The Raconteurs
••• Yellow Sun •••
TW: mild spicy content
"I want to see Cole."
I stared at Naomi in surprise.
"Huh?" I mumbled behind my mouth full of pancake.
"I w... I want to see Cole," she repeated firmly, blue eyes dropping to the table. I blinked.
"Do... do you think that's a good idea?" I asked quietly, setting down my breakfast. "I mean... can you handle it?"
"Because I fainted last night when I found out about Lloyd?" Naomi raised a brow. I nodded and she sighed. "I... I should be fine. I think I got that out of my system. But I assume that he isn't going to go to school, right? I don't know when I'll be able to see him."
I hummed, eyeing the plate with a firm, thoughtful stare. Naomi did spend most the the night searching up all the content she could find about Earth and gushing over him like a schoolgirl (which... I guess we were? Ig).
"I'm kind of grounded from seeing them," I said awkwardly and the way Naomi wilted made me backtrack. I sent her a tight smile. "But what my parents don't know won't hurt them, right?"
Naomi gasped happily, smothering me into a tight hug.
"You are the BEST!" she gushed, bouncing on her feet excitedly. She abruptly pulled away with a concerned frown. "How do I look? Is my outfit okay? Wait, does he even care about that? What if he actually doesn't like me - oh, my god what if he hates me-"
"Naomi!" I placed a hand over her mouth with a giggle. "Calm down. Cole doesn't hate you and you look like you, which is perfect. Don't ever try to be someone you're not."
Naomi relaxed with a nod.
"Sorry. I'm just nervous," she sighed.
"Just don't faint this time," I teased, tussling her hair. She yelped, throwing my hand off with a laugh.
"Wait," Naomi huffed as she calmed down, eyes bright with excitement. "Your mum took the car to work. How are we getting there? Where do they even live?"
"We can take the bus to the outskirts of the city," I suggested, not wanting to bother any of the ninja while they were recovering from a long night of patrolling. "I'll know the way from here."
"Oooh, you know the way," Naomi snickered, poking my side. "How many times have you snuck out to see Lloyd?"
"More like he's snuck out to see me," I rolled my eyes. "I'll check the timetables and text Nya that we're coming. You finish eating."
Naomi nodded and I went to do my tasks. The next bus was leaving in half an hour, so we had time to dawdle as we got ready. I grabbed Lloyd's candy before we left.
"Still got a sweet tooth?" Naomi raised a brow as I shoved it into my bag. I nodded.
"Absolutely," I grinned. "He's like a little kid."
I missed the look that crossed her face.
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The forest stretched before us, but what had once intimidated me now welcomed me with open arms and a promise of friendly warmth.
However, it was still scary to Naomi.
"We're going in there?" she asked dubiously, nervously hovering behind me. I turned to send her a reassuring look. "Isn't this the forest with the haunted monastery?"
I raised my brows and she stared at my pointed expression. You could practically see the coin drop behind her eyes.
"OH," she said. "Oohhhh. Okay. Lead the way."
I grinned, swinging the bag over my shoulder before starting off down the long, neatly hidden gravel driveway that lead to the monastery.
