My Best Friend The Werewolf

Date Night

Eli feels like he blinks and the sun is pouring into his window. Steve is gone, and Eli feels a giant grin forming on his face. Excitement and nerves bubbling in his stomach as he remembers today is their first date.

A date with Steve Palchuk.

Hark the day. He snickers at his own thoughts, pulling himself out of bed and grabbing his glasses. It was already 10. He hadn't slept in this long in a while.

He showers, trying to do anything with his hair but getting frustrated when it still continues to stick all over the place. Forever part porcupine it seemed.

Eli grabs the first two things from his closest, knowing if he put too much thought into it. Steve would be digging him out from under a giant pile of clothing in three hours after a mini mental break down. Not a great way to start the first date.

"Hey you're in a good mood" His mother comments when he enters the kitchen. Turning on the coffee machine as he passes.

"Yeah. Uh...Steve's taking me on a date today" He says feeling pain flash through his cheeks as he grins like a moron. Reaching for the cornflakes cause as much as he believed Steve's "Don't eat breakfast" didn't stop him from being hungry now.

"Yes, I know. He was telling me about it this morning." His mother says rolling her eyes even if Eli could see the smallest smile on her face.

"Did he say anything else about it?" Eli asks pouring a crap ton of sugar into his coffee before sitting at the table and digging into his cereal.

"Yes, but he also told me that it was a surprise and not to tell you. No matter how you whine"

"Seriously. You won't tell me anything?"

"Just that I'm sure you're going to have an amazing day and if he tries anything I will murder him in three different ways," April says flashing him a too nice smile considering the threat before her phone goes off and she leaves the room to answer it.

He just shakes his head. At least Steve was growing on her. It used to be eight times over. Three was pretty reasonable.

He was rinsing his dishes off when his mother enters again, dressed for work.

"Isn't it your day off? If you even have those anymore?" He asks turning to face her properly.

She looks so soul tired but gave him a reassuring smile.

"Yes but they think they've found something on the guy that might have him incarcerated for life. Enjoy your day, text me when you leave and when you get home. Steve hurts you I'll break him. Make sure he knows that. Love you"

She presses a kiss to his forehead before leaving the room.

"I'm sure he already does. Drive safe" He calls after her.

That's when he realises Steve had never specified a time so Eli had free time on his hands. He uses it to beat a few levels in Super Ninja Warrior 4. Deciding that today is a day he'll refuse to think of anything supernatural. No Trolls, Varulvs, Goblins. Nothing.

His halfway through level 18 when Steve knocks on the door and his heart nearly just bursts through his chest. He has no real reason to be nervous but he was anyway.

Mind you he hadn't exactly been on many dates. Not many gay kids went to Arcadia Oaks High and he'd rather eat a nail then even try dating anybody from Hallgrove. So his options had been limited from the get-go.

He stands and grabs Steve's Letterman jacket, slipping it on considering the sky was still a slightly grumpy grey outside and even inside the house was a little cool.