*Verenka's P.O.V*


I felt the wind rush past my face, unsure as the moon shone down upon the small car. I glanced to Scott now and then, could I pull life above ground off? I've been a morlock my whole life, but I would finally get to feel the sun's warmth on my skin. Addy...'Thaniel...I wonder if they'll miss me. After all, Addy is my sister, ofcourse. Maybe I should go back, I shouldn't have let Scott out.

"You okay?" I heard suddenly.

"Yes, yes..." I said, trying to be calm.

"Not very convincing. You're shaking." I looked down to my hands, they were wobbling a bit. I stuffed my hands in my pockets. It was silent again.

A long while passed before anyone spoke, it was Scott again, as he glanced at me from the road and back. We had only an hour more to go. He had beutiful amber eyes, but my power over him was dwindlling away, and soon all he would see is red. Another day maybe.

"What're your abilities, I mean besides the obvious," he lifted is eybrows in emphasis,"or is this it?"

I shrugged before answering,"No. I can read emotions." I stated.

"An empathist."

"I guess." I said before throwing my thoughts and stareing once more out my window as the wind whisped by. He was a liitle thorwn by it, but let it be. We were silent again.

15 minutes, I thought, in 15 minutes we'll be at the institution, and I will start a new life.

"Why do you hide your face?" the question startled me, for I jumped when it reached my ears.

"I uh..." stall, I have to stall,"How much farther?"

I heard him chuckle slightly,"Okay, we'll be there any minute."

Almost on que we turned facing a large gate. A code was typed in by Scott on a tiny numbered pad. The gate opened and we drove for what seemed miles until we faced the most palatial house I had ever seen. It seemed to radiate with refinement.

"This is it." he said, getting out of the car, parked behind a large stone angel. He had come around to the other side and opened my door before I realized it. He held out a hand in a polite gesture. I took it obligingly, and he squeezed my hand with a feeling a reassurance. He held it tight as we wondered up the stairs and unlocked the french doors made out of spotless glass. The door opened silently and he pulled me in. It was adorned with red carpet and marble busts, an archaic scent within its glory.

"Shh.." he put up his finger in a motion to be silent,"It's about four in the morning, everyone's asleep."

I nodded and followed him as he led me up a grand staircase, still grasping my hand. He was glad to be home, I could feel it.

"You can stay in my room with me tonight, that way if anyone finds you in the morning you won't be treated like a tresppasser."

We were in his room soon, and I all but fell onto his bed. HE quite insisted on taking the window sill which was bed length and padded. I fell asleep nearly immediatley, or so it semmed, the world went black so quickly, and I was so tired...


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Well, that was chapter two, small I know, but I'm in a bind. The next one will here very(!) soon. Please review!