Relax, I'm A Ninja by Whipple Natalie

Author:Whipple, Natalie [Whipple, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whipple House Publishing
Published: 2014-04-29T06:00:00+00:00

19

My parents didn’t ask about the busted dojo door. They thought someone broke in. At least, that was what they said. We figured they were lying, but we were too distracted with each other to care.

The downside to kissing Amy? We glowed. It didn’t seem like a problem at first, but we couldn’t sneak a peck in public without turning into human-sized fireflies. Sometimes cuddling got a good glow, too. It wore off after a few seconds, but we couldn’t risk anyone noticing. I could see it now. Eddie would catch us glowing and freak out. Amy would accidentally break his arm as she tried to restrain him. Then tabloids would jump all over the glowing couple who betrayed and then maimed their friend.

The strength wore off like the glowing. It seemed directly proportional to the length of time we kissed. Short session? We’d get maybe five minutes of Herculean strength. Long session? We’d have to be careful for hours.

The dance was tonight, so I stood in the bathroom trying not to rip my stupid tie. Amy had left thirty minutes before to get ready. I reminded myself I wasn’t going with her. Sarah Parkins was my date, technically. But we were going as friends, so I hoped the lines would blur.

“Eddie’s here!” my mom called.

“Coming!” I checked myself in the mirror one more time. I cleaned up pretty well. My hair was a little long, but I liked it. When I got it cut too short it would stick up in the back. Zits were in the past, for the most part. The charcoal gray suit fit well.

I waved to my mom as I left, even though she expected more. I wasn’t being such a good son these days, and she was starting to notice. Maybe if she told me what was going on I could be nice again.

When I got out front, I tried not to roll my eyes. Eddie got one of those massive SUV limos—for the Winter Ball. Not prom. Not homecoming. The semi-formal Winter Ball.

The door opened and Todd flashed his metallic smile. “Get in, man! Then we can get the girls!”

I laughed. Honestly, as much as we all liked girls, they hadn’t been part of our past. If Eddie hadn’t been lab partners with Amy our freshman year, I’m not sure we’d have ever talked to girls on a regular basis.

“Sweet ride, huh.” Stu straightened his tie and looked at the corsage he’d gotten for Maddie. I’d forgotten about all that stuff, and a pit formed in my stomach. Was I supposed to get one for Sarah? Oops.

“Not sure how you’ll top this for prom, Ed,” I said.

“I was thinking like a hot air balloon or something.”

We stopped at Amy’s house first, and I almost went to get her before I remembered that was Eddie’s job. He got out, and I couldn’t help but feel jealous. Moving to Eddie’s spot to get a better view, I watched as he climbed the stairs and knocked. Eddie went through the door for a second, and my heart thumped as I waited for them to come out.

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