Stiles POV
FLASHBACK TO YESTERDAY.
*BELL RINGS*
I shoot up out of sleep. So that was probably an important math class. Oops. I'll ask Lydia for her notes. Speaking of Lydia…
"Hey Lyds." I say as I turn around and see her packing up to leave. "Do you want to come over to do research about Kitsunes?"
"Not really, but I think that it is a good idea." She replies.
"Okay," I say. "Do you need a ride?"
"Yea, I rode with Aiden, so…" she replies.
Ugh. I nearly shiver at the sound of that name, but I manage not to.
"Okay, see you then!" I say.
"Yep." She says.
AFTER SCHOOL AT STILES'S HOUSE.
"Where do we even start?" Lydia asks.
"Well," I start, "before school let out, I stopped by the library. I got it all, from Magical Creatures and Where to Find Them to Supernatural Creatures and How to Kill Them. We are definitely going to find something about them in one or more of these books."
"How many are there exactly?" she asks.
"73…" I reply, "But some are really short so really only like 50!"
"Well then…" she says, "We should probably start."
"Agreed" I respond.
3 HOURS LATER.
"Well there goes 71 books." Lydia states as she sets a book on top of our massive pile. "None of them even mention a Kitsune."
"Just take the book." I say as I hold out the tenth edition of The List of Unnatural Creatures.
I open the Book of Mythical Creatures. As my eyes are scanning the table of contents, I see it.
"I found it!" Lydia and I say in perfect union. We look up at each other, noses about an inch away from each other. We stare at each other for a good 15 seconds. Lord, the urge I had to kiss her. But then I remembered that she had a boyfriend. So I cleared my throat and looked back at the book.
"It says here that Kitsunes are foxes and are a common subject of Japanese folklore;" I say, "In English, stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom."
I look back up and see Lydia still looking at me. She quickly looks away, although.
"Yea, it says that there are 13 kinds of them," she says as she is looking at the book, "Celestial, Spirit, Wild, River, Wind, Time, Sound, Forest, Mountain, Fire, Thunder, Ocean and Void, also known as a Nogitsune."
"Okay," I say. "I told you we could find something."
"Don't be such a jerk." She remarks as she pushes me in the shoulder.
"I'm not a jerk you're a jerk." I say as I do the same thing.
"Don't be such a child either." She states, smirking.
"And I thought you knew me!" I say with a laugh in my voice.
"So did I!" She says smiling still.
Looking at each other, I wonder if she can see the admiration in my eyes.
"Well," I say, "I am going to go get some brain food. Want to come with?
"No." she says. "I am going to keep reading about Kitsunes. Bring me back some popcorn!"
"Got it!" I say back, already halfway down the stairs.
As soon as I get to the kitchen, I grab a bag of popcorn and put it in the microwave for two minutes. Next I grab some mini hot pockets and heat them up also. Then I grab some potato chips and make my way up to my room.
"Here we go!" I say as I set down all of the food. I notice Lydia is on her phone.
"Hey, can you drive me back to my house?" she asks. "My mom just texted me and told me to come home."
"Yea, sure." I reply. "Too bad we couldn't eat anything…"
15 MINUTES LATER
"We are here!" I say as I turn into Lydia's driveway.
"Thanks Stiles." She says softly.
"Something wrong?" I ask
"No…" she says "Well, actually, yes. My dad is coming into town tonight, which is why my mom wanted me home. The thing is, the last time I saw my dad I said some really bad stuff."
"It couldn't have been that bad." I say.
"I said that I hated him and that I never wanted to see him again." She says "Oh, and that his face makes me want to puke.
"Wow." I say. "What did he do? Actually, never mind, I don't want to know."
"Yea, anyway, I don't know what to do." She states.
"Don't do anything." I say. "Whatever he did to upset you, he doesn't deserve your forgiveness unless he asks for it."
"Thanks Stiles." She says as she hugs me.
"No problem" I say as I hug her back.
We break away and look at each other.
"Oh, screw it" she says and the next thing I know her lips are on mine.
She is kissing me. Me. I start to kiss her back. The kiss wasn't very long, but it was perfect. It was full of affection and tenderness. Perfect.
END OF FLASHBACK
Stiles POV
So it might not have been the best thing we have ever done, especially since she was still dating Aiden, but it was a nice kiss. It was a really nice kiss.