Chapter 4
(Mei’s p.o.v) 124Please respect copyright.PENANAngPg56uK7d
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAIkmygMON7z
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAVzDb1pibAl
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAUatfIIPZTl
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! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAgSG5zW6xdi
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAQCUGKUq5r2
Alright she said yes! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAo3GxWfjMlS
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAtvbpEWDqId
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAp4v54EdnyZ
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAorl8BsJqeg
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAahUs9S97W0
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAvmjUW6F8No
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAflcE0XIkMM
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAKjxGH3eXIG
“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.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAEqFwybxn8z
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAA1M4ccQf5J
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA0bTJVjzTwT
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAY91wYuLtRd
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 124Please respect copyright.PENANARb2biJS6zW
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAqeL7P7ihaJ
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! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAB97fNH9lAj
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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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANArtKFrIhrDk
I wish it was a date though…124Please respect copyright.PENANAhqaysXS54l
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAuIJQZdlMxB
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA3BKjSGLm2Q
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA2YufTOG8Ot
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAeNfWQ9WsAD
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAYckZlx6Ers
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAjCKZ447BMq
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA3KEa4LoZ2z
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAodHxvm05cc
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA8vWhn39iiD
A small chuckle comes from her. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA8cHDIZrKLE
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAo1yBbqoZcN
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAiDSEWfb59i
“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?” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAi3wt6Yzr9J
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAL7221vfYZ3
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAHIsjFkNtMz
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAZDTLHvUbuY
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAUrV8gnwJ59
“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.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAGE0vHpV6EA
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAcUOawez3zO
“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?124Please respect copyright.PENANAS1qb6O5Va7
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAmf3QMMqjvD
My smile gets bigger. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAi2tQ4LfhyH
“Yeah, I am too.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAVxZBPhHUmy
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAI9ZwQiQ4yo
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAi5MpMNbR5J
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANADk9fY1uB5t
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAvuxNhXmyLU
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAYRHWhSekEs
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 124Please respect copyright.PENANASjCjeUGBdp
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 124Please respect copyright.PENANAGlPhDEEP9f
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAq7wWYlKA5Y
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAlLYvpNIc1x
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANABwQL1AP8yN
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAcSsnCjpOki
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 124Please respect copyright.PENANASbBmkEZpRf
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAQcatvhF4gK
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 124Please respect copyright.PENANArl05QbBR59
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAcLaPF0C0I6
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAhmNJxfMhYL
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAffg45IF1iw
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAr694uEzJ0Y
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA8Rx3pKNyFd
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAj1nWrbE3qb
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 124Please respect copyright.PENANANHgOXwVDnO
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA5yifAclQ6n
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAwKlNJGkHaJ
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAMNaQghUPhG
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAzA6tAMqeY4
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA85ZWAZ2dWC
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAZrFFDNnUCL
I swear that….124Please respect copyright.PENANA1xs95RhiO1
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAlWWYlcXYVH
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAVilm9AyYwo
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA9X03hIsQRz
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAhjDweXj9II
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAr6fjYq3LSd
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.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAfMOS5Rdh2E
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAJF8qesFCwE
““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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA38QksQ9FGR
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANALCfmWPvnlS
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAX5NH9ugTDZ
“Oh um tea please.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANAi1UdfysOrN
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANACf591wtPtS
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAKCn9yYSDt3
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAZ95NHeocti
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAD4OuBcwyCm
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAW2D9mFOvkV
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAwdBmulsK72
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA5XZXlYbDx9
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAj7wmojkUbj
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAe4NDtvhuyG
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA01jgzDNIP6
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA6KhtThssG8
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAv1uDADPHvN
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAtlMpaU2YAi
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAeha38F9X2i
“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.” 124Please respect copyright.PENANA5gOXeFQEEZ
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 124Please respect copyright.PENANA4cENdJDH7j
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAujzDInmkQs
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAk9shv2qG6E
“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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAHuz2gTVRsN
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAKRaQREedeM
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAqyJiNKMqvj
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. 124Please respect copyright.PENANAs2AdC2xTln
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