Night falls once more, and I rise. Tonight, I feel particularly eager. Owen's presence in my dreams has left a lingering warmth. Last night, I dreamt we walked hand in hand under the sun, a place I rarely think of but now find beautiful. The dream's end was bittersweet, but it was time to see Owen again.
Thomas, ever the watchdog, tried to interfere as I prepared to leave. His jealousy was becoming tedious. "Where are you going?" he demanded, blocking my path. His attempts to control me were laughable. "I'm not yours to keep," I hissed, shoving him aside with ease. "Owen is my friend. I'll see him if I want." His silence spoke volumes as I stepped out.
When I got out there, Owen was already out there. Seeing him smile at me made me so happy. But then I remembered the Morse code. I forgot to use it. "I forgot to use the Morse code, sorry," I told him. He gave me a thumbs-up. "It's alright, I was thinking we could do something else tonight…?" He suggested. I tilted my head. Interesting. He doesn't want to stay in the courtyard? "Oh? What do you have in mind?" I asked him. He looked down, his cheeks turning red. "W-W-Well..I was wondering If you wanted to go out and do something..?" He asked me. It took me a minute before I smiled at him, my eyes sparkling. I knew what he was doing. "Owen..are you asking me out on a date?" I asked him. I could feel that weird feeling growing again. I was hoping he would say yes. "Y-Yes…do you want to go?" Owen asked. "Yes! I'd love to!" I shouted, with a bit of too much excitement. Owen looked surprised before giggling. It took me a minute why he was, then I began to giggle too. "Sorry, didn't mean to get that excited!" I told him. "It's alright, ready to go?" He asked me. I was about to say yes, when I sensed Thomas staring at us. He was watching us. I can sense him fuming. Funny, he could be as angry as he wanted, I didn't care. "Yeah, lets go!" I told him.
He took me to a small store, that had arcade machines in it. I had never really been out before, but the effort was nice. He took me this one arcade machine, Ms. Pacman he called it. He explained to me how the game worked but..I didn't really care. I was focused on him. And Him alone. So innocent… So adorable.. But that's when he lost. "God! I hate this game." He said with frustration. I giggled. Even when he's mad, he's cute.
I followed him as he went to the counter and picked out some "Now and Later" Candies. "Do you want some? They're really good!" He told me. I wanted to say yes but… I can't eat anything that isn't blood. Of course, he didn't know that. "No thanks," I told him sadly. He looked at me concerned for a bit, before he asked me "Well what do you like, you could have anything you want." So cute. Even when I said no, he thought I wanted something else. Well, I know what I want Owen. You. But, alas, not yet. "That's ok." I told him." He looked so disappointed, but he understood. But..seeing him a bit sad bothered me. He shouldn't be sad. I want him to be happy. I need to try.
For him
For him
For him
For him
"Hey," I spoke up. He looked over at me, all his attention was on me. "I guess I could have one," I suggested. He smiled. That's the smile I like to see. "Really?" He asked me. I nodded. He gave me one, he told me it was grape. I popped it in my mouth but avoided swallowing it. I could taste it a bit, it was nice. "I like it," I told him. But when I told him, I wasn't paying attention and… accidentally swallowed it.
I couldn't let him see me like this. I couldn't explain what was going on. I ran outside in the snow and coughed up the tasty treat. I heard him following me out. Oh no. He looked concerned for my well-being. "I'm sorry," I told him. I felt bad that I couldn't do it for him. But then…He hugged me. Without warning he hugged me. I.. didn't know how to react. It was filled with some much love It.. heh. Kind of overwhelmed me. "Owen..do you like me?" I asked. It took him a second to respond. "Yeah, a lot." I had to test something. "Would you still like me, even if I wasn't a girl?" I asked him. He didn't respond, probably just processing the question. "What do you mean? I don't know..I guess.." He told me. He stopped hugging me, and looked at me with concern in his eyes. It was..a bit depressing, that he was concerned about me. Cute, but a bit depressing. "Why?" he asked me. "No reason. Let's go." I told him.
The walk back was quiet. I began to think for a bit that he was disappointed in me. But thankfully, he spoke up. "So, where are you guys from? Why did you move out here?" He asked me. It was nice to know that he was interested. But I couldn't tell him the entire truth. "We… We move around a lot." I told him. "Yeah but, why would you move here?" He asked me. "Nobody moves here. I hate it here. Someday I'm going to get out, and never come back. The people here… they're..they're just stupid." He told me. What he told me piqued my interest a bit. He hated it here. Maybe he'd like to run away with me sometime. ..No. He'd probably say no. But still, something to note. I don't know what came over me but.. I grabbed his hand and held it. I didn't know what I was going to do. I just wanted to hold it. But then.. Owen's mom called him His reaction to it was funny. I could hear his mother a bit, they were arguing about something.
I went inside and waited for Owen to come back. When he saw me he beamed with happiness. "Goodnight," I told him. "Goodnight.." He responded.