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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfH6Nu9l4Y
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8K2YVwZl5
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErIouohszH
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! 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6twoYZBDZ
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpsPaPNeda
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“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bJRlxdzhV
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGDtrLXaHf
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RS5ftuKdN
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0iu35Qigf
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Yo9wlG69k
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomSlpmODD0
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWgzw5UuUI
“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.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPRgm6VDLr
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcKAs2mH95
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMT1XguodV
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLyAs0heJN
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0eNqgjKoO
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI78FJE1vUG
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! 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWznnhHcboN
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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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpkzWVwFbg
I wish it was a date though…218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJA0onYt3s
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNaNblrOMP
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ErhIz2r9r
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWIBImTgLn
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4DSSNxCOl
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KpFehdz3F
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaZNjQdKWV
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMu0Gwwmrg
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnW95nuGDi
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJf5i7YMHO
A small chuckle comes from her. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWVYlLj560
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjQVmxx50Y
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2guwLrdrB
“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?” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16khl5cRgA
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr66EUjpBB
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l6SokAtX8
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AELJJ1NJs
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsxfw0oVgv
“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.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyQxgFZLTA
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGSCZt5Ep1
“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?218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxqGYzutts
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoeIIs2lud
My smile gets bigger. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkvltJh6Lv
“Yeah, I am too.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZTUcRJzMs
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW74XfAKsB
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVslEpoKh5S
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8DxVd3Chi
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.218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZHFzImXIr
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4Ee0Klj5z
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNkd1hRxic
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMedcz1XSEH
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpSLiVuGRR
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uGMNW3o89
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLODkDEkWKc
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4Rm05nevx
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImICCzDv4x
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtKfuMRdLf
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeZoUuVyU9
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wwkIOYGHz
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ovgpXK1OC
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tXBWI3vEh
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6gMdXrVDi
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhWBexHoAm
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2ZNbAtnmy
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrp2KmRhZ3
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRIEfwwjGi
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qqfPk2cNi
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLet69vw3br
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzvHqvgNDo
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp3vV4hBJS
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6yHwDorg5
I swear that….218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpBkUSXfLN
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBgp8sg5l0
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6jKZ6gjW6
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyqDBn3Go3
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXdRC8alJo
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ0jiMJ0Ef
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.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV07uuS7dFR
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.218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvhi2pNGRf
““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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtgPz2j98M
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoeJIndrPF
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcNOJ10aJh
“Oh um tea please.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qroGwpqBO
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05JqBiUyNe
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjTuiCJUam
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4h3czpVkS
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCn2cl5MWK
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwsxizeJcw
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GO856nZEP
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.218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CjhRBHSc2
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRbtF4DLq9
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIPG2mi6Au
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7c9H1eNR74
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDypBufJzAd
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn46Dd3aDN
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuPyVmWMnJ
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFKQ5CVTqZ
“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.” 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiuG8YPloS
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08eODwMVQP
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IAZtXeiDj
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vxa4HlTKK
“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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyH8WI4UqL
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACyCGtk6Rp
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhT1zxhoEU
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. 218Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlDG05ymii
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