CHAPTER 3

Matthew walked into the old school that his tribe had claimed as their own only a few months ago. Everyone was asleep; that was everyone except the few guards that were wandering around the school making sure that no outsiders enter in. He looked up at the huge clock that the tribe had fixed that hung right above the entrance; it was almost 3:30 in the morning. "Dude, where have you been?" asked one of the guards, Jacob. He was dressed in a red shirt and brown pants and had the mark of their tribe on his forehead, a simple blue star that was outlined in yellow. "Around." Was the one word reply that Matthew gave him. Jacob didn't pay much attention to the shortness in Matthew's voice, he knew that he was probably tired and didn't want engage himself in a long conversation at this hour.

As Matthew left Jacob and the other guard at the front door his mind started to wander to the girl he had met that night at the club, he knew she was a mall rat from the tribal markings on her face, but that didn't bother him at all. The dance that they had shared was wonderful, "Until that guy showed up," Matthew said out loud. He wondered if he would ever see her again. He had barely spoken to her, but the essence around her was overwhelming, it was almost like he was breathing her in. "It was a wonderful experience," he thought to himself as a smile spread across his face.

He opened the door and walked into his room. He gathered up his clothes to take a shower, and remembered her last words to him, "I hope I see you around sometime". As he started the warm water he was thinking to himself if he ever did see her again what would happen, and if anything did, would it work out? "It's would be odd to see a mall rat and a new chosen follower together" Matthew said to himself as he climbed into the shower.