16.

Sarah ran out of the Hall, in front of the large crowd gathered. Some looked at her with confusion, not knowing what transpired. While some minded their business.

Sarah kept running, not looking if she bumped into someone or not. She ran till she reached the edge of the woods. Some students lurk behind, either with their partners or their friends, or some just stay behind for no reason. Sarah squatted down, keeping her head on her knees. As she cries silently. For the first time, she felt tired. About everything, she just wanted to go home, go far away from here.

The environment suddenly stilled. That Sarah felt it too. Before she could still hear people talking, voices lurking around. But now everything just stilled as if no one was there. Looking up, her eyes first caught a brown expensive shoe, followed by a pair of long pants, and before going up to a black thick jacket and a dangerous but handsome face, he looked at her silently, there wasn't anything written on his face. Only his brow crossed down in a frown. Everyone was gone. No one dared to stay where Adrian was. His presence alone was suffocating even though she herself didn't dare cry that much.

Adrian looked down at Sarah. He didn't know why she was crying. And for some reason that made him upset. He had come over the Hall to see Sarah and catch that person that dared spy on him. But for some reason just seeing Sarah crying made him really upset that he completely forgot about his original plan.

He could see her make up smeared around her face. Finally he spoke after a while.

“Why are you crying?” His voice wasn't laced with pity but it demanded answers like it sees its toy crying for no reason and asked why it was crying.

Sarah stared at him with shock. Adrian had always been a cold and tempered person. So him asking her even with that tone was something she never even imagined. But for some reason she forgot why she was crying, but seeing how he cared for her, how he followed her all the way here made her slightly emotional, that she did what she has never done before.

She rushed into his arms. Those arms that were locked in his pants. She rushed directly into him and hugged him crying more.

Adrian stiffen, this came as a shock to him. He had never hugged or hugged someone apart from his mom. And that was ages ago, before she died when he was still small. And now someone hugged him, and most importantly it was a girl. Adrian honestly didn't know what to do. Looking down at her. He could smell her hair, they smelt nice and fresh. His arms tugged in his pocket for a moment he hesitated before pulling it out and tapped her back thrice.

“You are wetting my clothes” With nothing else to say. That was the only word he used. You are wetting my clothes.

Sarah, feeling embarrassed, laughed it off before pulling away from him. Adrian immediately felt it, the loneliness. When she hugged him. He felt warmed.

“Sorry. It's stained” Sarah used her hands to wipe the wet side that she caused away from his jacket. “Why don't you give me and I will laundry and dry it for you”

“No need. It's a jacket. It's not weak.” Adrian stares at her for a moment before handling her his handkerchief “I never knew you were a cry baby”

Sarah took it, laughing it off awkwardly “I don't really cry. Only on special moments. I will get it clean for you” Sarah said referring to the handkerchief given to her by Adrian.

Adrian looked at her as she wiped her ruined makeup before he looked away.

“And… What's your special moment”

Sarah kept silent, choosing her words carefully before answering.

“Today” She responded and started walking away from the woods. Towards their Hall scheduled for them to meet.

Adrian follows her walking side by side with her. From another point of view the two looked like a young couple having their nice time together. Adrian handsome but cold face matching Sarah beautiful, calm but with a little bit of Mischievous. For some reason they looked perfect together.

“Why were you crying?” Adrian asked. Sarah paused for a while before continuing.

“I __ missed home. Yes I missed home that's why I was crying, earlier”

Adrian looked at her for some reason he felt she was lying. But he didn't push further. “I promised to protect you,” Adrian said. “And I plan on doing that to the very end.”

Sarah felt her heart bleed for some reason. That word he spoke meant something to her. Although he didn't accept her as his mate. But he did promise to protect her. And he has been doing that since. And now she doesn't know what she feels towards him.

“Why don't you want to mate me? Why did you reject me, or am I not good for you?” Sarah asked the one question always on her mind.

But Adrian didn't respond, only one walking away like it was walking away from something. That Something he didn't want to have anything to do with.