It’s dark out, Angel, nobody can really see you, besides, they’re all already there. I promised I’d bring you with me, she answered through the door and I averted my gaze to the mirror, scanning over my body for the sixth time.
The top was very padded, falsely giving the illusion that my breasts were full, and the bottoms were tight on me, showing off every detail of my butt and also giving the illusion it was there. It didn’t help that the bottoms were a bit high up, displaying most of my skin.
Are you sure ? I asked, hearing her hum positively in reply. I slowly opened the door and stepped out, watching her eyes scan me from head to toe, a huge smile finding her face.
You have literally the perfect bone structure throughout your body, I’m jealous, she complimented, taking my arm and pulling me out of the room, but we have no more time to waste ! Let’s do this !
I swallowed harshly, inching closer to her as we passed several people who decided to stare at us on our way out an unfamiliar door in the back. My nerves were extremely unsettled the further we entered the woods, but I trusted her.
It took about three minutes by the time I heard loud laughter and music, spotting color changing lights hanging from the trees which lit up the water as well as the fire about twenty feet away.
We’re here ! Gabbie cheered, moving away from my side and approaching everyone as I remained frozen, my eyes glued onto Axel’s god-like sculpted stature. The light from the fire casted a shadow over all the right areas and my knees almost buckled.
He’s so dreamy.
He finished talking to Danny and looked our direction, his amused grin fading into a look of awe.
Our amazement hastily plundered when the song changed from dance to a slow, romantic saxophone. This made Axel whip his head to the side and glare at Blaine who was standing next to the speaker, a huge, satisfied grin on his face.
Last one in the water is a rotten egg ! Danny yelled and Blaine was the first to take off running, probably because of the look he was receiving, then everyone began rushing that direction except for me and Axel.
I slowly built the courage and walked up to him, fully entering the light and looking down sheepishly. His fingers pushed my chin up and I felt myself blush, our eyes finding each other’s and he pulled me in by the waist.
You make it difficult to control myself around you, he commented lowly, leaning in to kiss me but wet hands grabbed my arm and pulled me away.
Come on, you two ! Whitney laughed, tugging me alongside her and I looked back at Axel, a foreign feeling igniting within me as I caught his longing gaze with mine.
I pried my eyes away and charged in the water, joining the rest of them while they splashed and threw each other around. I giggled, watching as Danny picked up Whitney and threw her through the air with a huge splash.
Everyone laughed at the way she looked and Blaine splashed us to defend her, earning multiple waves of water from us in retaliation. This went on and I turned, seeing Axel was now in the water and connecting with the rest of our group.
I was between Gabbie and Whitney, yet I couldn’t stop my eyes from staring at him and it only intensified the strange feeling in me. He caught my stare and our gazes lingered again, at least until I felt my body being touched.
Earth to Angel !
I averted my attention onto Whitney and she smiled, do you want to play Marco Polo ?
Oh, was that why he was staring at me ?
I used to love this game.
Nodding, she squealed in excitement and went underwater, coming back up a second later with her hair over her face.
Everyone space out, I’ll give you ten seconds ! No leaving the water ! She declared. I widened my eyes and swam away from her as everyone rushed to different areas around the water.
I chased after Axel and the second he noticed, he came to a stop and wrapped his arms around me, taking me with him toward an area beneath a few protruding tree branches.
I couldn’t contain my loud giggle and he covered my mouth with a smile. I nodded to silently inform him I was going to be quiet and he moved his hand. We then looked over at Whitney, seeing her flail her arms around at nothing until Gabbie cackled, directing her attention on her. This resulted in a very funny chase between them.
Leaning closer to Axel, I wrapped my arms around his neck and laid my cheek against his. He chuckled lowly, you don’t believe in personal space, do you ?
Not with you.
No, I smiled, leaning back to find a devious glimmer in his eyes. My face fell knowingly, if you throw me, I’ll-
Without time to say more, my body was hauled through the air, but I refused to give him a laugh out of it so I curled into a ball and did a flip, diving into the water with hardly a splash.
I’m a little rusty, but I still got it.
Resurfacing, I looked at everyone with a huge grin and more uncontrollable laughs. They looked bewildered, however, my focus was entirely on Axel. He looked the most baffled, recovering from his stunned state hastily and swimming up to me.
I laughed when he grabbed my hips, lifting half of my torso out of the water and twirling me around before stopping and lowering me back down. Right after, he wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me tightly against his chest.
His face was lower than mine due to our positioning and he stared up at me in admiration, but I couldn’t stop myself from leaning down and capturing his lips with mine.
This is my home.
-so I told her we don’t have any pigs ! Danny laughed, looking around at us yet his grin faltered when he saw nobody was laughing except him.
Right… Gabbie trailed off, awkwardly looking around, so does somebody else have anything to say ?
Oo ! Me ! Whitney grinned, jumping up from her spot next to Blaine on the log. The fire crackled and the flames waved around, illuminating her dried body for everyone to see.
I wish I looked like her.
Blaine’s marking me tonight ! She squealed in excitement and he grinned at her. Gabbie squealed as well and ran over, almost falling in the fire when she engulfed her in a rough hug.
Is marking someone a big deal ? I looked up at Axel, seeing him look down to meet my eyes and pull me closer to his chest.
Very much, beautiful, it’s our version of marriage, he smiled lightly, sending a blush to my cheeks and I sheepishly mirrored it, unable to avert my gaze due to how cute he looked under the light of the fire.
How do you mark someone ? I asked.
You bite into their neck and make them bleed, Danny answered for him, causing me to jump in surprise and whip my head to look at him. I had almost forgotten he was still here.
No, idiot, don’t talk about things you don’t understand. You’re going to scare her into refusing it, Blaine chuckled and rubbed his mate’s thigh, who was now sitting on his lap, then looked over at me, don’t listen to him, it’s not as bad as it sounds or else nobody would do it.
I nodded slowly, coming to terms with the fact Danny is overdramatic. This isn’t the first time he’s blown something out of proportion.
Yeah, but you have to be at your most vulnerable with each other, otherwise it’ll scar horridly instead of beautifully. It’s weird. I don’t really remember the details either, mating academy taught us too much about it in such a short timeframe, Gabbie chimed in, furrowing her eyebrows and dropping her gaze down on the fire, something about the intimacy doing something to the bond. I’m not sure entirely, my mom can actually explain-
Absolutely not, Axel suddenly snarled, silencing Gabbie and tightening his hold as if to protect me from her.
Why doesn’t he want me meeting his mother ?
I forgot, sorry, she mumbled, lowering her head in guilt and I felt uneasy with the newly found tension in the air.