So. It's time for Benny and I to help Ethan train so the ghost coach doesn't haunt him for the rest of his life. Heh. That is one of the weirdest things I have ever said. Anyway. Benny interrupts my thoughts.
"Wolfy. How are we going to help him?" Benny asked me. I thought about it.
"Well how long do we have?"
"Not enough for him to actually get any muscles." Benny said while sighing. Ethan is doomed.
"Well... Maybe I can teach him what I know about fighting?" I say. He nods.
"Alright. I'll go get him." He says. I try thinking of what I know and how he would be able to do it in wrestling. Benny comes back with Ethan next to him.
"So E. I'm going to teach you what I know for fighting and that should help. Okay?" He nods. Then we went on to try and help him, but unfortunately that included using Benny as a punching bag. I'll make it up to him later.
"Sorry!" I say as I kick Benny in the shin a little harder than I was planning on. Benny was wearing armor but I'm still too strong.
"It's okay Wolfy." He said, but I still feel bad.
"Well. I'm done for today. Do you guys wanna head out for a movie?" Ethan says as he takes off his shirt. I was going to talk to him, but Benny covered my eyes.
"Benny…" I say.
"Yes Babe." He said sweetly.
"You don't have to cover my eyes." I say.
"Oh yea. I know." I could hear him smiling. Weirdo. I uncover my eyes and I resume talking to Ethan.
"So What movie were you planning on watching? I was thinking something like Taken or some other action movie." I said while talking with my hands.
"I was thinking of Star Wars." He said sheepishly.
"That works too." I said shrugging.
"I need to go change now too. Alright?" I say. I grab my bag and then head out.
~ Ethan's P.O.V. ~
Today's training was hard. Coach ghost kept messing me up. I really wanted to impress Dustin too. I know she's dating Benny but I want to prove that I'm not a wimp. We're going to be watching Star Wars tonight anyway. So maybe she could learn those and teach me? Maybe…
"Hey nerd. Why does she hang out with you?" Coach said.
"Well.. We're friends and she accepts me the way I am."
"She's helping you to train for a match that you can't win." He laughed.
"It's still nice that she's helping me, unlike you."
"Hey. I'm still helping!" He said.
"Doubtful." Then she comes out. I guess she showered. Benny went over and put his arm around her shoulder.
"So. Ready to go?" She asked. Sometimes I wonder why she does hang out with me. I'm so awkward and I can't do anything right.
"Hey E. What's up?" Benny said.
"Oh hey. Yea. I'm ready. Just thinking is all." I laugh nervously. Benny gives me a look that reads 'we need to talk.' I sigh. Maybe we should watch an action movie like Taken.
"Hey. Dustin?" I ask. She looks at me.
"Yea E?" Her head tilts to the side, like a confused dog… Oh…
"Could we watch Taken? So I can see the fighting style…" I said. She smiled.
"Sure. I just need to transfer it to a USB and then we can hook it up to the tv." It's nice that she's smart and knows all this stuff, otherwise Benny and I would have to do it.
"I love it when you talk smart." Benny said and gives her a sideways hug. For some reason that kills me. I can't have feelings for her. She's practically my sister, and she sees me as the brother she could never have. I don't want things to get awkward.
"Boy, you're going to need more than an action movie to help you." Coach said.
"Yea yea. I know." I grumble. Dustin and Benny turn their heads to me.
"Ghost Coach." I said.
"Ohh." They say and she laughs slightly. I smile.
~ Dustin's P.O.V. ~
Jeez. I feel bad for Ethan. Poor kid looks like he's insane talking to the air like that. We reach his house soon enough.
"Let me go get some ice for you, okay?" I told Benny as he sat down. He has a few bruises and I still feel really bad. Ethan joins me in the kitchen.
"Hey you." I said. I grabbed a plastic bag and put some ice in it.
"Hey. Do you think I will be ready by Friday?" He asks as he turns to me. I seal the bag and wrap it in a towel.
"Honestly E. I believe that you will beat him. You will find a way because I know you. Alright?" I tell him. He nods.
"Thanks. Hey! That's rude." See what I mean?
"Well. I'm going to go give this to Benny and get a USB alright?" I say, leaving the room. Then he continues to argue with the ghost that only he can see.
"Here ya go Caster." I say as I give him the bag of ice.
"Thanks Wolfy."
"I gotta go and download the movie, alright?"
"Okay. There should be USBs by the computer." I nod.
"Thanks." I give him a smile and a kiss on the forehead. Heh, he blushed. Then I head up to Ethan's room to download the movie. While looking for the USB I hum a song. Hopefully no one comes in, I hate my voice. It's so bad. I finally find one and plug it in.
"I can feel you coming from a mile away. My pulse starts racing at every word that you say. And you say so many of them like you don't have a clue, that I'm signed, sealed, delivered with a stamp on." I got on the site and found the movie. I clicked download and now to wait. "You don't have to try too hard. You already have my heart. You don't got a thing to prove, I'm already in to you. So. Hold hold hold hold me tight now cause I'm so so good to go. Don't say don't say goodnight you know. You had me at hello. You had me at hello. You, had me at hello." I sang.( Had me hello By Olivia Holt ) And then it finished downloading so I unhooked it and went down the stairs.
"Where's Ethan?" I asked not seeing him anywhere.
"He said he went upstairs to check on you." Benny said with his eyes closed. My eyes widened and Ethan came down with a sheepish smile.
"Hey D-"
"Did you hear me sing?" I asked. He nodded guiltily. I covered my eyes.
"Dammit all." I say.
"It wasn't that bad…" He said. I blushed.
"You're just saying that." Then I went over to the tv and plugged in the USB. I grabbed the remote and turned on the movie.
"So. Dustin.. Why did you choose this movie?" Ethan asked trying to get rid of the tense atmosphere.
"I needed to learn some new things and you can learn from it too." I said, my eyes glued to the screen.
"Okay." He said. Benny wrapped his arms around my waist and I laid my head on his chest. He was so warm, it was nice. I saw a bowl of popcorn and I grabbed a handful. Benny laughed and I felt it. It was weird.
"Never met a girl who ate like a dude, and didn't care." He whispered.
"Well. I'm comfortable around you guys." I say with a smile and I continue to stuff my face with popcorn.
We were halfway into the movie and Benny had fallen asleep. It was pretty late. Well.. It was only 7 ish but it was an exhausting day for him. I reached for some more popcorn and I felt Ethan's hand. I heard him take a sharp breath and I shot up, but carefully. I didn't want to wake Benny. When he was done I looked at him.
"What was that?" I asked. I always get anxious whenever he gets visions about me.
"Well.. It was weird… It showed you, tied to a tree. Then a man was approaching you and then it showed the moon and you transformed. Then he drew your blood and walked away…" He said. Oh no. They're after me.
"Shit.." I said.
"What?" He questioned.
"So my dad told me that there were some people that were going to be after me to study me… They wanted to know how a 'halfie' works persay. My dad protected me from them… But I guess they found me." I said. He hugged me and I gasped. What was this?
"I'm not going to let them touch you." Ethan mumbled into my ear. I hugged back.
"I'm pretty sure Benny wouldn't either." I said, then smiled. After we pulled away we decided to watch the rest of the movie, but me being me, I fell asleep in Benny's arms before it ended. What can I say? He's comfy.
I woke up with a blanket on me and no one beside me. Bummer. I yawn and sit up. I push my bangs out of my face and threw my hair up into a low ponytail. I'm lazy and it's the morning. I walked, kinda shuffled, into the kitchen and plopped down on to the chair.
"Morning honey." I heard Sammie say.
"Morning Sam." I say.
"Well. You better hurry up so you can be in school by 3rd period." She said as she handed me a plate of eggs.
"What! What time is it?" I ask as I inhale my eggs.
"9:31" She said. I quickly finish my eggs. Today is going to be a lazy day. I throw on a tank top with a black hoodie and some sweatpants. I brushed out my hair and put on a beanie. No makeup. Not enough time. I pull on my converse and grab my bag.
"Bye Sam!" I call as I grab my skateboard and run out the door. I race down the street to try and get to school as fast as I could. Why didn't Ethan and Benny wake me?! I am so going to hurt them.
"Oh hello there." The secretary said to me.
"Hi. I'm late because-" She cut me off.
"Say no more. You're Dustin right?" I nod. "Well. Mrs. Morgan called in saying that you would be late since you were training yesterday. Let me write you a pass sweetie." She said with a smile. Woah.. So.. That's it? HAHA YESS! Haha. Cool! I grab the pass and thank her. I put my skateboard in my locker and grab my stuff. I enter 3rd period which is with both Ethan and Benny. I hand the teacher my note and I glare at them. Aw, they look so scared. Well they should be.
"How come you guys let me sleep in?! And Benny your excuse better not be it was because I looked peaceful." I growl. They gulp.
"Well.. The ghost coach was going to pour water on you to wake you up."
"And we really didn't want that."
"So we convinced him that you were sick so he would leave you alone."
"And you were also so peaceful and cute and please don't hurt me." They took turns telling the story. Huh. So they were protecting me. How sweet.
"Okay. Thanks guys." I say, mellowing out. "But tomorrow is the competition. Are you ready Ethan?" I ask him. He shakes his head.
"Honestly.. I'm terrified and I don't think I can win. Have you seen him?" I nod and sigh. Then I put my hand on his shoulder and look in his eyes.
"Ethan. Believe in yourself. You can do this. There's always a way to win, always. Besides. Do you really want this ghost to haunt you for the rest of your life?" I see admiration flash in his eyes and then something else. Probably determination, which is good. I smile and he smiles back. I turn to Benny.
"And you need to encourage him too, yeah?" I say. He nods. I blow him a kiss and get on with whatever we were doing in class. Then the bell rang and we parted ways. I'm not with them since I need extra help in history, aka my worst subject.
Lunch time! Yes! I was dying. By the time the bell rang, I was already out the door and running to the cafeteria. I was hungry and forgot my beef jerky in my locker alright? I ended up running into someone on the way there and we fell on the ground.
"Damn. That hurt." I said.
"Hey there Wolfy. Excited to see me?" Oh. It was Benny.
"Yea yea. I'm just hungry." I say. Then I started to get up and helped Benny up with me.
"Oh hey. Can you beat someone up for me and Ethan?" He said as he grabbed my hand and we headed into the cafeteria.
"Why?" I ask. We got in line. It was mac-n-cheese day. Yummy. I feel my mouth drooling. I grabbed a bunch of fruit and a juice.
"Well. You see. He kinda called us names." We sat and I looked at him with a 'seriously' look.
"Alright. Enlighten me." I say taking a bite of my food. He looked at his food and mumbled something.
"Speak up Caster." I say with a smile.
"He called me Benny rabbit and Ethan Teethan." I choked on my food and smiled.
"That's so cute!" I say. Benny blushed and Ethan sat down.
"Sarah said no." He frowned.
"Yea. Wolfy here thinks it's cute." He pointed at me and took a bite of his food.
"Oh come on. I think it's cute. My little Benny rabbit." I say as I lean over and kiss his cheek.
"Well it's cute when you say it." Benny said. I smile.
"Of course it is." We all laugh. Then Rory comes over and sits next to me.
"Hello angel." He says.
"Sup Rorster." I say. He smiles.
"So what's up with you guys?" He asked.
"Nothing really. Just going to be preparing for a wrestling match after school." Ethan said glumly.
"Oh come one Teethan. I'm training you and do you really think I would let you lose or get seriously hurt?" I say. He looks at me a blushes.
"No... But Benny you're right. It is cute when she says it." He said. I roll my eyes.
"Anyway. I gotta go to my locker. Bye guys." I say. They look at me in surprise that I had already finished my meal. I throw out my food and return the tray and head towards my locker. I wonder how Ethan's going to do. It's tomorrow. Maybe I should go practice some moves of my own. I mean, how hard can they be?
I head to the gym and get changed into a sports bra and yoga pants. Time to work out. I start by stretching out and then I walk over to the work out area. It's fairly small but eh. It'll do. Punching bag hmm. Let's see how hard I can punch. I wrap up my knuckles and punch it a few times to get used to it. Alright. Seems good. I punch as hard as I can and it goes flying.
"Shit!" I yell and cover my mouth."
"Woah. Babe. Nice punch." Benny said as he walks over to me.
"Oh. Hey Benny." I say with a smile.
"Are you working out?" He asks.
"Well kinda. Even though I have a fast metabolism, it doesn't mean I'm very healthy. So I need to keep up my strength." I say as I walk over and tap his nose. He scrunched up his nose and I laugh.
"Seriously?" He asks.
"Of course Benny Rabbit." I kiss his cheek. He blushes. "Now I need to run around." I smile and start to run around the gym. I stopped by my bag and then grabbed my headphones and iPod. I started playing music and ran. I guess Benny is gone because I didn't see him at all.
I stop about 10 minutes later. I walk out of the gym doors to the outside. It's a nice day, I should run outside. Yea that sounds great. I smile and run over to the track... Dammit. People may stare. Oh well. I'll just keep focused. Yea that's what I'll do. I sprint over to the track and start running around the football field. I tried to get rid of the feeling I was having about people staring at me. I stopped about 15 minutes later and I saw that most of the football team had stopped to look at me. Pigs. I scoff and walk back to the gym. I saw Ethan.
"Hey." I say and grab a water bottle.
"Hey. Woah." He said as I drank the water. I looked at him.
"What?" He just blushed and looked away.
"Um. Uh. I was uh. Ow!" I think ghost coach hit him. I laughed slightly.
"Benny said you were here so I was thinking you could help me more?" He asked. I nodded.
"Sure why not." Then I smiled. "Let's start with push ups." Ethan groaned and I layed down on my stomach. He layed down too. "Let's go." I push up and he struggles to push up.
"Get off me." Ethan says. I guess ghost coach is sitting on him. We go down. I guess it's hard for him to push up in general and even harder if someone's sitting on him.
"Let me help you up." I say and I hold out my hand. I pull him up with some difficulties but I still did it.
"So that's his way of helping you?" I ask as I hand him a water bottle and he nodded.
"I guess." We both laugh.
"Well I'm going to go take a shower, then head home because I'm feeling kinda sick." I say. I don't really want to take any chances and I'm probably getting sick because I'm not used to the environment yet. He nods.
"Okay I hope you feel better." I nod and smile.
"Thanks." Then I head to the shower.
After the shower I walk out and grab my bag. I see Benny waiting for me.
"Hey. Ethan said you felt sick, want me to bring you home?" I melt a little. He's too sweet.
"Yea. I'd like that." I smile and we head out, but we do tell the principal. Benny grabbed his bike and I say on the handle bars.
"So, how come you're getting sick all of a sudden?" He asked when we were halfway to the house.
"I used to live in California, where its sun all the time and rare for rain and even rarer for snow. It's getting colder since winter is coming and my body isn't used to it." I say. He nods and I'm glad I don't have to go even more in depth about it.
"How do you know who your mate is?" He asks.
"Well my little Benny rabbit, if I knew that then I think I would have found him by now." I say. I really hope it's Benny because he's just so... Perfect. I can tell he's blushing since he's trying to speak but all that comes out is noises. I laugh a little and we end up at Ethan's house.
"Well off to school now Caster. I need to take medicine and get some rest." I kiss his nose.
"Hope you feel better Wolfy." He says and kisses my forehead, then I head inside.
Ethan's mom is home so I explain how I feel and head up to our room. I plop on to his bed and fall asleep instantly.
It's Friday. I don't wanna go to school, I have a stuffy nose and I feel cold. It's typical cold symptoms and it's not contagious and I don't have a fever so I have to go. When I wake up, I see Ethan on the blow up mattress. I feel bad now. I guess I have to wake him though. I slide off the bed and sit on my legs. I put my hands on his side and shake him.
"Ethan... Ethan... Wake up..." I sigh and he groans. I have a very evil idea.
"E. If you don't get up then I will have to pour water on you." He doesn't move. Looks like I'm doing that. I go into the bathroom, grab a cup, and fill it with ice cold water. "You brought this on yourself buddy." I say and I pour the water on him. He jolts awake and gets out of the bed saying 'cold cold cold cold.' I laugh and he glares.
"What? I warned you. Plus you have that match today." I say. His eyes widen.
"Right."
"Cmon Teethan. You got this!" I say trying to pump him up.
Later, it was the competition. I saw the other guy and he looked big. I feel bad for Ethan since he got knocked around like it was nothing. Then Benny said something about them in elementary school and Ethan hugged him? What? And then Benny told me what he was doing and then Ethan tickled him. I ran to him when he won.
"Ethan! I'm so proud of you!" I say as I glomp him. (Glomp: running and jumping on someone while hugging them like a running hug) we all laughed. Then I got squished in a group hug. Then I guess the ghost coach got punished and is gone now which is good, he was annoying.
"Hey maybe now that he's gone we can actually help you build muscle." I joke as I put my arm around his shoulders. Then Benny came over and I put my arm around his shoulders too. "And maybe you could work out with us Caster." I joke. Benny looked at me.
"What? I don't need to work out. Look at these guns." We stopped walking and. He flexed.
"Oh yea. Big guns." I joked. He poured.
"I don't know. I really don't want to." Ethan said.
"Cmon E. At least go jogging with me?" I asked with a puppy dog face.
"Uh.. Um. Ug. Fine." I smile and hugged him.
"Yay!" I'm really happy to have a jogging partner now, if you can't tell. Benny wrapped his arms around my waist when I pulled away from Ethan. I turned around and kissed his nose.
"What's up with you kissing my nose lately?" He asked.
"I'm sick." I say in a 'duh' voice. He smiled slightly.
"Oh yea."
"Guys I'm tired. Let's just go home, okay?" Ethan said. Oh right! He must be exhausted. I think the ghost coach and I worked him a little much and him having to wrestle must have been brutal.
"Let's go then! I'm starving!" We all laugh.
"Wolfy, you're always hungry." Benny said.
"Yup!" Today was a good day.