DISCLAIMER: Yeah, I don't own CG. There's no copyright infringement intended.
SARA'S NOTE on... CHAPTER CUATRO: Hehehe. It's first this time. There's one at the end though. This POV is different in this chapter. It's like the way in my Embry story.
-Annette's POV-
I listened to the phone ringer go off several times before I actually considered answering. I knew it would be for the best if I just answered, but this gut feeling told me not to. Juliet just looked at me waiting for me to do whatever. I knew then that checking the caller ID would be smart, but it didn't cross my mind till I answered the phone.
"Hello?" I said into the small device. Juliet mouthed the words 'Who is it?' and I just shook my head. No one had spoken yet, but there was a slight laugh on the other end.
"Annette, it's me- Gino. I was wondering if you, um, wanted to meet up so that we can talk," said the voice on the other end of the line. I rolled my eyes and grabbed a pen and a notepad that was lying nearby. I wrote down who it was and showed threw the paper to Juliet. She buried her face in the pillows of her bed to make it quieter.
"Fine. I'll meet you at the fountain," I sighed. I didn't think that I should have given him what he wanted so easily. I had done what I had wanted with him, but this was just to humor him and everyone else. A chuckle on the other end made me want to instantly cancel the plans we had just made.
"Awesome, see ya then!" The line went dead then. I no longer knew why I agreed. My heart fluttered with the worries that clouded my thinking. Juliet looked at me then at the picture on my nightstand of me and Lucy. I almost felt bad that I was doing this now. Luce would have to forgive me at some point for this.
I got up from my bed and walked over to my dresser. I pulled out a pair of jeans and slipped them on underneath my skirt. The intentions were that I wasn't going to meet up with Gino if I was still wearing my uniform. The outfit was unflattering, and I frankly hated it. There was something about this that made me want to wear jeans and a nice top though.
Juliet waved to me as I left our room. I couldn't think of what I was going to say when I saw him again. It was going to bother me, but it wasn't something I had control over. This couldn't be a good move on my part now that I thought it over. Really, I could have been smarter in making this plan.
The fountain soon came into my view as I walked from the residency building to the heart of the school. I could see Gino leaning against it now. My eyes closed, and air filled my lungs slowly. I needed to just clear my head of anything that could make me want to turn around and leave him there. That would probably be the worst thing I could do now.
"Annette! You came!" Gino yelled as soon as he saw me. He seemed to mutter something under his breath for a moment then he smiled at me once more. I wondered what he had said as I approached him once more. This had better be quick, I thought bitterly.
"Of course. I don't break plans," I answered crisply. I wasn't in the mood for any monkey business with him, but I could feel my features soften as I looked at him. Gino just looked so happy for some reason. I wished I felt that happy then, but it wasn't logical for me. He had hurt my sister after all. "Hurry up with this. I have things to do and a project I wanna finish."
-Gino's POV-
Her words and the manner she spoke them in shocked me. I couldn't really believe that she was acting like that now. She did seem to be trying not to smile though. It was confusing as all get out, but I was going to deal with it. At least, I would try as long as I could.
"First off, what's your deal?" I asked. I wanted to find out what her problem was before I even tried to get to know her anymore. Maybe before I tried anything else with a girl like Annette or any other girl, I should try and figure out whether or not that girl had a score or something to settle with me.
"My deal? My problem with you is that you hurt my little sister. She liked you, but you just ignored her!" screeched Annette. I couldn't believe that she was mad just because of that. I chuckled a little bit at her. Her eyes became hardened as I suspected she got even angrier with me.
I wrapped an arm around Annette's shoulders and motioned for us to walk. I didn't feel like having this whole conversation in one place. It was just not going to be a good idea for us. My only hope was that we could clear up any misunderstandings and problems that she had.
"Miss Brashivere, your sister, Lucille, was overly flirty with me. I couldn't stand a girl like that," I told her. I hoped that the way I put it would make it seem more like the girl was at fault. "I didn't know you two were related till just now. I'm sorry about any hurt that I caused to your sister."
We stopped walking, and I turned so that I was facing Annette. The look on her face made me know that she was confused about the words that I had just said. I smiled down at her then and brushed away a strand of her hair from her face. I couldn't believe that she was now speechless.
"I'm sorry" was all that she said to me then. The look in her eyes made me realize that she was being genuine with that apology. Why she was sorry was a mystery to me. I had expected her to just go off on her merry way after that.
"Annette, it's cool. You were pissed because you thought you had a reason. I'm fine with that," I told her. I knew that she wasn't going to be all that welcoming of forgiveness like that. She was well known for going overboard on things like this. I only hoped that she would realize the problems with that when it came to me.
"I'll make it up to you... somehow," whispered Annette. She turned away from me, and I expected her to walk away... well I expected her to run, but that's beside the point. I grabbed her arm and turned her so that she was facing me again. I couldn't let her leave so quickly.
I pulled her close to me then and there. I wrapped my arms around Annette and buried my face in her hair. She didn't protest much to my surprise. Something just seemed right about holding her like this. I thought about the things that were going on outside of Ashford like the war with Zero, and it made me realize that this was the way it was meant to be.
"Annette, you don't have to make it up. Just stay with me," I said to her. She looked up at me and did the one thing I didn't expect her to do. Annette kissed me. It was a welcome surprise to end the conversation that we had just had.
SARA'S FINAL NOTE FOR THIS CHAPTER: yay...sweet and random...stupid influences. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope that some of you will read my Embry Call story.
