Guardians Of The Moon, October Sky [distant reading .txt] 📗

/> “I knew you were going to say that.” She held open the door for me.
“Then why did you ask?” She laughed again.
“You know Lunar I don’t know what I was thinking.” We walked to hot topic. I have always loved this store. Don’t get me wrong I like other stores to but this one has the most band tee-shirts.
“You go look around for a little.” She told me and walked around the store. I saw a few shirts that I had been dying to have. I grabbed an All Time Low shirt and The Maine. Ah it felt good to shop. I also saw a NeverShoutNever! shirt and got that one to. Then I grabbed a few pairs of skinny jeans, one red one blue and two black. I then walked over to Emily.
“Is that it?” I nodded my head and we both walked over to the cashier. The man looked us over and then rang up our stuff, which cost about $110.
We shopped at a few more stores before finally heading home.
“Thanks Em I really needed that.” I smiled as I looked through all my bags.
“Good I’m glad you had fun Lunar.” She seemed happy herself. We pulled into our driveway and I jumped out, grabbed my bags, and ran into the house right up to my room. I had so many new clothes to choose from.
Which ones shall I wear to school Monday? I finally decided on the NeverShoutNever! shirt and the blue skinny jeans. I also picked up the eye patch that Emily picked out. It was black and it had little hot pink hearts and skulls on it. I put it over my eye and looked into the mirror.
Well it did nothing to hide the scar but at least it hid my eye.
“Lunar I’m going to get something for dinner do you want anything specific?” I heard Emily yell from downstairs.
“Um how ‘bout some chicken?” I called down.
“Ok I’ll be back soon then.” I heard the door open then close. I went back into my room and saw Ulric lying on his bed.
“How did you get in here?”
“Through the window.” He stood up gracefully and walked over to me.
“How are you feeling today?” Ulric asked touching my eye patch.
“I’m doing just great.” I replied and backed away leaving him to stand there.
“Luna why hide it?” He asked regret clear as day in his eyes.
“Because I don’t like it.” I went back over to my bed and started to put my new clothes away.
“I do.” I heard him whisper. I turned and looked at him.
“What?”
“I said I do. I like it Luna I mean yeah your pretty purple eye is gone but the misty blue is just as pretty and it suits you.” Ulric looked away and studied the ground which seemed to be a little more interesting than me right now.
I watched him. I should be pissed at him since it was him that sent me off on my own. But how could I be? I mean he was super cute, no wait scratch that, he was hot.
“Ulric, do you want to go for a run?” He looked at me and nodded. We both ran for the woods, we were pretty fast runners even as humans, but I was still faster.
“Meet you at our tree?” He asked panting.
“Yup.” I replied and we both changed. It felt great, though I knew Ralph and Emily might kill me.
I ran as fast as I could and beat Ulric there. While I waited I walked over to the stream and began drinking. When I had finished and the water had stilled I was able to see my reflection. My right eye was still the same misty blue and the scar was even bigger on me in wolf form.
I heard Ulric come up behind me and I quickly changed into human form. He pawed my leg and licked my neck.
“Ulric stop that tickles.” I said and tried to playfully push him away but he was to strong. I heard him cackle which sounded weird in his wolf form. His skin rippled as he changed into his human form.
At least he was lighter now but the fact that he was still on top of me made me blush. He must have noticed because he just laughed and rolled off of me.
“You’re cute when you blush.” Ulric laughed even harder. So I punched him in his arm.
“Ow that hurt Luna.” He said rubbing his arm and still laughing.
“Good it was supposed to.” I stood up and ran to the tree with Ulric right on my heels. I climbed into the tree.
“That’s not fair you know I don’t like heights.” I stuck my tongue out at him.
“Then I know I’m safe up here.” He laughed and tried to climb up only to fall back down. I looked around and saw that it was getting dark.
“Ulric I think we should go back it’s getting dark.”
“Aw but I just got up here.” I saw him one branch below me.
“Please Ulric that guy might still be out here.” I looked at him and he must have seen the fear in my eyes.
“Ok let’s get going Luna I want you to run in front of me that way I can keep an eye on you.” I nodded and climbed down from the tree. As soon as my feet hit the ground I was already in wolf form. I ran and I mean ran. I don’t think I’ve ever run that fast before. I heard Ulric behind me as we came to the house. That’s one of the ups about living in the middle of the woods away from people is that we can run right into the house in our wolf forms.
Ulric and I went straight to the kitchen. Changing forms always left us feeling very hungry. I saw the KFC container on the counter with a note from Emily.
We all went over to Steven’s. Will be back Thursday night. Enjoy the chicken. Love Emily.
“Well the others went over to Steven’s and they won’t be back till Thursday.” I said grabbing a plate.
“Really? Wow wonder why they left on such short notice?”
“I don’t know but at least it will be quiet around here.” I grabbed out four pieces of chicken and put them on my plate. Great they had left me all alone with Ulric and Thursday was the start of mating season.
Geez what were they thinking? I thought Emily and Ralph were supposed to be like my parents? Some parents they were.
“So what do you want to do tonight?” Ulric asked making me drop my chicken on the floor.
“Geez Luna wake up and smell the bacon.” Ulric said laughing. He bent over and picked up the chicken.
“I’ll just throw this away.” Om my god what was wrong with me? I started smacking myself in the forehead.
“Luna are you ok?”
“Um yeah just peachy.” I laughed nervously. “How about a movie?”
“Sounds good.” He smiled at me. That cute smile of his.
“So what do you want to watch?” I asked walking over to the DVD shelf.
“How about something scary?” I looked through our scary movies. Since Ulric and I are the only horror movie lovers we had our own shelf with nothing but horror movies.
“Um how about Chucky?” I asked him.
“Nah we watched that last week.”
“Then what about…Dead Silence?”
“Nope.” Geez picky much?
“There’s Friday the 13th?”
“What about Nightmare on Elm Street?” I picked the one with Johnny Depp. I popped it into the DVD player and settled onto the couch.
Ulric put his arm around me and pulled me closer. I just giggled and snuggled up to him. He was so warm. I started dozing off at the part where Johnny Depp died and by time the movie was over I had fallen asleep in Ulric’s arms yet again.

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Publication Date: 03-19-2011

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