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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDZvuytLPO
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVJqd7AVHY
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jo8OKBfKZ
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! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vqO8ySuYa
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyh76joAw4R
Alright she said yes! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5YPyRXX1X
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSAao2qMLV
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbFwkgrOtK
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8vHGjlAVl
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjqCtWdW2W
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N3AaBi3Z4
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM9fFaYgcb
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67Rbw0mWQS
“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.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpyes0zEYg
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzpYiTH2S9
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LIioKK087
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse5TLv66Zz
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCxePKfEFF
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSq3ByEsGM4
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! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUwYwxZ62E
Wait. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLmyL1LKKb
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1SEZBRvtp
I wish it was a date though…329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IeHE4FIDa
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrylXNk6rV
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLJptDap3i
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRpL0lN05X
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JD2P1v4NZ
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKl04lT8oG
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK5oxRDoUn
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvAKvl4Qt7
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstncpf0Ngl
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc18Vxewdp
A small chuckle comes from her. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SaZfBiY0L
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2HkbLDqnA
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaIFzuotHJ
“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?” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUpg7I9UIF
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbNjwLpCzT
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgL5IiALR8
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BoWOMjNah
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfZyWb4cav
“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.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1VrA4YDd3
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdTH1ZwZCv
“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?329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YNgrpy49a
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffgNOca1ds
My smile gets bigger. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv68jlDOtL
“Yeah, I am too.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe5npTwEaJ
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqryZqbDjbz
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5r7fjU5tC
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJySrk4OF6K
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.329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBtn9UlRQN
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZhUUOcSmb
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6scKZYlM5
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvUfMpQ5ep
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDvhzRTL0K
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsBGl5idhZ
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbMf6TG3lt
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpabLii1qFU
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IL7kXVIaE
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenFj7Q2J7j
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiaWn2pWEQ
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWb07zqccuB
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpTSfZgQ1b
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiIigiNPsu
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb6HalVnDn
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlR1Jfq2ly
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o32dLya7W
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0sz01nFn6
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0to9s5uidm
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BldFX0tez
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IF1Kus7k3
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolG3EE5e4l
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tR0adZDd2
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc14upGuOdg
I swear that….329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkrVclk8xn
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8lncqou4r
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnBIDtMFJj
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4EEx1IQ1J
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5IelhFK1U
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkb33lkL24
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.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aXoXi0EiQ
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.329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarxXlaOZok
““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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zyDug7jKw
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTt9UbHNSv4
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bJDti7Ojv
“Oh um tea please.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfbqOq0O7q
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw28kG7W6y
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD2R8aXSGS
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIOaPw7Zkf
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e7BTLftzn
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiv7YqojiI
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OkNpVYIFV
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.329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62zxTZsp6M
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAi8pQIDzKt
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo2nlkQdNN
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8ImYgfR1r
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy1FVhO6tO
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcqxPiINxH
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSv0pmCd8v
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvMuByc6jN
“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.” 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOGjcDMbuB
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTHdd4OFLl
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlpdlb594N
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY641BOKseo
“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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzd8EQwLuO
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHytV4L47T9
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5eaCaemei
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. 329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZUSoCc8CA
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