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S on so it off with sooth-chic and was kind of digging the style My onyx eyes gaveswept over loss, I called it good and opened the door for Jericho

"Sorry," I grunted, taking in his expression while his eyes swept overmy path I could tell he was not quite sure what to othic appearance

"No proble into ht," I put all ofnervously

"Avalon's really the one who found you I just, um, I didn't knohat he would find when he found you You really scared me, um, us You really scared us," he repeated, his voice breathy He s to get into the bathroom but then remembered I was in the way He stopped suddenly, but didn't attempt to take a step backwards

"Well, thank you anyway I wasn't sure ould happen toI didn't mind his closeness

"It's just, you're really important to me, I mean the Resistance You're really important to the Resistance," his voice trailed off and I watched hi I owed hi to be late," Avalon called too loudly froave Jericho an apologetic sicme little rooan to think I didn't understand Jericho anyto do with o?

The ride to school with Avalon was quiet, ere both lost in our own thoughts and shared consciousness Avalon was deeply worried aboutoff on my already frayed nerves He pretty much wanted to keep uards and all sorts of h I felt he was over-reacting, I realized along with hiht, I believed Avalon would never leave er made me sick to my stomach My brother, my twin, half of the only family I had, the other half of the future of the Resistance I couldn't bare it if so to happen toto happen to you either," he finished out loud as he pulled into a parking space at school

We left the car silently, both purposing in our hearts tohappen to my brother, of that much I could be sure And I kneithout a doubt that he would let nothing happen toquickly The Noveid and the icy rain from yesterday hadn't let up I shook the sleet off of ic Ever since the assassin'sup inside of y and irritable, but still I refused to use as not mine

"Come here I need to talk to you," Kiran walked pastme into the theater At first I rebuffed his direct colanced into his eyes, the concern was etched so deep that

I walked over to him and we entered the theater silently Talbott was already inside the dark room and I would noruard in the form of Avalon had followed me as well Talbott and Avalon stared each other down and despite my melancholy

"Are you all right?" Kiran's whisper had softened and he pulledembrace and I inhaled his scent Kiran's closeness instantly calmed an to relax

The only difficulty in being wrapped in his arics were so used to finding each other, tomine I refused to unleash ic with the evil and sinister electricity froht's attacker

"No," I mumbled truthfully and a lone tear fell slowly down my cheek

"I'm so sorry, Love, I am so sorry," Kiran's voice cracked from eht once again of the burden I carried

"Will there be another one?" I asked, liftinghis turquoise eyes for truth

"I don't know," I kneas answering truthfully, but deep down I knew that there would be one Voicing the question out loud gaveloudly in my ears "He wasn't sent by my father, he acted on his own accord," Kiran looked directly into my eyes and I wanted to believe hi, but I couldn't

"You can't be serious," Avalon blurted out incredulously

"Don't start," Talbott growled a warning