(Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Jakia)

Chapter Three

As the group got nearer to the cafeteria, Jakia's thoughts began to race. She really didn't think that they were ready to know what she could do, to be honest she was sure they weren't. It seemed that whenever people found out what she could do they either strayed away, or they tried to use her.

"Well not this time, not again," she muttered defiantely under her breath.

Just before they arriving at the cafeteria, Jakia turned on her heel and walked briskly in the direction she'd just come from.

"Jakia, wait! Where are you going?" Olivia hissed after her.

"I'm not really hungry, see you guys later," she called back quietly to them.

"What's up with her?" asked Lysander quietly staring after her thoughtfully.

"Dunno, but I think I'll go talk to her after lunch. You know to see what the deal with Manfred was," Olivia said following Tancred into the cafeteria.

All through lunch Lysander couldn't concentrate on anything his thoughts kept going back to Jakia, what was her endowment?

"Hey, guys I think I'm going to go and find Jakia. I want to see if she'll talk to me," Lysander said getting up from the table.

"Yea, ok," said Tancred not even looking up.

Lysander walked out of the cafeteria trying to figure out where to start his search for Jakia. He hadn't gotten very far when he heard raised voices coming from a classroom to his left. He cracked open the door just enough to see Jakia and Manfred arguing lividly.

"Don't you dare threaten me Manfred Bloor, I'm not afraid of you!" Jakia said pulling her arm out of his grasp.

"You can't win, Jacre. Remember that," Manfred growled at her taking a step forward dark eyes blazing.

"Maybe not, Bloor, but I'll give you a race for your money," Jakia spat back at him, her face set like stone.

"Manfred leave her alone," Lysander said pushing the door open and walking into the room.

The pair turned to look at the intruder a smile spread across Jakia's pretty features, while Manfred's sneer simply got more pronounced.

"This isn't over, Lysander here won't always be able to protect you," Manfred said brushing past Lysander and out the door.

"You shouldn't have said anything. Now he'll be after you too," Jakia said a look of concern passing over her face.

"Doesn't really matter, never was on his good side especially after what happened in the ruins not to long ago," Lysander sighed walking into the room and closing the door.

"You know I know why you're here. I'm not stupid you want to know what it is," she said turning away from him. She began to spin gracefully around the room, doing her best not to look at Lysander. She stopped mid twirl and began leaping across the room back in his direction. After a few complicated leaps and jumps she landed gracefully in front of him.

"You like to dance, don't you?" Lysander asked watching as she did graceful steps in place.

"It's what I do when I'm upset, when I'm over-whelmed or confused," she replied quietly, her feet stopping they're continuous moving.

"I thought you said that you weren't afraid of him," Lysander said looking up at her.

She looked at him holding his gaze her eyes turning that bright green color, again. She smiled as her eyes turned back they're dark color.

"Can you keep a secret, and I mean from everyone? Including your very best friend?" she asked walking towards him.

"I don't know…." He was cut off as she walked closere to him his heart skipping every other beat. She walked over leaning close to him she brushed her lips against his.

"Think about it for me o.k," she said pulling away, smiling at his disbelief. She walked swiftly from the room, leaving him alone with his thoughts.

(The beginning of a beautiful romance ha ha )