B e l l a ♣ A l b y
"Okay class, now dismiss." Mrs Oakson, my History teacher ordered. The classes flew by quickly and this was the last period of the day. I had my lunch in the Library.
All of them scattered out of the class. I packed my bag as slowly as possible as I didn't want to get in with the crowd. I was still afraid that anyone would try to bully me.
After everyone left the classroom, I made my way towards the door. When I exited the room, I saw Xanthos standing against the wall opposite to my classroom with his eyes closed. I tried to not look at his body but my eyes drifted up and down involuntarily.
He really was hot And se--
Oh god! I was embarrassed for saying it aloud. I slowly looked up to only find a smirking Xanthos which confirmed that he heard what I muttered.
My cheeks heated up.
I was sure my face became completely red.
"I-I..uh..you see..uh... I just-- God." I looked up. "Please save me, sprinkle some holy water on me. When did I become a girl who swooned over a guy?"
Oh no! Not again. I prayed out loud.
Xanthos chuckled. "When you met me," he said with a smirk plastered on his face.
If it was possible, I became a darker shade of red.
Xanthos took long strides and stood in front of me.
As an instinct, I flinched when the raised his hands. He looked hurt but soon it got replaced by an emotionless face.
I tilted my head downwards.
Was he going to hurt me now because I flinched? or was he going to start bullying me thinking that I deserve? I know that I deserved but still, I also wish for a normal life.
I gazed up when I heard a cracking sound. I started taking slow steps back with fear being my only emotion.
He looked like a monster.
I had never seen anyone looking this livid. The aura around him was dangerous; emitting power.
I looked behind him to find the wall against which he was leaning before having a huge hole formed. My face paledbat the thought of him cracking a wall.
All of them backed away slowly and bowed their head. I started to bow my head too but two hands cupped my cheeks in one swift motion.
"Don't ever bow to me," he demanded in a deeper voice.
I peered up through my eyelashes only to notice his eyes being closed. He caressed my cheekbone with his thumb's pad.
"We--I'm sorry for losing our--my temper. I'm quite a temporal dog."
I giggled.
Did he call himself a dog? I noticed a few people gasp and some take a step back.
I heard someone whispering, "no one ever dares to look at him. Let alone laugh at his face?"
Why was he stressing 'him' and 'his' as if Xanthos was some other being?
"Why are you laughing?" Xanthos huffed.
"You compared yourself with a temporal dog." I chuckled.
"Oh, did I tell you my enigma in public? Yeah? So, you find my little secret funny?" He asked looking at me with his beautiful eyes.
"That you're a dog that to a wild one? Yes." I laughed.
He was acting like a 7 seven-year-old kid.
"Psst! Well, my little secret is out. I wanted only you to know and you find it funny." He whined and pouted.
He looked so cute.
So, I did what a normal person would do when they find someone adorable, that was pinching his cheeks. He gave me a cheesy grin in return.
"Can I-I, if you don't mind, um...hug you?"
Why was he asking this and why was he acting like this?
From what I had seen, people were scared of him. They looked as if they were going to pee in their pants. Power radiated from his body but when he touched me, I felt something else gleam off of him.
How could I sense the radiation he emitted?
He wanted a hug. Maybe I'll give him as I too liked getting hugged. Though he was a stranger, something made me believe him. It was just something unexplainable.
"Fine." I muttered and nodded my head.
Immediately, I was pulled into his arms and felt him bury his face at the crook of my neck.
My bruises started to burn and open. I didn't let out a wince as I wanted to enjoy this moment of hugging.
"I'll hold you if things go wrong." I heard him mutter.
Uh?
He slowly pulled away and gazed at me as if I was something precious. As though I was something he longed for a long time.
He removed his gaze from me and looked around us.
"Saw the drama? Satisfied? Took any video to show it out?" He asked with a dark tone.
His face hardened and shifted emotionless.
All shook their heads hesitantly whereas I slightly flinched at his tone. He noticed and looked down at me with soft eyes. "I am sorry, Bella." I looked at him confused. "Could you close your eyes?" He asked me with a gentle tone.
I nodded my head in confusion and closed my eyes. His arms pulled me into him causing my left cheek to lay on his hard chest.
I suddenly felt vibrations around me. When I looked up and saw that his eyes were now a bright gold in colour.
I held back a gasp. Did he know voodoo magic? That was cool. I peaked from my side to see a few people walking towards us.
"I see you all lied to me. You have taped whatever was happening here." How in the world did he find out? Surely it was his magic. "Now won't y'all delete it?"
From my peripheral vision, I saw all taking their phones from their backpack. They looked hesitant but did whatever he demanded.
When I peaked up, I saw his gold orbs looking at me. "Hmm, mi amore, you saw everything, didn't you?"
I wasn't supposed to see? Oh yeah, he did tell me to close my eyes.
"No, I didn't see anything," I stressed the word 'anything' to make it sound that I was telling the truth.
"Yeah sure, tesoro, I believe you," He said sarcastically.
"I'm a bad liar. Aren't I?" I asked looking at his now golden orbs.
"Yes, you are." I heard him mutter, 'you were also.' However, I doubted I heard him correctly.
"Why arnt you running away from me?" He looked at me in amazement.
I know, I should have been scared of him but I wasn't. I didn't understand why. Maybe I already knew it because of my dear family which didn't make me feel frightened?
"My family also do voodoo magic." He chuckled
"Voodoo magic? Who told you this is called 'voodoo magic'?"
"I assumed," I said shrugging. I held back a wince as I felt my shoulder bone crack a bit.
He chuckled before he turned back to the crowd. "You may leave us alone." All immediately bowed their heads before walking away. Most of the girls glared at me and boys looked at me in disgust.
I was used to these stares. I thought trying to comfort myself.
"Bella." I pulled away from Xanthos arms to turn around to see who was calling me.
Natasha. Oh! I completely forgot about her!
"Are you okay? Both emotionally and physically? Are the neurons in your brain still same in number? Are your female body parts the same? Do you remember me? I am Natasha. After we both agreed to be friends, where the hell were you after that? During lunchtime, I was searching for you like an idiot. I didn't have lunch. Well, leave about myself. Did you eat?--"
I laughed at her rambling. Where in the world was she getting these types of questions?
"Calm down! Look I am totally fine. Seriously? You're asking about my body parts? Wait...you didn't eat because of me?" I pulled her into a hug.
"I was so worried sick about you." She sobbed which didn't sound too natural.
Hold on, was she crying?
I pulled away to look at her. Her eyes were normal. She had a smile on her face oh, so she was faking it and I almost believed it. "Don't look at me like I am crazy! I am loyal to my friends. You look too innocent to be true. Your aura tells me that you are very naive. And you will make a good friend. I am sure."
This time she uttered the words truthfully.
She glared at the person behind.
She took a daring step forward and tried to intimidate by puffing out her chest and making her shoulder broad and back straight. "Alpha, you wouldn't harm my friend and secondly, if you have any crush on my friend, you need to gain my trust also."
Was she being serious?
I never had proper friends. So, I can't really judge a person.
My eyes lit up in happiness and warmth that filled inside me.
Xanthos looked at me and back at Natasha.
"Sure, I'll do whatever makes Bella comfortable. Be happy that you're still alive for raising your voice on me," he said taking a step back and turned his head to look at me. "Do you need a ride home from me?"
I shook my head. "I have a ride. My stepmom brought me this morning."
He pouted disappointed. "Bye, for now, Bella." I waved back to him giving him a small smile.
Natasha hooked her arm with mine and dragged me to a nearby park. "Now tell me everything. That is if you wish to share it with me. Don't get me wrong, I just am trying to be a good friend of yours as I have challenged myself to not fight with at least one girl this year."
I nodded my head. After all, she was my first and I was sure my last true friend.