One morning a few weeks later Jenni was collecting books from her locker before home room when she saw a new guy walk in. While she certainly did not know everyone in the school, even by face, she knew this guy was new by the way he walked into school. She felt her amulet grow warm against her skin under her shirt, and knew that this kid was trouble.

When he came out of the office a moment later, schedule in hand, he took one look at Jenni, and headed her way.

'Hi, my name is Toby Mirriam,' he said, extending one hand. 'What´s yours?'

'Jen Thompson,' Jenni replied.

'You from around here?'

Jenni nodded.

'Can I get you to show me around sometime?' he asked.

'Sorry, but I´m busy for the next couple of months,' Jenni replied. 'Besides, my dad is not about to let me go hang out with some random guy that he does not know.'

'Who says he needs to know?' Toby asked.

'I´m not that easy,' Jenni replied, shutting her locker. 'Now if you´ll excuse me, I have to go my homeroom, and you´d better too. I wouldn´t want you to be late on your first day here.'

She ducked into her homeroom just as the bell rang. She was relieved to see that Toby had not been put in her homeroom.

Rumor quickly made it around the school that Toby had been living in Oregon with his mom, but had run away to come live with his dad in Maine. He was sixteen, but only a freshman on account of being held back once, and irregularities with transferring credits from his school in Oregon.

Toby tried several times to ingratiate himself with Jenni, but each time she politely refused. She saw him associate with the sleazy crowd of guys, and a group of cultish Wiccan kids with a reputation for trouble. While Jenni did not consider herself picky, she did not want one of 'those' guys, and she quickly learned to run to the bathroom, or into her classroom when he saw her coming.

But one day he caught her up against her locker between classes. 'I know who you are, Moon Daughter, and one day I will have you.'

'Are you serious?' Althea asked when she heard.

Jenni nodded. 'I just hope he doesn´t know about you guys.'

'See if you can get in his head,' Magaly said.

'Be careful,' Ms Johnson warned. 'He could trap you there if he is powerful enough. And there, you will be vulnerable.'

Jenni, ever the shy and polite one, was reluctant to break into his mind, not only for the danger to her, but because she felt a person´s mind to be their own, something not to be invaded. The next day, Jenni waited near her locker for Toby to arrive at school. When she saw him walk in, she reached out to him mentally. She searched his mind, but found no wall blocking her, something that Ms Johnson had warned was characteristic of the Atrox, especially for the more powerful ones. But she did see that he wanted to become a Follower, though wasn´t one yet. Toby´s eyes widened, and turned his head, sensing someone in his head. Jenni retreated quickly, busying herself with her books. But Toby thought of her almost immediately, and strode toward her.

He slammed his fist against the locker next to her, hissing, 'That was you, wasn't it? You were the one messing with my head.'

'What do you mean?' Jenni asked, trying to look confused.

'You know what I mean. Now stay out of my head.' With that, Toby marched off.