Behind Silver Eyes

Chapter 2 - II

I suck in a breath when his grey eyes look at me. "Sure."

I sit down, making sure to keep a safe distance between us, and pull my notebook out of my bag along with my pens. I see him watch me out of the corner of his eye but he doesn't say anything and neither do I.

 I try so hard to pay attention to what the teacher is saying, but all I can focus on is the heat I feel radiating from him and how it makes every muscle in my body tense up. I try to think about something else, anything else. I shift uncomfortably in my chair and reach for my pen.

Taking a deep breath I start drawing. I let my mind drift and my hands take the lead, happy that my thoughts have been pulled away from the beautiful specimen sitting next to me. I don't realize what I've drawn until it's staring back at me.

"Why did you draw that?" His voice startles me and I realize it's the first time I've really heard it. It's this deep low rumble that makes my insides melt.

He looks from the wolf on the page of my notebook to me, expecting an answer.

"I've been dreaming about it." My voice comes weak, almost as a whisper.

"What do you mean?" His face looks puzzled and I have to remind myself to breathe. It's easier said than done when looking at him.

"I've been having the same dream for almost a month now. I'm running through the forest being chased by this wolf." I look down at the table, suddenly embarrassed by my confession. "I only saw its face yesterday though, it finally caught up to me." He takes one more look at my drawing and turns to face the front of the classroom, the same cold expression returning to his breathtaking features.

He didn't look or speak to me again and as soon as the bell rang he got up and left, not waiting for anyone else. I sat there for a minute just staring at the door.

"What was that all about?" Theo asks, looking at me.

"I have no idea, but I don't think he likes me." I sigh and put my things inside my bag, getting ready to leave.

"Aaron is... complicated. He doesn't like people he doesn't know. You just have to give him time to get to know you." She smiles and pats my shoulder. "Come on let's go."

At lunch, we take our usual spot in the cafeteria. I'm glad I'm sat in between Theo and Jake, creating as much distance from his as possible, or at least that's what I tell myself.

"We're having a bonfire on Saturday," Chloe starts and Aaron gives her a warning look. "Maybe you could come too, Sierra."

"No!" His voice comes harsh and Chloe shoots him a challenging look.

"It's okay, I already have plans with my mom." I lie, trying to hide the hurt in my voice and blinking away the tears.

Why does it bother me so much what his feelings towards me are? And why does my body react the way that it does in his presence? It's frustrating, to say the least.

"How was your day today?" My mother asks as I get in the car.

"It was alright." I leave it at that, not wanting to elaborate any further.

"Chloe and Theo are going shopping on Friday after school. Can I go with them?"

"Of course honey, just don't come back too late."

"We won't, don't worry." I assure her.

Friday came faster than I expected. My nights were still restless and it was making it harder to focus at school. Aaron made no attempts to talk to me, in fact, he stayed as far away from me as possible. I pretended I didn't care, but I don't think I was fooling anyone.