TROUBLE

four

Another week, another set of lectures to survive through. This week just keeps better and better, we have spoken exam in any language of our choice. Unfortunately, despite my begging and pleading I couldn't take the exam in Italian, and I obviously couldn't choose English, so I chose French, a language I speak fluently. 

Elias was running late today so he asked me to save him a seat once I arrive, which will be fairly easy considering this course isn't that popular, surprisingly.

I need to learn to look where I am walking because yet again I bump into another person. I stumble back slightly and feel two very cold hands meet my waist.

"Are you ok? I'm sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." I hear a slight accent as he talks to me.

My eyes draw up from there place on the floor, the floor was very nice, I am met by bright blue eyes, and blond hair, that is short on the sides but very fluffy and curly on the top. He is smiling at me, a little too enthusiastically.  

"Hey, are you hurt?"

I shake my head, "no, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so focused on my phone."

"It's alright, I'm sorry I nearly sent you falling to your ass." I laugh and he smiles.

"Niko." He holds out his hand.

"Cecilia."

"You take languages?" He asks, pointing towards the doors, we were blocking. I move away from the door to allow other students through, Niko follows smiling the entire time.

 "Uh yeah, I speak a couple. What about you?" Looking up meeting his baby blues again.

"I speak 3 languages, English, Russian and Spanish."

He smiles and turns to walk through the lecture hall doors, looking back every now and again to make sure I am following. Walking up the centre steps Eli is already in his seat, he looks behind me and notices Niko following behind, he glares. But with a quick slap to the back of his head he sighs before giving me a small smile and a hug as I move to my seat.

"Chi è bionde?" (Who's blondie?) He whispers as I sit down beside him, Niko on my right. Which means I'm stuck in the middle.

"Non ne sono sicuro. Si chiama Niko." He nods and looks at Niko, who has furrowed his brows looking at the pair of us whispering to one another. I shrug one shoulder and turn my attention to the professor. (Not too sure. His name is Niko)

Our conversation ends, and next it's Niko whispering in my ear. "This year is going to be fun. Believe me."

There was a sharp edge to his voice that was making me believes it wasn't very sincere, more like a warning.

***

"You all did great, results will be in a fortnight." Professor Reid claps her hands together excitedly and dismisses all of us.

Walking across campus to the parking lot my phone rings. It's Rocco.

'Ciao' (hello)

'Scusa, piccolo, non posso venire a prenderti, vedi se Elias ti porterà a casa.' (Sorry little one, I can't pick you up, see if Elias can take you home). Before i could reply i hear the click indicating he hung up. Cazzo.

I look around, Elias has gone. Great looks like I am making my own way home.

I hear a noise behind me, it was someone clearing their throat. I spin around and lock eyes with the one and only Miles.

"Are you stalking me?" I smirk as his eyes light up at my sarcasm. "Of course I am princess, I am just so obsessed with you I just can't help myself." I throw my head back in laughter, but not before seeing a small smile make it's way across his face as he gapes dramatically at me.