You say different, I say interesting

Kaya's P.O.V

I walk into my empty home and drop my bag on the floor. Mom is still working of course, being the big shot lawyer that she is she works a lot so I'm almost always home alone but it's okay because I like being alone. I walk to the kitchen to look for a snack. My mind wanders back to lunch. Why did he stand up for me like that? He barely knows me. He has no idea what he's doing, he's going to put himself in the same boat as me and I wouldn't want that. I mean, there's no way he wasn't popular in his old school. I couldn't help but smile at him on the bus, I never had someone do that for me. I can't let him be friends with me though, it's not fair to him.

I grab a juice and a box of raisins and head upstairs to my room. I plug my phone into my speakers and blast Panic at the disco and sit down at my computer. I open up a couple of tabs, tumblr and Facebook, and scroll through both for a bit. While I'm on tumblr I hear the Facebook message tone. Confusion spreads through me, no one messages me, I only have a few friends most of them being family and I always initiate the conversation with them. I click over to Facebook and my eyes go wide when I see who the message is from. Harry. How in the world did he find me? Well granted my name isn't very common but I mean I don't even have a picture of myself, just the Rolling Stones logo. I open the message hesitantly

Harry: Hey there =]

I'm torn wether to reply or not, he'll assume I want to be friends and I mean I do but it's not fair to him. I decide to ignore the message and continue scrolling through tumblr. About five minutes later I received another message.

Harry: you know I can see when you read my message right? ;). It's alright I won't feel too hurt that you're ignoring me.

I feel my face heat up. Oh geez. I gather up enough courage to answer back

Kaya: listen we can't do this, this talking thing. Trust me it's for your own good, just quit while you're ahead. I don't do well around people anyway. Just leave me alone alright?

I hesitate but send the message and log off of Facebook quickly before he has the chance to respond. I need to avoid him at all costs.

Harry's P.O.V

Well that didn't work out how I planned. I run my hand through my hair in frustration. I can't get her out of my mind. I just have this protective instinct over her. Then when she smiled at me on the bus. UGH. I flop on my bed exasperated. I need to figure out a plan to at least become her friend.

I wake up the next morning in the same position from after I spoke to Kaya. I must have drifted off while I was planning. No matter. I get up and hop in the shower. I dry my hair as much as I can but I don't have time to let it completely dry, beanie it is. Once I'm dressed I fly down the stairs and grab a bowl of cereal. I need to hurry if I'm going to make the bus in time to sit with Kaya.

After I finish I dart out the door and get there just as the bus is pulling up. I grab the seat that Kaya sat in the day before. I stare out the window as I wait. When I feel someone sit next to me I turn to face her smiling but frown immediately when I realize who it is.

"So, I'm willing to forget all about your little tantrum yesterday for the sake of our impending relationship." She tells me and I feel like I'm about to gag. This girl has got to be kidding me. How much more obnoxious can she be. I calm myself before speaking so that I'm not completely rude.

"Listen, I apologize for the way I spoke to you yesterday but I-" I start but she interrupts me.

"OH PERFECT! I forgive you sweetie!" She yells throwing her arms around me. I'm so taken by surprise that I can't even manage to take her off of me. Just my luck because at that moment Kaya walks onto the bus and looks a bit wounded at the sight in front of her. She seems to shake it off quickly, wiping all emotion from her face and walking to another seat on the bus. This cannot be happening. Maggie finally releases me and turns toward her friends to talk about how we are going to be the cutest couple in school. I am frozen there. What on earth is happening here?

I am surprised when we pull up to the school, I hadn't even realized we started moving. As I stand up Maggie walks out and waits for me outside of the bus. When I finally get off Maggie immediately links arms with me. I see Kaya walk past me and when I try to walk after her I am tugged back.

"Where do you think you're going?" Maggie glares at me.

I raise my eyebrow and pull my arm away from her. "Before you rudely interrupted me on the bus, I was going to tell you that even though I apologized for my behavior I am still definitely not interested in you. You're pretty and all but your attitude sucks so whatever fantasy you played out in your head is not going to happen." I say calmly. I smile and say goodbye and as I turn to walk away I hear her yell to me.

"You're going to wish you never said that British boy!!" I keep walking, ignoring the screech behind me. She's obviously not used to being rejected. I smile and shake my head and continue into the school.

I half run to my locker in hopes that Kaya is still at hers. Luckily she's there. I smile to her as she sees me but her face goes blank and she rushes to get her things. I jog to her so that she doesn't have time to leave.

"Kaya. Hey." I say running my hand through my hair nervously. "Listen, there's nothing going on with me and Maggie, she's a bit mad actually if you ask me..." I try and explain to her. I don't want her hating me, I can't have her hate me.

"I honestly don't care. Be with whoever you want Harry, I prefer to be alone anyway and your presence just prevents that. Just leave me alone okay?" She spits out rather coldly. I stand there a bit gutted by her statement. She pushes past me while I'm distracted. Ugh what do I do now?

Kaya's P.O.V

I immediately felt like crap after being rude to Harry, the guy who stood up for me, the guy who could have possibly been my friend, but I had to for his sake. I took a quick look back to see him going through his locker, he looked upset. I'd rather him hate me then him try and be my friend. Even if I might be developing feelings for him...

Notes

So these are some pretty persistent characters huh? Harry really wants Kaya, Maggie really wants Harry, and Kaya wants Harry to leave her alone. Or does she?

let me know what you think!