(Picture above: Aria when she gets girly.) On a rooftop of a university, there are two students, facing each other. The boy looks quite nervous: "So... How do we start?" The girl walks closer, smiling, she said: "Hug me."
- W-What...?
- In details, wrap your arm around me. She raises her arms up and continues to walks to his direction.
- Don't... come closer! Let me prepare first!
- Ok, how many minutes do you need?
- Umm... but we are the opposite sex, you know... And we just met each other 2 days ago... Should we start by just the hands?
- Isn't this normal? For people to hug?
- B-But... never mind. Ok, I'm ready.
He slowly wraps his arms around her, pulling her in, his movements are as hard as a robot. She hugs back, closes her eyes and whispers: "This is comfortable. Your body temperature is high enough." As she looks up at him, before her eyes, he turns into a blushing mess. "Ah-Ahhh, um... is it enough now?"
- Are you uncomfortable? She asks.
- It's not something like that... I'm just... getting hot.
- Oh, then shall I let you go then?
- I-If you... Charlotte doesn't let him finish the sentence:
- Don't be afraid to speak your opinion, I'll listen to you.
- B-But...
- It's ok, your perspective matters.
- Then... I'll calm down if you let go of me...
- Request accepted. She smiles as she says so.
Finally free from her grip, he scratches his head for a bit, thinking: "Well, it's not 'uncomfortable', but it's more like... embarrassing. Does Charlotte not know how people of the opposite sex should act toward each other? We don't have a relationship that is close enough! This girl needs some sex education."
- Thank you for the day. Charlotte said as she bows down, snapping him out of his thoughts. She continues: "Next time, I'd like you to give me a part of your mind if that's ok. I want to know more about you and how you see the world. That will helps in finding a way out of your negative thoughts, improving your condition. What do you think?"
- Um... If you like...
- Uh-uh It's your opinion, I need to know it.
- It's wouldn't hurt if I try... He said to himself, and thought: "I'm not used to doing that, but she is the only one who might can help... I haven't put my full trust to her yet... But I need to get rid of this as soon as possible.... for that person."
- Alright, so it's settled then.
As Charlotte was about to leave, somebody's footstep could be heard thumping loudly, heading to the rooftop's direction. The door opens.
Standing behind the door was... none other than... Aria Hughes. The surprised look spread across her face as she stands there all frozen. After a moment, her eyes start to sparkle as she jumps up and down, squeezing. Seeing her like that, Michael looks troubled and Charlotte hurriedly runs to her, blocking her mouth, pulling her hand to leads her onto the rooftop. The sporty girl on the other hand, despite her mouth being blocked, she is still fangirling: "Oh my God! I can't believe that my best friend and Mr. Popular Michael Richardson are secretly dating! I ship it so hardddd! Gjvigfgffjgfjg..."
Charlotte press her hand harder on Aria's mouth. Now only muffled (fangirling) screams could be heard. "Could you please keep quiet?" Charlotte said, her eyes twitch. At that moment, another person on the rooftop, which is Michael, says nothing and tries to stay away from them as far as possible, telling himself: "Things will definitely not go well with this Very talkative person."
After a while, Aria finally stops and calms down. "Finally, now, I'll give you two statements. One, we're not dating. Two, I didn't know that I became your best friend."
- Awwww. I still ship you two though. And... of course you are my best friend. From the moment I laid my eyes on you, I knew that you are very special!
- But you didn't tell me about this.
- So you accepted? From now on, we are best friends forever!
- You are lacking a lot of logic. But I think it's fine, I am not someone who can win against you about this.
- So... why are you alone with him on the rooftop?
- I'm his friend. He doesn't want others to know about this because it may cause some misunderstanding with the girls like it just did.
- How... moving! A great great story of friendship, I adore this! Please let me be a part of this, pleaseeeeee?
- Ok. But make sure to keep this a secret. Charlotte put one hand on her forehead: "She surely would be louder of I refused..."
- Don't judge me on my talkative look, ok? I'm the best at keeping secrets! Oh, I promised to meet a friend in a few minutes. Have fun you two! Aria waves her hand at Charlotte and Michael. After that, she moves close to Charlotte's face and whispers softly: "I hope you two will get a move on. I seriously ship it, ok?" And then, she turns back and leaves.
Michael, who is silently watching all that time, finally opens his mouth: "Um... can we trust her?" And the girl replies: "I don't know, but let hope what she said is true. I'll observe her for sometime. She really is my 'best friend' after all." Not knowing why, Michael unconsciously smile:
- I'm... glad that you have a friend.
- What are you saying? She is your friend too. I agreed to let her join the group, remember? This is a good chance for you to learn to talk to someone beside me, I won't tell her about your anxiety, though. Sorry for deciding this on my own but, I will be glad if you accept this.
- N-No, it's all fine. But it's will be difficult for me to talk to her...
- Don't worry, she knows how to fix the topic according to the conversation. She won't let you down, I promise.
-...
- So I'll take my leave then, class will start in 15 minutes. Goodbye.
- Goodbye. I guess I'll... go to my class.
