I woke up the next morning with a stretch, trying to wake up all of my body parts, including my tail. I threw the covers off me and got up to get some breakfast. I had some left over deer from my last hunt but I needed to get more soon. Maybe I would just go to the grocery store, maybe get some steak or something, deer only goes so far in the taste department.
I walked over to my nightstand and checked my phone. Only noon, still had plenty of time today. I then went to youtube on my phone and looked up some people to watch. Just people playing games, don't know why I enjoy it so much. I watched the video as I ate my breakfast or lunch, don't know, don't care.
After my breakfast I grabbed my sword and sheath, strapping them on me. Then I went over to my coat rack and put on my coat. After all that was done I picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste then headed over to the local park while having on my disguise, couldn't be too careful. Once I got there I headed into the restrooms and brushed my teeth.
After stopping by the cave to drop off my stuff I decided to just hang out around town. I went to a couple of stores, such as Gamestop and Academy. To be honest I really went into academy just to see what cool things they have there, and I don't mean just weapons. They have cool paintball gear, and even this cool gold simulator.
It was sad though, golfing was one of my dad's pass times. He would enjoying golfing and I would go with him just to drive the golf cart…. Until one time where I flipped the cart. Anyway I just enjoyed myself for a while, but I decided I didn't really want to be alone. I texted Elizabeth to see if she wanted to meet up at the mall. She replied that she would ask her parents and to wait a minute. After that "minute" which was like five to ten, I got a reply.
"OKAY! After ten minutes of arguing I finally got them to agree," She texted.
"Great!" I replied.
"So just meet you there?" She asked.
"Yep! See ya soon!" I said.
I quickly ran over to the mall at a decent pace, and I mean that where I wont look like a superhuman to others. Thankfully the mall was close to Academy so it only took me a minute to get there. I texted to see what entrance she was going through and she said the one near the theatre. Maybe we could go see a movie during this, would be neat.
After waiting at the entrance for a bit I saw her parents car pull up and she got out. Her mom had driven her. I heard a comment from her mom that she tried to hide but didn't realize how good my hearing was. She said something about why I wore the coat I wear all the time. Elizabeth gave an excuse by saying that it was a memento from my parents, nice save.
After her mom drove off she walked up to me.
"Hey Xeta! How're you doing?" She asked.
-Fine, just was out and would rather not do it alone,- I said through telepathy.
I saw her tense up when I spoke, "Well good, um sorry for that, just sometimes the mind voice freaks me out."
I laughed a little, -It's fine, it's normal for you to feel like that.-
"Really? I thought you would be pissed?" She asked as we started to walk.
-Nah, nothing really phases me, not even when others give me weird looks,- I said.
She looked concerned, "They do?"
-Yeah, but hey if you saw someone with a giant scar on their neck with red eyes I think you would be weary as well!- I said.
She calmed down a bit, "Guess that makes sense."
-It's not like everyone does it, and even if they do it's just a look of surprise more then disgust, which is kind of cool, even though I am not a fan of it, it's interesting being the center of attention,- I said.
"Really?" She asked as we entered.
-Yep, it's funny what you can hear with these ears, I've heard some kids ask their mom's or dad's how they could get red colored eyes, and start begging for them,- I said.
She laughed, "Really? That's kind of cute."
-Yeah it is,- As we started walking I was getting a couple of stares from people, as per norm, but I really just brushed it off.
-So any ideas on what to do first?- I asked.
"I…. I know you wont like it but I kind of want to check out this Bath and Body works place, if you don't mind?" She asked.
-Not at all,- I replied.
"What? No argument? At all?" She asked.
-Nope,- I shook my head, -My mom used to take me in there all the time when we came here, and it's not a bad shop if I'm being honest.-
"Okay, let's go!" She said grabbing my paw and dragging me to the store.
Once inside she started looking around and checking out their spring scents.
"Oh this one is nice!" Elizabeth said smelling one of the soaps they ha, "Here, see?"
She held the bottle and tried to take a sniff, and immediately regretted it. I had to back off just to not choke.
She seemed mad, "Oh come on, it wasn't that bad!"
I coughed while speaking through telepathy, -No, no, it's too strong, I forgot, new sense of smell!-
She then realized her mistake, "Oh my god, I am so sorry!"
-No, it's fine, it's fine, I should've remembered myself,- I said with a laugh.
After looking around the store for a minute we headed out.
"Alright, where to next?" She asked.
-Uh… I don't know, hey by the way when do you have to go?- I said.
"Oh, no time really, just my parents will pick me up when I call, so anytime," She said.
-Oh! Do you wanna see a movie and get dinner then?- I asked.
She seemed concerned, "What!? You don't have to do all of that for me!"
-It's fine, I want to,- I said.
She was reluctant but agreed to go along with it, "Are you sure you have enough money?" She asked.
-I have plenty, I have a huge saving account now…. But it did come at a price,- I said.
"Really? What do you…. Oh," She realized.
-Life insurance, all of it went to me, since I was the last living relative, I just told them to give all they could in cash and keep the rest,- I explained.
"I see, sorry," She said.
-It's fine, it's not your fault, and you being here helps,- I said.
She smiled, "Well, where do you want to go next?"
I thought for a moment and realized where, -Fye!-
"Fye?" She asked.
-Yep! This place sells stuff from comics to manga and anime, and they have a huge selection of music and soundtracks!- I said.
That got her interested, "OH! Let's go! I want to see what other songs I could sing at the talent show!"
-Alright then!- I said.
We headed to the far end of the mall where the store was located. Fye was a really cool store, I loved coming in here every time I came, I would always enjoy just seeing all the items that were from anime or based off anime, and the POP Figures were cool too!
Elizabeth walked with me for a minute, checking out things from shows and anime, even noticing some old childhood memories like mickey mouse hats and such. Also other Disney things like Lion King, Lilo and Stitch, and so much more. She even recognized some stuff from Attack on Titan. After looking over what they had and skipping over comics, cause we don't care or worry about that, and we headed over to the music. I started looking through what they had.
-Hm, Eminem,- I looked through more, -Twenty One Pilots,- Looked a little more, -Trash,- I said looking at a Justin Beiber soundtrack.
"Oh come on, he's not that bad," Elizabeth said.
-Now is this your opinion or mine?- I asked jokingly.
"Well I didn't say he was good did I?" She said with a smirk.
-Thankfully we can agree on that,- I said laughing.
"So Xeta, what music do you listen to anyway?" She asked me.
-Huh? Oh well, I don't really keep up with the up to date stuff, I have a few favorites from years back and some new ones, but I really do just like music that comes out of games and shows, they do a better job then most of the people out now,- I explained.
She agreed, "Well I can see that, most of the time on the radio you can't find anything good, just gibberish, but at least Twenty One Pilots is pretty good."
-Personally I think they're great,- I said.
She looked down, "So… I might not do the song you suggested for me at the talent show…"
-Hm? Why's that?- I asked.
"Well, Sunny got me this really good one, from this show on the internet, it's called, "This Life is Mine," I think it's good, and I think it's the song I'm gonna go with," She said.
-Sounds great!- I replied with a smile.
"You, think it's a good idea?" She asked.
-Yeah, I've heard the song before, I think you will do great!- I explained, -Have you watched that show it comes from? Rwby?- I asked.
"No, just Sunny told me about it," She explained.
-How about we watch that at some point?- I asked.
She smiled, "Sounds like a plan! What's it about?"
-Eh… Kind of hard to explain, I'll show you the trailers later,- I said.
After killing about an hour in Fye it would around six or so.
-So want to get dinner?- I asked.
"Sure? But ah… I don't-" I cut her off.
-I've got you covered, just let's figure out what you want to order first!- I said happily.
"Thanks Xeta…," She said.
-No problem,- I said back.
We went to the food court and looked around to see what we wanted. It didn't take me long to settle on the pizza place they had there. Elizabeth took a bit longer than me, but was able to decide on what she wanted. It was a Japanese food stand and she settled on teriyaki. After I ordered her plate and we decided where to sit, I went over and got my pizza and drinks. This place made giant slices of pizza, and I got the biggest slice of peperoni I could get.
After sitting down and taking a few bites of pizza I asked a question I really wanted to ask.
-So uh, do you actually know what I am?- I asked.
"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked.
-Well… I mean, I know I am some kind of canine, but what exactly am I, like what would I be called?- I asked.
"Well…. From what I have seen you look like a jackal," She said.
-A.. Jackal?- I asked taking another bite.
"Yeah, it's a wild dog…. I did a bit of research and looked at what canines resembled you, and well, that one looked very close, the head shape at least," She explained.
-So…. A wild dog? I guess it makes sense,- I said snickering.
"Yeah well, you are pretty different from how it looks, with the blue fur…. Wait, I know that you are a jackal, but you might be a new type, and I think I have a name for it!" She said.
-Really? Shoot, what you thinking?- I asked after I finished another bite of pizza.
"How about, a Sapphire Jackal!" She named me.
-A Sapphire Jackal? Hm…. I guess it makes sense, with the blue fur and all…. Y'know, I like it!- I said.
"I think it's great, I totally didn't spend a night thinking up nick names or anything…" She said with a worried expression.
I laughed, -Sure you didn't.-
We then proceeded to eat our food, enjoying what we each ordered for ourselves. Afterward she went to the restroom to clean up. I sat there waiting for her to come back, taking sips of my drink when one of the mall cops walked up to me.
"Hello there," She said.
I waved.
"Can't you speak?" She asked.
I shook my head and pointed to my scar.
"Oh…. Well how old are you? Because if you are under sixteen without a parent you can't be in here," She said.
I hated this, oh great idea, kick kids out if they're alone, I heard one story about a kid around ten years old getting kidnapped because a mall cop kicked them out. I knew what was coming.
"Can I see some ID please?" She asked.
I smirked and got it out, it surprised her and she looked shocked.
"Oh… Sorry, here," She said handing it back.
I still scowled at her.
"Sorry for the trouble," She said walking away.
I let her leave and Elizabeth came back.
"What was that about?" She asked concerned.
-Mall cop, trying to kick me out for being underage,- I said.
"Jeez, that have to be sixteen year old rule is stupid, they just hate dealing with teens," She said.
-Yeah, anyway we have a little while, want to go catch a movie?- I asked.
"Sure, what you think?" She asked.
-I don't know, I know you don't like scary movies, so what are you thinking?- I asked.
"I heard some good things about this one movie, apparently about a lady who is a lab experiment, apparently her body is like robotic or something, I don't know, it seemed cool," She explained.
-Sure, I'm up for it!- I said.
We went to check out the times for the movie and saw another started in about ten minutes, perfect. That gave us just enough time to get candy, popcorn and drinks. We went into the theatre and waited for the movie to start.
We talked for a bit before hand er…. Never mind. We talked for a bit eating our snacks while waiting for the movie. Once it did start we quieted down and let the movie play. It was a good movie, plot was decent, but I felt in some areas in the movie it dragged along a bit. The action was really good as well, most the fight scenes were well coria graphed. Elizabeth seemed to enjoy the movie too.
I checked my phone and saw it was nine, we had school tomorrow so I told Elizabeth she should call her parents now. She called and she said they would be here in just a bit. Since we had nothing better to do we talked.
-So yeah, I thought the movie was good,- I said.
"Yeah it was…. Thanks for inviting me," She said.
I smiled, -It was no problem.-
"You don't have to do all this for me, you know that," She said.
I looked at her, -Why not? I don't see a reason not to, why not spend my money on something worth while?-
She smiled, "I'm… Just happy…"
-Really? About what?- I asked.
"I keep hearing about how everyone treats you, makes rumors, and conspires…. But, I knew, I knew that they were all wrong, about everything… So not only thank you for inviting me out here, but thanks for giving me proof," She explained.
-Proof of what?- I asked.
She slowly walked over to me keeping her smile, she pulled up my hood, "Turn off your disguise, just real quick."
I obliged since there weren't many people around and let it go, where she could see the real me and looked down at me while I had my hood up.
She crouched a little, put her right hand on my cheek, then kissed the other.
If it could be seen she would have noticed me blushing madly.
"Thanks, for giving me proof that after all this, you are still you!" She said with a smile.
I smiled happily and turned back off my disguise, -You're… You're welcome!-
After I said that her parents pulled up.
"I'll see you at school Xeta, see ya!" She said getting into the car.
I waved happily as they drove off.
Once they did I quickly ran back to the school and into the forest where the cave was. When I got back I started screaming and jumping with joy!
"SHE KISSED ME! SHE ACTUALLY KISSED ME!" I screamed.
As I celebrated I felt my phone go off. I pulled it out of my pocket and saw I got a text from Bruce.
"Hey so I got the clocks for Wednesday, meet me after school to pick them up!" He texted.
"Can do," I replied to him.
Alright, Wednesday… let's hope this goes well.