Jared
I watched her walk away.
Thoughts began to click into place. Kim was going to the formal. If I met her at the formal, there wasn't much she could do to cause a scene. But then, she could always ignore me if she did see me there.
I sighed, and headed down the hall in the opposite direction of the flow of students.
Either way, nothing seemed to go in my favor.
Kim
"You look like a million bucks."
I placed my hand on my hip, "I don't feel like a million bucks."
"You should," Olivia took two thick strands of my hair; "You look a lot better than I do."
She twisted the strands and clipped them at the back of my head.
I looked out at the rare bit of sunlight. We actually had sunlight today and everything in my body was telling me to cheer up. But my heart wouldn't allow it.
"Do you think Jared will be there?" I whispered, not wanting Aiden to overhear.
"Hm, doubtful," Olivia swiped another layer of mascara onto her lashes, "He doesn't peg me as the "dance" type. And if he did go, he might as well sneak out early and go drink on the beach."
The music vibrated the gym floor. Despite the upbeat tune of it, my mood didn't lift.
Olivia had left with a guy named Troy who was apparently in her Biology class. I didn't protest.
I joined Gavin and his date, Shane, from our Literature class, but soon after, I left.
The ocean breeze pushed my hair back. I took a deep breath savoring the last few moments on sunlight.
I felt my heart beating against my ribs. It felt like a broken rhythm. Sure I was angry. I was upset. But most of all, I was hurt. Hurt because I couldn't wrap my mind around Jared being something that was just a legend. A shape shifter, a giant freaking dog!
I felt a hot tear slip down my cheek. No. No more tears.
I straightened my shoulders. I wasn't going to pretend that this was normal because it wasn't. None of it was.
I inhaled sharply and took off my heels, opting to walk to barefoot to Jared's house.
My nerves made my legs feel wobbly as I made my way up the beach.
Jared didn't live far from where I was, but the biggest fear I had was having his Mom answer and sending me home.
I kept my gaze on Jared's front door as I made my way towards it, my heart pounding against my ribs.
I raised my fist, and beat against it
Jared
I gnawed on the chicken bone, flipping through the various news channel.
I glanced towards the door after the first knock. I brushed the crumbs off my chest and walked to the door and flung it open.
I tried to hide my shock, but from the look on her face, I didn't do a very good job.
"Hi." Her voice was small.
"Shouldn't you be at the dance?" I asked, trying to keep my voice neutral.
Her heels hung loosely in her hand.
"I left."
I moved to the side, silently inviting her in.
She smiled softly and carefully stepped over the threshold.
I glanced back, taking in her backside. Her dress hung low to the ground and showed much more skin than I would've thought Kim would be comfortable with.
The silence between us was tense. I felt like I was walking on eggshells; that if I said anything wrong, Kim would walk right out the door.
"Why did you leave?"
"Hm?"
"Why did you leave the dance?"
"There wasn't really a place for me there."
"Then let me ask you another question," I crossed my arms, "What made you come here?"
Kim took a breath and turned her back to me, "Tell me it's a lie."
I cocked my head, not understanding.
Kim turned back around, her eyes bright with tears.
"Tell me that you're not a dog, or a wolf, or whatever you claim to be." Kim said, "Tell me, that what I saw was just a dream. That it isn't real."
I crossed the room and took her in my arms.
Her arms wrapped tightly around my torso.
"I wish I could, Kim," I mumbled into her hair, "I wish I could."
Kim
His embrace was warm.
"But you know I can't," He whispered, "I can't lie to you."
I felt more tears spring up into my eyes.
"Kim, we aren't going to talk about this tonight."
"Why not?!" My voice broke.
Jared chuckled and pulled away, "How much of it would you actually interpret? You're exhausted."
He brushed his thumbs under my eyes.
"How much sleep have you actually gotten in the last week?"
"Not much."
He grinned, "Come on,"
Jared took my hand and intertwined our fingers.
I followed him out his front door and glanced down at our hands. There was a huge part of me that was extremely ecstatic about it, but with everything that happened in the last few days and my lack of sleep, it made it hard to actually show it.
"We'll talk tomorrow." Jared said, "Get some sleep."
My heartbeat sped up as he drew in closer, placing a kiss on my forehead.
Alright, here you guys go.
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