CHAPTER TWO
Back in his room Alec lay back against the wall his bed was against, he couldn't stop thinking of Embry, the guy he had met at the beach. There was really something different about him but he couldn't place it. One thing was sure, he wasn't a mundane, but what was he? Closing his eyes, Alec took a deep breath. He knew that Embry probably wouldn't show up but still he was waiting for him. He couldn't help it. Something inside of him wanted to see the strange guy again. What was with him? He needed to get his head read or something.
Hearing a knock on the door Alec opened his eyes and got up, opening up the door to see Embry standing in front of him. Alec couldn't believe his eyes. He really wasn't expecting him to show up. Embry pushed past Alec and walked into the room, he looked nervous? "Close the door" Embry said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. Alec closed the door and leaned against it, looking Embry over. "Hello to you too and why don't you come in" Embry scoffed under his breath. "It would have taken you forever to ask me to come in and I can't let them see me. They would kill me if they knew I was here" That confused Alec, who would kill him? "What are you on about? Who would kill you?"
"Never mind that right now, we have other things to talk about" Embry's eyes flashed over Alec, who wasn't bad looking with his bright blue eyes, pitch black hair and his body wasn't all that bad either except for all the little marks on his skin. "Other things like what, Embry? Huh? Like how you just showed up out of nowhere? How you just disappeared after hearing that howl? All very strange if you ask me. And I would know a thing or two about strange" Alec's eyes were on Embry's face as he asked all these things. He wanted to see how the other boy would react but Embry's face was calm. "I can't tell you those things but I can tell you a story" He patted the bed next to him while giving Alec a warm smile. With a sigh Alec walked over to the bed and sat down "Fine, I'm listening"
Embry told Alec the story about his ancestors with such animation, Alec was leaning closer to Embry. Taking in every word carefully as he spoke, was this boy joking or was he being completely honest? Nipping on his lip as Embry finished Alec looked him in the eyes. He thought that maybe that would help him decide if Embry was telling the truth or if he was lying but Alec could see the other boy was completely honest. Cocking his head to the side lightly Alec's voice was soft when he spoke "You are a shape-shifter? Like a werewolf?" Alec turned so his body was facing Embry. "And you want me to know all of this, why?" Embry closed his eyes "I am but not a werewolf they are different. We can change whenever we need or want to" Opening his eyes Embry gazed into Alec's eyes. "I just felt a need to have you know but I am bound not to tell anyone. There is something about you that made me think I could trust you and tell you" A small smile creeped onto Alec's lips "All the werewolves I know can change when they want but they are different from you. I… I am glad you told me. I am not the same as the rest of the mundane's or humans as you call them. I am a Nephilim or better known to some as a Shadowhinter, we are born and raised to fight and kill demons. They are not meant to be here. So you see I am different too. We live by the Accords but that is a whole other story to be told" Alec gave Embry a warm smile. "In some ways we are alike, we both have to hide what we really are from other and we both fight and kill the evil in this world." Embry nodded and lean towards Alec "You are right, Alec. We both have to hide what we truly are from others"
