Some time, cocoa and ice cream, and a tale later, Jasmine started getting ready for the police. She had sent her parents away with the promise that she would call them if she needed them, and then she had called the police. Soon after she had gotten dressed, two officers showed up. She reminded them how her reports to Children Family Services and to the police about the possibility of her adoptive father's volatile reactions had been ignored. They told her how sorry they were and she checked their minds and made surer she wasn't suspect. Then she set up so that she could stay by herself and have her caseworker check on her until a new home was found for her. Of course since her home was a crime scene that meant staying with a friend. After the officers left Jassy went up to her bedroom and called Chris. Melanie, Chris's guardian answered the phone and told her Chris wasn't there. This made the third day she hadn't been there and Jasmine hadn't felt any time shifts.

Jassy was starting to worry about her friend. She would find her tonight, it was a dark moon, a great time to ask for guidance. She would use the night and water and see if she could be guided to her friend.

But that meant staying at a hotel that night. Or…she picked up the phone. A male voice answered the phone.

"Hi Arodi, its me." She said.

The voice on the other end sounded worried "Jassy where have you been! I have been calling all day. I called your cell and your home phone. I have to talk to you. Stay where you are and I'll be there in a moment."

There was a command in his voice as well as fear and an absolute authority…

"What…" she was cut off by the dial tone.

Jasmine felt dread clench at her chest with an ice-cold grip. She walked out onto her balcony, to let the humid evening air warm her.

A moment later a man materialized in her room behind her, he was about college age with wind tossed black and fierce dark blue black eyes. "Jasmine!" he snapped "I told you to stay inside!" he strode over to where she was and pulled her inside shutting and locking the French doors to her balcony.

Jasmine's eyes flashed angrily at being rebuked, she opened her mouth with a hot retort, and he pulled her to him and his lips came down on hers. Jasmine's anger turned first to shock and then without her consent her mind and body responded. Then without warning he stepped back.

Piercing midnight blue eyes met her smoky emerald one. "Why didn't you tell me who you are?" asked Arodi hoarsely.

"What do you mean?" asked Jasmine.

"We were friends for 8 years lovers for 3 and you didn't even tell me your name," there was hurt in his voice "You never mentioned who or what you were and now I may not have enough time to get you somewhere safe. You didn't tell me you were a Daughter of the Elements in all that time"

"I didn't know!" she said sick to the heart at the though of hurting him " I just found out early this morning. I swear to you Arodi I have not kept anything from you." The rest of his words hit her. "Get me somewhere safe? I am in danger?" her words came out in a rush.

"No time love pack a bag quickly. You have to stay ahead of them." Something in his tone kept her from questioning him. She went to her closet and took out the dark purple messenger bag in the back. It had clothes, shoes, a large sum of cash, airline tickets and weapons in it.

"I forgot you had an emergency bag packed. Thank God for once your parents had so many enemies."

"Turn to shadow and get to the air port. I'll stay here and say you were already gone. I'll try and catch up later."

She stepped into his arms and he held her tightly, as if he were afraid to let her go. "I love you, my little dark angel," he whispered into her hair. She knew then. He didn't think he would see her again. He thought they'd find out. He thought they'd kill him. She held him tighter.

"Come with me," she whispered.

"I can't" he whispered back his heart breaking.