Romeo's POV:

I walked to the entrance of the school with Mest, but kept my distance from him.

"So Mest... how do you feel about Wendy?" I asked suspiciously.

"Are you sure you wanna know?" He asked playfully.

"Just answer my question already!" I demanded, getting annoyed.

"She's special to me." He replied. "Got a problem with that?"

I glared. "Nope. You're free to feel however you like! See ya then." I huffed, turning away. Now that I think about it.... Do I have a problem with that? Geez! Who says that I have to answer! Walking into the classroom, still upset, I saw Wendy walking up to me. I blushed.

"Are you okay Romeo?" she asked, concerned. "You seem to be in a bad mood."

"I-I'm fine! You don't have to worry!" I chuckled, still blushing. She smiled sweetly at me. C-Cute...

We walked into the classroom together, and I sat down next to her.

When we had a break, I went to look for Wendy to hang out with. When I saw her, I smiled immediately, walking up to her. That smile disappeared when I saw her talking and laughing with... Mest! He glanced at me, smirking.

"Mind if I join you guys?" I asked as cheerfully as I could.

"Sure!" Wendy smiled. Mest smiled at me fakely. The bell rang before I could talk to Wendy. I sighed as we went back to class. The rest of the day, I didn't have a chance to hang out with her, since she was too busy hanging out with Mest and Chelia.

At the end of the day, Mest offered to walk Wendy home just when I was about to. Now I am really getting annoyed! I walked behind the two of them. WHAT'S THIS?! He's holding her hand?!

Wendy blushed, "M-Mest?" She looked up at him, confused.

"I just feel like it would be safer if we held hands! Don't you feel that way too?" He asked, smiling sweetly. Wait a second..... WHAT?!??!??!! The Mest I know would never make a move on a girl like that! I continued to watch.

"Y-Yeah, I guess." She answered shyly, but smiled. Why is she acting more cute in front of him than she usually does with me?! He squeezed her small hand. I swear that I just saw him glance at me, smirking.

When we got to the apartment, they said bye to each other, then Mest left. When he walked past me with a smiling face, he bumped shoulders with me purposely. Why is he acting so arrogant? I slammed the door. A few seconds later, I heard knocking. Opening the door, I saw Wendy with a worried look on her face.

"Are you okay? I heard a loud sound so I was worried!" She said.

"It's fine! Nothing happened!" I smiled at how kind she was.

"Oh! That's good. I guess I'll leave then!" Wendy replied with at relieved expression, then started walking back to her apartment room. My body moved by itself.

"Wait," I said, grabbing her wrist. She looked back at me with a questioning look.

"Yes?" She asked. I pulled her back and wrapped my arms around her shoulders from behind. "R-Romeo.... w-what are you doing? Is everything okay?" She stuttered.

"Can you stay like this for a little longer?" I asked, still holding her from behind, resting my chin on the top of her head. I blushed at my actions.

"O-Okay." Wendy said, sounding embarrassed. We stood there for a while, not speaking. I noticed that her face was completely flustered. Chuckling a little, I finally let go.

"Sorry. You were probably surprised weren't you?" I chuckled. She hesitated for a while, and took a moment to process what just happened.

"It's okay! You probably had a reason! You seemed a little bit down today, so it's fine! You just needed someone to hold onto! You should tell me when you are troubled, kay?" Wendy said, smiling sweetly. "Bye! See you tomorrow!" She said, and went into her apartment room.

I stood there, looking down. That was not the reason I hugged her. I didn't need anyone to comfort me. My body moved on its own. I hugged her, because it was her. Now I know... how I feel about Wendy.