Sorry for not updating for so long, I've been studying for exams like crazy (ugh...). I've got one down and only two more to go so I should be posting more often soon.
John had the unfair advantage of using wind to attack with multiple pillows at once. The whole pillow fight wound up being gang-up-on-John, but he still did fine. After an hour everyone collapsed on the floor (except John, who still had a bunch of energy from absorbing the storm.)
"That was fun!" John said, hovering above them.
"Speak for…yourself," Jade said, gasping for air. Dave nodded. John just grinned and twirled in the air. Dave felt a bit jealous watching him. John had a place where he could use his powers and no one cared. He had some freedom. But not Dave. He couldn't let his friends know what he was, what he could do, what he would do and what he had done.
"What now?" Jade asked.
"Let's watch a scary movie!" John said.
"They're never scary," Rose said, rolling her eyes. But they all sat up and Jade turned on Netflix. One of their favourite activities was to watch horror movies and laugh at everything they got wrong and be impressed when they got something right (but that rarely ever happened.) After a few minutes they settled on a zombie movie. Oh great.
Dave did his best to watch the movie, but it wasn't easy sometimes. No matter what, if the zombies looked dead, they looked accurate. It wasn't that he was scared of them, it just bothered him to see them. A lot.
So instead he passed the time by observing his friends. John spent the whole movie hovering in the air, grinning like a little kid on his birthday. Rose sat calmly and commented as she always did on practically everything in the movie. She seemed to have calmed down. And Jade sat with her legs crossed and leaning forward just a bit, revealing how much she was enjoying the movie. Her glasses reflected the screen and Dave found that it was easier to watch the movie that way.
He got so lost in thought staring at her eyes he didn't realize the movie was over until Rose said "That was quite terrible."
"It was a good story though," Jade said. "Right Dave?"
"Uh, yeah," Dave said. I wonder what the story was.
"You weren't even watching, were you?" Rose asked.
"Sure I was."
"No you weren't."
"Did you fall asleep?" Jade asked. "You sound tired." No I don't.
"Yeah, I could fall asleep right now," Dave lied. He couldn't fall asleep at that moment if he would get a million bucks for it.
"Then I think it's time for us to go to bed," Rose said.
"Yes mom," Dave replied. Rose kicked him in the shin.
None of them had actually brought pajamas with them so they just slept in their clothes. Dave of course lay there listening to his friends' soft breathing. John was floating a few inches above his sleeping bag. Rose lay perfectly still on her back, so she almost looked like she was dead. Dave didn't really want to look at that so he rolled over. Jade was lying next to him. She'd refused to sleep in her bed and instead joined them all on the floor with sleeping bags. She was lying on her side with her hands curled up next to her face. Some strands of hair fell across her forehead and she was breathing peacefully.
Dave could feel her warmth radiating off her. He assumed it was a cause of becoming a werewolf. He liked it. He crawled closer to her and breathed in that warmth. He wanted it. He had been robbed of warmth during the summer. He pressed himself close to her and shut his eyes. He smiled as her warmth spread through his body. He knew it would stop when he wasn't this close to her, but he didn't care. He planned to savor that warmth for as long as he could.
Jade always had a terrible time sleeping when there was a full moon. So like always she woke up in the middle of the night. And for some reason Dave was really close to her. She squeaked in surprise, then covered her mouth with her hand. But Dave didn't move so she hadn't woken him. She breathed a sigh of relief and set her hand down.
He looked so peaceful when he was asleep. Jade wondered if he was stressed about something. He seemed more…relaxed now. She smiled and stroked his cheek. Then she drew her hand away and blushed when she realized what she was doing.
"This is hopeless," she whispered to herself. He's never going to like me back. What am I thinking?! Jade glanced at him and sighed. I'm thinking about how amazing he looks, and how much I'd love to kiss him. She blushed and covered her face with her hands. Stupid! Don't think things like that! Not that he can read minds, but still! Jade gulped and closed her eyes. She'd feel better if she got to sleep.
Um, what? Does she have a crush on me or something? Dave rolled his eyes. No, that's dumb. Why would she? That was just a normal friend thing. Like it's normal that I notice her eyes look pretty. See? Friend things! Actually, her skin looks really great in the moonlight too. Dave was about to stroke her cheek, but stopped himself. He could tell she was still awake. She'd thought he was asleep.
Okay, first of all, she does not have a crush on me! And I do not have a crush on her! Obviously! …Who the hell am I even arguing with? Dave sighed. His life just kept getting more and more complicated. He wished he could get to sleep.
