The New Kid on Mystreet

Chapter 31: A Night To Remember (Part 1)

The thunder roared louder and louder as the minutes grew longer and the night went on. After a while Zane poked your arm and you looked up at him, "huh? W-what?" He handed you an umbrella, "open this once we get out. I'll carry you. You can stay at my house for tonight okay." "Alright." He opened the door and got out with you in his arms. The rain was pouring down and you opened the umbrella holding it over both of you as the rain beat down on it. Zane and you got to the front porch and he opened the door. The house was warm compared to outside. Zane put you down and you gave him the umbrella. He shook it off and placed it outside then closed the door. Before the door closed fully a boom of thunder sounded and caused you to jump. You slipped on the wet floor and fell back, "Andra!" Zane turned and caught you before you hit the ground, "Andra, you ok?" "Yeah." You get back up and take off your shoes, "Zane where do you want me to put these?" "Just put them by the door." You place them by the door and Zane took off his dress coat hanging it on a coat rack next to the door and took off his shoes to. "Andra are you wet?" You shook your head, "no." "Want some coffee or tea?" You nodded, "tea please." "Alright." Zane walked over to the kitchen and put some water into a kettle. He put the full kettle onto the stove then turned it on. "What kind of tea do you want Andra?" "What kind do you have?" He looked in a cabinet, "green, black, herbal, mint, herbal mint, and grape." "Herbal mint please." You walk over to the kitchen and sat down at the island. "Zane what's your favorite tea?" "I don't have one." "But you have all of these flavors how do you not have a favorite?" "Well I guess I like the herbal ones the most but blacks my other favorite." You perk up, "I love black tea!" "Do you want that instead?" "No I'll take herbal mint." Suddenly thunder roared and you whimper at the sound. "Andra, I didn't know you hated thunder." "It's fine I never had anyone to help me through thunder storms so I just went through them myself." "Oh. . ." The kettle whistled and Zane poured a cup of hot tea into a mug. "Here," he hands you a cup and stands across from you, "the tea should calm your nerves and help you calm down. You can't sleep in the guest bedroom tonight if you want." "Thanks Zane." He looks at you in wonder, "for what?" You look down at the cup, "for letting me stay and for being so nice." "It's fine, we're friends and that's what friends do." You looked up to him smiling. "Hey Andra, I've been meaning to ask. How long have you had your new ears and tail?"