New Friends (Private)

Cecelia noticed that the new girl was sitting by herself at a table and decided that it wouldn't be that bad to sit with her, right? She needed some girl friends anyway since all of her friends were guys. She was friends with Damian and Adam. She wasn't sure about Kevin, though. Maybe they were friends, but she still didn't know what to think of him. The redhead walked over to the lonely girl and smiled at her sweetly. "Hello~" she sung in a happy tone. "My name is Cecelia. May I sit with you?" Sadly, Damian wasn't there otherwise she would sit with him. He was her best friend, but she felt a little weird only having guy friends. Hopefully, Gisselle would give her the opportunity to make at least one girl friend. That would be better than none at all, right?

Hm? What was Gisselle thanking Cecelia for? Maybe she wanted Cecelia to join her. Who knows but Cecelia ignored it and put her tray down on the table. She took a seat at the table and blinked in confusion. Didn't I already tell her my name? Oh, well. She simply shrugged and said, "Yes, my name is Cecelia. What's your name?" Wait a minute... Cecelia did remember seeing Gisselle once. Gisselle was in Cecelia's history class along with Angelica, Damian, and Kevin. Her green eyes lit up and she almost burst out of her seat when she realized that. "H-Hey! You're in my history class."

Oh, wow. That was the image Gisselle remembered of Cecelia. Well, she did enter the classroom doing that. Of course, Cecelia had no idea she was doing that since she was so lost into her music. "Ha ha~ Yep! But, I never got your name." They never spoke to each other in the classroom. Gisselle was too busy playing kissy face with her boyfriend, Kevin Jake, who was friends with Cecelia. The thought of Kevin made Cecelia grow a little uncomfortable, because she was worried about him and Adam. They got into a little fight and then Adam scratched a little boy's eye out. "Oh.. yeah. I remember so are you and Kevin dating? I guess he's my friend but I'm not sure... He-"

Cecelia shut her mouth and hoped Gisselle wouldn't ask what she was going to almost blurt out. She was going to tell Gisselle that Kevin was her friend and he punched her other friend, Adam, but she didn't want the two to get in an argument about it. It would look like Cecelia was trying to break them up, which she was not trying to do that. She didn't even like Kevin in that way, and she liked to see her friends happy. She always thinks to herself aloud and that was one of those moments where she was talking to herself.

Cecelia shook her head as if it was no big deal that Gisselle avoided her question about two or three times. Gisselle.... That was a great name! Cecelia didn't realize that she was leaning in a little bit with curiosity. "So, he is your boyfriend.." What was it like to have a boyfriend, anyway? For some reason, the thought of Damian popped into her head when she thought of having a boyfriend. Ahhhhh!! No! No! No! D-Damian is my best friend.. I shouldn't be thinking of him in that way. I mean, we're just friends... I-I don't want to ruin our friendship. What if it ends badly? Wait, why am I worried about it? I don't even like him in that way, r-right? Even in her head, she was rambling on and on. "U-Um... This is a little embarrassing, but what is it like to have a boyfriend? Oh, and my animal hybrid? Well... um... I don't really feel comfortable talking about it.."

I've already told Adam and Kevin! Damian is keeping my secret the best he can, and I can't help him keep it if I'm telling everyone! I just... I never wanted to be someone else. I want to be me, and I never thought I would have to lie about who I am to save my life. That's when she realized that it would be her first and last year in Animalia Academy. She would have to transfer at the end of the year, but she didn't want to go... She was just starting to make friends and people were less suspicious of her being a human. Most of all, she wasn't sure about her feelings for Damian. If she liked him as more than a friend, she would have to distance herself from him so she wouldn't miss him as much. She would still miss him terribly even if she didn't have special feelings for him. What am I going to do?

Cecelia sighed with relief that Gisselle didn't push it like someone she knew. *cough* Kevin *cough* She appreciated that Gisselle was being nice about it. And, if Gisselle didn't want to share her animal hybrid with Cecelia, then that would be fine too. Cecelia preferred to change the subject whenever a half blood started talking to her about half blood stuff. It worried her that she would tell the wrong person and then all of Damian's work would've been for nothing. The girl listened in closely when Gisselle explained what it was like to have a boyfriend.

"W-Wow... I didn't know that having a boyfriend could be so... amazing. I don't know if I would want one, though. It sounds great to have someone you can trust and love, but I've never had a boyfriend before. I don't know if I want one and yet I still... I still feel all weird around my friend, Damian. I hope it's not what I think it is! I don't want to lose him if we do date and then break up. Everything is perfect the way it is, but I'm afraid my heart wants more than that."

Cecelia put her hand over her heart, and she felt it skipping a beat when she thought of Damian. A warm sensation washed over her body. Her heart started to ache at the thought of Damian smiling and that he wasn't there to do exactly that for her. "I don't get it. Whenever he's gone, I would want him right here. Maybe it's because I enjoy his company so much. My heart hurts when I think of him and realize he's not here next to me. I don't like it, Gisselle! Please, make it go away. It's scary..."

"I guess I'll just... stay away from him for a while." Cecelia took a deep breath and stared down at her food on her tray. She sighed and slid the tray over to the side, putting her head down on the table. "I don't think I'm hungry anymore..." She glanced up at Gisselle, realizing that she couldn't be mopey around her. Surely, Gisselle didn't want to spend her lunch time with a gloomy and love sick Cecelia. Cecelia also hated herself whenever she was upset, because it wasn't like her to be upset. She would be up for anything and try to make everyone smile. It was kind of like what Damian thought of her. Cecelia brought a positive atmosphere to everyone around her with that bright smile of hers. Then, when she's all gloomy and upset, the people around her would probably feel a bit negative and down in the dumps because Cecelia was. Cecelia sat straight up in her seat and looked at Gisselle, trying not to look all confused and worried. "You're right. Soooo, you're new, aren't you? Do you like it here at Animalia Academy?" she asked, hoping to change the subject like before when Gisselle asked her what animal hybrid she was.