Penny For Your Thoughts
(Griffon's POV)
"Is it official?" Kimiko squealed the question, getting all eyes to turn to her. She stood it front of Mystic & Clay, who looked shocked. "Are you guys a couple?" Kimiko asked impatiently.
Mystic & Clay shot a few evil glances at me & the twins. I held up the video camera as proof that they had been caught. "You should watch your backs with shifters & half-demons around."
I expected them to get mad. To my surprise, the two just shrugged, turning their backs to us & whispering. "Yeah, I guess you could say that." Mystic told Kimiko calmly. Kimiko squealed & grabbed Mystic's hands, jumping up & down. Soon Mist was doing the same thing, squealing, jumping, & laughing along with Kimiko.
"I am so happy for you!" Kimiko stated when the two had finally calmed down.
"Okay, then." Clay said. "Bye." He, Raimundo, & Omi left the room quickly before the girls could drag them into their conversation about going on a double-date. Now if only I were that lucky. I couldn't have gotten away, not even if I had used my shifter speed.
I could stand them gloating about having a boyfriend, made it through the babble about double-dating, & put up with them trying to get the twins together. But I wished I had gotten away when Kimiko asked, "Hey, Griff. How about you & Omi?"
No! Fucking! Way! I like him, a lot, but not that much. "What's that supposed to mean?" 'Sure, I knew him longer than the twins & Mist, but we just played around. But he didn't forget me when I asked him to remember.'
"Oh, nothing." The four chorused before zooming off to who-knows-where to do who-knows-what.
'Oh, shit!' I thought, realizing that my face had heated up quite a bit. If it were any other day, I would have followed them in order to listen to their conversation. Today, I wasn't in the mood, so I climbed up one of the hills, making sure not to take the path that led to Mist & Clay's special picnic area, I wanted to find a hill that no one else would know about.
When I reached the hilltop, I was amazed. The trees grew in a perfect circle around an average-sized plain, the sky was clear & there was a perfect view of it. The sun warmed the air, the scent of fresh flowers lingered in the air, the birds sang sweet songs that calmed the nerves. When I laid down, the grass was soft & wasn't itchy or scratchy. It was perfect. So I just lay there & stared at the shifting cloud formations.
"Hello." A voice said. I jumped, but settled down when Omi lay down next to me.
After a few minutes, Omi slipped his arm under my neck, resting his hand on my shoulder.
After that, I fell asleep listening to the singing birds in the warm, spring sun.
Four-hours-later!
'Ugh, too much sun!' I thought when I woke up. 'Wait, sun.' I forced my eyes open to see that the sun was in a different position, & I was, too. I was laying on my side with my head on Omi's chest. He had one arm around my shoulders, the other around my waist. He had removed her glasses, I guess so I wouldn't break them, & brushed the green streaks of hair out of my eyes. 'How sweet.' I looked up to see he was sleep, then down at my watch - 12:25! Lunch was in five minutes; we slept through the morning. 'I could have sworn it was eight just five minutes ago.'
"Omi wake up! It's past noon." I told Omi, getting up & reaching over him to get my glasses. Omi's eyes shot open & tried to sit up.
Tried! Because instead of sitting up, he crashed into me; lip on lip. 'This doesn't happen!' I thought as we both went crashing back to the ground. ''People only crash & kiss in those lame chick-flicks Kimiko makes us watch.'
But we didn't separate like they did in the movies, we actually kissed. It wasn't a small one either, it was passionate. Did I mention it was also my first kiss? It was amazing, I wished that it would last forever. But my cell phone rang in the special tone that told me it was Mist. So I pulled it out & answered it.
"Hello?" I asked the phone.
"Where are you? It's time for lunch!"
"It is? Okay, I'll be right there." I hung up before she could ask anymore questions, I would deal with those when I had to.
I grabbed Omi's hand & dragged him down the hill as fast as we could go without tripping down the steep path. When we got back to the temple, we were doubled over in exhaustion, panting & breathing heavily. We looked at each other & laughed. He was covered in dirt from head to toe. Seeing him like that, I could only imagine what I looked like.
"You look like a walking hill." I told him. I moved closer & began brushing dirt off of his temple robes while giving a few small chuckles. He lifted his arms & began fixing my hair, pulling leaves & twigs out as gently as he could. I had almost all of the dirt off when my legs quivered & gave out in me, again. Omi caught me just in time, helping me get my balance back. "All better. Thanks."
"We better go now." Omi advised, pointing past me. Kimiko & Raimundo were walking towards us, talking quietly. I grabbed his hand again & headed for the dining hall.
"Hey, there you guys are. Where you been?" Raimundo asked us as we past him & Kimiko. They turned around as well, following close behind.
I looked over my shoulder at the two. "What's it to you, Rai?"
"Just askin'." Rai told me, holding up his hands in defense.
"Are we going to tell them?" Omi whispered to me.
I thought for a minute. "Let's wait a little & get this whole thing settled out." I told him, then I turned around, walking backwards, so I could talk to the couple behind us. "Why are you out here so close to lunch?"
"Mystic told me to go find you," Kimiko informed. "& Raimundo to go find Omi. The twins said they saw you guys heading for the trails, do we were gonna look there."
"Alright then." I mumbled, that was such a lie, I could tell. Instead I just turned back around to go inside & eat. But one thing kept popping back into my train of thought. That kiss. 'What happened back there?'
End-of-this-chapter!
There is so going to be more chapters! I don't think this is as bad as my other stories. Aqua & Flannery aren't my characters, but Mystic & Griff are.
