The suspense is over! It is complete and it is great. Lol. Originally i was going 2 call this chapter Tears of an Angel but it didn't quite seem to fit the chapter and i wanted to use that for another chapter. I like it how at the beginning of the chapter Stevie Rae is very scared and distrusting of Rephaim but as it goes on she starts opening up to him. No she doesn't actually trust him per say but she's like, "OK lets at least hear this guy out." Of course it isn't going 2 be easy for Rephaim to get Stevie Rae to like him and trust him and to break the spell. But this scene is like where that process starts. The foundation for what happens next and how Rephaim plans to get Stevie Rae back. And trust me, Dallas is going to cause one heck of a problem for him. OK now that i'm done giving you insights to future events in the story I'll let you read now.

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Chapter 3: Meeting of Two

"You're a Raven Mocker!" She repeated in a tone of voice that made Rephaim flinched. "Yes that is what I am." He said in a careful, gentle tone of voice making sure not to come any closer to her. "Y-y-you just stay away from me, ya hear? You just stay back. Don't come anywhere near me." He nodded and mumbled sadly. "I won't go near you but I had to speak with you I must insist that you hear me out. I-I had to see you. I haven't seen you for a while now."

"Oh so you've been spying on me?" She demanded making Rephaim flinch again taking a step back. Curses, why did he have to be so foolish enough to speak his thoughts out loud? "No, no I would never spy on you. Please don't think that." She took another step backwards and said. "Than what then? You know my name, you seem very acquainted with me, you say you've seen me before, and you've apparently have…missed…me. If you haven't been watching me Raven Mocker than how do you know so much about me."

"There was a time when you knew me to. You cared for me. I don't understand why, but you did. You treated me like a human. Like a creature capable of love and life and feeling emotions. You saw something in me that no one could see. Something in me that I didn't see in myself; and you saved my life. I don't pretend to know why you did it but you did. You saved me Stevie Rae, and not just with the bullet wound but spiritually to. You came and pulled me from a dark place and for that I will be eternally grateful. You awakened the humanity within me and showed me what life could be like if you let love in."

Rephaim's voice trailed off when he realized how foolish and despite he sounded. What was he saying? She didn't even remember any of that. How could she possible believe his words? And from the look on her face, she didn't. No of course she didn't. He wouldn't really believe it if he was her either. It all sounded impossible. Stevie Rae opened her mouth and cried out. "Are you crazy? Are you some kind of psycho or something? I think I'd remember doing any of those things and I'm telling you I never did! You're just some creep tryin' to mess with my head. Well I can tell you it ain't gonna work. I mean I don't know you. I haven't met you. I-I don't even know your name!"

"Rephaim" he murmured than sighed when she gave him a quizzical look. "My name, my name is Rephaim." All the sudden her eyes widen in recantation and astonishment and something else. He couldn't be sure, was it…fear…wonder…curiosity. He almost asked, but immediately thought better of it; "ohmygoodness your Rephaim, thee Rephaim. I've heard about you. You're his favorite son. His loyalist son, you're the Raven Mocker that killed professor Anastasia."

He nodded sadly and said "yes I am what you say. And I have done the things you name. But I'm telling you I would never and could never hurt you. I don't believe I ever could. I swear to you Stevie Rae, on my life, that I shall never harm you. And that you are safe from all threats when you are with me. This I swear." She didn't say anything, just stared at him with an unreadable expression on her face.

For a heartbeat of a second Rephaim panicked. What if he came on to strong? Had he frightened her with his outburst? What if she just told him that he was a stalking freak, and told him to go away and never return? What if she turned from him?

She took a few slow steps towards him, until she stood in front of him. "Rephaim…" she said hesitantly her voice shook with indecision and some other emotion he couldn't decipher. "Yes, Stevie Rae?" She gave him a funny look than said. "Ok, let's say, for some crazy reason, your right. Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're right. That all that stuff did happen. And I did all the things you're saying I did." She started pacing back and forth with her restless energy and emotions. Rephaim watched her silently; wishing more than anything that he could feel her emotions again. That he could feel her, so he had some guess of what was going on with her; instead of this maddening curiosity, and impossible guess work. "Why did you come here, why did you decide to talk to me? Why'd you come when you knew I wouldn't remember any of this? And another thing, why can't I remember? If all of this stuff did happen between us, and I'm not saying they did, shouldn't I remember it? Why can't I remember you? Did I get some minor case of amnesia or something?"

Rephaim shifted his weight uncomfortable. "Something like that." He didn't know why, but something in his instincts told him not to mention the enchantress or the spell she cast upon him destroying everything they had; their past, their present, and their future. And his instincts never lead him astray. Besides she would never believe the truth any way. And he was just starting to get her to open up and talk to him. He didn't want to do anything to mess that up and have her close off to him.

"And besides why would I help you? No offense but you're not a nice guy." Rephaim nodded in understanding and said. "You are correct, I do not know why you saved me Stevie Rae, but you did, and for that I will be eternally grateful. Don't worry I'm not looking for promises of devotion and acceptance. Or words of love and passion, I can wait. I have waited a long time for you Stevie Rae; I think I've always been waiting for you. I just never noticed before that I was searching for something, and I never knew it was you I was searching for. Don't worry Stevie Rae I will not demand anything from you your not willing to give. And I understand that this is all very confusing for you. Like I said, I just wanted to see you. Go back to your friends, get some rest, do not worry about this. I will sort everything out; you have nothing to worry about."

She nodded wordlessly and woodenly turned around and started to head back to the school. Then she paused, and to his wander she turned around and said. "Is there any particular place I would need to go to find you again? Or are you just going to show up at random?" He threw back his head and laughed. "Don't worry Red One if you need me again I will be at Gilcrease you know where it is." He didn't word it as a question but she answered anyway. "Yeah I know the place, me and Z took a tour around it for Halloween."He nodded and spread his wings out bunching up his muscles to leap into the air. "Then I will see you again very soon. Stay safe until than and I look forward to our next meeting." She smiled and nodded, and to Rephaim's relief and great happiness she didn't look afraid anymore. "Ok I'll see you later than."

Rephaim launched himself into the sky and was prepared to leave when she called his name again. "Yes Red One?" She shook her head and asked. "Why did you call me Red One?" Rephaim throw his head back and laughed in joy, he turned around and flew to the familiar old abandoned building.

Hmm, I wonder what will happen next. Maybe, hmm, nah that wouldn't work. Oh well i'll think of something. :D Till than ya'll enjoy someone else's fanfic or a actual book or something. I'll be updating SOTB, (Son of the Beast,) next so if you haven't read that yet come check it out. And if you have read it, look forward to another chapter. Ha! OK I think I'll let ya'll go now. Got some writing to do. See ya!

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