Cinderella Who

Chapter Eleven

Peter took off his earphones, seeming a little bewildered. He scratched the back of his head, scrunching his nose. He looked back and saw me. He paused for a moment, then his lips formed a warm smile.

He said, "Good morning."

"Morning, Peter." I answered him, just staring at his smile.

"And, what is your purpose of summoning me?" He asked me, waiting for me to answer.

I stiffened at his question, because I didn't know why I had called him. I subconsciously did it, and I had no clue why I did it. The problem wasn't that I didn't know why, but it was how to deal with it next.

"U-Um..." I nervously stuttered, receiving a serious glance from him.

He said, "Yeah? What do you want to tell me?"

I didn't know that it would come to this, but it did. I said, "A-Ah, it's n-nothing. I-It's not i-important, I-I'll get g-going now."

Before he could say a word, I skittered away, disappearing from his sight. It was embarrassing.

***

"Hey, stop right there!" Someone yelled behind me, making chill run down my spine and causing me to stiffen.

I whirled back, eyeing who seemed to act like a cop for a moment. But, it was Asher. He was running towards me with a wide grin plastered on his face. But, I was furious. As he came, I grabbed my humongous file and hit him with it, shrieking, "What the hell, Asher! You scared me!"

"Fine, sorry!" He said, shielding himself from my hits.

"What do you want?" I hissed, relaxing my angered face expression.

He smirked and said, "I haven't showed you what I wanted to show you yesterday."

"And...?" I murmured, filled with confusion.

"It has to be done tonight, so wait for me in your dorm." He said, smirking.

"Okay?" I answered him, unsure.

Just then, he sprinted off to the other end of the hallway and disappeared in a corner. All of a sudden, I felt a tap on the shoulder.

"Ah!" I shrieked.

"Goodness! It's just me, Damien!" Damien assured me, protecting his face as well. I adjusted my grip on the file and slammed him with him as well.

"Damn, you! How many scares I'm going to get today?!" I exclaimed, hitting him with the file.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Damien said, kneeling on his knees on the ground. I sighed at his pathetic appearance and told him, "Fine, get up."

He stood up from his knees, slightly unsteady from my hits. He cried out, "What did I do to experience this terror?"

"For scaring your best friend," I emotionlessly told him, sighing. "Now, what do you want?"

"I got tickets to see your favorite band." He said, proudly grinning.

A wide grin formed on my face, slowly growing more cheery over time. He couldn't have, right?

"You mean, Crush Reason?!" I exclaimed, already getting excited.

He nodded his head, getting riled up as well. I hopped repeatedly, eventually leaping into a hug. I said, "Thank you, thank you!"