they are. Trust me, when you first start developing them, you don't know how to control them." Aaronmon stepped in my way.
"I don't want to control them!" I shoved my way around him and I headed towards the stairs.
"You don't even know if they are here." Aaronmon grabbed my arm.
"Who?" I asked angrily. I turned hard on my heel to face him.
"The Bremoir. The whole reason you are here on Earth. They know you are here on Earth. They may even know that you are here in Alice. The only thing they don't know is who you are and what you look like. But, if you go and make that known, then it's all over."
"Well, let's just hope they don't find out." I pulled my arm away and ran upstairs.
After I got ready, I almost made it out of the door before Aaronmon stopped me.
"I'm sorry I pulled you into a memonai yesterday. I should have waited until after I’d talked to your aunt."
“Have you been following me, too?"
"Yes. It's my job to protect you." His hazel eyes met mine, making my body warm.
"Why did you contact me before talking to my aunt?" I asked, curious.
"Just wanted to meet you," he said with a slight smile.
I nodded. As he turned around to head back into the kitchen, I noticed the curvy V on his neck. On each side of the base were two lines, and at the top of the split, what appeared to be a flame sat narrowly inside.
"What is that on the back of your neck?" I asked quickly. I hadn't even realized I had actually asked it.
Aaronmon turned around.
"It is the symbol that reveals my power. There is a symbol for all four. Every year, there is a ceremony for those that have gained ability. We get our nilva imprinted on the back of our necks." Then he disappeared into the kitchen. I wondered what mine would be since they have not seen anything like me?
The silence in the car never broke my attentive thoughts. I wondered if my life was ever going to be the same again. I felt like I was placed into a horrible sci-fi movie, and I was the lead role.
I pulled into Alice High, noticing Kyle waiting outside his car. I had a sudden realization that I never texted him to tell him I couldn't make it last night to Star House Coffee.
"Hey, I was starting to get worried," Kyle said as I opened my door.
"I'm sorry. It was just a rough night." I wasn't really lying.
"Something wrong?" His eyebrows pushed together in confusion.
I wish I could tell him. Since I was five, I could tell him anything that bothered me. We never had secrets from each other, and now I had a huge secret weighing in on me.
"Everything's fine. I was just working on the graduation speech last night. I was up all night, so I'm a bit tired," I lied.
"Okay, here, let me take your books." He gestured when we heard the first bell ring from the school building.
"No, you go on. I'll see you at lunch," I told him. I just wanted some time to think about what my new secret would mean to our relationship. Could he accept me as an alien?
"Okay, I love you. Don't forget about Karlie's party Friday." He kissed my forehead then ran to class. However, something felt odd around him, and it felt an awful lot like suspicion.
I sighed in frustration and grabbed my books from the seat. I had to get to Mr. Marshal's class. Not that history was my main priority.
"Today, we have a pop quiz," he said with his big fat glasses hanging off the tip of his nose. Everyone's emotions of irritation grasped and clenched me. I felt a twinge of pain on my left temple. This power was going to give me a head ache. I took in a slight breath.
Mr. Marshal grabbed a stack of papers that sat on his desk and started to pass them out.
"You have fifteen minutes," he said, looking at his watch.
The whole time, I kept fidgeting my pen. Not once did I look at the quiz. My life was slowly starting to change, whether I wanted it to happen or not. Nothing was ever going to be the same again; why did they have to tell me? Why couldn't they have just let me live a normal life?
Suddenly, I felt a