Chapter 4
(Mei’s p.o.v) 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLicutNoE6z
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h7a4PFA8v
I feel my cheeks heat up just looking at her. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0Qjkqs7qW
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9CZpVf6JJ
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! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgE25O4hG9
A huge smile appears on her face as she nods excitedly which causes me to smile widely. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RgmQdLVGC
Alright she said yes! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQB34m6fMj
“How about this Saturday then? I’ll come pick you up if you want.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDJsbw1PL8
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzot5Im60T
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvA5NY2WiM
A hesitant nod is all I get to which I immediately know the answer. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0blVSomkQ
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUSVkCKcE8
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10hyoMg6Bt
A smile quickly reappears on her face, it’s small but a smile nonetheless. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWhw8fH7HW
“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.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBGWIXmecG
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZbtmV5zk9
I smile happy that she’s slowly opening up more to me. At least that’s what it feels like to me. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhMktNSMDH
About three days later it’s the day I’m supposed to go to the fair with Naomi. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhTUR4NX6k
God damn it! I throw what feels like the tenth outfit I’ve tried on now. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLoRVwgJ8k
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6Zw6tqkOp
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! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEBlyRi0uT
Wait. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rh0tVZy8e
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB82YZMyPV9
I wish it was a date though…355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMWZ0LytQF
Shut up me! I’m already freaking out as it is! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTrHyLByDA
A knock at my door snaps me out of my rambling. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB4akfAWPJ
“Come in!” I yell a little annoyed. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRVk95WLU1
The door opens and Ivy enters looking at me and the clothes thrown on the floor. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnpTCUiKnV
“Having trouble finding an outfit I see.” A sly smile forms on her face. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QSRtZVWxY
Leave it to Ivy to be sarcastic whenever I’m in distress. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQBzPZXZKc
“Yes I am thank you for that observation.” I say sarcastically back. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3LQ92Ragi
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnzsEp4tn8
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02iyvmr0HK
A small chuckle comes from her. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCq9RjAXL9M
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11lxWgqWyc
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDVgvoYSbo
“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?” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVeEcPWyTn
I hear Ivy sit on my bed. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aPFYeUbQT
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0ZyLde5Eb
“Thank you! That’s such a huge relief! I wouldn’t have been able to fully enjoy myself!” I feel arms wrap around me. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FCjFDSKTo
“You’re welcome Mei. You’ve finally made a friend. A good friend from the sound of it.” I relax in her embrace smiling. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy6O1gZm8l
“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.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjrtkpnnUN
Ivy stays quiet as she listens. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSqC1Mfttb
“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?355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08gYJRnUKu
“She sounds really special Mei. I’m happy for you.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQnslUXcl2
My smile gets bigger. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXMJG7KBvs
“Yeah, I am too.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjETGrGRlvt
After about 5 more minutes I get back to finding an outfit with Ivy’s help. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lzlB1onPR
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwp3eNh7Ck
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC99jmFtuft
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.355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sSa1dCMHy
OMG! So lucky! Wish I was at the same school as Mei! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymlCNFVqTg
Some posts were funny because they claimed to be friends with me which was not true. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjk0Ch5jNw
I’M SO LUCKY TO BE FRIENDS WITH MEI! SHE IS SO SWEET AND DOWN TO EARTH! 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2bMFiK5Z8
And the comments of that post, well you can guess how people reacted to posts like that. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMJ5H88pKo
Honestly my main reason for looking through these posts was to see if any had Naomi in them. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULI0GbW5pf
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hTT7czXLD
“Mei…Mei!” I snap out of my thoughts, turning off my phone. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRL5SwPzSB
“Huh…What’s up Ivy?” I give her an apologetic look. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDhytlpyxF
“We’re here.” She points behind me to which I turn around. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Etj1Rnk4
My eyes widen as I see what looks like a mansion but at the gate there’s a plaque that reads Hope’s orphanage. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsssFqDGM37
This is Naomi’s home? No wonder she looked worried when I said I’ll pick her up. It all makes sense now. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpqEDgGjE8
Not knowing what to think I quickly left the car. “I’ll be right back.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDRyDa2DLu
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ495NgmCBMh
How long has Naomi been here for? My heart aches just thinking about it. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe97Np56tfE
Before I know it I’m at the front doors. Nervously I knock, waiting patiently. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3s5H3sfPt
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMYTA0A4Tr
The door opens revealing a woman who looked like she was in her early to mid thirties. Not quite what I was expecting. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI10Hne0Dml
She locks eyes with me and gives me a warm smile. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwoPnyVOg9
“Hello. Can I help you?” Her voice was soft to the ear and calming at the same time. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwunuTd1OkM
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcVRsjRT1l
A huge grin forms on the woman’s face. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKeNAIUI0a
“Oh you must be Mei. Come in please.” She steps aside letting me in then closes the door. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWpSdMdUKB
I quickly text Ivy I might be a while to which she replied no worries with a thumbs up. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7PBc84Gec
I swear that….355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZf2prq5LL
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55jR2rTZYd
“She talks about me?” I feel my face heat up. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0OuLZNFDa
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9G7Dkiweq
The lady chuckles at me. “She's right, you are very cute when flustered.” I swear I feel like steam is radiating from me. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCEhzsKOuv
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSWrs24Z1v
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.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJOyz6tI6e
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.355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE6w3X8iwJ
““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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOhYOsNREV
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OLefzTTEe
“Do you prefer coffee or tea?” She asks as we’re walking. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CAA4nF4a3
“Oh um tea please.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT4IR7lmsM
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcOqS0uQc2
Lucinda explains that I’m a friend of Naomi. They look excited and ask me questions all at the same time. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlKV0go0te
I get a bit overwhelmed but they’re so cute I try my best to answer them. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWRai6wTZk
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6qQyUER2t
It felt like hours when Naomi came to the kitchen. The moment I saw her I almost fainted from just how cute she looks. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2i2HAfuc8G
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpVGg4qIiE
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.355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMucuX5B9L
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96ltS2HsJy
“Okay you two don’t you have somewhere to be?” We both look over to Lucinda who’s smiling. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7RJwmEcb7
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnt7VKLMJk3
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBMm5psXvB
I hold my hand out still blushing like crazy and so is Naomi who takes my hand into hers. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i1q88SiDO
We both reach the car and I open the door for her following behind her so I’m sitting next to her. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtJAyyI7H7
I don’t realize we’re still holding hands until Ivy says something. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDpBqytwS0
“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.” 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2l6fN5xTUP
Naomi looks super nervous as she tries to speak but nothing comes out. Her grip on my hand tightens meaning she’s panicking. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kj4No7oaZ
“It’s alright Naomi, Ivy understands your situation so don’t worry.” I explain to her but her grip doesn’t loosen. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNpbmuybS0
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacgOxoWDrw
“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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOOSOyVPsW
“Don’t you dare.” I glare at her but Naomi nods with a big smile on her face. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIO1dxqq6V
I sigh in defeat. This is gonna be a long ride. I gently squeeze Naomi’s hands enjoying the warmth. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdG6Z026U5
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. 355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PkBL78nB5
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