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Chapter 9 – Triple Date
Meyrin
(One Hour Later)
Meyrin looked up from her English book. Auel was hunched over at her desk. His right hand moved side-to-side across the page, writing. "Hey, Auel?"
Auel nodded, not turning around. "Yeah?"
"Are you almost finished?"
Auel shook his head. Um, I'm working on Math. Then I just need to edit my essay for History."
"You're taking History? I took it last semester."
"Really? Well, it's my second period class. I have to do a speech on the War of 1812 the coming Wednesday."
"Want me to help you edit it later?" Meyrin offered.
Auel turned around to look at her. He smiled. "Sure."
Meyrin looked down at her book, and then looked up again. "I'm gonna take a break from studying. Wanna come outside with me?"
Auel looked surprised, but quickly replaced it with a grin. "Sure. Wait a sec, one more question, and I'm done math." Auel turned back to the desk.
Meyrin put her textbook on her bed, got up and looked over his shoulder. She studied his answers. They were all correct. Meyrin picked up his history notebook and flipped through it. A few papers fell on the ground. They were quizzes and two tests. On the first quiz, he got 89. On the second, he got 94, and the third was perfect. Then Meyrin glanced at the tests. Perfect on one, and 97 on the other. These were all amazing scores. Meyrin was surprised. Was he…smart?
"Auel… These scores are great! I never knew you were…"
Auel turned around. Surprised. Then his look of surprise turned to dismay, and then anger. He snatched the tests away, and stuffed them in his bag. "Yeah, I'm smart. Not many people know."
Meyrin frowned. She remembered something.
Flashback
Meyrin looked up. There he was. Auel Neider. Local hottie and resident bad boy. She sighed. She thought he was cute, but she didn't care for his attitude. He's probably dumb as nails too.
End Flashback
Okay, she had thought that only a couple of days ago. She had hated him, Now he was in her room, and she felt bad for underestimating him. She thought of what she thought of him before. Okay, he was cute. He had a bad attitude, but he also had a good side too. And he definitely wasn't dumb. He was still, well, had criminal written all over his future. He was doing probation for all his detentions. But maybe…
Meyrin suddenly felt the urge to help him. He needed it. He had friends who weren't, well real. (This coming from the girl whose two best friends are dating) He had a reputation to keep, a girl chasing him, and a mother who was dishonest with her son. She did feel sorry for him. He had his problems, like everyone else.
"I'm finished." Auel's voice broke Meyrin's train of thought.
"Um, right."
"So, wanna go out now?" Auel asked, getting up. Meyrin nodded, and walked to the door. She walked through, and then grabbed her keys at the table.
"Hey, Meyrin? Where's your dad?"
"Um, he left for a business trip. He'll be back Tuesday. Why?"
"Oh, just wondering. My mom is going to visit my dad this weekend. She'll be back in a week. He lives across the world. She told me I couldn't go, because I'd miss school. She has to got to finalize their divorce and child rights."
Meyrin was astonished. "You're going to be by yourself for a week?"
Auel nodded sheepishly. "Yeah. I was going to stay at Sting's, but he's going on a trip for the long weekend. So I'm only alone for the weekend and Monday."
Meyrin suddenly got an idea. "You can stay here."
Auel stared at her. Did he hear right? "What?"
"I said, you could stay here. For the weekend. My dad's gone, and Rey is staying all weekend as well."
Auel looked surprised. "Where will I sleep?"
"With me." When Meyrin saw Auel's shocked face, she laughed. "What do you think? Obviously the couch!"
Auel nodded, relieved. "What about Rey?"
"He's probably going to stay with Luna."
"Oh."
"Can we go outside now?"
The two of them went outside. Meyrin got another idea. "Let's go to the park."
"Which one?"
"The one across town, the one with lots of trees. I've always wanted to go there."
"How can we get there?"
"Bus." Meyrin pointed to the bus stop. "Oh, wait. I only have enough for one person." Auel raised his eyebrows, but didn't reply. When the bus rolled in, he grabbed her hand, ran up the steps to the bus, and dropped in enough money for both of them.
"Hey!" Meyrin protested. Auel shrugged, but couldn't keep his grin down. He sat down and pulled Meyrin down as well, but she fell, and sat on his lap instead.
Meyrin stared into Auel's eyes. Their gaze locked, but then they were interrupted when an old lady across the bus chuckled. "What a cute couple you two are." She commented. Meyrin and Auel both looked away, blushing.
Meyrin turned around in her seat and looked out the window. It was so peaceful. Then she saw a couple together on a bench. They looked so happy together. Then the boy leaned in and kissed the girl. Wait… She knew these people. Stellar and … Shinn! Meyrin looked away, and sat back down properly. She sighed. She used to feel anger when thinking of the two of them. Now she only felt sadness… and longing? That's right. She wished she were like that. Doesn't almost everyone?
Auel glanced over at Meyrin. She had sat back down, facing forward. She looked troubled. "Is something wrong?" he whispered into her ear, his breath warm on her ear. It sent tingles down her back, and she nearly shivered. Meyrin looked at him, and smiled lightly.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." Meyrin looked up at him and studied his face. He was honestly worried about her. And he was nice to her. Maybe he was the guy for her… wait. Vino. And Meer. Meyrin touched her lips. He had kissed her. Accidentally, but still. Meyrin looked down at her hands. She had never been so confused about a guy before. She had heard opposites attract, but she never had actually believed it.
When the bus pulled to an abrupt stop, Auel and Meyrin both jolted forward slightly. Auel noticed it was their stop. "Come on." He said, grabbing Meyrin's hand. They walked off the bus.
Hours Later
Auel plopped down on the couch in the living room, and sighed. "I am so tired."
Meyrin frowned. "Yeah. Not my fault you insisted on chasing me!"
Auel grinned half-heartedly, and turned on the TV. Meyrin smiled a little. He's lucky. I have to make dinner. Luna's a spaz in the kitchen. Meyrin felt kind of weird. It felt nice to be with Auel, and cooking dinner for him. Meyrin shook it off. It wasn't as if they were dating. I liked Shinn, but I'm pretty sure I'm over him now. Do I like Vino? Or Auel? I don't think I've ever been this confused.
Meyrin sighed, and grabbed a pot and added water. She left it to boil on the stove, than dug in the freezer. There was a frozen chicken breast. Well, why not? A few eggs, maybe some broccoli, with some instant noodles would be a good meal.
Dinner
Auel looked at the food hungrily. "You cook?" he asked, sounding surprised.
Meyrin nodded. "Yeah."
Auel grinned. "Great, I'm starved." Right on cue, his stomach growled loudly. "My mom always just buys take-out.
Meyrin smiled as Auel dug into the food. She walked across the hall to Lunamaria's room and tapped on the door. "Luna, Rey, if you're finished in there, dinner is ready." Instantly, the door popped open, and there stood Rey, clad only in boxers. His lips were redder than they should be. Meyrin smirked. "You know Rey, that's not a very good colour on you. A lighter pink would compliment your features better."
Rey was confused, but he quickly understood, and wiped Luna's lipstick off his mouth. (And you know why ) "Yeah, sure, whatever." He ran to the table, and had to compete with Auel for food. Luna appeared.
"Boys and their food." She sighed. She smiled. "Hey Mey, two guys in a day? You're scoring high."
Meyrin rolled her eyes. "Whatever Looney Tunes." Lunamaria glared at the mention of the embarrassing nickname.
Meyrin grinned. "Come on sis, let's go before all the food is gone!"
10:30
Meyrin yawned. She always woke at six to catch the bus to school. Now she was beat after the long day. She had put in an hour of studying after her tiny dinner (evil Rey and Auel, and then Lunamaria! She would get them back) and then Auel had dragged her over to the TV to watch a few shows with him. Then they had played Battle Ship. Meyrin sunk all his ships. (Mwahahaha, payback for one, two to go!) Then they had gone to Meyrin's room and worked on Auel's History speech together. Now it was 10:31. Meyrin walked out the bathroom. She had taken a shower and changed. Now she was walking around in a very short dress. It was yellow and her favourite.
Meyrin grabbed the blankets on her bed and pulled them back. She got into bed and was just about to sleep when someone tapped her shoulder. "What!" she grumbled.
"Um, the couch is compromised." It was Auel.
Meyrin bolted up. "What?"
"Rey is there. Apparently your sister said at night, not anyone else but her would be occupying her bed. That was a promise she made to your dad before he left, and Rey is grumpy because of it, and I have nowhere to sleep."
Meyrin frowned. "So?"
Auel scowled at her. "Fine. Because of that, you are my bed buddy."
Meyrin's eyes widened in surprise as Auel's warm body, clad only in his boxers and Meyrin's old shirt, got in beside her and snuggled in her covers. But she was too tired to argue. Whatever. It didn't do any harm, right?
The Next Morning
Meyrin's eyes opened slowly. Then she saw a blue blur beside her, snuggled against her. Her eyes shot open. Then when she remembered, she sighed, and got up slowly, wiggling herself gently out of Auel's grasp. He moaned slightly at the loss of warmth. Meyrin glanced at the clock. Yikes.
Later, at School
Meyrin jumped off the bus, and pulled the groggy Auel with her. He mumbled to her to let him sleep. Meyrin stopped, and then slapped his cheek. Auel's head shot up in resentment. "Hey!"
Meyrin giggled. "Got you up."
They walked into the school.
At Bio, they sat together, and were lab partners. At second period, they were in separate classes. At lunch, Meyrin and Auel sat together outside. In gym, they stretched and ran together. And finally, at Math Class, they sat together. But after school was when the drama started. No, neither of them had to work on Fridays. Auel had a game, then a date with Meer. Meyrin had to prepare a place for Vino's dog, and then her date with Vino. The day was hectic. And it got worse.
Meyrin walked to her locker. She had avoided Vino all day. She felt a little awkward about the kiss and their date. She could see him glaring at her and Auel in Biology and Math. Meer had kept giving her the finger in Bio as well. Now was the confrontation. Meyrin felt a tap on her shoulder, and then she came face-to-face with Meer Campbell.
"Well, what do we have here? A brat, geek, and boyfriend stealer. Didn't I tell you me and Auel had a date? Now you go and ruin everything!"
Flashback
Yesterday at the Park
Auel ran after Meyrin, who laughed, and threw more grass in his face. They were having a great time. Unbeknownst to them they were being watched. A pair of angry blue eyes glared at them from the shadow of a bench.
End Flashback
"'I've liked this guy forever, but you had to steal him from me! You are such a bitch. I swear, I hate you!"
Meyrin gulped. She was scary. But she was saved. "Leave her alone."
Meer turned around and faced the intruder. "Oh, another freak." She stalked off.
Vino smiled at Meyrin. "Hey. She really hates you, huh?"
Meyrin smiled slightly. "That would be an understatement."
Vino leaned against the locker next to Meyrin's. "So, excited for tonight?" he teased.
Meyrin nodded. "Yeah. I can't wait for Pirate to come over!"
Vino hit her arm lightly. "Hey! What about me?" Meyrin laughed, showing it was a joke. "Well, anyways, I'm excited. Are you heading to the big basketball game?"
Meyrin nodded. "I guess. It must be packed by now. Auel had left right after class to change."
Vino frowned a little at the name of the blue-haired boy. "Yeah. Anyways, wanna go with me?"
Meyrin accepted.
Auel
Auel walked towards the change room after saying bye to Meyrin after bio class. He was headed to the door when someone called his name. He turned around and saw the blonde haired girl again. Stellar.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I know you're in a bit of a rush, but it'll be quick. You like Meyrin, right?"
Auel flushed, and looked around them. There were lots of people, but none of them seemed to hear. "Why?"
Stellar sighed. "You know, Shinn Asuka? She used to have a crush on him, but I'm not sure if she still does. He used to like her too, but not anymore, at least not more than friends. But they're like brother and sister, and he's always been protective of her and me. And he doesn't really like you…" Auel's eyebrows rose at that, and Stellar sighed. "Okay, he hates you. So, if you do start a thing with Meyrin, please don't tell him."
"I understand. Now I've gotta go!" he dashed into the change room.
School Gym
Meyrin and Vino pushed through the crowd in the stands. Meyrin spotted Stellar, waving at her. She climbed over a few people (hehe) She plopped down beside Stellar, and noticed a bored Shinn beside her best friend.
"What's with him? No popcorn stand " She whispered jokingly to her blonde friend.
"Nope. No ketchup in his hot dog." Stellar joked back, pointing to the bare sausage on his bun. The girls giggled, which really annoyed the boys on both sides of them. The two males exchanged glares that meant, 'Girls'.
The game was great. Auel had scored the winning point! Meyrin and Stellar cheered. Auel glanced up in the stands and winked at them. Meyrin couldn't really tell from that far away. But she did see this clearly: Meer ran into Auel's arms, and hugged him in her skimpy blue and yellow outfit. Figures she would be a cheerleader. Meyrin thought angrily.
At the Hawke's Apartment
Meyrin opened the door, and once again, sucking noises were heard. Yuck. They could try to be more secretive. Meyrin closed the door, and walked to her room. Apparently Luna slipped practice again. Meyrin slipped into shorts and a t-shirt and walked into the kitchen. She noticed a few letters on the table. One was addressed to her and Luna. It was from their father, telling them to be safe, and that he would be back next Friday, not Tuesday. Well, that leaves more time to clean the house. Rey and Luna left a mess.
After awhile, a tap was heard. It was Auel. He had his school bag and another bag with him. "Um, these are my clothes." He gestured to the other bag. Meyrin nodded. He settled in her room. Meyrin had done all her work at school. All she had to do was study again. Auel worked at her desk.
About two hours later, at around six, the phone rang. Meyrin grabbed it. Stellar. She clicked the phone on. " Hey."
Stellar sounded excited. "Guess what?" she was so loud, Auel heard her, and turned around, bewildered. Meyrin walked out of the room, and sat on the couch.
"What?"
"I think Auel likes you!"
Meyrin sighed. "I guess."
"You don't sound so happy. What's up?"
Meyrin sighed again (Annoying habit) "I don't know. Maybe it's the fact that he and Meer Campbell have a date tonight."
"No freaking way."
"And I have a date with Vino."
"You and Vino are going out?"
"It's just one date. I didn't know it was a date when I agreed, though."
Meyrin heard Stellar gasp. "So, Auel isn't the only one cheating." Stellar reminded. " You two come from totally opposite worlds, but you still have thing in common."
"Like what?" Meyrin asked.
"Like you both live with one parent, you both are top students, you both don't like admitting your feelings, and you're living in the same apartment!"
"How did you know that?"
"Heard Rey say something about a light-blue haired boy sleeping in your room. Anything I should know about that?" Stellar teased.
Meyrin blushed. "Yeah, yeah. We didn't do anything but sleep!"
Stellar laughed. "Well, they do call it "Sleeping Together", you know."
Meyrin blushed further. "Be quiet, Stell."
"Anyways, see ya. Need to finish my math."
"Okay."
They hung up. Meyrin walked back into her room.
Auel looked up at her questioningly. "Who's the hyper girl on the phone?"
Meyrin smiled. "Stellar."
Auel grinned at her. "You know, I talked to her a couple of times. She's nice."
Meyrin nodded." Yeah. Anyways, I forgot to congratulate you on winning the game."
Auel smiled. "Thanks. Too bad it's my last game. At least I only have to work four days a week. Fridays are free!"
"Hah! I work three days a week! No Mondays or Fridays!" Meyrin stuck her tongue out at Auel.
Auel shook his head in defeat. Meyrin smiled, and turned around to pick up her book. Then she heard something move, but before she could turn around, she felt hand around her waist, tickling her. Yes, she was ticklish.
"A-Auel! Sto-op!" Meyrin managed to gasp out between giggles. Auel smirked above her.
"Think of this as payback for all that grass that went down my shirt yesterday!"
Meyrin managed to push him away, but they both fell in a tangled heap on the floor.
"Ouch!" Auel gasped. He pulled out Meyrin's textbook form under him. Meyrin giggled, and picked herself up, but then Auel caught hold of her ankle and pulled her down. Meyrin gasped as she landed on top of the boy lying on the floor.
"Now we are totally even." Auel declared in Meyrin's face. His breath tickled Meyrin's face. Meyrin flushed as she stared back at him.
Auel also noticed how close her face was to his. Her warm breathing was felt on his chin. He looked at her mouth. Her lips were pink. He reached a hand up and brushed his finger along her bottom lip. Meyrin trembled slightly on top of him. At that fateful moment, a tapping sound was heard.
"Hey, two guys in two days. Nearly the same position." Luna was at the door, with Rey behind her, snickering.
Meyrin got up. It sucked to be caught with a guy under you twice in a row by your older sister and her boyfriend. "Hey, I didn't walk in on you guys. And if I did, it would be a lot worse!"
Luna sighed, disregarding the comment. She walked away.
Auel turned to Meyrin. "What does she mean, 'Two guys in two days'?"
Meyrin turned away, blushing. "Nothing."
Auel's jaw clenched. "Meyrin." His voice sounded a bit edgy.
Meyrin sighed. "Okay, yesterday, before you came, Vino was here. We accidentally fell off the bed, and he ended up meeting my mouth with his. It was all an accident."
"On the bed? What were you doing on the bed with him?" Auel's tone was now straight-out infuriated.
"Nothing really. He just hugged me…"
"Oh, so the fact you have a boyfriend is nothing?" Auel stormed out of her room, and went to the front door. Meyrin ran out after him.
"Auel, wait!"
Auel glared. "Save it."
Meyrin glared back. She was starting to get mad too. "What is wrong with you? It's not like it really matters!"
"Oh, a guy kisses you, and it's nothing!" Auel's eyes were enraged.
"What does it mean to you?"
Auel glared. "I guess you wouldn't know." With that, he opened the front door, and slammed it shut.
Meyrin's eyes filled with tears. What's wrong with him? It's not like I kissed Vino on purpose. Argh! This is all Luna's fault! Her and her big mouth! Meyrin ran to her room.
About Two Hours Later
Meyrin was dressed. She wore a pink miniskirt and a black ¾ sleeve shirt. She hardly ever wore skirts. The doorbell rang. Meyrin went to open it. Yup. It was Vino and Pirate. Vino looked nice too, with a button-down shirt and cargos. Pirate was adorable. With such a fierce name, Pirate had an adorable face. A big black spot covered his left eye, thus his name.
"Aw, he is so cute!" Meyrin cooed. She bent down and petted Pirate on the head.
"Thank you, I know I am." Vino joked.
Meyrin looked up grinning. "You look nice too."
Vino smiled. "Same with you."
They set up Pirate's stuff, and then got ready. They took the bus to the theatre. The movie was sold out. Good thing they had passes. As Meyrin walked into the dim theatre, she spotted only two empty seats near the back. She walked through, and discovered Shinn and Stellar were in front of her. Meyrin turned around, and saw Luna and Rey in the back, making out. Wow, everyone was here.
"Well, isn't it a small world? Nice to see you two geeks hitting it off." Meyrin turned to her left at the voice. Beside he person she was sitting with, was Meer. And to top it off, Meyrin looked at the person beside her on the left side. Auel.
He was dressed really nice. A really nice button-down shirt somewhat similar to Vino's but is looked so much better on the blue-haired boy.
Auel's aqua eyes stared back into her indigo orbs. His stare was intensified by the small light of the previews. Meyrin felt herself faltering under his intense gaze.
The movie was due to start soon.
Author's Notes
Yeah. I know it's almost impossible to finish all our homework in class in high school ( I should know!) Ten-thirty is kinda early to sleep, but she gets up at six… Anyways, yes, Luna cannot cook! The title should really be Quadruple Date (Shinn/Stellar, Vino/Meyrin, Rey/Lunamaria, Auel/Meer) But Triple Date sounds better! P Please Review! I am almost finished! Yay! One more chapter will wrap it up!
