chapter two

"Is she feeling fine?"

"I don't know, it's been eight hours and she still looks lost"

"That's it I'm calling the ambulance."

Tiana snapped out of it and grabbed Jessica's phone out of her grasp. "Can you two just shut up I'm trying to remember him so I can draw," she exclaims.

"Finally she's back," both her friends shouted in unison with huge grins on their faces. Tiana just rolled her eyes and grabbed her note pad.

"So tell us are you over him yet?" Asher asked.

"Yea cause you've been obsessing over the mysterious stranger from the store the other day like non stop," Jess added dramatically.

" I don't obsess," denied Tiana avoiding eye contact. Jess and Asher looked at each other knowing before turning there piercing gaze to Tiana who was sketching the him she's now obsessing over.

"Oh, okay you definitely don't obsess," Jessica said sarcastically making Tiana pause.

"Of course I don't," she emphasized.

Asher snorted," Yea right as if you're not the girl that always played paparazzi because she tots couldn't stop stalking the young Mr Acwulf."

" I'm not a stalker," Tiana denied.

"Yeah right and I definitely don't fart in my sleep," Jess retorted. "It was like a tiny mind controlling lady Gaga entered her head and couldn't stop singing baba babarashi to her," Jessica snorted oping a can of beans and digging in.

"Firstly I'm not a stalker nor do I obsess, secondly it's paparazzi not babarashi and I'm tots fine. Then thirdly that beans is expired," Tiana grinned at Jess who was trying to force herself to puke complaining about not having a gag factor.

"Okay ana you win. Now come on we all have a date with the library," Asher told them while grabbing all their bags.

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The louded beating music, the cluster of bodies and the strong smell of alcohol had Tiana wishing she could head back home and abandon her friends. But she knew better than to because who would bring them back to the dorm safely if she did? Having not much of a choice she stayed even though the two had guilt her into going anyway. She wondered through the mess of bodies looking for either one of them but instead ran into the young Mr Acwulf in all his glory. He was perched on a sofa with a bunch of girls surrounding him.

She stopped in her movements waiting for the hot lustful feeling she always got from just seeing him to consume her but nothing happened. She just stared at him waiting for her body to react but nothing. What in the haberdashery is going on inside there? It's Troy Tiana you feel things every time you see him, she thought. But now all she was aware of were the girls he was currently entertaining and her face twisted into that of disgust as she wondered what she use to see in him.

What mirage did he carry that made her Gaga over him? Like feeling her condemnation on him, Troy looked up and their eyes met and this time Tiana didn't look away. She smirked shacking her head before walking off to look for her friends. Like an angel sent from god they both appeared simultaneously in front of her. Both had exited two very suspicious looking rooms and Tiana didn't want to ask, especially in a house full of mindless buffoons.

"I've been looking everywhere for you two idiots!" She shouted over the loud music.

"Well we had stuff to do our inexperienced idiot friend," Asher said patting Tiana on the head and making Jessica snort. " Anyway why are you looking for us when you're suppose to be smashing the dance floor with your incredible dance moves?"

"Because she's not a party person and she's an introvert who loves her time with us better than she likes it here," Jessica said earning a smile from Tiana. " So it's our job to get her drunk and on the dancefloor to prevent our dear introvert from ending up alone in a house full of cats," she add enthusiastically making Tiana pause for a second, frowning. Before she knew it she had a bottle full of this red liquid she was suspicious of, but one threat from Jess and she downed the entire glass and the fun began.

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"Tiana, wake up," a gentle whispered to her. It wasn't Jessica nor Asher but the voice was kinda familiar. She then heard whispering before droplets of water started to fall on her face then like Satan decided to visit her she felt the entire bottle being emptied on her head. She jumped because one the water was very cold and two, okay she didn't have another reason. The class laughed and seconds after the noise a deep voice shouting silence rang out through the room and that's when Tiana died from embarrassment at seeing Mr Douglas' face on the podium at the centre of the room but nothing hit her more than the sight of the handsome man that stood beside her lecture. As for the person who had dumped water on her was non other than Britney, the girl whose mission was somehow in the same genre as Satan himself. Because she was always out to get someone.

"Thank you for coming back to earth miss winters. Now I'll have you know that sleepy in this class is a punishable offense," Mr Douglas said sternly.

"I'm sorry sir it won't happen again," Tiana said seating herself down in embarrassment, oblivious to the fact that her shirt was becoming see through and she hadn't a bra on. That was until a jacket was held out in front of her. "Here," is all he said making Tiana look up.

"Huh?" She uttered confused staring at her ex-chrush in confusion.

"I mean you do have nice tits and all but I'm sure you don't want all of us men in this class staring at you until your shirt drys, so here," Troy said draping the jacket over her shoulders. She just stared at him in bewilderment for a second before whispering a thank you. Then he added," Oh, and you have some killer dance moves make sure to call me next time you going out Kay." He winked at her then returned to his seat leaving her stunned thinking about what the hell happened yesterday? She then felt someone tag at her hair from behind, when she looked over her shoulder she wasn't surprised to see the female population glaring daggers at her. Though what really surprised her was the carefree look on Britney's face and the smile that was playing on her lips.

When she lifted her gaze to look at the two men on the podium the mysterious stranger was staring at her so intently till her insides started to churn. Somehow she could feel anger radiating off him and she whimpered shrinking in her seat. It's like everyone is out to get her.

And what the hell is wrong with him?