Looks

"You were crying" it is an observation.

Serra hastily shook her head, but couldn't find her voice.

Kyle narrowed his gaze on her ugly glasses which are covering her beautiful eyes from the world. He simply pulled her glasses off and threw them into the nearby trash can with one clean throw.

Serra was stunned.

"Hey, that was the only pair I own" she protested and tried to fetch them back. But he grabbed her by her elbow and dragged her out of the bathroom without giving her a chance to take them back.

"You don't need them. They look better in the trashcan than on you. Let's go. I will take you to your first class" with that said, he casually wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

He is sweaty from his football practice session. His hair is wet, along with his sleeveless Jersey. He is filled with a woodsy masculine odour, which teased her senses.

"You stink" she mumbled under her breath, not at all liking his bossy attitude. But still grateful that he is taking her to her class instead of throwing her out of his home. Those words were not meant for his ears, but Kyle has sharp hearing. So he heard her.

A slow and very sexy smirk appeared on his lips. No one would dare to speak with him like that if they know who he is. Even without that knowledge, men tend to maintain a respectable distance from him, and women tend to fall all over themselves to please him. But not this one.

"Is it? I heard women like their men hard and wet" he teased her. Her cheeks turned red when she heard his comment. The meaning behind his words is clear.

But her attention was diverted by the sudden silence that descended in the campus hallway. She held her breath, waiting for the insults to be hurled at her like they did a while ago. But to her surprise, none came. She was looking at her feet all the while, so she missed how the students were looking at her mixed reactions.

Kyle is a very popular figure on campus. And everyone will have this star stuck feeling when they see him pass by in the corridor. Apart from Carlos, Hera and Olivia, he was not seen with anyone else.

And definitely not this close with even those three. So to see Serra closely walking with Kyle, they were all surprised. No one dared to call her a scarecrow anymore. And moreover, without her ugly glasses, she doesn't look that bad either.

"Here you go. This is your first class. Go" Kyle gently nudged Serra inside the classroom.

After that, no one dared to insult or bully Serra anymore. To Serra's surprise, Kyle escorted her to her other classes throughout the day, and he even sponsored her lunch.

On the other hand, Carlos was stunned to witness this side of Kyle.

'It looks like he would definitely kill me if anyone calls her a scarecrow again. But how can I make them all stop? Brother Matteo strictly prohibited to use OUR methods with in the campus. What should I do now?' he thought to himself feeling stressed.

"What happened? You look pale" Hera inquired when she noticed that Carlos looked troubled.

Carlos sighed heavily. He cannot share his troubles with Hera or Olivia. So he decided to share the tip of it.

"Have you seen that new girl?" he asked.

Hera and Olivia eyed him curiously.

"Yaa, poor thing. People are bullying her brutally. I felt bad for her" Hera replied and Olivia agreed.

Carlos gave her a thoughtful look. He got an idea.

"She needs help with her dressing and hairstyle. Her too long hair in that ugly braid along with her clothes which looks like they belong to her grandmother. If she changes those, she might look a little better. And our Kyle seems to be feeling a little protective of her" he spoke out loud, suggesting that if they could somehow turn that ugly girl into a swan Kyle might move on from Hera to that girl.

Olivia grinned mischievously.

"Why don't we help her?" she suggested.

Carlos was surprised to hear that, and Hera was already on board.

Hera always treated Kyle as a good friend. And she always felt troubled to see that he seems to be interested in her. So if he is interested in someone else, she is ready to give their relationship a little push.

Carlos hid his triumphant grin.

"What? But..." he trailed off, as if he didn't plant that idea in their heads.

Both Hera and Olivia were decided. All they have to do is to befriend Serra.

On the other hand, Serra became popular, thanks to Kyle. Everyone tried to talk to her and find out how she knows Kyle. But when she told them that she is Kyle's live-in maid, no one believed her. And this continued until she left the campus. And everyone was looking at her strangely.

That evening, at Kyle's house,

"Ouch" Serra hissed.

She was so distracted, that she burned her finger while cooking.

"What happened?" Kyle inquired.

He was clicking something on his laptop in the living area while she cooked them dinner, when he heard her hiss.

"Nothing" She sucked her finger to ease the sting.

He didn't believe her. He walked into the kitchen and noticed her stirring the spaghetti sauce with her left hand while her right hand index finger was inside her mouth.

That's when he noticed how pink and supple her lips are. Usually her braces would grab everyone's attention, and no one would notice her lips. And he didn't either, until now.

For a moment his mind wandered off to places which it shouldn't have. If this was anyone else, he wouldn't mind taking her to bed by now. But this is Serra, who is innocent, and she deserves someone better. So he kept his thoughts in check.

He cleared his throat to push those thoughts away. He was surprised by his own thoughts. He is not that desperate for female attention to even think about an innocent girl in that way.

She jumped when she heard him clearing his throat. She immediately pulled her finger out of her mouth.

"Dinner is almost ready" she said, thinking that he might be hungry.

He ignored her words and grabbed her right hand to check what happened.

"You burnt your finger?" he noticed. Gently he started blowing near the red area on her finger. Her fingers are long, slender, and very fair and feminine. He never knew that he could be turned on by looking at a woman's fingers.

Serra pulled her hand back, while her cheeks became bright red.

"I am sorry. I was distracted" she replied softly.

She looked embarrassed.