Cinderella my Ass【COMPLETED】

Chapter 8: Failed attempt no #2

Aiden clearly underestimated Ryder's capability of being as boring as a rock resting under the sun when she shopped. He truly felt like his brain would boil from boredom as the girl kept staring at two vases of flowers that looked pretty much the same to Aiden. What is there to think so much about? Just pick one already!!!

When the two met after school, Aiden was beaming with confidence. Jasmine was nowhere to be seen, apparently, something had come up with Remy. Aiden didn't care that much, but he was starting to think that maybe this whole "adaptation" thing could be very profitable for his side. At least he could have Ryder all for himself and not worry for Jasmine butting her way in between them like an overprotective dog that would bite him every moment now. Little did Aiden know that Jasmine had let Ryder go alone with him thinking that no matter how all this thing with Aiden ended, it could be a learning experience for Ryder. She still would avenge Ryder if he so much as hurt her hair though...

While Aiden was beaming thinking that things couldn't be any better and he could finally make as many moves as he desired, Ryder was filled with anxiety. This would be the first time she would be all alone with Aiden. What should she do? What should she say? How should she act? Suddenly, she felt extremely self-conscious. Did she smell? How was her hair? She should have worn something better... However, by the time they walked inside the first shop, the tables turned. Ryder relaxed, even almost forgetting that Aiden was there as she looked at the things in the shop, all the attention focused on everywhere but Aiden. On the other hand, Aiden who was being unintentionally ignored was starting to regret tagging alone. Wouldn't it have been better if he just asked her out? Every time he "tags along" things just wouldn't go as he wished... Ryder was too undecided about everything. He had never seen a person think so hard if this pink flower with small leaves or this other PINK FLOWER THAT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME but has bigger leaves, was better. What is there to think about for God's sake!!!

He had to do something or all this would end up in vain. Aiden refused defeat!!!

"What's wrong?" Aiden asked Ryder who was furrowing her eyebrows at the flowers.

Ryder, whose eyes were on the flowers but her mind somewhere else, was brought back to reality by Aiden's voice. Her cognac eyes which looked a bit fogged a moment ago, cleared as she shook her head. "Oh. I was wondering about something."

Being brought back to reality, Ryder just randomly picked one of the flowers she had been "staring" at for a few moments and kept walking down the aisle without paying it so much as a thought.

Aiden "..."

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

The annoyance that poured out of Aiden's eyes went completely unnoticed by Ryder. At that moment all that filled her mind was the possible outcome of the garden. But in the process of thinking about the garden, her mind somehow drifted to a certain someone and unwillingly she started to think of a way to make this certain someone's visits more... comfortable. Staying behind the fence all the time like that... wouldn't it be tiresome?

Without noticing it she was already trying to figure out a solution to it. That was until she remembered that Midnight didn't show up last night and probably wouldn't see her again.

Disappointment and a hint of sadness tingled her heart.

The once again ignored Aiden was on the verge of stomping his foot in anger. For the love of God, girl, do you or do you not have a crush on me? Who the hell ignores their crush like this? Aiden took a deep breath to calm himself and then put a wide smile on his face before approaching Ryder from behind, speaking in her ear and playing innocent. "What do you need these for?"

The cognac eyes widened in surprise as her body froze. The warm breath of Aiden tickled her ear and her mind went blank for a second there. What the hell is going on?