Hidden in the mist

New found friend

“whoa! Are you okay lassie?”

I caught my breath and looked up behind me to only see a handsome, strong, bright smile looking down at me with wet dripping reddish blonde hair, green eyes, and a red very manly beard. He looked almost like a Viking god, funny to think right, well he was one hell of a sexy man, again my breath was taken aback. The heat from his hold made me quiver.

“hey lassie are you alright? Did you hurt something? I can take you inside and take a look.’ My eyes got big as his voice rang threw my ears waking me up from my lustful daze. I stood and attempted to brush myself off from the rain, the wind still making me sway. Then, another strike of lightning and roar of thunder, this time I f*****g jumped and squealed. {oh, my gods! Really! Now I choose to be a scaredy cat and jump like and scream like a little girl! Shameless and embarrassing” I thought to myself} mean while he reached for me again and held me lightly, I looked at his concerned face and again attempted to stand and look like I was fine but the winds didn’t help, I also finally got my voice, not much of one but I got it.

“thank you, sir, I’m fine just flustered up a bit from the storm. Thank you for catching me sorry that, well that happened.”

      He gave a sweet but devilish smile and said with his siren like voice, that heated my very core. “ no worries, I’m glad I was there to save you from being whisked away to the next oz.” I couldn’t help but to giggle, and in turn he chuckled, it was like a song that made you melt and warm from the inside out, like a warm breeze across your bare skin on a spring day. finally I spoke again, “ well I don’t think it was that major, but again thank you all the same, I better let you go you look soaking wet, I hope you don’t get sick.” He looked me up and down after I made my statement, I knew what he was thinking before he even spoke his words.

    “well it seems I’m drier then you! Poor thing lets get you to your car, I think you’ll get sick before i would ever get sick. I hardly ever get sick, it’s a rare thing for me.” I gave him a nod and we began our walk to my car; I should have parked closer; I really should pay more attention to the weather as well.

     The silence was killing me already, for some strange reason I wanted to hear his other world like voice once more…. God what am I thinking I don’t even know this man; I don’t even know his name or his reasoning for being here on campus so late at night. The silence wasn’t even that long and it seemed to be forever in just this short time, I needed to slow down before I regret what id do, knowing me I’d probably make myself look like a crazy fool….. but I went for it any ways, I opened my mouth and began to open a can of worms.

“so you’re here late, are you here to study for an exam?” he looked down at me as he tried not to smile but it showed anyways and once again I was lost. I was grateful for his umbrella being big enough to cover us both, only because I was able to see his glorious face with out being blinded by the rain.

He chuckled and replied to my question “no, I’m not a student, thank you though, not often people think I’m younger than I really am. I’m actually here this late because I was hoping to get to know my classroom a bit before my first lecture tomorrow afternoon.” An ‘O’ look came to my face and he chuckled again. I looked down at my very wet shoes and pants, damn, he then spoke again which made me look up, I hope he didn’t notice I was trying to slow our pace to chat with him. “you know its late for a tiny thing like you to be out, are you a student?”

My turn to laugh and blush. “Oh no! far from student, I’m actually a teacher here as well. I teach historical mythology and occult related things…. Really nothing that interesting” I said as I looked down, kind of embarrassed for some reason. “what do you teach?” I asked in a quick recover.

  “Well nothing as cool and interesting as you, that’s for sure. I teach computer tech, you know science and technology-based stuff, programing and stuff. So how long have you worked here?” I was shocked how well our conversation was going, but sad because we were reaching close to my car.

      “Well I have been here for just over three years, teaching for eight.”

     “wow, that’s amazing! You look to young to be teaching that long though.” Oh, if only you knew my age though, I had a good story to save my ass though, I knew how to recover from my truth being found out.

       “well when I was younger I traveled a lot with my parents before they passed, I went to many kinds of schools and learned many things and languages…... when my parents passed, I fell into a huge depression and hide myself away and studied and by the time I was almost 17 I tested out of high school then collage and got my masters twice over.” He then stopped and I hadn’t noticed, he was looking down at me with an emotion I couldn’t read, we stood there for a moment just looking at each other I wasn’t sure what to think or how to feel at his sudden actions and pause. I thought to myself maybe my lie wasn’t believable and he noticed and was trying to see if id tell him the truth, f**k….he then spoke right before I tried to spew a new lie.

         “I’m sorry to hear that your parents passed when you were so young, I’m sure they would be proud that you became such an amazing woman. Your brave…… and strong, I wouldn’t have been able to do what you did. That was even extremely impressive you shared such a deep personal thing with me that way, it must have been hard I’m sorry I made you feel like you had to explain yourself and bring up such sad thing for you…. I feel like an ass, you just told me such a personal thing and I don’t even know your name, I even wanted to give you a hug to make you feel better.” I blushed and gave a small smile, inside though I sighed and felt like the ass.  His words though were touching, and I felt like his words meant the world, I hope my parents were proud, I also was excided over his complements, it gave me butterflies to think he thought that way of me already.

           “My name is Boa, Boa McGrath.” for some reason it came out almost a whisper. “ I hope they are proud to….. it was a long time ago I’ve learned its best move forward, staying in the past is painful, very painful. Well um we are here.” I finish as I pointed over to my car, the rain at some point slowed down and the winds settled. He took a moment before looking away, he put on a small smile and nodded, he then walked me over to my car and held then umbrella over me as I set my things into the back seat and got into my car. I started the car and rolled the window down a bit before closing it. I looked up to him and smiled and asked him “ what is your name?... so I can properly thank you for saving me from being whisked off to oz, and for helping me over to my car.” He smiled and gave a wink at my oz comment, oh my panties warmed a bit at that, he just had a gift to pull that wink off, and that smile….. sins that run threw my mind.

      “my name is Zan, Zanthis howl, and your very welcome… actually, Boa… I um, well I.” he looked like he was blushing, and he was having quite a stutter fit, it was cute, and sexy as s**t. “Well I really enjoyed chatting with you, and uh well, I know it’s strange, but would you like to go grab a bite to eat?” I looked up and my jaw dropped, did this breath-taking Viking, god like, sexy man ask me, ME! Out to eat?!?!

My reaction must have thrown him into more of a nervous state because he shifted foot to foot and stood up slightly.

  “uh, uh, well…. Actually yes! I would like that, I’m starved. Also, it has been nice to chat with someone.”

 A huge smile crossed his face and he lost the tension in his stance, he even took a hand that ran threw his damp hair and I wanted to do it for him, I watched as his hair slicked back and oh it added to his appeal, the water even looked as if it was meant for a sexy commercial for some body wash as it sprung up in the air like glitter but not in a famine way, or sparkly vampire crap way.

“well glad you said yes, I felt like it was bit of a reach and early to ask but like I said it was nice talking with you, I normally don’t ask things like that to strangers either.” He leaned back down with a grin and began to speak again. “also… I am new here and I have no clue where to grab a bite to eat this late, and I’m gonna be more brutally honest…. I’m a shity cook.” I bursted out in laughter and he started to laugh back as well.

   He and I finished our gut hardy laugh and then I told him just follow me and id lead the way to the local pub. He went to his car and I waited, I was in deep thought thinking I was out of my f*****g mind to give into this stranger and have meal with him, I had no idea his real intentions! I hardly knew a thing about him, for all I knew he wasn’t really a new staff member and he was the new jack the ripper… okay maybe not, that guy was a real pain in my ass back in London, he was just another rouge other worlder that lost his damned mind. I still loved calling him jack the ass ripper more then anything, the man smelled of sewers, and in those days it was straight s**t in them. But Zan most surely did not smell like him, he had a burning lumber smell, with hints of something sweet, I still could faintly smell him, it was so manly, and the smell of rain mixed with his sent only maid between my legs heat and ache. Gods I hoped he wasn’t a killer.

        The sound of his horn knocked me out of my thoughts, I looked into my mirror to see his small sports car, it wasn’t much but it was fancy. Older model but still in mint condition. He had good taste, I sunk into my seat some, my car was no where near as nice as his, mine was lucky to be living, it was an older car, but it was my old beat up can. I waved and pulled out of my spot and headed out of campus grounds.

                I wonder what the night will hold, will it be a quite night? I hope not, I’m actually really wanting to learn more about him, something was pulling at me to be near him, to hear his voice, see his smile…       

  “holly f**k Boa Ann! What are you thinking?!” I spoke out to myself. There is no way I could get close to him; he is a mortal and I know in due time he will want to start noticing things and start asking questions and my cover will be blown. There will be a point ill have to either unfriend and, or, leave because you know, duh I don’t age! As I finished that last part my heart broke some, I felt so alone in that moment, it wasn’t normal for me, I was used to being alone, I was okay with that. Granit, I had my immortal friends I kept in touch with, but never had I felt this ache before, it was almost as painful as the day I watch my parent abandon me.

      Why is this happening I thought as I pulled into a spot at the pub. Who is he to affect me like this? I turned the car off and took a deep breath, I reached over the passenger seat into the glove box and pulled out my umbrella. The rain had picked up again and I was still damp from earlier and I didn’t want to become more so then I already was. “ugh” I moaned out to myself, I really didn’t want to eat dinner damp from the rain. I decided the use a bit of my magic to help me out a bit, I took my left hand and leaned forward to make it look as if I was reaching for something. I rolled my hand as if I was rolling a ball around it, I saw the water pullout from my dress pants and swirl around collecting into a ball. I felt the water from the rest of my cloths move down toward my hand, I looked up to check to see who was around so I could crack the door and let the orb of water pool out onto the ground. Thankfully no one was around and Zan was in his car just parking and getting ready to head out of his car, so I cracked the door and let the water out.

    I knew that was cheating a bit, but who is gonna tell on me, huh? I’ve used that trick more times than I can count, this past year alone. I smiled and let out a little giggle right before I got out of my car opening my umbrella, then I bumped into a warm body once again. I looked up to see Zan looking down at me using his umbrella to cover the space between us, he had a smile on his face that you could tell he was trying to hide but did a horrible job at it. I was fine with it, it was cute, his high cheek bones helped me see he even had some blush that was noticeable even under his red beard and mustache, his green eyes were bright with mischief. I smiled back up at him and the he spoke, with a devious look.

   “seems like this might be a new greeting for us huh?” again I shared a laugh with him, my face warming some.

     “well I hope not, I think we will end up looking like purple people in no time.” We shared an even longer and harder laugh, he then offered his arm for me and escorted us to the entrance. His body heat was welcoming, but I hope he wasn’t sick, he seemed warmer then I’m use to mortals being. Then again two things, one he was just in his car, he could have had the heat on full blast to warm up and dry. Two, I’m really not use to being this close to any one ever so do I really know what’s normal for other body temperature?  

    Zan opened the doors and the smell of food rushed to my nose and I was very ready to sit and order anything at this point. I felt Zan take a deep breath and a rumble threw his side that my arm was up against, oh that just made me blush some, right away the thought of his doing that as we… OH! No, no, no! s**t!... oh my goddess, I did not just even think, oh I had to excuse myself before Zan noticed my red face. Good timing to because the waitress walked up to us and greeted us and went to show us a free spot.

“um give me a moment, ill be right with you Zan. I need to attempt drying myself some more.”  He started to turn toward me, and I quickly bent over some to dust off some water to hopefully cover my red face.

  “sure, um what would you like to drink? Ill get it ordered so it will be ready when you return.” I had to look up before I just looked like a freak, gods please let it be dim enough in here, so he doesn’t.

     “anything warm will do, thank you. Ill be right back.” I said and turned really quick and went to the back toward the ladies’ room. I rushed once I was in the hall, swung the door opened and closed it with a quick click of the lock. I put my back to the door and realized my heart was racing and I was breathing very heavily, I went to the mirror and saw that my face was still indeed tinted red. I turned the cold water on and dunk my face into the sink, splashing the coolness onto my face. I looked up to see the red had turned into a light pink blush, my heart was still beating hard and I had no idea how to stop it. What was wrong with me, why was I doing this, what was happening to me?! I had no idea what to think any more, I had to pull myself together and just finish what I started.

    I did everything I could to pull myself together and stood my ground and left the ladies room. As I went down the hall, I tried to convince myself that there was no way I could let myself enjoy the night, I have to start right now pushing Zan away. I had to, it was best for the both of us, even if my heart is breaking already I knew it was best to keep our distance, goddess this was going to be hard now I know how Azazael felt two thousand years ago. That fallen angle had once fallen for a mortal, and it ended is her being killed by her family for loving a demon. They then went after him and before they attempted to burn him they screamed how he was worse then the devil for taking the appearance of a heavenly child and seducing one of their kind. Mortals didn’t understand us, they were cruel to him, and he is what helped me stay away from mortals, I didn’t want another war to happen or any one getting hurt, or getting hurt myself. Mortal or not, I didn’t want any man hurting me… but its me hurting myself right now....