THE WOLF IN THE SHADOWS

Chapter 6

Loren's POV

Holy -f*****g- s**t!

I never knew that was going

to happen! My Dad told me that

might happen: "When you get

with Elyssa, your eyes might glow."

Well, s**t! I blinked, hoping they would stop glowing.

Dammit!

"What are you talking about?

My eyes don't glow," I laughed.

But laughing is not working. "I

mean, is the sun-light reflecting through my eyes, probably,"

I said.

"Maybe you're right. It is pretty

sunny out here, and your eyes

look totally amazing," she gushed.

Feewh.

But I still don't think she's

giving in that quickly. I know Elyssa.

"Thanks."

"Loren, Elyssa! We found Brady

and.." The people that were calling us, Kenny and Cqari,

stopped short when they saw us.

"Aaron." They cleared their throat and we both looked up. "Have fun?" Kenny asked.

Elyssa looked at our closeness

and scooted away blushing.

Remind me to punch Kenny

when the day is over.

"So where did you find them?"

Elyssa asked Kenny.

"One of them was behind

a trashcan, and one of them

was......behind a pole?" Kenny

asked. Clearly, that was so stupid.

"Who did you find first?" Brady

asked.

Elyssa smirked. "Kenny."

"What? Whoa, Kenny, she got

you good!" Aaron said.

"Okay, yeah yeah, it's my turn

to count," Kenny said and started

counting.

Elyssa's POV

Everyone ran. I didn't really

know where to hide, so I let Loren take my hand, and I ran with him.

"I always hide in here, and

they never find me," Loren said

and ducked into a tunnel.

"Ready or not, here I come!" I

heard Kenny yell. I ducked into

the tunnel and squeezed in next

to Loren's hot body.

Man, it was kind of stuffy in

here. Actually it was a little cold,

but Loren's hot body is kind

of warming me up a little. We

heard leaves crunching and saw

Kenny's feet. He stopped right

in front of the tunnel. Then he

walked away.

I blew out the breath I didn't

know I was holding and leaned

my head back on the wall.

"Found you, Brady!" Kenny

yelled and we heard Brady

grunting.

We giggled.

"Shh, you heard that?"

Loren gasped and instinctively,

I put my hand over his mouth.

"I think it came from over

there!"

Holy crap.

"Found you Cqari!"

Feewh. "Where's Aaron, Loren,

and Elyssa? We can't ever find

Loren sometimes."

"Let's look over there," Brady

said and their footsteps faded.

I realized my hand was still

clamped over Loren's mouth,

and I quickly removed my hand.

It's kind of dark in here, but that

didn't stop my night vision.

"I think we should get out; I

think they've suffered enough,"

Loren chuckled.

"Good idea. But, quick question. How are we going to get out?"

His eyes widened. "Here, I'll

push you out."

"Okay."

We shoved and squeezed and

squished and did everything we

could. Then, finally we pushed

out, and I landed softly on my

back and Loren landed on top of

me.

We laughed and looked at

each other, catching our breath.

A piece of Loren's hair fell in his

face, and I brushed it away with

my hand. He smirked.

But someone cleared their

throat and we both looked up.

My cheeks were burning hot.

Everyone was looking at

us with a smile on their face.

"Are we........um, interrupting

something?"

Yes. "No, not at all," we both

said. He smiled and got off of

me, helping me off the ground.

He seemed to still be holding my

hand. But I didn't really mind, as

long as Kenny, Brady, Aaron and

Cqari don't start giggling and

making kissy noises at me.

We silently started to walk

back to Loren's house. Loren's

hand was still in mine, and we

bumped into each-other's arm

once in a while, smiling.

When we reached his house,

I came in and sat down on the

couch. I was starving! I have no

idea why, but I was.

"Oh, Elyssa, darling, would you

like to stay for dinner?" his mom

asked me.

Oh, yes, please! I'm starving

like hell! "Sorry, Lina, but my

mom is making dinner," I said.

Loren and his Mom had a hint

of sadness in their eyes. "But, I

would love to have dinner with

you all next time," I smiled.

They both smiled. "That would

be lovely," she said. "Loren, would you mind walking Elyssa home?"

"Sure," he half-smiled.

I said my good-byes, receiving

hugs from everyone, and stepped

outside where Loren was waiting.

"So, did you have a great time

today?" he asked me.

"Yes, I did. It was really fun,"

I smiled. "Oh, and just to be fair,

how would you like to come to

my house after school tomorrow

and go watch some movies with my family and I?"

He smiled brightly. "I'd love to

Come."

"Great!" We reached my porch

and we stood there staring at

each-other like we did before. It's

been two times since he's almost

kissed me and I wonder if he would try it again-

"Thanks for the great time,

Elyssa. My family enjoys you, and

I'm sure my father will too, once

you meet him," he rolled his eyes.

"Thank you, too," I smiled before opening the door. "Oh, and

by the way, when you meet my

mom she might say you're as cute as Elyssa said you were," I said.

His cheeks got pink and he

smiled. "Bye, Elyssa."

The next day, I had the perfect

outfit for school and the movies.

I'll get ready for school, just

wearing jeans and a T-Shirt, then

I'll come home and put on my

rocking outfit.

When I was done with my morning routine, I went

downstairs to but my bagel in the toaster. "Hey, Mom. Do you mind if I bring a friend to the movies with us, today?"

"No, of course you can bring a

friend. May I ask whom?"

"A friend from school. He

thought it would be fair-"

My mom turned around with a

smirk on her face. "He?"

I rolled my eyes and she

smiled. My bagle popped out,

and I started putting jelly on it.

"Yes, Mom. I went to his house

yesterday. His family loves me,

especially his mom, Lina-"

"Lina?"

"Yeah, she hugged me like 8 times," I laughed.

"I knew someone named Lina

before. Does she have brown hair and green eyes?"

"Yes, she does!" My Mom knew

her? Since when? How long?

"What a coincidence! Of course

your friend can come over!"

"Great."

School was boring, such and

such. Annoying teachers, stupid

students. People making out.

Blah, blah, blah.

It was actually lunch time now

in school and Loren and I were

at the table. Peter didn't come to

school today, because he was sick, and Clara was getting her tray.

"So, Loren, my mom said it was

okay for you to come over. She

knows your mom."

"Really? Is your mom named

Rosy?" he asked.

"Yep. So, I guess they do know

each-other. That's weird," I said.

"But, I'm looking forward to the

movies tonight," I smiled.

"Can't wait," he smiled too.

Clara came to the table and sat

down. "So, what's been going on?"

she asked, in a cheery voice.

"Nothing much. Have you

heard from Peter?"

"Nope. I texted him, but he

never texted back. Oh, I hope he's

okay," she said in a sad voice. I

knew Clara. She's had a crush on

Peter since our freshman year.

She still does. But sometimes she

goes with other guys just to make

Peter jealous and he'll asked her

out one day.

Note to self; Hook Peter and

Clara up. But first, see what's up

with him.

I was at home, and I just got

out of the shower, and into my

room. Did I mention our house

was big? And that my closet was

the size of my room? Basically,

my closet is full of shoes. I

actually don't know what shoes to pick from right now. I have tons of converse, (I'm a TOTAL Geek) and Blazers. I have always said I loved Blazers. I have TONS of flats, too.

But, wow, once you see my closet,

your mouth would be sucked

dry because you held it open too

long.

I have all types of converse.

Actually, I don't have much

high top converse, only low top

converse. You name it, I have

from hearts to paint splattered,

regular color to silver-ish color,

camouflage to plaid, polka-dots

to stars, graffiti to metalic,

rainbow to stripes, denim to

chevron, dip-dye to shimmer

fabric.........wow, I need to take

a breath. Those are all the kinds

of converse designs I have.

Wooooooooow.

So, and hopefully this outfit

is amazing on me, I picked a

dark blue fitted shirt, with a very

colorful (and flowerly) skirt, that

-of course- goes to the middle

of my thighs. Under the shirt, I

put on some dark blue tights/

leggings. To top things off, I put on a dark blue scale belt, that goes around my waist. Oh, by the way, the skirt is supposed to go to my waist, so I tucked my shirt in, then I put the belt on my waist to cover the opening. I also had on the cutest dark blue ballet flats.

Putting my hair in curls at

the bottom, with a dark blue

head-band, I went down-stairs

to meet up with Andy and Mom.

When Mom saw me, she gushed.

"Oh, sweetie, you look gorgeous!"

I guess the outfit isn't so bad.

Oh, who am I kidding, this outfit

rocks! "Thanks, Mom!"

I looked over at Andy and he

looked so hand-some. The place

we're going to, -the movies- is

actually like a fancy place. So you

can't just go in with a jeans and

T-Shirt and watch a movie. Kind

of stupid, but the tickets are kind

of cheap so we just decided to go

there. Andy looked so cute with

his peach short-sleeved color

button up shirt, and his dark-blue jeans. I have to admit, the color of the shirt brought out his eyes and his very curly blond hair.

"So, where's your friend?"

my mom asked me, trying to

straighten out Andy's mess of

curls.

"He should be here any-"

Knock, knock.

"That's him," I smiled and

danced to the door with a smile

on my face. I opened the door,

and I swear both of our eyes

widened.

He had on something similar

to Andy's outfit. His exact same

color button up shirt was dark

blue -like mine, which is very

coincidental, by the way- and

the shirt seemed to bring out

his eyes, also. We both smiled at

each-other, and I had to admit,

he looks so hot right now. "Come

in, Loren," my mom showed up

behind me, and invited Loren in.

Loren's POV

"Come in, Loren," Rosy

smiled over Elyssa's shoulder. Boy, I can't wait to tell my mom that Rosy is Elyssa's mom.

By the way, Elyssa looks super

hot in that outfit of hers, and it's

funny how we both decided to

wear dark blue. "Thanks, Mrs.

Sean," I smiled. She smiled back

at me. There was something in

her eyes, saying, 'He looks just

like her.' or was her eyes actually

saying, I know exactly what he

is.'

I'll have to speak to her alone

one day......

"We were just getting ready

to leave, but I have to do a

quick run," she said and rushed

up-stairs. Elyssa picked up Andy

and carried him to the truck.

"Nice of you to come," Elyssa

teased while buckling Andy in.

"What, you thought I wouldn't

come?" I said, getting in.

"Of course I knew you would

come," she said.

"Jeez, am I that predictable?"

I said, and we laughed while her

Mom got in the driver's seat.

We reached the fancy theater

and went to the ticket-master.

"Hello, how may I help you?"

the woman said. She looked not

older than 20, and she fluttered

her eye-lashes at me.

"Hold on, one sec," Rosy said. Then she turned to us. "What

would you all like to see?"

Elyssa and I looked at each other.

"Beastly," we answered at the

same time.

"Beastly, it is," she paid the

lady.

"Thank you, enjoy the movie,"

she winked at me. I rolled my

eyes.

Through half of the movie, Elyssa

would sigh on the parts of Alex

Pettyfer. Is that guy really that

hot? I mean, almost half of the

girls here were gushing over

him. Even some of the Moms!

Even when he got turned into a

beast, and he had to learn to be

nice, some of girls would be in

awe. They be like, "Awwwww!

How sweet!" I groaned and rolled

my eyes. Even Elyssa would do it

sometimes. I mean, don't get me

wrong, I've wanted to see this

movie, but the girls here are

making it boring and lame. Did

they just come to see the movie to gush at Alex Pettyfer? I'll have to ask Elyssa why she choose the movie.