Chapter eight

(Jenna’s P.O.V.)

I was thinking while I ran the praise yard

About Drake and I

We barely even know each other! I don’t know who he is, I don’t know what he likes, what he doesn’t, what he has gone through, how he got here, I don’t know anything apart from that my father helped him through his transformation, his inner animal is a lion, and that were….mates

I thought about his lips on mine and shivered

I pushed those thoughts away when I felt him staring at me, I didn’t dare look at his face, that strange feeling I got when I stared into his beautiful eyes was unnerving, and I think its love

I sighed quietly and looked beside me to the tan colored wall; it had a red stripe that was slightly faded at the base

“Jenna…is there something wrong?” Drake asked, I could hear the worry in his voice

I looked up at the sound of his voice, meeting his bright green eyes ‘bad idea, bad idea!’ I chanted to myself in my head as I got lost in his eyes

I blurted it out before I could stop myself “I don’t know you! I know your name, I know you’re a lion, and I know we’re… but I don’t know who you are! You’re likes, you’re dislikes, and you’re kind of in the middles! I have no idea what you are like” I told him, running a hand through my hair

Drake stared at me in surprise “and you don’t know me! You don’t know who I am, my likes, my dislikes, and my kind of in the middles!” I said, tilting my hand from side to side

I was pacing the ground, and Drake stood in front of me, stopping me in my tracks just a few inches away from his chest

I looked up at him, his hansom face was troubled

“So…you want to get to know each other?” he asked me

I turned away from him, looking out at the forest, I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck

“I don’t know” I murmured quietly

He gently grabbed my arm and turned me, staring deep into my eyes

“okay, how about a date? You and me on the lunch-deck tonight when everyone has gone to bed, we’ll get to know each other” he said, lifting his hand up to touch my cheek

His fingers grazed my cheek; a shock went through my body

I sucked in a breath and nodded “okay, I can do that” I said, smiling slightly

He smiled “thank you” he murmured

He looked behind me “we should get back to them before they notice we aren’t following them anymore” he said, grabbing my hand and running silently around to the door of the building

We ran in the doors and stopped ten feet away from them

I let go of his hand and looked around at the building

The ceilings on the building were very tall, and the hallways very narrow, we stepped into a vast room, where the ceilings were tall, and the room was wide

I noticed a grand piano, a few vintage looking guitars, a set of drums, and various horns and flutes

“This is the music room, the kids come in whenever and play their instruments of choice” Maria explained with a smile at me

The Piano is what caught most of my attention, I didn’t realize I was walking toward it until I felt its smooth surface under my palm

“Do you play?” Maria asked with a smile

I shrugged, holding my fingers up in a pinch “just a little” I said, smiling at the memories of me and my dad

She gestured for me to sit “go ahead, play something for us!” she insisted

I took my hand off the piano and shook my head; I hadn’t played since he died

“No, that’s alright, I’d rather not” I said quietly

Maria frowned, but nodded “okay, that’s fine sweetheart” Sadness flowed through me as she called me that

Sweetheart is the nickname dad gave me; he never called me anything but that

I just started walking away from the piano, not answering her

I heard them walking behind me, no one spoke, all was quiet

“What happened?” William asked softly, worry in his voice

“I don’t know” Maria sounded as worried as William

I heard someone sigh

I stopped and looked back at everyone “do you think we can…you know… introduce me to everyone tomorrow?” I asked, not really in the mood to be in front of a bunch of people right now

Maria, Laurence, William and Drake all looked confused and worried “sure…” Laurence said

I smiled in thanks and started walking past them

“I’m just going to…explore” I lied

I heard Drake snort at my lie

I walked back into the music room and looked at the piano

I walked slowly toward it, afraid of playing it, it always brought back memories of me and my dad, and I was afraid of those memories

I was afraid that I might cry for him again

But I had to play, just once more; we sold my old piano after he died, so I never got to play again

Something was telling me to play it, my dad’s encouraging words sounded in my head “go ahead, if you don’t do it now, you’ll never do it” his words made me sit down at that bench and put my hands on the keys

I started the song dad reluctantly taught me-reluctantly because he thought it was a bad song to teach a seven year old –Almost lover- A fine frenzy-

Your fingertips across 

The palm trees swaying in the wind

Images

You sang me Spanish lullabies 

The sweetest sadness in your eyes

Clever trick

I never ‘wanna see you unhappy

I thought you’d want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover

Goodbye, my hopeless dream

I’m trying not to think about you

Can’t you just let be?

So long, my luckless romance

My back is turned on you

Should have known you’d bring me heartache

Almost lovers always do…