"So today is the day," Astrid announced to me as she sat down next to me in the cafeteria.
"So it is, I wonder what the other people are going to be like... I know that Dr. Riddles told us not to worry, but still…" Astrid agreed, knowing exactly what was going through my head, for it was going through hers as well he said he'd be here a bit after one," which would be during seventh period. "I know that your bag is at my house, but you reminded Luna to head over, there right?"
I was greeted with a blank stare, then profanity. I smiled, shook my head, and whispered that I hoped that Luna had a better memory than her bookkeeper.
At that time, the warning bell rang, and Ruby tried to reason with us for the final time as we went to our separate classes, but like the last times it fell on deaf ears.
Once seventh period arrived, I was watching the clock, something I never do, eagerly watching the time tick by. Around one-ten, I started to doubt that he was actualy coming, when the class phone rang, and I almost jumped out of my seat with excitement, but I waited. Waited until the teacher told me to go to the attendance office for dismissal.
I briefly stopped at my locker to get my morning binder, I told my mom that I would do my schoolwork, and I will, after my adventure, that is.
At the attendance office, I found my girlfriend, Dr. Riddles, and Kiddo. Upon my arrival, Dr. Riddles ushered us out of the office and to the awaiting limo. By this point, I was giddy, for a few reasons: one I had never been in a limo before, and two I was about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime (little did I know it would not be my last, but that would be spoilers.) As we got near the limo a man in a tux came out of the driver's seat and opened the door for us. Astrid entered the limo first. She threw her backpack in first then sat on the seat adjacent to the door and slid over leaving enough room for me. I entered and sat next to her, putting my school stuff on the floor in front of me. The old man, while his partner remained perched on his shoulder, came in last sitting across from the door next to two teens that looked to be about my age. There was a boy and a girl (who if I must say, is really hot), sitting very close to each other. The boy had his arms around the girl who had a lavender spellbook on her lap, so I assumed (correctly) that she was the bookkeeper, and the boy was her partner, and by the looks of it in more than one way, but I digress. They both were wearing oriental clothing; the girl's outfit was a red cheongsam that came down to mid-calf split down the side of her legs, white pants. Her hair was up in those side buns covered in white cloth with a kanji symbol on them. The boy was wearing a white long-sleeved button-up shirt trimmed in gold fabric and matching white pants and a gold headband holding back his very long snow-white hair.
"Next stop, Dan's house!" announced Dr. Riddles. I texted my mom to tell her we were on our way.
The new people smiled at us. The girl had a wide smile, while the boy had a gentle yet still welcoming one. We smiled back. These types of unstructured social interactions are very awkward and difficult for both Astrid and myself. I absentmindedly flip through the pages of the novel that I always keep in an easily accessible place for situations like this. For years books have been comfort objects, and remain to be to this day.
The girl to the initiative and started the introductions. "Hello, my name's Li-en, and this," she looked at the boy sitting next to her, "is Wonrei."
"I'm Astrid and this is Dan," my girlfriend introduced, energetically, while I continued to stroke the pages of my novel. I did not know what to make out of our new allies.
After a minute or two passed, Astrid decided to be a bit bold and brash. "You two seem to be awfully close, are you dating or something?"
Li-en blushed and pushed herself even closer to her demon. "Yes, yes we are," Wonrie answered, rubbing his girlfriend's side. Whatever, I thought, their bestialic tendencies did not concern me, then I wondered if it would actually be bestiality, he seems human enough. I don't know or want to know about his netters. I'd need to look up the definition of bestiality. I felt like adding on to her question, not about the bestiality thing(so bestiality is between a human and an animal, so it's not.) I decided to keep that to myself.
"So, how would that work dating someone who at any given moment might disappear for you to never see again?"
"No matter when we part, we will always be together in our hearts," Li-en stated Wonrei nodded in agreement. Wow, that might have just been the cheesiest thing that I ever heard someone sincerely say in real life.
After a short bit of awkwardness, we had arrived at my place.
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