{"sf1_id":910165,"sf2_id":null,"title":"Westfurd University| Chapter 2","author":"Zarblu","words":1118,"posted_at":"2015-09-13T19:27:00.000Z","tags":["College","Drama","Humor","No-Yiff","Plot Development","Romance","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/910165-westfurd-university-chapter-2","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/910165","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=910165\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"### Day: 1 - Thursday (Evening)\n\n### **\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_**\n\nThe day went\u0026nbsp;by quite quickly and I'm\u0026nbsp;done with school for today. It's time to put plan B in practice.\n\nI take a quick route to the main exit and wait hoping to get a second chance at striking conversation with the wolf~girl.\n\nAfter a short wait I see her leaving a classroom and heading down the hall to where I am.\u0026nbsp;I pretend to fiddle with my phone and headphones while she's on her way to the door. Why am I nervous ? I can only think to myself \"Don't mess this up, don't mess this up\".\n\nI look back up to see her getting closer now. My heartbeat is louder than a drum kick! \"It's now or never, just speak up\" I think to myself.\n\n**Zarblu** - Hey! I heard you're new here, I'm Zarblu. The drool guy from earlier ...\n\nShe giggles.\n\n**Ari** - Hi. I'm Ari.\u0026nbsp;I thought that silly puppy face you pulled was quite adorable actually. You know... not many people spoke with me today... Thanks\n\nShe says with a smile.\n\nI blush at the puppy face comment and she can't help but giggle a little more.\n\n**Ari** - Look, I'm sorry.\u0026nbsp;It's nice talking to you and all but\u0026nbsp;I have to cut it short.\u0026nbsp;I still have to find a decent place to eat at before heading back to my apartment\n\n**Zarblu** - The apartment complex on Rose Street\u0026nbsp;?\n\n**Ari** - Yes, how do you-\u0026nbsp;?\n\n**Zarblu** - It's where a big part of\u0026nbsp;Westfurd students stay.\u0026nbsp;There's a really nice place for us to eat at close to it.\u0026nbsp;I can take you there if you want.\n\n**Ari** - For US to eat ?\n\nShe replies raising an eyebrow.\n\nAt this point my face feels on fire. You could probably see me\u0026nbsp;blushing from a mile away.\n\n**Zarblu** - Erhm... Sorry. I mean... If you want to, of course...\n\nAri giggles to herself, grabs my hand and pulls me outside.\n\n**Ari\u0026nbsp;** - Sure. Let's go,\u0026nbsp;I'm starving!\n\nThe outside air feels so refreshing on my face and I can feel myself calm down a little.\u0026nbsp;\n\nWe exit the school gates and I notice she is still holding my hand. Unfortunately she does so too\u0026nbsp;and stops immediately.\u0026nbsp;I see her\u0026nbsp;blushing for the first time, even though it's practically unnoticeable.\n\nIt's a short trip until we arrive at the place I told her about.\u0026nbsp;I have never really eaten here and I told her it was good. I hope I don't regret it...\n\nThe place has a big sign above the door which says in a very slick font \"West Petal Cafe\".\n\nI go in first,\u0026nbsp;open the door for her and gesture with my other arm for her to enter in a very silly gentleman fashion. She giggles,bows playfully and goes in. I follow right behind.\n\nThe place has quite the nice atmosphere to it. There's a big counter with a bunch of stools, and there are tables lined up against a glass wall on the same side the door is. I let her pick a table and we sit down. There are a lot of faces I recognize from college, this cafe seems to be most frequented by the students at Westfurd.\n\nThe waitress comes\u0026nbsp;take\u0026nbsp;our order.\u0026nbsp;We both go for something simple and just pick the daily meal.\n\nWhile we wait for the meal I decide to speak with Ari to break the awkward silence that had settled.\n\n**Zarblu** - You've got some pretty awesome piercings, you know?\n\n**Ari** - Thank you.\u0026nbsp;I noticed. I chose them myself. They didn't just appear there one day, you know?.\n\nI give off a stare saying \"Seriously?\"\n\n**Ari** - There goes the puppy face again ... I was just messing with you. Yours are pretty cool too.\n\nI lightly laugh.\n\n**Zarblu** - Thanks. That's\u0026nbsp;not a compliment I'm used to getting.\n\n**Ari** - Me neither\u0026nbsp;actually...\n\nI can see a frown creep across their face.\n\n**Zarblu** - Hmm? What's wrong ?\n\n**Ari** - It's just that reminded me of my parents... They never understood\u0026nbsp;the look I chose for myself. In fact, they were disgusted by it and were always judging me. They always cared more for my sister Umi.\u0026nbsp;She's that perfect type of\u0026nbsp;girl that everyone loves. I've only been away from home for a week but, in a way I miss them... I... I'm sorry to bother you with this kind of shit. Just pretend I never told you anything.\n\nOur food arrives at that moment.\n\n**Zarblu** - It's fine, my parents never really approved it too. I know what you're going through. Everyone needs to have some sort of issue with their parents at some point in their lives. Some unlucky few even find a way to have more than just one issue...\n\n**Ari** - And are you one of those ?...\n\n**Zarblu** - Well... I guess you could say so... I never got to know my actual parents ...\n\nI can see her eyes widen and her jaw drop.\n\n**Ari** - I-I'm SO SORRY!\n\nI can feel her urge to get up and leave.\n\n**Zarblu** - No no no!\n\nI put a hand on her shoulder.\n\n**Zarblu** -\u0026nbsp;It's fine.\u0026nbsp;Don't worry about it.\u0026nbsp;It was a long time ago... I wasn't even a year old when it happen... I've dealt with that truth already.\n\nAri looks at me with her eyes glimmering with tears.\n\nI say jokingly.\n\n**Zarblu** - Look at you. Now you're the one with the adorable puppy face.\n\nI manage to snag a smile from her and she readjusts her chair. That urge to leave seemed to dissipate.\n\nI stand there with a dumb smile stamped on my face waiting for her to recompose and hopefully give it back.\n\nWhen she turns her head up she's the same Ari that pulled me\u0026nbsp;here\u0026nbsp;with that unique and intoxicating smile of hers.\n\nWe wolf down on the food without really speaking much more. It was quite an enjoyable meal.\n\nWe get out on the streets, say\u0026nbsp;our goodbyes and she holds my hand for a moment\n\n**Ari** - Thank you.\n\nShe gets close, gives me a kiss on the cheek, turns away\u0026nbsp;and quickly heads in her apartment's direction.\n\nI have never blushed this much before and my tail is wagging a bit\u0026nbsp;uncontrollably.\n\nI go to take my jacket off to cool down a bit and\u0026nbsp;notice that I have a paper in my hand. It's a phone number.\u0026nbsp;\n\nWhen did she ?\n\n**Zarblu** - You sneaky ... - I yell out. But she had already gone past the corner of the building and probably didn't hear it.\n\nIt's dark and late now, I should probably get some sleep.\u0026nbsp;I head to my own resting place. The school dorms.\n\nI'm tired.\n\nI\u0026nbsp;enter\u0026nbsp;and immediately crash on the bed.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}