Over the next few days, Nathania avoided Xavier as much as she could and also secretly stared at him when he wasn’t looking. The boy was always on his own. He was beginning to show up in class more often than not but sometimes, she always bumps into him sleeping his day away in the library. The school tests were coming up and she found herself contemplating whether or not to offer to tutor him. With the way he always behaves, she doubts if he would even be getting a D minus. Eventually, she cornered him one day in the library. She had seen him going inside and had followed and when she saw him going for a book, she stopped, thinking that maybe he had finally decided to study, after all, they have a big test tomorrow. But to her surprise, he sat down, opened the book, and then place his head on the desk and start sleeping.“What in the world?” she whispered, she waited, thinking that maybe he just wanted to rest or just something but then the seconds started counting to minutes and be
“Xavier Grey, A+. Wow, I’m impressed,” the teacher announced in class as she handed him the script. Nathania couldn’t believe her ears as she turned sharply at him to see the smirk on the boy’s lips just as their eyes met. “Oliver Miles, as always, A+,” the teacher’s voice rang in her mind and she looked up to see that she was already in front of her and smiling.She offered the woman a charming smile with a “thank you, Mrs. Wicket,” and took the script from her but all the while all she could think about was Xavier’s grade. How possible? The guy does nothing but sleep, both in class and in the library, just literally everywhere, so how could he score such an excellence grade?When the class was over, she walked up to her locker to put her book inside and get ready for her next class when she felt someone resting on the locker beside hers. Looking up, the first thing she noticed was the pitch-black hair with purple tips. Her heart missed a beat when her eyes clashed with his deep brow
The days flew by with Nathania avoiding Xavier as much as she could, especially for the fact that he always give the thinking look whenever he saw her and then he would be like ‘don’t worry, I haven’t thought of a good dare yet’ and that would always make her wish the ground would just open up and swallow her. It didn’t help either that she noticed she was developing an attraction for him and in her opinion, it was really bad. With Xavier in the picture, everything she ever worked hard for would be in vain. She knew that if Oliver, her brother were to find out about what she has been doing, he would definitely not be happy with her since she was practically throwing away her own life and living like him.She sighed and tossed around on the bed, her phone dangling in her hand as she contemplated calling her mother and asking about him. She was literally bored with absolutely nothing to do and she can’t study without Xavier’s handsome face popping in her mind. The guy had literally shoc
The door pushed open and Nathania expected to see gangsters and people cleaning their guns with white powder in a bowl sprawled on the desks. There were people alright, and there were desks but to her utmost surprised, there were no guns, no gangsters, no white powders but just people that ranges from teenagers to young adult. And all of them, like literally all of them were identical in dressings as they all had on big round glasses and some where even dressed in oversized hoodies. All of them except one, a boy dressed in a black leather jacket and the only one with color on his hair and without glasses. He looked totally different from them but he was sitting in front of a desk, just like some of them and was busy scribbling fast on a piece of paper.Nathania glanced around and it was then that she noticed the big white board and on it was a math question that just looking at it, she knew she can never solve without a training and then there was a stopwatch, reading fast while every
Nathania felt like her brain circuit snapped and reconnected as she stared at those amazing deep brown eyes. Some strands of his black with purple tips hair fell across his face, giving him that sexy anime character look and she couldn’t help but gulp. It took a while before she finally understood his question and shook her head, “no, no you don’t.”“Good,” Xavier said, crossing his arms on his chest, watching the really tall girl in front of him. It was a good thing he was still taller, even if it was by some inches. “So, what makes you think you know me?”“I don’t know you,” Nathania rushed to say and cleared her throat immediately, glancing away from him just in case her eyes gave her away.“Then why are you cheering me up?” he raised an eyebrow. He couldn’t understand what was happening, when he saw her earlier while trying to leave the house, he didn’t give a hoot about her, but now after giving a thorough look on her face, he could feel like she reminds him of someone, he just c
“I’m sorry, did I waste your time?” Nathania panted as she caught up to the boy in black, blending in with the darkness.“Not much, may I ask what kept you?” Xavier asked, turning to her and watching her as she ate up the distance between them.“I’m sorry, I had to put my granny to sleep.”“You live alone with her?”Nathania nodded. “Yes, my parents are in Philadelphia. They do show up some times but it’s been nearly three months I last saw them.”“You miss them.”“I do,” she smiled sadly, glad that the night was dark and he couldn’t see her face. She missed her brother too, the only reason she was lying to the boy in front of her now. If it weren’t for the fact that she missed him, she wouldn’t have been living a lie. But then again, if it wasn’t for the fact that he was sick, she wouldn’t have come to this town and definitely would not have gone to the school and so won’t meet him. Yes, they do visit her granny but since her granny lives in the small town, they hardly visit the city
Nathania gulped and slowly liked her lips, yes, she was thinking about that because no action of his since she have known has ever pointed to him being a nerd, in fact, he looked and acted more like a lazy bad boy. she glanced away when she couldn’t take the intensity of his gaze anymore.Smiling, Xavier sat back in his seat, “so yeah. That’s what everyone thinks and one thing about me, I am not the type that hides myself or do things I don’t want just to fit in. I saw a rock band guy with long black hair with green tips, I liked it but I love purple more so I dyed my tips purple. I have always loved motorcycles more than cars. There is field not so far from my mom’s house that riders always come to race. I usually watched them and then I developed a liking for motorcycles. When I finally grew up to join them, I participated with them but then I stopped after an accident, but that didn’t stop me from loving motorcycle. I love the way I dress and I am not about to change it just to fit
Nathania’s POV Nathania walked out of the library a few days later when she felt something drip from her and paused, no, it can’t be, it most definitely cannot be, she thought as she quickly did the math in her head. Her period is supposed to be here in two days, why now? She shook her head and quickly rushed to the restroom but low and behold, it was filled with students of the male species. There was no way she could do anything with them there so she pretended to forget something and walked out. She paused in the hallway, debating whether to risk it and go to the female restroom. However, when she did get there, she saw a group of girls trooping in. One of them caught sight of her before she could leave and immediately called to her. “Oliver, what are you doing here?” the girl’s question had bought the attention of the others and they were all staring at her now.She chuckled and cleared her throat, trying to act charming and at lost, “sorry girls, I was looking for Teresa,” she s
Xavier’s POV Xavier had been shocked hearing that Oliver flirted with other boys, but just before he could wrap his mind around it, Oliver had gone denying it and claiming not to be a gay. For some reason, that didn’t sit well with Xavier and he wanted to figure Oliver out once and for all. However, when he took a step forward, Oliver took one back, surprising him. He took another and Oliver repeated his and for some reason, it just messed with Xavier’s mind, giving him the upper hand and the feeling that he was cornering the girl crushing on him or this time, the boy. As he held Oliver to the wall, he remembered something Oliver owed him, a bet, and as he reminded him of it, he spoke the very thing that came to his mind. “Kiss me.” The words had left before Xavier could take them back but he held on, he had to shoulder this embarrassment once and for all. The fact that Oliver didn’t punch or push him away made Xavier wonder if perhaps Oliver had b
Xavier’s POV “What did you do in the kitchen?” Xavier asked, watching Oliver and taking note of every facial expression and reaction he was giving off. “Well,” Oliver shifted from one foot to the other. “It was obvious that you didn’t like me touching you. I mean, I should have taken the hint with how you behaved when I suddenly grabbed your hand back at the beach, I shouldn’t have repeated it. I am deeply sorry and to show my goodwill, see, I made everything you requested.” He pointed at the tray of food in the bed. Xavier didn’t care about that. He was more concerned at the impression he had given Oliver by running out of the kitchen. Hell, he wished he could tell him that he didn’t run out because he loathed his touch but rather because watching him cook had given him a boner he couldn’t calm down. Xavier cleared his throat and looked around, not able to look at Oliver for the time being as he was reminded what he had done in the bathroom and wit
Nathania’s POV Nathania was clearly shocked. What just happened? She wondered. Xavier clearly looked like he was in pain and she only just wanted to offer her support, she didn’t know he loathed her touch so much that he would even run out of the kitchen. Is she that bad? But he doesn’t seem to hate Nana’s touch or her presence, so why was it so different when she is Oliver? Does it matter if she appears different, after all, she is still the same person inside, right? She wanted to run after him, to apologize if she had crossed her boundary but she recalled what Teresa said, that the best thing to do when Xavier wants to be alone was to leave him alone. In as much as the conversation wasn’t flowing and the vibe wasn’t there either, Xavier had actually intended to stay in the kitchen with her, so obviously he left because she just couldn’t let him be. She bit her lip, wanting to curse herself for being too troublesome, however, try as she may, she just couldn’t
Nathania’s POV As they got to the cabin, everywhere was quiet and a post-it note was on the refrigerator. Xavier went up to it and cursed seeing the content of the note. “Fuck,” he cursed out loud and Nathania rushed to him. She slowly whistled seeing what it said and turned to grin at him. “I guess we are all alone then,” She giggled. The note was obviously from one of the servants and it said that dinner won’t be prepared by them as Teresa had given them a day off, claiming that they would sort themselves out that night. “And it’s worse because I am starving.” Xavier cursed once more. His handsome face twisted in his annoyance as he yanked the fridge door open and took out a bottle of orange juice. He uncorked it and drank directly from it. And seeing Nathania staring at him, he asked, “What?” Nathania smiled. “You don’t have to be so angry.” “Are you deaf or just playing dumb? I just said I’m starving and who knows when T
Nathania’s POV Nathania didn’t know the best way to express her joy. She wanted to scream, jump, dance and swirl around, or maybe it was just the alcohol intake from the whole day finally reacting. She just couldn’t name it but she reached out and grabbed Xavier’s hand, her eyes twinkling as she asked in all excitement. “When did you return?” Xavier’s POV Seeing the way Oliver looked at him had shocked Xavier silly but when Oliver took his hand, feeling his soft palm, he couldn’t explain the current that passed through his hand to his heart. He snatched his hand from Oliver and looked at his drink immediately, his heart beating so loudly in his chest that he felt like he was going to suffocate. He gulped and took a huge gulp of his drink, still very unable to look at Oliver. Jesus, what the fuck is wrong with me? How am I reacting like this? “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” Oliver said and let out an awkward laugh. “I guess I got carried away.
Xavier’s POVXavier rode into the property and as he turned off the engine and took of his helmet, he heard the laughter. He frowned, the laughter was a little distance from the cabin and he knew instantly that the laughter wasn’t in the house. He got down from his bike and walked towards the beach, the only place he suspects the laughter to be coming from and sure enough, he could see the people having fun in the water. He found himself instantly wondering if Oliver was having a swim and how he would look with drenched body. He found himself drooling and had to snap out of it.They were plenty girls in the water, some he knew and some he has never seen in his life before, why can’t he drool over them and here he was drooling about a boy in his mind. He bit his life, his new discovery about his taste is not sitting well with him and he knew he had to do something about it. Approaching the beach, he noticed that he couldn’t find the brown messy hair he was searching for in the water an
Xavier’s POVXavier stared at the boy, his heart thumping loud in his chest and he cleared his throat, glancing away from him to hide the emotion in his eyes. “What rubbish are you spouting?” he asked coldly, “if I hate you then do you think I would let you date my only sister? Yes she is my cousin and we are both only child’s, do you think I will let you be with the only sibling I have?” he raised an eyebrow.Oliver bit his lips and nodded, “I understand that but from my own understanding, most people are friends with the partner of their siblings. I mean, I am friends with my brother’s partners. I talk to them when I see them and I laugh with them at their jokes. I always even go out with them and spend some time with them, it’s all fun. But you have been ignoring me since you knew me. After our bet, you almost loosened up around me and before I knew it, you were uptight again. What did I do? Am I annoying you or something?”That was a long speech that Xavier didn’t know how to comp
Nathania’s POV “Where on earth were you two?” Teresa bellowed as soon as she and Xavier stepped into the house.“I went out, he followed,” she heard Xavier say and her eyes went to him sharply but he didn’t even gift her a glance as he went up the stairs, ignoring Teresa and the rest of their classmate.Teresa didn’t seem fazed about that and just turned her anger to Nathania, like she was expecting Xavier to act just like that. “Couldn’t you at least tell me you were going out? Do you have any idea how worried I was and none of you even left with your phone.”“I’m sorry, babe,” Nathania smiled and went up to her, putting her arms around her and wrapping her in her arms before placing a kiss on her forehead, “it won’t happen again.”“It better,” Teresa said. And she chuckled above her head, kissing her softly on the head and closing her eyes, thinking about when Xavier was just that close to her and shivering softly, remembering the feeling of his hot breath on her neck.Xavier’s POV
Nathania’s POVNathania could feel her heart beating loud in her chest as she thought of a thousand and one reason to escape from the person pinning her against the wall until she perceived the familiar cologne. “I will deal with you later about trailing me but now, you need to hush,” Xavier’s voice, ever so smooth flooded into her ears like a silent wave and just then, she heard the murmurs of two men, walking past by quickly and wondering where they have gone. When the coast was clear, Xavier still held her like he did earlier and she tried not to breathe too much or nosily and alert his attention. He smelled so good and all she wanted was just to put her head on his neck and inhale deeply while slowly reaching up to feel his lips. She had her eyes closed, imagining how mesmerizing that would be if she could do it.If she was in her true form, perhaps she would have taken the risk, but at this moment, and donned as Oliver, she would never try it. Not for her sake, but for the sake o