Once you set your eyes on me, you run like your life depends on it, and the next minute your so excited to see me? WTF! "Uhm okay that's strange cause I think I pretty much felt you avoiding me so... Am confused." I said breathlessly.
"Am sorry it's just that I… I was…I was scared?" Nathan's mood was really messed up as he confessed.
Leo coughed a bit and oh, where did I leave my manners "uhm sorry Leo this is Nathan. Nathan, Leo." The introduction was quite late but that's alright. I was expecting a 'Hi nice to meet you' sort of situation but…
Radio silence, garnished with a high level of tensity and awkwardness was served hot! Which was not something I expected. Just then I had a flash back to when we were still in class today, that shocked face Nathan had on him the moment he saw Leo. could it be that they already know each other from somewhere?
"Am sorry do you two know each other?" this is so suspicious.
"No, we don't" Leo said. That's a lie somehow I can tell maybe it was his tone, but all I know is that this dude is lying. In fact they both are.
I practically held their hands together in a handshake. They didn't resist but the moment I took back my hands, they quickly disengaged their hands. Even touching a hot pot wouldn't make you react the way they just did.
"Uhm see you later… I'll call you." Leo's was no longer the cheerful funny guy, he's now back to the cold Leo who introduced himself nonchalantly in class. Anyway it's kind of scary staying in the middle of this two.
Leo left, and Nathan and I walked down town towards my home after he helped me Carry some of my stuff's.
As we went he kept looking back for some reason. It seems like the matter between the two guys isn't quite settled yet.
"So you where saying... Ahaa! so why were you scared?" I had to ask, to lessen the uncomfortable quietness, besides we were gonna have this conversation anyway.
"It's just that uhm… hmmm you and I started having this sort of connection between us. I was afraid of what this connection would mean for us you know." He signed.
"Wait we're barely even friends what kind of connection could we possibly have?" Oh Nathan dear I feel you!
"Come on don't say that, you know it's true. So… now that everything is cleared out… are we okay?" He asked. You wish!
"Hmph you think I will forgive you that easily? You ghosted me for a week! And now you are giving me such excuses."
"I know and am sorry, but part of it was your fault you know. You told me to stay away from you." Nathan replied.
"Oh, now your blaming me" this guy.
"No am not blaming you okay? I… Urgh! I don't even know what to say. You told me to stay away from you, and I guess part of me really wanted to stay away at that time, so I distanced myself I thought you would be more comfortable if I did so." Yeah I really was comfortable, till you started making me feel like I did something wrong! Which I did not.
"I never said that!" Seriously, what is he saying I can't remember telling this dude to stay away from me.
"But it felt like it."he said and I'm totally speechless.
"Fine I forgive you, there happy now? Such a pain."
"Thanks! So are we friends now? He asked me with a serious face." So cute!
"I guess." I replied making a 'am not so sure' face.
"What do you mean you guess, you guess not?" He asked making a hurtful expression. So cute!… Again.
"Is it a Yes or a No please clarify, I often tend to misunderstand people sometimes." He added
"Yes." I replied horridly. We talked some more till we reached my house then we said our goodbyes. "Are you sure you don't want to come in?" I asked, again.
"No, really I would love to come in for dinner sometime but I really have something to attend to right now okay, see you tomorrow or better still give me your number." He replied.
I gave him my number and he ran along. Strangely he didn't ask anything about Leo, I thought he would be curious to know what we were doing together, who am I kidding, I thought he would be jealous... More like, I wanted him to be.
Little did I know that the young lad was truly curious and jealous. Finally a very sweet smile stretched out on my face.
The week went by and finally the day of our group date finally arrived. Justin has been scouting the woods for a good sport, apparently we are having an evening picnic.
I've been ranting about it to my mom and she agreed but guess what. I lied about the location if I didn't then it would've been a no, no for me.
I told her that we were going to have it at Clara's place. Clara, has come over to my side a few times so mom is really comfortable with her, so this is gonna be fun!
You know, Fairies land's weather could be very funny. When it's sunny it gets too hot, and just a slight down temperature then it starts to snow but not always. And there could be rain storms all of a sudden.
So we had to go prepared I brought a coat just in case. We would be leaving right after school.
After school we were off, Justin was telling us about the wild lifes he saw while scouting the area previously.
It took us a while to get to the place. We were so deep in the woods that I doubt it would be easy to find our way back. So just laying on a big patch on a hill side it was a natural opening with no trees. We lay there on our backs silently staring at the big full moon, strangely the silence was a very comfortable one. Until it was cut short by a… "wait... is that a howl?" I asked "No… it's a ROAR!!" Justin replied in horror and that marks the end of our peaceful outing.