Chapter 9: Eudora
The rest of the week flies by, and before I know it, Friday night has arrived. Gia, Koda, and I chat, while we get ready together in the bathroom. Koda doesn't have much to do to get ready, but he is good company. Surprisingly, the rest of our dorm is quiet.
"I can't believe you have a date." Gia tells me.
"What's so unbelievable about it?" I ask, not sure if I should feel offended.
Gia notices my frown, "Not that I don't think guys would want to date you," she starts, "It's just that your brother has been doing his best to make sure you don't get the chance to get close to any guys."
"It's true, lots of guys would ask you out, if they weren't afraid of Jay. I'm shocked James had the balls to talk to you." Koda adds.
"Well my brother can't be around all the time to scare away men, and he's not going to be there tonight." Apparently, the bonfire party is a 1st year tradition and no other years attend.
"Let's drink to letting loose and a night of freedom." Gia picks up the drink sitting next to her and holds it out for us to cheers with. Koda and I clink our glasses with hers, and down our drinks. I've had alcohol before, but it's always been in moderation. A glass of wine with dinner, or a glass of champagne at a gala, I've never let loose and gotten drunk. Koda exits the bathroom to refill our drinks. Gia and I put on the finishing touches to our make up and then join him in the kitchen.
"So, how do I look?" I ask.
"Like a fucking goddess. I hate how hot you are." Gia responds.
"Don't act like you aren't just as hot."
"I know I'm hot. I just hate having to share the spotlight." Gia winks at me.
"You're both hot." Koda says, handing us our refilled cups. "Now drink this."
James meets us at the entrance to our building and we all walk to the beach together. The fire is already burning high by the time we arrive at the beach, and the party is in full swing. Gia spots a hot guy and wastes no time walking over and introducing herself to him. Koda sees Kaden playing beer pong, so he goes to join him. Drunk party goers are scattered down the beach. Some sit around the fire drinking, while others dance on a makeshift dance floor. I look further past the dancers, and I think I can see some people hooking up in the shadows. People must have partaken in the alcohol quite a bit if they are already hooking up. James walks over to the cooler and pulls out two beers, handing one to me. James spots some guys he knows sitting on logs around the campfire, and we join them. They scooch over to make room for us, without stopping their conversation.
"I'm telling you, this campus is haunted." A guy with shaggy brown hair says.
"It is not haunted." A second guy argues.
"It is, I saw the ghost myself." The first guy responds.
"You saw a ghost?" I ask.
"Yes, I did. Last night I got up to pee and I heard this horrible moaning. When I looked out the window, I saw a ghostly white figure standing in the treeline." The first guy responds.
"You saw students hooking up against a tree. There aren't any ghosts here."
"Really, because my brother told me this school was built on ancient ruins. Who's to say what gruesome things happened on this very land. Ghosts love to hang out on land with a dark history." A third guy chimes in.
"I heard that a ghost of a little girl haunts the school. She leads students to a catacomb under the school where they are never seen again. Some say she prays on curious students who stay out late partying, instead of doing homework." James says in a dramatic, spooky tone.
"Oh shit." Guy one says. I'm going to call him that, since we were never introduced. "Do you really think there are catacombs full of dead people under the school?"
"Dude, lighten up, James is just making stuff up to mess with you." Guy two says.
"I'm not making this up. Students have gone missing before, and they were never found. It was like they just disappeared. Catacombs would explain that."
I go to take a sip of my beer and realize that while we were talking I finished it. I turn to James and say into his ear, "Hey can you get me another drink?" He shivers.
"Yeah of course. Do you want another beer or something else?"
"Surprise me!" I give him a smile.
James stands up, "One surprise coming right up." He returns a few minutes later and hands me a cup. I take a sip, and smile. It's a vodka cranberry, that is mostly just vodka. I listen while James and his friend continue talking. Not before long, I am feeling warm and happy from my drink, and I want to dance.
I lean into James and he puts his arm around me, "Let's dance." I say to him.
"You want to dance?"
"Umm hmm." I hum. Man I am really enjoying being drunk. James stands up and leads me across the beach, to where there are speakers set up and people are dancing. I spot Gia in the crowd and make my way over to her. She is grinding on a very happy looking guy. I start dancing facing her with James attached to my waist. His hands hold my hips as I rub my ass down his body. Gia throws her arms around my shoulders pulling me close to her as we gyrate in unison, while grinding on our respective guys. Her leg rubs between my thighs and I am so hot. My body feels warm, and I enjoy the feeling of the night air on my legs, as my dress rides up high on my thighs. Gia leans in and for a second I think she is going to kiss me, but at the last minute she redirects her lips towards my ear.
"Don't wait up tonight." She says. "I'm going to let this guy take me home."
"Okay! Have fun." I am jealous that she gets to have sex tonight, while I am confined to waiting until I come of age.
After a lot more dancing and rounds of shots, Gia disappears. She's probably on her way to her dance partner's room.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" James asks. "I want to talk to you away from this music."
"Sure!" I respond and I allow James to lead me away from the dancers and down the beach. We walk in silence for a few minutes.
"So… Have you ever kissed anyone?" James asks awkwardly.
"Yes I've kissssssed someone." Am I slurring?
"Would you be okay if I kissed you?" I notice that we are a good way away from the party now. This area of the beach is dark and only the light from the party and the moon illuminate us. I stop walking, and teeter having trouble staying balanced. I've barely considered James' question, when he leans in and kisses me. I'm surprised at first, but I kiss him back. He tastes like beer and his tongue is too aggressive as he sticks it in my mouth. This is nothing like my kiss with Aren, but maybe that kiss felt so good, because it was healing me. I try to find a rhythm to my makeout with James, but there doesn't seem to be one. My brain is too hazy to keep up. James' hand gropes at my chest. I thought having my boob touched was supposed to be hot, but this doesn't feel good. I want to stop. Before I can figure out how to stop whatever is going on, James is forcefully pulled away from me.
"Dude, what the hell?" James shouts.
"I should be asking you that. She's clearly drunk." Aren then turns to me. "Come on, it's time for bed."
I am sleepy, but I don't want Aren bossing me around. "You can't tell me what to do. You're not my dad." I stick my tongue out at him.
His eyes flash and instead of responding he throws me over his shoulder. He starts walking back to the dorm, my struggling not slowing him down at all.
"Put me down."
"Why? So you can make a drunken mistake."
"It's my right to make mistakes."
"You haven't come of age yet Ora." Aren reminds me. "You could be taken advantage of, and it could affect your potential mate strings." I am so tired of everyone sheltering me and worrying about my strings.
"I was just making out with him, I have not been deflowered." I roll my eyes, even though he can't see my face. Since I am over his shoulder, the only part of him I can see is his ass, and oh man what a fine ass it is. I can't help myself and I squeeze it.
Aren jumps and then hisses. "You are not in your right state of mind. You don't know what could have happened to you tonight." I sigh giving up the fight. I'm too sleepy to argue any more and the rocking from Aren's steps is making me dizzy.
I am jolted into awareness, my head clearing a little, when my ass hits my bed. Aren looms over me. I can't help but look at his lips and remember our kiss. I wonder if it was the healing that made it feel magical. I want to find out. The alcohol in my system makes me bold, or maybe just stupid. Before Aren can straighten up, I lift my hand and run my fingers through his hair, grabbing onto the back of his neck and pulling his face towards me. Our lips meet and it's like I'm caught in a lighting storm. Electricity jumps through my skin and I feel like I am on fire. I moan and deepen the kiss. Aren leans into it and flicks his tongue across my lips encouraging them to open. He tastes amazing. I can't believe Aren is actually kissing me.
I am emboldened, because he didn't immediately pull away, so I decide to see how much further he will let me take things. I stretch out my other hand, that's not tangled in his hair, and touch his chest. I run my hand down his hard stomach, until I find the bottom of his shirt. I slowly work my hand under his shirt and oh my god his abs feel amazing. They are hard and defined. I lose all sense of self preservation and decide I need more. Kissing him fiercely, I reposition my body so I am sitting on the bed straddling him as he stands in front of me. I can't stop my body from moving and before I know it I am rubbing myself against the bulge in his jeans. My dress has ridden up past my ass, so the only thing keeping my pussy from being on full display is a black lace thong. The feeling of his hard cock against my clit makes me desperate.
I want more. I want to feel his skin on mine. I lift his shirt over his head and throw it across the room. He starts kissing my neck as I fumble for the zipper of my dress. I manage to find it and unzip it. The top of my dress falls to my waist revealing a black lace bra, that you can see my nipples through. Aren starts kissing his way down my neck, over my collar bone and to my boobs. His kisses feel incredible. His soft lips make my whole body tingle. He cups my boobs in his hands, thumb curressing one nipple through my bra, while his other thumb hooks over the top of the other cup, releasing one breast. His mouth finds that nipple and sucks on it hungrily. I throw my head back and moan. He moves his mouth to my other nipple. Fuck yes that feels so good. I reach down and unbutton his pants not wanting the thick jeans to separate us anymore. Before I can get the zipper down, Aren freezes and then grabs my wrists with one hand and lifts them over my head, while taking a step back away from me. I want to keep kissing him. I want to feel his body on mine, but the way he is holding my hands keeps my body a few feet away from his. I squirm and whine, but he just stands there taking deep breaths.
After a few moments, he opens his eyes and looks at me. "You need to go to bed."
"But why?" I pant, still so riled up from our make out session.
"I have to go. This was a mistake." Is all Aren says before he leaves, still shirtless.
I am shocked. I thought that our make out session was hot, but apparently it wasn't for him. He just stopped and left. My hazy mind doesn't understand what I did wrong. I am so tired and horny and confused. Was I the only one who could feel the chemistry between us? Tears well up in my eyes and I start crying. Eventually sleep takes me and I am tormented with dreams of marriage to an unknown man while Aren smiles at our union.
Aren
My cock clenches as I pound into Ora. Her beautiful, large violet eyes are filled with lust as she looks up at me. "I love you." She whispers to me, and I shiver feeling my balls tighten and I release inside her. Pumping her full of my seed.
I wake up suddenly, and sit up in bed groaning. Fuck, another sex dream about Ora. All I've thought about since that night is her. All I dream about is her. When I got back from her place the other night, I had to shower immediately so the guys wouldn't be able to smell her scent on me. Koda and Max knew I was with her, because they are the ones who got me and told me Ora was drunk and needed help.
They know I took her home, but if they smelled her lustful juices on me, they would have known that more had happened. I've been avoiding her and Jayden. She probably thinks I hate her, but I can't be around her right now. I am so ashamed of myself for taking advantage of her when she was drunk. I am just as bad as James. When she undid my pants I desperately wanted to fuck her. That's how I knew I was fucked. I lectured her about being cautious and that men will try to take advantage of her, and then I turned around and did just that. I was so shocked when she kissed me, and I should have pulled away, but I couldn't. I can't trust myself around her. I'm supposed to be her friend. She's my best friend's little sister, I should be keeping her safe.
I need to go for a run. I throw on some shorts and sneakers, forgoing a shirt, and make my way outside. I run a trail deep into the woods. Once I'm far enough in, I strip out of my clothing and shift. I stretch my wings out and take off. There is no better feeling than the wind on my feathers. In my eagle form, the world seems so small. The sky stretches on forever. From my new vantage, I see two students walking hand and hand on the trail. One of them has shiny silver hair. What is Ora doing out here, and who is she with? I fly closer to the trees and land, so I can get a better view. She's with that fucking bastard James. I can hear what they are saying.
"Thank you for agreeing to meet me. I'm sorry about the other night." James' voice carries through the trees to me.
"It's okay, Aren is just protective of me. We grew up together, so he's like a brother to me." Does she really still see me as a brother after the other night? My feathers bristle at the thought. I shade my head and remind myself that she was drunk and she definitely wouldn't have wanted to kiss me if she was sober. And even if she did, she is 100% off limits.
"I don't think he sees you as a little sister."
"Trust me, he does." Does she think I'm not attracted to her? I would have thought my hard cock the other night would have shown her how tempting I find her. It doesn't matter if she knows I'm attracted to her, I remind myself. She is probably just trying to save face in front of this guy.
"Well, since our first date didn't end very well, I was hoping I could make it up to you?"
"How are you planning on doing that?" Ora is smiling now.
"Will you go to the homecoming dance with me? We could get dinner before and have a proper date."
"That sounds really nice. Thank you!"
I can't listen anymore. I want Ora to be happy, and if dating makes her happy, then I am not going to stop her. I just wish she would go out with someone other than James. He gives me bad vibes. I fly back to where I left my clothing and shift again. I get dressed and run back down the trail towards the dorms. I hope Ora and James make it back before I do, and I don't cross paths with them. I am only half unlucky. As I'm exiting the woods I stumble upon Ora, who is now alone.
"Hey!" Her eyes light up when she sees me and I can't help but notice when she checks out my bare chest. "How are you?" I'm glad she's not acting weird, like she did after the first time we kissed. This time I've been the one who is acting weird by avoiding her.
"I'm good, just getting back from a run. What are you doing out here?"
"James asked me to meet up." I look around pretending to look for James. "You just missed him, he left a few minutes ago."
"Oh, why did he want to meet up?"
"He wanted to apologize for the other night, and he asked me out to dinner and to homecoming!" Ora grins. "My first real date. I can't believe it." Jealousy fills my body. I want to take her on her first date and take her to her first dance and be her first… well her first everything.
"You've never been on a date?" I ask, flashing a fake smile at her, "So when I healed you after Madison attacked you, was that your first kiss?"
Ora looks down sheepishly, "Yeah, you were my first kiss."
Triumph runs down my spine and a genuine grin lights up my face.
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I arrive home just in time to see that Jay has gathered all of our suitemates in the common room.
"Hey Jay, what's up?" I ask him, sitting down on the couch.
"As you all know, the homecoming dance is coming up." Jayden starts, "I need one of you guys to take Ora?"
"Why?" Kaden sneers at Jay.
"I trust that you guys will keep her safe, so if one of you is her date, I'll know she will be taken care of." Jay explains to the group.
"Although I would love to take your beautiful sister to the dance, I already have a date." Ryland says, "and I can't cancel it, because she is definitely going to put out."
"I would, but my boyfriend is visiting this weekend." Koda says rubbing his hands together and looking regretful, "Besides that, she wants a romantic date. I wouldn't be able to provide that."
Kaden chimes in, "Dances are stupid. I'm not going."
"Oh come on man, it could be fun." Jay pleads.
"Nope." Kaden leans back in his chair and crosses his arms, ending the discussion on the matter.
"Okay, what about you Max?" Jayden asks. Max just looks at him in wide eyed horror. "Still not talking? Okay, then Leon, will you ask my sister?"
Leon grins, "Of course! I would be honored to have Ora as my date."
"None of this matters anyway." I finally butt in, "She already has a date."
"What, did you ask her?" Jay inquires.
"No, this sleazeball named James did. I overheard them talking while I was on my flight this morning." I grimace, "I get a bad vibe from him."
"Well if she already has a date, I think we should be happy for her." Leon states.
"I vote we keep an eye on her at the dance." Kaden chimes in.
"You want to go to the dance now?" Koda asks.
"I don't like James. He was bragging to his buddies the other day about kissing Ora. He seems slimy. If he is taking Ora to the dance, then we'll definitely have to keep an eye on them." Kaden states, and we all agree.