Part Twenty Four

Before you start this chapter I've been encouraged to make a list of my characters and who, what they are and who they're with.

Geno: Djinn, Ryker: Naga

Zuda: Orc, Lucian: Werewolf

Xan: Nymph, Raphael: Witch

(And in case you don't know, which you should)

Zaelyn: Incubus, Fraener: Dragon-shifters, Ferris: Fae

Ferris

After we finished our lunch we all decided to go to our rooms and get relax for a bit before we went out. I had no idea where we were going to eat but Fraener insisted they kept it as a secret. For a surprise I guess.

While we walked back to our rooms I explained what happened to my luggage and that's the reason I was wearing Zae's clothes. I breathed a sigh of relief when he said he thought nothing of it. Of course he thought nothing of it, I was just worrying for no reason. As usual. Fraener wasn't at all what I expected a dragon to be. I've met a few in the past and funnily enough they all worked in finance.

Once we got to our room I decided to take a shower. I hopped in the shower and rinsed all the chlorine off my body and then washed my hair. It wasn't as silky as Fraener's but it was kept in good condition. I've been meaning to ask him how he manages to get his hair that well kept even when it was just above his waist. Does he not get it tangled?

I left the wet clothes in the hamper and walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped snuggly around me. Zaelyn returned from whatever business he had to attend and was cuddling up to Fraener. "Ferris!" The Incubus exclaimed with glee. His eyes scanned me up and down then made a wolf whistle. Once he came over he expected a kiss, of course, but instead I playfully punched his shoulder, which was a bit of a reach.

He pouted. "I haven't seen you for ages! Why can't I get a kiss?" I looked at him with incredulous eyes. "I was at the pool for an hour. That's hardly enough time for you to start missing me," I sighed. He groaned. "Fine. No more kisses,"

Both me and Fraener broke out into laughter while Zae continued to sulk in the corner. I walked into the closet forgetting I had no clothes. "Fraener?" I called and he came right up behind me and snaked his arms around my waist. "Mm?" He buzzed. I was lost in thought by his small gesture. This shouldn't be making me so flustered, we've kissed before! "What am I supposed to about my clothing situation?" I asked while securing my towel around my body again. He thought for awhile, looking around for anything I could wear but there was nothing. Nothing that would make me look like a clown.

"You could ask Geno or Lucian for some clothes?" He suggested. I thought about it and agreed. We may have only been friends for a short amount of time but for once I actually had some social confidence. We walked back out and found Zaelyn still sulking, the only thing that had changed was that he was now on the bed. "I'm going to go shower," Fraener announced before shutting the bathroom door. I sat next to Zaelyn who promptly averted his gaze to avoid looking at me. I wanted to hope around and tell him he was acting like a child with a temper but that might have made things worse. "Could you text Geno for me?" I asked with pleading eyes.

"What's wrong with your phone?" He grumbled. I wrapped my arms around his firm one, sitting in a way that my towel would slip off. "I don't have his number and my phone was in my luggage," I explained. He finally looked down at me with a questioning look in his eyes. "Why was your phone in your luggage?" He asked.

"That's not important,"

He scoffed. "Please? I'll give you a kiss?" I pleaded and his ruby eyes sparkled with excitement. Never in a million years did I even think of this situation. Me? Bribing Zaelyn with a kiss? He whipped out his phone faster than the speed of light and started typing away. I couldn't help but laugh as I fell back onto the massive bed. He really wasn't lying when he said his bed was massive, my feet came nowhere near the end of the bed!

He threw his phone aside and rolled over, placing his hands on either side of my shoulders. I was trapped. I stared up at him with a strange awe and an embarrassing blush blossomed on my cheeks. I didn't help that I was so close to being naked. "We decided- well, Fraener decided to take things slow, for your sake," he sighed, bringing his face closer to mine. The suspense was too much and my face was burning up. "As an Incubus, that's extremely hard, but you make it even harder." He finished before connecting our lips. It was pure bliss easily topping any other kisses we may have shared. The kiss raised more than just goosebumps, managing to make me go slack.

Before we could willing finish the door to the bedroom swung wide open, exposing us in the act. Zaelyn jumped off of me allowing me to quickly sit up, catching the towel that was beginning to slip. Both Geno and Lucian stood with shocked stares in our direction. Shit! So much for them not knowing. "Oh my God!" Geno squealed abandoning the pile of clothes in his arms.

"You two? Are actually..?" Lucian's words failed him probably in shock. Oh this is bad. Zaelyn and I were both in our own shock to even give a coherent answer. I heard the bathroom door open making matters worse."What's going on?" Fraener asked seemingly dumbfounded by what he stumbled into. Before I could answer Geno and Lucian were shoving me into the bathroom and sitting me infront of the fogged up mirror.

"You are going to tell us everything!" Lucian gleefully squealed like we were teenage gossips. He wiped down the mirror while Geno held up two outfits. In one hand was a nice blue button-up with long skinny jeans, simple but the other was something I wouldn't have exactly called my first choice. In fact it wasn't in the top thousand outfits I'd wear. It was a black mesh croptop and skimpy high waisted shorts with what I spotted to be fishnets. "That one." I stated, pointing to the nice outfit with the button-up. "Oh, I don't even know why I brought this one," Geno mumbled before chucking it aside. "Where we're going you'll have to blend in with the crowd.."

I bit down in my lip but didn't say anything. How was I supposed to wear that?! Lucian began to comb my hair, plugging in a curling iron. "W-Wait what are you doing?" I asked with uncertainty. He chuckled before continuing to comb my hair. "Just curling it a bit." He mused.

"So, when did you guys start dating?" Geno asked, hopping onto the bench infront of me just to the side. "I-I uhh. When the photos showed up," I stammered. "How did it start?" Lucian   inquired while toying with my hair. I replayed the recent-ish memories. I still can't help but blush when thinking about them. "Zaelyn explained why they were acting so weirdly and kinda confessed to me? Then we, uhh.." I trailed off too embarssed to tell them any more. They caught us kissing before but telling them about previous moments seems worse. Especially my first kiss.

"Go on," the werewolf coaxed with a smug look. "We had to go. We were escorted by guards back to our homes." I lied. He obviously didn't believe me but didn't press the subject. "Why didn't you tell us?"

I looked up at the djinn who was still sitting on the counter. "Zaelyn and Fraener thought they it'd be best if we took things slow," I gave earning an incredulous looks from both of them. "Slow? That's bullshit. Zaelyn and Fraener said to take it slow?" Geno asked to reconfirm. "Well, Fraener suggested it." I mumbled. "That makes more sense," he sighed, shaking his head.

"I'm sorry for not telling you guys," I muttered. "Ah, don't worry about it! We know you're... new to relationships so it makes sense you'd 'take it slow'." Lucian excused. I whined, a little embarrassed. "Zuda's gonna freak when he hears you're dating!"

"So is Ryker," Geno agreed. I hoped it was a 'freak'. "Raphael already knows." I told them both and that started another bombardment of questions that I didn't have the answers to. I didn't know why they contacted Raphael and not the others.

Once he was done curling my hair I checked it out. It wasn't too curly, only the ends started to spiral down and it bounced around which I thought looked supper cool. They told me to put on the outfit while they looked away which was an easy task aside from the very tight shorts that didn't want to go up any further. I managed to get it on, crushing my hips while doing it.

"They're trying to eavesdrop. I can hear them whispering by the door," Lucian said out of nowhere. I listened closer but didn't hear anything. Then I remembered he was a werewolf with advanced senses. Geno then flicked his wrist which sent the door flying open, crashing into Zaelyn and Fraener's faces. "Woah!" I exclaimed, running over to see if they were alright. They straightened up, both staring at me with shock, a good kind of shock.

I think.

"Ferris, your hair," Fraener said in awe. I smiled, pulling a lock of hair to view how bouncy it was. "What a sexy outfit!" Zaelyn noted. I rolled my eyes but couldn't conceal my rose tinted cheeks. Geno and Lucian walked past and both punched the two in the arm. "We're just going to get a few more things!" Geno shouted before leaving the room.

I signed again then jumped onto the bed. I hoped I didn't do too much to ruin my hair but I was tired from the pools and not catching up on my sleep. "Where are we even going?" I asked, sitting up to notice they were still standing there. "We're going to one of our favourite clubs!" Zaelyn happily informed, joining me on the bed. "A club?" I asked again. He nodded with a smile. I've never been to a club before but I've seen it on movies and stuff. I decided to be optimistic and be excited for once. "Cool!" I hummed. Fraener sat on the bed too, still only wearing a towel. "You're going to enjoy this evening, Ferris,"

"I hope so."

A/N

Okay, I know that towards the end I got a bit lazy it's just that I really wanted to get another update to you guys before I go M.I.A again. I've come down with a terrible cold and I'm very sleep deprived. I might redo this chapter later on but until then I switch off for a bit.

Also, I do have an update ready for 'There's A Wolf at My Door' but I'm not happy at how I'm portraying the story and in particular this one chapter. I'll pick it back up once I feel better but until then I have to switch off, sorry!!