The Wolf Next Door

.4.

          The boys drove home and we are all standing outside of their house, talking about what we should do next week. Jackson told everyone that I'm going to be hanging out with them every weekend before I could object. I quietly inch my way away from the group indicating I wanted to go home. 

          "Well, I had fun today! See you next weekend!" Jaebum smiled. I nodded waving to everyone and started walking home. I heard running behind me and soon enough Yugyeom was beside me. 

          "It's dark out and you shouldn't walk alone." He blushed. I smiled.

          "You think I can't handle myself out here?" I challenged. He tensed.

          "No! I didn't mean it like that, I just meant-" 

          "I know what you meant, clam down Yuggie." I laughed.

          "Yuggie?" He turned to me as we walked. "I get a puppy nickname? Some kinks you're into." He smirked laughing as he walked backwards with his hands in the pockets of his sweater. My face turned red and I hit his arm. 

          "Shut up!" I hid my face by looking down and stopping in my tracks. He stops and bends down so his face could see mine which was facing down.

          "Aww you're blushing! That's cute." He stood straight and sighed. "It's cold, don't you think I should get you home?" I nodded and started walking my head now up. 

          It is silent as  he walks me home, but it's a comfortable silence. We listen to our feet crunch on the crisp white snow that oddly clashes with the dark scary woods we live in. Wood sounds erupt as we walk up the wooden stairs to my door. We stop and face each other, which reminds me of this stupid love movie that was playing on the television in a store I wandered in once. Yugyeom smiles and as do I as the comfortable silence now become slightly awkward as we searched for something to say, anything. 

          "I had fun today! Thank you guys for including me." I spoke in a light voice. 

          "Yeah, I had fun also. It's nice hanging out with someone other than those crazy things." He laughs adjusting the neckline of his sweater. I place my small hand on the doorknob and laugh. "I'll stop talking and let you get inside. Sleep well Yoon Eun-Kyung." He smiles walking off the porch and down the trail to his house turning to look at me halfway. "Get inside! You'll get bit up by bugs!" He shouts. I shake my head and laugh going inside. I take a shower and put on fuzzy shorts a white tee-shirt and warm socks, grab a book, lay down in my bed and start reading. 

          There is really no sense in reading since I'm only half focused on it. My mind keeps wandering off to the wonderful day I had. I never really had friends outside of the mythical world. My mythical friends are minimal and I have a few wolf friends, none of them ever come to visit unless it's important. I only get letters for tea parties and other events but other than that I am convinced they don't care at all. I mean, they probably do care just not enough to stop by and have a cup of tea. No one ever does that so I have a empty tea cup always in my cupboard waiting for something that will never happen. 

          I set my book down on the nightstand and blow out the candle that held the only source of light in my room. Yes, I am old fashioned and have candles but they are very soothing and better than lights in my opinion. Not long after I blew my candle out I slip into a dark world of sleep.

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