"What are you guys doing here?” I turn towards him, who doesn't even smile as he stared at Arthur.

“I can also ask you that?” He looks at me, his face stoic, but before he can open his mouth and spew some more of his nonsense, Skylar joined us.

“It's such a surprise to see both of you here.” She smiles at us, taking a seat beside Arthur because Azael has already taken the seat beside mine.

“Likewise.” She asks the waitress who brought their food in to our table. Azael is still in his gloomy self, and I can't understand what's this guy’s problem.

"Are you on a date?" Skylar asked, taking a bite of her cheese salad.

"Kinda. We went on a movie, and then thought to grab the dinner.” If possible, Azael grew more silent and gloomier, and I can almost feel a dark cloud over his head showing his displeasure.

We continued to have our dinner, before I saw Skylar getting a call and her face going tensed and downcast.

"Is everything fine?” Skylar nodded at Azael’s words but anyone can say nothing is fine at all.

"It’s an emergency at my dad’s place, probably the dinner I didn't attend. You guys carry on, we will meet soon.” We shared a side hug as Azael offered to drive her but she said she has her car and he should complete his dinner.

By the time we are done, Arthur and Azael both are like two small boys almost arguing over who gonna give the bill, and getting frustrated by those two, we — that's my idea of course— decided to divide the bill into three of us.

The chilly night breeze made me shudder even in the coat, as we walked out. But the night sky looked so beautiful that I, for a second, wanted to sit on the bench in the Park near to the restaurant, but it's too late for that.

"Let's go.” Arthur grabs my hand to walk to the parking lot, I felt Azael calling out for us.

"I can drop her. Her dorm is on my way.” Before I can object, Arthur with his stupid smirk sold me out oh so easily, that I give him that look which he so royally ignored.

"Sure, my place is on the other side, anyway.” Bidding us a goodbye, he drove away, while Azael dragged me to his car and I can feel the anger radiating out of him. Him and his these frequent anger issues. I don't know if he has taken this new bad boy thing too seriously.

He strapped me on the passenger sit before going around and getting into the driver one and stepping on the accelerator.

The entire ride is so silent, and surrounded with tension so thick to be cut by a knife. This is so unlike us. Most of our rides consists of us singing with the new band songs we all made or chattering with each other.

"You lied to me.” He didn't ask, it is simply a statement, and I can't help but let out a tired sigh. He can be such a child at times.

"No, I didn't, Azael. Celeste set us up lying that she has an upset stomach and don't want to waste the movie ticket.” He hummed, still gripping the steering so tight, that I can see his veins running on his forearm.

“And what about, Sky? You didn't tell she has agreed to go out.”

"She didn't. Her and Talia went for shopping in the mall, and I had some things to buy for the boys and there I met her and agreed to go for the dinner but Talia declined so we two only went.” I didn't say anything further, not knowing how I felt about it. I have to accept that this gonna be a common scenario soon. Skylar will be one of us, and someone more important for Azael and I have to be happy with it.

We reached our dorm room and I asked him if he wants to have some cookies. I made them yesterday at Celeste’s apartment and despite after the dinner he agreed. I unlocked my room as we got inside. I don't have any roommate. Celeste used to at the beginning but then she got her apartment and asked me to come and stay with her but I declined. She will not accept me to pay and I can't live for free when its her place.

Opening the straps of my painful heels I threw them on the floor itself with the clutch on the still unmade bed and moved towards my cupboard. 

"I will take a shower and be out in a sec. Stay and don't snoop around.” I narrowed my eyes at him, as he only grinned at me in return. I don't trust this guy with privacy at all.

By the time I’m out, I find him placing the heels on the shoe stand and keeping his shoes beside it.

“Did you snoop around?” He turns towards me, and for a second I find something cross over his feature before he is back to grinning at me.

"Oh no, im not that bad. I respect privacy.” I almost rolled my eyes at him, and went to the cabinet we have and took out the cookies. I handed him two but he took the entire jar, sitting on my bed in his shirt, since the overcoat is folded and kept on the other side of the bed.

“This is so good.”

“Don’t talk with your mouth full.” I laugh at him as he tossed some more cookies in his mouth. Him and his love for them. If being honest, I actually made this for him and baked more definitely because I knew he will finish half of it here already.

“We want something to drink?” He shakes his, but I grabbed myself an orange juice and sat in front of my laptop.

"You are going to study now?” Unlike him, I have to really study to get marks. I don't know how can he excel in all his classes despite most of the time spending his days in the basketball, or the chessboard.

"No, but I have this entire thing to be typed and printed out for tomorrow. Mr Baker wanted us to get done with this in one night I don't even know how.” I sighed starting at the laptop screen but my tired eyes can't take the words.

I began to type, but even I can say I’m copying all bullshit. The headache im getting is bad, maybe because of the ice cream I had in the restaurant. Despite knowing how easily I can get brain freeze I can't control myself. I have to proofread my assignment once and then type all these. I almost dozed off on the table itself if not for the sudden jerk.

Azael there silently for a while chewing on his cookies, before I see him standing up. "You are going?”

He shakes his head and I see him, grabbing my shoulder and getting me up from my chair and sitting on the bed. "What the hell, I have to complete that.”

"Relax!” I looked up at him, as if he is crazy. I can't. I have planned to do this after getting back from the movie. I don't want my GPA to suffer for this.

"What are you-“

"Shh… lie down ok. You having a headache I can see that.” He grabs some pillow and made me lie on that. When my head hit it, I let out a big sigh. The headache hasn't gotten any better but my body does feel a lot more relaxed.

“Just sleep it away okay? I will type the rest of it…” He looked like an angel at that time, with two white wings growing out from two sides of him.

"Really?” I murmur, sinking into the soft pillow.

I hear him chuckle as he said, "Really.”

Closing my eyes, I wanted the sleep to engulf me but the headache is getting so bad. I groaned but I felt the bed dip beside me, and Azael sitting beside me, the laptop on his lap. He massaged my head so good but I can't help but sigh loudly at it. This feels so damn good.

I don’t even know how the guy can even type and massage me at the same time, but I can,’t thank him more. I love this guy so much…

"Sleep, princess.” And I snuggled more into the pillow.

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