Where are you now?

Oh so you meant me?

I walked into school the next day wearing a baby blue sweater covering light brown corduroy overall shorts, over a off white sleeveless blouse with ruffles, and white socks with lace and brown booties.  My hair was wavy and natural I didn't want to do much anyway.  Not much happened with my parents this morning.

I walked over to my locker and there was a blonde girl right by it struggling to open the locker next to mine. I could hear her curse under her breath.

"Hey do you need some help with that?" I chuckled.
She turned to me eyes bright then looked around.

"Oh, you meant me?" She said in a hushed tone.

I nodded she and made room for me to open her locker. She seemed really quiet.

"I'm Adalia by the way, you must be new because, I've never seen you here." I introduced as I opened her locker.

"I'm Anastasia." She said.

I turned back to her with a smug smile.

"Well it was very nice to meet you Anastasia, sooner or later people will tell you some horrible things about me to get you to not like me. Again it was very nice meeting you!"

I said as I left and walked to my first class. On the way there I saw Xander down the hall, he looked some what sad, but he couldn't see me so let's keep it that way. I just walked into my first class Physics which Xander did not have with me thank god.

Once I entered the classroom no one really payed much attention to my presence except for one person I didn't recognize. He had ash blonde hair with bright green orbs that were lock with my brown ones.

My seat was reciprocated from his diagonally, he was in front of me so his gaze stopped as soon as I walked passed him. But all throughout our lesson I'd catch him glancing back at me. I honestly don't mind at all he was hot, believe me.

Once the bell had rung I packed up my bags in no rush my next period was a blow off class. I was about to leave my desk when I saw a figure blocking me. It was Emerald Orbs. That's what I'm gonna call him.

"Hello?" I greeted but as a question because I had no idea why he was standing next to me right now.

"Hi I'm Rogan Montgomery, I'm new here and I thought you were really pretty and I'm kind of lost in this school so can you assist me in finding my next class? And can I get your name as well?" He asked with a hearty smile that could make anyone's day. He's absolutely Beautiful.

"Ummm yeah sure, my names Adalia." I said nervously. This guy looked like he'd just come from a teen vogue magazine. Rogan is a dope name. I really liked calling him Emerald Orbs, oh well.

"Adalia... that's a pretty name." He says stares right into my eyes not once breaking eye contact.

The rest of the walk to his class which was quite long we talked a whole bunch, mostly about him. He's a pretty cool guy quite honestly. Too bad he's going to hate me in about 2 hours.

Once we reach his class I'm about to bid him goodbye when he stops me.

"Wait! Can my sister and I sit with you at lunch I- we don't know anyone and I'm sure she'd want to gain a new friend."

"Uh I don't know if you want to sit with me. You're new and I don't want to your ruin any chances of friends here," I reply regretful.

Sure I'd love to sit with a sex god at lunch. Who wouldn't?

"Well that can't happen because I already have one. I'm looking at her right now."

..............I like this guy.

"Okay Rogan your wish has been granted. See you at lunch!" I laugh. Retreating back to wherever I was going.

"See you Adalia!" He said as he walked into his class.

Turning the corner I bump into Xander. More like a crash then a bump. Collision. Collision sounds better. Or maybe it was an encounter. Nah I'm gonna go with bump.

"Oh hey Adalia!" He says scratching the back of his neck.

He was nervous but his face was bright like he was happy to see me but nervous about something else.

"Hey uh Xander? What's up?"

"Well I need your help you see this girl, I'm going to ask her out today but I'm not sure how."

"So you want me to help you ask her out?" I reply with a blank face.

"Well kind of, just tell me this if you were to be asked out how would you want to be asked out?" He looks unsure. As if he just asked the wrong question. He paused and started again, "I mean how do girls like to be asked out?" He fixes himself.

"Well it depends on the girl, if she's very out going and all about everything grand gestures suffice almost every time. If she is dilute and kept to herself, something small but extremely meaningful would work. Did that help you any?" I ask and his face lit up like fireworks.

"Thank you thank you thank you! I'll see you later yeah?" Xander says happily.

I nodded in response walking to my locker.

When I got there I opened my locker and a small not flew out. Picking up I could see that it was boyish handwriting.

Meet me at the quarry at 4:07 pm.

Looking at my watch that read 4:02pm. That was in that was in 5 minutes! I pull my humanities books out and put them in my bag. After this I made my way to the quarry just in time. By the fountain I could see Xander standing there with a bouquet of honey yellow tulips. He had a huge smile on his face as if he won the lottery. By now my face is burning up because I'm now realizing he was the owner of the note, and that he was asking me out. That there was no other girl there was only me. So I walk to him.

"Xander.. what is this?" I asked him whit a smile in my voice.

"What do you mean? There was never another girl Dalia." He confirmed.

"Oh so you meant me? God I'm an idiot."

"You are absolutely not." He said reassuring me.

"So does this mean you're gonna take me out on a date?"

"No." He said with hesitation. This sparking a look of confusion upon my face, "don't freak out! Okay Adalia, I really like you. Like a lot. I have a feeling that the feeling is mutual. But I still really want to get to know you. I don't want throw ourselves into something where it can become nothing in an instance. Soooo I've decided we are going to be spending a lot, of time together. But as friends, until each of our feelings are strong enough to become more. I want to know what it's really like to be your friend first. Because I want to fall in love with you Dally, I want to fall in love with my best friend."

I was at lost for words. I just fell in love with him with his whole speech and he has no clue.

"I think– that that, is a great—idea." I agreed taking the flowers and pulled him in for a hug. I breathed in his scent in our embrace.

"You smell so good!" I heard him whisper my own thoughts about him.

"Alright Xander, if were gonna do this friends thing you can't say stuff like that to me." I command pulling away from the hug.

"Why? Does it bother you?" His boyish tone made me laugh.

"Stopppp." I said shoving his shoulder as we walked away from the quarry side by side.