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Chapter 19: Nathanael

(F,n) POV

School is boring. Right now it was study hall, and I was drawing with a reference picture... I think it's New York or something like that. It was just a sketch... I looked at my drawing, and then back at my reference picture of an American city. Hmmm... How can I make this look better... I looked around the classroom, and remembered I was sitting next to the best artist in the class. I tapped his shoulder. Hiriko sat next to me studying and doing the work she missed.

"Psst. Nathaniel. Can you help me?"

He tilted his head at me, and I pointed to my drawing and the reference picture. I saw him brighten up a bit, and he started drawing on my paper. After a few moments of staring at him draw, he took my drawing hand and placed it on the paper. Oh... I guess I should help draw, since it's my picture.

We spent the rest of study hall drawing, and shading. At the end of class, it looked like the picture in the media. We still had a lot of time left though...

"So what city is this?"

"New York, in America. It's where I'm from."

Lies. All lies. I have been born and raised in France. For the most part at least.

"You know, my parents studied a bit in America. So that's cool. Are your parents from America too?"

Um... I started feeling uncomfortable, and felt tears ready to spill. Why does everyone have parents but me? Not even a dad like Adrien...

"That's a good drawing..."

I looked to the other side of me and saw Hiriko, looking at Nathaniel's and my drawing. I rubbed the back of my head sheepishly. Forcing myself to forget about not having parents.

"Thanks. But we were just copying off of this picture."

I lifted up the reference picture, and let her look at it.

"It's still good..."

I felt Nathaniel put his arm around my shoulder and I blushed a bit. Wasn't he a shy, innocent cinnamon roll? Why is he acting all weird....

"Well, it was mostly her. Do you draw?"

Hiriko shook her head, and looked back at her paper, finishing another math problem. I looked back at Nathaniel, and his arm was getting a bit heavy, so I poked his cheek and moved my shoulder a bit. He was staring at something.

Then he looked at me. His cheeks were dusted with pink before he threw his arm off and started apologizing. So he's back to normal. Good. I was starting to get creeped out by his weird personality. Where was he staring anyway? Probably into space or something. Dunno.

"Nathaniel, what were you staring at?"

He blushed a bright red.

"N-no one- I MEAN nothing! Nothing! Just outside!"

I laughed in my head. No one huh?

"You're crushing on someone aren't you?"

He blushed even redder and I leaned towards him. He leaned back too, using his chair as support.

"Tell me."

He shook his head, eyes widened. I sank back in my seat and started giving him the puppy eyes. Laughing evilly in my head of course. I must know who he likes. I MUST. Finally, he sighed and whispered.

"U-uh.... I like... ri...ete."

I put a hand to my ear and leaned on him.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you. Tell meh."