Hey guys, another chapter whoot, sorry for taking so long (again) I got a really bad cold, so my sister helped me write the next few chapters (thank you) also we had some really wicked storms come through and I was afraid if I got on I would lose all my work. The first song is by jet and is called are you gonna be my girl, the second is from Foreigner and is Hot blooded. Enjoy. Oh btw the vehicle at the end of the story its Dark Angel's ride. Hehe.

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"Are you listening?" I asked scaring Duck off the table. "They will be here any moment."

"Yeah, Yeah." Julia replies, bent over my CD collection.

"Will you at least pay attention to what I'm going to show you?" I snap.

Julia stiffened, turned around and glared at me. "I'm watching."

"This would be much easier if you'd pay attention." I mumbled, shuffling the cards.

"Well excuse me. Is this for not inviting you into my brain? After what's happened to me?" She hissed. "I didn't ask to have a sign on me that says "not normal, kill me."

Like her life is a real hell, I thought. She didn't live with a mother who disappeared, talked to weird people to help Julia with whatever. Always ignoring her daughter that couldn't cast spells; couldn't read minds. Normal. And now I was to weird for words.

"Well, I'm sorry that you had to take this responsibility, when I couldn't." I said.

"What do you mean?" she asked, her eyes flashing.

"My mother always loved you like you were her own. That's why she gave you that gift. That's why I was always left in the dust and told to shut my cake hole." I said, quietly, my jaw tightening.

Julia's eyes hardened, and she clenched her fists. Slowly she softened and hung her head. "I'm sorry, I never asked for this."

Signing softly I regarded her. Julia was rubbing her right arm and I felt guilty for what I had said. Julia looked up but no emotion showed on her face.

"Sorry, I got too caught up." I said.

"Show me your trick before they come." She said sitting in front of me.

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My friends sat and chatted, Julia looking at them like an animal cornered. The poker game was about to start and I slowly let my friends thoughts enter my own. Overwhelming at first but soon I was able to decipher who's was who's.

"Amy, ain't ya playing?" asks Cilia.

"Hmm?" I ask, trying not to show the pain of their thoughts rushing into my own.

"Aren't you playing?" she asks again.

"No, you guys go ahead. You guys always say I'm cheating so Julia's here to teach ya luck runs in the family." I said smiling.

They laughed, but Julia just gave everyone a half smile, eyebrows raise high. God Julia, I thought you can at least pretend to like them.

Go!

Well its a 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.

Rachel started passing the cards around. I replayed in my head the trick I showed Julia. Since I couldn't show Julia what everyone was thinking I came up with signals.

I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.

A wipe under the eye stood for Cilia, rubbing my nose stood for Rachel, and me rubbing my bottom lip stood for Katie. After each name I would skim my friend's minds for the numbers and signal to Julia.

Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
when you look like that, do ya honey.

Basic and simple but it worked since Julia couldn't play worth her life. Focusing my attention on Katie, the noise of the others faded to a dull roar. Her cards flashed in my mind. Resting 3 fingers across my knee I tapped it three times indicating she had three 3's. Stepping my fingers meant she had an ace, and dropping the pinkies meant king. Dropping two more fingers meant she had a Jack.

In turn I did that to all my friends. Only once did Julia lose because Cilia was asking question about how my love life was going.

Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.

An hour and a half laster Julia had 250 in her pocket. Now my friends thought our families had the greatest poker luck. Soon after they left, Julia had her feet up on the table and was putting the cash away.

"That-was-easy." she said slowly.

Walking up to her, I shoved her feet off the table. She shot me a dirty look then said, "Now for the other part of the deal."

A lump formed in my throat, I really didn't want to do tracking. I usually ended up 100 miles away from where they really are. But now if I used any of my mothers tricks in tracking monsters came after me. I knew Julia was determined so I swallowed my fear and went to my room for the items.

There was a thump at the front door. Ugh he's late again I thought.

"Julia! Thats the paper will you get it please?"

A chair scrapped across the floor and door opened and closed. Turning my attention back to my job I walked to my closet. Cursing when I couldn't find the last item. The special crystal my mom used when she tracked down her contacts. Thinking maybe Duck had taken it as a prize I went back out to the main room.

Julia was standing in the kitchen, paper in hands and a look of shock on her face. "Who died?" I asked walking to Duck's kitty apartment.

She mumbled something under her breath that sounded like Dean. Whoever that was. "Julia!" I yelled, pouting that the crystal wasn't there either.

"Screw the tracking cuz. We have to go to Jefferson City Missouri NOW!"

"Back up what happened?"

Waving the paper at me she quickly said, "This is where they are!"

Shoving the paper under my nose, she left the room to grab her bag. I skimmed the article. It was about a classic Impala getting hit by a semi. The driver of the semi didn't know how he got on the back road, said it all happened in a flash. The three people from the Impala are being held at the local hospital. No names, so how did she know it was them?

"Julia its a car accident. How do you know its them? Theres no names!"

Rushing in Julia pulled her jacket on, talking at the same time. "Gut instinct! So I need a ride to Jefferson." she said walking past me towards the door.

"Whoa! Wait! A ride!" I asked feeling overwhelmed.

Julia's steps faltered; "Then tell me where the closest train is."

"Julia, wait. I'm sorry. But I don't know who these peopel are!"

"It's John's boys and himself."

"John? Well, for an old friend then."

Well, Im hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
Im hot blooded, Im hot blooded

Grabbing a key I lead Julia out back to a concrete pad where a small shed stood. Opening it up, Julia asked, "Please tell me you have a fast ride."

You dont have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind
Honey you oughta know
Now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line
I wanna know what youre doin after the show

Smiling I backed out the Kawasaki Ninja 650 motorcycle. Julia laughed and climbed on the back. Cramming the helmets on I said,

"Hang on tight."

Thats why, Im hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
Im hot blooded, hot blooded