Helanie:
"I didn’t drop you; you are perfectly fine in my arms," I heard him whisper as I slowly opened my eyes. He was smiling at , his eyes shining in the daylight.
I didn’t even utter a word, and he didn’t set down either. He just kept staring and smiling.
Then, he gave a little jump, making fly and land back in his arms. It was so he could make listen to him: "You like being in the comfort of my arms, don’t you? If you don’t want to let go, I have the strength in my arms to carry you around all day. Or how about—" He shocked by saying that so nonchalantly.
"How about I take you to my room?" The mont he said that, I jumped out of his arms and landed on my feet.
However, he started laughing, enjoying the misery his words had caused .
"Don’t you feel ashad?" I hugged myself, turning my face away.
"I am shaless, little sister. I can take off my pants, flip out my soldier, do a whole fan thing, and not feel shy or embarrassed," he shrugged, making look back at him.
As I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes at him, I saw a frown form on his forehead.
"You were pretty upset when I swung a punch at you," the minute I reminded him of that day, I saw his smirk disappear.
"You were hurt like a baby, and now you’re talking all big. Or maybe it’s your male ego," I didn’t know why I was still talking when I should have shut up already. He didn’t seem too happy about the ntion of that day.
"And you think your punch was the reason I was so disoriented?" He stepped closer, making unfold my arms from around my chest and step back. I showed clear fear as he moved in my direction, so he stopped.
"Then—then what was it?" I stuttered, failing to keep my composure.
"You know what it was—" He tilted his head, his eyes holding accountable. Was he referring to my pendant? I bet he felt weird, but he wouldn’t have put two and two together.
"Anyway, why were you hanging off the wall? Is this your way of getting attention now?" His voice returned to normal, with a playful, hissing undertone.
"Salem locked in her room," I sighed as I delivered the news to him.
"Umm, you’re still getting bullied?" He rolled his eyes, making squint at him.
"As if you guys have done anything to stop the bullying. Your academy literally encourages people with high power and rank to bully the weak," I argued, and in return, he smirked even harder.
"Why do you keep smirking at random topics, weirdo?" The instant I called him that, his breath beca shallow.
I knew I had ssed up and offended him, but just like earlier, he was quick to overco his anger.
"Why did Salem lock you up in her room?" he asked.
"They are—oh yes! They are having a party and have alcohol—" I shut up the mont I rembered that Lucy and Gavin were at the party too.
"They’re having a party in there?" He raised his brow.
"Music and a little dance," I awkwardly shrugged to make it seem like less of a crazy party. I an, we could hear the music outside, but he didn’t have to go inside and see the alcohol bottles. The fact that Salem locked in ant they hadn’t gotten any permit.
"Helanie! You know you suck at it," he whispered. "You suck at saving anyone."
Before I could even be happy that he was talking about not being able to lie, he added, just to piss off, "Anyway, you don’t have to save their asses. You think I don’t know they have drugs and alcohol in there?" His comnt shook the world from under my feet.
"And the look on your face tells your friends are also in there. So you were the only one not wanting to be a part of it, and they locked you up in here?" He pointed at the room, making follow his finger to the top.
I then noticed him taking long strides, probably to go in there and confront the troublemakers. That wasn’t good. Lucy and Gavin would get into so much trouble, and Lucy had a habit of getting too anxious.
I know I was being biased, but I swear I could tell Lucy didn’t want to be part of this party. She was only there because she didn’t want to spoil Gavin’s mood.
"No! You are not going in there!" Like a stupid person who holds any authority, I spread my arms to stop him from getting inside.
"Huh?" His eyes held a challenge for , or maybe a warning that I needed to step out of his way before I pissed him off even more.
"Please!" I pleaded, still holding my arms out.
"Are you requesting or ordering ?" He comnted on my gestures and then my tone. The contradiction between the two was pretty obvious.
"Why? Why can’t you just let it slide this once?" I begged, moving sideways when he tried to sidestep and walk past .
"Helanie! You’re acting like a child. You think you can request, and I’ll listen? Of all the people in the world, I will go against you in a heartbeat." Although his statent was hurtful, I knew it was true as well.
Besides, I didn’t have to be hurt by soone’s statent who barely knew , or whom I barely knew.
"I know," I replied in a murmur that was barely audible.
However, the silence from his side and no attempt to pass made lift my head to watch him. He was staring at with no smirk or expression on his face.
"Fine. I’ll let it slide this once, but—on one condition," he thankfully agreed, but what was that condition?
"What is it?" I inquired, steadily lowering my arms.
"You have to kiss ."
That ca like a flying dagger, hitting in the chest.
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