Beyond Friends

You're an idiot...

✧~𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓~✧

"Are you not tired?" I asked shin when we finally got so sit on our favorite spot in the whole place. The garden where the bench is located with a small pond full of fishes and aquatic plants.

"No, how about you? Do you want to sleep already?" Xander asked making me shook my head. "Good then." He said, why are we being awkward tonight!?

"So, why did you chased him when you knew he had a gun? And what were you doing at that place?" I asked and looked at him.

He was already looking at me, but he still smiled. No regret and pain is seen in Xander's eyes. Isn't the wound hurting?

"Do you want to hear the whole story, Astrid? It's already late." He said. "Of course I want to hear the story.... We just finish eating dinner, it's okay...." I reasoned and smiled at him.

"Okay, then. Remember earlier when I got a phone call?" He begin, I just nodded In response. "Nico called me telling that i should go to the company because someone broke into his office."

"Ohhh.... Is that why you were in a hurry? Did he stole something? What did he get!? You're an idiot...." I exclaimed, and he chuckled. "He got nothing, Astrid. Calm down, hmm?" I nodded.

"When I was about to enter the elevator, I saw the man Nico was referring–"

"Stop! Stop!" I cut him off. "How about the bad man? Did you got him? Where is he now? I want to get him to the police!" I exclaimed, making him chuckled hard.

"He's already at the police, Astrid. He's in jail." Xander explained. "He is? I hate him! Why was it me who he pointed a gun!? I really–"

"You got pointed a gun? When was it, Aster?" I was cut off when I heard a familiar voice. "Mom?" muttered confused. "Behind us, Astrid."

I looked behind us like Xander said and there I found my mother, and our employer! Xander's mother was eavesdropping too!

"Aster? When was it?" Mom asked again. I bit my lips. "Uhm.... When you told me I was just unlucky, and forced me to go with Hera and Liane."

"You forced Astrid, auntie? You promised me not to do it again. You know what could've happened right? What if there was really no police in the back of that store? There could've–"

She was cut when his mother spoke making me look at her. "Why did you suddenly appeared there?" She asked seriously. I turned to look at Xander who was already looking at me.

"It was just a coincidence. I was really chasing that asshole. I wasn't expecting Astrid to be there, mom." He said calmly.

"I don't know that Aster is bad luck–"

Ouch.

"Can we dip in the pool? I want peace. Let's go, Astrid." Xander cut my mom, took my wrist and soon enough we were in front of the pool.

It looked very magical with the additional decorations form earlier. I didn't knew they would design it like this!

"It's pretty....." I muttered and headed towards the pool, I badly want to swim. Although I'm not that good, I can still swim better than a beginner.

I heard him chuckle but I didn't paid any heed to it. "Slow down, Astrid." He said making me giggle. "How could i!?" I yelled and without a second thought.

Jumping at the 5 meter deep pool, and came out gripping at the pool's border. The one I don't literally know its name, but I call it the border. It doesn't splash the water out, so reasonable name.

"Aren't you going to dip in, Xander?" I said when he was just standing in front of me. "You want me to?" he asked with a smirk.

I was about to nod when I remembered he had a wound. From the gun shot, so I shook my head making him furrow his eyebrows.

"Maybe when you're all better? A hundred percent.... Just watch me! I want to get you so irritated that you want to dip in and drown me!" I said and swam towards the stairs.

I walked towards him and he was looking at me curiously making my smile widen. I love teasing him, more than he likes it.

"What are you doing naughty, girl?" He asked when I stood in front of him. I giggled and shook my head. "Go, on. What is it?" he asked.

"Can you watch me? Watch me closely." I said with the most innocent smile I've ever owned. He hummed in response while nodding making me giggle.

I sat beside where he was standing and dipped my feet on the water. I looked at him and he was already smiling.

Using my palms, I scooped some water and made him take a look at it. "Do you see this, Xander? It's nice isn't it?" I asked and brought the water to my head and poured while giggling.

"Okay, stop with the act. Stand up, Astrid." He demanded with his low voice. "Okay...." I said and stood up. I looked at him and furrowed my brows when he just looked at me smiling.

"Xander! What are you doing!?" I suddenly gasped when out of nowhere, he suddenly pushed me up while my arms suddenly hugged him tightly.

"Let's swim together, hmm?" He asked, and without any second thought. He jumped. We were already both crashing on the water and my eyes just closed from the water getting inside my eyes sockets.

I felt a light press against my lips and when I opened my eyes we were already at the surface. "You okay, Astrid?" I heard him say before wiping my eyes.

"What was that? Did your palms just touch my lips!? Don't touch it, Xander! Your hands are dirty! But, i'll give you an exception...."

"What exception?" He asked.

"You'll only get to touch it when, you're giving me food! When you're like.... uhm feed me. Because your hands are clean. Okay, Xander?"

"Yes, Astrid. Thank you." I furrowed my brows and asked why, but he just smiled and changed the topic. I can't understand him sometimes.... He's an i***t.