novelFOURTEEN YEARS OLD (2)
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Hope followed him absentmindedly as she listened to his chatter.
Practically, this boy had turned into some kind of tour guide who would let Hope know every part of this school.
Honestly, Hope didn't think that she would be able to remember all of it, but she kept quiet the entire journey to the first floor again.
"You know, you are so quiet for a girl." The boy suddenly turned around to face Hope, his lips slightly pursed as his hazel eyes scrutinized the girl before him.
If it wasn't because Hope's good reflex, she would have bumped onto him and created such a drama scene, gladly she stopped before that could happen.
"Maybe it is you, who talk too much." Hope crossed her arms while glaring at the boy that his name was still unknown.
"Hm..." The boy tapped his fingers on his chin, contemplating Hope's words."Maybe." He shrugged and resumed walking."I like your name, somehow it gives me a 'hope'." He winked at Hope beside him.
Hope rolled her eyes dramatically."So, what's your name? Pervert?"
Unexpectedly, the boy laughed so hard as if he had just heard the best joke of the year."Good one!" He exclaimed as he jumped three stairs at a time."But, no. My name is Ian." He grinned.
Hope just nodded, acknowledge his name.
They walked in another corridor before Ian stopped again and turned his body abruptly, good thing Hope didn't walk behind him.
"This is your locker and that is mine." He pointed to opposite locker from Hope, despite not being asked.
"Thanks." Hope said curtly, offered him a small smile before she opened her locker with the key that Mrs. Abby had given to her.
"We are in the same class, let's go there together." Ian beamed when he checked Hope's schedule since the folder was still in his hands.
"Okay." Hope extended her hands to silently ask her folder back, she didn't want this creepy boy looked through her classes.
Ian put the folder on top of Hope's opened palm and walked again to the opposite direction where they came.
"If your locker is in the first floor, what are you doing in the second floor?" Hope just realized it while they were walking, she tried to strike a conversation because the silence was awkward.
Maybe because what Hope said before about him being noisy, thus he didn't talk much now.
"Me? I followed your scent." Again, that strange grin appeared on his lips."You smell like dark chocolate, sweet and warm."
"Forget that I ever asked." Hope quickened her steps, she didn't want to walk with this weirdo who was talking about her scent.
"Where are you going? Here is our class." Ian grabbed Hope's wrist and pulled her back while his other hand opened the door beside him.
At this time there were many students, roaming around the corridors or simply talking with their friends there.
It goes without saying, what Ian did to her had drawn their attention, not to mention Hope was a new face that they had never seen.
"Sit here." Ian pulled Hope to sit beside him, the last row of the seat near the door."Don't worry, if there is someone try to bully you here, you can count on me." Ian pointed his own chest.
"Don't worry I can handle myself just fine." Hope replied callously, but didn't move from her seat. Despite how annoying Ian was, she preferred to not have enemy in her first day.
In different light, it was good enough to have Ian around since she didn't know anyone here.
But, it didn't mean Hope was ignorance, she could feel the strange looks that the other students threw at her.
"Are you famous here?" Hope turned to look at Ian.
"Kind of." Ian smiled."You can say so."
"Oh, good... I will not be surprised if there is someone who wants to talk privately with me later." Hope remarked sarcastically.
"That's the peak of being a friend of famous people." Ian wiggled his eyebrows."Afraid?"
Hope wanted to laugh out loud, but she settled by unladylike snort."Don't be too friendly with me."
"Why? I thought we have a lot in common." Ian retorted.
"Enlighten me, how do you know we have something in common." Hope rolled her eyes, at this point she was considering to find another empty seat."Just because you helped me, it doesn't mean we are friend yet."
"For example..." Ian closed his eyes for three seconds before he opened them and pointed his finger toward the big window across from their seat.
"You and I can see the big brown wolf out there while the rest of the people here, can not." Ian spoke lazily to give ignorance effect, as if he was talking about the weather and not something like supernatural creatures, which not all the people could see it.
"What?!" Hope???s jaw dropped as she darted her gaze at the brown wolf that he pointed.
It was Lana's wolf. What she was doing here? But, Hope could ask that later, the most important thing right now was to ask this 'friendly' boy.
"How can you see it?!" Hope lowered her voice.
For fourteen years she had been living, Hope had never come across with someone who could see those creatures too, except for the people in her house, of course.
"So, consider me as your friend now?" Ian crossed his arms haughtily.
"I would love to have you as my friend!" Hope giggled as she nodded eagerly.
Maybe moving here wasn't a bad idea at all! Hope had never had a friend who she could share this little secret of her.
Not to mention Kace and Lana prevented her to know more about their world while Serefina... well, Hope too afraid to ask anything to her if it's not necessary
But now, since Ian was here, Hope could ask everything that she wanted to know, right?
"I know you will." Ian snickered.
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