A Wild Ride

Chapter 7: Part 1

CHAPTER 7: “The Date” Part 1

            I was freaking out here. The day of and I’m not even ready. Well not really. I got a haircut, showered, brush my teeth and everything but my clothes, MY CLOTHES! I didn’t know what to wear at all hence my current freaked out mood. I called my friend Katie to catch her up on things here. She’s a freshmen at some fancy school in California. We were best friends in high school. She was currently rejecting my next choice of attire through my laptop screen. We were skyping.

“Nuh uh, nope, not even close, where did you buy that monstrosity?”, she said making a gag sound. Katie is a fashion major and when I told her and showed her who I was going on a date with, she made it her personal mission to make sure I looked my best. I even went to one of those fancy salon places for a “professional” haircut. Aren’t they all professional?

Anyway I made sure to leave out the important details like what Michael and Derek were. Right now she just thinks their kinky. I can live with that. Besides, it wasn’t my secret to tell, and from the books, werewolves don’t take being outed too kindly. I laughed at the thought. Outing a werewolf.

“Do you still have that shirt I bought you for your birthday?”, she asked taking me away from my thoughts.

“um….yeah”, I said rummaging through the small closet area. I picked up the gray demin-like shirt. It was cuffs that can make it long or short sleeve. I also picked out some tan shorts and my gray vans. After looking me over she gave a smile of her approval. I was still nervous as hell.

“Would you relax already, you’re giving me a rash just looking at you”, Katie groaned.

“You’ll be fine. Just be yourself….well you know what I mean”

“So don’t be myself?”, I asked.

“No be yourself but don’t act all nervous”

“I kinda am nervous. And you’re the actor around here”

“Guilty”, she said milking it. Katie is a minor in drama. She wants to be a fashion designer and an actor. She has the charisma and talent that’s for sure. She was even in a commercial for something way back when.

“Aw man”, I said looking myself over in the mirror. I feel like I fixed my hair for the umpteenth time that day.

“Zephyr. If this guy really likes you, he won’t care about how you look. He’ll care about you. And besides my shows are coming on. I want details later, have fun bye!”, she said ending the call. I was still a fuzzball of worries. Damn that girl for being sensible. I sighed looking at myself once again in the mirror before getting a call from Michael.  I feel like my heart skipped a beat and suddenly the fuzzies were gone for the moment.

“Hello?”, I answered on the third ring.

“I’m right outside your dorm. Are you ready?”, he asked.

“Yeah. Yeah. I’ll be done in a sec”, I said and hung up. I figured this is as good as I’ll get and grabbed my phone, wallet and ID, and headed for the door.

Michael came out of the driver’s side of a 2015 mustang. I might have whistled at it’s jet black interior almost blending in with the night sky. Yep being daylight savings the sky will do that.

Michael came around and stopped and just stared at me. I felt self-conscious thinking that maybe I should’ve gone with something else to wear. Aw man I knew I’d screw this up.

“You didn’t screw up anything”, Michael said laughing. Must’ve read my mind again. He came and wrapped me up in a hug. I inhaled his scent. Peppermint with a hint of the outdoors. It smelt like safety. He gave me light kiss of the cheek.

“You look perfect”, he said flashing a smile that could melt the everglades. I walked up the door and he opened it for me before going around and getting in himself.

“I can get the door for myself y’kno”, I said half-mockingly. He grinned.

“I know, but I wanted to get it for you”, he said then backed out the parking space before taking off down the road.