Chapter 91 - 85: Open Day!

Erick was in his room and was about to play his games, after sending Amber off to her house. In front of his bed was his large bean bag chair, which his father bought for him a couple of days ago.

He had requested for this for a long time. He reasoned it out by saying that it was a perfect furniture that goes with his game consoles. At least he can relax on the bean bag while playing his games.

And his father did buy him the bean bag, much to Erick's happiness. Lachlan said it was a gift for finding his mate. Luella rolled her eyes when she heard this because she knew how much Lachlan spoiled Erick and that his reason for buying the bean was nonsense.

Laying down on the bean bag, Erick again recalled the time when Amber was alone with him in the car and she was asking him out for dinner.

"Would you like to come over for dinner?" she had asked.

He thought it was incredibly cute of her looking so nervous that it took everything in him not to cuddle her at that moment. But then again, she has always been so adorable. She further shot him down with her cuteness when she quickly stammered that the dinner was probably after the Open Day, which was tomorrow. She said that she wouldn't want him to get distracted.

Erick thought it was high-time that he gets to officially meet her family. And he do hope that he would be able to become friends with his 'brother-in-law'.

He quickly answered 'yes'.

She had looked relieved that he had answered yes. Did she thought that he would say 'no'? That would be impossible.

Little did he know, she was only relieved because she finally got that question out. And she no longer feels awkward.

With his game controller in his hands, he played his games. Few minutes later, his door was opened and Hamish walked in with a huge shopping bag and a duffel bag.

He sat down on the bed, with Erick in front of him. He placed the two bags on top of the bed and said, "Brought some snacks."

Erick just nodded as he concentrated on playing a game. He was playing a FIFA '19 game on a game station.

Hamish got up and grabbed a small table to place the shopping bag. He then began to take out some of the snacks from inside. There were a couple of huge potato ch.i.p.s bags, some packets of chocolate chip cookies, three bags of sunflower seeds, a couple of fizzy drinks and five chocolate bars.

Erick took a glance at what Hamish had brought and asked suspiciously, "And your mom allows you to eat all of this junk food?"

Hamish grabbed one of the potato ch.i.p.s bags and tore it open. He tossed a chip into his mouth before answering, "Told her that it was for you."

Erick rolled his eyes and continued playing. Though, he did grab one of the fizzy drinks and opened it. He then took a sip before continuing his game.

Few minutes later, he started a new game and this time, Hamish joined him. The two played the game until the wee morning. All of the snacks that Hamish brought was long gone.

The next morning. The day for Open Day.

It was fortunate that Hamish had told his parents earlier that he was staying over to Erick's house for that night. He knew that he would be playing games with Erick until late at night, hence why he was already prepared.

He even brought along his costume with him for the Open Day.

That morning, the two of them sleepily got themselves ready. Although Luella had scolded them a lot for sleeping in late, they still managed to dress themselves up.

She quickly prepared some coffees for them and some sweet buns she bought from Mary's bakery.

Once they were done, they went straight for Erick's car to get to school. Luella managed to tell them before they left that she will be visiting the school later with Hamish's mother. The two of them inwardly groaned when they heard her. Their fathers weren't able to come since they were busy with work.

When they arrived at school, the place was already lively with activities. It looked as if everyone was in the school at that moment. The entrance to the gate was colorful with banners and props all over. There were many stalls just in front of the school, where students had set them up for their clubs.

Students were roaming around the area, laughing and talking as they explored the place. The school was in full swing with excited chatter and talks.

There were also teachers on duty and some security guards who were walking around the area, to make sure that there weren't any accidents or problems occurring.

It seems like most of the events for the Open Day will be held outside the school, at the gym and in the classrooms.

After Erick had parked the car, the two of them heard the announcement from the school speakers, announcing that every student was to go to the assembly hall for a quick briefing.

Erick and Hamish immediately set off for the assembly hall. As they headed towards the hall, they did not notice many people stopping and pointing at them in amazement. Though, they did hear them complimenting at how handsome the two of them were. The two of them were wearing yukata, with Hamish's at a slightly darker tone, compared to Erick's. Since the two of them do not have the traditional Japanese slippers, they could only wear their flip flops. Although they looked very casual, it made them look more refreshing.

Many people, especially the girls were mesmerized at how stunning the two looked. One was a brooding good-looking guy, wearing glasses with his short sandy brown hair combed to the side. The other one was another good-looking guy with his dark hair slicked back. It seems like he had run his hand through his hair a lot as it looked a bit messy. What made the girls giggled and discreetly fawned over them was the fact that they could see a bit of skin as the guys did not wear any shirt inside their yukata, other than their undergarments and short pants.

Few minutes later, they were done with the assembly and the two young shifters went straight to their classroom. Though, they got sidetracked along the way with many of the girls wanting to take a photo with them. Erick gently rejected them since he wanted to take the first photo with Amber.

After the two managed to escape from the girls, they finally reached their classroom.

It seems like everyone was already inside the class. Those who were in-charge of the cooking had already started, as Erick could smell the delicious sweet scent of the pastries.

Zoe was standing outside, in front of the classroom door when the two arrived. She was manning the front, getting ready to do her job as a hostess. Her eyes brightened up when she saw Erick walking towards her.

She quickly rushed over and slipped an arm around his and asked, "How come you're late?"

Although she knew she had no chance with him, it did not stop her from wanting to look nice in front of him. And at least, she wanted to be complimented by someone she likes.

Erick inwardly cringed. Although her scent wasn't as repulsive as before, he still could not tolerate another female touch, other than his mate and mother. And Dane was growling inside his mind, telling him to kick her away.

He gently pried his arm away and gave her a small smile. "We got called out," he quickly replied. He then looked around as if he was looking for someone and asked, "Has Amber arrived in school yet?"

Zoe pouted when she heard him asking about Amber, instead of complimenting her about her clothes. "I don't know," she answered lazily as she couldn't be bothered to know about her love rival.

"Anyway, what do you think of my clothes?" she asked, instead, whirling around to show off her curves and her beautiful hair bun.

Erick took a glance and said distractedly, "Yeah, yeah. It's good." He then rushed inside to look for Amber.

Zoe let out a sigh.

Hamish looked over and patted her on the shoulder. "It's better to look for another guy." He then walked in to join Erick.

Inside, Erick was looking for Amber as he tried to discreetly smell her scent. Though, it was a bit hard since he got distracted with the delicious smells from the baking. And then, his friends keep stopping him to compliment him on his clothes and to start a conversation with him.

Shortly after, he saw a familiar blonde head peeking out from where the divider was placed. As he got closer, he could hear her sweet laughter and giggles.

He then walked around the divider and grinned.

Amber, who was munching on one of the pastries, turned around. When she saw Erick standing in front of her, she grinned back.

"Hi!"