Loud Noises Scare the Big Animals by seastarpwn (large ebook reader txt) 📖

/> He kissed me lightly on the lips. “I can always leave if you want.”
I held onto his arm tightly. “I’m not letting you go. Especially with all these girls around. They’ll try to take you from me.”
“Like I would let them take me anywhere. But you missy,” He pulled me towards the pool. “Are going to go swimming with me.”
“Alright. Just let me take these clothes off.” Scott smiled at my response. He turned around, shielding me from unwanted eyes. In a few moments all I had on was my bathing suit. “I’m done.”
Scott turned around. His eyes went wide. “I’m glad you’re my girl.” Was all he said as he made his way to the pool.
Guy’s whistled as we passed them. One look from Scott shut them up. We stood at the edge of the pool. “What would I do without you?” I asked Scott.
“Probably turn into a bird and fly off.” Was his reply.
I jumped into the pool sending water in all directions. I made gills appear on my neck, and webbing between my fingers and toes. This way I could stay under water for as long as possible.
I swam away from Scott. Trying to avoid feet was kind of hard. But I did it. I found a small hole and I swam through it. It led down a small dark tunnel, into a cave.
I climbed up and laid there on the cold ground. I felt my body go back to normal.
As I looked around, I could tell that somebody came here often. There was a couch with a few pillows on it. A coffee table and a chair. It felt like a small home away from home.
I went to the couch and picked up a pillow. I held it to my nose and inhaled deeply. It smelt so familiar.
“I know the pillow smells good. But not as good as I do.” I spun around and saw Collin standing there.
“I wasn’t smelling the pillow. I was trying to suffocate myself.”
“Sure you were. I bet your doing that so you don’t have to go back to your boyfriend.”
“I would never do that to Scott.” I said defensively. I sat down on the chair, still keeping the pillow under my chin.
“Whatever you say.” He laid down on the couch, stretching out. “Why aren’t you at the party with everyone else?”
“I don’t like being around so many people.”
“Understandable.”
I shifted awkwardly in my seat. I wasn’t really sure what to do. If I should go, or if I should stay. “I’ve been thinking about you inviting me here. And I can’t think of a good reason. And don’t tell me because it was to celebrate me coaching your soccer team. You do that fine on your own.”
He looked up at me with his emerald green eyes. “The honest truth?” He asked. I nodded my head. “I finally realized how wrongly I’ve been treating you this year. This was supposed to be my way of saying sorry to you. And I was going to ask if you would give me another chance.”
I looked at him, then back at the water. Thinking that if I wanted to get away, there would be no way for him to stop me. “I don’t know.” Got up and set the pillow down on the ground next to him.
I looked up and saw him watching me. He leaned in and kissed me on the lips. I stayed there frozen. Not sure what to do. He pulled away. “I hope that makes you decide faster.”
I did the first thing I could think of. I made my fingers extend into claws, and then I slapped him. Racking my finger nails across his skin. “I hope that gives you my answer.”
Then I dove off into the water. I swam as fast as I could. I didn’t see people as I climbed out of the pool. I didn’t hear Scott yell for me as I ran off towards the woods. I didn’t hear Nova telling me to come back.
All I heard was my mind telling me that I needed to get away.
I felt my bones shift into something smaller. My skin began to melt away into feathers. My feet turned into talons and my mouth and nose into a beak.
Soon I was soaring over the clouds in the sky.

Chapter 15
Nova

Alexzander and I were on the porch talking to each other. He hasn’t left my side since we had our water fight and I didn’t want him too. Then I saw Astra jump out of the pool and ran towards the woods. “Astra! Come back!” I screamed at her.
I saw Collin climbing out of the pool with scratches on his face and my cousin senses were ringing off in my head. I stormed off the porch and stormed towards Collin. “What the fuck did you do to her?”
“I did nothing! I just-“he mumbled the last part.
“You did what?” I seethed and I could feel Alexzander trying to pull me back, but I stayed strong.
“I kissed her.” He whispered.
“You kissed her?!” I screamed and felt every eye on me. I pushed past Collin and took off where I thought Astra would be. I heard Alexzander run after me, but I kept pushing, I knew Astra needed me now, even if she doesn’t know that. I saw a bird fly away with violet eyes. I almost changed. But heard someone break through the trees and stood next to me. “Are you Ok?”
I sighed and looked over at Alexzander, “No I am not. Your idiot brother kissed Astra and now she took off and I have no idea where she went.” I fell to the ground and looked down at the lake.
Alexzander sat next to me and wrapped his arms around me. I leaned into him and put my head on his shoulder. “Nova, everything will be Ok.”
“I know, but right now, it doesn’t feel like that.”
He pulled me into his lap and we sat there. We sat there in till the sun went down and even past then. I slowly started to fall asleep into his arms; I slowly felt my eyes go down. My breath evened out and I felt a light kiss on my fore head.
I woke up hours later in someone else’s room. My first thought was what a great song selection, and then everything rushed towards me in one giant wave. I jumped out of bed and had on huge pair a boxers and t-shirt. I quickly checked under the clothes and found my bathing suit underneath. I slowly opened the door and looked down the hallway. I clung to the walls like a ninja and crept down the stairs.
I heard a chuckle, “Hello Nova.”
I turned around and started to laugh my ass off. I walked up to Alexzander and grabbed my shoulder. “You scared the crap out of me!”
“Why were you scared?”
“I woke in an unknown place and wearing what I hope are your boxers.”
He started too laughed and started to push me down the stairs. I quickly ran down the stairs and rushed towards the kitchen. I stopped before I completely entered the kitchen.A tall man stood in my way. He turned around and had a shocked look on his face. “Well, hello. Who are you?”
“I’m Nova. I’m friends with Collin and Alexzander.” He looked down at Alexzander’s boxers and awkwardly smiled. I looked down and blushed. Alexzander ran in and stopped behind me. He looked between me and his dad; He walked behind me and hugged me around the waist. “Morning dad. Have you met Nova?”
“Yes. I have.” His dad grabbed some orange juice and sat down at a breakfast table.
“Come on Nova, let me bring you home.”
“I walked here.”
“I can drive you.” He pushed me out of the house and we walked towards his garage. We jumped into his jeep and drove out of his home.
“Your dad is-“
“A man whore.”
“I wasn’t going to say that.”
“No you wouldn’t, but you were thinking it.”
I punched him in the arm, “I was not,” I looked down at his clothes, “When do you want these back.” I pointed towards his boxers.
“You can keep them and remember me by them.”
“Oh thanks I always wanted some!”
He pulled into the driveway and looked at me. “Well bye.”
“Goodbye.”
“Wait Nova! Do you want to go out sometime?”
“Is Alexzander Crawford asking me out?”
“Yeah.” He blushed and looked away.
“Yes, I would love to go out sometime.” I wrote my number on his hand and kissed his cheek. “I’ll see you soon.”
Chapter 16
Astra
I lay here curled up in a ball in the tub. Letting the cold metal numb my body.
I had cried out my eyes when I got back home last night. I felt like such a bad person after Collin kissed me. I knew by now Scot had heard about it. And he was bound to be angry with me. I just didn’t like the thought.
Instead of trying to find Scott, I decided to go down to the soccer field at the park and kick the ball around for a while.
So I pulled myself out of the tub and went to my room.
I grabbed a backpack; I put in a change of clothes, and a pair of shoes. Then I went down to the kitchen and put some food in it. Not bothering to see what I put in it.
I went to the back porch and stood there. I was hoping today I wouldn’t run into anybody. I just wanted some time to think.
I heard someone walk through the front door. I heard Nova call my name.
Before she could find me, I was slipping through the back woods as a wolf.
I ran nonstop to the park. Once there I took out my ball and went to the field.
This was the one of the few places that I felt at home.
For a few hours I did nothing but kick the ball into the goal.
When I was slightly tired of that, I got a granola bar out of my backpack. I chewed it slowly. Not enjoying the flavor it offered.
I happened to look over at the parking lot and saw a jeep sitting there. And someone was sitting inside of it.
I grabbed my backpack and started for the woods.
I heard the doors of the Jeep open and close. Then I started to run.
I was well into the woods before I decided to stop. I climbed a tree and waited for the person to appear.
After a few minutes, the person came stomping through the grass.
I was slightly surprised to see that it was Alexzander.
He stood there looking around. For a moment his gaze fell on mine. “Astra I know you’re out there watching me. Come on.” He sat there on the ground.
For a while I watched him. Trying to make sure he wasn’t going to pull over anything on me.
Then I got down. “”I’m here. What do you want?”
“Nova called me when she couldn’t find you this morning.”
“I’ve been here the whole time. Now that you know that, you can go back and report it.”
“I kind of guessed that. Then she asked me if I did find you, to bring you back to my house.”
“I’m not going anywhere with you.”
“I know that. So that’s why I’m not going to make you.” He stood up looking at me. “I’m going to go back to the jeep. I’ll be here for another thirty minutes. If you decide to come, I’ll