A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
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Rosalina's POV
We were sitting in the back of the car, and a young woman was driving. She had long, light brown hair, and seemed to know Nat extremely well.
"So Rosalina, where am I taking you?" The girl asked, glancing over her shoulder.
I was surprised that she knew my name. "Uh…" I sighed. "I can't go home," I said quietly, looking at Nat. "My dad will kill me if I come home this late."
"Just take us back to the apartment," Nat spoke up for me.
"Sure thing, Nat."
I gave him a curious glance, but didn't say anything. The girl dropped us off in front of an apartment building and as we were getting out Nat said, "Thanks Jesse."
"Anytime. I'll see you tomorrow."
Nat slammed the door shut and Jesse drove off into the late night traffic.
"Who is that?" I asked.
"Jesse. She's a family friend," Nat said. "Now follow me." He led the way into the building and to the elevator.
"You live here?" I asked again.
"You ask a lot of questions," He said, pressing a button.
I blushed, slightly embarrassed and stayed quiet for the rest of the ride up. When we got out of the elevator, Nat led the way down the way down the hallway and to an apartment door. "Stay quiet, okay? I don't want to wake my brother." He quietly opened the door and walked into the dark apartment. He reached behind him and gently took my hand, leading the way through the darkness.
I walked blindly through the apartment until I heard Nat open a door and flip a light on. The sudden light blinded me for a moment, but as soon as I adjusted, I noticed we were in a bathroom. I noticed his hand again, which was still bleeding freely. "Where do you keep a first aid kit?" I asked.
"I'm fine, I just–,"
I cut him off by grabbing his hand suddenly.
He winced in pain without thinking.
"Exactly; so where do you keep a first aid kit?"
Nat sighed in defeat. "In the cabinet over there," He said, gesturing over his shoulder.
I walked over and pulled the kit out of the cabinet. "Sit," I told him, as I opened it.
He obeyed and sat on the bathroom counter.
"This might sting a little bit," I warned, pulling out a disinfectant.
"Yeah right, I think I can handle–ow!"
"Yeah you can totally handle it," I said sarcastically, smiling at him.
"If you mention this to anyone, I may just have to ruin your reputation for the rest of your senior year."
"Don't worry I won't mention your wimpy moment to anyone."
"Watch it, Tai," He said, giving her a look.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," I said, wrapping his hand in a bandage.
"Thanks," He muttered, getting down from the counter.
"You're welcome," I said, visibly enjoying his embarrassment.
He walked into an adjoining bedroom. "You can have the bed," He said. "I'll take the couch."
I was hesitant. Sleep in Nat Wolff's bed? A guy I was supposed to hate? It was bad enough I was here. "Uh…"
"Don't worry. Luckily for you I just changed the sheets this morning. And plus, I don't have any diseases."
"I wouldn't be too sure, but good to know." I cautiously got into the bed and lay down.
"I'll see you tomorrow," He said, walking towards the door.
"Wait," I said, almost surprising myself. "Could you…stay here for a few minutes?"
Nat walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked quietly, looking down and playing with the hem of the blanket. "I thought you hated me."
"I guess I didn't get to know you well enough."
I looked up at him.
"It turns out you're not so bad." He gave me his signature smile once again.
I grinned. "You're not so bad yourself."
Nat shook his head, his smile fading. "You don't know me. You don't want to know me."
"So what if I do?"
He got up from the bed, and walked over to the door. "Trust me, for your own safety don't try to get to know me. It's better that we hate each other."
I sat up and leaned on my elbow. "But why?"
"Just trust me. It's better the way things are."
I watched him open the door.
"Good night Rosalina." With that, he turned off the light, left the room, and shut the door behind him.
~NBB~
I woke up to the sound of the TV coming through the walls. I got up and cautiously walked into the hallway. The apartment was still dark, but there was a light coming from the end of the hallway. I slowly walked towards it and when I reached the end, I saw the TV in the living room was on and Nat was sitting up on the couch. I walked over to the end of the couch. "Aren't you tired?"
Nat turned his head to look at me. "What are you doing up?"
"I asked you first."
"Can't sleep," He answered simply. "What's your excuse?"
I shrugged. "I just woke up and heard the TV."
"Sorry."
I sat at the end of the couch. "It's fine." We sat in silence for a few minutes until I decided to speak up again. "Hey Nat, you know what you said earlier?"
"About us hating each other? Yeah, I remember. Why?"
"Why is it better? What's the big deal? You've been with a bunch of other girls before me. You're friends with a bunch of other girls. What's the difference if we're friends?"
"They don't know as much as you do, Rosalina."
"What are you talking about? I barely know anything about you."
"We're talking aren't we? Most girls are only with me to make out. Even though we did that, it was for a different reason and we hold an actual conversation instead of just kissing all the time."
"Oh don't tell me you don't actually talk to any of those girls you were with?" I said sarcastically.
Nat shrugged, not looking at me.
"Do you even know any of their names?"
"Of course I do. But that's about it."
I shook my head. "That's just sad."
"I told you."
I didn't respond.
"I'm telling you Rosalina, you know more than they do. I don't want it to back fire on you."
"Why would it backfire?"
"You don't want to know," He said. "All you need to know is that on Monday, none of this ever happened.
"So what, we go back to hating each other?" I asked, staring at him.
Nat nodded.
"You're being ridiculous."
Instead of answering, he stood up from the couch and walked over to me. "C'mon, it's late."
"Avoiding this isn't going to help anyone," I said, crossing my arms over my chest and looking up at him.
"C'mon Rosalina."
I stood up and led the way back to his bedroom as he followed closely behind. I got into the bed and looked up at him, only able to see his silhouette from the light in the hallway. "I still think you're ridiculous."
"I told you Rosalina. It's for your own safety."
"But why is it such a big deal?"
"It is to me. Now go to bed." He walked towards the door.
"Wait," I said, causing him to stop. "One more thing."
Nat turned around to face me again. "What?"
I finally had the courage to say what I'd realized earlier that night. "I don't hate you. You were right. I didn't get to know you very well. I'm sorry."
A/N-Hmm... what do you guys think will happen?
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