I only own Kate. Dylan and Kaja are the OC's of Sevenvoyager.
First Date
I had already been at the school for about a year and a half. I was friendly enough with everyone, but only had one really good friend. That was my roommate, Kaja Maas. I had a normal routine by now. Get up before everyone else, go on a run, shower, and then eat breakfast with everyone else at the school
Sadly, I overslept. I somehow slept through my alarm and was awoken by Kaja. I didn't have time to go on a run, and I barely had time to shower. I ate breakfast quietly, as usual. I would talk to people every now and then, but I mainly stayed to myself.
I don't know how I made it through my classes that day. I had too much energy and kept tapping my fingers and fidgeting. It had been years since I hadn't gone on a run. I somehow made it through all of my classes and then bolted upstairs. I quickly threw on a pair of running tights and a sweatshirt. It was late February, so it was still pretty cold out.
As soon as I was dressed, I made my way outside. I ran my normal loop through the woods. It looked a little different in the afternoon sun than it did in the morning, but I managed to not get lost. The sun glistened off the lake in a beautiful way, and I was mesmerized by it. I ran straight toward it, where my path joined with another one.
I wasn't paying attention, and ran straight ahead. Almost instantly, I was knocked over. I somehow ended up on top of the person who knocked me over. For a few seconds, I couldn't breath. When I finally got off of the person, I realized that it was a guy. Great, I thought sarcastically.
"I'm so sorry," the boy said quickly, standing up, as well. That's when I noticed the tail.
"It's-It's fine," I stuttered out. I stared at his tail for a few moments before switching my gaze to his face. That's when I realized I knew who this boy was. It was Kaja's friend, Dylan. His steel gray eyes bore into my green ones. I had had a crush on Dylan since my first day here, but I had never said more than a few words to him.
"I'm Dylan," he said, holding out his hand. I took it, shaking it slightly.
"Kate," I said.
"You're Kaja's roommate, right?" he said with a small smile.
"Yeah," I said, returning the smile. We stood in an awkward silence for a few moments. I started watching his tail again, avoiding looking in his eyes.
"I'm really sorry I ran you over," he said again, his voice sincere. "I wasn't watching where I was going, and then you came out of nowhere."
"It's okay," I replied. "I wasn't paying, attention, either." I wanted to say more to him, just so that we could have an actual conversation. But I couldn't think of anything. Even if I could, I don't think I would have had the breath to. I was still winded from the hit, and being this close to Dylan wasn't helping.
"I-I guess I'll see you in class," I said, starting to run again. He quickly caught up to me and ran beside me. Again, I wanted to say something, but couldn't think of what. We ran in silence for a bit before we finally finished the trail.
"That was a nice run," Dylan said with a smile. It was so dazzling that I almost forgot to respond.
"Yeah," I said with a nod. "I do that trail every morning."
"You actually wake up early?" Dylan said, his face a complete mask of surprise. For some reason, I started laughing at it.
"Yes, I wake up early," I said, still laughing slightly. "You don't?" I added, using the same voice and face he had.
"I'm lucky if I wake up in time for school," he said with a laugh, showing off his enlarged canines. I laughed along with him, smiling more than I had in weeks.
"We should do this again sometime," he said suddenly, still smiling, his teeth sparkling in the sun.
"Do what?" I asked, slightly out of breath. He wanted to hang out with me again? I thought I had been really awkward and shy.
"Go on another run," he said with a small laugh, rubbing the back of his head with his hand.
"Oh, sure," I said with a small voice. "I'd like that." He just wants a running buddy, I thought, slightly disappointed. But I shouldn't have expected anything more. He really only just noticed me today.
"Great," Dylan said with a grin, his tail flicking lazily behind him. "I'll see you in class tomorrow!" he said, going off to finish his run.
I stood where he left me for a few minutes, staring at the spot he had been. Had that really just happened? Had I just had a conversation with Dylan Wolf? After I finally got over the shock, I made my way to my dorm to shower.
"Why are you smiling?" Kaja asked the second I entered the room. I hadn't realized that I was.
"No reason," I said quickly, turning away and blushing. I don't know why I didn't want to tell her. I guess I just wanted to keep it to myself for now.
"You are sooo lying," Kaja said with a grin. This made my face grow even redder, and sparks started shooting from my hands. I quickly balled my fists to stop them.
"It's nothing!" I said. I sounded unconvincing, even to myself. "I'm gonna go shower," I said quickly, grabbing my stuff and heading to the showers. I took my time in the shower, going over my run in with Dylan in my head. I smiled to myself, wishing I could relive those moments.