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I'm really sorry for the long wait between this chapter and the last. I just started a new school and everyday I've been getting a lot of homework and getting home much later than I used to. And thank you so much for 34 follows, 9 favourites and 10 reviews. That is crazy! Why do so many of you want to read it? Anyway… enjoy this chapter. It starts off where the last one finished.

Chapter 3

"Sometimes we try to make things better and we have no idea that we're actually causing more pain" – Arizona Robbins

Callie reluctantly followed Arizona outside and felt her stomach flip again when she realised that it was absolutely deserted. She didn't know if it was a happy flip or a oh-my-goodness-body-behave-yourself kind of flip. Arizona didn't stop once she had exited the cafeteria though, she continued walking until they had both reached the tree in the corner of the grounds.

Callie could feel her palms sweating and her heart hammering in her chest. Nothing was going to happen. She reassured herself. Arizona didn't want her and even if she did, Callie didn't want her. So it was alright. Talking was alright.

Arizona looked at the nervous Latino girl standing in front of her, trying to avoid eye contact. She didn't understand what Callie was so nervous about; Arizona wasn't exactly the scariest person to be around. She cried in front of authority figures, she went to places wearing shoes with wheels, she was like a child. Completely harmless. And yet, this beautiful girl – Calliope – was the one that was nervous and awkward. Arizona tried to smile at her, to make her feel more comfortable but all that Callie did was blush slightly. She's so adorable. Arizona thought to herself, wishing she could just grab her hand and lead her out of the school and into her bedroom. No way. If she did that, Callie would only freak out and then tell everyone in the school and Arizona would be bullied and have to move to another school again.

This was her new beginning. And one perfect girl wouldn't ruin it for her.

Arizona was starting to regret taking Callie to this secluded area; she knew that one look from her would make her want to kiss Callie right on the lips. She blinked and shook her head ever so slightly: that couldn't happen. All they would do was talk. About everything and absolutely nothing because all Arizona wanted to talk about was how flawless Callie was.

Callie was avoiding looking at Arizona because she knew that if she did, her body would take control and not listen to her brain. Get a grip. She told herself. She closed her eyes but all she could see in her mind was Arizona's sapphire eyes. She wished Arizona would hurry up and start talking so she could get back to the crowded cafeteria and lose herself in the sea of faces.

"So," Arizona started finally. "You and Sloan… you're an item?" It hurt her to say it because she wished Callie was attracted to girls. Then at least she might have a chance. But she knew that she couldn't let anybody discover her secret . It's not that she was ashamed, she wasn't even in the closet anymore, she just didn't want Callie to avoid her because she knew she would if she found out she was in love with her. Love was a strong word but Arizona was confident in using it. She was in love with Calliope Torres and wasn't ashamed to say it. Well, think it. She knew that in order to not get Callie to suspect anything, she needed to act like she didn't care about her or who she was involved with.

"Kind of, yeah." Callie replied. Kind of. Arizona thought, gleefully. "How did you even know that?" she continued.

Great. Now she thinks I stalked her or something. Which I didn't. "Shepherd mentioned it in Spanish when I asked about you?" Arizona explained.

"Shepherd? What are you talking about?"

"You know, tall, dark and handsome. Yang and Grey call him McDreamy I believe," she said simply. Wasn't it obvious?

"Yang and – why are you calling everyone by their surnames?" Callie asked, bewildered. Arizona was getting more stunning every second and Callie was getting more flustered.

"It's what I do, Calliope," Arizona answered dreamily. She had called Derek Shepherd handsome? Well, she could see why most girls liked him but she personally just didn't. At least Callie might think she was straight…

"Yeah, well, my surname's Torres. So call me Torres," Callie ordered. Hating the fact that she loved that Arizona called her Calliope.

"I like Calliope," Arizona stated truthfully. It was true. Arizona thought that the name was beautiful, like the girl who had it. And she did like Calliope. She loved her.

Wait. Callie thought to herself. She asked Derek about me? Why on Earth would she do that? "Wait… you asked Derek about me?" she mentioned casually. Arizona nodded in reply.

"Why would you ask Derek about me?" Callie could feel butterflies rising in her stomach.

"Why wouldn't I?" Arizona asked, innocently.

"Because it's weird and stalker-esque," Callie replied. Stalker-esque? Why would I say such a stupid word? Callie asked herself.

Oh no. Arizona thought. She thinks I'm a freak. It's only my first day. Confident. Act confident and change the subject. "He wasn't very helpful – he just mentioned you and Mark and then went on to tell me a long sob story about Grey dumping him. So I asked Stevens instead," Arizona stated.

"You talked to Izzie Stevens about me?" Callie yelped.

Arizona gulped and nodded. She hoped she hadn't done anything to annoy Callie.

"What did she say?" Callie exclaimed.

"A true detective never reveals her information until they need to," Arizona replied with a smile. Callie felt herself blushing again at Arizona's cuteness but decided to ignore it. She knew that if she was here any longer, she would do something she regretted.

"They also don't reveal their sources!" Callie snapped.

"Are you mad at me Calliope?" Arizona asked, hoping she wasn't.

"Don't call me Calliope!" Callie yelled at her. "I need to go and do some work," she continued, quieter. Callie stormed off, leaving Arizona alone.

"See ya round, Calliope," Arizona muttered to herself. She wasn't going to give up on her, she realised now that Callie was confused about who she was and Arizona wanted to do everything she could to get her to understand herself.

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