Rosa's Pov

The lunch time bell rang for everyone to leave their classrooms and tell them to go get lunch. Instead of going into the cafeteria like a normal student, I went straight to the library to help the librarian put away some books.

"Rosa, aren't you going to eat?" The librarian asked me while picking up some books.

"No, not really" I said while studying the book spine to know where to set it later.

"You should really eat. You're a growing girl" I set down the books and smiled at her.

"I'm fine. I'm not really that hungry" I started putting the books away in the library like I always do every time I'm in here. It's always a lot better than being in a room filled with students who may want to talk to me. I much rather be in the quiet, but speaking of quiet... who's making so much noise?

"Huh?" I looked at the entrance confused, seeing a group of boys with Nate in front of them, laughing up a storm.

"Did he wet his pants when you did that?" Brandon asked. Nate laughed as well, causing my heart to doki when seeing him smile.

"He almost did, but he kept saying sorry" I watched him and his friends come closer to the library desk as I detected his lies "I wasn't going to let him ruin my chance in graduating! What do I look like failing?" The group reached the front desk. The Liberian was too busy to pay attention to them, so she signaled me to take care of it. I gulped and made my way to greet everyone.

"Hey guys!" I smiled, waving. Nate looked at me and froze while his friend Calem took his book from his hand and handed it to me. I tried my best to ignore Nate staring at my cheek, knowing exactly what he was looking at.

"He wants to return this book" Calem said for him.

"Yeah! So that he can graduate with us!" Brandon smiled "Funny story, actually!" He leaned on the desk "he let some nerd borrow his school I.D so the nerd can take a extra book. Nate here had to hunt him down for it!" I sweat dropped, keeping the smile on my face.

"Oh my, I hope it wasn't too serious" I took the book "Books can really do great things. I wouldn't blame this student to want an extra book. You're so kind to let him borrow it" I smiled at Nate. Nate frowned and looked away, making his friends look at him. I bit my lips a bit nervously and bowed my head "Thank you for taking your time from your lunch break to return this book. I hope there won't be any more complications"

"Y-Yeah..." him and his friends remained there, questioning why he was being quiet. I frowned at myself, knowing he didn't want to see me, and turned away.

"Hey" Hugh called. I looked at him confused "What happened to your cheek?" I touched my cheek at the cut I had on it.

"Oh!" I chuckled "I work for a grooming salon, so a Pokémon scratched me pretty badly"

"You should really cover it up" I nodded, agreeing.

"Nobody is usually in the library at this time, so I figured to let it breath" I rubbed the back of my head embarrassed and covered my cheek with the book "I'm sorry!" The boys just smiled at me while Nate continued looking away.

"You should really be more careful" Brandon said "Wouldn't want that pretty face of yours to get ruined" I giggled.

"Am I actually pretty?" I felt myself shaking, but kept my cool as much as I could.

"Of course you are! You're one of the prettiest girls in this school" Brandon smiled, leaning on the counter. I stared at the floor, trying not to say the wrong thing.

"T-Thank you..." I peaked at Nate looking at me. I flinched and covered my face, not wanting him to look at me "I-I should get back to putting everything back in their shelves. Please feel free to look around" I quickly walked away to the book shelves I was in before and cupped my mouth, trying not to shake from what Brandon said before.

"Pretty..? How am I pretty?" I hugged the book I was holding "How can I feel pretty when you look at me like that..?" I thought of Nate looking at me with those eyes at my cut "I should had just took the book... Why did I keep talking?" I shook my head and continued stacking as before.

I looked at the book Nate returned and walked back to the front desk after assuring the boys were gone to put the book back in the system. I panicked again before I had the chance to look into the computer.

"The History of Unova..." I smiled, stroking the cover "At least that side of you never changed... You were always interested in history and fantasies" I opened the book and saw something fall from inside. A single handmade bookmark laid on the floor, making me question why he still had it.

"He kept it all this time?" I picked it up and observed the childlike drawing "I was a bad artist" I smiled and laid it on my chest, cherishing it "Bold enough to throw away something I gave you as kids. I'm not surprised" he must've done this just to give it back... What other reason is there?

Nate's Pov

I walked out the library as soon as Rosa ran away from us. I wanted to pull my hair and scream from how I made her feel. Why did I just stand there like a fool? I've must've made her feel so uncomfortable...

"Dammit" I said to myself.

"Hey, Nate!" Brandon came over with the others and patted my back "You okay?"

"Yeah... I just got kinda sick all of a sudden"

"The cut didn't look that gross" Calem said. Hugh snorted and walked to the cafeteria, leading us over to the food court.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I said, walking without looking at everyone. Just imagining her trying to keep her eyes away from mine hurt me in the inside. I shouldn't have stared... Look at what I did. I made things worse.

"Nate!" Brandon called. I flinched and looked at him confused "What's up? You've been in a daze!"

"Is something wrong?" Calem frowned.

"Not really" I lied, walking up to Hugh in the burger line "I just don't feel good"

"He's been like that ever since we went into the library" Lucas pointed out. I looked away with a blush while Hugh looked at me, unamused.

"That's true, actually" Calem said "When we started talking to Rosa" Brandon nudged on me.

"Hey, do you have a thing with Rosa?" My face got more red "Whoa! Are you blushing?!"

"That's a first" Calem gasped.

"That's weird..." Lucas said "I never seen them really talk. They don't talk like they're friends"

"Now that you mention it, they didn't talk casual enough when she came into the classroom last week" Calem said "And Nate knows everyone. Could it be possible?" Branson smirked. I sweat dropped and started getting my food with Hugh.

"What? Nate has a crush on someone he doesn't talk to? That could be the only reason why you don't talk" he laughed "but why not talk to her? You do it so easily with the other girls"

"Those girls are different. I can't talk to Rosa" I admit.

"Huh?" My friends questioned me "Why not?" I sighed.

"Because she hates me" I ignored them for the rest of the time we were at lunch when they kept asking me questions. Calem was gone and I remained there on the table as silent as I could be until Dawn came around.

"Nate!" She cheered, landing on my lap.

"Oh!" I held my heart, trying not to have a heart attack "Dawn! Where did you come from?"

"I know you're barely passing anatomy, but you shouldn't be asking that!" She winked jokefully "Just kidding!" She showed me something in her hand "look!" She showed me a cute little box inside a laced baggy "I had my butlers help me make this! Isn't the outside cute?!"

"Yeah, it is" I chuckled. She seemed proud of herself for making it.

"And I made sure it was good too! I wouldn't want her to hate it!" I looked at her confused "I'm giving it to Rosa!" I flinched a little.

"A-Are you?" I shook a little. Nobody noticed except for her.

"You're friends with Rosa?" Brandon asked her,  seeming surprised.

"Oh no, but I think this will be my chance to be friends with her!" She giggled.

"Wouldn't that be suspicious?" Lucas asked "I mean like, she doesn't know you like that, so what makes you think she'll trust you with something you made editable?" Dawn thought about it.

"I hope that's not the case, but if it is, I'll think of something" she wrapped her arm around my neck "Sorry I had to leave before we could finish our food. If you wanna, we can reschedule and I can invite you over to my house" the guys at the table wooed me. I glared at them to shut up and looked back at Dawn smiling.

"I still have so much food at my house. I would feel weird to keep all that"

"Don't worry about it! Like I said, take it as an apology for what I put you through in the supermarket" she winked. I blushed and sighed. I'm not going to say anything to that.

"What did you do?" Hugh raised his brow. Dawn giggled and winked.

"That's a secret" he snorted and ate his food. I looked around for Calem.

"Where Calem go again?" Dawn got up and waved me goodbye at the same time I was looking for him.

"I think he's at the library" Lucas said. My heart dropped.

"W-What..?"

Calem's pov

I walked away from the boys to go back to the library so that I could stay behind and pick up a book for myself. I searched around and picked up a book that looked new. It's easy to tell because it wasn't beaten up like the rest of the books.

"Nice to finally get a clean book" students have no respect for books. I turned a corner and spotted Rosa putting away some books in some shelves. She would stop every few seconds to look at something from her pocket and smile at it. I think it's a bookmark.

"I shouldn't be skipping lunch" she whined to herself. I chuckled a little too loudly, accidentally getting her attention. She jumped and looked freaked out when seeing me watch her from the corner. I quickly jumped to stand in front of her and waved my hands.

"I-It's not what it looks like!" She blinked a few times, calming down "I just happen to be looking for a book and you were there" She stared at me for a moment before giggling. I sighed and smiled back.

"That's alright. Can I help you find it?"

"Don't worry about it, I got it-"

"Rosa!" Dawn came out of nowhere and presented herself to Rosa, who jumped out of surprised and seemed to become overwhelmed for some reason.

"D-Dawn..." Rosa nervously chuckled "P-Please don't scream like that out of nowhere. You're freaking me out" Dawn rubbed the back of her head.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Her eyes sparkled while Rosa looked uncomfortable for some reason. I have yet to know why I'm still here "Anyways, I got something for you!" Rosa calmed her expression.

"For me?" Dawn handed her a small box in a laced packaging "What's this?" Rosa took it confused.

"The other day I was in the supermarket with Nate-" Rosa went stiff and started sweating all of a sudden "-and I saw you there grabbing a bunch of chocolate!" Rosa waved her arms all crazy.

"I-It's not what it looks like! T-T-They're for the house! I-I don't eat that much!" Rosa closed her eyes. Dawn and I looked at each other, questioning her panic attack. Dawn just smirked like she just figured it out and looked back at Rosa.

"Don't worry about it! Nate didn't see anything" huh? "I promise!" Rosa calmed down a bit. Interesting...

"T-That's..." Rosa blushed hard, not knowing what to say. Dawn giggled and patted Rosa's hand that held the box.

"I hope you like it" Rosa smiled like her usual self.

"How kind of you to get this for me"

"I made it!" Rosa smiled more.

"I'm honored that you thought of me! Thank you" Rosa bowed "I have to get going now. See yah" she waved and left Dawn behind. I walked up to Dawn watching her leave.

"What was that about?" Dawn giggled and held her hips like she accomplished something "Are you that desperate to make Rosa your friend?"

"She's adorable! Why wouldn't I try?" She hugged herself "When I saw her in the supermarket, she became even more adorable! She got a bunch of ice cream and chocolate all at once, and even Nate couldn't take his eyes off her"

"Nate?" Dawn covered her mouth a little.

"Did I say that out loud?" She chuckled "Well, you're his friend. He must've told you" I didn't know what she was talking about "He didn't?" She held her chin "Strange... but then again, he does seem to be the kind to hide his feelings to not be made fun of" that sounds a bit right. I'm sure most of our friends knew this about him, except Brandon and Ethan.

"Anyways" Dawn smiled "Gotta get going!" She skipped off like a fairy, all happy after what happened. I sighed and turned around, nearly getting a heart attack when seeing my love; Serena, staring at me.

"Serena!" I gasped. She smirked and crossed her arms "W-Where did you come from?"

"My mom's womb" she joked with a mischievous chuckle "so!" She grabbed my arm, slowly starting to squeeze it. Knowing when she did that, she won't stop until I answer the question she was about to ask "What are you up to? Talking to Dawn?" She started squeezing harder.

"Y-Yes!" It felt like my arm was already losing circulation. Serena had this look on her face that made her seem like she was angry but kept a smile on her face.

"You shouldn't be talking to any girls when you have a girlfriend!" She let go of my aching arm and took both my hands "I'm your girlfriend!" I nervously laughed.

"Yes sweetie... I know that" I calmed down and played with her golden locks, making her calm down and smile "Nothing was going on. I was just talking to her about someone. Nothing serious"

"Oh?" She tilted her head to the side "It's not?"

"No, but it may involve Nate" I held my chin "I'll have to look deeper into this. Is that a good idea?" Serena smirked.

"I can help you!" I was surprised as she jumped excitedly "What do you want me to look into?" Sometimes her bipolar behavior gets to me, but I'm used to it by now.

"I don't want you making this a big deal..." I sighed "but if you want to, try talking to Rosa" she let go of me.

"Rosa?" She looked around "That's gonna be more difficult than I thought. She's not very open" she held her hips "but I'll try my best!" I smiled.

"Don't make it too obvious" she nodded and took my hand.

"Come on! I made us a bento" she pulled me out the library to the exit. I looked back and spotted Rosa eating the chocolate Dawn gave her and practically saw hearts popping from above her head. She also had a familiar bookmark in hand... very interesting.

Man I love Serena's character! It's so extra and silly! I don't want to say too much! But I just love her as a character in this story