It was late afternoon when Bella got tired of the four walls of her small room. She sighed tiredly, stretching her arms, and dropping the science book she was reading.
Getting on her two feet, her mind wondered on what her little roommate might be upto. Seeing that for the past four hours that went on, she hadn't made any sort of noise or indication that someone in fact lived with her.
Finally pulling the door to her room open, she was met with the empty living room. She released a relieved sigh and made her way to the kitchen, entering it only to halt.
Her eyes widens a bit, and her lips parted softly, making a thick bile rise up her throat, almost difficult for her to push it down. Her face went cold for a few minutes.
Ellery, dressed in nothing but a see-through shirt was dancing around the kitchen, with earpods plugged on, her phone patched up with a phone holder on her arm. She was flipping what she could say was a very messy pancake.
But what caught her attention was her hips... that swayed from side to side. Bella cursed silently to herself, shutting her eyes. She pinched the bridge of her nose, and turned away, immediately rushing back to her room.
This girl was already causing her too much trouble. She had to stay away from her.
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She had about 24hours left before she'd start her first class, and so she decided to get familiar with the building. She didn't have the energy to ask around when she couldn't find a class, so it's best she helped herself before hand.
Bella was dressed in a plain white shirt, hair braided in two back french braids, and black jeans. Firstly she strawled around the hallways, passing by dorms, and already at the far end, she spotted a bunch of lousy immature boys throwing what they'd call a 'welcome part' for a friend of theirs that probably started this year too.
She sighed and took the grand stairs down, after finding herself in the main hallway, she groaned. Students where in each corner, chatting among themselves, and leaning on the walls.
She snorted, this was surly not going to get any cliché.
But to hell with that, only if she could take her words back. A girl came running to her direction, obviously not looking where she was going and hitting her head on Bellas' chest, they both stumbled a little.
But when the redhead lost her balance, she wrapped her arms around her waist, steadily pulling her to her chest so she wouldn't fall on her ass. "Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry!"
Bella pulled away, turning to walk away before this turned out to be more cliché then it already was getting to, but nope, this girl was not having it.
Her teeth gritted when she felt warm fingers clutch her shirt in its grip, stopping her. She sighed, refusing to turn. Already, she felt eyes on them. "Wait, I hope I didn't hurt you..?"
Hurt her? She thought. It could take way much more for her little head bump to hurt her. Way-way much more.
Bella sighed, once she turned around. The redhead openly stared with parted lips, she thickly gulped. Looking onto the eye's of her baby blue, her green ones wavered, and her cheeks tinted red. "oh, h-hi?" Redhead said, dropping her hand.
Frustrated with the whole situation, Bella grinds her teeth, tucking her hands in her pants pocket, and looked away from her eyes. She did not say anything to acknowledge her.
"I'm Sophie, a freshman. And you are?" Sophie asked, looking expectantly at Bella, but she got nothing from her. So she tried again. "This must be your first time here, huh? Haven't seen your face around here..."
Glaring at the wall behind Sophies' head, she remained silent, but it seemed Sophie couldn't get the signs right. "You're definitely new here!" She exclaims with a laugh. "Well, sorry about earlier, I was rushing back to my room and didn't see where I was going."
Now getting frustrated, Sophie took a step forward that had Bellas' eyes snapping back at hers. "You're awfully quiet. I'm not sure if you're plainly being rude or you're mute."
Eyes widening slightly, Bella couldn't understand why she was offended. "What do you want?" Bella finally spoke, her raspy voice shocking Sophie.
"Oh nothing!" Sophie grinned. "...but your name would really help."
Raising a brow at her, she thought of it, before sending glances around them. Her eyes told the viewers to get back to what they were doing and immediately everyone scattered away, going back to their business.
She then narrows her eyes at Sophie. "Bella." she mumbles softly, earning a frown. "You're kidding me!" Sophie said, exclaiming too loudly. "That's like a freaking girls name!"
"...and what makes you think so?" Bella asked, raising her brow. She was getting annoyed, minutes had gone by and she hadn't even started her journey yet, Sophie was tiring her out.
"Like duh! It's a well-known name given to female, it's a bit suprising that you are named that."
"Well, good to know, Sophie-" Sophies' eyes flattered as she caught Bellas soft accent caress her name. "-but I have to go." and she went past her, walking away from her.
As Bella walked past, Sophie caught a whift of her mouth watering cologne, and her stomach flipped. Immediately, she turned around to watch this tall sexy man with her eyes walk away. Without hesitation, she raised her arms up in the air as she shouted loudly. "Nice meeting you, Bella! Hope to see more of you!"
Almost rolling her eyes, Bella snorts as she got out of that depressing hallway, and down the main doors to the back gardens.
She was definitely going to avoid anymore interactions with her. She was the type of girl that annoyed her, she had no time for that.
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It was way past 10pm when Bella finally returned. She managed to familiarise herself with the place and will hopefully not get lost when she starts classes.
Her eyes were heavy as she pushes open the dorms door. Shutting it behind her. Her mood bittern as her eyes took in the state of the living room space once again.
She growls loud enough to catch the eyes of her little roommate. Who was suprisingly dressed appropriately then when she left. She was in a plain pink sweater, and black pants. Her black hair up in a messy bun, flopped on the couch.
Her mood softened a little when she caught the few curly strands of baby hair that fell on her forehead and eyes. She then let her eyes fall down her rosey cheeks, and slowly to those parted lips.
Goodness, she thought to herself, what was with this little roommate that got her staring so attentively, she never looked at a girl for more than a few seconds, well, she was one eye-catching bunny.
"Ahem." Bella cleared her throat, making Elle jump in fright, the book she held on her hand flying to the air and landing a few feet in front of Bella.
"You're b-back!" Elle jumped to her feet, her face red like a tomatoe, she looked like she was just caught doing something naughty. "I didn't hear y-you get i-in!" she said in a startled voice.
"Well, I'm here now... aren't I?" Bella grumbles, then groaned. "Why is this place a freaking mess!" She snapped right after. Marching forward.
"Well, I-I..." Elle trailed off, eyes wide, and hands behind her back. She watched Bella stand right in front of the fallen book, and her heart escalated.
Immediately, Bella was about to bend and grab it when she exclaimed. "No, wait!" Bella froze mid-bent, her brows furrowed. She rushed towards her, and immediately grabbed the book on the floor, both of then standing up straight. "I got it!" she laughed nervously, walking backwards a bit.
Feeling annoyed, Bella rolled her eyes. "Why are books lying around like this?" she said codly.
"Well, I read them." Elle answers, raising a hesitant brow. "I-Is that a p-problem?"
"If it causes an earthquake to erupt in here then it definitely is." Bella snapped right after. "...and who the hell reads so much books in a few darn hours!" she growled after.
Her face heated, and she bite down on her lip, looking at the floor. "Well, I-I do!" Elle shouted, frowning deeply. "... and if you find it hard to cope w-with my love for b-books than you can just l-look for a different dorm room, seeing that I was here f-first!"
Bella grinds her teeth in anger, inhaling and exhaling sharply, she took a few step forward. "Oh yeah? I'm pretty darn sure you don't own the damn school to tell me what to do!"
Fear strikes in her and she widens her eyes a bit, walking back as slowly as Bella walked towards her. "Not like y-you own the school either!" she shot back, her chest rising. "... and what makes you think you c-can raise your v-voice at me!" she went on to say.
Bella growled, the sound almost having Elle fall to her knees, fear strikes her deeply to her core, and now she was trembling. Clutching the romance book she had to her chest. "Well, you know what, Ella..." Bella whispers.
"It's E-Elle..." she corrected in the same whisper tone. "...and don't g-get any c-closer-"
She didn't get to finish ..... absent-mindedly walking backwards, it happened fast, she tripped on something behind her, a book. Her eyes went wide, and the book she once held dropped. Her body was ready to land a painful fall backwards, and so she shut her eyes.
Weirdly, she stood there with her eyes clenched shut for a full minute, anxiously waiting on the impact. Her heart was still beating wildly in her chest as she felt the wind knock off her.
Elle waited, and waited for her embarrassing fall, in front of her rude roommate, but it never came.
And slowly when she was sure she wasn't on the floor or about to land a great fall, she slowly opens her eyes. And they widened.
First thing she noted was Bellas' blank stare, and her frown, her slightly calm but edgy atmosphere. Then her eyes went to her outstretched hand, and she caught her fingers... clutching on a pink sweater.
...her pink sweater.
It took her another minute to realise that she was hanging a little curved backwards ....with Bellas' hand clutching her sweater and stopping her from that fall. And once she noted this, her heart beat jumped to life even worse.
"I promise, you're one interesting girl..." Bella said with a baritone voice, smirking slightly. She than pulled her forward, making her stand on her feet again before letting go.
Still out of breath, Elle stared stupidly at her. As Bella grabbed the book she once again dropped, she glared at her and slammed it on her chest, just as Elle clutched it she took a step back.
Snorting, she shook her head. A few minutes ago she was talking non-stop and here she was now, speechless, Bella thought. "Book-nerd..." she teased before turning and walking away, entering her room and slamming the door behind.
Leaving a poor Elle speechless in the middle of their living room.