*Oh what a mess!!!! And Herc is coming here?* I sighed as this thought ran through my head. A knock came at the door as I finished cleaning the room.

"I'll be right there!" I ran my fingers through my hair, fixing it and brushed off my clothes. Then I opened the door.

"Oh, my Gods!!!!! Endevi??!!" There he was. Unlike Herc, Endevi had black hair and deep green eyes. Endevi smiled and grabbed me in a hug. Then swung me around and put me down on the ground.

"When did you get here? I thought you weren't supposed to be here for a few days!?"

"I was on my way here anyway. Ashley sent me a letter awhile back to come visit. But from the looks of it, I'm staying."

"Oh, Yay!!!" I jumped up and hugged him.

"Ahem..."

Endevi and I both turned to see Herc leaning against the door frame.

"Oh, Hay Herc!" I said smiling.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything..."

"Wha...no..." I unraveled myself from Endevi's hug. "Nothing, Herc this is Ashley's brother Endevi. Endevi, this is..."

"Hercules, Makia's Greek partner." Herc dislodged himself from the door frame and held out his hand. Endevi took it and shook.

"Nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you."

"Have you?"

"Yeah."

"Well, guys," I said, breaking up the conversation. "Herc and I need to work on our project now."

"Oh," Endevi said looking at me and backing away. "I'm sorry. I'll catch up with you later."

"Endevi, you don't have to leave!"

"No, It's ok, I'll have to fix up my dorm anyway." He said as I followed him to the door. He stopped outside the door and turned to me.

"I'll see you at breakfast." With that he leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. Then he left. I closed the door silently behind him.

"I don't like him."

I turned around surprised.

"Herc!"

"I don't! He's the kind of guy who takes advantage of girls."

I roll my eyes and sigh as he crosses his arms in a flair of attitude. I calmly walk to my bed and sit down.

"What was that!?" He says frustrated, at my silence.

"What was what?" I ask innocently, slightly confused.

"The hugging and kissing, did I miss something?" Herc said uncrossing his arms and pointing his finger at me.

"Is he some kind of boyfriend you haven't told me about or some kinda fling."

I scoffed.

"Guys!!" I laughed. "Endevi is not my boyfriend. He's more like a brother. We grew up together."

"I don't know, he looked really sweet on you!" I sighed at Herc's annoyance at Endevi.

"Will you please knock it off. We need to work on our poem."

Herc wandered over and sat on Xena's bed.

"Actually, I was hoping we could talk about last night."

My heart skipped a beat and my body went cold with fear. *Did he see me transformed? Oh gods, I could not bear it if he hated me! What do I say? What do I do?*

"Kia?"

"Huh?"

"Is there something wrong? You have been distracted since Chiron pulled you out of class. And don't say that it's because of a bad day."

"It's nothing, really. Tired I guess."

"Is it about the rumors?"

"No, well...kinda...It's a little disturbing."

"Yeah, I know. But, I wanted to know..."

*Oh, He's gonna ask. What do I say?"

"Are the rumors true?"

I held my breath *What do I say? Do I lie? That's it! I'll lie. And when I'm ready, I'll tell him the truth, After Endevi helps me control it.*

"Of course not! Werewolves aren't real!"

Herc sighed of relief.

"Yeah, It is kinda funny. I knew you weren't. If you were you would have told me.

*Uhoh....*

"So what did Alex do to you guys that you went unconscious?"

"He used some kind of herb or something rubbed into a piece of cloth"

"Oh, What happened to your clothes though?"

"Only the gods know what he was going to do to me. I don't wanna talk about it. Do you mind if we just work on the poem?."

"Yeah, Sure"