A Wolf's Howl

Julia laughed. "Sure! I need a little exercise."

The trio started walking over to the magnolia when Mike paused, turning towards the drink stands nearby.

"Hey, I'm gonna go get us some drinks," he said, and started walking away from the tree.

Julia and Jared watched him walk away for a second before they headed towards the tree again.

"Do you think you can get up?" Jared asked once they were directly under the magnolia.

Julia put her hands on her hips. "Only if you help me." she laughed again. The lowest branch seemed to be 50 feet up!

"Oh, c'mon. It's only three feet higher than you are!" Jared said. He reached up to the branch and grasped it, pulling himself up. He turned once he was on the branch, reaching for Julia's hand. She took it, and was surprised at how warm it was. It felt like he had just got done running a lap, except without the sweat. He pulled her up with ease--maybe a little too much ease, because he had pulled her too far. She ended up on top of him, giggling.

"Sorry," Jared said. "You're so light!"

"I'm not that light," Julia said as she got off of him.

"How much do you weigh?"

"Between 110 and 118 lbs."

Jared smiled. "You're light."

"Here, guys! I got us all Coke, if you don't mind," Mike said, handing the drinks up.

The race lasted for three hours. They consisted of many rounds of four racers at a time until all sets had gone. The winner of each set then moved on to another series of rounds, and so on and so forth until the finals. The winner of the finals won the whole night's racing.

The trio stayed in the tree the whole time. Anytime they needed refills or got hungry, Jay volunteered to retrieve the refreshments; after all, he was the tallest and strongest of them, meaning it was almost effortless for him to get up and down incessantly.

Once the race was over, they waited in the trees, just talking about a couple of the wrecks that had happened, the races' qualities, and the excitement of it all.




**Left if open for you.**

*Thanks! I'll post later when I get an idea of what to write, k? I got writers block!*

Julia sighed, looking out onto the lit-up track. She turned to Jarred. "Hey, do want to go for a walk?"

"Uh, sure." Jay looked to Mike. "You don't mind, do you? We won't make you wait; you can leave if you want."

"But how will you guys get home?" asked Micheal.

Jay smiled. "We'll figure it out," he said, looking at Julia.

Mike gave Jay a warning look. He sighed. "Okay. Just be careful. I'll see you guys tomorrow." He jumped out of the tree, heading towards his truck.

"We didn't make him mad, did we?" Julia asked, concerned.

"Naw. He's just a worry wart by nature. It's okay." Jay jumped out of the magnolia, holding out his arms to Julia. "C'mon. I'll catch you."

Julia inched herself from the tree limb, not quite off yet. "Are you sure? It's kind of a big drop."

Jay laughed. "Of course. You can trust me; I'll catch you. I promise."

This caused Julia to smile. "Okay." She pushed herself off of the limb falling into Jays' arms, laughing.

Their faces were barely inches from each other. "See, I told you I would catch you," Jay murmured.

Julia smiled, blushing. Suddenly she looked away, clearing her throat. "Uh, Jay, you can, uh, put me down now."

Jay had kept ahold of Julia's body, keeping her at least six inches from the ground. "Oh, sorry," he said, his face becoming red. He set her down as she giggled.

Jay followed Julia, going wherever she went. She was so energetic, so amusing, so attractive, so tiny, so...

Chill out, man. Keep your cool.

Jay took one bound and caught up with her pace. He cleared his throat. "So, where are we going?"




**I just got an idea. Maybe Jay can volunteer to walk her home, and they take trails through the woods. And then something attacks them, like a cougar or something, and he has to transform to protect her. What do you think?**

**Dude, I love it!! Do you want me to do the first post, or you? Completely up to you.**

**You can have it if you want. I gotta get to school now anyway.**

Julia smiled. "It's someplace where I always go. There's a meadow not too far from here in the forest. It looks amazing at night when there aren't any clouds in the sky."

*Okay, that's all I have for now. I'll write more to it later, k? You can add on if you want.*

Jay nodded. That sounded great. He followed her into the woods, hoping for the best.

He walked alongside her, just watching her for a while. "You know, I wouldn't mind walking you home afterward. How about it?"

Julia's smile widened, an exciting sparkle in her eyes. "Yeah! Of course! That'd be awesome." Julia took Jarred's hand, tugging against it a little. "C'mon, let's run!"

Jay grinned, taking off after Julia. He made sure to keep right behind her, despite her slow pace compared to his. Once they got to the meadow, Julia was out of breathe; Jay had not even broken a sweat. Julia tugged on his hand once more, leading him to the middle of the tall grass. She plopped down, sending fireflies up in the sky, away from their disturbance.

Jay smiled as the girl sprawled across the ground, sending fireflies askew, crumpling the grass, breathing in the night time breeze. He watched her closely, unconsciously sitting beside her and touching her hand with his. Where her eyes were glued to the black abyss above them, his eyes were for her alone.

Could it be fate that we ran into each other? Could the wolf in me be choosing you? Did God let me Imprint?

He turned his gaze to the stars then, narrowly avoiding her glance. "It's beautiful here. Thanks for bringing me."

"Hey, no problem! You're, uh, actually the first person I've brought here," Julia added sheepishly. "I've invited my girlfriends, but they don't care much for the woods."

She could feel the back of his hand touching hers; it tingled, making her nervous. How could she feel so much for a boy she barely even spoke to before tonight? That questionwas driving her insane, but she didn't think about it too much; there was too much fluttering going on in her stomach and chest.

Her face grew hot; it felt like he was watching her. She didn't mind it, but it made her a little nervous. Is there something on my face? Does it look okay? What the heck am I thinking; I never cared about this stuff before! Okay, Julia just calm down. Breathe. The whole time she felt his hand touching hers. Will he take it away if I try to hold it? I know he's looking at me; what if I look back, will he get embarrassed and turn away from me completely?

Jay could sense her uncertainty. It was that animal instinct kicking in again, making him notice the change in her emotions and hormones. It was something he couldn't control, but sometimes he liked it.

He looked at her, finally. "Do you mind if I hold your hand?"

She blushed, but he caught the smile in her eyes. So, she wanted it, too? He smiled briefly, but he was leaping with joy inside his mind and heart.

Julia nodded shyly, blushing. Jay reached for her hand, intertwining his finers in hers. His hands were so warm and callused from hard labor. She loved it; even though it was just his hand, she could tell he was being as gentle as possible. Her heart was bouncing around in her body; she had never felt like this before.

*I'll post more once I don't have writers block. Hey, I made a romance short story contest if you want to enter. *

oh! Hey! How was your date? Didja kiss him? huh? huh? *Nudges with elbow*