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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEqOx75WgP
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnh8oYfcmw
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymLQIYNJOJ
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! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGxRNDccCa
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklt57mwERZ
Alright she said yes! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlUx0vPNf8
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1bREKrKVs
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQkpo0aqxb
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcUDQRaLYn
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMbxHoQuNz
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aYQqy9XY7
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IUvY0bVo2
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgkaX6S9K4
“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.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv1hCVw5ze
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuf5DnRAu30
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H6ADJ7BhS
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0bpRTNUCl
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAueJUVGMH
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZZkEzjDKp
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! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwyONeWBfF
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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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3AniC5MVY
I wish it was a date though…173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUogcRnXoa
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbStg8yOivb
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPk4LhEfHOp
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH48MA8kACQ
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VK8GZRXKC
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7VcdcIJo0
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrUDHOfmTD
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKdahFGpIm
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh61wLZ8toD
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzsGpoXFGO
A small chuckle comes from her. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf3m07dz7M
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDsHRwlPnB
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E7qtlmmYQ
“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?” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVAKP5Y18c
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYPQkEI0Sr
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowCWN5GoqT
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCx0QILyM7
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOWMFc8uMW
“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.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrjeM9gntR
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCqGLuGRIX
“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?173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRoyVYUkX3
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5xRaLW6Fh
My smile gets bigger. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mbWA4CVbX
“Yeah, I am too.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg16lQtQyTf
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGPHdWNNko
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCD1gjGXAEL
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX7HOvJZZ3
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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEWQAsVZex
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UTFJHu7MB
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yZZOCbg7I
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEhCwENE3k
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob01D9IORh
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjuUq46ZSX
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrCYCO9MmR
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIepPVIQ3pq
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBNJo4qhnL
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjZ6FOku85
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF89qUxHog7
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscD6mLgsIt
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4KYgmOkHP
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIFOhwnYfL
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuySfGHaDg
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt987D3FG9u
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtRWL2sjuj
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lS2fLAnFN
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdlMyK0Te0
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBuuMOEN6y
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWPl4SAT7K
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1AMevfHGE
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSttCz0Mz0
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkWm4olFAx
I swear that….173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMkLqzcb1R
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNBJg8GMSF
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaCeg5U429
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1FKO2sHTk
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHipbnIzh9j
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDbWx4Fh5a
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.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8vuTLvvMP
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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDNvhgEbxJ
““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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaSngUXHTK
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ2GTmrz5h
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSGaTI0q7P
“Oh um tea please.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWf3L1KEbJv
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLqDYjuPZQ
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKf7GqQUvH
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVuJDyoOgW
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFPhL6jvR2
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCulrk7dQaV
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVD65puqdy
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.173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitvTCIphQP
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlvrjL1DqA
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMmNhb8LFE
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskqtD5VxlQ
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlJRJLmkxL
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv0VCFzOZM
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyHuWcsq8Z
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXCLSZdvbJ
“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.” 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DQeyuOqQV
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGTJljZGaf
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPwXQctNiY
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssbrEWghNA
“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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Mbbo50On
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo1OZ6qcWB
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXUrn8TXjw
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. 173Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6EfLXjis9
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