Epilogue

I sat in a tree, my legs dangling over the side. I had never felt freer. No longer did I need my contacts was bound by gravity to ground.

It was the night after the attack. I was in the care of Raven. He had found me, so he says, and was to send me to Home of Education for the Life-Less. He told me I was different and I knew I was.

I was able to see in the dark, to read people's minds. I could tell if they feared me or if they loved me. And this being I watched from the tree had both fear and love. A love for me and a fear that I was dead.

If only he knew he was half right.

He sat by the phone, twirling a box in his hand. It small, covered in green velvet. He ran his fingers through his hair and stood every once in a while to pace the floor and hit the wall or air.

Two other females were with him, as well as three other males. The smallest male seemed to be in tears. He murmured that she wouldn't go off without letting anyone know.

The first male stood and opened the box. A ring with a diamond as the center piece and surrounded by 6 emeralds sat in the sung fitting. He pulled it out and walked towards the back of the house.

He walked outside with a Lilly of the Valley in a pot. His friends watched as he dug a whole in the ground. He laid the ring in the plot and placed the flower on top. He then pushed the dirt to cover the plant and stood.

"My gem." A voice said behind me.

"Raven." I whispered.

"It is time to go."

"Yes Raven."

I turned to see him leaning against the largest male, tears filling his eyes. He stopped suddenly and looked in my direction. I knew he couldn't see me. He stared and then gave up and went inside with his friends.

"I love you." I whispered and followed Raven to the meeting place where I would be assigned and sent out to the school.

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I was to go to Harvard under a sophomore standing, as was my wish. I would also being completing my training.

Though I was across the country, I could still see my love. I could hear his voice and feel his finger on my lips, his lips on mine. I saw him in my dreams every night. He would never be gone from me.

And every night I made a promise to myself, to what we had and how we felt. And I knew that I would stick to that promise, no matter what.

I knew that I whatever happened, I would be back. That Street, would be back.