That night, Emma had called Olivia and the two had immediately bonded. Even though they seemed like polar opposites, they were drawn together.

So, the next day, Emma was really looking forward to going to the Pet's Café. Not only to see Olivia, but to see Tancred as well. She was glad that there was a whole group of kids like her out there.

Emma left her Aunt's bookshop without even saying good-bye. She's never been this excited in her life. But she was also nervous…very nervous. She had the feeling she was getting herself pulled into something that she didn't really want to be pulled into. There was going to be a lot of trouble.

The Pet's Café wasn't far at all. It was near the Cathedral, which was near Ingledew's bookshop. Olivia had told her to bring a pet, so she'd brought her pet duck Nancy, who was named after Emma's mother who had died when she was a baby.

Standing at the doors of the Pet's Café was a burly man with a peacock shirt on. "Welcome to the Pet's Café," He stepped aside and let Emma walk past.

Emma was taken aback. The Pet's Café was one of the noisiest places she'd ever been in. There were animals everywhere and the contrast was great. There were huge dogs, mice, rabbits, cats, puppies, kittens, and even a donkey. It was hard for Emma to spot the endowed children. They were sitting at a huge table with gerbils littering it. She approached it cautiously.

"Emma, come sit down," Olivia called when she noted the dainty girl. She was motioning towards a seat between her and Tancred. With a moment of hesitation, she joined them.

"Hey, Emma," Tancred smiled at her.

She smiled back, "Hi, Tancred,"

Everyone greeted Emma, and they also introduced a new person: a cheerful boy with a cat in his lap. His name was Fidelio Gunn, and he was the only one out of the whole group that wasn't endowed.

"Emma, are you endowed?" Olivia wondered.

Emma nodded, "I can change into different kinds of birds. I can even fly."

Everyone seemed impressed, unlike the kids from Emma's school who teased her for being different. She felt like she belonged. She felt accepted.

"Have you heard that the Bloor's are cooking something up?" Charlie wondered.

Everyone shook their heads.

"My Uncle Paton says he took a walk by the ruins and there was a strange smell and a funny pink mist rising from it. Then, the next day, he could have sworn he saw something moving through the ruins. Something inhuman."

Everyone exchanged looks.

"One can only wonder," Lysander shook his head.

His parrot imitated him.

Emma didn't know why, but she felt something strange at the mention of the Bloor's. She also had the feeling that she shouldn't get involved with anything that had to do with them. She knew the Bloor's where evil from experience.

She could swear the Bloor's were the reason her father had gone missing six months before. He was a good man, slightly insane, but in good health. A week afterwards, he'd been found dead, much to Emma's dismay. Her aunt had blamed it on the Bloor's, but hadn't given her niece a reason.

"Let's have a stakeout." Charlie suggested. "We could have someone on watch at all times of the day. My uncle could take the night shift, how does that sound?"

Everyone shrugged.

"Okay, well we could do it in pairs. Olivia and Emma first thing in the morning, Tancred and Lysander in the afternoon, and Gabriel and I during the early evening. On school days, we'll have to change it up. We'll start tomorrow." Charlie instructed.

"My mom'll come and pick you up tomorrow morning." Olivia whispered in her ear.

Emma sighed. She was already getting herself into something. "I go past Bloor's academy when I walk home from school. I could watch it for a while on weekdays." Emma offered.

"And so do me and Lysander," Tancred said.

"I have to get home or my mom'll flip, even if I tell her where I am. I have to do all of my homework before I do anything," Lysander told him.

"Okay, so Emma and I will watch the Bloor's right after school."

Emma glanced over at Tancred, who had a wide grin on his face. Everyone else filled in the schedule for the other times.

Everyone dispersed soon after.

"I'll see you tomorrow when Lysander and I come for our shift." Tancred told her when they walked out of the Pet's Café.

"Okay, bye," Emma waved and he hurried to catch up with Gabriel and Lysander, and headed towards the heights.

Emma watched him until he disappeared, then hurried home. She wasn't going to tell her aunt about her watching the Bloor's. Her aunt would never let her go. She'd feel bad lying to her aunt, but she had to do what she had to do. The Bloor's had to be up to no good, and the endowed children would stop them.

sorry for not updating sooner, but i had writers block. i couldn't think of anything. i'll try to update sooner next time, but first i need 4 reviews, so get to it. i hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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