Chapter 4
(Mei’s p.o.v) 115Please respect copyright.PENANAkqWtgSfhGB
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAl9p82DpFYL
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAtqQc4hMQ8F
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAFVJMzmPeOG
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! 115Please respect copyright.PENANAt4B96GwBhp
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAhx68NC1O4G
Alright she said yes! 115Please respect copyright.PENANADw5qv0hIrS
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAjjwofVHRZH
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAXQXGA2JNF0
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA8jVr4seIkQ
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAEMVjW595Pu
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAla2KoiTUQk
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ajp5QQ3o2
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAzw5ZM0d0SI
“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.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANA6aymQXuvPs
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAs8oBB42HJn
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAfRvliWjvRv
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAtbKe87r25o
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAsNo2zqdMJI
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAxDqgNF6WZo
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! 115Please respect copyright.PENANA4OKm0WdrKp
Wait. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAipia49uczl
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA51k0tXOJ8d
I wish it was a date though…115Please respect copyright.PENANAKOfj1RvPCz
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 115Please respect copyright.PENANALiIOAj1Cet
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAhNy3JSrcH2
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAhXNfLVfTn1
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAIzNmmazEIu
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA3KQkqMfV2E
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAIiZQDwqGNa
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAcH7k8qvERy
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAN9LER1TuTU
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA4r69rhF3kA
A small chuckle comes from her. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA7A6VJHqcgY
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAIYyZz0DKz9
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANADGkjmDvPoR
“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?” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAsIeVBrvgPZ
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA3TaMx8rYYu
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANASNaZFF55NB
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAsAFTkp9hgH
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA73R7sy5Yhp
“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.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAlFjuNUQwqm
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAgOhmTC7nSn
“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?115Please respect copyright.PENANAGhfZ58CXB6
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAhbejOC46L1
My smile gets bigger. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAyvxmXjxgUT
“Yeah, I am too.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8peHHYz5a
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAPRlwbEODcx
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAjgqVO28tW6
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAjPOkhDeAXq
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.115Please respect copyright.PENANAGrXhsn8vqE
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 115Please respect copyright.PENANAm0pouYPm9R
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAzTp7fIbnDL
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 115Please respect copyright.PENANAKA0r2K45M1
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAHGEYgDxO7z
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAyOnA24UF3f
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAVUlTqMu9bm
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAosXNqUTtDb
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAgayFMHOWj0
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAYdlzHCnesR
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAT2Uim7ndhQ
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 115Please respect copyright.PENANADhyc15SA8Y
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAJBrL1qK5eI
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAR3G97HDnPj
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAm2tf2SOvuE
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAScUv7JcwBK
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAnPGOnv7slu
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAT5EhuDPlpJ
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAJjJJbKEsIX
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAH3FFFNrMO6
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA41oJIQncdZ
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAyqdDgBwVDQ
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAMPF97GEoKG
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAB9rrnmEo1y
I swear that….115Please respect copyright.PENANA7FVuWVzOMe
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAMR8MI9Mnc2
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 115Please respect copyright.PENANADdom9ST9Co
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAsfbJfwLmff
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA55ICiR5ylq
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA8PEhfG9hRN
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.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAIvxVXG6m8z
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.115Please respect copyright.PENANAc7kbnpI92X
““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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA4llUBPqIzR
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA8LxXyPElku
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAPi7MW7oyxw
“Oh um tea please.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAuWWh9RQu01
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAdrB3bgUmab
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA3cdtqZ5l4s
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAT9ORBWnNKZ
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAU8ILde7sqt
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAXGOa0GFOjs
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZiaJl8RqY
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.115Please respect copyright.PENANAMaZDDue6OW
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAuLlYRWyaaN
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAZqzNQuzI5O
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANATxmnlkwUN7
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAkpef79Ab3C
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA1uMI900zlt
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ik3vddWQD
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAML0WKCJUR3
“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.” 115Please respect copyright.PENANAMcZeZk0fgn
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAMPUAHXO8cZ
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 115Please respect copyright.PENANArwzvSdhs0L
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAHj1OelqPuR
“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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANA4RDyAnh8eI
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAMMezDoDzPN
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAxwN6CvnnrE
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. 115Please respect copyright.PENANAugYd7Xwmj7
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