Chapter 7

A/N: Okay so to answer some comments, yes I got Tobias from Divergent (I fell in love with him) and Cato is from The Hunger Games. Emily Jo's parents are Chloe and Derek. Tobias's parents are human and barely want anything to do with him. Cato's parents are vampires and Daire's dad is human and her mum is a witch. J Here's chapter 7! Thanks for the reviews guys keep it up! Please please please give me some new ideas, having a little writers block! :$

Emily's POV

We all sat at the kitchen table once again, but this time to actually eat. While we were all in my room, one of Dr. Smith's bodyguards came up and asked what we wanted for dinner. All of us agreed on pasta.

So here we sat, four guards stood around the room. I figured they weren't as much Dr. Smith's bodyguards as they were out bodyguards. In all honesty, this was the most awkward dinner I'd ever been to. And that beat out the first time I had dinner at Tobias's house with his human parents. Did I mention they hate supernaturals?

I looked at Tobias who sat across from me, and I could tell he was thinking the same thing. Dr. Smith, who sat at the head of the table pushed back her plate. "Well I'm very happy you all are adjusting so well." We all glanced at each other. No one had said anything even remotely close to that. Better yet, no had said anything. At all. Not since we left my room. After an additional awkward silence, Dr. Smith continued.

"I'm hoping you all continue to enjoy yourselves. But I must warn you that if you do have a bad day and you misbehave, there will be consequences. It's not my rule." We all looked at each other. Well actually, Tobias and I looked at everyone. Cato and Daire were staring at each other in a way that made everyone else feel awkward.

There is something going on between them.

It started to getting, weird so I kicked Daire under the table. She looked over at me and blushed.

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When we finally were dismissed from dinner, we decided to head to our rooms. Just as the boys were going to continue to the third floor where their rooms were, Cato stopped Daire and pulled her back. Tobias came up behind me. I turned and faced him.

"There's something going on between them." Tobias nodded towards our friends, who stood inches from each other.

"I noticed. You ask Cato, I'm gonna talk to Daire." I suggested. Tobias nodded.

"Yea that'll work," he looked me in the eye, "so can I hug you without you going into shock?"

I looked down and probably turned red. I didn't realized he noticed. I jumped slightly when he placed his hand on my cheek. I glanced up through my eyelashes to find Tobias's head hovering above mine. I begged him with my eyes not to do this.

Suddenly, someone cleared their throat. I stepped back and saw Cato and Daire watching us. I didn't say anything and walked away. More like ran away actually. I went straight to my room, closed the door and slid down to the floor. The past few minutes banged around in my mind.

Why? Why did he do that? I thought we were friends! We were doing so well! I was controlling my feelings for him and-

My thoughts were interrupted by knocking on my door.

"Em. Open up. It's Daire." Daire's voice seeped through the door. I exhaled slowly. I didn't even noticed I'd stopped breathing.

"Is it only you?" I asked. If Tobias was there, I was not going to open that door.

"Yea the guys went upstairs. Em, let me in." Daire pleaded. I got up carefully and opened the door. Daire walked past me and I closed the door once again. I sat backwards on the desk chair while Daire lay on my bed.

"What was that?" She asked bluntly.

"What was what?" I looked down, embarrassed.

"Oh I don't know, you and Tobias almost kissing!" Daire sat up on my bed, "I thought you didn't want to get back together?" Daire's voice sounded hurt because I didn't tell her.

"Correction, he almost kissed me. And you know I never wanted to break up with him. I had to." I still refused to look at her.

"Why did you have to? You never told me." It was true. I hadn't told Daire, Cato or anyone. I couldn't say it out loud. It was too painful.

"Em, come on. It's not that bad." Daire said, leaning on the bed post. I took a moment to think.

"Well, I broke up with him because I love him." Daire looked at me, really confused.

"Please tell me there's more." I nodded.

" I was scared about how much I loved him. Anytime something went wrong in my life, I would want to hide in his arms and wish it all away. The thing is, he would let me or try and fight for me. And the way I was brought up, it scared me for someone other than my family would want to do that for me. It scared me that I wanted it. I felt we were falling for each other too fast. I didn't want to get hurt." I explained. Daire just looked at me.

"Did you ever tell him that?" Daire questioned. I just shook my head.

"No. I just said exactly, 'I can't do this. I'm sorry.' And I walked away." Daire's mouth fell open.

"Emily Jo that boy is still in love with you! And hell, you're still in love with him!" Daire now stood in front of me, "You both are so broken without each other! You need to be with him!" I stood up too.

"I don't know if I can. He wouldn't take me back after I hurt him so badly." I replied in a small voice. Daire threw her hands up and walked to the door.

"I don't believe that and neither do you. Do something that makes you happy and safe. That's Tobias. Goodnight." Daire left my room and I sighed. Not caring I had forgotten to ask about Cato, I fell on my bed and went straight to sleep.

A/N: Okay so that's chapter 7! Next chapter, there will be a DP Reference! If you can guess it and tell me what book it's from, then I will PM you any detail you want to know about the story's future OR you can become a character in the story! xo