【COZEN】Bloody Painter x Reader

❥Chapter 8

After what happened with Aiden, you couldn't help but feel bad about him, him crying was still in your head as you walked to your last class.

This made you want to avoid Ban at all costs, he was no good guy and you could tell by Aiden's reactions.

As you were in your thoughts you start to hear shuffling in front of you, your eyes moved in front of whatever it was making that sound, to your surprise Helen was there, accommodating himself on the chair before he locked eyes with you.

It was tense for a moment, then he looked down at his sketchbook and started drawing. Your eyes were connected to his book now, entranced by how gentle and with care he made those lines, though some were rough and some were faint it was still a good start, a start of a sketch. You slowly get closer and without thinking twice about it you ask, "what are you trying to draw?"

This made the boy stop quickly, which it might have been a bad idea to ask while he was drawing, maybe he was very focused on it? You started to feel that you were irritating him. But surprisingly he responds, "I'm not actually sure, I'm trying to think of something while I'm starting with some lines." He looks up at you, those blue icy eyes looking directly at yours, "do you have any ideas?"

You stayed silent for a little, you hummed in response not sure at the sudden question, "I don't know... maybe—"

He cuts you off by sliding his book towards you, "maybe you can help me, start with something simple and I'll add the details." He smiles and sits back, looking at you waiting for you to do something.

You started to freak out internally, you could just say no and slide the book back to him, but how would you do that when you asked him in the first place?

You slowly grab the pencil, hesitation building up, you didn't know what to do and you started to feel scared that you might ruin his book. He already started with a few lines, perfect lines even. Your lines were nothing compared to what he has done so far.

You hear him laugh softly, which made you look up at him fast, he seemed entertained to look at your little meltdown over what to draw. He was enjoying it, you nervously smile and looked down at the paper again, Helen speaks up as his hand made his way to reach for the book, "you know you could've just handed me back the book, I'm not forcing you to draw on it."

He was right, he wasn't forcing you, but you just didn't want to be mean and hand it back right after he gave it to you, he didn't look annoyed at all but he did looked like he was having fun with you.

You start to laugh a little, no words came out of your mouth but Helen could tell that you were embarrassed just for a little moment, which was something he couldn't help but smile at.

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As class was over you went back to look for Aiden just to see how he was doing, you didn't hear from him after what happened hours ago. Luckily you found Tom and you reached out to him quickly.

"Tom, have you seen Aiden?" You ask, as you slow down your pace.

"He went home early, he told me he felt embarrassed that you looked at him crying." Tom adjusts his glasses as he looked at you, frowning a little bit, "I just hope he comes back tomorrow, can't help but feel bad for what's happening to him."

As Tom was talking you noticed the bruise on his cheek, as much as he tried to cover it the bruise was still visible no matter in what way he looked, "Tom... your cheek."

"Ah this?" He points at it and chuckles nervously, "Ban got to me today since he didn't see Aiden." He gently taps the bruise on his cheek, a bit annoyed that he was the target of the day since Aiden wasn't here.

You furrowed your eyebrows, annoyed that it was always Ban the one messing with your friends. The urge to make him stop hurting your friends was growing, it wasn't a good idea but it would be worth the try. "I need to report Ban to the principal." Those were the words that came out of your mouth.

Tom looked surprised at what you just said, his expression showing fear, "I don't think that would be a good idea, he would beat you up if he finds out that he was sent to detention because of you."

"Would he really do that?" You ask and Tom nodded in response.

"Been there, it wasn't pretty." He says, it seemed like Tom tried and didn't go as planned, of course there was always gonna be an ugly end to solving a problem, it's never easy. "Anyway, we should probably get going, it's getting late."

You were about to speak up when you noticed Helen pass by, your mouth turning into a smile, "Helen!" You call out his name, and he quickly turns around surprised by someone calling his name.

Tom was also surprised, confusion written on his face as he looked at you, then slowly turning towards the black haired boy.

You weren't paying attention to Tom, as you were just waving at Helen goodbye, ready to see him for tomorrow. He slowly waves back before turning around and walking away, your smile fading when you turned to Tom who was looking at Helen.

"That guy... he's in our first period isn't he?" He asks as kept looking at Helen.

"Yeah, you never noticed him?" You ask, confused at the sudden news, "he sits almost close to you." You say.

Tom turns to you, he was surprised, "really? He's so quiet I never noticed he was there."

You were a bit confused, there was something that changed in Tom when you mentioned Helen, he looked confused yet there was something you couldn't pinpoint about him, as if a little idea appeared for him.

"What are you thinking about, Tom?"