Chapter 4 -Date

"Oh hi Xander! It's good to see you!" I said while he kissed me on the cheek as a greeting.

"It's been two weeks since our dinner. I'm sorry I haven't contacted you after." Xander said.

"Don't worry about it." I saw he's with someone and asked. "A date?"

"Yeah. You know, son's filial duty." He smiled then glanced at Kyle. "A date?" He smiled.

"Oh no! This is my friend, Kyle. Kyle, this is Xander."

"Hi! Nice to meet you!" Kyle smiled and shook Xander's hand.

"By the way, would you like to watch a movie on Friday?" Xander asked.

"How about we go with Kyle and his date? They'll watch a movie as well this Friday." I don't know why I suddenly said something like that. I know it's Kyle's date but somehow I'm not in the mood to go alone with Xander.

I looked at Kyle as if telling him what I'm thinking.

"Yeah sure. No problem. The more, the merrier." He said, smiling at me.

"Great! It's a double date then! So see you on Friday!" Xander left with his girl as we continued to stroll in the mall.

"I'm sorry. I'll be ruining your date."

"No. It's fine. I think it's better so you can meet Lily and tell me your thoughts about her." He said. Again, I felt something just pricked my heart.

"Maybe you can tell me your thoughts about Xander as well." I simply said.

"Is he courting you? Why is he with another girl?" He asked, frowning.

"Relax. We met at a family dinner. His family was looking for a candidate for marriage. You know some families were old fashioned. I was one of those candidates. Though this is the first time he actually asked me out so I was hesitant. I don't want to be alone with him." I explained.

"I see. Don't worry, I'll protect you." He said in a gentle voice then winked at me.

My heart skipped a beat and I was really happy. 

Kyle dropped me off at Queen's later that day. Peggy and Nina saw him so he was dragged inside the house.

"Alora, look who's here!" They said in unison.

Alora was at the garden having tea with Zoey and Sophie. Zoey was the 6-year old girl who's currently under Luke's and Alora's care. She was like their daughter and our niece.

"Hello Zoey! You're still awake." I said.

"Dad is at his study with the boys and mom is lonely, so I'm here to accompany her." We laughed at what she said.

"By the way, this is Kyle, my friend." I said, introducing Kyle to her.

"Hello! Oh another uncle! I'm Zoey. I'm staying here for a while because my biological father is dead and mom is in the hospital. But don't worry I'm not sad, I have my foster parents here and foster aunts and uncles." Zoey was really our bundle of joy. She's bright and cheerful.

"Nice to meet you Zoey."

"Kyle, since your here, why don't you go to Luke's office instead of talking to him on Saturday. He'll be delighted to see you." Alora said.

Kyle nodded and a servant guided him to where the boys were.

"So?" Sophie asked.

They were all looking at me as if something was on my face.

"What?" I asked frowning.

"You've been hanging around with Kyle lately so we thought, you know." Peggy exclaimed.

I sighed. "You know he's not the type of guy I want to date. He's ordinary and old fashioned."

Everyone stared at me quietly. Alora drank her tea and put the cup down.

"Emily, we don't want to meddle about your relationship. We know your ideal guy has been set by you already but your closeness with him is giving a different story. We just don't want you to get hurt and regret everything in the end." 

She's really like a mother to us. Her words keep repeating in my mind.

"I know. But I only see him as a friend. And he's the same. We actually have a double date on Friday." I started telling them about Xander and Kyle's date on Friday to change the topic.

The boys came into the garden to join us for tea. My friends all found their partners except me. Alora with Luke, Peggy with Jayden, Nina with Andrew and Sophie with Percy.

I always feel left out when I'm with them so I always bring some random guy every time we hang out.

I was startled when someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was Kyle smiling at me as if saying that it's okay. Somehow he can read me. He can actually see through me, my thoughts and my feelings.

"So everyone, starting tomorrow Kyle will be staying here." Luke announced.

"What?" I was surprised. I saw Kyle scratching his head.

"Ahm. I actually applied at Luke's company a month ago but I arrived late so I wasn't able to attend the initial interview. Apparently, Luke investigated me when I met you and found out about it. He offered me a job but my place is far from A.E Tower so he asked me to stay here until I can stand on my own." He said.

"Investigated? Why did you do that? And you said you were studying to be a doctor. There's nothing related to Luke's company." I stood up and questioned Luke and Kyle, almost yelling.

"Emily it's only natural for Luke to investigate everyone who got close to us. You understand that right?" Alora said calmly.

I sat down in surrender. I was honestly embarrassed by the way I acted. I know Luke did that for me. Ever since he found out that there are people who are trying to hurt us, especially Alora, he'll investigate the people around us.

"I'm really studying to be a doctor but I'm actually a graduate in Engineering and Information Technology. I took several courses." Kyle explained.

"Are you that old?" I asked. Everyone laughed.

"I'm already 23." So he's 6 years older than me.

"Why don't we take a rest now. Tomorrow we'll go to Azalea so we can go shopping." Alora said.

"You need another hundred clothes?" Sophie teased.

"No silly. Well, Kyle needs to have a major transformation so we'll have to use our magic." She continued while we looked at Kyle from head to toe.