We fell asleep last night around 10PM. I knew today would be a good day before it was even here. We both had smiles on our faces when we fell asleep because of what all happened yesterday.
I woke up around 6:30 the next morning. I sat up, carefully as to not wake Lilly, and looked at the calender by the door. Thursday, one of my favorite days. Mostly because of trap practice, but also because Thursdays were half days. We get out at noon, but practice is right after school.
After rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I get up to take a shower. I head to the bathroom with some clothes and after about 10 minutes, I come back out. When I get back to the room, Lilly is already awake and sitting on the bed, waiting for me.
"So, what time are we leaving today?" she asks.
"Around 7:30. Are you feeling good enough to go?" I asks, getting my shoes.
"Yep. I don't feel tired or anything this morning." she said, excited.
"Good. Let me finished getting ready and we can go."
"Um, aren't you forgetting something?" she asks, smiling. I think for a second and remember.
"Oh, right. I forgot about that. Bath time." I said. I start walking back to the bathroom with her following me. We walk into the bathroom and I start looking through some of my shampoo bottles. I grab a few different ones and let her sniff them. She decides on AXE Excite again. I start the water, getting it warm, and she hops in.
After a few minutes of washing, I rinse off her back and head and she rolls over so I can wash her stomach. I start washing her again & once again, notice that nice smell. I smiled and continued on & she starts blushing.
"What's the matter?" I ask.
"That's just feels so good." she said as I was washing her chest. I laughed a bit and continued on, getting lower and lower with each pass. Eventually, I was right above her lower regions, scrubbing the dirt out of her fur. Once again, she shifted around and my hand rubbed against her. She moaned a bit, closing her eyes and wagging her tail.
"Okay, that felt really good!" she said, smiling and blushing deeply. I started shaking a bit, knowing what I did. She noticed and looked at me.
"What's the matter? Did I embarass you?" she asked, smiling.
"A little. I didn't mean to do that again." I said, still nervous. She laughed a bit and smiled even more.
"I did!" She said, blushing even more and wagging her tail. I looked at her a little shocked.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"It feels really good when you do that. I don't mind it. Actually, I like it." she said.
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am. I may not be very old, but I know what feels nice." she said, laughing.
"Okay, but I'm still not sure."
"Don't worry about it." she said. I started rinsing her off and she hopped out, shaking dry. I finshed with towel until she was completly dry. After a couple minutes, we went out to the living room for breakfast. We had some eggs and bacon again with some juice. After we ate, I went to get my school stuff and shooting gear. I also grabbed her collar and put it back on her.
After a couple minutes of getting ready, we walked outside to my car. It snowed the night before, so there was a couple inches of snow on the ground. She saw it and started running around in it, having a ball. While I was putting my stuff in the car, I heard her call my name. I turned around to ask her what was wrong and didn't see her anywhere around me. I started walking around to try to find her, but didn't. I was starting to get worried and was about to run inside to get my parents when she jumps out of the snow to tackle me. I fell back onto the ground, surprised at her strength. She was standing on my chest, laughing and licking my cheek.
"Scare you?" she asked.
"For a minute. I couldn't see you anywhere." I said.
"Sorry, but I couldn't resist. I figured it would be funny." she said, looking a little sad.
"It's okay. It was kinda funny actually. I was just worried when I couldn't find you." I said, petting her. She looked back up at me, smiling. She gave my cheek a quick lick and hopped off me.
"So, you ready to go?" I ask, standing back up and knocking the snow off me. She started wagging her tail and said "Yep! Let's go!" I went to pick her up, but she stopped me. "I think I'm big enough to jump in." she said. I opened the door and sure enough, she was able to jump into the seat. I closed the door and walked around to the driver side and got in. Before I pulled out of the driveway, I got my mp3 played and started flipping through the songs, trying to find a good one.
"Hm, what might be good this morning?" I asked myself. She looked at the screen and was watching the songs go by. She saw one that got her attention. "How about this one?" She asked, pointing to "Iridescent" by Linkin Park.
"Good choice." I said, starting it. The song started and she instantly liked it. Her foot and tail were tapping the seat with the beat and she was smiling. The song was only about 5 minutes long & the drive is about 30. After it was over, she looked at my mp3 player and asked "Can this thing show the words to the song?"
"Yeah, it can. Why?" I asked.
"Because I wanted to try to sing along to it." She said, blushing a bit.
"Okay, let me bring them up." I pushed a couple buttons and the screen changed to the lyrics & restarted the song. She started tapping her foot again and started singing with it. Her voice was amazing to say the least. I started singing too since I knew the words. My voice was alright to me. She looked at me with wide eyes and a huge smile. We continued to sing along to the song until it was over.
"Wow, you're voice is amazing!" I said, smiling at her.
"Not as good as yours!" she said, blushing.
"Are you kidding? You're 10 times better then me!" I said
"No, I'm not...I can't sing very well." she said, blushing ever more.
"Don't say that. You were amazing. I was stunned by your voice." I said.
"Really? You think so?" she asked, looking at me.
"Yes! Mine is the one that needs work. I was so off." I said, smiling.
"No, you were pefect. Your voice and the singers blended perfectly together!" She said.
"Really? It always sounds off to me. I never thought I was any good." I said, surprised.
"No, it's perfect. I was really impressed!" she said, wagging her tail.
"Well, thank you! That really means a lot to me." I said.
"Anytime." she said, smiling. After about 15 minutes, we arrived at my school. I pulled into the parking lot and found a space close to my friends car. I pulled into it and shut the car off.
"Ready?" I asked, opening my door. She wagged her tail and said "Yep. Looks like it might be fun."
"There's never anything fun about school." I said, laughing. She laughed too and grabbed the door handle in her mouth and was able to open the door. I was a bit surprised, but walked over to close it for her. I opened the back hatch to get my backpack. I left my gun and gear in there, since I wouldn't need it yet. I locked it up so no one would take it, but there never really is any crime here anyway. We walked to the front entrance of the school and was met by Eugene and Kaci.
"Hey, guys!" He said, waving to us. I waved back and we walked over to them.
"Guys?" Kaci asked, then saw Lilly walking next to me. She knelt down to look at her.
"Well, who's your friend here?" Kaci asked, looking at me.
"That's Lilly." I said, kneeling down to pet her. She looked a little scared and hid behind my leg.
"It's alright. She won't hurt you. She's a friend of mine." I told her, reassuring her. She came back out and looked at me then at Kaci, who was smiling at her. She walked over and carefully sniffed her, wagging her tail.
"So, you're Lilly, huh?" Kaci asked. " I heard a lot about you." she said, looking up at Eugene, who smiled and rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, it's true. He didn't believe me at first. Now he does." I said, laughing, remembering what happened.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, did you talk to the principal about her being here?" Eugene asked.
"Not yet. We were just going there when we saw you two." I said, getting back up.
"Okay. Better hurry up. Class starts in about 10 minutes." Kaci said. "Nice to meet you, Lilly!" She said, standing up.
"Y-you too." Lilly said, nervous. "Alright, see you guys in a bit." I said. We walked off to the office and walked in.
"Can I help you?" the secretary asked.
"Yes, I'm here to see the principal." I said.
"Did he send for you? I don't remember any announcements on the speaker system." she asked.
"No, he didn't. I need to talk to him about something."
"Can I ask what it is?" she asked. I bent down to pick up Lilly. "She's what I need to talk to him about." I said, holding Lilly.
"Oh, okay. He said you'd probably be here today. Cody, right?" she asked, smiling.
"Right." I said, setting Lilly back down.
"Okay, go right in. He's on the phone at the moment, so just go in and sit down." she said, opening the door for us. We walked to the back of the office to a door that said "Principal Kurt". I knocked on it while slowly opening it. He saw me coming in and waved to us and pointed to the chairs in front of his desk. We walked in and sat down, Lilly jumping up onto my lap. He looked at her and smiled, still on the phone.
"No, I just need him to fill out the paperwork and we'll be done with it. Okay, thank you. Goodbye" he said, hanging up his phone. He turned to us and said "Cody, right?" I nodded and reached forward to shake his hand.
"I figured you'd be coming in today. I would have called you in myself, but saw you come into the office." he said, pointing to the TV on his desk. There was a camera fixed on the front office.
"Okay. So, what did you want to see me about?" I asked.
"Oh, right. I know you missed school yesterday, but that's okay. I know why. I wanted to talk to you about Lilly here." He said, looking at Lilly, who started to get nervous.
"Is she going to have to go home, sir?" I asked.
"No, not at all. That's what I wanted to tell you. She's welcome here anytime. Your dad called me yesterday while you were still at the vet and explained everything." he said, smiling at us.
"Oh, okay. He didn't tell me about that." I said. He laughed a bit and said "She's welcome here anytime. He told me about her, how she's so well behaved and sweet. I told him it would be no problem."
"Well, thank you, sir. I didn't want to leave her at home by herself." I said, petting her. She looked at me and smiled.
"Well, that's very nice of you. Just be sure she doesn't get into any trouble while she's here." he said.
"Of course I will. She'll be no problem. Right, Lilly?" I ask, looking at her.
"Right!" she says, wagging her tail.
"She can talk!" Kurt says, surprised. We both laugh a bit and I said "Yes, she can. Didn't my dad mention that?"
"Well, he did, but I didn't believe him." he said, laughing.
"Yeah, my friends had the same reaction." I said. After a couple more minutes, he heard the bell ring for first period.
"Oh, I lost track of the time. I'll call your teacher and tell her you'll be a couple minutes late." he said, dismissing us. I nodded and we walked back outside. We walked over to the stairs to the second floor where my class was. Lilly ran up the stairs and was sitting at the top waiting for me.
"Hurry up! I want to see what you do here!" she said, excited.
"Calm down. You'll get plenty of time." I said, walking up the rest of the stairs. We turned the corner and walked to the classroom. I opened the door and we walked in. Everyone turned to see us, mostly looking at Lilly. She had her ears against her head. I could tell she was scared by all the others. The teacher turned around to see us.
"Ah, you're here. And who's this?" she asked, looking at Lilly. "This is Lilly, everyone. I found her up in Jasper last week." I said, picking her up and petting her. She started to look around at everyone, still scared. "She's a wolf. Don't worry, she won't hurt anyone. She's extremely sweet." I said, still petting her, trying to calm her down.
"One other thing, though. Eugene and Kaci already know this, but you won't believe me. She CAN talk, just so you know." I said. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. A couple people started laughing and said "Bullcrap! Dogs can't talk! All they do is chase their tails and eat all day."
"If you don't believe me, see for youself. Tell 'em, Lilly." I said.
"It's true. I can talk. And I'm not a "dog". I'm a WOLF!" she said, a little upset. Everyone stopped laughing instanly and a couple people fainted.
"Okay, people. Enough questions. Why don't you two sit down now so we can get on with class?" the teacher asked, pointing to some open desks. I walked over and sat down, laying Lilly on my lap. I set my bag next to my desk and grabbed couple books out of it.
"Okay, today we will just be watching a movie. It's about the history of Montana." the teacher said, turning down the lights. I had already seen it on TV, so I knew what it was. Lilly was laying down, looking around at everyone. I opened my notebook and started drawing a bit. After a couple minutes, Lilly sat up and looked at me. "What are you doing?" she wispered.
"Just drawing. I've already seen this movie, so I know what it's about." I wispered back. I went back to my drawing with Lilly watching. After about 15 minutes, I started to realize what I was drawing. It was me and Lilly in bed together. But not sleeping or watching TV. I mean, in bed "TOGETHER". She saw it too and blushed. "Why did you draw that?" she wispered, still blushing.
"I don't know. I just started drawing randomly. I didn't even realize what I was doing at first." I wispered, quickly turning to a blank page. She giggled and layed back down. I looked at her and smiled. "Why DID I draw that?" I thought. "We're not like that. I know I love her, but I not like that...do I?" I thought, going back to my drawing. This time I started drawing Lilly laying on my bed, playing with her toy. I added some highlights to her eyes for the lavender. I finished and sat back to look at it.
"Wow, that's pretty good." I heard some say. I looked behind me to see one of my classmates looking at it. His name was Justin. He was on the shooting team as well.
"Thanks. I could've done better, though." I said, looking at it.
"No, really, that's really good. You're pretty good at drawing."
"Well, thanks. I just do it to pass time."
"Cool." he said, going back to watch the movie. After about 30 minutes, the movie ended just as the bell rang. As I was putting my books in my bag, Lilly asked "So, what now?"
"I have one more class to go to, then shooting practice." I said, picking her up.
"Why don't you set me down so I can walk?" she asked, laughing.
"Because I don't want you to get hurt by someone not watching where they're going."
"I'm big enough that people will be able to see me. Besides, I feel lazy getting carried." she said, smiling.
"Alright, just stay next to me." I said, setting her down. We walked out into the hallway to get to my second and final class for today. Surprisingly, there wasn't many people still out in the halls. Most of them were already in class. We walked down the hall to the stairs and over to the gym. My second period was gym class. We walked in and I started going to the locker rooms. She started following me, but I stopped her. "Sorry Lilly, but you can't come in here. You'll have to wait over there." I said, pointing to the bleachers. She walked over and layed down while I went in to change. I came back out a few minutes later dressing in a white t-shirt and gym shorts. I walked over to where she was and saw some other people sitting around her, admiring her.
"So, you've met Lilly, huh?" I asked, smiling. She looked up and saw me coming over and started wagging her tail. Everyone nodded and smiled. "She's beautiful, Cody! Where'd you get her?" one girl asked, petting her. I told them the story of how I found her and what happened. One girl had tears in her eyes and said "Wow, that's amazing. I'm sorry about your dad, Lilly."
"It's okay." she said, looking sad. The teacher came over and saw Lilly sitting there.
"Alright, everyone. Time to get busy. After stretches today, we're playing dodgeball!" He said, getting everyone's attention. Everyone started cheering and getting excited. We all did our normal stretches and excersises. I looked over at Lilly and she was laying down, watching everyone. After a couple minutes of rest, the teacher brought out a sack of dodgeballs and layed them down on the center line of the floor.
"Alright, let's get two teams together. Who wants to be a captian today?" He asked. Everyone started shouting "Me!"
"Alright, to settle this, a two lap race. First two across the finish line on the track outside are the captain's." he said. Everyone walked outside and lined up. I didn't because I'm not a fast runner. I sat down with Lilly, who came outside with us. After a couple minutes, Lilly spoke up. "I gotta go use the bathroom." she said, getting up. I nodded and she walked off to the field behind the school. By the time the race was done, she came back and curled up next to me. I started stroking her back. She fell asleep after a couple minutes.
The race was over and captains chosen. We played for about an hour before the bell rang. End of school for the day. Time for practice, I thought. I woke Lilly up and we walked back to my car. I tossed my school stuff in the back and we got in. Practice is at the local range. We followed the coach in his car, along with the others on the team. After about 20 minutes, we all pulled into the parking lot and started getting out. I put on my team shirt and got my gun and ammo out of the back. Lilly walked with us to the shooting area while Coach went inside to rent the range for two hours.
"So, you ready for tommorow?" Eugene asked, putting his gun on the rack.
"I don't know. I feel ready, but I'm always nervous before the first match." I said.
"Eh, it'll be fine. Let's just focus on today." he said. I nodded and we started walking to the firing line. Before we got there, Lilly came over to us.
"I'm going to lay down in the chair over there." she said, pointing to a chair behind us all.
"Okay, this will only take a little while." I said, getting ready. She walked over and jumped into the chair and layed down. We started our normal shooting practice. After about 15 minutes, we finished the first round. I walked back to the rack to set my gun down.
"Wow, my barrel got pretty warm!" I said, setting it down. Eugene set his down too and said "Well, that was a bit faster then normal."
"Yeah, but still, feel that thing." I said, pointing to my gun. There was still some smoke coming out the barrel. He put his hand on it and said "It's not too bad. Let it cool for a while, though."
"Right. I'm going to take Lilly to get some water and food real quick." I said, walking over to Lilly. I nudged her awake and asked "You want some water and food?" She sat up and wagged her tail.
"Yeah, I'm getting hungry." she said, getting up and jumping off the chair. We walked over to the snack bar and I bought two water bottles and a couple hot dogs. She ate hers in just a couple seconds. I poured the water into a small bowl for her and she started drinking it. I ate mine quickly and we walked back over to the rest of the team. As we got there, I walked up to the coach.
"Hey, coach, got a second?" I asked.
"Sure, what's up?" He asked, walking over to me.
"Well, I got to thinking. The other day, Eugene and I were here practicing and we decided to try some skeet. He did really well, actually, and I didn't do too bad either."
"So, what are you getting at?" he asked.
"Well, why don't we all try skeet today for the second round?" I asked. He thought for a moment and turned around to face everyone.
"Hey, everyone, come over here for a second." He called out.
"Cody has the idea that we should try skeet. What do you all think? Want to try?" he asked. Everyone said they'd love to and started grabbing their guns and ammo.
"Seems like you had a good idea." he said, chuckling. Lilly walked back to her chair and layed back down, watching. We all broke off into teams of two, making 5 teams. Each shooter would get two trys to hit both targets before letting the next person try, and so on. Eugene and I were last. After 10 minutes, it was our turn. He went first, getting both first try. My turn.
I walked into the firing position and loaded up my gun with two shells. I got ready and called for the targets. I saw the first one come from the right and followed it and fired, shattering it.
Then I saw the second one coming from the left and started following it. I got it in my sights and pulled the trigger & all I saw was a large burst of fire come from my gun and I blacked out, falling onto the ground.
Another cliffhanger. What happened? Is he alright? Find out in the next chapter. I will post the next two chapters tommorow morning when I get up. They're already done. Just going over them right now.