Alex was very nervous on the way to Michael's place.

Now that she was sitting in the limo that he sent for her to pick her up, she realized she was actually preparing herself to go meet him and doing things like checking herself out in the mirror, fixing her hair, selecting carefully clothes... things she had never done before in her life! Was she going crazy?

She hated all the dressing up thing that girls did! She hated looking like a damn girl, especially for some stupid boy! Then why was she doing those kinds of things earlier??!

Was she doing it for him?

NO WAY IN HELL! Alex was never going to dress up for a boy and act like a girl! She was only doing it because she was going to his huge house and there she was probably going to meet his family members, who were all hell rich. Since they were used to the glamour, she only wanted to make sure she looked decent, so that she won't embarrass herself in front of them and definitely NOT in front of Michael. Besides, all boys checked themselves in the mirrors and brushed their hairs too, so this wasn't something strange or unusual, right?

The driver soon stopped in front the two big gates of Michael's ranch. The door slowly flung open and he drove in. After a few minutes, he pulled in front of the house and from there, a maid showed Alex the way inside.

Alex's eyes turned so big to the view in front of her – she'd never before seen such a huge and luxurious house! Michael and his family must be very rich...

"Mrs. Alex, you wait here and I'll go let Mr. Jackson know that you're here."

Mr. Jackson?? She was calling Michael Mr.! This was so funny to Alex.

She nodded her head and sat down on the sofa to wait for Mr. Michael. She looked around and thought 'why was the house so silent? Like where was his family?'. Then her eyes stopped at the pictures hanging above the fireplace.

There were pictures of Michael, his sisters and brothers, his mother and father and some other old people, as well, probably Michael's grandparents.

Alex suddenly heard someone clearing their throat. She looked up to see it was Michael coming down the stairs with hands in his pockets.

"Hi..." she looked him up and down and almost chocked on her self, because he looked so... so... chic, sleek, handsome, well-dressed, king-ish, clean, neat as if he was about to go to a meeting with the queen of England.

"Ahh... hi." She answered with a nervous voice that she was trying to hide. "You look... aahmm... do you always dress like that when you're at home?"

"Yes, of course." He immediately replied, trying so hard to hide the fact that he had spent 3 hours to dress up for her coming, in order to impress her. "This is how we dress up all the time."

"Oh, something like a rich people's dress code, right?"

"Yes, right." He lied. "You look good too.." he noticed that her hair looked different, her clothes were somehow neater. "Your hair looks different."

"No, it doesn't. My hair is the same! Why would I change my hair? Pfuu that's stupid. Are we gonna do the damn project or are you gonna waste my time some more?"

"Oh right the project. Well, let's go to my room and start working on it, shall we?"

To his room? Did she hear right?

"Okay.. I thought we were going to be doing it here." She said.

"We can't! Because... because ahmmm" he was trying to think of a reason "we'll disturb my family." He nodded his head to make it look more truthful.

"Oh okay. But where is your family?"

"They're out shopping right now."

"How are we gonna disturb them then?" oh-oh! This was what happened when you talked without thinking! He begun sweating suddenly and it was a good thing that he put some extra perfume on him!

"Did I say family? I meant maids and servants. They need to clean the house so we can't disturb them."

So they went upstairs into his room and sat down on the huge bed Michael had. They got the chemistry books and their notes and started talking about the project.

With the passage of time, they made themselves more comfortable on the bed since their backs started aching at some point. They were so preoccupied with the project that they hadn't even noticed it, nor how close they were standing next to each other. Their hands even touched a few times when both of them tried grabbing the chemistry book at the same time.

Michael was a very sensitive, gentle and caring young man, who made Alex feel comfortable and without even knowing it, she loosened up a bit.

"I can't take this no more! I'm so tired that if I mention the word chemistry once more, I swear I'm gonna die!" she said and Michael giggled at her.

"I guess you're right.. we've been working so hard, I think we should take a break?"

"Oh God yes! We're finally speaking the same language!"

"Hahaha!" he placed his hands on his stomach as he laughed.

"Hell yeah! If I knew that you were such a nerd, I'd have never agreed to work with you!" he laughed some more.

"You're so funny!" the warm smile on his face made him even more beautiful and charming, and the sparkle in his eyes, was the one of a man falling in love with a girl.

"I'm telling the truth!"

Then, buried into Alex's eyes, without thinking much, he whispered

"And you're very pretty too..." which made the situation really awkward and the air very thick. Alex didn't know how to react. She had never heard those words from a boy before, because her strength and self-confidence made them scared, but Michael was different...

Alex scratched her head, looking away from Michael, who was staring right into her eyes. She wondered if she had something on her face because this boy won't look away!

"Well, whatever... " she decided it'd be best if she ignored Michael's comment. "So, why is a superstar like you attending school?" it wasn't like she cared, she was only trying to change the topic!

"Oh well, " he sighed, because memories from his past came back "when I was a child, I didn't really have the possibility to go to school." she sensed sadness in his voice "Actually, I didn't have a childhood at all... it was only work all the time."

"Sorry to hear that.."

"And I know this would sound crazy, but I just wanted to somehow live as much as my lost childhood as possible... That's why I thought maybe going to school was a good idea. I wanted to see what it's like to go to a school and I know I sound crazy to you!"

"No, you don't! I mean it's only logical that you'd miss your childhood and I think you've made the right choice by enrolling in your school." what the hell was Alex talking about? Was she actually comforting him? Comforting a boy??! What was going on with her tonight??!! It was all Michael's pretty face's fault! Damn!

"I'm so glad you understand me.." Michael whispered, looking in her eyes.

"Well, yeah! I understand everything." he giggled at her cuteness and blushed. When Alex saw Michael's cheeks turned red, she blushed too.

What the hell was going on in here? Did she like him? Why was she listening to him with such an interest and then replying to him with words of comfort and understanding??!

An awkward silence filled Michael's room. The two of them kept looking at each other, then looking away at the objects in his room. They looked back into their eyes, then again, quickly looked away. Michael felt how his palms begun sweating, she looked uncomfortable too, so he decided to keep the conversation going, besides, he was curious about this girl.

"So tell me something about yourself!" he said.

"About m-me?" she couldn't believe her ears.

"Yeah!"

"Why?"

"Because I just told about me and I wanna know more about you! Actually, I don't know anything about you besides that you're my lab partner..."

"Well, I don't know what to say... there's nothing interesting about me really."

"Oh there is! Tell me for instance... why don't you like girly things?"

"Girly things?"

"Yeah, you acting like a tomboy! I wanna know why!"

"I'm not acting like a tomboy, I just don't like to exaggerate it like the rest of the girls!" he giggled.

"I still want to know why!"

"You're very annoying!" he was hitting a sensitive spot inside of Alex, so she was trying to turn the conversation.

"I am! And I get even worse unless the girl whom I asked a question answers my question!"

"Oh God, I can't believe this..."

"Tell me! Pweaseeeeeeee!" after Michael made the puppy dog face, she couldn't resist him!

"Ok fine, just stop doing that! I just don't like being seen as fragile. I am someone who's been through a lot and I've became a tough person, you know." he nodded his head, listening with huge curiosity as she talked. "When I was little, I lost my mom.."

"I'm sorry to hear that, Alex."

"I'm fine now, but I grew up with my dad and my 4 older brothers and when you're around men constantly, you kind of toughen up a bit... Then I had this boyfriend,"

What boyfriend!?? Michael immediately became jealous! He didn't like the idea of Alex having a boyfriend!

"Who broke my heart. And from that point of my life, I decided that I'd close my heart so nobody would hurt me ever again!"

"I'm sorry..." then suddenly, Michael placed his big, warm hand on top of Alex's "he must have been the biggest fool to let go a girl like you." a weird sensation through out her body that resembled electricity, sent shivers down Alex's spine. One thing she knew - Michael's touch was the cause of it.

At this point Alex had lost all her words. She didn't know what to say, what to do, she only knew she liked the man in front of her a lot. He was so different from the rest of the world!

"I completely understand what you're saying, Alex, and no one can blame you for closing yourself to the world." his long fingers begun to very gently and slowly rub her little hand "I've been going through the same things from a little boy... I know what it feels like to be bullied, misjudged and hurt by the world. But let me tell you something, I like girls like you! I don't like it when they're all girly and spoilt.. and trying to use you for money. You're so different and I knew it right when I saw you at school.."

Michael moved closer to Alex so that their faces were only inch away.

"And I know this would sound crazy and it's probably too soon but..." he whispered, giving her pure pleasure as his breath caressed her face "I think I've fallen in love with you, Alex."

Then Michael closed his eyes and gently placed his soft lips on Alex's.

Next part coming soon :)
Is Alex gonna punch him or let him kiss her? Watcha think :D