. 234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPpksiNINK
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