Chapter 2: Friends

While Sebastian and I were walking back to my apartment I received a message from Rocksyn:

Hey. Want to hang out tonight? If Sebastian is there can I come to your place?

Hey. You can come now if you want and sleepover?

Okay. Just gonna quickly pack.

Okay, see you soon.

I handed my phone to Sebastian to read the messages. "Why does Rocksyn want me to be at your apartment?" He questioned.

"I think she likes you." I laughed.

"Oh...did she hate me before? 'Cause how come she only likes me now?"

"No silly, I mean she like likes you. You know as a boyfriend..."

"So, are you implying she has an attraction towards me?"

"Yeah, something like that."

"But I don't feel the same way. Should I tell her?"

"No! I didn't say she does, I said I THINK she does."

"Will you ask her for me?"

"Sure," I replied. We reached my apartment and Rocksyn was already there. She ran up to me and gave me a big hug and then gave Sebastian one too. I could see he felt uncomfortable... We walked into my apartment and Rocksyn followed me into the kitchen while Sebastian sat on the couch.

"So, how's the situation with Sebastian going?" She inquired.

"Uhh... I don't know, I think we're becoming friends though. It still bothers me that he follows me around all the time but sometimes I actually like his company." I replied. She made these annoying ooooh ing sounds.

"What about you? Do you like him?" I asked.

"Definitely not! As a friend yes but nothing more. Isn't weird to have a complete stranger with you every day?" She laughed.

"To be honest... He kind of makes me feel like I have a family again, I don't know how to explain it. It's a nervous but exciting feeling." I shrugged.

"Do u feel safe around him?"

"Yes, and comfortable." I awkwardly laughed.

"Hmmm... don't fall in love Miss Randall." She smiled.

I ignored her and walked back into the lounge with snacks and drinks. Rocksyn sat next to Sebastian on the double couch, and I sat on the single couch. I saw Sebastian was very tense and Rocksyn saw it too.

"Hey Jane, you wanna swap places? You know I prefer single ones." Rocksyn begged. So, we swapped places and Sebastian relaxed. We decided to watch an adventure film called Amara and Rocksyn ordered some pizza. While Rocksyn went outside to collect the pizzas from the delivery man I told Sebastian that I was wrong and Rocksyn doesn't like him.

"Well, that's too bad because I like like her. As you would say." He stated very seriously.

My mouth just flew open, and I couldn't believe what he just said. Was I jealous?

"I'm just joking with you! You should have seen your face." He chimed as Rocksyn walked in.

Hmmm... the pizza smells good. Sebastian waited for us to eat first then he ate. We objected but he said it was a tradition from where he came from.

"What do you mean tradition?" Rocksyn giggled.

"As a sign of respect, all men are required to let women eat first. Especially when in a group of people. But when it's just a man and a woman then the man will wait until the woman has had a spoon of everything on the plate." He explained.

"That's interesting." I smiled and Sebastian winked back at me.

It was midnight when I decided Rocksyn, and I should go shower. Yes together, she was legitally like my sister. When we were finished and dressed, Sebastian had a small backpack next to him, but he was already changed and clean.

"Uhh... Sebastian do you want to sleep here tonight. It's already too late for you to walk anywhere else." I insisted as Rocksyn walked into my bedroom half asleep.

"Okay. Thanks. Do you have a spare blanket? It gets cold at night." He requested as he lay back onto the couch.

"Sure. Wait here." I replied as I walked away. I returned with the extra blanket I had on my bed and threw it over him.

"Night Sebastian. Thanks for saving me today." I smiled down at him.

"Are you gonna give me a good night kiss?" He inquired with that cocky smile of his. I blew him an invisible kiss and walked away.

Later that night I was awoken by someone shaking my shoulder.

"Jane, where do you keep your spare blankets." Sebastian was whispering.

I was too tired too even open my eyes. I shifted more towards Rocksyn and opened the covers.

"Just get in," I whispered back still half asleep. He climbed in and luckily all three of us fit. At least I had a Queen-sized bed.

"You're freezing cold," I mumbled as I cuddled closer to him.

"And you're so warm." He whispered as he moved my hair away from my ear.

"Good night my beautiful Jane." He mumbled as I fell back asleep...

The next day I was awoken once again by someone shaking my shoulder. This time it was Rocksyn. My arms were wrapped around Sebastian and I was so comfortable, so I just shifted my head on his shoulder and looked at Rocksyn.

"Do you notice what you're doing?" She whispered very loudly. "And how the hell did he get here!" She hissed.

"Keep it down, you're gonna wake him up." I smiled, and she just stared at me with disappointment.

"Did you guys kiss?" She asked.

"No!" I replied almost shouting. Sebastian shifted a little, so we kept quiet to make sure he was still asleep.

"So then why did he sleep here? In the bed. Next to you...And why are you stilling cuddling him!" She demanded as she pulled the blanket away. I quickly pulled away from him and sat up. I told her what happened and why he was in the bed.

"I must have thought he was a teddy bear or something... because I didn't fall asleep cuddling him," I added. Liar.

"Okay, I'm sorry I got so upset. You just met the guy you know?" She muttered as we got out of bed.

"Yeah...yeah. I know." I replied. I've known him for about a week.

"I'm going shopping today; all my clothes are getting too tight for me. You wanna come with?" Rocksyn asked. I knew I couldn't say no.

"Sure," I said and looked back at Sebastian (who was still sleeping), "We can leave sleeping beauty here." I laughed.

So, we quickly got dressed and off we went. Rocksyn wore a long pink skirt with a lime green spaghetti strap shirt. I wore black shorts (for the first time ever) and a black three-quarter top.

We first stopped at McDonald's and Rocksyn ordered some breakfast at the drive-through. "We are gonna get so fat!" I joked as she handed me my food.

"Well, I think you need it." She laughed.

"Aren't you ever scared you'll get arrested for underage driving?" I asked.

"Nope. If a cop had to stop me, I'll just charm him and say I didn't know." She giggled as we drove away. I wish I could see my bubbly friend try that.

Next, we went to Jumbo and they had awesome discounts. For example, this baby blue one piece was only 30 bucks! I didn't have money here but Rocksyn bought a whole list of things. From hats to shoes, you name it.

"I'm gonna pass down all my clothes to you since you are way smaller than I am. Whatever you like you should keep and then throw away the rest okay?" She said as we stopped at her house. She quickly ran in and brought out three black bags full of clothes.

She then dropped me off at my apartment and luckily Sebastian was awake and sitting on the veranda with a cup of coffee. He came to help me when he saw I was dragging one of the bags to the gate.

"There's two more on the back seat," I stated. I quickly dragged the bag inside. Sebastian carried in the other two at the same time.

I went to say bye to Rocksyn and thanked her for the clothes. When I walked back inside Sebastian had already taken all the bags to my room. He even made my bed and washed the dishes!

"Thanks for tidying up," I said as I stood by the door watching him. He walked over to my cupboard and started throwing all the clothes on the floor.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Let's sort out this cupboard of yours. And I like what you're wearing." He remarked as he turned around and smiled at me.

The sooner the better I thought. I walked over to my bed and tore the packets open. Pink, pink and more pink. "Uhh... Black, purple, blue, green, gold, silver, brown and grey. The only colours we will keep. The others throw towards the door." I stated.

Sebastian and I started sorting out all the clothes and most of it was thrown towards the door. I started folding all the clothes at the door to put back in the packets. I was going to give them to charity. As I was busy Sebastian started throwing clothes my way.

"These are the right colours. Why are you throwing them to me?" I asked.

"Their either ugly, too long, worn out or have a hole." He replied.

"But..." I began but he interrupted me. "We can go buy you more." He added. Fine have it your way! I mentally shouted at him.

He threw almost all my clothes at me, but I just shut up and put them into the packets neatly folded. Sebastian came to help me, and we were quickly done. While he went to fetch some drinks, I investigated my cupboards. The few clothes I had left were neatly folded and sorted out into different piles. Who knew a guy could be neat? Perfectionist much. I walked over to the kitchen to where Sebastian was busy. He had cut up fruit and put it into a smoothie machine.

"Where did you get that?" I asked.

"I borrowed it from your neighbour." He replied.

"Who are you?" I shouted over the noise. He stopped and turned to face me.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"You aren't normal. You act differently compared to other guys. So, who are you?" I asked.

Sebastian was standing in front of me in a flash. I didn't even see him move.

"Why would you think that?" He demanded. I could hear the anger in his voice. I had to look up to him because of our height difference. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it as an insult. I like different. Why don't you just kiss me instead? I thought. He turned away from me and poured me a smoothie.

"I'll see you tomorrow." He sneered as he handed me the glass. Then he just left.

He didn't return. Not that I wanted him too. Liar.

It was already five o'clock. So, I made myself a quick dinner of pancakes. I don't know why but I just felt like them. I cleaned up and went to shower. The only sleepwear I had left was a pair of short blue clothes. So, I wore my black gown over them and lay in bed. I read for a while but felt too tired to carry on.

So, I fell asleep. I dreamt back to that moment I thought Sebastian would kiss me and this time he did. Then I dreamt his arms were around me and I felt so safe but then he started whispering in my ear "It's only a dream" over and over again...

That Sunday morning, I was planning on sleeping in but unfortunately, I was awoken by banging on the door. I got up and opened the door. To my surprise it was Sebastian. He actually came back!

He examined me and shook his head in disappointment. "Go and get dressed. We are going shopping before all the shops close." He commanded.

I moaned at him and walked back to my room. I lay face down on the bed. "Do you want to go to school in your underwear?" He asked and then added, "Not that I'm complaining." I laughed at him and rolled onto my back.

"Get me clothes then," I replied.

He walked over to my cupboard and threw a middle- thigh-length grey skirt and light purple top onto the bed. I just lay there waiting to see what he would do next. He walked over to me and untied the belt of my gown. He slipped it from beneath me and made me sit up.

"Go get dressed in the bathroom." He mumbled and shoved the clothes in my lap. As I did so I wondered what I would have done if he had to actually start undressing me... No Jane no.

When I returned to my room my bed was already made. Sebastian was waiting outside.

Two cars were parked outside the gate and Sebastian was talking to one of the drivers. I locked my apartment and walked over to them.

"I'll come to fetch her at five." The driver was saying as he handed Sebastian the keys. I hope he meant the car. Sebastian turned to face me and shook the keys.

"Hired a car for the day." He marvelled. I didn't even think about how we were going to get to town. At least Sebastian thinks ahead.

I directed him to Jumbo first. This place was huge and all it had was clothes and shoes and even had these trolleys you could push around. As we walked along the isles, I threw clothes into the trolley Sebastian was pushing but he just kept taking them all out and hanging them back on the racks. When we reached the end of the first isle the trolley was completely empty.

"I thought you said we are going clothes shopping," I said a bit irritated.

"If you didn't notice that was the men's section." He said the words "Men's section" very slowly to make it noticeably clear. Urgh. So, what?

Sebastian rolled his eyes at me and walked away. He walked down the fifth isle and then started throwing clothes into the trolley. I crossed my arms and followed him like a little girl who couldn't get her own way.

"Okay, we're finished here." He remarked as he headed for the till. He paid for everything and pulled me out of the warehouse.

"Do you always buy clothes at a place like that?" He asked as he pulled out of the parking lot.

"Well, where do you want me to buy my clothes then?" I demanded.

"Here." He answered as the car came to a stop.