The unknowing lycan princess

(3) EMMETE

FLORAS P.O.V

Emmete joined our walk and came with us all the way home. The walk was silent the entire way, but it was peaceful. The few times I looked back at him. He was staring at me. Mark was walking next to him. He's been talking about video games. While Emmete was staring at me, he managed to engage in conversation with Mark. He'd never really shown this much interest in me. We've been going to the same school for the past 8 years. I never really noticed him. He had just kinda been there, and now he's really been there a lot these past few days. We made it to the street my house is on,"I'm gonna walk you to your door and we will see," he said. Once we made it to my door, my mom suddenly appeared and came outside. "Flora, hey, how was the pool?" she asked me. "It was fine, mom. I thought you were going to leave and do something tonight, " I said. "Nope, I'm not anymore, and it seems that's a good thing since we are bringing cute boys home now," she said. "Mooooooooom, why do you have to be so embarrassing?" I said. " it looks like someone is blushing really hard there," Emmete said. "oooooooh, Flora has a crush," said Mark. Oh gosh, I have to get out of here. I squeezed past everyone and went up to my room embarrassed. I dont know why, though it's not like I have feelings for Emmete. He's just a boy from my school who just recently started stalking me, and I still haven't figured out what his deal is. He should be the one that's embarrassed, not me. He basically followed me home and is now downstairs having a joyous conversation with my mom and brother. It was so irritating. I stood up, and I walked across the hall to the bathroom. I have to pee. When I get in, I looked in the mirror, and I noticed how red my cheeks were. They were a bright red. Why am I getting so worked up right now? I really need to calm myself down so I don't make myself look like some fool out there. I have no real reason to be this angry. I finished up in the bathroom, and I went back to my room. I found some comfy clothes, and I threw my dirty clothes into my basket. I noticed they were full, so I went ahead and I took them to the laundry room. When I got downstairs, my mom was standing in the kitchen, making dinner. I didn't see Mark or Emmete, so he must have left, and Mark is probably in his room playing his video games. I walked down to the basement, and I put my clothes in the washer to get started. Then I went back upstairs to see if there was anything I could do to help my mom prepare dinner. "Hey mom, can I help you with anything?" I said. "Yes, actually, you can. I need you to answer a few questions, so, who is that boy? What is his name?" she asked me. "His name is Emmete. He's a boy at my school. He seemed to have taken a sudden interest in me. I don't know much about him. He's mysterious but also a social and friendly type. It's like you know him, but you also do not, "I said. "I see, and do you like this, Emmete," she asked me. "I dont know. I basically just met him. Yeah, we've been in the same school for the past eight years now, but he's always kept to himself, " I said. I like him, though I mean, why else would I have gotten so worked up over him, and my family teasing me. I thought to myself "OK mom, no more questions. How can I help you make dinner? I said. From the looks of it, we were having chicken and potatoes with carrots and baked bread. "Yeah, fine, can you go ahead and make the garlic bread. All the ingredients that you will need are right there, " she said. I walked over to where the ingredients were, and I started making the bread. "Oh yeah, after you stormed upstairs. I started talking to your new friend, and I invited him for dinner, so make sure you make enough, "my mom said. "OK, wait, you what. Why did you invite him? We don't even know this man, and now you want to feed him, " I said. "How can you say that when you just showed him where we live, don't even, flora, I'm not dumb," she said. I stayed quiet and kept to myself after that because she had a point, and I had nothing to rebuttal with. We finished dinner in silence. I went to set the table while my mom did some cleaning, and then I called the boys down. "Mark, dinner is ready, bring your new friend down," I hollered. They may not have, but I thought that was funny, and that's all that really matters. I walked to the table, and I sat down. "Mom, come on, we can clean up the kitchen after dinner," I said. She came in and took her seat. She started to fill the plates up, and I put them in their spots. After about five minutes of continuous calling and waiting, the boys finally came down to the table. Mark pulled out the chair next to me. "Here you go, Emmete, you can sit right here," he said. At first, it was in question, but I now know that he is, in fact, a devil's spawn. He sat down next to me, and Mark passed him his plate. I looked at my mom for help, but she just sat there smiling. I'll remember this for sure. "How does it taste Emmete," my mom said. "This is delicious. How did you come across this recipe?" he asked. "I sometimes like to go on Pinterest and find all my recipes. They have a lot of great options. This is my favorite dish by far, " she said. "Mine too," said Emmete. My mom laughed and started asking him a bunch of questions about school, his plans for the future, and even how many kids he wanted. OK mom, don't you think you've asked enough questions? "I asked her. "Yeah, I suppose. Besides, we need more conversation starters for after dinner anyway," she said. "Um mother, what do you mean?" I said. "Um daughter, its family game night tonight I asked your friend if he'd like to join as well, and we can play a four person game for the first time in a long time" she said. "Oh ok, I suppose," I said with sadness. I dont even care about the four-person game. Why does she always do the most? I feel like she is getting over bored with it. When I finished eating, I went and cleaned the kitchen. My mom joined me. Some time after we finished cleaning, we went to the living room to start the games. We all agreed on pictioanary the game is overrated, but it's still fun. "OK, it's gonna be Mark and me, and flora and emmete," said my mom. We started the game and played for about an hour. Me and Emmete won. We had just that good. Mark was a sore looser. He thought we were cheating. He stomped to his room and didn't come back down. "So Emmete, what are your plans this summer," my mom asked. "Um, I'm leaving for camp tomorrow. I'm gonna spend the next two weeks there, and then I'm not sure after that," he said."Camp sounds fun. What is it like there? " my mom asked. "It's super fun. There are a lot of activities I'm going as a counselor this year, " he said. "Wow, flora, you and Mark should go," my mom suggested. "Yeah, no, I dont like camping, you know that mom," I said. "Tell me, Emmete, is it too late for them to join?" my mom asked, completely ignoring my words. "Nope, in fact, they can hitch a ride with me tomorrow," he said with a grin on his face. "That's awesome Emmete, thank you so much for offering, and I think im gonna take you up on that," she said "No mom I dont want to go," I argued. "Too bad you're going. go tell your brother, and pack for two weeks. Make sure you help him as well, " she said. I gave up the conversation, and I went upstairs to let my brother know. Mark was going to camp for two weeks. You need to find fourteen shirts, and come get me when you're done. I left and I went to my room. I've never really cared about matching, so I just counted fourteen shirts, fourteen pairs of shorts, and seven hoodies. I put it all in my bag, and then I went to get my underwear, socks, and hygiene stuff. After that, I went to help Mark. He had twelve matches already and needed just two more while he looked for that. I got him socks and underwear, and then I started folding and stuffing his things into his bag. Once we were done packing, he got into bed and went to sleep. I went downstairs to see my mom leaving the door, and Emmete was getting ready to follow behind her. "Have a good night, and mom I'll will see you later," I said. I went back up to my room, and I laid down. After five minutes, Emmete knocked on my door. "Can I come in?". He said, "Sure?" I said. He entered. "I just wanted to say goodnight one last time before I headed out," he said. "Goodnight," I said. He turned around and started to walk out, but then came back in. "I need to do one thing," he said as he walked towards me. I scooched up and closed my legs. I don't know what he was doing, but I wasn't about to make it easy. "Flora, I really like you a lot, and I'm gonna make you like me back no matter how long it takes," he said. He caught me off guard, and then he kissed me. He seriously just kissed me, and I think I liked it. It was passionate, too, like he actually wanted it. "I have to go now, flora, I'll see you tomorrow," he said as he left the room.