Chapter 6: The Truth Comes Out

Summary: Dakota comes to some realizations about the laws.

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"So Dakota, what are you hiding?"


Dakota glanced over at David, and his heart sped up. After Dakota had met the Counsel Karma had taken them back to Dakota's house. Now they sat on Dakota's back porch staring into the woods. Wind chimes sang as the wind ran its fingers through them. Every once in a while a rabbit or a squirrel would scurry across the yard, survey the two odd creatures sitting one the wood, and then scamper off, all the time it's little nose quivering. \

Dakota cleared his throat, "Hiding?"


David nodded and leaned back in his chair, crossing his powerful arms over his big chest. He did not have to say much; one could understand what he meant by a move of his arm or a look in his eyes. Dakota knew very well that he could not lie to him, he would surly know, so he decided to come clean.


"When I found out that I had my power, there was a girl with us, a normal girl. In fact, she was the reason I discovered my power in the first place." He stopped, his heart still pounding, then he looked to David. "What can I do? It's not her fault she saw it happen. And she's not going to tell anybody; Alex and I made her promise. I know her; she would not go back on her word. Besides, all she knows is that I have telepathy."


A heavy sigh that came from down deep, escaped through David's lips. He rubbed his baldhead and then his chin. He seemed to be moving very slowly, like he was under water. The sounds of the forest grew louder while the silence between them increased.

Dakota leaned forward, listening, waiting for an answer. He wanted desperately to spur David on to an answer, but he kept his mouth shut and tried to be patient, knowing that he already stood waist deep in trouble.

Why did things have to be so complicated? Why couldn't they just trust her to keep her mouth shut?

Dakota had shared many secrets with her and not one had gotten out, and she had never been known to gossip. Besides, he would probably have a hard time keeping the secret himself. David stood and walked to the rail of the porch.


"You do know that the penalty for this is death for Julia and a life sentence for you."


Dakota slumped back in his chair; a great sinking feeling came over him.


"However," David turned around. "You did not know of the rule when it happened, and even if you did you could not have stopped yourself from saving her. We can simply erase it from her mind."


Dakota looked down. It seemed like the perfect solution, and yet, he hated the idea all together. For some reason, it felt that to erase this from her mind, they would be erasing apart of him that was in there. But what could he do? He certainly could not let them kill her, especially not for something that was not her fault.