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Friday morning, there was a knock at Carlos' and Jay's door.
Carlos got out of bed and yawned, checking the time. He opened the door and was instantly embraced by a certain brunette beauty. "Rae?" He staggered back a little, instinctively wrapping his arms around her. "Hello."
Raelyn pulled away. "Happy birthday!" She held out a lunchbox. It was then that she realised that he was half naked. She adverted her eyes from his chest. I just embraced him… when he was topless… although those arms did feel good around me.
Clearly Carlos didn't notice her blushing face. "Thanks. Why so early, Rae?" He yawned.
Raelyn cleared her throat. "I wanted to be the first to wish you a happy birthday." She grinned at him. "Plus… birthday breakfast is served." She pointed to the box.
He sat on the couch and opened the lunch box and stared at the contents. "You made all of my favourites." He exclaimed.
"Of course!"
"Thank you!"
Dude jumped up and sat between the two.
"Jeez… you two are so loud." Jay grumbled as he got out of bed. "Happy birthday, buddy." He stole a pancake. "Jeez, man, I know it's your birthday, but it's rude to wonder around in your pj pants when there is a lady present. At least put on a shirt." He chucked a t-shirt at Carlos.
Carlos flushed red. I'm getting too comfortable in front of her. "Sorry." He mumbled.
"I mean… I'm sure Raelyn doesn't mind seeing you topless… but it's manners." Jay smirked, receiving a pillow to the face.
"Shut up!"
Jay laughed.
Carlos stood up. "I'm going to get ready, I'll be five minutes." He smiled at Raelyn before going into the bathroom with some fresh clothes.
Raelyn rolled her eyes.
"You look stunning today, Rae." Jay remarked.
Raelyn blushed a little. "Thanks, Jay." She was wearing a casual white skater dress that had a v-shaped neckline, that came just above her knees, white converse low-rise shoes and her hair hung loose. Her makeup was all natural too.
"You literally look like a goddess. Special occasion?" He winked.
"Is it a crime to look good, Jay?" She shot at him.
"Well… if that was true… you'd be doing jail time right now with all the laws you're breaking, by looking so pretty." Carlos' voice made her jump.
She turned to look at him. Did he really say something like that?!
"Wow, Carlos! Where did you learn that one?" Jay chuckled. "I'm proud of you."
"What? I'm only saying what I thought." Carlos scratched the back of his head.
Raelyn pouted. "Fine… I'll go and change…" She sighed, turning to leave, when Carlos caught her hand to stop her.
"Hey, you dressed so cute for me, right? For my birthday?" He smiled. "I like what you're wearing."
Now the wolf-girl blushed scarlet. "Alright. Are you ready? Class starts soon." She looked to Jay, who was still in his pj shorts. "Jay… you can't go to class like that."
He looked down then back at her. "I guess so." He smiled, grabbing a pair of jeans. "Be two seconds."
Raelyn rolled her eyes then looked to Carlos. He scrubs up well too.
He wore his classic skinny jeans, where one leg was white and the other black and a red t-shirt that had rips through it with white fabric behind the rips, along with his burgundy boots. He caught her staring. "Have I got something on my face?"
Raelyn shook her head. "I like looking at attractive things." She watched as his face reddened, she bit her lip. "Be careful, the big bad wolf part of me might be tempted to bite." She smirked slightly.
That was… so freaking hot. Carlos swallowed. "I'm not sure if you're kidding or not…" He cleared his throat. He picked up his jacket.
"Test me and find out."
He stared at her for a moment. I so would…
"Alright, kids. Let's get going!" Jay exclaimed, coming out of the bathroom. He looked between the two. Jeez… they look like they were about to make out any moment now… sorry, bro!
Carlos nodded. "Come on." He flashed a smile in Raelyn's direction.
"Yeah."
Raelyn sat in her usual seat beside Carlos for Chemistry. They were working together with an experiment.
"Rae, come here for a second." Evie stage whispered.
Raelyn looked to Carlos. "You'll be fine?"
"Yeah, don't take too long, I'll get lonely." He teased.
She giggled and went over to Evie. "What is it?"
"You said you have plans for Carlos' birthday, involving me, Jay and Mal. Is this something… you related? Cause we'll need to hold a bash involving the others to not arise suspicion." She added.
Raelyn nodded. "I'll text you a few details, but I want my surprise to be a one for the four of you, okay?"
Evie nodded.
Across from Evie, Chad knocked a phial of chemical over and it spilt onto Raelyn's naked leg.
She gave out a hiss. "Evie… what was it?" She muttered. "It burns."
Carlos was at her side instantly. "Rae?!" He crouched to look at her leg. "Ouch!"
"I am so sorry, Raelyn!" Chad exclaimed. "Shall I take you to the nurse?"
"What?! You keep away from me!" She snapped.
"Why the hell would she want you to do it when Carlos is here?!" Some girl yelled at him.
Both Raelyn and Carlos blushed bright at this input.
The professor looked at Raelyn's injury and sighed. "Carlos, get her seen to, her leg is blistering."
Evie met Raelyn's eyes.
Raelyn gave a quick nod. "Text, you later." She hissed. "Damn that hurts!"
Carlos asked Doug to pack away the Chemistry equipment for them. He grabbed their bags before turning to Raelyn, who was sitting on a stool, putting a damp paper towel against the acid burn. "Can you walk on it?"
She nodded and stood straight and limped a little.
He sighed and put his arm around her. "See you on Monday, Professor." He called over his shoulder.
The professor moaned. "Why does it always have to be in my class?"
Chad sat down. "Why did that chemical react like that to her skin? It only itches a little when it spills onto your skin."
Evie's eyes widened. Rae…? Did her wolf side react to the chemical is some way?
Meanwhile, in Raelyn's dorm.
"Here." Carlos handed her the beaded potion bag. "That's weird. For… us… that chemical is pretty harmless."
"Yeah, well it seems that it's a good thing to carry around if you're hunting shape shifters." She blew onto her thigh, where there was a palm sized, red burn mark. She rummaged through the bag and pulled out a tub. "For burns." She unscrewed the lid.
Carlos sat down beside her and peered into the pot curiously.
Inside was acid green powder. "And you do what with that?"
She sprinkled some of the powder, covering the burn. "Could you reach me the candle lighter from that beside table? Please?"
He frowned but learned by now not to question Raelyn on this stuff. He handed her the lighter.
She sighed and set the powder alight.
"Rae?!" Carlos jumped.
The flames died down to reveal perfect, undamaged skin underneath.
She met his gaze. "I know what I'm doing." She bushed her leg with her hand. "Good as new." She stood up. "Let's get back to class." She smiled at him.
"How will we explain your miraculous recovery?"
She hummed in thought. "I'll put it down to the huntsman blood. A bit of water and some healing cream made it not as red."
He nodded. "Sounds plausible."
She grabbed his hand. "Let's go."
He held her back. "Let's skip until lunch?" He smiled a little wickedly. "I mean, it is my birthday. My rules, right?"
She stared at his face. "Fine then, what do you wanna do?"
He hummed. "I wanna sneak out and get that yummy ice cream that they sell in the town."
"It's doable." She replied.
"Really? What about Jannah?"
She shrugged. "There's worse things that she can right about, like I said." She met his gaze. "The fact that they think I'm dating one of the sweetest guys in Auradon… it doesn't bother me at all. I mean… she could be saying I'm dating Chad, right?"
He grinned. "So… the thought of dating me doesn't repulse you?"
She shook her head. "Not at all." She picked up her white leather jacket and bag. "Let's go?"
He nodded. "Lets! By the way, this is your treat." He smirked.
She rolled her eyes. "Of course." She smiled at him. "It's your birthday. I want you to be happy."
He took her hand and kissed it. "Believe me, you're what's making my day special."
They sneaked out of the school without a hitch, and hurried towards the town centre. They stopped at the famous Ice Cream parlour ran by Mr and Mrs Potts. Chip Potts' parents.
"Carlos, aren't you meant to be in school, dear." Mrs Potts asked, looked between him and the pretty girl next to him. "Bunking off to go on a date? Mind I don't blame you, she's stunning!"
Raelyn's eyes widened as the older lady fussed over her.
"Back in the day, I had a figure like that." Mrs Potts mumbled to herself.
"Mrs Potts, this is my friend, Raelyn. She's new at Auradon prep." Carlos added.
"Aah… so you're the one everyone's been talking about! You're the one who brought that nice lady and her daughter back from the Isle. They're a nice pair, you have a good judge of character, dear."
"So, will you serve us?" Carlos asked.
"Fine. What are you having?" Mr Potts asked him.
"Um… Chocolate and mint, please." He asked.
"Young lady?"
"Cinnamon and vanilla please."
"You really like cinnamon, don't you?" He smirked.
She counted out her money. "It relaxes me."
He nodded. "Sounds fair. So, do I calm you down?"
She blinked. "I guess… why?"
"Because you once said I smelled like cinnamon buns." He smirked.
Raelyn scowled at him. "When did I say that?!"
"Your ice cream, dears." Mrs Potts handed the two their tubs of ice cream. "Enjoy."
Raelyn handed the money over. "Birthday treat." She explained when Mrs Potts gave her a weird look.
Mrs Potts shook her head. "Then it's on us." She smiled. "Have a lovely day, and I won't breathe a word about seeing you to anyone." She winked.
Raelyn gave one of her heart stopping smiles. "Thank you." She turned and walked towards one of the booths in the parlour. "Let's sit in… and you can explain… what you were talking about." She sat down.
"What do you mean?"
"When did I say something like that to you?"
"Ohh… you were fast asleep… don't think about it, I didn't take it seriously." He blushed a little.
She frowned. "What did I say… exactly?"
He looked at her face.
She was staring at her ice cream, clearly avoiding eye contact.
He took a bite of ice cream. "If I tell you… would you tell me if it's true?"
She nodded mutely.
"When you were injured on the Isle, I fell asleep on your couch and you fell asleep too. I woke up early and left, to avoid my mother's wrath." He chuckled. "I noticed that you were still in pain. So, I asked if you were okay, thinking that the pain had woke you. You started talking in your sleep… at first… it was little mumbles then, when I leaned closer to hear what you were saying… you said something about your favourite scent, then you… called my name… saying that I smelled nice, warm and sweet… like cinnamon buns."
She blushed scarlet. What?! I said that?! In my sleep?!
"You also said that I was your favourite person." Carlos smirked.
Raelyn sank in her seat.
"So?"
She met his gaze. "What?"
"Is it true?"
"That you smell nice?"
"Everything."
She swallowed. "It's true… that the wolf part of me is attracted to your scent." She took a bite out of her ice cream. "It's soothing to me. I don't understand the reason behind it, it's just how it is."
He nodded, understanding. I wonder what it means… He checked his watch. "We should eat up and get back to school before they miss us."
She nodded. "Do… you think it's weird?"
"What? That you like the way I smell?" He frowned.
"Yeah… creepy, right?"
He shook his head. "I mean… to me, you smell like roses and mint."
She finished her ice cream. "Carlos… you are the strangest yet sweetest and most considerate guy I know." She stated.
He was finished too. "Come on. Let's go and face Magical History." He held out his hand for her to take.
It was strange yet, it felt so natural for them to walk around town, holding hands without a care in the world.
