It was lunch time and Charlie was really starving. Watson, her colleague who she became friends with, was still has her head buried on her desk, working on something. Charlie wanted to wait for her but her stomach wouldn't let her.

"Watson, I'll go for lunch. Are you sure you're ok there?" Charlie asked.

"Yes, boss. Need to finish this or I'll get in trouble with the boss boss." Watson joked.

Charlie smiled and nodded.

"I'll get you some food when I get back," she said and was about to leave but remembered something and she turned to her colleague again. "And by the way, it's Charlie." She winked.

Charlie was professional at work, but when it's just them and what they're talking about has nothing to do with work, she much preferred to be called Charlie than boss or Senior. Sometime, she much preferred to just be called just Charlie, especially when she became friends with her colleagues, but then again, of course when the superiors are around, they can't do that.

Watson smiled, she really like their Senior Constable. She's profession and friendly at the same time. She has the rank over them and yet she never act like it, she remained grounded and for that, Watson respected her more. She looks up to her and really proud to have Charlie as their senior and she's really grateful that she is friend with such a respected woman.

Out at some corner in the station, oblivious to everyone, Angelo listened to the two and when he found out that Charlie would be going to lunch alone, he took the opportunity to be able to join her. As soon as Charlie walks out of the station and Watson turned to her work again, Angelo immediately followed the brunette.

"Charlie!!!" he called out, jogging up to her.

Charlie turned and saw Angelo and his cheeky annoying smile. Charlie let out a sigh and gave the guy her fake smile.

"Mind if I join you to lunch?" Angelo asked.

Charlie so wanted to say 'Yes I actually do mind!', but then she couldn't find a good enough reason why, so she just nodded and gesture for him to come along.

All through their journey to the diner, Angelo never stopped coaxing Charlie into a conversation but always fail. Charlie would just answer Angelo politely and not once did she entertain to prolong the conversation or whatever topic it was he's trying to make.

Charlie knew that Angelo seemed to be a nice guy, but somehow, she never feels comfortable with him at all and the guy never failed to irritate her somehow and she just doesn't know why.

******

At the diner, Aden indulged himself with a very tasteful lasagne. Joey watched her friend eat, realising that the only way to get her friend to shut up is to stuff his mouth with food. Aden continued to eat, not caring if Joey was continuously giggling at him, eating.

Suddenly, Joey noticed Aden's mouth hanged open, after drinking his juice. She didn't know why, but she could tell from the look on his face that he was somewhat in awe. Joey has her back on the door, that's why she didn't know what stopped Aden from eating, but realising that her friend has his eyes on something, Joey then turned and followed Aden's line of vision and there she saw her beloved Charlotte.

Charlie ordered her food and pondered if she's to stay and eat there with Angelo or go back to the station and eat there with Watson. She thought the idea of the latter was far more appealing to her, so she instructed that her order is to take way.

Charlie watched Angelo order his as she stands on the side. But as if feeling that someone's watching her, she then turned and looks around and there, her eyes caught the sight of a woman with raven black hair, wearing a very dark sunnies. For some reason, Charlie's heart begun to beat faster and is she didn't know that it was impossible, she could swear that her heart is actually pumping out of her chest. She doesn't know why; she could only see half of the woman's face but, for some reason, she somehow knew what the woman would look like in full frontal view.

Joey's lips automatically curves up at the sight of her beloved. She thought she looks even more radiating awake, than asleep and seeing her up close, just made her heart dance with glee. She also could hear Charlie's heart beat that stands out over among others inside the diner, and she knew that her beloved's head does remember. The beating was the same as the last past years. It never changes. It's not like the beat of heart that is in distress or nervous or excited. It's the beating of a heart the loves; the beating that she could her whenever she and Charlotte were together or close to each other.

Charlie saw the mysterious woman smiled and she could feel herself smiling back. She watches the woman slowly removing her sunnies and then, there, she could see the woman's brown eyes, coming into view, looking at her. Charlie didn't know what was happening, it seemed like her brain stopped functioning, her ears weren't hearing anything and her eyes could see nothing; nothing, except the familiar brown eyes that she's gazing at.

Joey kept the smiled on her face, her sunnies half way down her face. She was ready and willing to turn and show her beloved her face, excited that for the fourth time, they were able to meet again. But as Joey started turning, her eyes saw the guy in uniform standing behind Charlie and immediately recognised him. She knew her eyes would be in its natural colour, that's why she decided to try and remove her glasses. She knew because whenever Charlotte's around, regardless of the smell of fresh blood around and the light of the day, her eyes would always be in its original colour, as Charlotte always has her way of making her feel normal… mortal. But seeing the guy she knew would be Angelo, she immediately brought her sunnies back up as she knew that her eye colour would change and she knew that her beloved would definitely notice it, if she's not quick enough.

"Senior…" the old lady behind the counter called out to Charlie, placing the paper bag at the counter in front of the police officer. "Senior Constable?" she tried again, but to no avail.

Charlie couldn't explain what she saw. Suddenly the magic was gone and could swear she saw the woman's eyes turned to ice blue colour… like the wolf's eyes. But still, she couldn't careless; she still couldn't take her eyes off the dark haired woman, even though she can no longer see her eyes and she still didn't even question why it didn't bother her nor worry her seeing the impossible eye colour changing that she swore she witnessed.

"Charlie? You're order is ready." Angelo said, when he noticed Charlie, looking like lost in some sort of daydream.

"Charlie…" he tried again and when Charlie didn't move, Angelo then followed the woman's gaze and there he saw a familiar face. But unlike what he felt when he saw Charlie; this time, the unnamed woman made him feel intimidated for some reason. And for some reason, his guts tell him that he doesn't like her… that he never liked her.

"Charlie…" Angelo tried again, but this time, he bravely put his arm around Charlie's shoulder.

Angelo's action did it. Charlie's attention was brought back from her trance as she felt Angelo's arm on her shoulder. She looks at the arm on her shoulder, then turned to her colleague and then around the diner where she saw some eyes on them and then back to Angelo's smug looking face. She then remembered and woman turned to her but found her gone. She suddenly felt saddened and furious and she didn't care if people would see and without a word and even thinking about it, she did it.

******

Stinging sound was heard in the diner as Charlie's palm landed and came in contact with Angelo's cheek. Angelo was shock beyond the measure and was embarrassed, but for some unexplainable reason, he didn't care. His main reaction was to look if the unnamed woman saw the whole thing. When his eyes found the woman gone, a relief washed over him that he didn't notice Charlie leaving him and was actually jogging her way out of the diner, forgetting about her food.

Joey was too quick to notice; as soon as she saw Angelo's arms on Charlotte, she lost it. She didn't want to hurt anyone, so she ran quickly to the ladies. She was upset, very upset and she could feel her fangs pointy tip. She knew if she stayed even in less than a second, she would never be able to control herself and she doesn't want that, no matter how angry she is with the person involve and so she left and hid herself at the far end cubicle in the ladies toilet, totally forgetting the proximity that Aden or some people in the diner might have noticed her little action.

Aden blinked back and found himself alone. He looks around but his eyes couldn't find Joey. He was sure that Joey was just there, but then he thought Joey couldn't just disappear or go without him noticing. He continued thinking back to what happened a few moments ago. He knows that he has been too caught up by the hottie police officer and that he actually got lost staring, but then he thought it was still impossible for him not to notice Joey if she'd gone to somewhere. He thought about the little incident that caught everyone's attention, he thought hard about it, if he has been too engrossed watching. Finding it hard to reason out as to why he didn't notice Joey gone, Aden then just shrugged, thinking that maybe he war really too caught up that's why he didn't notice Joey. Picking up his phone, Aden then dialled Joey's number and waited for his friend to pick up.

"Hello, Jo? Where are you?" Aden asked, once he heard the other line picked up.

"Toilet." Replied Joey.

"How come I didn't see you go?" Aden asked innocently.

A sigh of relief escaped Joey as she now was sure that her friend didn't see her freak action.

"You were too busy looking at the police officer."

"Oh. Ok." Aden accepted the excuse, 'thought so' he thought to himself.

******

"Jo, are you ok?" Aden asked concerned.

He and Joey left the diner after Joey came back from the toilet. And since then, his friend has been unbelievably quiet.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Joey lied.

"You don't seem like you are."

"I am. Ok."

"Then why so quiet all of a sudden?" Aden asked really concerned and put a hand on Joey's shoulder to stop her from walking.

Aden immediately retrieved his hand back, feeling how cold Joey's body is. Joey tensed; she knew exactly why Aden retrieved his hand. She silently cursed herself for not moving away.

"Jo… you… uhm… you're so… cold." Stuttered Aden.

Joey swallowed hard. This is what happens when anger was provoked in her; not only the urge to attack and feed on fresh blood risen in her but also her body's temperature would be really cold that not even clothing would be able to conceal.

"I'm not feeling good." She said.

"Yeah, I know that." Aden replied nervously. He doesn't know why he's nervous, but he knew why he feels uncomfortable and that is because he feels like he'd just touch a dead body.

"Why don't you look for somewhere to stay? I'll look and see a doctor." Joey suggested, desperately wanted to get away from Aden and away from every living soul.

"But… will you be ok by yourself?"

Joey turns her head that has been bowed down since they left the diner and face her friend whose heart beat was unsteady, since the felt of her body.

"I'll be fine, Ade. Call me when you found a place to stay. Ok?" Joe said and forced a smile.

Aden nodded and then they parted, walking in different direction.

******

Charlie after her little scene in the diner, found herself at the far rocky end of the beach. Realising where her feet brought her, she stopped and looks around. She has never been there before, but it felt familiar to her, somehow.

Finally, she sat herself down and contemplated back to what happened. She knew how inappropriate her action was. But, what she did was like her always initial reaction towards Angelo even way back when; time that she never figured out when, but almost sure that it happened. And again she wondered why she feels like that when her only memory of them meeting was that day at the beach when he was asking for direction.

Placing the cup of coffee beside her, Charlie then buried her face on her hands. She doesn't feel like crying; that place she's at seemed to comfort her in an explainable way, but she nevertheless feels confused and lost. Her dream, the vision in the old mansion, the mansion itself, the voice, she cannot explain any of it. She doesn't know why it's happening to her and what really is happening to her. Sometimes due to her frustrations, she would even consider Ruby's suggestion to seek medical help, but at the end of the day, she would always end up feeling that none of what's happening to her has something to do with anything that science can offer, for that matter.

And her mind wonder back to that mysterious woman she saw at the diner. She wondered who she is and why the womas has such strong effect on her. She doesn't know her at all, but her face was so familiar, and the woman's eyes. She felt like she had been looking in into those eyes all her life, that she felt empty, once Angelo broke their contact. And that alone was the sole reason why she was so furious that pushed her ending up slapping Angelo.

Lost in her thoughts and with her face buried in her hands, Charlie didn't notice a figure coming closer to her, from behind.

"It's about time that you come back," said the figure behind Charlie.

Charlie turned sharply and looks at the figure behind her and frowned.