Loud Noises Scare the Big Animals, seastarpwn [best novels ever .txt] 📗

to. Why is that?”
“My mother was killed by a drunk driver.”
“I’m so sorry.”
I shrugged. “It gives me a reason not to drink.”
The bartender brought our drinks back. I sipped my water.
I saw Astra stiffen and look behind me.
“Well isn’t it nice to meet you here.” I turned and saw Scott. “It took me a little while to find you. But I did it.”
“We didn’t invite you. So why you here?”
He held his hands up in a defensive position. “No need for the verbal attacks. I just thought you would like to know there’s a bunch of pixies looking for you.”
Astra groaned. “That’s just great. At least I got to dance.”
“Alright then. I’ll be on my way. See you back at the Hotel.” Scott turned and left.
“I’m going to turn into a bird and fly away.”
“Alright then. I’ll meet you back at the hotel.”

Chapter 37
Nova
I walked into our suit with Alexzander’s arm wrapped from behind me. I was on his feet, so all I had to do was lean back and enjoy the view.
The lights were completely off and that probably should have set alarms off in my head, but I wasn’t in the mood to think. I turned on the lights and Astra and Collin were sitting on the couch. “Holy shit! You scared the crap out of me!” I accused them.
“Where have you guys been?” Astra calmly tried to ask.
“In the streets.”
“Why?”
“I wanted to go sightseeing, but that didn’t work out well.” I started to blush and looked down.
“Did you guys get into another fight?”
“No.” I got off Alexzander’s feet and walked towards the kitchen. I could hear Astra yelling at Alexzander, but I was thirsty. I pulled a bottle of water from the fridge and ran into a body.
“Hey sweet thang.” Scott smiled. Not a kind one, more like you will be mine smile. Which won’t happen.
“What do you want?”
“Nothing. Just wanted to say hi.” I rolled my eyes and pushed past him. I sat on the couch next to Collin and watched Astra and Alexzander fight. “What did I miss?” I whispered to Collin.
“Astra is accusing Alexzander of being a bad protector.”
I laughed out loud and leaned into Collin, “Want to play monopoly?”
“Hell yeah!” We laughed and ran out the room, but before I could, “Nova!” Astra yelled at me. I stubbornly turn around and looked at Astra.
“Yes?”
“Come here.” I started to walk towards her and sat next to Alexzander.
“Save me the dog, Collin” I yelled over my shoulder. He gave me thumbs up and walked out the room. For an hour Astra was lecturing us about safety and what not. She knows I can’t pay attention long, but I tried my best. By the time she got to the rules of leaving, I was half asleep on Alexzander, which got me another thirty minutes of why not to fall asleep when someone is talking.
By the time she finished I didn’t feel like playing anymore. “Goodnight,” I screamed and walked into my room. I plopped onto the bed without changing my clothes and crawled under the sheets. Even though I wanted to sleep, my body tingled and my lips burned. My eyes finally started to drift shut, when I heard my door creak and my bed shifted. Alexzander slid under the sheets and threw his arm over me.
“Did I say you could me in here?” I turned over and looked in his eyes.
His face twisted up in shock and regret, “I thought…. Maybe…. You know-“
“I was joking,” I cut him off. I moved closer to him and started playing with his hair, “What happens if we never catch the person, who killed my family? What if I never become queen, Astra doesn’t become my personal escort, and we never got our education?”
Alexzander stroked my cheek and rubbed my bottom lip, “If that happens you could be my maid.”
I laughed and punched him in his arm, “I’m serious! What if that does happen, where would I live?”
“With me.”
“Where would I work?”
“You wouldn’t need to work.”
“I have to work. I have too much energy to do nothing.”
“I can think of a lot of things that waste energy and you could do.”
I punched him in the arm again and laugh, “You’re not helping!” I rolled back over and pouted. Alexzander pulled me in his arms, where my back was pressed against his chest. “You know you love me.”
“Maybe,” I mumbled.
“What did you say?”
“Maybe.”
“Maybe? You love me maybe?” He rolled me on my back and started to tickle my sides. I laughed and tried to squirm out of his arms, but he was too strong. “Do you love me?” he asked, while still tickling me.
“Yes,” I laughed and tried squirming out of his arms again.
“I am sorry, what did you say? I couldn’t hear you over the laughing.”
“I love you!” he stopped tickling me and looked at me. I felt his heart beat quicken and so did mine.
“Really?” he whispered softly. He leaned in closer to me, we were so close our foreheads were touching.
I couldn’t speak so I just nodded my head. I leaned up just a little and softly spoke, “I love you, Alexzander Crawford.”
“I love you too, little ninja.” He softly kissed me and laid back down. He wrapped me in his arms and I heard his breathing go shallow. I turned over and stared at Alexzander. All the worry was gone and he was slightly smiling in his sleep. “Sweet dreams.”
Chapter 38
Astra
When I saw Alexzander sneak into Nova’s room, I wanted to laugh. I yawned greatly. “Thank you for the fun today.”
“Your welcome. It would have been a lot better if those pixies didn’t show up.”
I nodded. “That’s true. I’m going to take a shower, and then go to bed. You’re welcome to come in after I’m done.”
“I’ll take you up on that offer.”
I grabbed my night clothes, and toiletry’s bag
When I was in the shower, I thought about all that was wrong with this situation.
Ever since Scott showed up, things have been able to find us. I don’t know if I should be thinking that. I mean I’ve known Scott for a while. And he didn’t seem like the type to do this. He might have done something since he learned me and Collin were together. And he was always really protective of me. There’s still no reason for him not to feel that way. I would just have to ask him tomorrow.
I got out of the shower got dressed. Then I began to brush me hair. After that I did my teeth.
When I got to the room, Collin was passed out on the bed. He looked so sweet and innocent. But I had this feeling underneath he had this really protective instinct. I had the feeling that he was as protective as I was. And I thought that was really….
Once I got done staring at Collin I crawled into bed next to him. Soon I was asleep in his arms.
That night I slept peaceful. I didn’t dream at all.
When I woke up in the morning I was totally refreshed.
Collin was gone. I was kind of sad that he was. But at the same time I was happy that he was gone. It gave me time to think.
Not that I wanted to think. When I got to thinking, things happened. Usually bad things. That’s why I hardly ever thought by myself.
I quickly changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top.
I stepped out of the room and the first thing I heard was. “That’s my waffle! Give it back.” Then what sounded like somebody being tackled to the ground.
I went to the small dining room and found everyone eating. I turned into a Humming bird, then flew to the fruit. “A bird got in. Who left the window open?” Asked Alexzander.
“Nova did! To be punished she should have to catch it and release it.” Said Collin.
I just flew to the chandelier and laughed to myself. Obviously they didn’t notice me when I was standing behind them.
All of a sudden they started to throw grapes at me. I dodged most of them, but one got me in the head. I fell to the table with thud. I decided to play along .
I stilled my breathing. “Oh my god. We killed it!” Nova panicked.
I wanted to laugh but I didn’t. I felt someone pick me up. “I can still hear the heart beat. I just think it’s not knocked out. I can give it mouth to mouth,” said Collin.
“You can go ahead and do that. I’m going to laugh my ass off when you get bird flu.”
“I’m not going to get the bird flu.”
I felt his lips on mine. I turned back into a human. I kissed him back, “Got you.”

Chapter 39
Nova

I jumped out of my seat and started to laugh. I pushed Collin and Astra off the counter, “Don’t start doing that, I don’t want to lose my appetite.” I grabbed my bowl of lucky charms and walked into the kitchen to find Scott over burnt eggs. “You know eggs are usually yellow, not black,” I pick up a piece of egg, stuff it in my mouth, and spit it back out on the plate.
“I was going to eat that you know.”
“It wasn’t that great, so it would be a waste of chewing.”
“He was never was a good cook anyways, he would of starved without me.” Astra walked in. She looked at the eggs and scrunched her nose, “I never liked eggs.”
“Don’t make me throw a grape at you.”
“Ok, let’s not fight,” Alexzander walked in and kissed me on top of my head. I shivered and tilted my head, so everyone doesn’t see me blush. “Oh Astra, by the way a girl was at the door, Karin, I think. Well she put some dresses on the front table and left a note.”
I rushed towards the front room with Astra behind me. “Why didn’t you tell me you got dresses?”
Collin walked into the room and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, “I got them for a present.”
I picked up a navy blue dress. It was strap-less and had a glossy ribbon which was tied in the back and stopped knee high. I held the dress up to me, “I am stealing this dress.” I dropped on to the couch and Alexzander plopped onto my stomach. “Owe. You’re hurting my tummy.”
“Come on, we need to go find Henry Giles.”
“We know where he lives?”
“He lives in Cartagena, Spain.” Collin put in.
“So I don’t have to go on a plane?”
“No.”
Minutes later I was walking out with a floppy hat on and huge sun glasses. Alexzander laughed when he saw me, but I guess I would have laughed too. I stood next to Astra who had one of the dresses on. I remember it from earlier; it was a dark red with thin straps. It showed off her chest and fell just past her knees. It was tight near the top, but flowed out as it neared the bottom. I looked down at my old t-shirt, shorts, and converses.
I pushed past Astra and sat down in the jeep. I probably should have been wondering where we got it from, but I felt so under dressed I didn’t care. It seemed everyone was wearing something fancy, even Scott.
I sat next to Alexzander and Scott in the back and Collin