We sat in the calming silence for the reminder of the ferry ride, when we arrived at the docks I allowed the ferry workers to back my car out. I think they really wanted to drive it the way they were eyeing it the whole time. I handed over the keys and went to get off the ferry. Once they came with the car I could smell the happiness coming off the man and smiled. We got in the car and I adjusted the seat so my short legs could reach the petals. Caleb texted Tea and told her we were on our way to the pizzeria and would be there in about 15 minutes. The pizzeria was nestled in eastern Domino, a part we hadn't been in before. It was a quiet part of town, clean and well taken care of, everyone seemed friendly and waved. We found the place and parked in a parking lot off to the side of the building. We got out and as we were closing the doors a small silver car parked next to us and 4 familiar faces were smiling at us. Tea and Yugi got out of the front first and Tristian and Joey unfolded themselves out of the back seat.
"Next time I get shotgun Yug, I got longer legs than you." Tristian said and stretched out his arms.
"You can't sit in the front because you never give me the right directions Tristian!" Tea retorted.
Me and Caleb laughed and walked to stand with the others.
"Hey guys how are you all today?" Caleb asked.
"Good! How was dropping off Corey at the Academy?" Tea asked back.
"Uhh, well…" Caleb said and nodded his head towards to me.
Suddenly 10 eyes were on me, and I blushed. "It was more emotional than I was prepared for; I'm glad you all invited us for this, I don't want to go back to our house yet." I said and rubbed the back of my neck.
Everyone laughed and we walked around the building to the entrance. Once we got inside we were greeted by a girl who looked to be in high school. The young girl showed us to a table and we all sat down and looked over the menus. The restaurant was nearly packed with teenager and adults in their early 20's like us; it looked like a local hang out spot. There was several TV's in the place, all had different sports streaming. I looked at the TV closes to us and was happy to see the Sunday night primetime NFL game on, Ravens versus the Steelers. I watched the TV for a while and ignored the menu in my hands. The young girl came back and introduced herself as Madison; she asked what we wanted to drink to start off with. We decided on a getting a bucket of beer and waters for everyone. Madison asked for our ID's and we all got out our wallets. While digging for my wallet I grabbed my phone so I could talk to Tea about the message Kaiba sent me. We all handed over our ID's and Madison checked them, when saw we were all 21 and over she handed them back and we began giving them to their rightful owners.
"You two are 23?" Joey said examining our driver licenses.
"Yeah why how old are you guys?" Caleb asked
"Well I just turned 21 a couple of months ago." said Yugi
"Yea us too." The remaining three said.
"Honestly looking at you guys I was surprised that you were legal to drink, you look fresh out of high school actually." Tristian said nervously.
Caleb and I laughed in unison, "We get that a lot, we take care of ourselves I guess." I said
Everyone laughed with us when they realized we didn't take the comments as an insult. Madison returned with our beers and we cheered and started drinking. Being a werewolf you can't get drunk, you metabolize alcohol at a rapid pace so it doesn't affect us like a normal human. By the time the food had come Caleb and I finished 6 each and was completely unaffected. Everyone else was on their third and things started getting funny. I figured it would affect Yugi the most being so short and skinny, and I was right; the kid became the most talkative person I'd ever seen. 3 pizzas were soon placed in front of us and we dug in. I couldn't understand why we needed 3 of them, but when I saw Joey and Tristian start eating I quickly understood. Those two polished of a pizza in a matter of minutes, and I barely finished my third slice when they had the second half way gone. If they were to ever turn into werewolves their appetites would almost double and I didn't want to see the amount they would be able to eat. They would be a handful as werewolves; I didn't want to think about being their alpha either. By the time we all finished eating the alcohol had worn off and everyone returned to their normal selves. The check was brought and before I could do anything money was flying onto table.
"Sorry guys, you're not getting this tonight." Tea said and added a 10 to the pile. "We all pitch in for this kind of stuff so you can't pay for all of it."
I dug my wallet back out and grabbed a 10 dollar bill and put it with the rest, as did Caleb. Madison came back and collected the money and we told her to keep the change. We got up and walked outside where the sun was being to set and there was still a chill in the air.
"I'm not ready for it to be winter yet. I wish it could be fall a little longer. I like to see all the changes in color." Tea said while looking at the trees on the sides of the streets.
"I like winter, I like the snow." I said and took a deep breath of cold air.
"Come on guys we are going to be late for the movie!" Yugi said turning back to where me and Tea were looking at a tree.
We started walking down the side walk and passed several families going the opposite way. The theater wasn't very far and we arrived with plenty of time, so we bought our tickets for the latest superhero movie and went inside. We found the room where our screening was and saw that we were the first there. We picked perfect seats in the middle of the theater and sat down. The boys started talking about the pervious movies leading up to these one and all their expectations for this movie, and I took this moment to talk to Tea about the message Kaiba sent me.
"Hey can I get your advice on something?" I asked Tea and got my phone out of my jacket pocket. I unlocked my phone and opened the message and handed it to Tea. Tea took the phone and began reading; she read it over a few times and looks really surprised by what Kaiba said.
"I don't know what do and thought I could get someone's opinion who actually knows him." I said looking at her.
Tea continued to look at the phone still shocked and I just waited for her to complete the thoughts in her head.
"I've never seen Kaiba be so nice. I mean I know it's just a text message but still, he was actually kind of sweet." Tea said and handed me my phone back.
"So what do you think? Should I say yes?" I asked starting to pry for help.
"Well I guess it couldn't hurt. Maybe it'll be fun, maybe Kaiba is finally starting to accept the fact that he doesn't want to be alone. It's been several years since everything that happened with Yugi's puzzle and Kaiba's personality has really changed for the better. Who knows he could be ready to settle down." Tea said cheerfully.
"Woah! It's just dinner not an engagement!" I said with a laugh
"Wait what's not an engagement?" I heard one of the boys say and all their conversations suddenly stopped.
Tea and I just laughed and brushed them off. "So what do I text back? I've never been asked out through a text before! Hell I haven't been asked out since I was 18!" I said
"Wait you haven't been out on a date since you were 18?" Tea asked surprised
"Well I wouldn't consider it a date, we talked a lot, and he came over to the house more than we went out." I said nonchalantly
"But still that is a long time ago! Why haven't you been on dates since, I mean look at you!" Tea exclaimed
"I've been busy; I don't take a lot of free time. Plus men find me intimidating. Being a successful business woman is a lot different than being a successful business man. Caleb has no problems finding girlfriends because there are money power hungry girls everywhere, you know the ones who just want to be someone trophy wives and have never had to do anything in the their lives. But for me I don't have a lot of dating options, there aren't a lot of guys that find successful women attractive. The business world is either full of conceded assholes or pervy old men who are looking for an emptied brained supermodel." I said and shrugged. "I really haven't tried either."
"So how did you start dating the last guy?" Tea asked
"Well he was an under-grad at the university I attended and I was finishing up post-grad studies. I met him one day in the library and he approached me and we started talking. Soon he invited me for coffee at the campus union and it turned up him coming over to my house a lot to study and get help with his papers. Eventually he got intimidated by my money and success. I mean I already had a company, I was already making millions of dollars, I had a successful life handed to me when I was 14 and he was barely paying rent. He didn't like that I was the person who paid for everything and could afford expensive clothes, so he left and I continued my life. I wasn't looking for a relationship in the first place it just kind of happened." I said and took a sip of my drink
"So you just haven't been interested in anyone since?" Tea continued
"Oh no of course I've been interested in other guys, I mean come on I am a woman. It's just that they see me in my power suit an expensive car they are only looking for one thing. I don't really consider those relationships, just benefits and I get what I want, they get what they want, and I never see them again." I said slightly embarrassed that I was admitting to being a little bit of a slut.
"Wow." Was all Tea said; I was hoping she wasn't judging me and thinking that because of my money I get what I want when I want it.
"Please don't think I'm some sort of whore, really I'm not. It's just that sometimes you need to satisfy a need, I don't do it constantly! I swear." I said with pleading eyes and searching hers for any sort of reaction.
"Oh no! I'm not judging you at all! I'm admiring your power! You don't let anyone bring you down; you know how to use your womanly power! I wish I had your confidence!" Tea said with respect.
"I work in a world ruled by men, I know how to fight and stick up for myself. No one can kick me down or belittle me. My dad raised me to be a strong person, not just for me but for our family." I said proudly.
"You're going to have to teach me because I'm tired of guys thinking they can walk all over me." Tea said a little ashamed.
"Don't worry; I got your back girl!" I said and we both laughed.
"So what do I say? To Kaiba of course." I asked again.
"Hmm… just do something simple, like 'That sounds like fun,' or 'I'd love to'." Tea replied.
"Okay, I'll send something." I said and unlocked my phone again.
I opened the message Kaiba sent me and typed out 'I'd love to' into the reply bar and hit send. I placed my phone back in my jacket pocket as the lights in the theater starter to dim and the screen came to life. 2 hours later we walked out of the theater in excitement. The movie was fantastic and only made us even more excited for the continuation of the saga. I'd been following the saga of the superheroes for a while and was happy to see some of my favorite characters make appearances in the one we just saw. We walked outside where they sky was black and the moon was rising higher into the sky.
"Wow look at the moon, we must be getting ready for a full moon soon." Tristian said pointing to the moon
"Not for another 5 days." Caleb and I said in unison.
"Well what are you to astrologist too or something because that was weird." Joey asked us looking puzzled.
I just laughed and hopefully hid my blushing in my jacket collar. Neither of us answered Joey, we didn't want to get into a conversation of lies to make up an excuse on how we knew so much about the moon phases. We started walking down the familiar side walk again heading back to our vehicles. The temperature had dropped significantly since the last time we were outside, I enjoyed the cool air, but I heard the shaking and shivering of the non-werewolf company next to us.
"Man it sure is getting cold in a hurry." Yugi said and zipped up his coat further. "I should have brought a coat with a hood."
"What about you two? You're both just wearing light jackets and neither of you look like you're shivering. What the heck?" Joey asked looking at Caleb and me.
"We are used to the cold, it doesn't bother us." Caleb answered, "We lived in Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, and Michigan for a while. We've seen some cold temperatures so we got used to it."
It was only partly a lie; we did live in all those states for a while, and we did go through some major snow storms that made the temperatures drop well below zero, but we didn't get used to it, we are just well equipped for the weather. In fact we loved it because nothing beats running around in the snow as a wolf.
"Well I don't think I would enjoy living there. I can barely stand winter in Domino I don't want to know what winter is like in other states." Joey said through chattering teeth. "Maybe I'll move to Arizona or somewhere where it's constantly warm."
"Well you better take lots of sunscreen because the summer season in Phoenix pretty much starts in March and lasts well into October. Temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees." Tea said matter of factly
Joey let out a loud moan of displeasure, "Well isn't there anywhere that isn't going to give me heat stroke or hyperthermia?" he yelled.
We all just laughed at Joey, "I've heard Kansas is nice." Yugi chimed in.
"Nope tornados like crazy in the spring and summer months. Plus its super flat, boring, and their best city isn't even totally in their state!" Tristian replied.
"Yeah and they don't have any professional sports team, they have to settle for a whole lot of college ball." I said with a laugh
"Oh God please don't get her started on sports or we'll never make it home." Caleb moaned
I punched Caleb in the arm and everyone laughed at his pain. We made it back to the cars with tears in our eyes from laughing so hard at each other.
"Hey isn't that a different car than what you were driving yesterday?" Tristian asked me
"Yeah this is a little smaller; I didn't think we needed to take a big car like the Escalade to the Academy. It's a Porsche Cayenne." I replied.
"How many vehicles do you own then?" Yugi asked inspecting the sleek SUV
"Don't ask because she doesn't know." Caleb said annoyed
"I lost count after 300." I said and glared at Caleb, he hates when I talk about my collection.
"WHAT! What do you do with so many cars?" Joey asked
"Well drive them of course. I can drive a different car everyday if I wanted. I take them to car shows too; I own a lot of classic and muscle cars." I said causally "I like to take a large collection of them to shows that require an entry fee because it gives back to the community. Some even use the entry fees for donation or research. Plus I like the looks I get when I unveil my cars and all the older couples come and tell me their stories of when they owned a car like one of mine. Their apart of history, everyone has good memories of cars, some people started dating their spouse when they had one of the cars. I get a lot of old men who are surprised by my knowledge of cars and they are always happy to see someone of the younger generation have a love and appreciation of the classics."
"Seriously she could go on forever. She really really loves cars, and she constantly buys more of them. We have three large shops full of them on our estate." Caleb said still annoyed.
"Four… Four of them now…" I said a little ashamed
Everyone just laughed. We started saying our goodbyes and told them that since tomorrow was Monday that we will probably be hard to reach through the week because of work, but they were understanding and said that they had school and work of their own too and would be busy. Everyone got in the vehicles they arrived in and we went our separate ways.
