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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKNLopJQwj
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG7JTFX7ST
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡantim1Ozxh
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! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzckeWj01ug
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYoboCx1vs
Alright she said yes! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaD5wbqLdg
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKy84m4LjG
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkXHoDzxIY
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKeRZmtFeO
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d5EDHW73y
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCXlVqWGAG
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iM61q6frl
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUXMxOVI2e
“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.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag9oWYxe7L
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk45JL4P5Ek
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdINlDJLiq
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrleKNijAa4
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AKoJFK1op
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tyRtYXwSo
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! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEK6gPu8L78
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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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEM8n663od
I wish it was a date though…174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvS27uYivV
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kKiUzvJ4p
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96webMfZoO
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskNg72gTdj
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn620XnSM2
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUNPY0OU46
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W2VH6fRqd
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfSTyMlZVh
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPvvt3pb2l
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnxlLCZa52
A small chuckle comes from her. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpqSCTFX6c
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrPoDZPsjj
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFT2LR3lg0
“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?” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlf3bgjPpZ
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnID6IdHahG
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VtrZfrL5I
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0vqLLfOB3
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BQtZhuPLk
“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.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDRujwVQLP
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYanXkalXLc
“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?174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg2wmX1fej
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27aRPIwtuL
My smile gets bigger. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJy1no8UN8
“Yeah, I am too.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWcXJR8V66
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gnficCeHM
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdZtPqxHLK
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxvf1TqGwP
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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8dpXb5rJU
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQn2ljrLHK
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8zyJBmTYW
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO7U2zI2a9
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVX2aZtIdO
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bFPvM0nEz
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6jhwOUVNa
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtfe5D6TuU
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vFe3CQv6x
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3LoUqhFgT
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd55NiIZZTe
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB14IgkecJ
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7i9yW3eQH
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEG09FvG56q
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLguPdtQOFA
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopcZKoxKuQ
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5J8WEO66p
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CqRj2l5A3
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWxipCDxR8
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosBN24TDsK
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQBhCTIkEd
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnD9YBrFu7
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFGPSGa8us
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs65n9wtOWQ
I swear that….174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SxQvd2DkP
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8JJbhiE90
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljuGuTbOkd
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZGTvNcWbK
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1F9RX4Dvb
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDbnajH7vg
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.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqRJPoZ1zS
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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgk8o3gPDL
““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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sCb3VC5re
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdESbrNdQP
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9Wt2HmIVP
“Oh um tea please.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG49rBMeNgI
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzIlKw0dUy
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEkQyoFF3c
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCFpLSOmTB
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH75gjEwRiU
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZttpM7QFTg
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0buIR2vPaW
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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXcIzEAttB
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA24KY4ihl
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAorzCwYPUE
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfCsBigW4G
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLLjjlnqGd
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RW3tkuINY
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVrDMssDHo
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfpHGVHnI2
“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.” 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUErIecxbjw
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0adnTy31P
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWra0e0mGQg
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMccsTz7QmR
“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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznHUlg8AYZ
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kasBE9m9Q
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0oN6z2cIK
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. 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVGmYa35MC
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