Disclaimer: Don't own Finding Sky or any of the Benedict boys...sadly.

Summer POV

I ran. I ran and ran. Peter was screaming in agony and calling the guards.

"Jon!" I couldn't leave her alone with Peter and Luke.

"Summer. I'm sorry. Leave me. Just leave me here!" Two guards had caught Jon. They held her hands behind her
back, blank expressions on their faces as they dragged her away from me. She was struggling but they were far too strong for her.

"No! I can't…I won't!" I screamed. She smiled sadly.

"You will. You have to." She whimpered as the guards dragged her away. I heard a sound behind my back and whipped
my head around. Another guard, much taller than me, stood behind me.

"Shit." I quickly ran to the side and out of his grasp. "Leave me alone!" I snarled. I ran, not daring to look back. One
flight of stairs after the other. Soon I realised no one was following me anymore. I sighed in relief and bent over, breathing deeply.

"Summer. Why, what are you doing here?" I looked up sharply and pure terror filled my heart.

"Peter." I gasped. He smiled coldly before sauntering over to me. I was frozen to the spot and my hands were shaking.

"I think we have some unfinished business to attend to. You see, I believe you would love to see your
soulfinder again, wouldn't you?" His nose was still bleeding, which made me smirk slightly. He saw this
and frowned. "Oh, Summer. You will be the perfect weapon."

I felt a sharp thud on my head and screamed. And then…nothing.

I woke up on a bus. I was dizzy and confused and couldn't remember a thing. All I did know was that Peter
had found me and then someone had hit me on the head. And then I'd blacked out…

Why was I here? Surely Peter hadn't let me go? I doubted it. He was the type who never gave up, who
never left any loose ends hanging. I glanced upwards to check where I was but I didn't recognize the
name of the bus stop.

"Um, excuse me." I turned to the woman sitting next to me. "Where am I?" I sounded like an idiot, and I
knew it. The woman rolled her eyes.

"Wrickenridge." I sighed in relief.

"Do you know how I got here?" I asked.

"You came on with that man over there." She pointed at a tall, strong man in the corner of the bus. I
felt a shiver up my spine. He was one of Peter's bodyguards.

"Oh. Thanks." I turned around in my seat to look out of the window of the bus. Hold on, I recognised
this place. It was…

"Summer. This is our stop." I turned around quickly in my seat. Peter's bodyguard stood in front of me.
I nodded quickly.

"Yes. Yeah. Okay." I was shaking. As soon as the bus stopped we got out of the bus and it drove away.
I felt despair. My lifeline was slipping away and I was too terrified to run away.

"What do you want with me?" I demanded of him.

"Your soulfinder Xavier Benedict lives around here. You'll go to him and do what you were told to.

"You're lying. Xav doesn't live here. He lives with his family, not here." We were in the park. I
was struggling to maintain a straight face, despite my terror. Obviously Peter didn't know everything.

"Not anymore. He moved out." Now the bodyguard smiled at me. "There he is." He pointed to the swing set.
Sure enough, Xav, my Xav, was sitting there. He looked so forlorn. I felt…overwhelmed. I hadn't seen him
for so long. Happiness filled me, along with a great sadness. He was unhappy, I could tell.

"But what am I supposed to…" I was about to ask the bodyguard but he had gone. I made my
way towards him. Suddenly, I knew exactly what I was supposed to do.

"Hello, Xavier." Inside, I was screaming.

"But did he let you go? Are you okay? I missed you so much!" As soon as I had turned up, Xav had started

to bombard me with questions I couldn't answer.

"I don't know. I missed you too." I sighed deeply. I was sighing way too much these days.

"Oh, Summer. You have no idea. I feel so… sorry." He hugged me. But then, as if remembering something,
guilt and horror filled his features and he pushed me away. "…I'm sorry."

I had been…rejected. By my own soulfinder. Was I that unlovable?

"This is my house." He removed a key from his pocket and grimaced. "It's not that nice."

"I don't care. I'm just happy that I'm back." We stepped into the house and immediately I gasped. It
was tiny. There was hardly anything in Xav's house. It was even worse than where Peter had held me captive.

"Xav." I grabbed his hand and looked into his eyes, concerned. "Are you okay?" He turned his head so
he wouldn't have to look at me.

"You shouldn't be worried about me. It should be the other way around." I tried to hold him, to reassure
him I was fine, but he stepped out of my embrace.

"I'm sorry. I just can't do this… It's too hard. I'm so sorry!"

"For what? You've done nothing but help and support me, you shouldn't be apologising!"

"I…" He shook his head slightly, as if changing his mind about something. "I'm sorry I pushed you away."
He whispered.

"Xav, I'm not an idiot. I can tell there's something else bothering you. You can tell me. You can trust me!"

It hurt, Summer. Every single second without you hurt like hell. And now, I don't think I deserve you after what I've done.

What have you done? It can't be that bad, can it?

It is, Summer, oh, it is! And I am so, so sorry!

No, Xav. You don't have to be. I doubt it's as bad as you make it out to be.

This is the reason I live here now, Summer. I'm unwanted. My family resent me for what I've done to you.

Xav, I was pleading now. I had to know. Despite my words, I was insecure. I trusted Xav with my life, but…
Please. Tell me.

I missed you so much.. and I was so worried. I, I got drunk and then…

And then you slept with some random girl, right?

He looked at me in surprise. I stared right back at him.

"Oh, please, Xav, I'm not an idiot. You're a guy, what else do you think would have happened!"

"But, you're not…mad at me?"

"Of course I am! I'm really, really mad and I feel like you've torn my heart in two! But you need me. I'm
your soulfinder." I was on the verge of tears. "And you keep pushing me away."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He whispered. He embraced me, kissing my hair and wiping my tears off my face.
I shook uncontrollably and hugged him back. I raised my face, asking him to kiss me. He did. He never let go.

...So...What did you think? Feel free to leave a comment...or two... ;)
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I for one was really glad to see Xav and Summer reunited.
But what does Peter have up his sleeve? ...You'll have to wait and see!
This story is coming to an end soon, but don't worry! There will be a sequel...just not the type you'd
expect... (please don't kill me for all these cliffhangers!)

Manda xoxo