Siona almost laughed at how fast Aurora had pulled her towards another shelf. After she’d taken the book from Aurora she turned it over in her heads to look at the back of it. “Hm.” Siona had heard of both the book and the movie when they came out years ago but she hadn’t paid them much attention at the time. “I haven’t. Looks interesting, what’s it about?”  

       yet another one of their favorite places was the serasa cafeteria. many of their dates used to be there, but yet again it was no surprise considering the place was favorited by bookworms like them. just sitting there with a cup of coffee, nice book and the company of each other was a  recipe for a good time for both of them. you’d think they were a match made in heaven, but as much as they were similar, they were quite diffrent too. rora was more of a homebody person and tim, well he tried to explore and have fun and that’s how it ended really. “ lead the way. ”

“i wanna keep her on her toes. and who knows, maybe i’ll stop by and brighten up her day sometime. i’m just that smooth like that, you know?” nash let out with a laugh, throwing a wink and a wave towards the librarian on their way out. aurora’s taste buds were something fierce that he would never understand. “what is the purpose of coffee if you don’t put any flavor in it? like a lil bit of sugar or at least some cream? it’s like, you wanna drink straight missery.” he was a feign when it came to add in’s and probably embarrassed her with all his requests to the baristas behind the counter, but he didn’t care. narrowing his eyes, putting on his best game and poker face, he shook her hand hard and confidently. “you’re going down. and i’m not giving you any head starts or mercy with this.” he’d probably end up paying for the both of them anyways since he was just that kind of guy, but the bragging rights meant more to him than cash or a free meal. “you better start deciding what flavors and toppings you want on your donuts now, the taste of defeat is going to suck so it’s probably best to pick out something that at least goes good with your tears.” nash said with a sly grin as he lead the way to main street, knowing duck donuts was the perfect place to go. they were all warm and you could design each and every one of ‘em. plus, their coffee and espresso was top notch. 

pia smiled at the other’s genuine reaction of gratefulness . “ it’s truly no trouble at all . and yes me too !! ” she exclaimed , eyes lighting up in excitement . “ i believe the human body is extremely interesting and it constantly makes me wonder how the very far future would look like in terms of human evolution and its contribution to society . ” pia , as usual being too lost in her own rambles , had her eyes widening at the sight of the other’s hand . “ oh , sorry . ” she grinned sheepishly and shook her hand . “ it’s a pleasure to meet you aurora , i’m pia . umm , i hope you don’t mind me asking , what’s your major ? ”

“Playing with your feelings is one of my favorite pass times, you should know this by now. AndI’m not really sure. I just finished A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. I’ve been reading a bunch of spiritual and finding your purpose in life type shit lately. This time I’m thinking either poetry or a fictional story. I haven’t read one of those in a while.”

dante didn’t really know how to act around girls that he found attractive, he constantly found himself stuttering, blushing and even just forgetting his words and mumbling. It was a bad habit that needed to be fixed. “are you sure? it really wouldn’t be a problem.” dante reassured with a soft smile, pushing his gym bag towards her just in case she changed her mind. dante was a bit thrown off at her words, was she asking to go to the party together or was he just jumping ahead of himself. not being able to hide his now rosy cheeks, he responded, “oh the one on friday? i-uh- yeah ill probably end up going just to check things out.” he responded. dante also wasn’t a huge fan of parties, the craziness as well as the crowds had sometimes made him nervous but this was the best time to get out of his comfort zone.

dante wasn’t to fond of the rainy weather lately, he had been looking forward to all the picnic and basking in the sun readings he could be doing whilst the rain sprinkled down. the male did his best to keep to his time schedule for school strictly, never wanting to get there too later and make a scene especially on the first day. he had somehow managed to get ready an hour before class before grabbing his things to head out. an hour - a new record. dante pulled out a chair in the back of the classroom, his eyes glancing over to the door when he heard it creak open. it was her - it was the same cute girl he would pass by too often at the library. the male was too shy to ever approach her, not wanting to cause her any unnecessary discomfort either. dante couldn’t help but crack a smile at hers, “hey.” he said softly as he tilted his head to the side, trying to already get a better view of her as she seemed to bury her face into her notebook. “i’m dante.” the male nodded as he noticed how wet she had been. “i uh- i have another pair of sweats and hoodie if you want it, it was my gym clothes. but you dont need to worry i didnt work out yet so its not stinky or anything.” he reassured as his hand went to rub the back of his neck, was he making this as awkward as he thought it was? “so you’re - yeah know not drenched in water.” he offered.

a laugh escaped tim’s lips. “ why wouldn’t you expect me here, you know i love reading.” this was a thing she should’ve known. there was no way to escape him in the library, plus the ofter hung out there so it shouldn’t have been a shook to her, but it was probably because of her nervousness she said the stuff she did, back when they were together she lost that, they made each other feel comfortable but it seemed like they were back at the start. “ i’d love to, of course, if you don’t mind. ” he said as he ran his hand trough his hair. to be honest he was a bit nervous him self, but that was only because he knew how she was and didn’t want to overstep any boundariess  

“me? embarrassing? come on, now. don’t try to put this off on me. i’m pretty sure i saw you talking to books, earlier.” the red headed boy said with a playful smirk as he looked around at the objects. “you were afraid i would make them blush or some shit.” tapping the books, he pretended he was hitting on one before he felt her grab him away. “linda loves me, by the way. she said i’m cute.” waving at the librarian as they left, he smirked proudly and told her he see her soon. which was a lie, because he usually wouldn’t be caught dead in here. but what the old lady didn’t know wouldn’t hurt her. “so is the donut still happening? cause i could really go for some chocolate right now.” he asked, his free hand tapping over his stomach to add emphasis to his words. chocolate frosted with sprinkles sounded absolutely bomb and his iced coffee would just feel empty without it. “we could get a dozen and see who can eat the most?” he suggested with the look of challenge clear in his eyes.

it was quite rainy this day. aurora loved this kind of days, because she could stay in her room and watch some movies or read a book, these days always brought her calmness and positive energy. but today she had to go to university and because of the falling drops outside, which usually bring her peaceful sleep, she overslept. aurora was never late for her classes, but this day for the first time, it was about to happen. realizing that she had only fifteen minutes left, before her class starts, made her panic. how unlucky, she thought, to be late for your first digital art class. rora jumped off the bed quickly, brushed her teeth, brushed her hair and put on the first outfit she saw in her wardrobe. she left the room as fast as she could and made her way to the class running while trying to hurry up, she stepped in every puddle that crossed her path. anyway, wet and dirty, she arrived to the classroom and took a deep breath before entering. when she came in, all of her classmates made sure to stick their eyes on her. she hated when people stare at her and couldn’t help but blush. anyway, there was only one free seat left and to her surprise, the boy sitting next to it could make her blush even more. she knew him sort of, they have seen each other, several times in the library, and she knew him, just from the books he usually picked to read. rora had seen him in university too, but she never had the balls to say hey, neither did he. so today was it, she didn’t have any other choice than to gather her thoughts, take a deep breath and shoot him with the worst hello in the history. “h-h-heyo.” she smiled nervously and burrowed her sight in the notebook.

she could do this , pia said in her mind . wait what if she got a concussion ?? then she wouldn’t be able to study for her upcoming test or what it if reduces the amount of brain cells in her cerebral cortex ?? but the girl took a deep breath and continued to reach up for the book with both of her hands . she could do this . she’s always had dextrous fingers of ultimate strenght , evident in the victorious outcome of thumb wars with her brother . once she’d finally grasped the book , she carefully lifted it down . she looked at the title and grinned . “ this is a great book . it’s one of my favourites actually . ” she said as she handed it to the other . 

rolling his eyes playfully, he shook his head at her. “aw….did i embarrass you in front of the books, aurora?” he asked, teasing her as he poked at her side. he was still learning how to ‘appreciate’ the ‘different works’ and ‘forms of art’ from her, but the sculptures with the boobs did not help him in the slightest from making immature comments. so he just expected that type of stuff to be in all the things she reads since everyone seems to be obsessed with the human body dating back from like 1600 or whatever. “im a model student. look at me.” doing a spin for her, he made a play on the words with showing off his abs & muscles more before waiting to see if she’d punch him for that lameness.  “deal” the red headed boy said running a hand over his jaw. his eyes were tired. so tired. “if you throw in a donut, i won’t say anything raunchy in here before we go. wouldn’t want linda the librarian hearing anything she’ll have to wash her ears out with holy water with.” he said with a shit eating grin as he knew exactly what to do to get his way sometimes and used it fully to his advantage.

       for some reason aurora seemed more awkward than usual. sure she wasn’t the most confident person he knew, but he definitely wasn’t used to her being like that. tim was comfortable around her, he wasn’t bothered by their past relationship at all, it was over and they both decided it’s best for them to be friends. “and you look like you just saw a ghost. I didn’t know I was that scary.” he laughed. he wasn’t sure if he was just making her nervous or she just lied when she told him that she’d like for them to stay friends.” eh, the usual, it’s going great. what’s up with you?”

“Shouldn’t be a problem. I think I’ve gotten enough practice with all the times I’ve hoisted you up on my back. You’ll have to wear heels one day, bebita, but don’t worry, I’ll be there to catch you when you fall.” This was not at all the first time that Siona had helped Aurora out with something that wasn’t in her reach.  “Aw, its a cute book. Too bad it had to end with the main character dying.” She stood there waiting for Aurora’s reaction. “Just kidding. I haven’t read it yet but I’ve heard its a good one. Lemme know what you think of it.”

    a long and exaggerated sigh left sienna’s lips when aurora once again disturbed her peace, making her jerk her head towards the girl. “hate is a pretty big word for your mouth, rorz! can’t believe you’re not having an allergic reaction just from saying it.” the brunette mocked once again in a monotone voice, trying to hint just how over the conversation she is at this point. “and obviously you’re not a smart one if you think we’re continuing with our conversation.” the brunette cut off and reached to take a book from the shelf as she finally made the choice she came into ciela for. “maybe try talking about your little victory with siona, hell knows she’ll care more than i ever will.”

blinking his eyes a few times over, he gave her a look. no, he had no clue about the feelings she was talking about, especially when it came to a book in his hand. and they both knew that.  “just cause you said please.” he said over his shoulder in a teasing tone with a funny face that included a dopey grin. “let me know if there’s any sex scenes in this one.” he said patting it over a few times before handing it over.  “you got it. might not happen often, so we might want to write this day down in history of me helping you in the library.”  a dramatic sigh fell from his nose, exaggerating his disgust for the place with his face, even running a hand over it. “my teacher decided to hold class in here today. thought it would be a good idea to change the scenery and let us use the computers. i lowkey thinks she knows most of us just go on pornhub or redtube during normal lectures, so this was her way of lurking.” he said with a shake of his head. “so no need to worry about me, but mrs. baker on the other hand…..she might need some help.” nash let her know in regards to his professor. 

    “you can not imagine just how much..” sienna dragged out with feigned sweetness in her tone and only rolled her eyes once she noticed the saddened look the other female offered. she had many reasons to dislike aurora and was never shy to admit them. though, sienna never really had that conversation with the target of her dislike and didn’t plan on having it soon. the brunette crossed her arms over her chest and watched as aurora struggled to reach the book that she wanted so bad. a grin spread over her features, head tilting to the side as she felt a sick sparkle of joy, knowing aurora is having a hard time. “see? you’re a big girl now, getting your books on your own and all.” the vankirk mocked and turned to the shelf of books, perfectly manicured index finger now tapping over her chin in thought, wondering which book to take home and kill some time with.