The diary of a kitsune ch 7

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 The next day at school, Debbie asked her about how she's feeling, followed by a fancy dialogue about her bruise, but suddenly the subject changed.

 "Did he touched you?"

 "What?"

 Bella's face went white.

 "Adrian. Did he touched you? Like the back of the neck or the back or the head?"

 She did not liked where this was going.

 "Eh, no... I don't think so."

 Debbie trew her that "Oh-sorry-I-asked-you-it-was-a-stupid-idea-now-you-probably-think-I'm-nuts" look, then his her gaze, toughtfull and after few secounds she gave the reply:

 "Hey, wanna go to the cantine? I mean... Everyone is there.

 "Sure."

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 They found an empty table and started eating.

 Bella had a steak with mashed potatoes and some sauce, while Debbie had a soda and some coffee.

 They started talking about their future. Bella took a bite but Debbie was staring at the soda and said nothing.

 "Hey, Bella, the guy there isn't Adrian?"

 "Hmmm?"

 Bella raised her head, searching the person Debbie talked about with her large green orbs. She saw him, he was standing in line, waiting to get food. She wanted to say something back, but she had her mouth full of mashed potatoes. She swallowed and replied:

 "Yea, it's him. How did you saw him trough so many people?"

 There was a moment of silence. Debbie looked up, searching for a comeback that would not sound so weird. Bella stared at her, waiting for one, but when that didn't came in 10 secounds, she glared at her, her long eyeshales darkening her jade-green orbs, trying to search for logic in her friend's silence. A tought striked her mind and the gaze turned intro an amused smirk.

 "Oooooooo! You like Adrian!"

 Debbie's gaze turned fast to her, while she was completly motionless, in her eyes could be read indignation.

 She'll blush and then she'll be busted. Bella tought.

 Debbie looked away. Her face seemed very pale. She was staring in emptyness. She replied with a cloudy, emotionless voice:

 "No, I don't..."

 She trew her gaze back at her, only to see a worried Belinda looking at her. Debbie turned back to her unlimited happiness and said:

 "I have good news. Ethan took another plane and he'll be here this night."

 Bella smiled sweetly.

 "Cool. I will have the oportunity to meet him."

 Debbie looked agin towards Adrian, sightly pale.

 Adrian looked arond the cantine, searching for a place at a table where he could sit and spotted the two girls. He started slowly walking towards them.

 Debbie saw him and desperately tried to warn Bella:

 "We have to go. PRONTO!"

 "But I want to thank him for helping me". Debbie went near the window, trebling. Adrian came near them and sat on the place next to Debbie. He leaned over his plate and started eating, looking from time to time at Bella.

 "Thanks for taking me to the doctor", Bella said. No reply. Adrian was standin there, looking at her with no visible emotion.