High School Terrans

Chapter 17

The first ever Terran sky surfing meet on the beach had started and Dan competed on the water as Peter and Morgan watched him from the shoreline.

"I'm impressed," Peter said. "You were right to approach him. He is incredibly focused. He can be useful."

Dan ran out of the water with his surfboard at his side shaking the water off his body and hair. 

"Good work Dan," he said.

"Thanks Coach."

"Take a break before your next heat."

Dan began to towel off seeing Grace walking towards him.

"Grace?" Dan questioned. "You're here?"

"Yeah, I thought I'd come out to support you."

"Well thanks."

Grace stared silently at his face and eyes not helping but becoming lost in them.

"Well is there something you wanted to tell me?"

Grace blinked for a moment and said, ".....No, I'm good."

Grace turned to leave with her face looking deflated.

"Grace?"

She turned back with a hopeful look on her face.

"Would you like to go out with me?"

"I didn't think you would have ever asked me," Grace replied with a smile.

Both of them broke out into laughter as Peter observed them both.

"Who is the girl?"

"Think her name is Grace," Nicholas answered. "She is friends with Kyle Smith's girlfriend, Sarah. I think Dan is into her."

"You could use her to your advantage as a way to get to Dan."

"How do you mean?" Morgan said standing nearby.

"Give him an incentive," he said. "He will protect her and I am sure there are still some humans left who still don't like humans and Terrans mingling."

Morgan and Nicholas faces showed a looking of understanding as if Peter fed them the idea of how to accomplish it.

"Exactly."

Grace hugged Dan and picked her up off the sand lifting her up into his arms and put her back down.

"Call me," she said smiling.

Grace turned away walking down the beach where Dan just shook his head some more and chuckled.

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Once Dan had gained the courage to call Grace she picked up with a sincere and warm voice. Dan approached her with the idea of going to a park which she countered with stopping by the diner to pick up an order and eat outside alfresco. They ate together sitting on a wooden picnic bench.

"Thank you for calling me," Grace said. "I wasn't sure if you would."

"Yeah, well Kyle kind of pushed me."

"I'm glad he did," she said smiling.

After finishing up and throwing away their empty containers, they took a walk down a trail where gently Dan slid his hand into Grace's. He wasn't sure she'd take it but after she did it was easy and comforting.