Aaliyah and Benedict, two polar opposites, begin their journey at Riverstone University as freshmen. When their eyes meet for the first time, Benedict is instantly captivated and becomes determined to know her beyond just a familiar face. Aaliyah, a...
"You do know that it's 2 in the morning on a school day Benny..." Aaliyah says, opening the door. Benedict had knocked on the door in the middle of the night. He wanted to take her out of the university for a change.
He looks at her with a smile. She was wearing a huge shirt with a Hello Kitty on it and black short pants. Her hair is in a pink Hello Kitty bonnet and her slippers are covered with the imprint of Hello Kitty. Seems like she was the Hello Kitty frantic James was warning him about.
"I know it's 2 am...but I want to take you somewhere...if you want me to... of course"
Aaliyah giggles "You can do that like at, I don't know...7 pm"
"Yeah, but you wouldn't say yes because of your work you know..." Benedict says
"Fine...I'll go with you Benny...let me get some stuff and we will leave...also be silent, Sammy has been working on her project for hours so she needs to sleep," Aaliyah says opening the door to him walking silently
"Benny? Who's that?" Benedict chuckles entering the room.
"New nickname...since you made me a nickname"
"That's...sweet..." Benedict says smiling resting against her closet.
"Never been called a nickname?" Aaliyah asks, looking at him.
"Have been but...I never knew I would fall in love without lust so the nickname is very...I guess...just pretty...a pretty nickname from a pretty girl" Benedict smirks as Aaliyah wears her hoodie.
"Have you ever been falling in love because of lust?" Aaliyah asks.
"Yeah...most of them wanted to date me for my sex drive...to be honest...I wanted to get the most ladies so I could brag to my future kids but...it felt boring...just, boring...that's why when I was angry I thought...maybe if I go back to my old ways that made me happy...I will feel better but then I remember you...your face, your giggles, your smile...the playboy persona just...left...I guess when you have been dating on lust...you tend not to feel affection from a kiss anymore" Benedict says looking at Aaliyah who was staring at him with a sad expression on her face.
"I'm sorry..." She whispers
Benedict shrugs "It's fine...I'm 18...19 soon, so I can learn from my mistakes and find more reasons to get up you know".
"That is true but...all you have ever done in high school is fall in love because of lust?" Aaliyah asks as Benedict grabs her essential bag.
"Yeah...but with you I get to fall in love because I actually love you not because I want to have sex with you but I actually want to fall in love. I'm happy about it".
Benedict helps her carry her bag and other stuff to his car. In the elevator, they keep silent thinking about the other conversation. They leave the dormitory and head to the garage on a windy night. Benedict opens the door for her and circles around to enter the car.
"So..."
"So?" Aaliyah smiles looking at him.
"I know what I did was wrong... no matter how many times I said sorry and no matter how many times you tell me that I'm forgiven...I want to apologize..." Benedict says
"That's sweet of you...and I have told you it's fine, I've forgiven you but it's sweet of you...allowing me to heal rather than cussing me out as my exes did...but...I really forgive you...I'll show you proof" Aaliyah says
"Proof?-"
Aaliyah pecks his cheeks, sitting down with a smile. Benedict smiles, his cheek red as he stutters "I-I-...thank you"
Benedict and Aaliyah walk to the garage, entering the car, opening the door for Aaliyah and dropping her bag at the backseat. He rushes back to the driver seat, starts the engine and plays soft music according to Aaliyah's taste. A few minutes later, Benedict drives up to a hill, as the moon shines in the sky "We're here".
"This is...beautiful..." Aaliyah says leaving the car "So pretty."
"Never seen the moon before?" Benedict says.
"I have but...I didn't want to think of it like something beautiful...thought of it as a common thing on the earth you know...was working" Aaliyah says "But just standing alone at night...with the stars and the windy feeling...I love it" Aaliyah says looking up at the sky with a smile.
Benedict looked at her, it was the brightest smile he had ever seen from her and he was glad that he made her smile like that. "Yeah...it's pretty," He said with a smile.
They make their way back to his car, sitting down ,but not buckling since they wanted to stay in the moonlight. Benedict grabs a bag of snacks from the backseat and his laptop from the dashboard "Mind if we watch a movie over here? Couldn't find any car movie theater that was near and I know you want to head home on time"
"Oh...thank you...I would like...um...this" Aaliyah says, taking a big chip bag, opening it.
"You think you're going to finish it? I mean it's like family size" Benedict chuckles putting down the bag behind
Aaliyah nods "I haven't since 2 pm so I feel like stuffing myself before my stomach growls in class"
"You don't eat in the mornings?"
"No...that adds extra time to my schedule and I don't feel like waking up much earlier" Aaliyah replies while taking bites.
"You need breakfast...I mean I come late almost everyday...but I don't skip breakfast...as much as I would not want you to be late for your first class...you really need to eat breakfast...you could faint one day"
"But..."
"I'll drop you off" Benedict says
"But you always drop me off on my Monday and Wednesday afternoon class...do you want to wake up that early just to drop me?" Aaliyah asks
"Yes...really...I need you to eat so I will wake up early...I might suck at the beginning but I will try my best...so you might have to forgive much more than once" Benedict chuckles looking at her.
"You sure? I've been depending too much on you..."
"And? I like you and I want you to depend on me and no else."
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