You has no idea how wonderful your reviews make me feel xD so i'm going to try and make this chapter as long as the last one. The plot is back in this chapter too! I'm kind of confused about how it will all work out but i'm working on it ;o

Again I have to apologize for the slight delay xD I've been down with the flu the past few days, so I haven't had the energy to get on the computer and type D:
No worries though, i'm good as gold now and i'm ready to roll!

Playlist (songs that help me motivate myself to finish this):
Only One - Yellowcard
Hot n Cold - Katy Perry

Disclaimer: Libra is my own creation, nothing else is, do I really have to say this anymore? xD


I didn't want to hear them, or look at them, but the intense feeling of rejection was too much to bear. I looked up to see their reactions, alarmed and slightly ashamed that tears had pooled in my eyes. All they did was blink. Doubt voiced itself in their minds, so I mustered up enough voice to prove it. "I know everything about you both. Your pasts, your fears, your secrets..." At the mention of secrets Griffin's eyes darkened. He wasn't very good at putting up a mental wall, more like a mental hurdle, but his anger was enough to keep me out of his mind. David wasn't too concerned with secrets, as he didn't really have any, but he shifted a little. The idea that I could know everything made him nervous.

That was enough for me. They didn't accept me, they thought I was intruding. I scolded myself, I should've known better then to say anything. My greatest secret was now out there for two people, and they could do anything they wanted with it. Granted, i'd know about it and kill them before they could do anything about it but still. Griffin's anger was rolling off him in waves and it caused both me and David to back away from him slightly.

"You can hear everything yeah?" Griffin spoke. It was clear from his tone he felt violated.

"Yes but-"

"And you never said a word?"

"No, because-"

"Did you ever stop to think you should be minding your own fucking business?!"

David was up now, ready to restrain Griffin if he did something stupid. I just stared at Griffin stupidly. He was right, I had invaded his mind when I first met him. I found out things I had no business knowing just for self-preservation. I did the same with David. With everyone. I looked back at Griffin and cringed. His mind was angrier then it had been in all the time I knew him, it broke through my walls after only a few seconds, and I felt all his anger rush into me.

My breathing became a little slow but I held in the fit that I knew I would have had if David's anger had been mixed in with Griffin's. Instead I got a dull pain in the back of my skull, where I pushed all of Griffin's current emotions. I felt slightly annoyed at the fact that I had to have Griffin's emotions on my mind because he couldn't keep them in his head, but then I remembered he didn't know how. Not many people did.

My annoyance, however fleeting it was, gave me a little confidence. Enough to stop the tears that were still pooling and look Griffin in the eye. "I normally check people's minds when I first meet them. Call it job security. I need to know who I can trust and who I can't."

That bit of information did little to calm Griffin. He still felt it wasn't any of my business what was in his mind, nor was it my right to see any of it. He was right, it wasn't, but it didn't change the fact that it happened. It came as a slight surprise when I delved deeper, and discovered he was scared. He was scared of someone knowing that much about him. After years of shunning human contact, after being betrayed for many more years, he was afraid to get close to people.

David was another story. His mind was jumpy and only concentrated on one thing, Millie. I gasped, how could I have forgotten about her? My mind scanned hers faster then I imagined and found she was at home, still reeling from her and David's 'break up'. She wasn't in danger, yet. David saw the dawning realization in my eyes and stepped away from Griffin to come closer to me. "Is she alright?"

"She's fine, for now. We have to go quickly, they're on their way to her house." Indeed. Roland and seven other Paladins were already driving towards her house, ready to capture her. David's eyes widened and he jumped without thinking. I looked at Griffin, who glared back, and jumped through David's jump scar. We landed in front of Millie's house. I could hear her thoughts inside so I just twisted the doorknob and entered without wasting time.

Millie saw me and automatically screamed. I was very tempting to jump to her to put a hand over her mouth but that would probably scare the poor girl to death. Instead I let David enter. Her screams died instantly. She glanced back and forth from me and David and came to some interesting conclusions. None of them right. I rolled my eyes and let David handle her. I took up position by the window. It would be a few more minutes until they got here so I barked at David to hurry up.

David tried to explain that Millie needed to come with us but Millie was having none of it. Now that she had gotten over the initial shock of having us barge into her house she grew confident enough to dominate her surroundings. It was impressive, slightly, but also annoying. I growled and retreated from the window as two cars came to a halt in front. Paladins. A snarl formed on my mouth and I pulled out my knife, just in case. David saw and looked out the window in panic. We were both nervous now, and David just spilled everything in his panic. I slapped a hand to my forehead and snapped at him to grab her and go, i'd make sure they got out safely. David looked at me hesitantly, so I shouted for him to just do it.

Millie was beyond scared now. She tried to run away out the back door but David grabbed her, and jumped. I stood towards the door, waiting for David's jump scar to fade but also waiting for Roland to come through the door. I could throw my knife and probably hit him. The urge to do so, the thought of him lying dead in the doorway, made adrenaline pulse through my veins.

I couldn't though. I had to get back to David and Griffin. We felt like a team, and I was sure we could come up with a plan that would benifit us all. Even if Griffin didn't want to be part of that team. The doorknob started to move so I had to move quickly. David's jump scar had faded so I had to distract them with my own. I ran into Millie's kitchen and waited for them to enter.

Roland entered first, all slithery like a snake. His eyes darted around the small apartment until he spotted me. I flipped my middle finger at him and jumped to Fiji. I had to confuse him enough. I walked a little ways then jumped to Tokyo. After that I jumped to the Great Wall, Sphynx and lastly the Empire State Building. I took a little bit of a breath and jumped back to Griffin's lair. There was no way he would be able to follow me. My jump scars would disappear before he could get to most of them.

I apparently jumped into an argument. David was yelling at Griffin, Griffin was yelling at Millie and Millie was yelling at both of them. It made me chuckle for a second but I walked into the middle of it, "Shut the hell up! What the hell is your problems?"

"Why even ask? You already know." Griffin snapped in reply. I raised my eyebrow, was that in invitation to scan his mind? Apparently he caught my expression and scowled. Ah no, not an invitation. I didn't want to anger him more so I scanned David's mind instead. What I saw made me annoyed. They were arguing because of Millie? For the love of-

"Excuse me, what am I doing here?" Millie demanded angrily, breaking my train of thought. We all looked at her. She was pissed. Her hands were clenched at her sides and her teeth were clenched. Well how's that for gratitude. We save her sorry behind and she gets pissed at us. Not that she knew she was in danger but you'd think she'd be a little more grateful. I just ignored her for the moment. I turned back to David and Griffin and explained that Roland will probably not be bothering us any time soon.

As soon as the words left my lips I heard Roland's thoughts. He had a device to make jump scars last longer then they should, and a device to jump through scars like us. Oh shit. I spun around, whipping my dagger out as I went, and saw him staring at us. I heard his plan before it happened. I couldn't let it happen. David risked too much to get her. Roland shot a rope out and I felt like I was in slow motion. Turning and pushing Millie out of the way I felt the rope encircle my waist and fling me backwards into Roland. A second later we were back at Millie's apartment, and I was surrounded by a whole crap load of Paladins.

"Are we going to kill her sir?" One of them asked when they saw me.

"No. We need her. The others will come for her."


Ok I lied, not as long as the last chapter xD but I couldn't find any other place to end the chapter.

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