Bang jogged towards the door. The professor was just about to slam it closed when she slipped inside with a quiet, "Sorry sir, won't happen again."
"Better not, Miss Pineda."
She nodded and headed up the stairs to her normal seat. Her eyes glanced around the lecture hall when a pair of Brown eyes met hers.
Those oh so familiar Brown eyes.
Why hadn't she seen her before? They shared this class for almost an entire semester and she hadn't noticed her once?
Bang was going to find out her name at the end of the lecture. She had to.
--
She tried to look away, she really did, but when she heard Bang's voice, Ara couldn't help herself. They locked eyes for a second.
She wondered if Bang knew who she was.
She wasn't sticking around to find out.
-oOo-
Short spiky hair bounced up and into Bang's eye line in the middle of the lecture. She had been staring at the back of her head on and off throughout the first part, wondering if she could figure out her name from any past discussions in the class.
Bang watched as she stood from her desk and quietly made her way out of the room, books and bag slung over her shoulder. She probably wasn't coming back to finish the lecture.
Bang wasn't about to lose her chance.
-oOo-
Ara walked into the café and ordered a coffee. Today was going to be a long day. She sat in the same corner table, settling in to study in early morning quiet. The door chimed, signalling someone walked in or out. Ara kept her head down as she pulled out a book.
"So, do you make it a habit to leave lectures in the middle?"
Ara froze. Bang had followed her out of the hall. She swallowed and glanced up at her. Black eyes and an amused smirk framed but wisps of black hair. She cleared her throat, "No, not usually."
Bang helped herself to the seat across from her. Ara's eyes followed her down. "Just the boring ones then?"
She shrugged. Should she give herself away? Should she act like she doesn't know exactly who Bang is? Ara kept her mouth shut.
"I'm Bang," she said, hand outstretched over Ara's books. "Bang Pineda."
Ara clasped her hand gently in her own. The tingles from Bang's touch ran up her arm and into her stomach. "Ara Galang," she replied. She pulled her hand back and settled it around her coffee with the other. A safe spot for it.
A spot where she could mask the shakiness and nerves at the fact that she was talking to Bang.
"So," Bang started. "We kissed at a house party."
Ara bit her bottom lip. "You get right to business."
Bang laughed, a genuine smile pulling at her lips. "I've been looking for you. I had no idea you were sitting six rows in front of me all semester."
Ara's heart pumped hard in her chest. "You have been looking for me?"
Bang nodded, eyes growing dark. They flickered down to Ara's lips. "You're a good kisser. Not something I forget easily."
Ara felt heat rise in her chest, creeping up her neck. "I've been told."
Bang's tongue rested between her teeth as she grinned at Ara. "So, Ara. Can I take you out sometime then? A girl can't let that kind of talent go to waste," she flirted.
