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Chapter 7 - Embarrassment

{Your POV}

[EDITED - 03/21/2020]

— A Week Later —

I inhaled deeply as I sat down on the edge of my mattress.  The house was quiet, filled with looming boredom.  There was absolutely nothing to do.  Aaron was surprisingly sleeping for once—half the time he never does—and strangely, Aphmau didn't visit today like she said she would.

— Flashback —

"Oh, and Aaron, don't forget, I'll be here next Sunday!  Byeeee!"  Aphmau shouted before she shut the door behind her and left down the cobblestone pathway.

Aaron then smiled, waving to his best friend. "Bye Aph!" he said as he watched her figure walk further and further away from him.

— End of Flashback —

The house being quiet was... well, I can tell you that I didn't quite like it.  All I could think about was 'what if Aaron decided to spook me?' I think I'd surely have a mini heart attack right then and there if he did.

Sighing again for the fifth time, I lazily got off my bed and made my way down the stairs slowly, running my hands on the wooden railings all the way down.

I can't stand to be bored with nothing to do.  I would do ANYTHING to not be bored to death today.

That's when I noticed Aaron laying on the couch with his eyes shut; body unmoving.  My body, as if it had its own steering wheel, made me move to where Aaron was.  I paused and looked down at the sight laid out in front of me...

Aaron, asleep...  He looked so... cute while he slept.

'Wha— what did I just say? What is wrong with me?! What is wrong with my bRAIn??'  I screamed mentally to myself, but the more I looked at his sleeping form, the more I wanted to stay.  I felt my cheeks heat up as I crouched down and leaned in towards his face.

"Mmm..,"  he mumbled in his sleep, his hot breath fanning against my nose at our close proximity.

'I wonder... what is he dreaming about?'  I wondered to myself as I closed my eyes, feeling calmness wash over me.

"[Y—Y/n]?"

I felt my body freeze as I heard his voice right by my ear. He was so close... we were so close. I breathed in the air that so quickly escaped my lungs as my eyes opened slowly and unsurely, my body still frozen.

"[Y/n].. what are you doing?"  he asked with a look of confusion, not really caring how close we were at the moment.  He yawned and rubbed his eyes,  "Is something wrong?"

I quickly shook my head and tried to stand, but my wrist was caught by his hand, pulling me back down to him.  Once he let go of my wrist, that's when I noticed how incredibly close I was to him, practically hugging him at this point.

"I-I, um, had a b-bad dream..?" I lied. I felt bad that I had to lie to him, but I obviously didn't want him knowing why I was actually there.

My mind was screaming so many things at once that I couldn't even comprehend what was happening next.  Aaron hugged me.  He. Hugged. Me.

"Shh, it's okay..," he said, his soothing voice once again sounding like a heavenly choir as he pat my head softly. It was almost like last time, but that was when I actually had a bad dream, not this time where I lied to save myself.

'He has strong arms,' I thought to myself, feeling my heart beat loudly in my chest although he was trying to calm me down from this "bad dream" I supposedly experienced.

— One Month Later —

I sighed again for the nth time as I walked down the stairs all dressed in my school uniform, carrying my backpack along with me as I wore an unpleased frown on my face.

"Ugh...  I don't wanna go,"  I grumbled to myself, tying the black laces on my shoe once I slipped them on. I was ready for my first day back to my stupid high school.  Ugh, life.

I was clearly upset and in a slightly bad mood. I was enjoying my time off...

"I hate that bad place," I said quietly to myself, "everyone bullies me and I still don't know why.."

I sighed and slipped on my favourite hoodie over my uniform to hide my face from anyone and everyone at school. I can't risk anything.  I don't wanna get hurt again.

'Come to think of it, does Aaron go to my high school? Unless he's in college..,'  I thought in wonder as I continued to stand in silence.

My eyes snapped quickly as I heard heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. I stood up straight and turned around to face the door like I was about to leave.

"Hey [Y/n]," Aaron greeted, hugging me from behind which caught me off guard, my cheeks heating up a bit at the gesture.

"A-Aaron! Get off me! I-I have to go to school...,"  I said simply as I tried shoving him off me, using half of my force since I didn't really wanna go yet.  In all honesty, I felt scared to leave the house. I didn't want to go back. I didn't want to be bullied again.

"You okay? You seem... scared," Aaron commented, forcefully turning my chin towards him so I'd look him in the eyes.

Oh, his eyes... so dark and mysterious, yet vibrant with some unknown light.  Every time I gazed into them, I always felt my body go numb as my mind flowed calmly like the ocean, not worrying about a thing.

I stared in his deep steel eyes, seemingly getting lost in their beauty; feeling as not a second went by. Time had stopped just for me, all to appreciate this beauty.  The second we broke eye contact, my mind felt calmer and so did my shaking hands.

"I-I'm fine. I'm just, um," I paused, thinking of how to say something like this. "You know what, I'm just afraid that I'm going to get jump-scared by all my amazing friends,"  I lied with a fake smile, fully knowing that I had no one to love.

Aaron smiled at my response, but he didn't seem too happy. I ignored that detail and pretended to seem happy since he was at the moment.  I didn't want him to think of me as a weirdo; a weirdo who doesn't want to go to school to see her 'amazing friends'.

"Oh, okay. C'mon, let's go!"  he ushered and grabbed my wrist, pulling me outside to the cobblestone pathway.

'Wait.... He does go to the same school as me!!! He has the same EXACT uniform and he is heading in the direction of the school! Oh, my Irene!!'

— Time Skip —

As we gradually got closer to the school's entrance, I subtly started to change the direction we were walking in. I pulled my wrist ever so gently from Aaron's hand as I moved away from him. I wanted it to seem like I was heading over to my so-called 'amazing friends', when really, I was heading to one of my classes.

But then I suddenly froze, standing as still as an ice statue when I heard that voice.

"Hey [Y/n]~"

The voice that belonged to the one and only Gene. My bully.

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