"Yeah so, being a werewolf, I don't really get out too often on the town." He smiles quickly before taking a long sip of his drink. "But with it being a full moon tonight, I am feeling a little wild! That's actually why I swiped on your profile. You are pretty and I was feeling adventurous."

"Oh!" I laugh awkwardly. Damn furries. "Haha." I turn back to my drink, trying to think of a way out of this awkward conversation.

Note to self: dating apps are just not for me. This is the sixth one I have tried and I keep striking out! This particular app seems to only bring me weird role-playing dudes who pretend to be strange creatures for sexual fun or something. Remind me to delete it when I get home from this disastrous date.

"What did you say you were again?" He asks me after getting no reply.

"Uh, what?" I ask, finishing my drink. I am going to need a lot more alcohol in me if I am going to finish this mess of a date.

"Well I shared a little bit about myself. It's your turn now. Me: werewolf, you: ?" He laughs.

"Oh, yeah, that." I roll my eyes after turning away from him briefly. "Well I don't usually tell people this, but I'm a pixie and I lived in a magical tree most of my life." I tell him. "That's why my last name is Magnolia."

"Awesome." He takes another shot. "Let's dance."

He pulls me to the middle of the dance floor rather aggressively. Gosh, I wish I had more alcohol before this. "I'm going to use the ladies room really quick. Be right back." I smile convincingly, trying to get away from him.

"I don't want you slipping through that bathroom window. I'll accompany you to the doors." He grabs my wrist, sinking his claws into my delicate skin.

"I'd never do that. I don't need a chaperone to the bathroom." I pull his fingers from my wrist.

Yes, I am totally going to sneak through the bathroom window to get away from him. 100%

He snakes his hand around my waist, pulling me closer to him. "I might be drunk, but I know when a woman is trying to get away from me."

"Okay then, take the hint." I raise my eyebrow, pissed that he knows my intentions but will not respect them anyways. I pull away from him again.

He reaches for my body again, but this time, another body is inserted between us. "Hi, sorry to interrupt," she talks to my date. "I have been looking for you everywhere! Mom told you not to go out tonight! She is totally going to kill you when she finds out you snuck out!" The mysterious woman turns to me.

A man stands behind her, watching closely.

"Oh no! I'm so sorry Bryce, I have to go. I can't let my mom know I snuck out of the house!" I flee the scene quickly with his hand in mine. She pulls me to another area on the dance floor.

I look around me and laugh once I realize I have not been followed. "God!" I shout. "Thank you so much for that!"

"No problem. I read your mind and I could totally tell you weren't into him at all." She smiles. "I'm Pearl."

"Lyric." I thank her again. "And thanks to you too. I think he nearly shit his pants when he saw you staring at him, backing her up." I turn to the man towering over her tiny body.

"My pleasure. But believe me, she didn't need me to back her up. I'm Oscar." He reaches out to shake my hand. "I heard you tell that man you were a Pixie. It's great to meet you. I'm an angel."

"Hell yeah you are! You just saved me from that terrible date I was on!"

"Well listen, we are here with a couple friends from school. Dance with us?" Pearl asks, grabbing my hand again. "I don't even have to read your mind to know it's a yes!" She squeals. "And yes, Oscar is totally single." She winks.

I hide my face in my hands and conceal my smile as the group of friends dance around me, protecting me from the possibility of my date returning. A new song begins, creating a new flow of the room around us.

Oscar grabs my hand, pulling it down away from my face. He circles me as the others slowly move away. He places his hand on my back, my hand on his shoulder, and our free hands meet. Together, we dance to the music, our bodies in perfect sync to the beat of my excited heart.

The song continues on, the world around me fades. A smile formed on my lips a long time ago and I have not since been able to get rid of it.

His eyes, blue as spring rain, are deep and irresistible. The warmth between us grows more powerful by the second. And my heart beats faster along with it.

He spins me around, taking every opportunity he has to make me enjoy this moment. He pushes me away and pulls me back in, forcing me to laugh at his crazy dance moves, continuously keeping me on my toes. I do not know what is coming next.

"Oscar," I whisper in his ear, "everyone is looking at us." I motion to the small group of friends he brought with him to the club tonight.

He squeezes my hand slightly and smiles. "Really," he chuckles softly, "I haven't noticed."

With that, I knew. He did not need to say anything more. My heart, my whole being was now his and his alone.