"Bella...I'm so sorry, I'll just leave." He turned away but I stopped him.
"No, it's okay. I'm fine. You just reminded me of someone I knew." I looked down at my tray, trying to hold back the urge to curl up in a ball and cry.
"Bella, may we talk outside please?" I nodded slowly, his velvety voice blinding my thoughts. He wrapped his arm around me while Jessica gaped at me open mouthed. I didn't push away from him. His cold, stone like skin felt somewhat warm…normal. He held the door for me as we stepped outside into the parking lot. Everything was damp, there had been some rain this morning, I suddenly noticed. Everything seemed much clearer now that I had someone who knew with me.
"I'm sorry…" My voice trailed off. I realized I didn't even know his name.
"Adrien." He smiled at me, his hand still holding mine. It felt nice, I felt like I loved him, though I knew nothing but his name.
"I just…" I paused. It was probably just a figment of my imagination. He was just another normal guy. It was pathetic, I was hallucinating now. "You reminded me of someone I used to know. "
"Edward Cullen?" he whispered. I hadn't heard this name in over a year. It ripped at the hole in my chest and I tears poured down my face.
"Oh, Bella. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned him." He wrapped his arms around me lovingly. The way he used to when I was upset. This just made it worse.
"Are you one of them too then?" I choked out.
"Yeah." Adrian looked away.
"Oh," I couldn't think of anything else to say. "Did you know him?" I asked quietly.
"Yes, we were what you could call…friends. I guess."
"Funny." I muttered. "He never mentioned it. He told me all about himself. But he never told me about you. But there were a lot of things he never mentioned." Speaking his name out loud was helping. I could confine in someone who could understand. Someone who could be my friend.
"I don't think I was something he would have mentioned to his girlfriend. Not after what happened." He laughed darkly. I didn't ask what he meant. I didn't want to know. It was better to think of Adrien as an angel for as long as possible.
We stared up at the rain coming down in drizzles. The bell rang. Everything seemed normal now. I grabbed my things.
"It was nice meeting you Adrien." I smiled warmly.
"Bella, will we see each other again?" Our hands were the only thing keeping us from being ripped apart.
"Sure,. We go to the same school don't we?" I asked.
"No, I meant." He looked embarrassed, "Um…would you like to come over to my house to do homework after school?"
I laughed,, the noise was strange to my ears. I hadn't heard it in months. "Yeah. Of course." He lowered his lips and kissed my hand sweetly.
"Bye Bella." I blushed crimson as he sprinted off to class, leaving me in the shadow of many other students.
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