Enchanting ch18
The girls came back to their dorms and changed into the slinky dresses they had bought at the shop. Sarah had convinced Kate to give Pogue the necklace. Since she hadn't had time to shop for a gift yet. They were going to meet the boys at Nicky's. They wanted to surprise them with the outfits. Bunny pulled the skirt down again. Slightly nervous being dressed like this. The bracelet was still on her wrist, which meant she was more than a little nervous. Especially if it was leaking through her spell.
She didn't really think the girl had reason to be nervous. After she helped Bunny with her hair and makeup she looked incredible. She doubted any one would recognize her. Someone knocked on the door and Xandria answered it. It was Sarah and Kate. "Wow Xandria Tyler's gonna fall out of his chair" said Kate."Yeah and Pogue will pass out right along with him" said Xandria. Kate blushed at the compliment.
"Well I think tonight they will all be at a loss for words," said Sarah. Bunny giggled, "I think that's the idea?" said Bunny. "We should get going we don't want to be late," said Kate. "Oh let um stew a minute we're worth the wait," said Xandria "you are so wicked girlfriend," said Kate. They walked to the car and got in. Xandria noticed Kate was wearing her half of the necklace when she got in. she sighed to herself in relief. Bunny would be giving Reid his.
With the way Bunny was dressed tonight she could give the boy dog poo on a string and he would probably wear it without looking at it. She had to admit Bunny looked hot tonight. Reid would have a lot of trouble concentrating tonight. They drove towards Nicky's. Circled the parking lot twice until they saw their vehicles and then parked. Sarah shut off the car and said "well here goes, ready to knock um dead?" they responded with giggles and laughter. They got out of the car and approached the door as a group. Some of the guys standing outside to smoke dropped their cigarettes. Some of them in their own laps. "Ready?" said Kate her hand on the door handle. They smiled at her back. Kate opened the door and they all filed in.
The room was so crowded that Xandria had to cast a small glamour just to make the people step aside for them. The crowd parted and the boys looked up from what they were doing. Pogue had his back to the door so he didn't notice that Caleb had stopped playing foosball to stare at something. Pogue made the goal and turned to see why Caleb was standing there with his mouth hanging open.
He found himself doing the same when he saw the girls. Reid was playing pool and bent over the table for a shot. Tyler was looking at the door. He had been waiting for Xandria to show up. As soon as he saw the group of girls he dropped his pool cue. The sudden clatter of the cue hitting the floor made Reid look up. His jaw dropped open and he shot the ball. Missed the cue and gouged a huge hole in the tabletop.
The girls just stood there enjoying the looks on their faces. Before finally breaking the staring contest by walking towards them. Caleb started towards them pogue was right behind him. They met halfway across the floor. Like some scene out of a movie. Reid and Tyler joined them a few second later. "Wow! You look.." Caleb tried to say but it came out in a breathless whisper. "I believe the word is breath taking," said Xandria. She was grinning.
"You can say that again," said Pogue he put a protective arm around Kate. Pogue led her towards an empty table. Caleb did the same with Sarah. Tyler just stood there and stared at Xandria. She smiled at him an amused look on her face. Reid was the first of the two to recover.
"Bunny?" said Reid he wasn't sure if he was seeing things or not. "Yes Reid" said bunny. She suppressed the nervous need to giggle. "Wow!" said Reid. Bunny giggled blushed a little and held out her hand to Reid. He took it and led her towards the table. Xandria stepped closer to Tyler. "Aren't you going to say hello?" she teased. Tyler swallowed his face was bright red. She moved closer and put her arms around his waist.
She felt him swallow nervously again. "Hi" he managed to squeak out. She giggled and buried her face in his chest. "Um I love the way you smell," she said into his chest.
He put his arms around her and held her for a second. He just wanted to savor this moment. Part of him still couldn't believe he had a girlfriend. Man he was lucky. He put his head on the top of her hair. Breathing in the sweet scent of jasmine and closed his eyes for a second. Then he kissed her forehead. "So I take it, it went well?" she asked. "Without a hitch" he answered guiding her to the table. Kate was in the corner with Pogue. And he was opening a jewelry box.
"Thanks babe you shouldn't have" said Pogue. Kate blushed "how could I forget my boyfriend on his birthday" said Kate and gave him a kiss. She missed the look Pogue shot at Caleb. Pogue took it out of the box and put it on. Caleb grinned at his friend and Sarah tightened her grip around his waist.
"Have you forgotten what day it is?" said Sarah. "What day is it" Caleb teased back. Sarah play smacked his arm. "Our anniversary silly" she said "anniversary?" said Caleb. He managed to sound both confused and mocking at the same time. Sarah let out an exasperated sigh. "Of when we first met," she said. "Oh, ok that anniversary, I didn't think girls really celebrated that," said Caleb.
Sarah smacked his arm again "of course we do, we remember everything," she answered. "I'll try to remember that" Caleb teased. He could see where this was going to go. "I got you something" she responded. "Is it better than this dress?" teased Caleb. She smacked him again. "Ow easy babe, I'll bruise," he said teasing her still. Sarah pulled the box from her jacket pocket.
"Ooh are you proposing, because that's my job," said Caleb she smacked his other arm. "Great now they'll match," he said glancing at his arm. "No silly open it" Sarah said. Caleb noticed that he had succeeded in making her blush though
. He took the box from her hand and opened it. It was a necklace just like Tyler's. He started to put it on the table. "Aren't you going to put it on," said Xandria coming up behind the couple. Caleb eyed her closely and she shrugged. He sighed and pulled it from the box undid the clasp and fastened it around his neck.
He immediately felt the surge of power. It washed over him like a wave and left the feeling of being cuddled in warm sheets. He felt safe, that was what he felt. Now he knew its purpose. Xandria was going to have a lot of explaining to do.
They chatted for a while and cuddled for some more before the guys drifted back to their games. Though they did keep looking at the girls.
Bunny was actually cuddling with Reid. Something that surprised the other boys but they decided to leave well enough alone. "So I hear it's your birthday in a few weeks?" said bunny. "Yeah so?" said Reid he leaned down and kissed the back of her neck. Bunny lost her train of thought for a second.
"I got you a gift, you know cause were friends and all" stammered bunny. Reid smiled at her and she almost fainted. She couldn't believe the attention she was getting tonight. Or that she was cuddling with a guy and not just any guy one of the sons. "So where is it?" said Reid his hands snaking around her waist. "Is it this dress because I can't wait to unwrap it?" said Reid. She turned three shades of red. "Reid!" she said in surprise. He was leaning closer to her mouth. Bunny's eyes went wide in surprise.
She pulled back in nervousness and pulled a box from her purse and held it up. Reid opened the box but still was leaning against bunny. Bunny was having trouble concentrating on anything but what her body was doing. "Pretty, thank you" he said, "I suppose you have the other half" he said. Bunny responded by blushing a deeper shade of crimson. Reid chuckled at her embarrassment. Before she could pull away a second time he kissed her.
Bunny didn't know how to respond to that. It definitely wasn't in Xandria's plan. She had never been kissed before so she didn't know what to do in response. Just when she started to decide what to do with her hands he pulled back. "Wow, electric" he murmured. She wasn't sure if he was talking about her or the pendant. "Bunny?" he said
She looked dazed and slightly surprised. "Yes" she giggled back in response. "Will you go out with me?" he asked. Bunny didn't trust her voice so she just nodded, yes. Reid smiled at her and she leaned against the wall to help control the shaking in her legs. A part of bunny's mind was gibbering, Reid Garwin kissed me, he kissed me. My first kiss was from Reid Garwin. "Bunny" Reid said softly. "Yes Reid" she said back in a whisper. "Was that your first kiss?" he said he sounded amused. She blushed and looked at her feet. "Yes" she said at last. "Then those other guys were fools," said Reid. Bunny wanted to hug him. "So pick you up tomorrow night?" he said grinning at her. She nodded again still unsure if she was dreaming.
They watched Reid kiss her then guide her to the table and politely pull out her chair. They were in shock, Reid was being nice. To bunny a girl he would have otherwise ignored. They were beginning to wonder if Xandria put something else into Reid's ward. When the boys finally drifted back to their games. The girls were staring at Bunny. "Well?' said Kate finally breaking the silence. "He asked me out," said Bunny. She had a goofy far away grin on her face. "He what?" said Sarah "your kidding?" said Kate. "No but I think I'm dreaming" said bunny. Xandria giggled at her friend she was happy for her. "Just be careful hun Reid is a love and leave um type of guy," said Kate. Bunny didn't seem to care she was too happy about what happened.
"I told you," said Caleb as he showed pogue an identical copy of the necklace that Kate had given Pogue. "Yeah any idea what it does?" said Pogue. "Well if I had to guess it would be some sort of protection," said Caleb. He made the winning shot at the foosball game. Pogue glared at him and glanced in the direction of Reid and Tyler. "Wonder what gives with Reid and Bunny?" said Pogue. "Eh probably just another conquest" said Caleb. He sounded seriously disgusted at Reid. "Come on Caleb its his life" said Pogue. "Yes well I just wish he would slow down a little, and stop treating girls like dirt," said Caleb. "Maybe he just is that way," said Pogue shrugging and dropping the ball back onto the board for another foosball game. All further conversation stopped in favor of playing a game.
Reid called a combo shot into the corner. "So it looks like Caleb was right," said Tyler "yeah, I guess he was" said Reid. He looked over at Xandria. Her back was to him so she didn't see his glance. Tyler was taking his shot " I just wish she would trust us," said Tyler. "She trusts us baby boy, she's just scared," said Reid. "By the way why'd you ask bunny out?" asked Tyler Reid shrugged he was watching Tyler shoot. "She's kinda cute and I just never noticed that before," said Reid. Tyler laughed at him. "What I can't be interested in a nice girl?" said Reid. Tyler shook his head and laughed again. "Please Reid we all know what you look for in a girl and it has nothing to do with nice," said Tyler. Reid looked shocked for a second. "Man what has gotten into you?" said Reid. Tyler stepped back to let Reid take his shot. "Sorry man, I'm just worried is all" said Tyler.
"Hey we won't let anything happen to her, you know that," said Reid. "Maybe she's not the only one I'm worried about," said Tyler taking the next shot because Reid had missed. Tyler sank the eight ball and threw his stick on the table. He strode away from the table and Reid. Reid watched him go in shock. He wasn't sure how to take that startling revelation.
Tyler walked over to the girl's table. They were on the dance floor. Tyler scanned the group. Where was Xandria? He walked over to Sarah and asked her. She said, "She stepped outside for some fresh air". Tyler headed for the door.