The next day I woke up with the dream in my head, and started yelling…
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry is the only way I can think of to save you… Please Michael.." I didn't know if he heard me, but I had no way to test it, because just then my dad busted thru my door…
"Honey. Is ok… it was just a nightmare…" Once I heard my father's voice I knew he was right. It was just a nightmare. I needed to talk to Michael this had to be done with.
"Honey are you ok? You haven't wake up with nightmare since you were little."
"I'm ok dad. I guess I'm just stressed." I got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and brushed my teeth. I put on the first outfit I grabbed from my closet and put it on. I went to the kitchen and ate breakfast with my father. Once I was finish someone knock on the door. I went to open it, and it was Michael, with a really serious face."
"Come in Michael." He stepped in.
"Good morning. Mister Sam."
"Good morning Michael. At what do I owe this pleasant surprise?"
"I was wondering it I cold drive your daughter to school today?"
"Of course you c-"
"Good morning Michael. What's wrong with you?" I interrupted my father.
"I had a really bad dream." He gave me such a look, that I was wondering why my dad hasn't notice.
"That's funny… Jane had one last night too… Anyways are you going to take her in your motorcycle?"
"If you don't mind. I promise I'll be careful."
"You got my blessing." I grabbed my back pack and got out first. Michael followed me. He got on the motorcycle and I got behind him. Once I hug him and put the hat on. He took off. We got to school really early so he parked, I knew where this was going…
"How did you had the strength to fight Marc?" I frowned at him not getting it.
"Ummm I just picture Mac was you… I still could love you even though Marc put it in my brain that you were the enemy. My body wanted to kill you, but my heart wanted to protect you. I now see what Lilly saw, and felt. She didn't have a choice but to kill him. But Since your family told me the story I put a picture in my mind. I was you. Michael was quiet, studying me without saying anything to me.
"I guess Marc is going to find out about you sooner than later." He finally said.
"They are just dreams Michael. Why are you worrying about it?"
"Jane…" He hesitated for a second then said. "They are not dreams, they are sort of premonitions. Tell me, you never had a dream more than once and that dream came true?" Sadly there was… I dreamt a couple of times fighting with my mom… I looked down and nodded. He gave me a kiss on my forehead. "I'll pick you up after school." I saw my friends and walked towards them.
"Hey guys."
"Hey Jane."
"So tell us about Michael." Samantha said.
"What do you guys want to know?"
"Everything. How you met him? Has he kiss you?" The bell rang just then. They had irritated faces.
"I'll tell you guys on lunch." I went to my Spanish class. Spanish class went by fast, then English, then finally lunch. Emily and Samantha were waiting for our usual table.
"Well." I started to say. "I met Michael on the forest, but I told my dad it was at the mall on Saturday." They looked at me with curiosity. "It was a day after school I was reading and he appeared out of nowhere. We started talking and we liked each other… I have to admit he was irritating at first, but cute. We met the next day, then went on a date Saturday and Sunday. We are kind of going out. And yes." I blushed. "We have kiss." I know I was lying to them… but I couldn't tell them the whole truth…
"How is it?" Samantha asked with curiosity.
"It's like going back and from to heaven." I said smiling.
"Does your father knows you two are going out?"
"Going out yes, dating no. He thinks we want to take things slow, and later will come the dating." I gave a bite to my pizza to give them time to process it.
"So when are you guys going to tell your dad?"
"I was hoping this weekend."
"Hoping?"
"Yeah, Michael is really strange. He likes pleasing my father more than me, he might said next weekend, but I'm still asking him this weekend." We sat there eating and talking until lunch was over… We walked together to gym, and went to our lockers to change clothes. Today the game was basketball. For me gym was fun and went by fast. I liked sports. For my friends I'm not so sure. When we were on the lockers again changing clothes my friends ask me.
"Hey can we come to your house today? Even for an hour?"
"Sure, I'm not grounded anymore. You guys can stay until or after dinner if you want?"
"What? How?"
"I talked to my father."
"He didn't even grounded you for skipping?"
"As long as I keep my grades, I'm good." Gym was over and I went to my last class lab. This class did went by slow. Finally school was over and I was going to see Michael. I grabbed my back pack and ran outside. And there he was. The perfect guy leaning in his motorcycle waiting for me. He gave me the hat I put it on and hold on to his waist. We were home really fast. He parked.
"Are you staying for dinner?"
"Yes, I already asked my father." We hold hands and went to the house and I open the door. My dad was cooking.
"Mister Sam can I have a word with you?" I gave a suspicious look to Michael.
"Sure I can spare a minute." They both shook hands.
"I cant wait any longer and I was wondering if it would be ok…" He looked really nervous, which made him more cuter. "For me to date your daughter as-"
"No son. It would be my pleasure." My dad interrupted him. I was so surprise by my dad accepting him this fast… that I felt to the ground. Michael ran towards me and help me up.
"Jane are you ok?" Michael asked. But I couldn't speak yet… Michael helped me to the sofa. I saw they were really worry so I spoke.
"I'm fine… Is just that you guys took me by surprise."
"You don't want to be my girlfriend?"
"Of course I do. I just assume you wanted to wait one or two more weeks… You know making me suffer." That made them laugh.
"I'm so glad you guys are bonding." I said skeptically and got up irritated.
"Honey." They both said at the same time, and that made them laugh again.
"Urgh. I'm going for a walk." Michael grabbed my arm.
"Where?"
"My place."
"No you wont." They both said at the same time. I tried to let go, but he was stronger than me. In this second I wish I just had the power to throw him against the wall…
"I'll be back for dinner."
"No." They said again.
"Hey if the big bad wolf comes for little old me. You big strong guys can always open the mean wolf and get me and my grandmother out. Besides I'm not wearing my red hood." I said to them sarcastically. I snatched my arm back and walked out. I sat down and relaxed I had to admit I missed this… Time went by really quick. I decided not to push my luck and started going back to the house.
"Hey pretty lady." I started going scare, but I calm down, before Michael felt it.
"Hey. Marc. Right?"
"You got it." He smiled. "So why is a pretty lady doing in the forest all by herself?" I remember the first time I met Michael and he asked me a similar question. That irritated me a little. Like I was this weak little girl that always need a man besides her to protect her.
"Hmm I like the forest a lot. Don't you?" He came really close to me now and whispered in my ear sort of flirting with me.
"You got no idea." I tried to smiled…
"We got more in common that I though…" I said with a smile trying to hide my fear.
"Yes we do."
"Why do you hate the people I was fighting with?"
"Because they are so irresponsible. They need to be controlled." I knew he was lying he hated them because instead of killing people they protected them…
"What are you doing here?"
"Well I was looking for you actually."
"Yes. You told me on the bonfire that you tress passed the wolf territory. So I just walked around the whole forest looking for you thinking you might like hanging out in the forest a lot." He wink at me.
"You found me."
"Yes I did."
"Do you want something?"
"You mean besides you." He said with a crooked smile.
"You want me?" He smiled.
"You have no idea how much I want you." He came really close to me bending down to kiss me. I took a step back almost shaking and look at my watch.
"Do you have to leave?" He asked getting serious. Like he didn't wanted me to.
"I do. My dad is really paranoid and I been out of the house for an hour now…"
"Do you come here often?"
"Not that often… My dad-"
"I would love to see you again."
"Ok…"
"I'll just come looking for you hoping I'm lucky?" I couldn't speak… I was terrified. Marc wanted me… "See you later." And he disappear. I walked to the house and once I close the door behind me… I started hyperventilate and felt to the floor shaking… My dad and Michael came running really worried. Michael was confuse too, he was suppose to feel my fear and go rescue me… So my tactic worked. Michael carry me to the sofa and they were in front of me. I was still scare to death and hyperventilating..
"What's wrong?!" Michael asked me apparently forgetting my father was next to him. Someone knock on the door and I jumped standing up.. At the same time I was yelling…
"Oh no…" My father ran to the door preparing to hit somebody. When he open it. It was Samantha and Emily. But I didn't know and I lost control of my feelings… I started to cry and suddenly I was surrounded by Michael, my dad, and my friends. Michael lost his self control.
"I told you!" He started to leave. I knew he was about to do something stupid. So I grabbed him by his arm. He didn't shook me off, knowing he could hurt me.
"I just saw a wolf coming towards me…" I finally said. My dad and my friends gasped.
"What color was the wolf?"
"What color was the wolf?" My father asked Michael in disbelief.
"There is a law about killing wolfs… so I cant go around killing every single one I see… I have to be sure…" My father nodded.
"And for you young lady, you are not going to the forest alone."
"Nor with company either.." I hugged my self… Michael couldn't know it was Marc. He would go crazy… We ate dinner and I started to calm down… Samantha and Emily left after dinner. My dad took the plates and clean them.
"I'll leave you two lovers alone." He kissed my forehead.
"Hey dad, could I hang out with Michael Saturday and Sunday?"
"Of course." And he was out. The week passed by nice, I didn't went to the forest again… Finally the weekend arrive. When Saturday came and there was a knock I ran towards the door. "Wow. Girl where's the fire?" I ignore him and open the door.
"Michael." I hug him. He hug me back and went to say hi to my dad. They shook hands.
"Are you ready Jane?"
"Yes, see you later dad."
"You kids have fun." And we went out and on the motorcycle. After a couple of minutes we were on the beach. We sat at a picnic towel on the sand.
"Are you sure it was a wolf you saw that day? Its not likely for a wolf to attack? The wolf here are mostly from my tribe." Michael wasn't buying it… plus I knew he asked around in the week. I sigh.
"Please promise me you wont over react."
"I'll try."
"I saw Marc…"
"What?"
"It was Marc…"
"You were so calm in the forest… I didn't feel any fear or anything…"
"I control it. That's why I was a wreck at the house."
"Jane…"
"If you would of went to the forest, because of me panicking. I think right there the dream would it come true…" He sigh.
"Your right." He calm down. "What happened?"
"Well he ask me why I was alone in the forest… that he didn't like your family… he told me he wanted Me. But other than that it wasn't horrible."
"He wanted you? How? For what?"
"He just say he wanted me and that he wanted to see me in the forest."
"Absolutely no!"
"Calm down. I wont go to the forest. What I told you and my dad was true I wont even ask you to take me to the forest." I kissed him.
He pulled back and hugged me. "I'm sorry is just I saw you die twice now… I don't want that to come true."
"It wont…"
