Crap. "Yeah?" I asked. Daemon`s eyebrows raise in disbelief. "Yeah? Yeah? You want to explain what just happened?", Sara demanded. Well, not really. Definitely not. I looked away. How could I get out of this one? I sighed. "I don't know what you're talking about." She refused to meet the eyes she could feel burning holes into her head. Yeah, this was not going how she hoped it would.
"I am talking about your freak attack! That is what I`m talking about. What made you panic like that?" I looked out over the water. This place was really beautiful. Too bad the beauty was being ruined by the situation. "It was nothing. This place is really beautiful, Sara. How did you find it?" I finally turned to face her. She studied me with reluctance. I could tell she wanted to keep questioning me about the incident, but finally she sighed.
"Daemon went out exploring one day and he started to come here every day. I finally questioned him about it and he showed me. It`s where we come on hot summer days." I smiled. "That's cool. Who all knows about this place?" They smiled at each other. "Just us." Hmm. I started swimming closer to the edge. I stopped when I got to where I could touch. With the water lapping at my neck, I turned to face them. Daemon was staring at me with curiosity and suspicion. Yeah, this was going to be good.
"So… How long have been here?" Daemons growl cut through the air. "What do you mean?" I looked over in surprise. He had moved closer and was now only a few yards from me, and he looked angry. "Chill, Daemon. We have been here for a couple years. Still new to the town, but you know, you get to be new now." Sara replied. She shot Daemon a warning look. Then I felt a hand circle my wrist.
I jerked in surprise. Daemon stared down at me, amused. I hadn't heard, or felt his presence. "How did you get over here so fast?" I demanded in disbelief. He flashed a knowing smile. "I swam." I flashed him a "no duh" look that earned me a chuckle from Mr. Grumpy. "What do you want, Daemon?" He looked me in the eyes. "I want to know why you freaked out a minute ago." Glaring I jerked my hand back. "I don't want to talk about it." He sighed and shot me a frustrated look. "You will eventually."
"And when I don't?" I asked curiously. His look turned dark, predatory. "Then I make you." He said it so simply, so easily, that I didn't doubt he would try. From his expression, he was pretty confident he could. I shifted back a few feet causing ripples to run through the pond. Suddenly a cold wind blew through the woods, raising goose bumps. I looked at Sara. She was staring at us with a complex expression that gave nothing away. Then she turned to me. "You ready to go?" I nodded and we got out of the pond and walked to where our slips lay.
"Hey, Cat." I turned to face Daemon. "How did you know we weren't from here?" Laughing I replied, "You don't have the small town look, you don't exactly talk with an accent from these parts, and when we were in town our cashier mentioned that you guys were new, too." This seemed to satisfy him as he turned and headed back towards civilization. The trip back seemed to take forever and we walked in complete silence. When we got back to our road they went to their house and I went to mine. Daemon was very observant, suspicious, and he had a knowing look to him. It made me wonder what the reason for it was. Could he be hiding something?