Neal Nolan, the Prince and the Wolf Part Five. Advice and Growing Closer.

A DATE! A DATE! A DATE! These two words have been flying through Neal's head for the past few days now and he hasn't told a single soul. Nobody must know for a few reasons. April, while he loves the daughter of Katherine and Fredrick. And she is the best friend anyone could ever ask for. But she struggles to keep a secret. What do you wear for a date? What do you even do on a date would be the more sensible question? He needed someone who had experience someone he could trust. And Neal knows exactly who that person happens to be. Knocking on the mansion's door, Neal waits a few seconds before it's answered by Merlin the once immortal sorcerer.

"Neal what a pleasant surprise," Merlin said.

"Oh, Marcel has forgotten," Neal replies.

"About what?" Merlin asks. Neal raises his backpack.

"Our history project, we're supposed to work on it's about the French Revolution, he said to come around here since he's grounded," Neal explained.

"Come on in," Merlin welcome the boy inside. Neal thanked the sorcerer and went straight over to Marcel's room. Neal knocked on Marcel's door which the witch/wizard opens.

"What are you doing here?" Marcel asks.

"Let me in and I'll explain," Neal replied.

"Come on," Marcel says after Neal entered, he closed the door behind him. Marcel than lit a nearby candle which once lit could block people listening in on conversations going on inside Marcel's room.

"I have a date on Saturday, and I need your help," Neal tells Marcel.

"A DATE!" Marcel gasped.

"Don't be overdramatic it doesn't suit you," Neal said.

"It's historic, you haven't even slept at someone's house that isn't blood-related," Marcel replies.

"I came here for advice Marcel," Neal reminded Marcel.

"Easy, but first who is this date?" Marcel asked.

"Bruno," Neal answers.

"Who?" Marcel asked.

"The wolf, he was a werewolf that was trapped in wolf form," Neal answered.

"Interesting, where is this date?" Marcel questions.

"The local museum," Neal answers.

"Damn it! If Midnight at Le Fay's was finished, you could have brought him there," Marcel says.

"You've already settled on a name," Neal said surprised.

"Of, course, I've haven't stopped thinking about our little project," Marcel responds, "Now museum doesn't give me a lot to work with,"

"I don't even know what to say on a date," Neal said, he should have never even asked Bruno out on a date.

"Depends what you to get out of from that date," Marcel joked.

"MARCEL!" Neal snapped.

"Oh, relax, I'm joking I didn't grow up with the Waltons, look the first date is simple. You spend an hour together maybe two, you chat to find out some things about him. Hobbies likes dislikes etc. You give him enough information so that he finds you interesting. But leave enough out so he wants to see you again," Marcel tells Neal.

"So, be open bust mysterious," Neal responds.

"Yes, and style your hair would be nice no one likes a mop on your head. You might as well as give up on any love life with that hair," Marcel said.

"You know, Marcel you could learn to be a bit more constructive and polite with your criticism," Neal commented.

"When you want politeness and lies, you go to your family. If you want the truth, honesty and well-intentioned advice, you come to me," Marcel replies.

"When you were on the Isle did you still date? I can't imagine the place being the most romantic place to be," Neal asks.

"Yes, just weren't the most conventional dates," Marcel answered.

"Neal what is with all the jumpers and those old-fashioned trousers, you wear. Every time, I look at you all I can see is a middle-aged librarian?" Marcel asks.

"Just never really put much stock into my appearance, it's not what people associate with me first anyway," Neal answers.

"This surgery, you had it was supposed to help you build confidence, to have a better quality of life," Marcel pointed out.

"It has," Neal protested.

"No, it hasn't Neal, you said we're friends, right? And friends are honest with each other even when they don't want to hear it. You have to deal with whatever has messed up confidence. Your surgery can only solve half the problem," Marcel says.

"Sometimes, I envy you have it all," Neal confessed.

"Not everything let me help you, Neal. I may have questionable morals, a liking for most spirits. But I know a few things, on how to build someone's confidence," Marcel said.

"It's just everyone one has seen me one way my entire life, even with this surgery I know that won't change," Neal replied.

"Then we'll make it change," Marcel says.

End of chapter.