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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJklgHGA5U
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNFbUoRpvH
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GXMHAAhK9
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! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4erkZZFWqF
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuHCtgggQJ
Alright she said yes! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPANGXE9WX
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NPC12OwfT
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LAqsUVeIy
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCbe6VzrLa
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcN4T5gq9p
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WcILwqk2X
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI2DiDS7vV
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JBqWL4rJt
“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.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIXWkTGqhL
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL55ss66JVv
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmXa8LPAnP
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrRxXdRZD1
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5j7MWEbcx
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdjyLLlS4L
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! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMj8mxS7yXE
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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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeQT9StxXM
I wish it was a date though…213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo31InCa31
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8CQSSv94J
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURlhAE3djo
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiFOscs7xU
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hpcHpkxVi
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL78YQm9aU
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pcgUmRhEk
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcngxk4VYq
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVApkiBqfsr
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDea7cm9fks
A small chuckle comes from her. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4Jnq0xHVp
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmAJKDO5bM
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2XaH0GAK8
“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?” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMZ051JDlI
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YEUi5FpbP
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ1biMOIT8
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXuUjOvRDb
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuzlvENZts
“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.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGuGbUdUQZ
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8ZYCxBSeh
“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?213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h7XqYuNZB
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH91FJNxLX
My smile gets bigger. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ62pWWydb
“Yeah, I am too.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBUtfZOAOl
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN47LKk34XN
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0l6CHe0gb
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQSjB6uyAB
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.213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYz9T5gOMF
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5hYD51OrE
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pc6RCjSmc
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16SSL7IkLm
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmBqiWdNps
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuBmCjuV1j
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNNnz0p9Ec
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIuxJlR6Xl
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJcA71B9RX
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIDZVpQ9K7
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco90T1vxt9
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0stj911Ydr
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuB05Hk9yN
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmchBTdbyfI
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi41d7I2u8
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAshdxbm2jU
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGFJDZK9Ql
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0rCbyxAbW
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yYSrP6stJ
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzKikeENA1
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU2x3kPsFw
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJTZnWXyxH
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMq5H8YmQ6
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOX1jOa5M8N
I swear that….213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZlBY1qgEo
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO3zLoaYEr
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtYILZsjM9
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5yCUafj7v
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kQ8X3FBdu
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdNgEHIufR
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.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRgPgQod0B
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.213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uLiYVQ9ah
““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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5VRrGtgDB
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUwhR61MN0
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLZGTwp58M
“Oh um tea please.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgoNjxDjLQ
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7nuP9OQ4Z
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VK3vbbyc9
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXphT3yMoIv
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD4QMzEtaH
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcEIDn4KHF
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK4WGO94sB
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.213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzLgOPoo66
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ4awyIB3c
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJRk2jskRo
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1AOrhbYtr
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLaPXHuB5D
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi7va879Ru
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgMM571sl6
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mQtIgOMBY
“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.” 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpxd2k5i9j
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDzGxhR73M
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoYF3HJ1q2
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40FzT50qrz
“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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOzZdlBR55
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvdh13hsoX
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYRLD6y06y
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. 213Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODLkmWONWb
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