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Author's note: I feel writer's block coming on... hopefully. Ill be able to update soon after this chapter.

Chapter 3

Tess Evans fell upon her bed, in complete exhaustion, today had been a tiring day for her.

" You are pitiful my dear," she stiffened and looked behind her to see Nascedo leaning against her closet door's. Irritation flashed in her eye's but she quickly pushed it away, " And why is that?"

She stood up just as he approached her, and willed her eye's not to close when his fingers ran down her cheek. A loud sound of his hand slapping her cheek echoed through the quiet and dark room, " Human emotions." He said simply, anger surged through her and she slapped him right back. He looked surprised, very surprised since that was the first time she has ever fought back.

"Don't look so shock, I have something to tell you. I'm not going to follow this so called destiny anymore, if it's meant to be then it would have happened already. It's not meant to be, everyone.. Isabel, Michael and Max... they have their own live's.. here on earth. They aren't your beloved royals from the past Nascedo." She stared at him, he looked angry.

" If I was your so called Queen, then you would have treated me with much more respect and love raising me. You have no respect whatsoever, you are unfit to be my guardian... always have been. Each day I hear that Im pathetic just for expressing my emotions, well screw you, Im not heartless like you tried so hard to raise me to be. I'm part human, its about time you realized that and stop living in the fucking past!" Yes, Tess Harding was pissed.

She wasn't about to back down when she saw Nascedo's face form into an angry scowl, no, this was her... new self... The girl she had been dying to show all these year's. She didn't even flinch when he raised his hand and slapped her across the cheek, which became red fast. Once he did that, she felt fire burning in her soul, and a red powerful light surrounded her. The last thing she saw was his shocked face before everything went black.

Michael awoke with the feeling of dread, sweat was running down his bare chest. He sat up in bed and listened to any unknown noises in his small apartment, he heard none but his chest was still beating wildly... " Rath." A small voice murmured from the shadows, he squinted and saw a hidden figure in his doorway of his room. " Who are you!" He demanded standing up and putting a hand infront of him just in case.

He saw Tess step out, her eye's were glowing white. His own eyes widened and something inside of him stirred. "Tessa..." he said softly, her white eye's filled up with tears. What was happening to them. " I'm not that mortal! I'm Ava." He swallowed a laugh that threatened to escape, but then he pieced everything together. Her eye's were glowing and she had called him Rath. " Are you serious!" He exclaimed in disbelief, he saw her confused eyes.. That were tear free now. " I came back for you Rath, do you remember what happened before everyone died?" He shook his head numbly, still not believing that before him stood Tess with Ava's soul speaking.

She walked over to him and he was overwhelmed with different emotions, it was so painful he cried out. "Get back!" He shouted, unable to bare the pain of the past. She didn't do what she was told, "Relax, don't fight it. The pain will leave you in time." She said softly into his ear, pressing herself against him. Just by her voice, the pain seemed to lessen and he relaxed in her arms. What's happening to me? He wondered, he felt as if he was high.

So out of his mind in the good way, he's never been high before but he has heard from people at school, the stoner's what it was like. Soon all the pain he was experiencing disappeared and all he felt was love and Tess's hand running up and down his back, "I'm sorry," He whispered but he didn't know why he needed to say that. He felt like he had to, for everything she has gone through by herself.

Tess's eye's stopped glowing white, and she limply fell against him, that's when Michael's first similar 'high' feeling left him and his arm's went around her. "Tess?" He asked, almost afraid if she was dead. He felt her soft breathing against his neck, it sent shivers down his back. He closed his eye's, enjoying the moment, he have never experienced something like this. All the feelings, it was so unreal. He knew he had to wake Tess up eventually, but he knew she was so tired... from whatever she just went through...

He also knew he had to inform Max and Isabel about what had just occurred. He stood up, sliding Tess off of him and onto his bed. He looked at her, admiring her, he couldn't get over how gorgeous she was. With semi shaky fingers, he lifted them to her face and caressed her cheek. " Ava..." He didn't even realize he whispered that, he was in like a trance.

Maria was jogging slowly in Roswell Park Center, enjoying the breezy night. She knew that she needed to lose weight and that's exactly what she was doing, she had no idea where her feet was taking her and she didn't really care. She loved to run, she could think so much more clearly when she did so. No wonder her thought's had been so weird lately, because she hadn't run in forever.

She didn't know what happened, after a few minutes of running, she just stopped and fell to her knees then slowly started to cry. Everything caught of up to her, everything that has happened... In the past year alone and before that. So much pain, confusion... She missed how life use to be before Liz was shot, she missed that so much. "Maria!" A male's voice screamed but she couldn't see who it was through her tears, she felt strong and warm arm's encircle her waste and hold her close.

She slowly became embarrassed, it wasn't in her nature to show such emotion in public. "Im sorry, Im sorry.." She said frantically, drying her tears that stained her cheeks. She looked and saw it was Kyle who was holding her, she smiled weakly. " What happened?" Kyle asked softly, looking at her to make sure she had no cuts or bruises. " Did someone attack you?" Maria knew that he feared the same thing as everyone else in the group. Dying... or watching their loved one's die themselves in the hands of an enemy. She would have never guessed 2 years ago that she would have real enemies.

Realizing Kyle was awaiting her answer, she shook her head. "No, I just... I don't know..." She trailed off, not finding the right words and at the same time not wanting to admit to breaking down like she did. She felt Kyle's fingers trace stuff on her back, and she took a deep breath and started to stand. Kyle helped her.

" Are you sure?" Kyle asked, his eye's studying her. He didn't know what happened but when he saw Maria on the ground bawling her eye's out, he thought the worst. He was ready to kill anyone or anything if they had harmed her, he was protective of all his female friends. He guessed it was because of many different reasons, for one, he never had a female figure in his life growing up and wanted to protect the one's he did have.

When she nodded her head again, his heart slowed down but not much. Their enemies were still out there, he had to worry about his loved ones at every minute. He looked around, searching for any hidden shadow whatsoever that might cause a threat. When he saw none he turned back to Maria, " We should get out of here," he said seriously. Maria nodded and he tugged on her hand, softly, pulling her towards the street where his truck was parked.

He was irritated by the time they reached the truck that she was stupid enough to jog at this time. It was around midnight. He decided he needed to talk to Max, about having a group meeting and setting some rules... It was about time someone took charge and set some. He opened the passenger door for Maria, and once she was in he slammed it shut then hopped in.

Unknown to the 2 teens, someone was watching them from an alley a few buildings away from the Crash Down. Their eye's were glowing a soft violet color, dressed in all black, typical lurking shadowy figure type. Their lips formed into a soft secretive smile, Maria and Kyle... beautiful.

Back at Michael's apartment, Tess slept peacefully next to Michael, the time had became 3 am. Tess's eyes fluttered open, and she found herself very confused to where she was. She looked around, her heart racing but it stopped when she saw Michael laying next to her. She immediately felt at ease when she saw his resting face. He made her feel protected, unlike Max. She was in his apartment, she knew... but to how she didn't.

"Michael.." She said in a small voice, disappointed she didn't wait long to admire his sleeping face and nice body. He stirred slightly and she placed a hand on his shoulder, giving it a shake. His eyes opened and she stared into them, they didn't speak... they didn't move just continued to stare but finally she broke the gaze much to both their sadness and bit her bottom lip.

"How did I get here?" She asked, rubbing her cold arms. She almost jumped when Michael placed his hands on them and rubbed them for her, " You showed up, your eye's were glowing and you were speaking like Ava. I think Ava's spirit or past memory took over you." She looked at him, trying to decide what to make of it, it has happened before she knew. But never have Ava's past memory have such a effect on her.

"Oh, ... what happened?" She asked, looking at him. He didn't answer, more like didn't have the time to answer cause the door to his room flew open and there was standing... a face they both recognized, looking at them in shock and anger...

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