Chapter 3

Zeverai

We got to the movies and all stepped out of the car. Unfortunately, everyone decided to see a movie. Damon decided to see the same movie as Aurora and me. That's okay though, he's cool. Though I don't know what friend he's meeting. The Thing, or Emma, as most call her, is giggling and jumping up and down with one of her preppy friends, antsy. They're probably meeting up with their dumb jock boyfriends. I actually laugh at loud at that thought.

Aurora gives me a questioning look and says, "What's so funny?"

I glance at The Thing and her friend, making it obvious to Aurora, then looked back at her. She shook her head, laughing. She completely understood what I meant.

"Alright! He'll be here soon; you all just go on in!" Damon shouted at us.

Right at that moment, Emma's boyfriend pulled up, her friends boyfriend in the passenger seat. They all walked in together, hand in hand.

"Blech!" I made a gagging noise, then looked at Aurora and took her hand. In a deeper-than-normal voice, I said, "Hey babe, you're looking mighty fine tonight. Hope you don't mind, but I'm gonna be my usual ass-self, and act like I own you to boot!" I smacked her butt.

Jumping, she said in a higher-and-more-annoying-than-usual voice, "Oh baby, I love it when you treat me like trash! Please continue to downgrade me and make me a same to the female community!"

I could hear Damon laughing behind us, and, skipping past the jerksquad, I had a feeling tonight was gonna be big. I'm not sure how, but I just was.

After buying out tickets, we attacked the snack place. We bought all we could afford; I drink for each of us, large, two kinds of candy, and a large popcorn. There's no way we're gonna be able to eat all this, but I love splurging at movie theaters! It gives me a sense of… Obesity. That's right. I think fat people actually have it easy, because they just are. And they can accept it. Skinny people, they have to work to keep up their image. If they get a little pooch even, everyone notices. And even if they don't actually look like they gained weight, if they think they do, they flip. It's so annoying. So any time I can, I purge.

I turn around, the bucket of popcorn so big I can barely hold it. Looking around the bucket, I see him. Zyler. That's who's meeting Damon? The second his eyes found mine, I froze. His gaze was so piercing, as if he could see down into the depths of my soul. It was so intense and sudden, it made me drop the popcorn. I could vaguely hear Aurora yelling at me, and it faded more and more by the second. Pictures flashed through my mom, a man, a woman, screaming for help. But who were they? They looked so familier, but I know I've never met them. The pictures started to fade and my eyes suddenly focused in. All I could see was him. Then he started to talk.

"Could she too be like me? No… she's too… no that's exactly right. She just the rigt amount… She has to be… She can't be… but she must!"

Wait a moment. His lips weren't even moving. How was I hearing this?

I was yanked back into reality when Aurora grabbed my shoulders and shook me.

"Zev! Are you listening to me? Look what you did! This huge mess, you better hope the give us a free refill, 'cause that was the last of my allowance!"

I could tell she was fuming, and she doesn't usually get mad at me, even though she has a short temper. But that was the end of her allowance, and she doesn't get much. I looked at her. "I'm so sorry! I don't know what happened! This thing's practically as big as me, I guess I misjudged my balancing skills!" I smiled cautiously.

Rolling her eyes, she sighed. "You know I can't stay mad at you, old buddy old pal!" then she smiled.

"Let's go demand a refill!"

After a long, but persuasive argument, we got our refill, then went to find our seats. Damon and Zyler were already in there, and I tried to head away from them, but Aurora veered me toward them, making me sit right next to him. I glared at her, but she just winked. She thinks she's some kind of love guru. Not tonight though. I refused to make eye contact with him. I deliberately turned in my seat to face Aurora. I could feel his gaze burning into the back of my head. Feeling nervous for the first time in a very long time, I grabbed at he locket around my neck. In the shape of a heart, I could never get the dang thing to open. It has old, I'd had it as long as I can remember.

Making small talk with Aurora, I started to hear it again.

"Looking at her, I can see the pain. From the present and past. She doesn't know though… that's it! She is one… she Runs. But she just doesn't know…"

I shake my head. What does he mean by that? Lots of people run, I turn to look at him, and, as suspected, he's already looking at me, even though Damon's saying something to him. I say the first thing that comes to my mind. "What? See something you like?"

He smiles, and, to my surprise, says, "Actually, I do." Then winks. He winked.

What the hell? People don't just wink at me. Guys don't just wink at me. I was fuming. But he had the gull to just look away and start talking to Damon. I was so mad, there were quite a few things I had in mind to say, and just as I opened my mouth to say something, he just looked at me again, put his index finger against his lips, and said, "Shh. Movies starting."

Eye twitching, I sunk down in my seat, infuriated. Aurora chuckled, amused at my displeasure, and I glared at her, but she just stuck her tongue out. Fine. We'll watch the movie.