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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19N6Oq3E4G
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIWTnjXnno
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUJgtXFfTg
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! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmt4Shtcx1
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUZgWoyX37
Alright she said yes! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZNMpmo7uS
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbnZjdWFW3
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoU0CRw8tR
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0Qcpf6kcd
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHoIaXzSHc
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7DPYmr8mu
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfWYwfr631
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaolkF6qh1
“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.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEQRW1XEBo
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQopxmsx8G
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcfR2GfSHF
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqthmaKQiV
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUio9gbsarJ
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi4I90jIgS
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! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAigIRNGDks
Wait. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtapy84wiKJ
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGAoqcJ2t8
I wish it was a date though…257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvfRVxt3oH
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7zmR934Sv
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c5cIfaVZJ
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzh4102XSp
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURm2ka0zbv
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFIqQ1jnjs
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYatmk1O83
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGSUmzMOvA
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeCXtjWnMA
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY6hKiacTn
A small chuckle comes from her. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0qHcbMPfk
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAD1L32HBC
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRd1bAlyo8
“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?” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitSRIzW9kt
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gYrNVZOi5
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQLLyv0XeH
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIX6ZWNuwh
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBoyOtncl1
“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.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFghNdvo1As
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Rvquvp4dn
“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?257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjwG5uOkNV
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKflZjXcIfH
My smile gets bigger. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVeb539v10
“Yeah, I am too.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoL7WDtHFJ
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJMzJ4pcea
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzowsGwgDp4
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNYZrrC3Zv
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.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEjYtKx4PJ
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm27M44Dydf
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAxN06za1o
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHA9ENDfVz
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iqkbdpctO
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC52jum3stf
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK14azXt9hV
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVY0bJ03Y8
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmuvFPaDk0
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCBphu1ABc
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuliH8IvFyU
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY7yEWer84
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7FVRFIe3f
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmAqq8X5Rf
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjE6S38IMTZ
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGMjDa4bXw
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSlTQLfPID
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFMeSCVf6x
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemb5GfBfZy
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRtE0Y81eZ
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN29LRqDPLq
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZUbYOXqTc
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZgNagGnhH
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6pqbICeWD
I swear that….257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIcNIwSU1D
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CdOMCxPgq
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFHl96nLTT
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dwf9aticc
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuLc9fAJar
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzaSyhdi2T
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.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYHZGgnjr3
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.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDBOZKAsAG
““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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzweDLOrgb
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgoSDgt8Pw
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTq8XHECdZ
“Oh um tea please.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv19I9tilJL
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWDIbkQ9y9
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU2kvHItwa
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxhbgkOBdA
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhmsS0Tr7X
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEURqPmc5ft
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLPZBB4kC7
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.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqH0YOASNY
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DKWSXZpxU
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKcb1JRn2b
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbCgdOUAqd
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx1NCdWrDh
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIrRvXwxky
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCzx7Dl9Mk
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1nSgsX6rd
“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.” 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sopdIfRxC
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcbY44iZPI
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdD8PUnYOb
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVnD6hxnU6
“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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2pqGhJtXW
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyisgMF23xw
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK2gG821l6
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. 257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KGqXLFW6L
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