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a big red X on her. How kindly do you think the Vasquez will
take to your new friendship with their Hunted? They’ve always hated
us; I’m sure it will make the kill that much sweeter.”
    Hated , was not a
strong enough word. Our families had been enemies for centuries. My
fists threatened to break the steering wheel. “They will not touch
her,” I spoke through clenched teeth.
    “I tried to warn you,
but you just couldn’t stay away from her could you? So what’s
your genius plan now?”
    “They don’t know
we're here yet, right? We watch her from afar from now on. I will
stay back this time, for her safety.”
    He shook his head in
disbelief and wonder at what was going on with me. My lips smirked;
he would find out soon enough when he met his One. Maybe in the next
millennia or so.

Chapter Seven
    I still had access to
the school but Luke and I didn’t attend any of our normal classes.
I kept up my end to stay away from her. I had gone into the school
early to do a search and was pleased that I had come up with no signs
that the Vasquez had been there. I stayed inside while Luke patrolled
the outside. With the first sense of the Vasquez, we would have to
change our plans.
    I had left, heading
towards my car well before school let out for the day. I would make
sure she arrived home safely, then Luke and I could take shifts. I
couldn't have been more surprised when I sensed she had followed me
out of school. She left class early? I diverted my attention, hoping
I could make it to the car without a confrontation.
    “Hayden,” She must
have jogged to catch up because she was touching my arm now. It went
against everything in my body to slip away from her. Of course
nothing went as expected when it came to her. She had been
practically ignoring me before this and now the one time I wished she
would have…
    I offered her a ‘hello’
and picked up pace at human-speed toward the car. I prayed she would
not hold this against me and just believe I had somewhere to be. An
appointment, perhaps? Normal people had those.
    “Hayden, wait a sec.
What is going on with you?” There was a slight pleading to her tone
and I lost my resolve.
    “You don’t get it
do you? I told you we couldn’t be seen together.” This was truer
now than ever.
    “Now you’re back to
this?”
    “What are you talking
about, Ana?” I looked nervously around the parking lot trying to
utilize several of my senses at once. I couldn’t properly
comprehend her accusations while searching for any signs from Luke or
the Vasquez. “Why are you acting like this, Hayden?”
    I saw Luke from between
the trees in the far lot. Why was he watching me? Had he seen
something? Was there something he had to tell me?
    “Ana, please, you
just have to leave me alone.” For now. I had no other option
than honesty as I hopped in the car to get as far away from Ana as
possible. If someone was watching, then all they would see was me
trying to duck the attentions of a girl.
    I fought the urge to
knock out Luke as he jumped into my car.
    I was seething as we
sat waiting down the street for Ana’s truck to pass. “There was
no reason you flagged down my attention in the parking lot?”
    “I didn’t ‘flag’
down your attention; I was just watching to see who Ana was talking
to.”
    “You knew it was me,
do you know how you made me look?”
    He shrugged
nonchalantly, “Why do you care?”
    Because she was made
for me.
    I thrust the gear in
drive as I pulled two cars behind Ana. It was needless to even waste
a breath speaking to him for the rest of the day.

Chapter Eight
    We learned from our
sources that a storm was going to hit New Orleans. That was going to
complicate things. Sure, we could protect Ana from wherever she
evacuated to but that would mean I would be forced not to have any
contact with her. If she saw me, I wouldn’t be able to explain the
coincidence.
    There was still school
that Friday; the humans didn’t have our resources and