The School Misfit

~2~

And today I knew what it feels like to have a heart attack.

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Considering I have no friends and the music room is my only home, I go there every last period on Thursdays because its a free period for me. Coincidentally, its also a free period for Godiva; how do I know this? I think I clearly stated I'm obsessed.

Normally, Godiva spends his free period at the school gym or one of their popular hangouts so I expected him to be there today as well. Hence, I was not prepared for the shocker I got today.

I snuck my way to the music room like I always do and from the door, I could hear faint sounds(our music room is sound proof so other members of the school don't hear our rehearsals for any of our school performances; but I have quite the ear for music).

This sounds were practically hypnotic and I just had to know what was making such beautiful sounds.

I turned the knob and walked in and that's where I nearly collapsed. I find the school Demigod at the keyboard playing and freaking SINGING All of Me by John Legend. And trust me, next to Godiva, John Legend sounds like a dying cat. I'M NOT EXAGGERATING.

I just stood there watching him, unable to process what to do next. My brain has never stopped working, even in my sleep, but today, I doubt there was even a brain in my skull at all. I was utterly stupefied.

"Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts.....risking it all though it's hard"

He kept singing and playing, never taking in my presence once until he reaches the end and looks up. A few moments feel like hours as he stared at me with a questioning look until he finally opened his mouth again.

"Soooo....how much of that did you hear?" he asked while obviously fighting back a smirk. His voice one octave too low for my sanity.

"uh..." I barely managed to open my mouth.

"uhm you in there Ruby?" he said as he looked at me with those unbelievably beautiful brown eyes, and I nearly fell into a coma. OMG! he knows my name. Godiva-yes the freaking superhuman- knows my name And he just said it out loud too. I could actually feel all my intestines tangle.

"Yeeeah". I finally managed to say and I know my brain is kind of functional again because I figured I should say more.

"That was amazing". I blurt. "I didn't know you sing" I stated.

He just shrugged his shoulders and turned away from me to get off the chair he was sitting on. He got out of the chair and walked over to the socket where the keyboard is plugged. He crouched and turned the switch off. While he did all this I watched him like a hawk; taking in every move and the flex of all his muscles.

Standing there watching him assured me that God is the greatest artist ever because I am convinced the boy that was standing in front of me is the greatest work of art there is.

He stood up and faced me again while I was fighting to gain composure. He apparently also realized the effect he has on me because his lips formed into a very beautiful smirk. Yes! I said a smirk is beautiful.

"Does Mr. Ji know?" I whispered, asking about his ability.

"You're not gonna tell anyone about this". He replied with a voice deep enough I feel the slow vibrations in the air. It's official, I'm mental. And he isn't helping matters. But that statement answers my question. At least one of the million that have.

All I could do was nod like his obedient little puppy.

"Good". He said again as he started to take steps towards me and I instinctively started to back away until I was stuck between a wall and a hard place, literally.

We were so close I could feel his breath against my face and his eyes were drifting from my eyes to my lips. Was he contemplating to kill me for finding out his secret?? I was staring into his eyes looking for answers.

We heard the door knob and that snapped us out of the trance we'd put ourselves in. Thank God.