Never should have ignored him.
I shoved Merton out of his seat, desperate to be paired with Carol. He stumbled and up righted himself, looking around for a seat now that Carol had taken his. The teacher noticed and was about to pair him with TnT when another student walked through the door.
He was tall and pale, with hair darker then Merton's and eyes to match. He looked around and spotted Merton (and everyone else for that matter) staring at him. He looked puzzled for a second, and then he smiled.
"Merton!" he exclaimed happily in broken English. "It's me! Alain? Alain Cognac?"
Merton paused, possibly considering the situation, then his face broke into a smile.
"Bonjour Alain! Ca va?" Alain grinned and moved forward to hug him. I felt the wolf growl from somewhere inside me. I was puzzled for a moment and then I realized that I was jealous, an emotion I really had no business feeling considering I had been the one to throw Merton out of his seat. I could still see the look of bewildered betrayal on his beautifully pale features.
My brain ground to a halt. Had I just called Merton, my best friend, beautiful. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and focused on what the teacher was saying.
"Well… since you already know him I suppose that Mr. Dingle can show you around and be your partner for this assignment. Be sure not to frighten him with all that occult nonsense. Do you understand me?"
"Yes Ma'am." Merton answered solemnly. Then the bell rang and he and Alain headed toward the door.
"Frighten me?" Alain questioned. "She would eh…flip if she knew I was a…."
I watched them jealously at lunch, totally ignoring Carol and then Stacy as they both attempted to catch my attention.
They were sitting WAY too close for my taste, intimately laughing over something Merton had said. Alain brushed his fingers lightly over Merton's cheek and Merton turned toward him looking adorably bewildered.
Alain leaned forward the last few inches and their lips met in a light, short chaste kiss.
The wolf Roared.