(I plan on him also being lowkey attracted to her, but he's okay with her being with someone else, as long as she's happy.)
Liam nodded slowly, He screwed the lid on his water bottle and stuck it into the side pocket of his backpack.
"Do you feel like going to the cafeteria, if not I'm sure we could hide out in a locker bay and eat. But you also need food, because lack of food can lead to lack of energy and lack of energy after crying is not good." He said, switching from foot to foot.
(Perfect! :))
Kallie bit her lip and looked down at her shoes. "No. There are too many people there. But you should be in the cafeteria. I don't want you to get in trouble if you're new. We're not supposed to be in the halls during lunch periods. Besides, I'm not really hungry either. "
A quiet roll of thunder came from outside at the same time her stomach growled. Her eyes narrowed slightly in annoyance. Dammit, Brea, she thought, cursing the name she'd given her storm "spirit."
Liam looked at her for a second.
"No, I think I'm okay, we can go sit in the library if you like, that way I can eat and you don't have to be around people." He suggested.
Kallie's eyes widened. "That's a great idea," she agreed with a smile. "I love the library. And if you want, uh, since you're new, I could show you around the building a little bit later. But only if you want. You've probably had, like, a million tours already. I mean… I'm rambling, aren't I?"
Liam laughed softly at her, patting her fondly on the shoulder.
"Not at all," he reassured her. "C'mon tour guide, show me to the library."
Kallie grinned and took his hand. "C'mon then!" she chirped, pulling him along down the hallway. She pushed the door open before them and stepped in.
Outside, the rain remained, but it wasn't coming down as heavily any more.
Liam smiled down at her.
"Well," he said happily, "Looks like someone's doing better."
He looked around.
"Your school's library is huge." He remarked. "Way bigger than the one at my old school."
Kallie's smile faltered for a second. An ache of regret and missing Ezra came back. She wondered what she'd done wrong… it had to have been something… But then her smile was back. "Looks like it," she said quietly, looking around at the books. "Yeah, isn't it great? I love all the books here. And the quiet is nice too."
Liam nodded.
"Would you like to sit down?" He suggested, motioning to one of the small round wooden tables off to the side.
"Sure!" Kallie enthused, sitting down where Liam had indicated. "So, you just moved here? Where from?" Her eyes showed her curiosity. It wasn't very often that she met someone new. Someone who potentially didn't know about her powers.
Liam sat across from her, taking his lunch out of his bag.
It consisted of goldfish and carrot sticks.
"Iowa." He told her kindly. "Arlington, Iowa."
Kallie's eyes widened. "Iowa? Woah. That's a long way from Muncie, Indiana. Why'd you come here?"
"My dad got a new job here." Liam said, smiling lightly and opened his small tupperware container containing the goldfish. "He's some kind of environmental guy, like a solar panel company."
Kallie grinned. "Cool! My dad's a mechanic, and my mom's a teacher. We don't move much. Kinda rooted here." She sighed quietly. "It gets boring in the same place after a while. You already know everybody. It must've been fun moving to a different state."
Liam shrugged nonchalantly.
"It's okay," he said. "Kind of have to be emotionally distant when you move as much as I have because when you get used to people, then you move and it hurts you…like emotionally or whatever."
"Yeah," Kallie murmured. "I'm sorry. That must suck."
Outside, the rain began to lessen. However, the clouds were still dark and seemed to never end.
"It's okay," Liam said. "You get so meet some people that are just like other people at a school you went to in the past, which is weird, makes you question your reality a little bit."
He gave a soft chuckle.
"That's one of my favorite parts."
Kallie giggled. “So you get déjà vu, like, all the time then? Do I remind you if anyone from your old schools?” She looked genuinely curious to know if she did or not.
"No," Liam said, swallowing and taking a long swig of his water bottle. "I've never met anyone like you at any school, actually."
Kallie smiled shyly. “And is that a good thing or a bad thing?” she asked almost hesitantly. Since Liam was still sitting near her, she assumed she couldn’t be too awful to be around. Just easy to stare at.
"I'd say good, honestly." Liam admitted.
"It means your so unique no person I've met, which is a lot matches you in personality or looks."
Kallie beamed. “Oh! Well, that’s cool. Right? Yeah. I wouldn’t want to be just like everybody else.”
Outside, it continued to rain, but the dark storm clouds began to fade.
Liam smiled and gave a small laugh and took a drink of his water slowly.
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