A/N – For some reason yesterday this chapter was removed TWICE - I'm hoping it was jut a glitch, so as they say third time lucky.

Thank you so much for the views long A/N at the bottom.

we're roughly a week after last chapter here – there will be a few week's time jump in the next chapter just to speed things up a little.

Show – Star-Crossed

Pairing – Taylor and Drake

Rating - M

Summary - Some connection's cant be broken, no matter how much we try to stop the feelings from filling our body sometimes our hearts just take over , can an Atrian and a Human really have a connection - Atrians' have many legends and myths amongst there people follow Taylor and Drake as we learn about a human sacrifice and see a connection they believed was only a myth - the Tale of - The Lovers Mark


The Lovers Mark

Present day – Nearly ten years after arrival day

Chapter Seven – Highschool Hostility

Drake's point of view

I sat at the table in the lunch room, seeing Teri glare at me from the corner of my eyes.

I pushed the Rice Cake away from me as I sighed.

"What" I asked them looking up, getting tired of the looks it had been like this for the last week and half since we started and I was getting really fed up of it.

Teri was first to voice her opinion "what's with the human" she said turning her head glancing at Taylor, who was sat eating her lunch with a girl named Julia from what Taylor had said about her, they was good friends.

"Nothing" I said shrugging not sure how to explain mine and Taylor's … Relationship … our friendship .. or what ever it was that we had.

We had spoken a lot over the last week. I had also spoken to Nox a lot as well I was still reserved but I knew I wasn't able to stay away from her. She'd said the same herself, we just had to be careful usually we met in our spot behind the maths block after the first bell.

"Drake" I looked up seeing Roman watch me, I sighed shaking my head.

"There's nothing to tell" I shrugged swallowing "I don't see the big deal, I don't know why your all making this a big deal" I said shaking my head.

I herd Teri huff as she rolled her eyes at me, Lena was watching me carefully "The big deal is one day your telling us humans are savage's the next your disappearing having secret meetings with one, I didn't know blondes were your thing Drake" she sneered.

I raised my eyebrow at her "What are you Jealous" I smirked trying to get a rise out of her, so we could change the subject.

"Yeah course I am" Teri hissed she went to continue but was cut off.

"I don't see the issue Taylor seems sweet" Sophia said smiling "plus at least she hasn't throw anything at us" she grinned.

I smiled to her shaking my head, trust Sophia to stick up for someone she doesn't know, all because they hadn't tried to harm us, Sophia thought everyone was good or evil, right or wrong. None of us corrected her. Her innocence was something we enjoyed.

"Well I don't trust her" Lena said surprising no one since she always followed Teri advice, Lena might have been Teri's protector and here to keep her in line, but she didn't go against Teri even when Lena knew she was wrong..

I smirked looking her in the eye as I leaned forward "I don't care if you trust her or not, it's nothing to do with any of you"

I felt Romans hand on my chest pushing me back "I think if Drake wants to form a friendship with the human girl, that is his choice, and we should support him, he's not asking us to be friends with her" Roman said.

I seen them all nod there heads but Teri was still sneering muttering under her breath.

"Well I'd like to meet her formally if she wants to meet us" Sophia chirped causing me to grin I nodded "I'll speak to her, I cant promise anything, but I'm sure she will want to meet you, she's a little reserved but her dad's on the board with Nox, she doesn't have anything against us, she isn't a threat " I said.

I seen the surprise on Lena and Jacksons face about Ridley being her father, they began whispering to Landon. I herd them muttering about the legend of lady lake they were putting the pieces together but I blocked them out.

"Oh so because her father decided to use us as test bunny's you're her best friend, maybe I should see if she wants to be my new friend as well, her father might get us out of this dump" Teri hissed.

My fist slammed down on the table as I stood leaning over towards her, I could feel Roman pulling on me, but I wasn't moving until I made my point.

"She's off limits Teri, stay away from her" I hissed seeing the smirk leave her face "That goes to all of you, if you want to be her friend fine, but don't use her for her fathers connection's I'm warning you all now"

I stood up feeling Roman behind me as I walked out the lunch room, my eyes connected with Taylor's as I looked up seeing everyone staring, I shook my head once to tell her I was fine as I saw the worry in them.

She bowed her head in acceptance but I could see the worry there still I just needed to calm down before I reassured her I was really ok.

I walked outside seeing Roman watch me carefully. "you know Teri wont do anything don't you, she's all talk but she'd never do anything that would hurt you, and as much as her mother tries to teach her, her ways Teri doesn't have it in her to hurt a human" he said I nodded pacing trying to calm myself down.

"You care about her don't you, about Taylor" he asked.

"I can't explain it to you Roman, I wish" I cut off shaking my head "I wish I could and maybe someday I can but right now I don't even understand it myself"

He nodded, "we'll try" he said making me look up "to become friends with her, maybe not right away, but I'm sure Sophia is already excited about getting a new friend, and the rest of us will either try to be get to know her, or not butt in, whilst you figure things out, but you can talk to me Drake, we've been friends, hell we've been family for a long time" he said placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Thank you" I said causing him to nod.

"Come on let's go back in I'm sure Teri wants to apologies and if she doesn't she will do" he said I smirked knowing she was about to get a Roman lecture.

"Plus I think a certain human is worried about you, lets go show her your ok" he said tapping my shoulder as he walked ahead of me, I nodded to myself following him back into the lunch room.

Taylor's point of view

"Earth to Taylor" I herd Julia's voice call out, I looked up seeing her eyeing me silently asking what was wrong.

"Sorry, it's been a long week" I sighed pushing my now empty tray away.

"And of course it's nothing to do with the muscular Atrian having an outburst ten minutes ago" she asked with her eyebrow raised.

I chuckled shaking my head, "This is the fifth time you've tried to get something out of me, and how many times do I have to tell you his name is Drake" I said.

She rolled her eyes smirking "I prefer calling him the muscular one, although you could introduce me to him" she said looking over to the table were the rest of the Atrians were seated I seen her eyeing the one I had herd Drake call Landon.

I shook my head smirking at her. "Trust you, I'm having a moment and you want me to hook you up with someone" I said she grinned sitting back in her seat.

We sat in silence for a minute my mind running wondering what had caused Drake to react the way he had, he seemed so stressed when he had stormed out the lunch room, I seen Roman - whom Drake had told me over the last week was his best friend practical his brother - follow him, I was glad he had someone to talk to. Someone he trusted. I was still worried though.

"Hey" she said her voice softer. "He's going to be ok you know, you both will be" she said I nodded to her.

"I know, I just" I stopped shrugging not knowing what to say.

"I get it Taylor, I really do, but if he makes you happy, if being what ever you are to each other makes you both happy, then do it, don't let what other people think hold you back" she said.

I grinned standing hugging her whispering a quite "Thank you" in her ear.

"I'm going to go get some books out of my locket" I smiled pulling back. "Fancy a sleep over tonight, my dad's working late, I could kind of do with the company, maybe we can catch up have some girly chats" I asked.

I saw her nod smiling at me sadly, as I turned and left the lunch room.

I walked to my locker grabbing the books I knew I needed, throwing them in my bag, I decided to go to our spot, I was sure Drake was busy but I just needed somewhere comforting to go.

I walked over to our usual spot sitting down on the bench I placed my bag down as I leaned back closing my eyes thinking over everything.

I had spoken to my dad about Drake a lot more the last week, the day everything came out. I had gone home and we had, well had the worse argument we ever had. I said some horrible things, I was angry with him for not telling me about Drake and my mother's connection. But when I had calmed down and he had explained his reasoning, saying he wanted to give Drake the chance to tell me himself I had nodded in understanding.

I was worried how my father would feel on me forming a friendship with Drake, but he had been supportive, I think he knew deep down there was more there, but we was both to guarded to move forward yet. My dad had whispered about Fate again before telling me to take one day at a time.

I smiled thinking of mine and Drake's time together over the last week, we had grew a lot closer.

"I've been looking all over for you" I herd drake voice call out causing me to look up.

I smiled seeing him stood in front of me. Watching me carefully, he looked calmer.

"Hey sorry I just needed to get away from them all for a little while" I said he nodded sitting next to me.

"Your friend Julia said you were at your locker I went looking for you, unfortunate I had a run in with Grayson instead" he stated rubbed his face leaning forward. "Roman handled it though, I was two seconds from giving him a new face when Roman dragged me off, and told me to come find you" he smiled sitting back.

As he did I looked over him checking for any marks, making sure he wasn't hurt. "What happened" I asked frowning.

He shrugged shaking his head, "let's just say your classmates aren't impressed with me and I quote 'taking a liking to their girls.'"

"He did not say that", I asked half in humour, half in anger. Well most anger than anything. "The cheek of him. I'm suddenly one of them. ugh wait till I see him later, thinking he can dictate shit about my life" I hissed.

I stood pacing for a moment before Drake stood stopping me "Hey calm down" he said grabbing my shoulders "it's been handled" he said. I breathed in nodding. Sitting back down.

"I'm still going to be having words with me" I muttered.

I seen Drake chuckle watching me carefully I rolled my eyes. Sighing deciding to ask what I had been wondering "So want to tell me what that was about in the lunch hall before"

He sat back down next to me I automatically leaned my head on his shoulder as his arm wrapped around my back hugging me to him. This was how we had been all week. We had slowly been getting more comfortable with each other.

"Let's just say the humans aren't the only ones adjusting" he breathed out.

I frowned looking ahead "they hate me don't they," I whispered out "I can't blame them you know, what my people did, I don't blame any of you for holding some sort of resentment towards me …. Towards them" I said.

"aye" he said his arms tightening around me, I looked up to him see him watch me closely "I don't blame you for anything, we spoke about this ok, and the others there just unsure, Sophia wants to formally meet you" he smiled "the others, give them time, we'll show them what a great person you are" he said. I nodded leaning my head against him again.

We sat in silence for a few moments but embracing in each other, I think we were both thankful we could have this time, away from watchful eyes, away from people who didn't understand.

"It's the ten year anniversary in three weeks is there anything you or the others want to do for your lost ones memory". I asked breaking the quite.

"Ten years" he breathed out leaning his head on top of mine I felt him kiss my hair causing me to smile.

"To be honest I have no idea usually we have a small ceremony in the sector but I guess because it's ten years my people will want to mark the day." I nodded.

"Usually the school has a memorial day they usually wear a white ribbon in remembrance" I said.

"They" he asked causing me to smirk he didn't miss anything.

"yes they, remember I'm the daughter of a traitor I didn't join in here usually I spend the day with my father, sometimes we visit my mothers grave but usualy we go to the crash site and lay flowers, I remember as a child I used to love looking at the ship, my father used to tell me stories about it, I'm presuming things Nox had told him, that's how I started learning Sondiv, when I was around eight we placed flowers and my father whispered a phrase in another language that I later learned was Sondiv, I asked intrigued and he started teaching me things Nox had taught him"

"Is it the still the same" he asked, I looked up watching him waiting for him to finish "the ship, I wonder if its still the same I still can't fully remember that day but I have some memories of the ship" he said I nodded leaning forward kissing his cheek almost on instinct, I seen the shock look on his face.

"Yes" it's the same" I replied suddenly I had an idea for the anniversary I just hoped my father could pull it off.

"I bet the others miss the ship as well" I said, seeing him nod. I smiled to myself determined to speak to my father.

"What about you, want do you want to do. To remember your mum" He asked

I shrugged "I don't know I spoke to my dad he said he was going to speak with Nox and Gloria but I thought if there was something you or the others might what to do, I could ask on your behalf.

He smiled and nodded "I'll ask them later"

I nodded smiling "were going to be ok you know" I said repeating Julia's phase from earlier "we are all going to be ok" I said. I smiled feeling him nod to me, as we sat embracing each other. It didn't matter what others thought as long as we had each other, that was all that mattered.

A/n – Please leave a review and let me know what you all think. I've wrote a special one off teaser for review's - this wont be added to the story as its in another characters point of view it maybe added as an out-take when the storeys complete I'm not one hundred percent sure yet - (I was meant to send this as a teaser from last chapter but decided to just add another chapter as a treat)

Yike's some hostility with the other students then. I just want to state that I don't plan on killing Nox of at this stage in my story or having a member of the Trad's be a student, I'm not saying it wont happen later on, but for the time being its not in my plan.

To be honest this was only meant to be a short story Ten to twenty chapters at the most, but the more I write, the more I dig in and get back-story's and connect with these character's the more idea's I get.

I know it's rated as a T via the webpage but M on the chapters that due to the fact it will be containing some M rated material later on in the story. A warning will be added for them parts. Sorry for any confusion with that.

Also those wanting the imagine of the lovers mark I've sent you all a Direct Message :) so check your inbox - thanks again for reading.