Ricks POV
I groaned as my alarm went off. I hit snooze and turned over to go back to sleep. This was the first time in two days that I was sleeping by myself and i didnt like it. I felt alone, unlike when I was with Kate. She was so warm and soft, and the memory foam bed just made it all the more comfortable. Her pillows were also big and fluffy, mine was just two memory foam pillows which were nice but nowhere near as nice as hers. I hate not waking up to see her face, and I have to wake up when it's not on my terms and go to school. At least I get to see her. My alarm rang again and I hit accept and crawled out of bed. The thought of seeing Kate again filled me with motivation. I stepped outside my room and walked into the bathroom to see Angel brushing her teeth. I grabbed my toothbrush and squirted toothpaste on it before turning on the vibration and brushing. Angel spit in the sink before wiping her mouth and turning to me. I stopped brushing and turned to her while still holding the toothbrush in my mouth.
"What?" I asked, sounding muffled. Angel smiled and sighed.
"It's just good to have you back" she said before hugging me. I patted her back and she let me go after a few seconds. I went back to brushing as Angel eyed me through the mirror. I stopped again and eyed her back. "You get in there or what?" Angel asked. I rolled my eyes before spitting out the toothpaste.
"You're joking right?" I asked. She just shrugged with a smile. "Only you would ask if your brother got his dick wet" I said as I started walking over to the toilet.
"Well did you?" she pestered.
"I have to piss, get out," I instructed. Angel giggled as she shut the door.
After I took my morning piss I washed my hands and opened up the bathroom door to see Angel still standing there.
"I need to know," she said. I scoffed as I brushed past her and walked into my room to get dressed. I was in the process of [putting my jeans on when Angel showed up in the doorway.
"It's too early for this," I complained. Angel giggled again.
"Why aren't you answering the question?" she asked, laughing. I put on some deodorant before grabbing a button up. As I started buttoning the shirt I gazed up at her.
"No Angel no, we didnt have sex" i said. Angel groaned in disappointment.
"How do you spend two nights over a girls house and not get laid?" she pestered. I rolled up my sleeves and put on a watch before walking out of the room and down the stairs.
"Theres more to life then just sex you know" i teased as she followed me.
"Oh please, anyone who is anyone wants to get in there, do you know how much demand there is for Kate?" she asked.
"You talk about her like she's an object" I responded as I grabbed my bookbag and threw it over my shoulder.
"Dont act like your not desperately trying to fuck her" Angel said. I walked over to the front door and swung it open and was hit with the cold air.
"Its not about just fucking her Angie, i love her. I just want to take care of her," I explained as I locked the door behind us.
"And fuck her" she added. I turned to see her smiling and laughed.
"Get in the truck" I said before walking over to it myself. I swear this horney sister of mine.
We sat inside and I turned the truck on along with the heat.
"So what did you guys do?" Angel asked. Finally a reasonable question.
"Mostly played games and watched movies," I said. Angel pretended to be asleep so I hit her arm playfully. She laughed.
"Was Lilly there?" she asked.
"Her and Humphrey, if you should be asking anyone if they got some it should be her '' I said. Angel groaned.
"So that's why she wasnt answering my video calls, '' she said before turning to me. "Wait, she got some?" she asked. I nodded before answering me.
"Me and Kate heard them. Twice. Well not the second time, we just assumed, we went to sleep before we heard anything" i explained. Angel laughed.
"I swear those two are the hornyest couple ive ever met," she said. I don't know about that. Kate and I aren't together and yet I pick up pretty horny vibes off of her. She doesn't act like that with anyone else. I mean come on she asked me to spoon her. "Wait. when you went to sleep? Where did you sleep?" Angel asked. Fuck how do i answer this?
"I slept in her bed," I answered nervously. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Angel smile extremely wide.
"Did you lie to me?" she asked with a slight giggle.
"We didnt have sex, '' I exclaimed. Angel just giggled again. I shook my head as I turned on the radio.
When we pulled into the school I drove to my usual spot in the parking lot. I saw that Kate and Humphrey were already there. Lilly, Kate, and Humphrey were already standing by their cars talking. Kate had a coffee in her hand like always. I parked next to Humphrey and stepped out. Angel walked over to Lilly to greet her as I was pretty much jumped on by Kate.
"woah" I said before I hugged her back. She smelled so pretty, and she was so warm. I was so glad to finally see her again. Even though it was just last night.
"I missed you" she said as she continued to hug me tightly. I just continued to hug her back as I inhaled through my nose. As pervy as it was, I wanted to smell her hair. The scent was so sweet. I opened my eyes to see Angel giving me a smile. She then started making a sex motion with her fingers. I sighed before breaking our hug.
"I missed you too," I said. Looking past Kate I saw Angel talking to Lilly and Humphrey again.
"Awww" Kate sighed before giving me a kiss on the cheek and taking my hand. "See you guys later" she called. The trio waved as me and Kate walked to the school.
Kates POV
It had only been a couple of hours since I last saw Rick and yet I felt as though it had been years. I didn't want to leave him, but it would only be for a moment until we were in first period.
"Want to do something later?" I asked as I held onto his hand. He thought for a moment before answering.
"I don't really have any ideas but you know I love hanging out with you" he said. It filled me with joy. He loves hanging out with me? We stood outside his class before I hugged him again and gave him another kiss on the cheek. This one was longer, wetter, sweeter. I wanted to kiss his lips so bad.
"I'll see you soon," I said as we stood nose to nose.
"Sounds good," he replied. I smiled a bit wider before walking off. Giving my ass a small shake as I did so.
"So that's it huh?" I heard a familiar voice say behind me. I turned to see Garth.
"Wow, you're by yourself, never thought I'd see you without your football buddies' ' I commented. He sighed.
"I really wish you would have given me a chance, I could have made you happy" he said. It confused me. Was he being sincere? I couldn't tell.
"Garth, when have you ever thought of me as anything more than a pretty face? When have you ever tried talking to me?" I asked before Garth scoffed.
"Oh please, you've been doing nothing but hanging with that scrawny bastard and you've been talking to him for what. A week? You think because he saved you that he's some sort of hero? He's nothing more than a pussy bitch and he doesn't compare to me in the slightest'' Garth complained. I stared at him for a moment in anger before responding.
"You're right. He doesn't compare to you, and that's one. One of the many best things about him. There's plenty of whores that can make you happy for a night or two, try one of them because I'm not it" I said before attempting to storm off. Garth grabbed my arm though to prevent me from moving.
"So a girl that kisses up on a guy she just started talking to isn't slutty? You've got some damn nerve Kate" he ranted. I turned to him as he continued, rage building up inside. How fucking dare he talk about me and Rick in such a way. "Real damn nerve" he said before I slapped him across the face. He just stared at me. All of a sudden I realized we had a small audience. It makes sense. When people are trying to get to their class and they see some idiot yelling what else are they supposed to do? Me and Garth just stared at each other in shock. Complete and utter silence. I shook my head slightly before walking off quickly to homeroom.
As I sat waiting for the bell to ring for the first period I couldn't help but think of the events. How dare he say that. Even if it was true, which it's not. Although I did just start talking to Rick. Was Garth right? Is that why I'm feeling scared on top of everything else? I have such strong feelings for Rick and yet… I just started talking to him. But I've never felt like this before, never kissed a boy, never fantasized about a boy, never… I loved a boy. I felt myself grow hot with fear. Fear that maybe just maybe… Garth was right. But even now I didn't want to be away from Rick. I needed him, I was so lost without him. I felt my lip quiver but I wasn't sure why. I can't quite realize my emotions right now. I heard the bell ring and stood up instantly and practically ran out of the classroom.
Going down the hallway I spotted my three friends who tried saying hi to me but I pushed past them. I couldn't think clearly, I was so upset and I wasn't sure why. I needed to see him. I needed to be with Rick. I made it to the hall where my first period was to see Rick walking up to the door. Even though I was already speed walking quickly, I picked up my pace and ran to him. When I reached him I wrapped my arms around him again and hugged him so tightly that he let out a quick grunt.
"Woah Kate, it hasn't been that long, '' he laughed. I heard what he said but I didn't process it. I just hugged him tightly, thanking God that I was in his embrace once again. He hugged me back and patted my back as he chuckled nervously. This hug lasted a while. "Kate? We should be getting to class now" he said. I didn't want to let him go, and with the thought of letting him go and the emotions catching up with me I embarrassingly started to sob. "Kate?" Rick asked, concerned. I changed my position to bury my head into his shoulder as I continued to hug him. I sobbed a bit louder as Rick started to try and comfort me by rocking me back and forth. "What happened?" he asked. I didn't answer, I just continued crying. I couldn't find words. Rick broke the hug to try and make eye contact with me. He bent over slightly with both of his hands on my shoulders as I continued to sob. "Kate?" he called again.
"R-Rick." was all i couldn't say. He pulled me into another hug and started stroking my hair.
"Wait here okay? I'll be back" he said calmly before letting me go and disappearing inside the classroom. He must be telling the teacher. He was back in less than thirty seconds without his bookbag. "Give me your bag" he requested. I did as he asked shakily before he disappeared into the class again and was back almost instantly. "Come on, let's go somewhere private.
I continued to sob while holding Rick's hand tightly as we walked down the hall which was pretty much empty at this point. We reached the door to the consoulers office before I stopped Rick from opening the door.
"No," I sniffed.
"Kate, if somethings wrong you need to talk with someone," he said.
"I don't want to talk to the counselor," I sniffed.
"Could you at least talk to me then?" he asked. I nodded slowly as I sniffed shakily. He took my hand again and led me to the auditorium. There was no one in there so it was just me and him. We sat down in two of the many empty seats. Rick took my other hand as he held them both. His hands felt so heavy compared to mine. Mine felt so empty and light as they shook.
"Okay Kate. were alone. Please tell me what happened. I hate seeing you like this" he said quietly. He must be trying to calm me. How sweet. Oh fuck there it is again. Garth was right wasn't he? The thought made me break down again. Rick just pulled me into his warm embrace and put his head on top of mine as he rocked me. "Shhh let it out, you're okay" he cooed. I just cried into his chest as he attempted to calm me. The thought of not only Garth being right, but losing Rick because of it made me want to hold on to him and never let go. "You're okay you're okay" Rick repeated before kissing my head and rubbing my ear. "Shhhh" he continued. His attempts to calm me worked beautifly, although I'm not sure it was because of what he was doing. It was simply being around him that made me calm. I felt so warm and safe in his embrace.
He rocked me gently as my cries died down to sniffles. About five minutes of continuing he gave me another kiss on the head before gently lifting it to make eye contact with me.
"Better?" he asked. I just hugged him tightly again.
"Th-th-thank you" I breathed shakily. He rubbed my back before speaking.
"Now… what happened?" he asked. I breathed shakily again before pulling back, I noticed that I drooled on his shirt a little from the crying.
"Rick, your shirt," I pointed. He looked down real quick,
"it's okay" he said quickly. "What happened Kate, I need to know" he said again. I sniffled again before answering him.
"It was G-Garth" I saw Rick tense up. He must have felt angry after what I told him. "He said that w-we… I was…" I sobbed again as Rick lowered his head to my level. He rubbed the top of my hand with his thumb as he waited for me to finish. "He said that i… am too close to you, that I'm a slut for kissing up on you, that I should have given him a chance and that was… too soon…" i finished. Rick eyed me before sighing.
"Why do you care what he thinks?" he asked me.
"I don't, it's the thought of him being right. I don't want to make you uncomfortable, but i've been talking to you for only a couple of weeks, and i kiss you, hug you, basically hang on you. Rick, I asked you to spoon me this weekend and we did" I yelled out.
"Do you regret it all?" Rick asked. He sounded sad and his ears lowered. He was also avoiding eye contact, did I just hurt him? Oh no. I raised his head gently and kissed him on the cheek.
"No. i dont" i whispered.
"I thought that if he was right… Does that make me a slut? The thing that I'm trying to avoid?" I asked. I felt myself starting to tear up again. Rick cupped my cheek with his hand and rubbed it with his thumb. I nuzzled into it and closed my eyes. This was relaxing.
"No Kate. you're not a slut, you're the most beautiful wolf there ever was or ever will be, and Garth is just mad that you're not spending time with him" he explained. I felt another feeling of myself trying to tell me I was wrong.
"But we're friends'' I cried, placing my hand on his wrist.
"Well… it's not like you do this with everyone, I barely ever see you talk to guys" Rick said as he continued to rub my cheek. I sighed shakily once again.
"I just don't want to make you uncomfortable, i don't want to scare you off and lose you" i said. "You would tell me if I was being too much right?" I asked as I eyed him. My tears filled up once again as I feared what he was going to tell me.
"You would never be too much, and believe me i wont be going anywhere, i love spending time with you. As I woke up this morning the thought of seeing you gave me the motivation to leave my bed. I never want to leave your side. I… love you… Kate '' i stared in awe as i tried to process what he just told me. Did he mean he loves me as a friend or as… something more.
"I… love you too" I sniffed. Here we were again. Complete silence and sexual tension in the air. I raised my hand to cup his cheek with my hand as he was doing to me. I rubbed the side of his muzzle as he nuzzled my hand. I then started to lean in again. He opened his eyes slightly to see me and did the same. There's no way anything could interrupt us this time. Our noses touched and I began to pucker my lips a bit to kiss his, but as we did we heard
"what are you two doing?" We turned to see a teacher in the doorframe of the auditorium. I swear this kiss was never going to happen.
"Oh I was just trying to calm down my friend," Rick said, standing up. I just turned my head and continued sitting.
"If she's upset she should see the councillor" the teacher said, walking over to us. When she reached us she stared at me to see remnants of tears in my eyes as well as dried tears that soaked the fur on my face. "I'm not gonna say anything but you should get back to class, i'll take her to the councillor" the teacher said, well at least she wasn't on a power trip. Rick nodded before turning to me.
"Sound good to you?" he asked. The teacher turned to me and waited for me to answer.
"Walk with me," I pleaded. Rick looked to the teacher for permission. She nodded before walking back to the door. He then offered me his hand. I took it and he helped me to my feet. The councillor office was right across the hall from the auditorium.
"I'll see you back in class okay?" Rick said.
"Okay" I breathed. I took his hand as we walked to the office. Rick was right, Garth was just jealous because I wasn't falling for his shit. Well fuck him, i love Rick and i know it's not a mistake. We made it to the door before Rick leaned in close to me.
"Listen, don't listen to what he tells you okay? You're perfect. Remember that '' Rick said. I nodded. "Alright… so the next time that bitch comes around, come find me. Don't listen to him, just walk away and find me" he instructed. I knew he knew I could take care of myself but it was the thought that counted. I kissed him on the cheek again.
"Okay" I whispered. Rick nodded before opening the door for me. I stepped in and he shut the door behind me, leaving me alone to walk to the councillors office just down the main office hallway. I already missed him.