Anything but ordinary

Chapter 7

Light up the world

Ariel

It was a perfect end to a great day. My favorite song and a wonderful dance with a hot guy. I wish I knew why he attracts me so much. I have no idea why his friends chose this song but I couldn't hold myself back and sang along.

“Do or die now

Step onto the plate

Blow the door wide open like up and away 

Let's light up the world tonight

You gotta give up the bark and bite

I know that we got the love alright

Come on and light it up, light it up tonight

Light up the world tonight

You gotta give up the bark and bite .”

 - When the song arrived here, he seemed to take the advice. His eyes turned dark blue and he kissed me passionately holding me in a close embrace. His lips tasted like blueberries and his tongue danced with mine for the rhythm of the music.  Everything disappeared apart from us and the music. I don't know when was the last time that I lived a moment like this. We split up from the kiss and stared in each other’s eyes. And I continued the song:

“I know that we got the love alright

Come on and light it up, light it up tonight”

 He stepped a little further from me. The club was closing, everybody else was chatting and heading home just the two of us were still standing on the dance floor. I broke the silence.

- Wow ehm that was an intense dance. - I felt that my face was burning, just hoped that he did not notice it .

- Sorry I was just caught by the moment. - He was still holding me and his friends slowly approached.

- No problem at all, actually I am just sorry that the night is over. I think is time to go. - I got out from his embrace even if I didn't want the moment to end. He pulled me back with a huge force that scared me a little. We shared another passionate kiss but this time it was full of desire and peace at the same time.

- What is your name? -  He asked and I had a feeling that my face has to be as red as a tomato now. “f**k I forgot to introduce myself and I almost made out with a total stranger!”

- Ariel Cenke, I totally forgot to introduce myself, sorry just felt like we knew each other since forever. I know it sounds cheesy. - And I giggled it was so rare and embarrassing yet it felt so right. He giggled with me.

- Yeah it was a similar feeling for me too. I'm Ryder Shadow by the way. – As I looked into his eyes my mind almost screamed: " Oh I wish you would kiss me again! Ariel! Girl please...."

- Ryder hm? So you are the Shadow Knight - he just misses the white horse.

- Something like that. And you are the Lion of War God?

- Just my name. In my heart, I prefer the sea.

 He smiled again and let me go. His friend arrived next to us and they grinned like two teens who saw boobs for the first time. Ryder didn't notice them or didn't pay attention until the taller one discreetly coughed.

- Hey em, we have to go the place is closing.

- I think your friend is right! It’s very late and I live half an hour far from here. I have to go. - He shared a very angry look with his friend.

- Do you need us to accompany you home? -asked the blond guy that made Ryder even angrier. It looks like all this dancing and kissing was a big mistake. What did I think? He is in love with someone else, but that kiss was something strange it moved my whole world. Oh, I fall in love too fast...

- By the way, my name is Eric and he is Matthew since this moron didn’t introduce us - said the blonde one.

- Today it looks like  I left my manners at home, - I chuckled.

- I'm Ariel,  nice to meet you. - We shook hands with Eric. Ryder's eyes were black and he was furious. Matthew noticed that I was staring at Ryder's behavior, and stepped in front of him to block my view.

- So do you need someone to take you home? - Matthew asked while Eric and Ryder were just standing in silence, they looked like they were having a conversation but without talking. Wait a minute...I read about something similar...No, that is just a fantasy story.

- You are very kind but I will be fine. Thanks for this night it was very interesting I gave a peck on Ryder's cheek and left the place. While I was walking home I listened to Carly Rae Jepsen's I really like you.

Got lost in my thoughts and didn't notice that someone was following me. When I got that weird sensation of being followed I turned down the music and tried to hold up my phone like I was searching for a signal and check by this way who is following me. I hoped that was  Ryder and his friends but it was one of the usual Friday night clients who had a creepy interest in me. He was in his early 30's but never did anything similar and I got scared. I almost arrived home when he caught me in the corner and tried to kiss me.

- Get the hell away from me you drank rat! - I screamed but he pushed my hands to the wall. I tried to turn my head and kick him as strong as I could. When he stopped, we heard a growl but it sounded like it came directly from another world.

- What the f**k? - He asked with eyes wild open. I turned my head in the direction he was looking at and I saw... A huge, almost manta black wolf, it was nearly as big as a bear and it got light blue eyes. My attacker got me, threw me to the floor in front of the wolf, and started to run away. I was just a few inches from the wolf's nose. Call me an i***t but there was something familiar in his eyes. The same color as Ryder's... I stayed motionless but kept staring into the wolf's eyes, when two other wolves ran next to the black one and after the attacker. One was blonde and grey, the other chestnut brown. The black wolf in front of me started to sniff me and at that moment I was scared. But he only sniffed me and smirked, then slowly walked away to a dead end. I felt a strange urge to follow him even if I knew that I must have lost my common sense. Silently I followed him but he disappeared from my view. I ran to my house, up to the second floor and closed everything very well. I talked to myself...

- Okay , okay lets summary this night. – I took a deep breath and sat down on my couch.

- I was dancing and making out with a hot guy, I got attacked by a drunk asshole and saved by three enormous wolves. I'm definitely getting crazy I should stop doing double shifts and read paranormal stories...- Paranormal stories. I went to my bookshelf and grabbed a big book, " Werewolves, mermaids and other fantastic creatures". I remembered that the writer of this book said in an interview that these kinds of creatures are real but people thought that he went crazy and he died in a mental hospital a few years ago. I turned the book to the werewolves and read it until dawn. I fell asleep on the couch and the next morning just right after having a shower,  I called Krisztián.

* Hello Krisz! I need your help.

* What do you need little girl?

* Yesterday three really tall guys came to the STORY do you have their contact?

* Did they do something inappropriate? - his voice was angry.

* No! Don't worry I just really need to talk with one of them.

*You know it’s against the rules...

* Pleaseee.

* Okay grab a pen and a piece of paper-he sighed and said.

*Thanks! You are the BEST.

*I know, now write before I change my mind.