Three Worlds Apart

Chapter XII, Kamber

Okay. Tonight I have a date with an asshole.

I know, I agreed to this but still. Noah is the biggest piece of crap I have ever met.

He's manipulative and smug, he's the kind of guy I want to punch in the face. 

Kriss is helping me get ready, we are the same size so she's letting me borrow some of her clothes. I never really thought about it before but I own practical clothes, nothing fancy. 

I stand in front of Kriss' closet as she decides what I should wear. "You should wear black dress pants and?" Kriss searches through her shirts and then pulls out a pretty royal blue, button up, collared shirt.

"Really?" I ask, "Oh yeah and..." Kriss pulls a pair of black peep toe flats. "There, go get changed and then we can do your hair and makeup." I sigh and get changed in Kriss' bathroom. 

That lady I met in that store two years ago was right, I am striking. I am not beautiful, never have been, but I am striking.  

I step out of the bathroom and look at Kriss, she claps her hands. "Perfect, now sit." She points to the chair in front of her mirror. I sigh and sit down.

Kriss twists my hair up into a bun with strands framing my face, I actually kind of like it.

"Close your eyes," Kriss tells me, I sigh and do what she asks.

I feel her slide brushes over my eye lids and my cheeks, "Open your mouth." Kriss commands, I do an she asks and she put's something on my lips. 

"Okay, open your eyes." Kriss says and I can tell she's smiling.

I open my eyes and look in the mirror, I gasp. "My god!" I stare at myself. Kriss has put silvery stuff around my eyes and my usually pale face has a slight pink glow to it, my lips are a soft pink colour.

"Kriss, you are amazing." I tell her. Kriss laughs, "Why thank you and when you find a guy you actually want to date I'll do an even better job." I smile.

I hope that day comes.

I walk down the street and towards the restaurant that we agreed on for our date. 

Noah better be a gentleman or I don't care if he can tell me what I am and what Dawson is, I'll break his face.

But then again if he is like me, he'll be unnaturally strong too.

I open the door and walk in, Noah is sitting at a table already so I walk over and sit down across from him.

His eyes bug out when he sees me, "Wow," He says. I roll my eyes, "Thanks, now I know that I dress horribly every other day." 

Noah actually looks embarrassed, I grin. 

"Aww, whose embarrassed?" I sneer. Noah looks offended, "Why can't we just spend tonight as though we have never met before, tonight let's just forget that you don't like me and just have fun."

I stare at him, "I don't like you? Meaning you don't not like me? Meaning you like me?" This does not compute, how could the asshole sitting across from me not dislike me? 

Noah frowns, "Of course I like you, why the hell would my condition for the truth be becoming my girlfriend?" He genuinely looks offended.

"If you like me so much then why the bloody hell are you blackmailing me?" I demand. 

Noah shrugs, "I knew you would never go out with me so I had to blackmail you, what other chance did I have?" I stare at him, what the hell is wrong with this kid? He has to threaten girls to get them to go out with him? Bloody hell my life will never be normal.

"You could have freaking asked like a normal person!" I exclaim, Noah's face flushes. I sigh, I do not understand that boy.

"Would you have said yes?" The question makes me freeze, would I have said yes if he had just asked me out without any of the shit we've gone through instead?

No, I wouldn't have. It's that simple, I wouldn't have risked getting attached to this place. I wouldn't have risked falling for him and then having to leave or him getting hurt.

"No," I say and Noah rolls his eyes, I hold up my hand. "I would have said no to protect you, I wouldn't have found out what you were and I would have worried about hurting you."

Noah looks surprised, "That's why you would have said no?" I nod and roll my eyes, "Why the hell would I say no otherwise?"

I actually find myself smiling, a real smile. If Noah hadn't been such an asshole when we first met and since, I would have liked him.

"Kamber-" Noah starts but I hold up my hand to stop him, "Look why don't we do as you said and pretend that we don't know a thing about each other, we're just here to have a little fun." 

What? I may not trust him but that doesn't mean I can't be nice.

"Okay then," Noah says, "I'm Noah, it's a pleasure to meet you." He takes my hand and kisses it, I have to bite my lips to keep from giggling.

"I'm Kamber and like wise." I say. 

We order our meal. I actually find that I'm enjoying myself, Noah isn't a complete asshole. Not all the time. I actually find myself laughing with him.

After we eat we walk down to the movie theater, we both agree on this new thriller that just came out.

The movie is full of suspense, I jump more than once. Part way through Noah put's his arm around me, it's kind of nice.

No one has protected me since my parents died.

That was almost three years ago.

This won't last, tomorrow Noah may go back to the asshole he was yesterday but for now I will allow him to make me feel safe.

For now, I will enjoy the company of someone I never thought I could.