Hold Me Close

Chapter Eleven: Revenge Part II

-=Alex=-

We walked into Evan's dorm, and he led me to his bathroom. There, he reached into the cabinet under his sink and pulled out a small black bottle and a white bandage roll.

"Put your first paws into the sink." He instructed, and I did as I was told as he unscrewed the white plastic cap to the bottle, labelled "Hydrogen Peroxide."

"This might sting a bit, but it will disinfect the cuts and keep the blood from drying in your fur." He said, starting to tip the bottle. I braced myself as a small but steady stream of colorless liquid covered my paws. Stinging pain blossomed from my knuckles, but I didn't care. Soon after, he dried my paws carefully and quietly with a towel and started to unroll the bandages a bit. He mocked placing the bandages on my wrist, and when he found the right place to rip, he tore a segment off with his teeth, gently wrapping my injured paws. After we repeated the process with my other two paws, he stood up. "Good as new." He said, putting the materials away. "You should sleep over for the night, it's a Saturday tomorrow so you shouldn't have any classes." He looked at me with puppy dog eyes, and I finally smiled. I couldn't resist his cute and dreamy face. I nodded in agreement and we walked to his room. Well...he walked, I hobbled.

"If you weren't so damn tall I'd carry you." He said, laughing. I laughed back and we both crawled under his covers, turning out the light. I threw my arm over him, pulling his back into my chest and into a sleep-hug thing. Almost instantly he was out, his breathing lightening and falling into a pattern. I don't know if it was me being tired as hell or Evan with me, but I soon followed. His scent all around me comforting me, helping me to relax.

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-=Alyssa=-

I was cuddled under Jason's arm, we were under a blanket on his couch watching a horror movie. Every jump scare made me flinch, right into his protective arms. I was at ease with him, and I liked that feeling. It was about 11:40 when the movie ended, and I took my phone out to check my messages.

--3 New Messages: Squad--

Evan: Hey guys, want to meet up at that sushi joint on Main st. for lunch at 12:00?

Amy: Sure

Brandon: I'll be there

I looked up from my phone and at Jason, whose sexy green eyes looked back at me.

"What's up?" He asked, clearly seeing that I was about to ask him something.

"Want to go with the rest of the gang to get sushi in twenty minutes?" I asked.

"Sure." He replied, standing up and accidentally ripping the blanket off of me as well.

"Eek!" I shrieked, the cold hitting me like an icy punch.

"Sorry!" He chuckled, walking off to get ready.

"Ass..." I whispered. Now that the blanket was gone I might as well get ready too.

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-=Amy=-

I think I was the first to arrive. I pulled my car right up to the door, walking through the glass then paper door to the traditional Japanese restaurant. A tall male tiger in a black apron greeted me as I walked in, a little chime sounding from the door.

"Kon'nichiwa, 6 wa shite kudasai." I asked. God bless foreign language classes. Taken aback slightly by my Japanese, he regained his composure.

"Kochiradesu." Meaning right this way. I followed him across the restaurant as he sat me down at a larger table and he placed six menus out. Shortly after he left, the chime of the door opening sounded, and Brandon, Alyssa, and Jason all strolled in.