Do you believe in you and me?
“it’s 3 am and I’m still in the library studying for finals and I’m losing my grip on reality and I think I just saw a ghost”
The thing is that Luna despite being pretty trusting, some people would even say naive she doesn’t believe on much more beyond what science can explain. She believes in god and that’s as far as it goes but she doesn’t believe in the other kind if silly things people talk about and she definitely doesn't believe in ghosts.
And that’s what makes the whole experience even more alarming. Because she doesn’t believe in ghosts one little bit and yet she is sure that the only explanation for what she is seeing is that there’s a ghost on the library. A part of her brain tells her that she is sleep deprived and tired and confused but most of her brain is very much scared of staying where she is and even more scared of leaving cause the library is almost empty , she doesn’t see anyone around, not besides that shadow she saw out of the corner of her eyes, not once, not twice but five times, and she doesn’t want to make the whole way to her car alone.
So she does the best thing and just stays there trying to focus on her text book and hopes that this ghost is not up for vengeance and wants her blood or something.
After the third time she feels like her heart will run out of her body whens he sees something or hears something she decides she can’t take this anymore. Her brain is too exhausted, her blood too full of sugar and caffeine to survive an all nighter and she really can’t deal with this shit so she takes her things and goes where she hears noises.
She hopes that this is some other student dealing with finals and not yet another murderous ghost, not that the last one tried to kill her or anything but she knows it’s murderous she can feel it.
Luckily for her this is a very alive person, or it looks like that at least. The guy is sitting alone on the table completely focused on scribbling on his notebook and maybe he won’t appreciate the interruption but her mental stability won’t take it anymore.
“Hi.” She says in small voice and he looks up seeming very much annoyed at her interrupting. “I’m sorry to bother you but can I sit here?”
He just blinks at her seeming very unhappy with the situation and anxiety starts bubbling up in her chest, up her throat and comes out of her lips in the form of the most ridiculous words she has ever said.
“I just kinda saw a ghost and I don’t want to be alone.” She tells him and she quickly hurries fix that and try to look less crazy. “Not that I actually saw a ghost or something but I am tired and pretty high on sugar and there was something weird on the part of the library I was in and then I just don’t know it was weird and I probs watch too much buzzfeed unsolved but I got scared and I didn’t want to be alone and with a ghost and you are not a ghost so that's a step up.”
He stays quiet just staring at her.
“You are not a ghost right?” She asks after a while.
“No, I am not a ghost.” He says slowly and he looks so done with her and Luna can’t deal with the embarrassment but she really doesn’t want to go back to the probably non ghost.
“So…” She starts when he goes back to studying and the annoyed sigh he gives her makes her blush. “Can I sit here?”
“It’s not like it’s actually my table or anything.” He mumbles as he gestures for her to sit and she bites her lower lip to not say the rude thing she is thinking of and just sits.
She just told him she saw a ghost what was she expecting of the guy, really.
“Thanks very much.” She says and her voice trails off, since she doesn’t know his name.
“Matteo.” He says simply and she nods.
“Thanks, Matteo.” She tells him and he just nods and goes back to studying so Luna does the same.
At least until a small thump startles her and she looks around. What if the ghost came looking for her?
“It was just me.” A muffled voice says and Luna looks in front of her to find Matteo with his face lying on the table. She needs to fight herself to not take her hands to his curls, they seem so soft. “No one is trying to kill you, chill.”
“Are you okay though?” She asks softly and he glares at her through his insanely long eyelashes.
“Do I look okay?” He growls and Luna huffs.
“I was gonna offer you my m&ms but now you can have nothing.” She says with a pout and he sits up right away.
“You have food?” He asks and she just ignores him. “Okay, okay I’m sorry.”
She keeps ignoring him and she can see him pout out of the corner of her eye, it makes her smile, but just a little.
“I’m really sorry, my physics prof is an asshole and he made this exam worth 70% of our final grade cause he got pissed at us so that has me stressed and a little cranky.”
“But that’s not my fault.” She says and Matteo sighs.
“What’s your name?” He asks randomly surprisingly her a little.
“Luna.” She says softly.
“I’m very sorry, Luna.” He says truthfully. “I am just very stressed and a mess and I have been very rude and taken it on you when it’s in no way your fault.”
“Thanks.” She nods and stays quiet and Matteo chuckles softly.
“Can I get the m&ms now?” He asks her and she giggles handing a new bag to him from her backpack, she comes prepared.
“You know?” She asks as he opens them. “I am starting to think you only apologized to me ‘cause of the food.”
“Excuse me.” He tries to act offended. “I would never do that to such beautiful lady.”
She blushes so much and she has no idea what to say to that so she just smiles a little at him and tries to focus on her own studying, he seems very smug about her reaction but says nothing and they fall into a very nice, very exhausted silence.
She takes out some more of her candy and starts nibbling on them as she talks to herself to try and memorize this microbiology shit. She is talking in hushed whispers to herself until she realizes that Matteo is staring and she stops.
“I’m sorry, am I distracting you?” She apologizes.
“Yes.” He says amused and she frowns but nods.
“I will stop.” She says quickly. “I’m sorry, I will let you focus”
“You can keep going if you want.” He says and Luna is really way too tired to try and figure out what’s the deal with this guy. “You look cute doing it and my focus is shot for the night anyway.”
“I’m very sorry.” She says doubtful, she kinda feels like he is blaming his lack of focus on her but also not really and she is the most lost.
“It’s okay really.” He tells her softly. “What are you studying?”
“Microbiology.” She says simply and he makes a face that makes her giggle. “My feelings exactly.”
“That sounds awful I am sorry.” He says and Luna laughs.
“It is and thank you.” She tells him. “I hate it deeply and also kinda love it and also don’t get shit of it.”
“That sound like an interesting combination.” He says teasing.
“A very painful one.” She shrugs eating her candy.
“What are you studying?” He asks leaning back on his seat and it looks like he has given up completely on his studying. He is playing with his pencil and the notebook is away from him and he is completely focused on her. She sighs she could use a break too actually.
“Environmental engineering.” She tells him. “What are you studying?”
“Physics.” He says and she can’t stop her face from contorting.
“Why?” She asks blinking slowly. “Why would you do that to yourself?”
“I am asking myself the same thing right now.” He looks down at his notebook and sighs heavily.
“I am sure you will do great.” She tells him softly.
“I just wanna pass.” He shrugs and she pouts.
“Okay then I am sure you will pass.” She corrects and he smiles.
“At what time is your exam?” He asks startling her and surprising her a little.
“At 9 why?” She asks and Matteo starts collecting his things.
“It’s almost 5 now.” He informs him. “I figure that you have done the most that you can do with studying and that you need some actual food on you.”
“I’m sorry?” She asks him confused as he puts his backpack over his shoulder.
“Some places nearby will start opening now.” He says as if that explained anything. “I’m going to get you breakfast and maybe we can cram a little more studying next to some pancakes and coffee.”
“I don’t like coffee.” Luna mumbles dumbfounded but starts gathering her things and putting them on her backpack.
“Then with some hot chocolate.” He rolls his eyes. “Come on, it’s on me.”
“On you?” She asks smiling as she gets up and they start walking out of the library, the cold wind making her shiver and he subtly pulls her towards him, his hand going up and down her arm to warm her up, she could tell him she has another jacket on her car and that it would take her few seconds to go get it but she doesn’t really want to.
“Yes, on me.” He repeats. “I’m offering you free food, you gotta accept that.”
“I would never pass free food.” She nods moving closer to him, he doesn’t seem to mind at all.
“You are a smart girl.” He chuckles. “I very like you.”
“That’s very nice.” She exclaims. “I very like you too.”
“Is it just because of the food?” He asks teasing and she smirks up at him.
“I don’t know.” She says. “I guess we will see.”