sweetserenity

Boarding School

"Understood," she said in her Damien voice. She got up and stuffed her phone into her pocket along with some money. This hang out session would be a good way for them to get to know each other better. She already knew some things she planned to ask Derek about. He wasn't as much of a mystery as he was about 12 hours ago, but she knew she didn't know him nearly as well as Harry and the others did. Plus there were some things she'd simply have to learn through observation and spending time with him. She looked forward to getting to know him better. He was special to her.

She walked over to the full body mirror and fixed her hair with her fingers. "Diana wants to know if you're going to change out of that stinky uniform before me and you go out into public," she said and put on a quirky & teasing smile. "If you stay in that, we will be sitting on opposite sides of the theater." Diana giggled.

Boarding School

Going to a movie with him did seem like a date. She blinked twice, wondering if he meant it to seem that way. Nonetheless, she then smiled. He could have said anything and it would sound like a date as long as it was just the two of them. For some reason, when she thought about going on a legit date with him, it didn't faze her at all. If that ever happened, she didn't fear any awkwardness. They clicked together well as friends, and if they ever escalated to being a couple, then great.

Except his parents would never approve. ... what am I thinking, anyway? I shouldn't be thinking this way about my roommate. Besides, he could easily get any girl he wants. Why choose me? Diana finally nodded and spoke, "That sounds fun. I'd love that."

Boarding School

Diana laughed as well and tossed him his phone. "Was it? Oh my god, I felt so mean. But she deserved it, so it's whatever." She smiled and looked at her lap, swiping some hair out of her face. Even though it had only been about 24 hours, she already felt really comfortable with her roommate. Especially now that she could be herself.

She looked back up and grinned. "So what's on the agenda for the rest of the.." she trailed off and blushed a bit, rubbing the back of her neck and chuckling. ".. I mean, you don't have to hang out with me if you don't want to, but if you do.. what do you want to do?"

Boarding School

Diana accepted the call and put it on speaker. Cadence started to say, "Dere-" but Diana cut her off.

Speaking in her normal voice, she added a hint of sensuality to it. "-Shh.. nope nope.." she interrupted. She quickly covered her mouth to stifle a laugh before continuing, "Cadence, is it? That's what the caller I.D. said. Listen, Derek is busy right now. With me. I don't know who the hell you are but back the fuck off. There's a reason we kept rejecting your calls." Diana gave a low growl for emphasis as she continued, "If you have anything to say that's actually important, say it now or leave us the fuck alone."

Boarding School

Diana raised an eyebrow as Cadence called for the third time. "Yikes. Can't she take a hint?" She scooted to the edge of her bed closest to Derek and crossed her legs. Extending her hand, she said, "Here, hand me the phone. I can pretend to be a girl you're hooking up with right now, unless you have any other ideas that will keep her off your back."

Ever since Diana first arrived, Cadence has been basically everywhere. She was at the restaurant, the party, and now on the phone. Diana couldn't help but feel curious about what exactly went on between her and Derek in the past. Right now all she knew was that his parents liked her. She was her parents idea of the perfect girl.

If only they knew of the things Cadence had been doing.

Boarding School

Diana looked up at him when he walked in and gave him a gentle smile. "Welcome back. Congrats on getting injured .02 seconds after returning to practice." She laughed quietly and shook her head. At least she wouldn't be alone anymore now that he was back. She shut off her phone and tossed it to the side. As his phone rang, her eyes widened a bit when she saw Cadence was calling him.

What does she want..? Hopefully to apologize. Diana looked from his phone up to him and bit her lip. He seemed to be wondering what she was thinking as well. "You should answer it," she urged, "Maybe she wants to apologize. If she doesn't, well, nothing can beat the terrible things she said yesterday."

Boarding School

Diana had switched to texting her mom. She sat cross legged on her bed with one arm propped up on her knee to rest her head in. She typed with her other hand.

Good morning, sweetie! Liking the school so far?

hi mom, good morning to you as well :) yes, the school is even lovelier in person

That's swell. Your father says hello from the other side. Isn't that an Adele reference?

yep, that would be adele, lol. tell dad i say hi back

Thought so. He wants to know why you're greeting his back and not his front.

Diana giggled. She and her dad always had the same sense of humor. As she was texting her mom, she felt guilty for not telling her that her roommate knows she's a girl now. Part of the reason she was even pretending to be a guy was for security. One would expect guys to pay a fair amount attention to a girl if she was the only one in their school. That could lead to being excessively hit on. Suppose that girls roommate was crazy; that would be dangerous. Diana was grateful her roommate was chill. But her mom didn't know that. Even if Diana tried convincing her Derek was safe to be around even though he knows her secret, there was the risk of her mom not believing her and Diana being withdrawn from the school.

Boarding School

She smiled a bit as he said he still found her pretty. "Bye, have fun," she said softly when he was walking towards the door. Once he was gone, Diana let out a sigh and sat down on her bed. Quickly pulling out her phone, she was quick to tell her friends about this.

oh my god guys, my roommate just found out i'm a girl

Almost immediately she got a reply from Reneé.

ahh omg! how did he react?

he took it pretty well, thank god

Gretchen replied next.

youre so lucky, going to an all boys school and sharing a room with a boy >:( im glad ur roomie took it well. is he cute?

um calm down girl, lol. but yeah he's really attractive

now im tempted to switch places with you, haha

like freaky friday!!

more like freaky sunday, reneé! haha :) & oh c'mon gretch

Diana fell back onto the bed and sighed. Hopefully things wouldn't be awkward when Derek returned.

Boarding School

She stood up, still not being able to meet his eyes. This was embarrassing. But at the same time...it felt nice to have him in on her secret. They were roommates, after all. She'd no longer have to speak in a lower voice 24/7. She wouldn't have to be so secretive every time she went to take a shower. She could simply be herself without having to worry if she was sounding or acting like a guy.

She nodded as he asked about the girl in the Facebook photo. "Haha... yep. That was me from a few months ago. I'm flattered you think I am- er- was beautiful." She rubbed the back of her neck and looked up at him. "So my name is, in fact, Diana. Cadence and I were best friends back in elementary school. Everything I told you about myself was true, besides my gender and name. I really am from Hagsbe, I really do have a little brother that plays soccer, etcetera."

Boarding School

Diana bit her lip. This was going terribly. "I-" she squeezed her hands, bracing herself for whatever his next reaction would be. "...yes. I'm a girl. I'm a girl who's attending an all boys school. But I swear it's for all the right reasons, I really do! I'm not here to creep." She looked at him pleadingly. "Please promise me you won't tell anyone. And please don't yell again. Please."