"Jeremy, this is Damian. Damian, meet Jeremy." I said with a forced smile. I found that introducing the only two guys I had ever liked in a romantic way proved to be extremely awkward.

Damian was the first to react, he stuck his right hand out to shake. Jeremy didn't take it.

At first I thought he was just ignoring it, but he was looking straight at it. "Umm, I'd love to shake your hand, but I can't move my arm right now, so uh, rain check on that." Jeremy said.

"Oh, yeah, you were the one that saved us weren't you? Thanks man, I thought we were goners." Prince Damian replied.

"Your arm's hurt?" I asked, worried.

"Yeah."

"Let me see." I said, reaching for it.

I started at his fingers, probing for broken bones, and strained muscles. I could feel his eyes on me, but I ignored it.

When I got just above his elbow he sucked in a sharp breath. "I think you may have torn a muscle." I said.

I began reaching for his shoulder, but I hesitated, thinking that maybe I should warn him, but decided against it. I started to massage his upper arm. He winced and I could tell he was trying not to pull away. I knew it hurt, but I also knew he needed to relax his muscles immediately.

"Try to relax. And don't flex your arm." I said in a soothing tone.

"It hurts when I'm not flexing it." He complained quietly.

"I know, but if you don't let it loosen it won't heal as fast and it will hurt worse for much longer."

He grudgingly obliged. But I could tell by the way that his arm would suddenly go solid that he was having trouble.

I continued to rub his arm, slowly working down it. Ending at the palm of his hand. He suddenly closed his fingers around mine. I looked up at his face, then I looked at Damian. He was always at the front of my mind these days. I pulled my hand away, and put it in the pocket of my dress. I was confused, and I didn't want to mess anything up.

"We should go on to my house. I can get the doctor after everyone calms down a bit." I said, turning away from him and continuing our trek down the street.

I felt someone walking beside me. Turning my head a bit, I saw that it was Prince Damian. "So… why are you on this side of town anyway? I mean, It's not any of my business, and I'm grateful and all, but shouldn't you be in the castle, or up in the North district, or even in the woods killing something?" I asked.

"Yeah… You see, I was looking for… you." He said, tripping over his words.

I froze, he didn't realize that I had stopped walking for a few seconds. When he did, he turned around, and stood there, waiting for my reaction.

"You were looking for me?" I asked.

He looked embarrassed as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I needed to see if you were attached to anyone."

"What for?" I breathed.

Jeremy interrupted then, "So, are we heading to this house, or will we just stand in the street chatting?"

I blushed before taking Sarah's hand, then I hurried down the street to my home. I stopped outside the gate, turning to the children, "Now, there's a very sick girl upstairs, she's not contagious, but she feels pretty bad. So we all need to be quiet when we get inside." They all nodded solemnly. I smiled, then turned and walked up the path.

"Brie! Where have you been? I was getting worried!" Wess said loudly, before I was engulfed in a hug.

I heard a chuckle come from behind him, "More like he was ready to send out a hunting party for you." Isabella said dryly.

"He was pacing back and forth for the past four hours." Edmund said with a laugh.

I pulled away from him and raised an eyebrow, "I seem to recall someone telling me to, "leave and don't come back till you feel like you have wasted a whole day." Doesn't that sound rather familiar?" I asked Wess.

"Hmm, I don't think I've ever heard that said before…" Edmund said, a mischievous smile peeping through his façade.

My jaw dropped, I launched myself at him and started tickling, "What's that you said?" I asked through his peals of laughter.

"I said… that I love you! And, you are always right master Brie! Please stop with the tickling!" He squeaked all this out in one breath.

I straightened and turned around, suddenly remembering that I had guests.

Jacob, Nathaniel, and Lyssy came down to investigate the noises, "See, I told you so. She's the only one that can make someone laugh like that." I heard Nathaniel mutter to Jacob.

"Brie! I thought you wouldn't come back to us." Lyssy cried, as she tried knocking me over with a hug.

I laughed, "Of course I came back! I just can't stay away from all your adorable faces! I was only gone for a few hours." I said, as I lightly pinched her cheeks. "How's Anna doing?" I asked Wess.

"She's great! The doctor said she's rapidly improving, thanks to the amazing nurse she has." He said as he sent me a smile.

"That's wonderful news!" I said in relief, "I have some people you should meet, Wess." I said, pointing behind him, no one had noticed the few more bodies in the room until I pointed them out.

"Wesley Anderson?" Prince Damian suddenly asked.

"You know each other?" I asked in surprise, but was ignored.

Wess' eyes widened, "Prince Damian! What are you doing here?" He asked.

I was stalking your sister. I thought dryly, yet the thought also made me smile.

"I met Brietta at my ball, then I saw her on the street today when I was out and about. And somehow I ended up following this group here." He said, making the whole stalking thing sound normal and not creeper-ish.

"And who are you?" Wess asked Jeremy.

I interrupted though, "Wess, this is Jeremy, Andrew, Jesse, Stephen, and Sarah. Guys, and girl, meet my big little brother, Wesley." I said with a smile, using my favorite nick-name for him.

Prince Damian's POV:

I was invited to supper, and afterwards I somehow found myself in a room with Wesley, Jeremy, and Brietta. We had been enjoying a good conversation, but it died down and I found myself having to fight my eyes from shifting towards Brietta.

"How would everyone like some cake?" Brietta asked, breaking the silence.

Everyone agreed that it sounded heavenly, I was about to volunteer to help her, when Wesley piped up that he would. I had met Wesley Anderson on the wolf hunting trip, he saved my life on that trip, and I in turn made sure his back was covered at all times, we bonded in the first few days.

I was left alone with Jeremy. We sat in awkward silence for a while, but I was just bursting to ask one specific question.

I finally got the guts up, and I just asked it, "Are you and Brietta together?" I said, but at the same time I opened my mouth he did too, and the exact same thing came from him.

"Whoa." He said.

"It's like we've been reading each other's minds. It's getting freaky." I exclaimed.

We watched each other, before we simultaneously cracked up… Weird.

I straightened my face out after I had had my share of laughing, and said, "But seriously though, you aren't together?"

He sighed, "No, we met this morning. But, to tell you the truth, I don't think It'd be hard for me to fall for her."

"I understand completely." I said in a grim tone. "I already had that happen to me."

He studied me, "What's stopping you?"

I winced, "I was looking for her today, so that I could tell her about how I felt. But, I saw she was in love with you, so I couldn't do anything about it."

He laughed, "What are you talking about? Did you see the way she looked at you, man? You're a Prince for heaven's sake! You can have anything you want, including her. Which I think you may already have."

"No, did you see the way she looks at you? She think's you're a god. You have looks that could kill, what someone like Brietta wants is an attractive man, she doesn't care for power or riches. She is falling in love with you, the man who saved her twice in one day, the man who appeared mysteriously, and brought kids with him." I said, knowing that Brietta loved children.

Brietta came back right then, "I think you're wrong about that." Jeremy said quietly to me, before turning and helping Brietta serve up big slices of cake.

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