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"Good that you know," she chuckled. "Don't miss me too much, Mr. Knightly Knight," she said before she logged off.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed, her breathing accelerated.
In the time she'd gotten to know her friends better, she'd also gotten to know Blue better. And he… He intrigued her. More so than anyone she'd ever met before—more so than any living, breathing boy. He made her feel warm and tingly even when they were bickering. And it all came down to how he held himself.
She was well aware it was silly. Hell, probablymorethan silly to entertain such notions about someone she'd never met, seen, or even properly heard. But Noelle felt she'd gotten to know a crucial part of his character—his leadershipandhis kindness.
Despite his playful exterior and the fact that he often made jokes on her account—which, fair enough, she more than deserved sometimes—he was always there to help her. Just like that time he'd gotten her levels back, he was constantly checking up on her, in his own, odd and not very obvious way, and he always helped her if he thought she was falling behind.
Noelle didn't think Ginny and Tiger had picked up on that, though. They mostly thought it funny when the two of them got into an argument, and sometimes they served as a buffer when the situation got too heated. But because of that, they didn't realize there wasmore.
Or, maybe, not even Blue realized it.
Only Noelle did as she accounted for his every action just as she held onto his every word. To her, everything had a hidden meaning—or she wanted there to be one.
"I'm so silly," she shook her head, smiling to herself as her thoughts strayed to him again.
There was something inexplicable about the way he made her feel. And she admitted to herself that he'd been the only reason she hadn't gone completely insane from boredom during her isolation.
Simply put, he made her look forward to tomorrow. And the day after. Andeveryday after. But sometimes she doubted he felt the same way.
Not with how he behaved equally as nice to everyone else around. It was simply who he was. The only thing special about Noelle was that… Well, she was the worst playerandalso the most stubborn one, which seemed to trigger his usually calm self into becoming more argumentative.
But was there something more? Or did Noelle want there to be something more?
Truthfully, she did not know how to read him. Never having interacted with guys before, she had absolutely no idea what to make of each conversation.
Of course, in her head they all had hidden meanings. But in reality? She feared she was becoming a little delusional.
You don't even know him. He could very well be an old pervert living in his mother's basement.
She was aware of that too. Yet her gut told her it wasn't. That it was a genuine person behind the avatar.
Or, maybe, she'd finally gone truly mad.
Everyone was present at dinner that evening. Elena kept her nastiness to a minimal. Not because she was wary of Cisco knowing how she really treated Noelle, but because she had a new target.
Yuyu.
It had been a relatively easy night for Elena's standards. But that all changed when she tried to take away Val's toy.
"We don't allow toys at the dinner table," she chided sternly, snatching his little lion away.
Not only was Val just five, but he also had a fixation on certain items and routines. The moment the lion was out of his hand, he cried out, throwing a tantrum and getting increasingly more aggressive.
Cisco reacted instinctively, taking the toy from his mother's hand and giving it back to the child while Yuyu moved to Val's side, taking him in her arms and trying to soothe him the best she could.
It took some time for him to calm down, but that was enough for Elena to uncouthly remark that Yuyu hadn't raised her son properly.
"I'm sure she takes after you…" she mumbled as she gave Yuyu a one over, the implication clear.
Noelle's eyes widened as she looked around the dinner table.
Cisco's fingers were quietly wrestling with the cutlery while his deadly gaze was set on his mother. Yuyu was too shocked to react, simply hugging Val to her chest.
Noelle knew her brother was not one to stay quiet in the face of such an insult, and if Cisco exploded, all hell would be unleashed.
"You're trying to teach me about manners but you're not capable of being polite at your own dinner table," Noelle quickly said, redirecting the attention to her.
