Aselia was discharged the next day and was asked to rest. Jaguar had taken her bike to the base, too afraid of Esma he didn’t dare bring it home for her.

Esma, Razian and Rony were overjoyed to have her all to themselves for a few days and took good care of her.

While Esma cooked all her favourite dishes and gossiped. Razian and Aselia had some healthy discussions on the current affairs of the world. They also watched a few movies by Paul Strioins. He was Razian’s favourite actor as well.

"The man never ages. I wonder if he is a vampire," Razian said out loud while eating crisps with Aselia, Rony was perched up in his lap. He had grown quite large in the last few months.

"I was hoping that he would start to show some signs of ageing so I can love him more but I guess that’s not happening and he is going to leave me disappointed," Aselia sighed heavily.

Esma soon joined them and all of them got so engrossed in watching the movie that they didn’t hear Yurian come inside except Rony; who climbed down for Razian’s lap and went to greet him with his tail wagging.

"Hello! My lost family," Yurian joked seeing them so invested in the movie.

"Hey! Come join us, we are watching a movie," Aselia called and waved at him.

"Let me freshen up," he replied as Razian paused the movie so they could greet their son.

"Yes, I will set the table for dinner," Esma announced and headed to the kitchen and Yurian went to his room.

Four of them had dinner. It had been three days since the accident and Aselia was almost healed due to her ability to heal faster.

"How was your day?" Aselia asked while taking a bite of grilled chicken.

"It was slow, we only practised. There was no new mission."

"I will be going back with you tomorrow," she declared with finality.

"Rest for a few days more, you lost so much blood. Rawais and others can manage for a couple of days more," Esma didn’t want her to over-exert herself after such an injury.

"I know but I don’t like sitting idle," she offered a small smile.

After dinner and dessert, Aselia went to her room along with Rony. He climbed on her bed and rested his head on her tummy as she checked her phone for messages.

Jaguar had sent her a text:

[Hola! Howz you Falkon? I was wondering if you would still like to go on that date with me. Because I can’t ask you for another bike race.]

Aselia smiled at his text. He was persistent that was for sure and for saving her life she didn’t want to turn him down. So she replied:

[Much better now and since you risked your life for me I will grant you this small date. Text me the day and time.] Aselia hit send and he instantly replied.

[Really? I can’t believe you said yes. Thank u. I will pick u up tomorrow at 7 pm then. See ya soon and good night.]

He seemed excited and Aselia wished she could feel the excitement too, instead her heart was filling with dread as if she was about to commit a crime. There was this heaviness all around it and she felt it prickle as if thorns were being pierced in it.

Aselia ignored the feeling and patted Rony. "You are turning into a big boy with each passing day," she caressed his fur and he watched her with his big doe eyes, his ears down as he made a small yelp of agreement.

"You should be sleeping on your mat and not on my belly," she ruffled his ears but he buried his head deeper in her flesh and closed his eyes. Aselia grinned at his actions and let him sleep there. Soon she drifted off to dreamland as well.

The next day Aselia went along with Yurian. Jaguar was on patrol duty so they didn’t cross paths. She saw Foxi in the changing room and approached her before saying:

"Foxi, I had a favour to ask."

"Anything, White Falcon," she turned to face her. Aselia was slightly blushing.

"I need to borrow some makeup," she said in a small voice. Foxi’s eyes filled with excitement.

"Are you planning to go out on a date?" she clasped her hands together and asked.

"Something like that," at her words, Foxi’s face lit up like the morning sun.

"Hurray! I am so glad. Let me get you my makeup kit and I will also give you some tips on what to wear and how to do the makeup," Foxi rambled on and on and Aselia couldn’t help but smile at her enthusiasm. It felt like she was the one going on the date instead of Aselia.

Aselia and Yurian returned home by evening and she locked herself up in her room. As the time neared for her to get ready she experienced extreme nervousness creeping up on her. Her palms were getting sweaty and she couldn’t decide on what to wear.

She took out all her clothes from the cupboard and spread them on her bed. The golden-haired girl wasn’t even sure what to wear on a date as she hadn’t been on many.

Aselia then decided to wear what she was comfortable with. She chose a V-neck plum top with black faded jeans and a pair of matching high boots. She hid her hair underneath a matching bandana and did slight makeup to the best of her knowledge.

Throwing herself a final look in the mirror, Aselia was ready for her date with Jaguar. She stepped outside her room and headed for the living room where Yurian and Esma were sitting eating fruits and watching a movie.

They turned to see Aselia all dressed up and even had makeup on. "Going somewhere?" Yurian questioned with an astounded look.

"Yes, I am going on a date tonight with Jaguar," her face heated up at her own words and a look of disbelief passed over the faces of Yurian and Esma.