Sky.

He was getting closer and closer to me. The gunshots were nearly missing and then they hit. First my leg and then my chest. I fell to the ground, calling out for my soulfinder.

'ZED!'

I opened my eyes and found myself lying in a hospital bed, tubes and wires plugged into me. I wriggled and then tensed when I felt an arm on my shoulder. I turned my head and relaxed.

'Sky! I'm so glad you're awake!' Zed smiled and kissed my forehead. 'How are you feeling?'

I looked around in confusion. 'How did I get here? I thought it was all over.'

'It is, baby. It's all over now! I found you with Ruby and-'

'Ruby! Is she okay?!' I tensed up again, worried for my new friend; I never would have escaped without her.

'Yes, she only had a few cuts on her foot.' He smiled, holding my hand. 'How are you feeling?'

'Okay I guess. My leg is still a little sore, though.'

'You had to have an operation.'

My stomach clenched. 'Was it that bad? How long have I been asleep?'

'A day and a half.' He shrugged. 'But what matters is that you're recovering. The nurse said your stats were good.'

'How long before I can go home?'

'Soon.' He smiled, but he didn't look one-hundred percent happy; something was bothering him.

'Zed, is something going on?' I asked with a frown.

'Why? What makes you think that?' He rubbed my hand with his thumb for a distraction.

'You're acting shifty.' I met his eyes with a stern look. 'If something is going on, you need to tell me.'

Zed sighed and squeezed my hand. 'Ryan came by. They caught the Kellys.'

'Well that's great news!' I sighed with relief, relaxing in the bed. I don't know what I would have done if they had still been out there.

'But he thinks it would be beneficial for you and your family to be part of the witness protection programme.'

'Aren't you part of that?'

'We were.' He nodded. 'But they want you to move to Canada.'

Canada? Where Niagara Falls was? And that really big tower... CN tower was it? And they go there in Twilight, don't they? And Michael Buble is from there, isn't he? There's bears there... and it's pretty cold...

'Why Canada?!'

'I don't know.' He frowned. 'I guess because it's far enough away that if the Kellys were ever released, they wouldn't come looking for you.'

I had exactly the same conversation with Sally and Simon later that day. Except they had actually been researching Vancouver! I didn't even know where Vancouver was! But it sounded cold.

'There's a University there. Capilano University... they specialise in the music degree you would have been studying at Denver. Ryan said he can easily switch your universities for you.' Simon explained.

'But it's Canada! We don't know anything about Canada!' I threw my hands in the air dramatically, before realising I had a drip plugged into my arm. Ouch.

'Michael Buble came from Vancouver!' Sally grinned.

'But he's not there anymore. He's always travelling the world, it's not like you'll run into him.'

'Okay sour puss.' Simon frowned, shaking his head. 'We want you to be safe and if that means moving, we'll doing it, Sky. You've been through too much as it is.'

'If I move, what happens to the Benedicts?'

'They stay here, I guess.'

The thought horrified me. I was so close to them. I couldn't bare it if I was a long flight away from them. 'But... Zed.'

'I know it's hard honey. You'll have to talk to him about it, but whatever he says, we need to go.' Sally stroked my hair gently. 'I'm tired of those Kellys coming after you.'

And that's how I knew that I wasn't going to win the argument; I was moving to Canada, with or without my soulfinder.

Sally and Simon left a little after that, texting me later to say that Ryan had managed to switch the universities for me, but there was no dorm room left available so we'd have to have a house within reasonable distance of the university. Zed returned later on, along with most of his family. I swear the nurse nearly had a heartattack, but she decided to let them in.

'Hey Sky.' Karla smiled, sitting on the chair beside me. Zed perched on the edge of my bed and kissed my forehead.

'How are you feeling?' Saul asked, moving to a space in the room.

'Much better physically.' I replied. Just not emotionally- way too much was going on for me to get my head around.

'We heard about the move.' Karla's voice was full of sympathy. 'I know it's tough, but it'll keep you safe.'

Did everyone have to keep saving that? Sheesh.

'We've come to an agreement.' Zed said, squeezing my hand. My stomach filled with butterflies; was this a decision I was going to like or not?

'Oh?' I wasn't entirely sure I wanted to know what they had agreed to.

'Well Saul and I can't move up to Canada with you, as much as we'd love to. We have our business here and this year has been busier than ever.' Karla sighed. 'Though we would love to come and visit you!'

'Yeah, they've got some pretty wild white water up there!' Victor agreed.

'But...' Zed lifted my hand to kiss it. 'I can come with you.'

'You can?' His response took me by surprise. Simon was hardly going to let him live with us.

'And I will.' He smiled. 'I've found my soulfinder and I'm not letting her go that easy.'

'But what about university? And where are you going to live?'

'Ryan's managed to change Zed over, though the university isn't happy with the guys at witness protection!' Victor laughed.

'And, here's the best part.' He rubbed his thumb soothingly across the top of my hand. 'We are going to be living together.'

'What?!' I gasped in disbelief. Like Simon would allow that. Not when we weren't married, anyway. He was pretty protective like that.

'Before you ask, Simon has agreed.' My boyfriend laughed, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. Eugh it needed a wash.

'How? What? Eh?'

Cue the rest of The Benedicts, and their soulfinders, laughing.

'Well it took a lot of persuasion and most of today, but Sally was happy with it and if it keeps you safe... besides, we agreed you wouldn't want to be living at home when you're at college, would you?'

'I still can't believe he agreed to that.'

Zed smiled and I could tell he was missing something out. 'Well he did.'

'So,' I fidgeted in the bed. 'I guess we're moving to Canada.'

Four days later, the hospital released me and sent me home with antibiotics to fight infection; they were the most disgusting thing I had ever tasted, and Zed seemed to enjoy watching me take them. It was weird returning home, because it wasn't really home anymore. No, this was just another stop on the journey that was my life. And it was in the process of being all boxed up.

'Ooh, Vick's sent us some photos of our new appartment!' Zed grinned, passing me his phone. Victor had headed up to Vancouver with Saul a few days ago, and they'd chosen an appartment for us yesterday. The witness protection programme had given us some money towards it, but as we could have chosen to live with Sally and Simon, we'd have to pay the difference.

I looked at the first photo, which showed the outside of the appartment building. It was fairly tall, about eight storys high. We were on the second floor, and there was a lift to use until my leg healed properly. The building looked modern with white paint and large glass windows.

The next photo showed the living room space. Already furnished with a brown leather sofa and matching armchair, the space was open with wooden floors and white walls, with two large windows overlooking English Bay. There was a small wooden dining table with four chairs not far away and the white, modern kitchen was a fair size.

The final photos were of the two bedrooms. One had a double bed with a brown leather headboard, still waiting for bedding to be chosen, and the other had a single bed with a desk; a perfect study. There were a few empty bookcases there too. By the looks of it, all rooms had a lot of light and lovely views of the bay.

'It's wonderful.' I smiled, looking up at my boyfriend from his perch on the arm of the chair.

'I know.' He replied. 'Just needs a few finishing touches to make it our home and not a showhome.'

'Just what I was thinking.' I sighed, leaning into his chest.

'Are you ready to leave Wrickenridge?'

I shook my head. 'I know we've got two days left, but there's still so much to do. I have to finish the packing, say goodbye to everyone...'

'They can visit.' He kissed my forehead. 'We have a spare room.'

'I know, I just can't believe I'd finally settled in to this place and we already have to move. It sucks.'

'Yeah it does.' He nodded in agreement. 'I won't even be in the same country as my parents.'

'Sorry. That's got to be tough.'

'It is, but losing my soulfinder would have been much tougher.' He leant down and kissed me on the lips. 'I can't wait to you're better. It's so hard trying to be gentle when I'm so much bigger than you.'

I laughed. 'Not long.' I hope. I was tired of not being able to walk far without lots of pain. I was just glad that Xav had managed to get rid of the scars on my head from fighting with Zack that night...

My stomach clenched and nausea hit me.

'Are you okay? You look really pale.' Zed frowned.

'I need to go to the bathroom.' I lied, standing up. I hopped towards the bathroom, and barely made it there in time when I was sick. Was I always going to have nausea at the thought of him trying to rape me? I hoped not. I wasn't sure I could cope. The nightmares were bad enough.

'Sky, honey, you didn't have to lie you know.' My boyfriend knocked on the door, his voice full of concern.

'I'm sorry.'

'It's okay. Can I come in?'

'Yes.' I croaked.

Zed let himself in, sat beside me and pulled me into his arms as I sobbed. 'I know it's hard and you've had to go through this once with Ryan, but will you please tell me exactly what happened that night?'

'Okay.'

And just like that, it all came pouring out, with Zed clenching his fists and my tears soaking his t-shirt.