A Tribird’s Love

Chapter 19

Valtino

I watched as the trio got in the car and drove off, I kept my eye on the car until it was no longer in view. I’m pretty sure my date saw me looking at Ariah the entire time, I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her, she looked mesmerizing, more beautiful than she already is. When I saw the way she looked at me when I got out of the truck I honestly couldn’t help it. I’m not sure what it was in her eyes but I know it wasn’t nothing of dislike. I chatted a little longer with Mr.Huxley before leaving and heading to prom myself. Of course he told me to keep an eye on his little princess, what he still doesn’t realize is he doesn't have to tell me, I already was going to.

We make it to the hotel that’s hosting our prom and of course the first thing I do is spot Ariah and it’s like this time our eyes connected before she looked away in a hurry. I watched as she pulled Tyler onto the dance floor and started dancing. I pulled my date close and whispered in her ear asking if she wanted to dance. When she agreed I walked us over to the dance floor and made sure I was close but not too close to Ariah. When the song ended I walked us over to a table, then went and got us drinks and a few finger foods. My date wanted me to go around and socialize with everyone, but that’s not what I exactly wanted to do. Lucky for me Nesha came over and started talking to me so my date went off on her own. “What’s up with you being a creep tonight? I see you watching her every move, I wasn’t paying attention at first until she asked me if it was just her or were you literally watching her tonight.” One thing about Nesha is she’s blunt and doesn’t care what she says or how she says it. That’s one of the differences between the two, Ariah does care how she says stuff but doesn't what she says. I smirk and turn her way so now I’m facing her. “Have you seen how beautiful she looks tonight? Any guy in here would be crazy not to let a stare linger on her.” I mean it wasn’t the truth yet it wasn’t a lie. Me and Nesha are close due to her being around all of Ariah’s high school years so she knows I’m very familiar with the family and my dad and myself are always at any gathering they have. But we’re not close to where I can tell her how I feel about Ariah without her telling Ariah. “Yea, that’s true, she does look stunning. We’re prom twins but the way her dress fits her mine does not compare. I’m not as curvy as she is. BUT back to the topic in hand because you know I’ll drift away and start talking about other things.” she narrowed her eyes at me and a laugh rumbled from my chest because I was going to let her get off topic. “I don’t know, it’s something pulling me to her and I can’t explain it.”

Ariah

I wasn’t trying to listen in on Nesha and Tino’s conversation but I couldn’t help it. His last words really got to me though because I understood where he was coming from. I can’t explain it either but for the past couple months I can’t explain this sudden attraction that I have towards him. I can feel when he’s looking at me and I know when his presence is near. What’s really strange is I have this exact same attraction towards Tyler as well. They both have this intoxicating aroma that drifts off of their bodies. Tyler smells like pomegranate & mango while Valtino smells like mango butter both have that delicious smell of mango with a hint of something else amazing giving it the perfect mixture of smell. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I blame it on the change of hormones within my body when I became one with my wolf.

Tyler and myself have been sitting at the table talking and when Nesha comes back over to us, I look back and see Tino is still sitting alone at his table. I lean forward and ask Tyler if it’s ok if I grab a dance with Val, which he resists and first but Nesha told him it’s only right since he owes her a dance. Once they make it to the dance floor I get up and walk over to Tino. “If your date doesn’t mind, would you be a gentleman and give me a dance?” He looked around for a split second as if he couldn’t believe I was talking to him and not someone else. When he looked back at me, he looked me in my eyes and smiled. I was almost lost if he didn’t speak afterwards, agreeing to the dance. I feel like I’m trailing on ice right now and have to take deep breaths to regain focus. When we made it to the dance floor Tyler looked over our way and watched as he put one hand on the small of my back and nearly snarled. I giggled because I didn’t really expect that from him.

Valtino leaned close to my ear and whispered “you look beautifully stunning today” I literally froze because I wasn’t expecting for him to be so close and my sense of smell was everywhere. I swear I felt his lip touch my ear which made my breath hitch. This was not right, the attraction I am feeling for him, it can’t be real. For the past few years I have grown to dislike him for being entitled and arrogant. Look at me now, growing a strong attraction towards him.As the song was coming to an end, I looked up into his eyes and it’s like a connection snapped into place. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him, I was in a trance. I saw him leaning forward to kiss me, but I couldn’t move to avoid it. It was like the entire place was at a stand still until I was snatched away from his grip by Tyler. “You have a date and here you are making a pass at mine?” Tyler was pissed but I’m happy he’s not violent because it could’ve been worse than a few words. I grabbed his hand and apologised and told him it was my fault. I was frozen and couldn’t seem to pull away. To be honest, I didn’t want to pull away.

I can feel it now, confusion, heartbreak and indecisiveness coming my way.