A/N: Thanks to Lexvan for the first part of this chapter.
"You're from Earth?", Irma questioned.
"Yeah.", Eva said with a small smile. "I met Caleb when I was a kid."
"Then how did you get here?", Taranee asked.
"And how did you meet Caleb when you were a kid?", Cornelia questioned in a demanding tone.
"That's a long story.", Caleb said with a nervous smile.
"We've got the time!", Hay Lin said getting a bit excited.
"And if I were you, Caleb, I'd do some talking.", Will whispered to the rebel leader. "If only to calm Cornelia a bit!'
"Good point.", Caleb whispered back.
So, Caleb told of how he first came to Earth. Turns out that when Caleb was a kid, he found a portal that came out to Eva's neighborhood. He then told of how he met Eva. He then told of how he had to move away or stop going through the portal. Eva then told of her sad life with her abusive parents and what happened when she ran away and went through a portal and was found and taken to Phobos'.
"That's pretty much that.", Eva said finishing her story.
"Well-" Will began to say before she was pulled to the side by Cornelia.
"Will! Are you nuts? Why would you bring her to earth?" Cornelia hissed in the redhead's ear.
"Because Cornelia! That's where she is originally from. And there is no way we are leaving a girl as sweet as her here to get recaptured by Phobos and be forced into his harem again!" Will hissed back, annoyed. "Just because you're jealous, which you shouldn't be, doesn't mean we can leave her here. We're Guardians of the Veil, not Guardians of Caleb and Cornelia's Relationship. We're taking her, so deal with it."
Cornelia seemed taken aback by her friend's little speech, but she put a pouting expression on her face. Cornelia looked appalled as Will turned around and walked back over to the others.
"Eva, you can come with us," Will smiled at the girl as her eyes lit up.
"Thank you so much!" Eva gushed as she clasped her hands together.
"Oh, this will be so much fun!" Hay Lin cried as she twirled around, a small breeze blowing on everyone around her.
"Blunk, do your thing," Irma smirked as the passling held up his Tonga Tooth. As the parade of friends began stepping through the portal, Cornelia glowered at Eva. She was walking close to Caleb and the two were laughing like old friends. Of course, that's what they were, but it still made Cornelia upset and revenge-hungry. By the time Cornelia was done with her, Evangeline was going to wish she had stayed in Phobos's harem. A smile played across Cornelia's lips as she walked behind Caleb and Eva, who were just about ready to enter the portal. As they walked up to the glowing blue circle, Cornelia stepped on the back of the girl's foot, causing her to fall flat on the ground. She grinned in satisfaction.
"Are you alright?" Caleb asked quickly as he grabbed Eva's hand and pulled her back to feet.
"I'm fine. I'm such a klutz sometimes," Eva replied with a grin before they disappeared through the portal. Cornelia clenched her fists as she followed. That little harem girl was going to remember the name Cornelia Hale.
Once they all had crossed the portal into the basement of the Silver Dragon, Yan Lin greeted them. She had been waiting and knitting a blanket to pass the time instead of going up into the restaurant.
"So, I guess it was a success?" Yan Lin asked, noticing the smiles on most of the girls' faces.
"It was, Grandma," Hay Lin smiled as she happily answered her grandmother.
"And who is that one?" Yan Lin asked as she spied a new face in the crowd of the guardians, Blunk, and Caleb. A someone with black hair and purple streaks. Eva looked up as she felt the old woman staring at her and gave a small smile.
"Mrs. Lin, this is Eva. She was one of the girls we rescued and a friend of Caleb's. She's originally from Earth," Taranee explained.
"Eva, this is Hay Lin's grandmother, Yan Lin. She was a guardian years ago," Irma explained, making sure not to say a million years ago when she saw Yan Lin's face.
"Really? She was a guardian? It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Lin," Eva smiled as she shook Yan Lin's hand and curtsied a tiny bit.
Cornelia watched Eva and Yan Lin talk animatedly with Taranee throwing in sentences here and there. Anger was seething off of her as she glanced over at Caleb, who was talking to Will. He kept stealing glances at Eva, and it didn't help with the fact that she was only wearing a robe and slippers over her underwear. Cornelia was muttering under her breath as she continued to glare. Evangeline Jones would not forget the blond as long as she lived.
A/N: I told you I would write most of the chapter! So, how was it? Cornelia really has it out for Eva. Please review.