Ignorance is bliss

CH 9

                                                                                                       ch 9

Brooke's POV

Time passed by and school ended. I was careful not let mother hen find out of the kidnapping and the injury. School ended so I thought I would just change my clothes and go to my internship. 

Yeah! I started interning earlier itself as I already know about computers. And with the match certifications and my practical skills it was a success.

I went to the mansion to get my laptop after I left it there to charge but

"MAY I know what is the reason for your visit and who you are to the boss?" asked a guy wearing a suit with a well-built body.

Must be a bodyguard 

"Umm I am here to take my laptop that I left here and I'm.... an acquaintance of the boss" I said after much thought. What else am I suppose to say? "Our boss wouldn't be an acquaintance of street trash like you" said a guy from the back.

"Well he is. So can you at least ask Cole or James they can clarify that I know them" I said I'm getting late. "you think we would ask the Chief or Sir Cole just for someone who they probably wouldn't know" that guy said looking at me from head to toe.

I'm wearing a black hoodie with black pant with a dragon print on one leg I know that I look like a hooligan but I'm not questioning my fashion sense from three years ago okay!.

"Fine!!" I said to the guard and sat on the pavement.
His classes should have ended by now so I will wait just thirty minutes before leaving.

I finished work at 10:00pm "Sorry again and thank you" I said to my senior.

"It's fine~ you just tell me in advance before you take a leave okay" he said.

 "Yes thank you for today" I said as I took my hoodie. "You too" he said as he left.

I usually don't wear my hoodie in the office its fine as I wear an undershirt most of the time.

I went to the mansion to see that stinky guard was still there so to pass the time I went to nearby seven eleven.
At first I thought I should just go to my apartment but if I do that then Lucius might do something. 

"I'm not gonna think about anything and just eat my noodles I will just slip back in at midnight during the guard change".

 And why do I know this? It is that a person should keep their friends close but your enemies closer. I still don't know if he is friend or a foe so I must be wary.

Isn't it lovely~

All alone

Heart made of glass my mind of stone~

Tear me to pieces skin and bone

Hello' welcome home.

I was listening to lovely by Billie Eilish and Khalid while I was eating.

I was so into the songs that I didn't realize that an hour had passed by and that the handsome guy that has been a plague in my mind had appeared.

I just waved with my chop sticks and with my mouth full.

Kill me! my socializing skills just swan dived to death.

He just smiled. he looks happy. of course a person looks happy when he smiles, you dumbass!! My brain screamed.

He just came in and sat near me plopping his elbows on the counter resting his face on it while looking at me.

"What?" I asked him after swallowing. "Nothing" he said nonchalantly. What am I suppose at do with that? Mother hen!

Lucius POV

I was looking at her while she just ate her noodles.

Why do I like her? Her face is okay. Her body language is either stiff or too carefree and her eyes are as dark as night with skin as pale as a dead person her lips having a pink tint like sakura 

"Do you want some ramen?" she said looking at me.

"Huh?" I said snapping out it. did I just stare at her lips for two minutes?

"Do you want some ramen? You are staring at it like that" she said plainly. "Ye-yes I was staring at that. Nothing else " I stammered.

She just chuckled and went to the counter to buy one.

I'm literally stammering I internally screamed. She came back holding the ramen

"Ahh~ thats hot. Just wait three minutes it will be down"she said as she sat down.

~ Awkward silence~.

"That girl is definitely crushing on you" she said looking outside. I turned to see the girl at the counter staring at me "Her?" I asked

"Of course or do you think I meant me?" she said turning to look at me. "I wouldn't believe it if you said it was you" I said looking back at her.

We both kinda just stared at each other having at staring contest to which she won Unfortunately~.

"How many more minutes?" I asked looking at the ramen. 

"Two more minutes. Ah! and" she took her phone and started....filming me?. "Hey! What are you doing?" I asked her placing my hands in front to cover myself.

"The proof that you only want me to stay at your no string attached" she said holding the phone. Oh! That

"I, Lucius Lestrange pledge that I just want Brookyln Burns to stay at the mansion no strings attached" I said smirking.

"Okay! But did you really have to say my full name" she asked me eyes on her phone. "You're the one wants the proof so quite being a prude" I said.

Ring~ ring~

My phone rang "Boss she's at the- I found her" I said to James. "You could have called you know" he said "Yeah" I said and cut the call.

"Your ramen is ready" she said. I ate it and ...it was delicious "Its delicious right?" she said smiling.

This is the first time I see her smiling in front of me.

"Muh~" I said as I ate. "Lucius if you are not trying to recruit me then why am I staying with you?" she asked me looking at the street outside.

"Then why are you staying with me?" I asked her taking another bite of the ramen. "I feel drawn to you somehow like I can't say no to you. Maybe~ its because of your eyes" she said smiling at me.

"What do you mean?" I asked. "I like your hazel eyes that mostly look like green ones" she said. "Shameless!" I said

 I feel a blush creeping on me.

"That I definitely am" she laughed.

"Anyways I thought that the science major classes ended at the same time as us?" she asked. "I went to visit the bar after" I said.
"Oh..I see" she said. "Brooke how did you get out of the house in the morning" I asked.

 She looked surprised "What?" I asked her.

"You called me by my name" she said with a hand on her mouth. "How else am I supposed to call you then" I asked her rising one of my eyebrows.

"It's just weird its been a while since someone called me by my first name other than marshal and its not like we're close or anything" she said running her hands up and down from her shoulders.

She is true it's not like we are close but I feel comfortable with her I don't know why that is?

"Lucius what are we?" she asked me with a serious look on her face.

"We are......