Me and Eli arrive back in the cafeteria. I look away while I'm standing behind her. "Hey boys." Eli says. Then she sits down leaving me standing by myself. I felt like a coward. I see Julius looking at me from my peripheral, I turn to look at him but he looks away quickly. I suppress a scoff and sigh. Fine I'll give up first and be the bigger person. I clear my throat. "Julius can we talk." I say without looking at him. I can feel my cheeks flaring up. I hear Julius get up out of his chair. "Sure." He says. Without looking at him I walk away. I stop by a hallway. It was quiet here. We were in a secluded corner. I lean my back against the wall and fold my arms. Julius stands in front of me. I decide to start. "What the hell did I say that's upsetting you?" I ask, even though I'm quite sure I know the answer already.
He takes a deep breath. "Back at the park. You asked why I even cared." He said. I figured. "I care because I have feelings for you June. I know that you don't have any experience in romance, but I can help with that. I just want you to understand. I want to know if you feel the same way." I bite the tip of my thumb. That's right. I never really did tell him how I felt. "I don't know how I'm suppose to feel but I know that you make my heart beat really fast, and I can feel my cheeks flush when I talk or even look at you, I always want to talk to you. I know that I've never had these kinds of feelings for anyone else besides you." I explain quietly. I look up at Julius. He's blushing. I bite my thumb a little harder. He's cute. "I feel the same way about you June. When I kissed you I could feel your passion." He says. I smirk. "So then what else are we here for?" I say, but before I get up to leave, Julius moves and pins me back to the wall without even touching me. We lock eyes. His hand was just above my head, he was bending down to meet my height. I hate being short. I gulp and I could feel my mouth open ajar but I couldn't speak. My heart was pounding. Julius leans in slowly and I give in. I kiss him hard. He kisses me back. I bite his bottom lip and then pull away. For the first time, I didn't feel like tearing anything apart. I didn't yearn for lust, or blood. I just wanted him to hold me. I felt peaceful and content. Julius was still in the same position. I look into his eyes and touch his chin. He kisses my forehead and I close my eyes as he pulls away. His warmth left with him. It made me feel cold and naked. I shiver.
"So then what can we say about the whole dating thing?" He asks me. Cocking his head to the side like a confused puppy. I think he's teasing me. I laugh. "Yea I think at this point we'd just be toying with each other's feelings if we did that. That's not healthy." I say to him. He smiles and nods. We head back to the cafeteria where the rest of the group were still talking amongst themselves. Before we sit down Julius grabs my hand. "Hey guys listen up. Me and June are now dating." He says confidently. I could feel my face heat up so I cover it with my hand. I move my fingers to look at everyone's reaction, I see a hint of concern on Ron's face but he switches his expression last minute and smiles. When me and Julius sit down we begin to discuss our plans for the outside realm.
"We will leave in a few days. We just have to be back before the next full moon." Jaime said. We discussed my blood control and that Julius will look after me on our trip. "We will leave Wednesday after classes are over so it will be around dinner time." Jaime continued. Eli raised her hand. "So does that mean we can grab dinner for take out and eat in the car?" She asked. Jaime rolled his eyes and got up to put his plate away. "So then that will be a yes." Eli said to herself out loud and got up to put her plate away too. Ron suggested that we used his car. I told them that I would pay for any expenses along the way. I didn't find it to be an issue anyway. Eli said that she'd bring snacks even though we were only traveling for an hour. Nogales wasn't that far from Tucson, but she insisted. I guess I could miss a couple days of school. I'll just ask for help when I get back.
When we finished talking i went to my dorm to study for my exam on Monday. Eli told me she was gonna go exercise and run the track. The boys were gonna go lift weights. We all went on with our day.
I wake up when I hear the door open I'm laid out on my schoolwork. I really passed out from complete boredom. "Did I wake you?" I hear Eli ask behind me. I sit up, yawn and stretch. "No it's ok, how was your workout?" I ask her rubbing my eyes. I look up to find her standing over me. She had a towel over her neck and she was devouring a water bottle. "So your dating Julius?" She told me. Her eyebrows bunched together. I nod my head. How does she feel about it? "I see." She continued. She shrugged her shoulders and went to lay on her bed. She groans out loud. I can hear her exhaustion. I perk up. "Do you wanna take a shower with me?" I ask her. There's no way she'll refuse. I hear her laugh. "Sure I love saving water, and plus I feel all sticky anyway. Your playlist or mine?"