Fated to the Sapphire Alpha

Chapter 7: Change of plans

Turning I started to look at what Sora brought me. She brought me a warm, light blue sweater with a long denim skirt with pink cherry blossoms embedded in it.

I do not really like skirts and dresses, but I guess it is okay. I just worry that since I’ll be living with Kyle and I'm worried that he would get the wrong idea and think I am an easy target for wearing skirts, but I’m hopping that’s not the case.

Finishing up, I walk out of the room with one last look at the mirror in the small boat broom and I really like my look. I looked my age. Reserved, respected and conservative. In a way it felt right to look like this as it was a new beginning for me.

Seeing my reflection I decided I need to be nicer to Sora. Perhaps she could let me stay longer until I get my own car and apartment.

Walking out the door while holding the bag that now had the bloodied clothes, amongst other things. I noticed Sora lecturing Kyle. Who was attempting to put his clothes back on. I was not taken back by what he was doing, nor was I by the reason Sora was scolding him. It was the words I heard that caused me to stop moving.

"It was not bad enough that you did it at school and now you are doing it in the same room she was just in, Kyle Knight! You did not agree with me on the subject of conserving yourself for Miss Cooper!”

My heart began to race as soon as I heard her words and as if that was not enough, they both became aware of my presence instantly.

Right now, being around anyone else would be the equivalent of winning the lottery. However that wasn’t my case. This was embarrassing and awkward and I was not prepared to understand why my adopted mother was telling the playboy of my high school that we were supposed to be reserving each other for the future as an item. Regardless of my leaving the hospital room or not this was too much for me to handle.

Walking away, Sora spoke to me as softly as possible, while Kyle looked confused by everything that was going on.

"Mishi, please tell me what you heard. I can explain anything within my power.”

Without thinking about where to go, I simply took a right and continued walking away from them both. Only to eventually be met on my way to the exit signs by Mason. He stood up from the bench and asked me with understanding,

"You look cute in your new outfit, Mishi. Hey, Ms. Knight told me you overheard her correcting, Mister Playboy back there. You want to talk about it?”

I nodded as I considered my options for the moment. It will suffice until I arrive at Nat's house.

"Actually, yes, but could you take me to Nat's house while I tell you?” Mason nodded and led me to his car. He was already older than me, so having a car did not surprise me.

Closing my door quickly caused Mason's door to close as well. As he gets in to start the car just seconds from closing my car door. That was a bit odd, but I might be imagining things. As I’m still shocked from earlier, while I began to talk to him.

"How are you all so well-connected? I know text messages are fast, but that is insanely fast.”

Mason began driving us to Nat's place while talking to me in a soothing tone.

"Texting each other can be that fast Mishi. I have Madam Sora's phone number on speed dial, as does Sir Ken, and many others. We have a large number of friends and family, including those I work with in speed dial. Do you not text your friends and family that fast?”

I bit my bottom lip at his question. At this point, I realized that this was not going to be a good conversation, but what else could I do?

In no time I replied shyly while playing with my fingers.

"I do not have a cellphone because I don’t have any money and my parents were not generous enough to help me get one, not even a job. So I have only used one from my friends or the school and the same goes for…”

My mind became stuck on something I knew I was forgetting. So I moved to look at what was in a bag Sora had lent me with the clothes I was wearing. I forgot to ask her for a house key and as I searched frantically in the bag. I asked Mason "I do not have the key to the Knights' home, mansion, castle or wherever they live in! Do you have a spare?”

Looking through the bag, I felt Mason tap on my shoulder and when I turned to give him attention, I noticed a key in his hand. I looked at him, surprised and then asked.

"What is this?”

"Take it, it is a spare I got from Kyle. I am sure he will get me a new one soon. Do you mind if I text him?”

I took the key from his hand and taking my shoe off I put my new key on the inside to have it safe. I then felt his hand give me something to hold on my free hand that was in the middle of the car. Looking to that side I see he gave me a really fancy cellphone.

"It’s unlocked; just text Kyle or Ms. Sora. While you do that. Can I ask you something?” Unlocking the phone takes me to his screen, where I see his background image is of me. I wanted to ask him why he had me reading in the school bleachers last month as his wallpaper, but I am not sure if I want to knock on that door just yet. Instead he asked me, "What do you think about Kyle?”

Texting Sora seemed like a much easier option than answering his question. I did not want to talk about that horn-dog.

Me: [Hello, this is Mishi. I am with Mason now and he will drop me off at the house of Natally Swan. Mason also gave me a spare key of your estate, which I hope is okay.]

I responded to Mason once the message had been sent.

"If you are asking if I like horn-dogs, the answer is no.”

Mason began to laugh, which was very similar to how his father laughs, but he sounded very happy when he started to calm down and asked me some more.

"I like how honest you are. Do you know he hates me for wanting to know more about you? He is my friend and we are like brothers, but I hate how he can not control himself around anyone that has a vagina.”

It was strange hearing him talk like this, but I like seeing him this happy. He was usually nervous and unsure how to talk to me. For whatever reasons, I’m now starting to slowly learn are because of the horn-dog, but this new attitude of his made me feel more at ease around him.

"Why would he be like that? It’s not like we are an item and he is always with someone. Just yesterday he was in the men's bathroom with some girl. In English class he was kissing another girl. Rachel, I believe her name was and in the school's parking lot he was with a third girl wrapped around him. Why would I find that appealing of him?”

Mason chuckled at what I said and we began to talk about how obnoxious Kyle is. Ast turns out he has taken away Mason's potential dates too, but when he met me, he liked that Kyle did not acknowledge me. Which made me think about asking him. "Why is it good that he dislikes me?”

Mason became stiff, but something within him gave him the courage to tell me. "At first, you were not someone I would date. It wasn’t until I saw how easy it was for so many people to bully you that I felt like I had to do something, but you didn’t want to be bullied. You just wanted to be left alone. If it hadn’t been for how much you did not want to make a big deal about what they did to you I would have acted as I usually did, but you did not compromise yourself to any of them. Even while being bullied which drew me to you.”

What Mason said did not make much sense, but then again, I would never date anyone at school and my focus was always on how to get through the day with a good grade.

Giggling as he began to laugh again. I regained my courage to ask him, curious about his thoughts.

"And now I suddenly am?”

He became quiet, but softly answered me as he kept driving.

"To be honest, I hope you do not think I am a freak, but I stayed away for a while to see if you were as crazy as the girls around the mansion had bragged about and many had complained about, but after a few days, I realized they were the crazy ones and you were working all the time. So I decided to intervene with some of them to lessen the bullying to you.”

What Mason said had made me look at him in surprise.