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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmccqTnWqMu
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tcMMF6sRy
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVk52Jpv46
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! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡragkFjAwxT
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKzwUzh5KI
Alright she said yes! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXvUBOJNm9
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pREKAzfPe
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3gQcbqjM3
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDUnZS54Di
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8GBFdt63B
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtazhIsoSTm
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauTdbRxTSY
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm58GgDkRN
“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.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1SfxpnopW
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U3EEdPBj5
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1au61XeZHk
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpLciLuk2w
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5k5SGBZy1
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM0rkJFK54
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! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64okCbE88a
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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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCDeIs4qt9
I wish it was a date though…315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUI6cFOtmi
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Jfb6XCnIy
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDtd0rOCPr
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfljivymzG
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8qctRaRAm
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv10QHGUMnN
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswbW5Bgh3O
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ed2JxOsmZ
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOLtWGv3KE
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY6nM2ctpl
A small chuckle comes from her. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeKM9Q2w8d
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkPCcPqS2R
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCNXVO0oG4
“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?” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnvS0PWtW2
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvCWZSqi3q
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6BYFH4BOY
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRRPFWSogU
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb6jIwcNZV
“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.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN2XWlb31B
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xmqr9Coom
“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?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnfBCh1a5E
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBK2ZQ3t9ZJ
My smile gets bigger. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Du0RMo4i8
“Yeah, I am too.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJgNY5LBe7
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsl5SFGIds
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBkhZGzufw
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNv4Frti2z
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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLQzF3AR7h
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JMf9mTweM
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUc5zUcm0QG
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd863AYesr
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡml5nKgpZWA
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCHmiy3v0Q
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYIkJnGaI9
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTFQSzeEji
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUrqbgmojG
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaeKUlEmTI
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcd5Blta4Fk
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLJKzbp3gV
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQThwDpNO7
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhz37Ygkp8J
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdknorLXdZ
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpEvHuq2Up
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR1fJIgPlI
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lp7vdzYuj
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHFGzR86VK
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL8t5tWGNq
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTefHu8RTU9
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75sm4lTAt0
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2KiqE50GB
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcYJUh3dlj
I swear that….315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYwxKcOSM3
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk0rP3V6xH
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNQsskgjbj
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH2YALVRzB
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2vAiUkuEI
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb8URGZXQC
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.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB04xzAilzf
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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8CeMHFQ4W
““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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfm30BeWMK
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Wg8D5NYJP
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzi0HUdALI
“Oh um tea please.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6nIESFEAH
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E27X3T0YE
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHX6iLmPqt
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy04swVZVu
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJezQceDfoK
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2OsoIrQIb
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIMJy8nMKh
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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLJ2eMDIxW
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeTCLeIykf
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxUnBgjOix
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGVl7ocPEi
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmuucxYqBb
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK93dyDfZF
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt7CARqvQA
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSsmzYObKm
“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.” 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQd3q6waIQ
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Q2oWXyeax
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J6mVfjadm
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdrDg3jYC7
“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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLzbDP06Ha
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOLoFtIiCt
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB8SvsGwIa
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. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aHuoqTVf8
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