I squatted behind a bush. I was dressed in all black; black shorts, black shoes, black socks, and a black shirt. I didn't really feel comfortable in the shirt but I didn't want to give Elle the wrong idea.
"Yo." It was exactly 10 when she came crawling into the bushes. Her lovely lavender scent hit me like a freight train.
Not bothering with pleasantries, I grabbed her wrists, checking for new cuts. My eyesight was incredible, I still wasn't used to it. Even in the dark, I saw perfectly.
Deep cuts ran down and up her wrist; the blood was dry, but it didn't start to heal.
Another wolf fun fact; we heal fast.
This morning I cut myself with a knife. I didn't even blink and it looked like I got cut two days ago. If only she healed fast, then I wouldn't be taunted by those self-inflicted scars.
Without thinking about it, I leaned down and kissed it. I could feel her wrists grow warm under my lips. Her heart accelerated, as if she were scared. Or excited… It did sound like that, excited.
Never mind, that's probably me ego running wild.
"Er… Okay?" She pulled her wrist away and didn't meet my gaze. "Is this what you wanted? Because if it is, I can leave."
"No," I answered too quickly. I think I'm scaring her… "S'not. You wanted to get Stacey back, so let's do it."
Oh, god. Let's do it? What was I thinking?
"… Alright?"
Tonight, my friends, was going to be long.
Hadley…
Han…
Henderson…
Higginson.
I pulled out the file and felt Elle's breath tickle my neck. I was suddenly super aware of her body.
She was standing behind me, clutching the back of my shirt anxiously.
"You got it?" More tickles.
"Y-yeah… Whoa, she's a smart one." Nothing but full marks, incredibly good comments, and a multitude of extra curriculars. Not a single flaw.
"Lemme see that." She was already back to being the crabby teenage girl, when only minutes before, she was the scared little toddler.
Elle yanked the file from my hands, spilling the contents all over the tiled floor. "Dammit…" She muttered under her breath.
Picking up the papers, I remembered why we were here.
The play.
The kiss.
A wide grin grew on my face.
