SO, READERS I'M BACK I HAD STARTED THIS STORY A FEW YEARS AGO BUT I RAN OUT OF INSPIRATION AND NOW I'VE DECIDED TO COME BACK TO IT, SO I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

I barely had my eyes open before the screams started. I jump off my bed and ran over to hers.

Before I start to wake her I hear her quietly whimper a name, "Andre." It was the nightmare about her family's car crash; she has the same nightmare ever since the crash and it hasn't gotten any better. We had both silently hoped that they would fade over time, but they seem to be getting worse as time goes on. After I had woken her up and calmed her down, I noticed her appearance. Her skin was almost sickly pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes, a side effect of not feeding in a few days. I tried to remember the last time she had fed and I realized that it has been a few days. "Are you hungry?" I ask her seriously. She seems a bit confused by my question, but realization hits her quickly.

I look over at the sidewalk in front of our apartment when I notice something strange, it's oddly quiet. Even though it's 2am, it is a college campus (just play along), so people are out at all hours. I look around before I see the people hiding behind trees and realize why it's so quiet. I spot them, "They're here. 12 guardians, they are going to wait for us to leave then take us. Call Jeremy and tell him to bring the car into the garage. Oh and I'll text my dad and tell him to have a flight to LA ready to leave in 20 minutes" I say. She quickly scurries over to her phone. I hear her tell him to bring the car around, and make a quick excuse about taking a trip to visit our families, while I text my dad the plan. I quickly walk away from the window casually before walking out of the room, trying not to let them know I caught them.

My phone vibrates; I check the screen it reads "from: Abe

Ok."

I pack a bag full of cash and a few outfits for the next few days until we can get settled in somewhere. I have just finished packing Lissa's bag when I hear the garage door open and know it's time to leave. I say goodbye to the first place I've started to call home besides the academy, before I head out into the hallway. "Jeremy, come here. I have to ask you something." I call out. A few seconds later I hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and see his brown hair in the hallway. "Hey Jeremy will you drive us to the airport? Oh, and if anyone asks will you please tell them we are heading to Russia." He nods his head before walking back down to the garage with me in tow. We get in the car and quickly after that my phone vibrates "Why are we going to Russia? I thought we were going to LA?" The message reads. I immediately knew it was from Lissa. I respond:

"We are. But if the guardians ask him questions he will lead them to Russia and far away from us." She looks up and I hear the thought in her head "Oh sorry. Did your dad get the flight?" I respond back, "Yeah. It will be ready in 5 minutes, so that means by the time we get there we should just be able to get on the plane and leave." I sit back in my seat, crouching down as much as possible so if they were looking, the guardians couldn't see me. The ride was calm, and we were never stopped by guardians. I guess they never expected us to notice them and they underestimated us, big mistake.

We quickly reached the airport 10 minutes later. We ran to the plane and jumped inside; seeing something we never expected. Guardians were everywhere. I had never seen so many guardians in one place before, and in battle mode no less. There was one in the front that stood out. He was tall, about 6'6 or 6'7, with shoulder length brown hair and the most gorgeous chocolate brown eyes I had ever seen. It was like he had the ability to see into my soul, to see my every flaw and imperfection. I felt insecure under his gaze, but I couldn't turn away from him.