Chapter 2: Final Preparations
The last few days before the start of the school year seemed to drag on forever. Everyone spent most of their time checking and rechecking everything and making sure they would be ready. Alex made sure everything was and in its proper place. Once he was finished, he set everything aside. He then figured that he would get a little bit of a workout done so he removed his shirt and tossed it aside. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." he said. It was Mrs. Pyres. As she entered, she saw all his things were ready.
"Wow, I see you have everything all set." She said nodding to his school things.
"Well, I figured I might as well do it now rather than wait till the last minute." He replied.
"That's good…so you are all set for Monday then?"
"I was thinking I might do something with my hair…but other than that, yep, I'm all set."
"Okay…is there anything you want to talk about?"
"Not that I know of; why?"
"Well, you're going to be attending a school where there are little to no humans. I'd figured you would be nervous or something."
"Ammy told me the same thing…" he sighed.
"She did?"
"Yes, and I will tell you the same thing I told her. I'll be fine. I know you are just looking out for me and all that; and I think you…but I'll be fine. I've gotten rather use to being an outsider in the past. It should be just like old times."
Suddenly, she grabbed him in a tight embrace. His face was squashed into her chest.
"No…don't ever say that." She replied. "It's not going to be like things before. It's going to be better."
"Okay, okay…fine. It will be better." He said in a muffled voice. "Now, can you let me go; it's kinda hard to breath."
She quickly let him go, blushing lightly as she did.
"Sorry about that." She replied. "It's just that I care about you. I want you to have a better "parent" relationship with me that you did with your previous parents."
"Thanks, Mrs. Pyres." He replied.
She gave him another brief hug before leaving. She almost ran into her daughter as she left his room.
"What's up, Mom?" she asked.
"Nothing…I was just checking up on some things with Alex." She replied before she continued past Ammy and went down the hall and downstairs. Ammy shrugged before she turned to Alex's door.
"Hey, Alex…what's up?" she asked as she opened the door. "Oh, I'm sorry." She said as she adverted her eyes. "I should have knocked."
"Oh please, Ammy." he sighed. "You act like you haven't seen me without my shirt before. Anyway, come on in, sit if you want."
She nodded as she pushed the door up behind her and sat on the edge of his bed.
"So, what did Mom want?" she asked.
"Nothing really." Alex admitted. "She was just checking on me…seein' how I was handling getting ready to go back to school and all that."
"And…?"
"Look, Ammy…I'm gonna be fine." He said. "Seriously…yea, I may be a bit nervous, but who isn't when they go back to school? Honestly…I am going to be alright." He said as he sat next to her. "Besides, I'm gonna have you there." He added, placing his hand on hers. She looked at him for a moment before turning away with a light blush.
"You'll have the other girls too." She said. "Ya know: Lily, Jackie, and Maria."
"But you're all I need." He said as he turned her face to his and kissed her lightly on the lips. They parted and he went to get up but she pulled him back and locked him in another kiss. She lay back on his bed, pulling Alex on top of her as she did, never breaking this kiss. They parted to catch a quick breath, looking into one another's eyes with a smile as they did.
"I love you, Alex." She whispered. He gave her a light peck on the lips.
"I love you, too." He replied softly before they continued with their kissing.
After a few minutes, things started to heat up. Alex found that his hand had started to caress her side, gently stroking her from her shoulder down to her hip. Ammy began to press more into the kiss. She surprised not only Alex, but herself, also as she wormed her tongue into his mouth.
Their tongues slow-danced to an unheard rhythm, sliding and turning with one another like dancers at a ball. They were lost in the passionate kiss and their hands began to explore one another's body. When they parted to breath, Alex smiled before he started to kiss her lightly along her neck.
"Oh, Alex…." She breathed as she began letting loose light gasps while he teased her. Suddenly, the door flew open.
"Oh, I forgot to mention…" Mrs. Pyres said as she stuck her head back in the room.
"Son-of-a…!" Alex managed to say as he tried to quickly roll off of Ammy, falling off the bed in the process.
"M-Mom!" Ammy yipped and she tried to regain a seemingly innocent demeanor.
"What?" Lavender replied. "I was just coming to tell you two that we were going to be going out to eat tonight so I wanted to make sure you two were going to be ready. You okay, Alex?"
"Yea…fine." He groaned. From where she was standing, Mrs. Pyres saw him give a weak thumbs-up from over the side of the bed.
"Alright." She said cheerfully. "We will be leaving around 7:00, so make sure you are all cleaned up and all that." And with that, she ducked her head back out the room, closing the door as she did.
"You okay?" Ammy asked as she leaned over to look down at Alex. He was lying flat on his back, rubbing his head.
"Damn." He groaned.
"Sorry about that." She replied as she helped him up.
"Why should you be?"
"I forget how my mom can be sometimes. It seems like every time I am alone with a guy, she likes to pop in unannounced."
"So this has happened before?"
"What…? No…not like that." She quickly replied. "She has popped in a few times when I've had guys over for studying or school work."
"Studying, huh?"
"Yes, studying." She replied. "Now, where were we?" She grabbed him and pulled him back to the bed, where this time, she took the top position. She slipped her tongue back with his as she resumed their make-out session.
After a little while, they decided to rest for a bit. Alex laid back and wrapped an arm around Ammy as she rested her head on his chest. It wasn't long before the dozed off for a few hours. When they woke, they still had a few hours before they would leave. Alex and Ammy enjoyed another brief round of kissing before Ammy went to go get cleaned up.
Alex took the time to catch up on the light workout that he had neglected earlier. Once the bathroom was free, Alex got in there and decided to cut his hair. It had started to grow long and disheveled. He went ahead and cut it short enough that it wouldn't be hot and bothersome yet left it a just long enough in the front to spike it. Once done, he shaved and trimmed his beard before jumping through the shower.
Once he was clean, he went ahead and spiked his hair and brushed his teeth before retreating to his room put on some deodorant and put on a decent pair of blue jeans and a nice button-down. He left the top few buttons undone to reveal his plain black undershirt. After slipping on his necklace and ring, Alex made his way downstairs.
"Wow…you look nice." Mrs. Pyres said. "And you did your hair by yourself?"
"Yep." He nodded.
"Well, I may have to have you trim Ryan's when his gets out of hand." She joked.
Just then, Ammy came down the stairs all dressed and ready. Alex couldn't help but stare. It was one of the few times he had seen her actually dressed up. Once they agreed that they were ready, they made their way out to the car and headed out.
They agreed on Italian for dinner so that's where they went. There was a nice Italian restaurant that served everything from pasta to pizza and everything in between. They went and got a booth along the wall and waited for their server to bring them their menus. After they had gotten their drinks, they broke into conversation.
Ammy and Alex talked while Ryan told his mom about the day he had.
"Wow, Alex, I like what you did with your hair." Ammy said as she brushed her hand across the top of his hair lightly.
"Thanks." He replied. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you." She blushed slightly.
A few moments later, their food was brought out. It all looked delicious so after a quick word of grace, they dug in. Not long into the meal, Ryan had to go to the bathroom so Mrs., Pyres went with him to show him where the bathrooms were.
"I'll be right back." Alex said. "I'm gonna go see if I can't grab us some more napkins." He got up and walked off. Ammy sat there and aimlessly picked at her food, taking a few bites as she did.
"Well…if it isn't little Miss Bookworm." A voice said. Ammy turned and saw someone she least wanted to meet right then.
"Look, girls." The Persian-morph said over her shoulder to a group of about four other girls. "Looks like Amanda is all alone."
"What do you want, Mao?" Ammy groaned.
"Looks like someone has an attitude. Maybe if you spent more time working on that sour personality instead of reading, maybe you could actually find a guy who might consider going out with you." Her friends laughed. Just then, Alex pushed past them. He had heard everything.
"Excuse you." Mao said, but Alex ignored her. Instead, he pulled Ammy close and kissed her passionately.
"Here are those napkins." He said as he placed them on the table. "Now, like I was saying…You are the most beautiful girl I have ever met." Mao seemed irritated and flustered.
"Excuse you…" she repeated. "That was very rude."
"Oh, and bothering someone while they are trying to enjoy a nice night out isn't?" he replied, barely glancing at her. "Looks like someone has an attitude."
"Why you…" she started.
"Why you what?" he cut her off. "Come on…say something I probably have already heard before." She didn't respond. "Exactly…that's what I thought. Now, if you don't mind, Miss. Priss, I am trying to enjoy dinner with my girlfriend so am I am kindly going to ask you to leave."
"Oh, no you didn't just call me that." Mao said as she puffed her chest out. "I'll have you know that my daddy is a very rich man and…"
"Oh, a daddy's girl." Alex said cutting her off again. "You just proved my point…Miss Priss." Before she could reply, Alex waved their server over.
"Is everything to your liking?" the server asked.
"Yes, it is." Alex replied. "The food is delicious. But you see…this lot here is making our evening rather unenjoyable. If you can see to it that the inconvenience goes away…I will make sure that there is a little extra to the tip for you."
"Y-yes, Sir." the server replied before turning to Mao and her friends.
"Whatever." She said as they walked off, the server ushering them away.
"Wow…" Alex sighed. "Pardon my French, but she seems like a real bitch. Friend of yours?"
"Like hell she is." Ammy replied. "She is one of those snobby girls who goes around the school flaunting her dad's money."
"I see…" Before he could say anymore; Ammy pulled him in for a kiss.
"Thank you for that." She said. "Seeing you stand up to Mao…for me…it-it meant a lot."
"Oh…I'd do anything for you." He replied giving her a light kiss of his own.
"So, what was all that commotion about?" Mrs. Pyres asked as she returned with Ryan.
"Nothing my boyfriend couldn't handle." Ammy smiled happily as she hugged his arm. Lavender looked at Alex with an odd look and he just shrugged. They broke into conversation once again about final preparations they might need before returning to school in just a few more days.
The night lasted a little longer than they had expected. It was dark by the time they had arrived home. Ryan had fallen asleep in the car. Mrs. Pyres said her good nights before carrying him off to his bed before making her way to her own. Alex and Ammy said good night before returning to their rooms as well.
"Well, that was a good evening." Alex said to himself as he stripped down to his boxers. He slipped on a light pair of shorts before crawling into bed. A few moments later, he heard his door creak for a moment before it shut. In the dim light, he could see Ammy making her way across his room. For the looks of it, she was only wearing a simple sleep shirt and a pair of panties.
Alex blushed heavily as he felt her slid into bed and up next to him.
"Wh-what are you doing?" he asked.
"I figured I'd come sleep with you tonight." She replied softly. "Unless there is a problem."
"No…there's no problem." He replied swallowing hard as he did.
"Good, cause if there was a problem…we would have to do something about it." She replied before she gave him a long and passionate, tongue filled kiss good night. "Night." She whispered as she snuggled up next to him where she almost instantly fell asleep.
"Night." He simple replied before he wrapped her in a loving embrace and fell asleep also.
Next Chapter: Back to School
