I DO NOT OWN MOST OF THE CHARACTERS
Chapter 3
Dess nearly fell out of her chair. "Midnighter?" She hissed. "But... but..."
Eric smiled. "I'm a mindcaster," he said. "That's how I found you."
Dess felt that same exposed feeling she felt everytime she was around Melissa. Mindcasters creeped her out, for good reason. "So... is that all you came here for?" She asked. "To find others?"
"That's exactly why." Dess noticed a thoughtful, even sad look plague his eyes. "For years I've been alone, Dess. I think you know how that feels. I just wanted to have someone I could connect to."
Dess nodded. She knew exactly how he felt. She had been alone for years before Rex and Melissa finally took the time to find her. She stood up. "I need to go," she said. "Meet me at my house at midnight. Being a mindcaster, you'll find me easily."
Eric smiled. "See you then."
Rex frowned as Dess told her what she had learned at the library. She had headed back to his house upon leaving, and was now sitting in his paper- strewn room.
"This Eric guy is exactly what the others were looking for," Rex said. Dess noticed a distant look in his eyes.
"You still haven't heard from her?" She asked.
Rex shook his head. "No. Neither of them have contacted me in days. I'm starting to get worried. What if they ran into darklings they couldn't take on?"
Dess laughed. "No darkling can defeat the all- mighty flame- bringer." She squeezed Rex's hand. "Don't worry, Rex. I'm sure we'll hear from them soon."
Rex gave her a faint smile. "Yeah."
Dess suddenly felt very awkward and released his hand. "Anyway, can you come over at my house at midnight. I want you to meet this Eric guy."
"Yeah. It would be cool to finally meet a new midnighter."
"Very cool," Dess replied. But inside, her polymath intuition told her things were not quite right. The others had disappeared just as this new kid had appeared. Maybe it was a coincidence. Maybe not.