Disclaimer -  I do not own any of amelia's characters nor anything that you recognize from her books. However, the characters that u do not recognize and the plot of the story is MINE!!! Mua ha ha ha ha !

            Yeah, I know the chapters are kinda short, but I'm gradually trying to lengthen them while still keeping the chapters coming fairly quickly. Oh, and I need more reviews!!!

Shadow Blaze – Thanks so much for reviewing! I'm glad someone took the time to do so, lol. Yeah, I guess I messed up in that first chapter, but I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. I hope you keep reading and reviewing; this is my first time writing and I can really use the good comments and advice ^_^

Chapter 3

            He moved towards her on the bed.

            "Ciara, can we just forget that I ever left? Cant' we just go back to the way things used to be?"

            Hell no, what did this mean? He is nowhere to be found for three years then all of a sudden he shows up in her bedroom asking her to pretend that the last few years of her life never happened?

            " What the fuck is wrong with you?! You can't just appear in my bedroom and expect forgiveness for the hell I went through when you left! Do you know how long I sat there wondering what happened to you? Were you ok? Did someone kill you and leave you for dead somewhere? All these questions that were never answered and now you just show up - which is actually kind of creepy - perfectly ok? You better consider yourself lucky that I'm not fully awake, otherwise your ass would be in some serious pain right now."

            He sat there listening to her rampage and when she was through, he released a sigh that seemed to echo throughout the whole of his body.

            "Look, I'm sorry that you went through so much pain on my behalf, but I can't tell you what you wish to know. But I'm here now, I don't know for how long, and please don't take the time I spend with you for granted."

            What the hell? This was just….mind blowing; like being in the middle of one of those sappy soap operas.

            "You got to be kidding me. To be honest, I don't think I want you here anymore. Please. leave."

            " Fine!" he snarled, "Forget that I ever existed! I thought I could turn to you, but I apparently I was wrong."

            Leaving her bewildered he swept out the window, moving quickly and silently.

            "Like a shadow" she whispered.

 "An extremely peeved shadow", she thought

About a week later….

            "Fuck" this was just an absolutely miserable day. One of the worst ever. Which is saying something after the life she's had. Why did this shit always have to happen to her, of all people. She didn't need this crap now.

* Flashback *

"I've heard stories…."

"Stories sir?"

"About you…from customers. I've heard, that your not always as…..nice…as a Happy World employee should be."

"But sir.."

"I'm afraid that your attitude is unacceptable of a Happy World employee and I'm afraid that I, as the King of Happy World, must let you go. Goodbye, and I hope you have a pleasant evening."

"Sir?"

"mmhmm?"

"No offense, but you have some seriously fucked up dillusions."

            This was just not her day. Her rent was due, and she was already a month overdue. It was only because of the landlord's "kindness" that she has been allowed to stay, and now, she was unemployed.  It truly was her fault though, she had to admit that ever since Xanders mysterious appearance, she had been somewhat…..perturbed…at the rest of the world. Though, she probably should have realized that that old lady would make a complaint – she honestly didn't mean to make the woman cry, she was just having a really bad day.

Authors note ~ yeah, still short, but give me time, I'm doing my best