“ Today is a day I always dread at the beginning of every school year.” I mutter to myself, due to the fact of me hearing footsteps. “ Hi Slake.” I hear from small little voice whisper. I whip around startled, to see Rulia. Rulia was different from other seventeen-year-old girls at Bradford High; she has electric blue eyes that occasionally change to purple during storms. Her hair is black with a portion of gray mixed in. I sigh with delight and say. “Hi Rulia.”

She smiles at me and asks. “What are you doing?” In delightful thoughts I reply with. “Nothing really just trying to stay out of school today. What about you?” Rulia shrugs and replies. “Nothing… Is it because today is Monday? I came because I could smell you…” I reply with a smile and laugh, and say.” I smell that good?” She replies with a shrug and says.” Sometimes you do and sometimes you don’t.”

I chuckle and say.” I never noticed, not once.” We both giggle and poke at each other’s sense of humor. And I learn something… Something very important. This knowledge is probably important in the close approaching future.

I figure out how I feel about Rulia. I understand my feelings for a girl for the first time. I see Rulia pull out a note from her pocket. She whispers.” Read this after school. Don’t let anyone see it, ok?” I agree with a nod. Knowing what it says.

“ Anyways.” I hear someone say. I turn around to see Luke… Flirting with Rulia. I see Rulia’s face, which was looking at me. She seemed enlightened to see me, which made me smile. My horrible luck was sprung when Luke turned around. Luke is a brawny guy, who is always flirting with Rulia. He has grey eyes, and black hair… But enough about him…

When he sees me he gets red. He slams me into a tree. He snarls out.” What are you staring at, small fry?” To my surprise I grab his wrists and hiss. “ Not your hideous face that’s for sure.” To tell you the truth I ‘m small but I’m just barely taller than Rulia, I’m at least 6 inches taller. So yeah I’m mad.

He turns even darker red and opened his mouth to make a comment. But I spat right into his mouth. I know it was stupid. Is rage increased and says.” Your dead.” He throws me to the side and gives me time to stand. When I do he runs full steam at me, and I wait then I step 3 steps to the right, he tries three times and to everyone’s surprise… I grab his neck on his last try.

I hear many gasps, and even more of them when I slam him into the ground. I bend down and hiss. “ Never talk to me like that again. Got it?” He nods his head whimpering. I decide to not be a jerk, so I offered to help him up. Thankfully, he accepts he finally stopped whining.

Everyone cleared out moments later. There is at least ten minutes left. I notice Rulia walking towards me and it started to rain, hard. I watch, as her eyes turn purple. She runs into my arms. And I see what’s wrong… She is bruised very badly. I snarl and I guess my eyes turned red, I ask “ What happened?” But she doesn’t answer. Rulia finally replies to me… And the answer made me curse.” You attacked by an enemy? She looked at me.” Yes, but don’t worry I disposed of him.” This on the other hand made calm down. You see the humans have been at war with the Cray-Koon (A wolf pack) for a while. I took her Home and went home myself.
I took the note out and read it.

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Dear, Slake Feb. 15, 1998
I have observed you since third grade, and I feel like I must ask this way. Well I have seen you grow up and become stronger. I figured out how I feel about you, and I love you. I wanted to ask you to St. Xocolates days. Which is tomorrow. So will you? Tell me tomorrow, ok?
Sincerely,
Rulia Shystone
I gaped knowing she felt the same… Wendy came up stairs and asked.” Slake, what are you doing?” I reply with a smile, Wendy looked a lot like Rulia; She is just older and less cheerful. She didn’t necessarily like many things. But she loved me a lot. But I guess I can deal with her rules. I smile and say. “ Rulia, asked me out.” She smiles and says.” I am glad for you.” I notice she is grinning and ask.” What’s wrong? You seem upset.” She replies. “It’s nothing.” I sigh and say. “Ok if you say so… G’night.” She smiles and says.” Good night little brother.” And she walks off.

I think to myself.” She is so lonely…and I rubbed it in my face.” I lay down and I watch the ceiling. Lesson to myself… I hate being a shadow dweller. After awhile I guess I fall asleep.
When I awoke. I was smiling and out the door


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