AnimeWolfGirl16: I am glad to see that you liked this fanfiction so much! I am also sad to see it come to an end, but I do have a surprise planned that I am sure you will like!

Chapter 12: Misguided Trusts

Kristina walked to the lake, looking around for Antos. She didn't have to look long though; she instantly saw him standing just near the water's edge.

"It's all done," she said when she had walked down to the water, standing next to him. Antos nodded, and Kristina looked back at where her house was, back to the area she had grown up in and stayed in.

I'll never see this place again, Kristina thought with a sigh, but then she looked over at Antos; but it is for the best.

"Ready?" Antos asked as he extended his hand. Kristina looked at it for a moment.

If she actually went through with this, she could have a different life; a new life away from everything that had been plaguing her for the past few months.

"Yes, I'm ready," she said as she took his hand, letting him lead her across the water and watching as his home appeared, the door opening to let them inside.

Kristina took one last look at her old home, and then stepped into her new one.

Unlike the last time that she was inside Antos' home, this time everything was strangely quiet. Looking around, she saw none of Antos' other species; not the alien-wolf hybrid or Antos' brother Malron either.

Where could they be? Kristina wondered, feeling a bit of fear creep through her, but she knew that she couldn't go back since the ship was already off the ground and nearing space.

"Where is everybody?" Kristina asked as she looked over at Antos. He glanced over at her before answering.

"They are just preparing. They wanted to give you a bit of time to get used to this," Antos stated as he looked away, an almost sad expression on his face.

"Is everything ok?" she asked in a soft tone, "I thought you would be happy that I was coming with you."

"I am," he answered quickly, but his tone still held a melancholy tone to it, "it's just that I have a duty to perform while you are here."

Kristina instantly got curious. She hadn't known that Antos' had an equivalent to a job here.

"A duty?" she asked, "what kind of duty?"

Antos didn't look at her and he was silent for a few moments. She looked at his eyes and saw that he had a strange emotion in them; to her, they almost looked cold.

"You will find out soon enough," was all he said after a while.

Kristina looked around and saw that the hallways he was leading her through looked familiar, almost like the ones he had led her through on her last visit.

"So, how is everyone here going to adjust to a human living among them?" Kristina asked, but then she saw that they were approaching the table that Antos had first shown her.

Antos led her up to the table, and Kristina realized that his grip on her wrist tightened a bit.

"They won't," he stated coldly.

Kristina was just about to ask what he meant, but she didn't have any time because her vision soon swirled and she found herself on the ground.

Feeling the air rush out of her, she strained through her blurred vision and lay on the ground, seeing Antos mess with a few things on the table.

Getting up, she felt shaky and didn't understand how she had gotten on the floor in the first place.

"Antos, I think I fell," Kristina stated shakily as she sat up, staring at him. Antos didn't say anything for a few moments, but when he turned around; Kristina saw that he was holding a few things.

"You can think that if you like," he stated, making her feel a bit uneasy. Kristina looked around, trying to remember which way they had come.

"Antos, where is everyone?" she asked again, feeling something inside her start to panic.

"They are here. They are watching. They just wanted to make sure this went smoothly," Antos stated and Kristina saw that his eyes were cold.

"What do you mean?" she asked in fear, feeling her voice grow smaller.

He took a step forward, making her inch back a bit. He saw this, curiosity in his eyes.

"So it's not working," he mumbled, making her confused, "I must have wasted it."

"What?" she asked, feeling as if this were somehow familiar.

"You can move," Antos explained, "You shouldn't be able to."

"What do you mean? Why shouldn't I be able to move," she asked, starting to wonder where this was leading. She then realized that his eyes were similar to the night he had asked her to come with him; murderous eyes.

"Apparently I had already used it," Antos mumbled, but then he answered her, "You shouldn't be able to move because of an ability. If a "guardian" decides to go through with this, the "prey" shouldn't be able to move."

"Prey?" Kristina repeated in a chocked voice. She stood up as Antos started to come closer towards her.

His eyes then held compassion in them.

"I don't want this to be hard," he said softly. Kristina shook her head and started to back away.

"Antos…" she started, but couldn't finish when he throat closed on her. She quickly turned around and started to sprint back to the entrance.

Before she could even get to the hallway, Antos was in front of her, a concerned but cold look on his face.

"Like I said, you do not want to make this hard," Antos stated, "I don't want to hurt you."

She shook her head and knocked him to the ground, running into a random hallway as fast as she could.

She heard Antos get up, a growling noise coming from behind her before words echoed through the hallway:

"Let the hunt begin, then."

Ok, last chapter when I said that we would be caught up in two chapters, I was wrong. We are now caught up to the prologue. I am thinking that I will "rewrite" the prologue in a way and post it in with the next chapter, sort of to give you a better idea of what was happening. Although if you don't remember the prologue, you can always go back and read it (which I would highly recommend). Either way, next chapter is the last one and then comes the little surprise I have planned for you all. Thanks once again and please review!

-AnimeWolfGirl9