Green Creek High School |Book one| The Meeting of Souta And Alina| Rewrite

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Souta searches through his closet, finding an outfit for his date. This is my first date, and I'm nervous. What do I do if I choose the wrong words? What do I do if she asks to kiss me? He starts to blush red after overthinking.
His younger brother knocks on his door, knocking himself out of his thoughts.
"Hey, big bro! I sense a fashion emergency. One of the perks of being gay is that you can sense if there's an issue with clothing. Why are you looking for a certain outfit anyways?"
"I asked Alina out, and I was researching types of dates for fall, and I don't want to just take her to a restaurant or movie. The problem is I was researching, and the closest exciting thing I could find was the apple orchard in Meteli.
Alina loves apples, so she would love to go there! There are a lot of activities you can do. It's perfect weather, and you should go for it! Here let me help you find the perfect outfit.
The two brothers take about six minutes going through outfits until tyrax finds the perfect one. "Ok, I think this works. What do you think?" He grabs his letterman jacket from school and a pair of blue jeans.  He looks at him, waiting for his advice as he studies the outfit combination.
"Hmm, yeah, I think that will work." He puts the outfit on and looks in the mirror, and nods. "Yep, this will work. What would I do without this sense of yours?"
"Probably look like an idiot. Alright, I'll see you later, big bro."
Souta heads out of his room and sees his mom, "Hey, I'm heading out, but I'll be back at nine. Is that ok?" He asks. Olivia nods. "As long as you tell me where you'll be going." Souta nods. "I'm going to the apple orchard with Alina. Tyrax was helping with my outfit." He checks his watch, "Shoot! I'm gonna be late; I gotta go."
He runs out the door towards Alina's before Olivia can say bye.

He blushes nervously and slowly breathes, then knocks on the door.
"Dad, get the door!" Alina yells from inside. Aaron opens the door, "oh, Souta, you're here. Alina, it's for you!" Souta anxiously fidgets, waiting.
Alina soon appears at the front door and looks at Souta. "Y-you look nice.. hi." He stares at her like a deer in headlights, mesmerized by her beauty.
Aaron clears his throat, "I want to establish some ground rules before you both leave." "yes sir..." "one, don't bring her back no later than 9. Two, if it's later, I need to be Informed. If you feel hormones interest you to make a move, ask for her consent, and lastly, if you two have werewolf heat, use protection. You both are in high school and do not need the stress at your age. Understood?" Souta's face turns bright red along with Alina's, "y-yes, sir..." "Yes, dad..." Aaron sighs, "Ok, be safe, you two, and of course, have fun. Now, get going, ok?" Souta nods, extending his hand to Alina. "She'll be safe, Mr. Lycan."
"Hey, dad, will I perhaps get a whiff of your scent while we are on the date, or will you stay home this time?" "no, you're almost 17, I trust you, and I realize I need to let you go at some point."
"Plus, if anything happens, I have pepper spray for a reason." Alina smiles. "Now I've wasted enough time. Go, go, I love you bye." he walks them out the door and shuts it.
"shall we?" Souta asks, offering his hand. She giggles and takes it, "let me guess, your brother helped pick out your clothes?" "Yeah, I had no idea what to wear, and I was trying on outfits for hours when he finally walked in. It's like he has an emergency fashion sense." He chuckles, "guess there are perks when your sibling is gay, huh?"
"What about you? Did you have trouble deciding on an outfit?"
"Well, you see, I have this thing called Lilith's closet, and I can sneak in there when she's on a date with Kelly. I'll rarely get caught if I get the outfit clean and back where it was without her noticing." She giggles. He smiles. "Well, it looks beautiful on you." He blushes.
"Thanks. So, where are we going?" Alina asks once they get in the car. "The apple orchard! It wasn't my idea; it was Tyrax's idea." Souta says.
Alina nods at the idea, "Ooh, how about we get a lot of apples and then make apple pie at my place? Your mild pollen allergies don't bother you that bad."
"I mean, I'd like to experience all the aspects, plus go on a hayride possibly," Souta suggests. "Yes we'll do a lot of fun things at the apple orchard, but we can make an apple pie after if you'd be interested," Alina explains. "Yeah, we can do that. Whatever it is, I'm cool as long as I get to do it with you." Souta agrees. He gives her a slight lovestruck look when he thinks she isn't looking.
"Would you like to listen to music?" he asks her. She nods. He nods, finding music that fits the theme of their date, and finally decides on a playlist of her favorite country music.
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Souta pulls up at the orchard parking lot and turns the car off, walking over to her side and opening her car door. "after you.." Alina gets out of the car and smiles. "Thank you, souta." She reaches over to the center console, grabs her wallet then closes the door. "Ready to go have fun?" He nods, smiling, and offers his hand. "Can I hold your hand?" She nods, taking his hand and smiling.
The couple walks together, walking through the welcome fence gate and reaching the welcome center, where a representative receives payments and gives tickets out to the customers. "Welcome to Meteli Apple orchard." Souta smiles, "I'd like two tickets, all access, please?"
"right away, that will be... yikes." "um.. $57.62.." "for both? That's not that bad." Souta grabs his wallet, giving all his allowance and work money.
"Will this cover it?" Alina sighed and grabbed her purse, handing the ticket person her debit card. "Here, there's more than enough on here for it." "Um, no need to give me your card. He has enough to cover it all plus two dollars extra." "Oh, alright. Sorry, I'm used to paying for things myself."
"It's no problem, enjoy your time." he gives the couple their tickets.
"Thank you so much. Come on, let's go!" Alina says excitedly. The couple walked out to the orchard, "what do you want to do first?"
"Picture booth!" She drags him as he almost trips on his feet. The couple took three pictures, the last one. Souta nervously kissed her cheek. "s-sorry.." he said after they stepped out, his face turning beet red. She giggles, "it's ok!" She looks through all the pictures. "I like the last one. It's my favorite." He smiles, nodding, "hayride?" She nods.
The couple walks over to where it resides, and Souta helps her step on. "ok, is everyone on? Then let's ride!"
The tractor turns on, and the couple takes notice of the golden sun, the colorful trees, and the smell of the air. Alina lays her head on Souta's shoulder, enjoying the calmness of it. The group leader states different facts about the season, and Souta focuses only on her and the calm he feels. He feels his heartbeat in his chest feeling her scent. The hayride finally comes to a close as the couple opens their eyes, seeing everyone is already off. "so, what next?" he asks.
"Let's go walk around the orchard for a little bit." "then go pick apples or while?" She thinks about it for a little bit. "While we walk around." He nods, steps off then helps her off. They stop by and pick up a big basket.
The couple walks around, taking in the air and enjoying the silence. They occasionally look up at the colorful trees and look through types of apples extending from shape, size, style, and health.
They decide to pick as the hours pass, the basket is filled to the brim, and they end up wrapped in a kiss under the colorful tree as dusk has arrived. The basket is beside the tree, and Souta pulls away from their kiss, blushing nervously.
"I just had my first kiss." Alina looks up at him nervously, "Did you regret it?" He takes in all his surroundings and scent, "No, not one bit."
"Neither did I." She smiles, leaning into his touch. "It's going to get dark soon, though." "Yea, Wanna head back?" He nods, "yeah, let's go."
Alina feels someone shake her, and she softly whimpers. "Nooo. I'm sleepy." ''We're back at your house." Souta says, opening the door. "c'mon, we're right outside your door." Alina opens her eyes and yawns, and gets out of the car. Souta knocks on the door. Aaron answers, "oh, you're back and right before 9." He nods, "she's a little sleepy, also we have a lot of apples." he picks up the basket from the car.
"You can come over tomorrow and make something with them if you'd like. Alina has been buying apple pies from Walmart lately, which are not as good as her homemade pies." He nods, giving him the basket. "I'll give you both a moment." he shuts the door after placing the basket in the sink.
"I had fun today," Souta tells Alina. "I always have fun with you, but today was probably one of the best days." He smiles, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow?" "Definitely." "Can I kiss you one more time before I go?" Alina nods. "Please do. I enjoy your kisses."
He pulls her close and leans in, placing his lips on hers. Alina kisses back, holding onto him happily.  The couple has each other kissing until they run out of breath. Souta finally pulls away.  "bye." he walks down the steps and drives home as Alina walks into her home.