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Stunning blue eyes stared back at me as I watched her. She was even more beautiful up close even though she wasn't wearing any make up tonight.When she started to look dazed, I feared that she was going to pass out. To my relief, she grabbed a blanket from her closet. She seemed to have regained her composure."Here, you're still shivering," she said, handing it over to me. I smiled to myself and took it from her smaller hands. I didn't really need the blanket but I didn't want her to feel bad.I increased my body heat, my clothes drying up immediately. She gasped.She didn't look terrified, instead she looked.... curious. 'Interesting,' I thought."Um, you can sit down," she said, fiddling with her fingers, nervously.I sat down on her queen sized bed and she did the same."I didn't think you would show up again," she said.I still didn't say anything. "Why did you leave like that? Did I scare you off? There are a lot of things I want to say and at the same time, I'm so nervous," she sighed but then, she paused."You're not saying anything. Are you okay?" She asked, cautiously."Why did you let me in just like that?" I asked."I don't know... I just- I just know that you won't hurt me," she said.She never ceases to amaze me. My beautiful soulmate. I felt really lucky, so lucky to meet her."Why do you keep hiding yourself?" She suddenly asked. "Maybe I like being mysterious," I shrugged."Nope, I don't think that's just it. I know you're not human and I'm pretty sure there's more to it," she speculated."Trust me, you don't know the half of what I am"She smiled, leaning forward."I might not know what you are, but now I'm very curious," she whispered and I felt my heart flip.As much as I wanted her all to myself, I didn't want to drag her into something she wasn't cut out for."Why are you so curious, kitten?" I asked"My mother once told me that beautiful things are always hidden.... you have to uncover them to find them," she said, gazing at me, with tenderness in her eyes.I began to grow nervous. Trust me, I never get nervous. Devon was doing something to me. Something I wasn't quite prepared for.No one had ever called me beautiful. My own mother had abandoned me and growing up in the human world was a bit of a struggle."What makes you think I'm beautiful?" I said, tilting my head. She grinned, her blue eyes lighting up like a thousand stars."It's because.... you're hidden," she breathed, not taking her eyes off me. I suddenly felt self conscious. I felt like she could actually see right through my hood."Devon, you don't want to know me. Trust me, you can't handle me," I rasped and she smirked."I can't catch a fish but I'll certainly try. I'm used to letting others catch the fishes for me"She moved towards her window; gazing outside, dreamily."I love challenges. I'll like to try my luck"I rose to my feet and moved towards her window."You can change your mind now" I said."Too bad I don't change my decisions."I couldn't help but smile.She was too daring.I wondered how that was even possible.My bracelet started to glow golden. Lucian, my best friend, was trying to remind me that it was our cue to resume our duty as guardians."I take it that it's your cue to leave," Devon pointed out."I'm afraid so," I replied.She gave me a smile and just as I was about to leave, she held my gloved hand. "I'll see you again, right?" She said, gazing at me with an adorable look on her face that I couldn't resist."Of course, you will," I replied and she grinned."I never got to thank you for the pendant and the mask and the--" She said."I know how much you appreciate it. You don't have to thank me, love" I said and jumped out of the window, silently. I could feel her gaze on me, just before I vanished into thin air...."Let me guess, you went to see our dear soulmate, again," Lucian said to me."For the record, she's MY soulmate not 'our' soulmate," I retorted and he laughed."Jeez, don't bite my head off. But dude, are you sure about this? If the council finds out about a human being your soulmate-""Well, you won't go about announcing it to the council, will you?" I said."Come on. You know I'm your bestfriend and the love of your life. Why would I do that?"I rolled my eyes and continued walking along the streets of Paris. "I don't get it though, I don't know why you of all people was given a human for a mate. You know quite well that in our custom, faeries are not supposed to have any relationship with humans. Your mate is expected to be the one to take over the kingdom. The humans are different, my dear boy""Just quit your rambling, you're literally giving me a headache," I groaned.Lucian pouted."Oh come on, you're no fun," he said, huffing."Wait, do you feel that?" I asked. He halted, his eyes glowing. "Yup, I can definitely feel the drop in temperature...and of course, I can see the heat signature of a blood sucking incubus twelve feet away from us" he said, taking out his double edged blade."Seriously, can't you ever stop rambling?" I muttered as I began to conjure a purple mist with my hands.The incubus was growling at us now, having discarded the human he'd been feeding on."Here, kitty... kitty" Lucian sang. "Shut up!" I hissed.He ignored me."Come on incubussy..... Come closer and have a taste of my double edged baby," he said, moving his blade with sharp speed. The incubus was definitely pissed off. He stood there, getting ready to attack. I counted under my breath. Wait for it..... wait for it. One....Two...Three...There we go.The incubus pounced. Lucian struck immediately, his blade slashing the incubus' throat. But, it was not enough to do collateral damage. I could feel the magic within my finger tips. The ball of energy I'd conjured, hit the incubus right in the chest and he crumpled to the ground, dead. Lucian patted my back."Not bad, sweetie. Not bad," he said. The human who had been the incubus' prey was awakening."She's not going to turn, lucky for her," he muttered.Lucian carried the young lady and placed her right in front of a hospital, where she would be seen and treated.Thereafter, we banished several demons back to Edom where they'd come from. If you haven't noticed by now, we're guardians that protect humans from very evil and unfriendly creatures."It's dawn already? Great. I'm exhausted and I need my bed right now" Lucian said, stretching his arms above his head."Stop being dramatic, Luke" I said, rolling my eyes."I'm being dramatic? Darling, you wound me," he laughed as our wings stretched out. "I really don't have the energy to argue with you" I said just as we began to fly.He laughed harder, picking up speed. I didn't mind.Something was on my mind. A certain girl was all I could think of. I was distracted by thoughts of her.********* DEVON Karla and I got out of my car after I'd parked my car in the VIP parking lot. The hair at the back of my neck stood stiff and I felt like someone was secretly watching me. It was a very eery feeling."Dev, are you alright?" Karla asked as we walked into the school hallway. "I'm fine," I replied."You look tense.""It's nothing," I lied."Alright then."Something was just not right and I could feel it.We attended our AP Biology class together. After several hours, it was finally lunch break. Meanwhile, the feeling of being watched had grown stronger. I left the cafeteria, feeling very uneasy. I bumped into Kayden.... again but fortunately, he didn't fall.But seriously?Why do I keep bumping into him? "Woah, someone looks really tense," he said to me."Not really. I just need to use the bathroom," I said and mentally face palmed myself.'Seriously, Devon is that all you could come up with?' I thought."I'm not stopping you, princess" he said, smirking.When I didn't move, he raised a brow."Changed your mind, already?" Kayden said, looking amused. I stared at him, surprised.Was it just me or was his eyes greener than ever?The look on his face made me feel very uneasy. Perhaps, it was because I'd been too jumpy all day."Uh- I have to go.""Right," he mumbled and started to walk away while I took the opposite direction."Wait," I heard him say.What now?"I was wondering if you would like to hang out with me on Friday night?" He asked. Wait, what?"Are you asking me out on a date?" I asked, surprised."Yeah.""I'm not- sure about that," I said and he frowned, looking disappointed."Look, I-I really like you and I-um- hope you'll give me a chance," he said.When I didn't say anything, he sighed."What am I even doing? I'm a nerd and you're the cheerleader. You wouldn't want to date me. I'll just.... go," he mumbled.I felt really bad.'Dang it. I don't have a choice, do I?' I thought.He reminded me of mystery guy. Could he be my mystery guy? Could it all be a facade?I had to find out."Fine. I'll go out with you," I said and he grinned."Great. I'll see you on Friday night."I watched him leave with a smile on my face.Things just gets better and better. I went into the girls' restroom and let out a sigh.Thoughts of a certain golden eyed boy invaded my mind and I groaned inwardly.It happened so suddenly, I didn't have time to defend myself. Someone pushed me forward, my head colliding with the sink. I fell to the ground, my head feeling like it was going to explode. I moved backwards, my vision blurring at the edges. Panic was quickly paralysing me. My assailant struck again, smashing my ribs with his heavy boots. I let out a pained cry, twisting out of his grip. My first thought was that it was Finn. Perhaps, this was his revenge because I'd slapped and challenged him. My vision started to clear and I was stunned to see blood red pupils staring back at me. He was deathly pale and completely hairless. He looked like something straight out of a horror movie.He was liike a walking corpse. Fangs and claws were glowing in the light, mocking me. Horrified, I let out a scream.UNKNOWN "You know, I have a feeling that you haven't been listening to me," Lucian said to me as we had lunch together."Wait. You were talking to me? I didn't realize that," I said.He rolled his eyes."You're thinking about her again," he pointed out."It's not like I can help it," I said and he stared at me, amused."I'll like to meet her someday.""Why?" I said, glaring at him."I mean, the girl who has always made my boy look like a love sick pup for several years must be special. I want to meet her," he said."Just stop talking okay?" I said. "I know I have a bad case of word vomit. It's not as if I can control it. If you were a wordiologist, I could possibly have a chance to control it," he shrugged.I stared at him, gobsmacked."What's a wordi....""Wordiologist. A word doctor," he said, looking me dead in the eye.I choked on my juice."Wait, what? Does that word even exist?"
DEVON "No freaking way!" Karla gasped when I told her everything that had happened between Theo and I."I'm serious," I said, bringing my glass of lemonade to my lips. "Wow. I will like to meet him. He saved your life" she said, grinning."Yeah""It's hard to believe that you were nearly killed by a demon, but I believe you. Heck, I now believe that supernatural things actually exist. That's awesome"My mum stepped out into the porch where Karla and I was having a conversation."I see you girls are having a nice time," she said, smiling."Yeah," Karla said."That's good. Devon, I think you should get ready""For?" I asked."Your dad's business associate is visiting with his family, sweetie. They'll be coming over in an hour,""Oh, right"Karla smiled."I guess it's my cue to leave," she said. "No, honey. If you want to stay, you can-""Actually, I promised my mum I would come home early"
DEVON I sat on the edge of my bed staring sullenly at the wall of my room. It was really unlike me to sit down, all holed up in my room, sulking for hours. But, I just couldn't help it; especially after what had happened earlier today.'You'll be getting married to Casper after college'Those words sickened me.They made me hate myself.Why was I so unfortunate?First, Theo comes along and my heart melts at the sight of him. Then, Kayden asks me out on a date.Then, I'm told that I'm going to have to marry Casper?!What next?Was some emo guy going to confess his love for me?I honestly didn't know what I was doing anymore.I felt so hurt.And right at this point, even as much as I hated to admit it, I wanted Theo there with me.I didn't want to feel like this.I hated the feeling of hopelessness and I felt so lonely, it hurt."Dev?"That silky voice.'Oh my God, he's here!' I thought with mix
DEVON Dumb, stupid, Dumb.That's what I was.Karla was right. The date was so not going to work out. I shouldn't have agreed to go out with Kayden in the first place. But I also knew that it was too late to cancel it.'It's just a date, Devon. It's not like he's proposing to you' That's what I told myself.Little did I know that what I was about to do was going to hurt someone deeply.The time was still 4:15pm and I was very bored.I curled up on my bed and began to sketch the designs I'd seen around Theo's ankles. The more I sketched them, the more I craved Theo. I felt like I was obsessed with him. It felt so right and so wrong at the same time. I didn't understand how that was even possible.Theo had hung out with me a couple of times more, and he was starting to open up to me slowly. No doubt, we were making progress.My phone beeped and I picked it up. It was a message from Kayden.Hope you're not
DEVON Flipping on my hood, I made my way out of my room and down the stairs. Mum was a heavy sleeper and I'd told her that I wanted to go to bed early. So, she'd kissed me goodnight and had retreated to her room. Since Dad wasn't coming home tonight, I figured it would be to my advantage. Plus, I desperately needed to make sure Theo was okay. I tiptoed out of the house, quietly shutting the door behind me. Taking a deep breath, I started to move towards my car."Young lady, where are you going to, by this time of the night?" Raj, the gate keeper said to me with a frown on his face."Please, my friend needs me. It's very important" I said and he narrowed his eyes."I don't believe you.""You know I've never done this before, I swear my friend needs my help. It's a matter of death and life" I said. "Why didn't you tell your parents, then?""They won't let me," I cried.He looked at me and let out a sigh. "Fine.
DEVON "Dev, honey. I'm so sorry for everything that has happened these past few days" My mum said to me as I had breakfast on Saturday morning. I stared at her, still shoving my pancakes into my mouth."Why aren't you saying anything?" She said, letting out an exasperated sigh.She'd been making a very long speech concerning Casper and I. I hadn't uttered a word and she was not happy about that."Devon, why won't you say anything?""Oh, I don't know. Maybe, it's because I have pancakes shoved half-way down my throat" I said, giving her a pointed look."I know you're not happy with everything that has been going on. It's your father's decision, not mine. I want you to get married to the one you love, someday. But your dad decided it was necessary to take precautionary measures" she said."What are you talking about, mum?" I asked, frowning."I'm not supposed to tell you..." She said, pinchin
THEO Luke stepped into the sitting room with a grim look on his face. I raised a brow, watching him carefully. "The council isn't too happy with you, Theo," Luke said to me with a frown on his face. I stared at him, watching him carefully."I don't understand why," I said and he shook his head, amusement written all over his features. "I think they're trying to find out what you are hiding. They were very displeased when they found out that you missed a patrol,"I clenched my fist, annoyance slowly rising to the surface. "But, that was only one night. I didn't miss a patrol because I wanted to. I was feeling too unwell to go," I said and Luke gave me an exasperated look. "They believe that your loyalty is not with the hexagon. They think you have something to do with the recent demon summons," Luke said. "Wow, such a wonderful observation. Why on earth would they
DEVON "My brothers want to meet you," I said to Theo as I entwined our fingers together. We were both sitting on the bed in my room with my head resting on Theo's shoulder."I don't think that's a good idea. How is it possible that they can see me?" Theo asked.I shrugged."I don't know. Maybe you could figure it out when you meet them. Are you afraid of them?" I asked, tilting my head to look at him with a smile on my lips."Pfft. Afraid? Nah. I'm just being cautious."I grinned, tracing the golden tattoo around his wrist with my free hand."You look stressed," I pointed out and he gave me a half smile."I do?""Yeah.""Well for starters, I have a lot on my mind and I'm trying to think of ways to get your brothers to like me," he shrugged"How sure are you that they're not going to like you?" I asked."It's logical . Brothers hate their sister's boyfriend. It's always like that. The first mee