I think my boyfriend might end up hating right now.

You see, I just moved in with him after several years of dating on college. It was a mutual decision and a big one, specially for him, who is a little introverted. He only interacts with people when he has to. That's how he met me, I kind of 'slammed' into his shield and made my mission to wreck it in pieces.

Which is why I still think he's gonna end up hating me right now...

"Stephan, I'm sorry..." I began apologizing to him, as soon as I gave him the news. The bad part about it was that Stephan was silent as a paper, nor he was moving a muscle. I was fearing he was having a panic attack! He never had one... but, there's always a first time for everything!

"Why you're sorry for? It's just a couple of people, right...?" he checked with me. I nodded, thinking I wasn't in big troubles yet, but not letting my guard down yet.

"But... I should had asked you first... I mean, it's your apartment-"

"It's 'our' apartment now, Ver..." he grabbed my arms and rubbed them, with a small smile "Though, I'd had liked a few more days of warning..."

"Yeah, I just thought you'd say no..." I admitted, looking down.

"I'm not that mean, right?" he asked me, like if he was the bad guy. I immediately shook my head and hugged him.

"Of course not! You're the most generous man I've ever met..." I looked at him, smiling "I was just worried that you became introverted with the neighbors as well..."

"Well, considering I'm introverted with them now..." he chuckled and kissed my forehead "I'll be OK, Ver... You were just trying to help me..."

"That too!" I smiled in relief, happy that I could get his approval for this.

I just hope it doesn't backfire me and slams in my face, epically...

~oOo~

That Saturday night came faster than any of us expected it to be.

Part of me was nervous because wanted that Stephan and me gave the neighbors a good impression of us. That we were good, helpful and not noisy. But, a tiny part in me was saying 'we don't need to prove anything to these people, so why bother?'. I'll admit was very tempted to do that, but it was kind of late now. We, I mean, I had invited them already.

"Everything OK? Ver, you're more nervous than I am!" Stephan joked with me, hugging my shoulders. I snuggled and smelled his cologne.

"No, I'm not" I lied. I knew I was lying. He knew I was lying. He simply chuckled and kissed my head, while we waited for the neighbors to ring the bell.

Ding, Dong!

"They're here, they're here, they're here!" I squeaked, my worries coming at once. I left Stephan standing on the hall to open the door "Hi! Welcome, please, come on in!" I invited the first couple inside. Like I promised Stephan, there was only a couple of couples. Four people "I'm Verena, and that's my boyfriend, Stephan..."

"Charming..." That was the first word that the woman said to us. She didn't look older than us, but her face reminded me of Aunt Petunia... Yeah, that Aunt Petunia "I'm Constance and my husband, Charles"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am" Stephan greeted her, despite her nose sticking up high "Sir..." he shook the man's hand, who was also showing a similar problem of bad smell.

"Likewise, young man..." The man, Charles, said back "Well, shall we begin? We are suppose to attend to the art exhibit later..." OK, that was rude...

"Um, we're suppose to wait for the people of the 312-"

"312?!" The woman, Constance, shrieked like if I mentioned the devil "Darling, you cannot mix with that people..."

"What? Why not?" I wondered, sharing a look with Stephan. Were they drug dealers?

"Haven't you heard the rumors?" she continues, like if my question is irrelevant "They are constantly making noises, not allowing the people to sleep, not to mention the clothes they wear and the people they meet... You are better off without them-"

Ding, Dong!

"Allow me..." Stephan interrupted them, giving me a glance that I understood perfectly, so I followed. The second the door was opened, I was expecting to see some people who wore clothes that covered nothing, along with headphones and lost eyes.

But what we found was nothing of that. It was a guy and a girl, around the same age, dressed in a casual formal way. The guy was blonde with piercing grey eyes and he looked strong, but he gave me the vibe of the nerd more than the surfer he looked like. The girl was brunette, with a bandanna keeping her hair away from his face and his fiery red eyes. She was smiling at us and, I noticed, had a little spot of grease on her cheek. Maybe she works with mechanics...

"Hello!" The girl started, never stopping smiling at us "We're sorry we're late, but we dealing with a little family situation..."

"I think that what she meant was 'I'm Nyssa and this is my boyfriend Malcolm. We live in 312, and we're sorry we got here late...'" Malcolm the guy, imitated his girlfriend's voice, making us chuckle, even Nyssa.

"I'm Stephan and this is my girlfriend, Verena..." Stephan spoke, confidently "Please, come in..." he invited them inside.

"I hope you don't mind, but we got you a little something..." Nyssa pulled something from her purse, a little box and gave it to me "We couldn't remember if one of you was moving in or both of you, but works anyway..."

"This is so thoughtful, you shouldn't have..." And they shouldn't. Once I opened the package, Stephan was like a kid in a candy store.

"Is that a steampunk clock?!" Before you ask, yes. Stephan is a steampunk fanatic. He even made me take a course on in. It was fun, though...

"It can be programmed to give alarms and timer too..." Malcolm explained.

"What a rubish!" Oh, yeah... I forgot about the other snob ones...

"Come on, dear..." Charles offered his wife his elbow "I still hope there are any shrimps left at the cocktail party..." Without even saying goodbye, they left.

"Finally! I thought I was gonna drown in that!" I muttered, breaking the uncomfortable silence. Everyone laughed and seemed to be the beginning of a good relationship...

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Hello, guys!!

First of all, I wanna thank you to all of you who wished me luck for my exam! It was yesterday and I think I did fairly good... Now, I have to wait a month for the results... *bites her nails in nervousness for a month*

Anyway! Now that I'm a little free, I'll continue with my normal schedule, BUT! Remember that I told you to let me know which story I'd post next year? Well, from now on, and until December 31st (it'll be close one minute before January 1st in Argentina, mark your calendars) I'll have an open poll about which story will be next! Your options are the following (you can only vote ONCE PER CHAPTER):

A-Mate?! Ain't Australian, Buddy!! (HoO WereWolves AU - Canon, but mainly Octachel)

B-Sis/Bro, Your Shadow is Hot! (HoO Bodyguards AU - Canon, mainly Percabeth and Jasper)   

C-Mortals: Meet the In-Laws... (Spin-off of Mortals: Meet... - Canon, focused on non and godly parents)   

D-One Thousand And One Heroes (HoO One Thousand And One Nights AU - Non-canon, MATURE, and Octachel)   

E-All Over Again (HoO reincarnate genderbent - Canon, daily Camp life)

You can vote here or on my other book, 'Comments Are Polls'... I'll remind you of this on every chapter of every story I post this month... Remember, ONCE PER CHAPTER, meaning one vote by chapter...

See you guys around!