Only a day passed from the visit at Hayward Gallery but in my mind the image and the thought of Joshua didn't want to give me a rest not even for a second... not even when lessons finished and I returned home.

I had my head in the clouds; I did nothing other than thinking about him. I could say that Joshua completely and perfectly caught my whole curiosity but I didn't imagine so much. Ok, after attending the exhibition I admitted I was really impressed by his great talent but I began thinking that he was a really interesting guy, besides being nice... and under all that I asked myself if he hid something; I didn't know why but I had that feeling that everyone has when someone hides a secret. And I kept on thinking about him... I kept on and on and some times I didn't even realize that I thought about him (even by instinct); and the only way to stop was having always someone near me who could bring me back to reality... for example when...

"Y/n.. darling.." mom called for me at dinner. "Is everything ok?".

"You were spacing out and ate very little" dad added.

"Hum.. yeah... don't worry... just thinking" I reassured them with a smile and then I immediately headed to my bedroom.

"Just thinking.. yeah" I talked out loud once I threw myself on the mattress. "More like smashing the brain".

"Joshua... Joshua... why are you always in my mind?" I asked out loud while I stared at the ceiling. "You look so familiar... you and your paintings...Where did I see you?" I kept on ruminate on for a while .

"Argh... I give up, I can't do any more" I told after a moment exasperated. "It's useless... I can't think of anything".

And while I closed my eyes another question came in my mind.

"Who the hell are you?". And then I fell asleep.

– Morpheus P.O.V. –

I couldn't resist.

I was chuckling almost laughing by observing in secret y/n; she was too cute while she was smashing her head.

"Don't worry about this" I whispered to her. "Think about sleeping and dreaming... You'll know everything in due time".

And when I saw her closing her eyes and after being sure she was sleeping deeply I decided to join her in her dream.

– Back to 1st person narrative –

I woke up as usual when the alarm clocked rang at 6.30.

I took a shower, dressed and after having breakfast I went to school always in company of my best friends. We got in classroom right in time before the bell that always rang giving the start of lessons.

Luckily time passed quickly from lesson to lesson (where, also there, I got lost in daydreaming and thinking about Joshua) until when break arrived.

And a moment after bell rang for recreation time a classmate of mine called for me from outside the room while I was eating and chatting with the others.

"Y/n! There's someone here who is searching for you" she told.

"It's a boy and he's cute" another one, who was with her, added chuckling.

Being curious I went to them and as I went out from classroom I saw in front of me a smiling Joshua. I got red in his presence and even in front of my classmates and feeling embarrassed I took him aside.

"J-Joshua? What on Earth are you doing here?" I asked him once we were in a corner far from undesired people.

"Oh you remember me then!" he giggled but returned serious as I gave him a "really" expression.

"I came here because I wanted to ask your phone number... we weren't able to do so in the museum so I came all the way here" he told.

I looked at him shocked. Oh gosh what a stalker I got! But then he smiled.

"So?" he called me back to reality.

"Hum... o-okey...". That was all I was able to say in response. I never imagined a guy would ever ask me such a thing and that was the moment when I expected such a question at least. I thought that something like this would happen in another moment, alone and moreover in a quieter place... but it happened in school. And for that normally a girl prepares herself to answer but I couldn't; break would finish in a moment and I wouldn't have another opportunity to see him if he was to go away... so in a rush I gave him my phone number on a piece of paper.

"Send me a message when you want and be sure to sign yourself in it.. I'm sorry but I have to return in classroom". And then I greeted and as I got in classroom again for lesson.

And that unusual reunion in my school was the beginning of Joshua's and mine friendship.

At the beginning it was all a round of messages and calls where we talked about our days but after a while we decided to take our relationship to another level, that is we began to see each other and do things together like friends... to be fair, this new thing started from Joshua who had the courage to break the ice.

And in this way we started seeing each other. It seemed strange at the beginning for the obvious reason I never spent time with a guy and because of this at our first times where he came to school to pick me up I was always embarrassed in front of everyone; moreover in front of my best friends who had the audacity to laugh embarrassing me in front of Joshua just for the sake of it. However I didn't care about what their reason was because I always blushed. The reason? Well, because they kept on telling me every single day that him and me looked like a couple where the boyfriend wait outside school for his beloved.

I didn't know how to take those words of theirs; did they tell them seriously or for fun? I didn't understand that but little by little I realized that they were right about something... on the fact that we looked like a couple. Well not a couple of boyfriend/girlfriend, as they told, but of lovers. Yes, as I spent my free time only with Joshua little by little I felt like inside myself was happening something abnormal but that at the same time made me feel good, if not great, around him; it was as if he made me euphoric inside and out with his being cute and lively character.

And going out with him and doing things together was awesome and fun especially when we did odd things like going to rides like children. In few words I was madly in love with him and there wasn't a moment I didn't think about him.

Like when it happened a night;

I was thinking too much about him and that didn't help me to fall asleep and in that way I thought about a way to stop.... and staring at the ceiling and counting the sheep couldn't be of any use so I decided to draw.

I sat down at my desk and after pulling out my art board and pencil I began to sketch a dream I did days before; and once I took in my hand the pencil I immersed myself in the memory and I concentrated on the drawing until when... my rumbling stomach distracted me.

By instinct I turned my eyes to the clock on the wall that showed 2am and I was surprised for how much I stood awake... and then another rumble; my stomach was demanding food and the first thin that came into my mind was to check if I had some snack in my bag.. but there was nothing. The only solution was going downstairs in the kitchen and make something.

In silence I went out from bedroom and quietly went downstairs not waking up mom and dad as they were sleeping soundly in the next room.

Once in the kitchen I opened the fridge to see what it could offer but I wasn't quite sure about what to do... until when I turned towards the table and saw some bread left on it since after dinner and so I decided to make me a sandwich. And in no time I prepared myself a sandwich with cheese, salami and salad with some orange juice.

"Yes, now I'm feeling better" I said once I was full. "...and now off to bed".

I headed back to bedroom and just before going on stairs I looked around; first at my right in the direction of the kitchen and then to the left to the living room... it was all quiet. In this way I decided to go to sleep but as I put foot on the first step I heard a noise from the living room; and it gave quiet a scare there.

Who could be there in the middle of the night in MY house? By instinct I took the first thing within reach that revealed to be an umbrella and careful I approached the sofa with an agitated heart; and once I got there I opened wide my eyes for shock and fright.

"Oh my god" I told out loud but without screaming.. and by doing so I woke up the sleeping beauty.

He grumbled as he woke up. "What's happening here?".

Curious I got nearer to his face and when we exchanged glances...

"J-Joshua?" I asked him.

"Y/n!" he smiled at me but then looked at me serious when he saw me not reacting.... well, not until he got hit by a cushion.

"Joshua you stupid, you almost made me have an heart attack" I scolded him and then I composed myself.

"B-But... what on hell are you doing in my house? How you ended up here?" I asked as I was really puzzled. At this kind of reaction of mine Joshua put himself together too and sat straight on the sofa.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to scare you" he apologized "... I didn't intend to".

And as he stood up I stopped him grabbing him by the hand.

"N-no... stay" I apologized and sort of begged him. "it's me who should apologize... I overreacted".

"Not worry" he smiled at me and his cute smile made my heart jump and my cheeks turn red.

"May I offer you something to make it up to you? I already made a snack for myself".

He accepted and then we went together to the kitchen where I prepared for him a cup of hot milk with honey and some biscuits to then going upstairs to bedroom.

I seated him on the mattress while I was tidying up things on the desk and then I joined him.

"Don't you want to sleep?" he asked as he laid down on the bed and invited me to do the same. However I was a bit hesitant.. well, it was only normal for me to be like that if on my bed there was a guy, my crush nonetheless. It wasn't a trivial matter.

In this way I mustered up some courage.

"Goddammit, see if I have to be scared to go to sleep in my own bed. Damn you Joshua!" I cursed him in my mind. And when I laid down I assured to lay down turning my back to him to hide the fact I was embarrassed and blushing hard. But when he noticed me...

"Scared to sleep in your own bed, are you?" he laughed a bit and then he put a hand on me to turn me to him. And when he saw me being quite because of embarrassment with burning cheeks and looking in every direction but not his he composed himself... and then stopped me from moving my head by cupping my cheeks to look in his eyes; and as I had his piercing blue eyes only few centimetres away from my face I got even redder than before if only it was possible because I was already burning like hell. By instinct I wanted to look away but he cupped my cheeks again to make me to stare in his eyes.

We stood quiet for a while until when... Joshua approached to my face to kiss me. And it wasn't a normal kiss but one on the lips, one that completely floored me.

"I-I like you y/n... a lot" he confessed and in no time a hint of red was to be shown on his cheeks.

"M-Me too... Joshua.... I like you too" I confessed too and after mustering courage I approached to his lips again and finally had my first kiss with a guy ever... and we kissed for a while and it was amazing; his lips were so soft and sweet and parting from them was difficult because I wanted to dive into that sweetness even more. However we had to separate to catch breath.

And when we parted, as we looked into each other's eyes, we both giggled and I bit my lower lip.

"I love you".

"Me too" and we smiled.

And then hugging each other we drifted to sleep.