Chapter 3: Friends in a Heartbeat
I blew off the steam as I sipped from the cup of a hot choco after I finished explaining what happened to Azazel.
"Pfft... So you were saying, he almost hit you with his car on the pedestrian lane, insulted and threatened you with his hands that's why you throw a piece of fried chicken to his face and run away?" He held his mouth as he tried to hide his laugh from me, I pouted at him. I thought he was a very serious person who doesn't know how to laugh but he seems the opposite.
"He dared to insult not only me but also my deceased grandma, how can I not be mad? If there's a stone by any chance I will gladly break his windshield." I said looking around his living room. We are currently inside his house, the abandoned black house on the way to school wasn't abandoned now.
"If I was in your position, I would've done the same but I won't run away and beat him up instead." His eyes glow so menacingly that it gave me goosebumps.
"Scary... Chill!" I said with the pretense of fear before laughing out loud. He blew off the steam of his hot choco before taking a sip.
"It's almost two in the morning." He said glancing at the clock on the wall.
"Hmm, yeah. But I'm not sleepy yet." I said as I took a final sip from my cup, he just nodded at me.
"I should go now. Thank you for the hot choco and that earlier." I said pertaining that incident where I landed on him and rudely placed my hands on his mouth.
"Let me walk you home." He offered, standing up and walking to the door.
"Ah no!" I said as I stood up. I don't have any plans on going home until 3:00 AM.
"Why?" He asked, eyebrows raised.
"Well, the thing is... I don't want to go home yet." I said looking down.
"Is that so? Stay then until you felt like you wanted to go home." He said walking back to the couch.
"Nooooo. I wanted to take a stroll to unwind." I said looking at his eyes. Trying to send a message that I'm not comfortable at home. He sighed and goes up the stairs before going down again.
"Wear this. It's colder now that winter is about to come. I happened to have a something to buy on the convenience store, might as well join you on your stroll." He said before throwing me jogging pants. He walks past me to the door and opened it.
"I'll wait outside, wear that." He said pointing the pants. He turned his back and closed the door.
A smile slowly crept on my lips as I looked at the door he just closed. It this what I think it is? A friend? A worried friend! Hehehehe.
"Are you done?!" I heard him said against the door which made me jumped a little out of shock. I started to put the jogging pants over my shorts.
"Almost!"
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"Hey." I poke his side as we walked to the next neighborhood where the convenient store is located. He looked at me briefly before looking ahead.
"What is it." He asked.
"I already entered your house and drink hot choco on your living room, I even borrowed one of your jogging pants." I said while twirling my hair.
"And? Your point is?" He stopped and looked at me.
"Well, I mean... I've done that much but we haven't even properly introduced ourselves." I said with a smile.
"Ah, that. You're Lilith Verrlois, right?" He said while pointing at me. I hold his finger and drag it down before speaking.
"No! I mean- Yes! I am Lilith Verrlois, but that's not even a proper introduction. You just heard my name from rumors." I explained. He nodded his head in agreement.
"Yeah, you're pretty famous-- "
"In the wrong way, though. Well, it's not like I really care but- You knew what I mean." I cut him off.
"Then... Should we start over with introduction, Miss?"
"Lilith! My name is Lilith Verrlois! Nice to meet you." I said holding out a hand with a cheeky smile on my face. He held my hand with a small genuine smile plastered on his face.
"My name's Azazel Friegnedr, you can call me Azazel." His smile grew a little wider as he spoke.
Eh? I just think my heart skipped a beat. His smile is not that big, it doesn't even reach his eyes but he looks cute with it. I held both of his hands and tilted my head a little bit so that I can see his reactions clearly.
"So are we like, friends now right? right?" I said looking at him in the eyes. His teal eyes gleam against the street lights.
"Maybe." I frowned at his response. He then covered his mouth a little as if hiding something in it.
"Whatever, I'll take that as a yes. Let's go Azee!" I said pulling him to run.
"Azee? Is that a pet name or something?" he said looking confused. I smirked at him smugly.
"Azazel is way too long for a name. I'll just call you Azee from now on."
"Do what you want, Weirdo." He said smirking.
Wha-!
"What do you mean weirdo! Well, I am but still-- Azee!" I shouted when he stuck his tongue out at me and run towards the convenience store. I struggled chasing him because he is tall, his legs are long and he ran surprisingly fast!
"Azee, wait!"
"Stupid, short weirdo." he said smugly while running.
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It's been a week since we started hanging out with each other's house, sometimes we play games, take midnight strolls or just roll around the bed doing nothing, we even made assignments together for a while now.
"Azee..." I whispered as I poke his side. He gazed at me as if telling me 'What the fuck do you want?'.
I leaned on him while glancing at the board where the teacher is standing. It's a big trouble if I got caught making conversations during class hours.
"I got beef later for dinner. Wanna come over?" I said discreetly and as silent as possible. He lowered his head for a little bit before forming an approved sign on his pale hands. I giggled a little before leaning my back against the chair.
"Ehem." My eyes widened when I heard that familiar forced cough in front of me. I smiled awkwardly at our adviser.
"It seems, Miss Verrlois is in the good mood and have enough energy to laugh during class. Might as well use that excess energy to help cleaning the balls and putting it back on storage room later at 5:00 PM?" He said sarcastically. I laughed nervously at him.
"Hehe... Sure Mr. Plagmoer." I said bowing my head slightly. I heard some of the class laughed, I looked on my side and frowned a little when I heard his familiar laugh. I secretly punch his side which made him grunt. Serves you right.
...
"That's what you get, stupid." He said stifling a laugh. I glared at him as I carry boxes around to put in the storage room.
"I could use some help." I said flatly as I walk on the way to the damned room behind the gym.
"Nah... You can do it." I rolled my eyes up at his response. Gah, who knows he is this playful despite his aloofness.
I place the box on the table and lie straight to the floor. Azazel didn't even try to stop me and squatted in front of me instead. I look at his face that is shadowing over me. He is really handsome and cute. I raised my hands and grab on his cheeks to pinch it.
"A-Aww! What the fuck?" He said as if growling at me. I stuck my tongue out and pull his face to me.
"You look really handsome and cute at the same time, hehe." His faced suddenly reddened as he put his left hand on my face. Is he embarrassed? He's definitely embarrassed, is it like a first time?
"Haha, you're blushing. Azee is blushing." I said laughing. He tightened the grip of his hands on my face.
"Waahhh! Azee, let go!" I said struggling as I try to remove his hands away from my face.
"You-! You should shut that mouth sometimes." he said moving his hands to cover my mouth. I tried to bite him as protest when he squeezed my lips together.
"Azshe!" I shouted in a muffled voice. He grinned smugly at me briefly before smiling.
"You look like a duck, no- ugly duckling." He chuckled as he release my poor lips from his grasps. I closed my eyes and laughed with him, wholeheartedly.
So this is what it felt like laughing with a friend, it's been a while and I won't deny the happy feeling in my chest. It's so overwhelming that its making me want to cry or smile until my face tore and of course, smiling is the best choice.
The heavy feeling in my heart is slowly fading little by little. Having someone to talk to really helps a lot, I feel like I can wake up and look forward for the next day without thinking of dying randomly. Haah...
"Are you done? I'm starving."
"Hmm? Yeah. Help me up." I said raising my hands. I felt a pair of warm hands pull me up gently.
"You're so short and heavy at the same time. Eat some grass." He said sounding harsh, but I knew better. After all I'm good at reading the room.
"Shut up. Carry meeee..." I said as I tried to hug him. He patted my head after embracing my neck with his left arm.
"Behave, shortie." I laughed at his pet name. I'm not easily offended by his harsh way with words. It's cool! It's cool how he can stay aloof and mischievous at the same time. A very Azazel Friegnedr thing.
Three hours, it took us three freaking hours to clicked and start conversing random things. Our friendship started suddenly, it's scary that we became friends so fast and it's making me anxious. What if's running around my head, but I knew for sure that I wanna treasure these moments. Happy moments are usually the start of disasters you know, what if my grandma took me too suddenly out if boredom or something. If I got hit by a bus- I'd be happy actually but I'm also worried. I don't know if I took a special place on Azee's heart, maybe a yes or no but... I don't want him to experience what I've been through. I don't want him to feel alone and lonely because of an unforseen departure, don't get me wrong alright? I don't have terminal illness. I'm just depressed, haha.
I am gonna enjoy my life with a friend from now on. Life's fine for now, it's not that lonely anymore.
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