Johnny's POV *Flashback*

I lead my band of brothers towards the library, we all happened to get out of our classes around the same time so we are just trying to kill time before the hell of the first day passes. I step towards the door, checking my reflection in the glass, giving my gold collar a quick pop, smoothing out my ROR sweater before reaching for the brass door handle.

After everyone is inside I close the door behind me and glance around the library as we meander around the huge area.

"Johnny," Chet's raspy whisper catches my attention and I give the little crab a sideways glance as he continues. "Why not just go back to the house? Why the library?"

I shrug, whispering back to him. "I dunno, I just felt like coming here." I shove past Javier who gives me a playful punch to the shoulder with one of his four arms. I give that four-eyed bug the middle finger before continuing towards a bookshelf. I guess I could use this time to try and find the books I need for my classes. I reach one of the many shelves and begin scanning the spines for any titles I feel might be useful, though nothing jumps out at me. I tap one of my lower tusks thoughtfully as my fraternity brothers gossip behind me like a bunch of school girls.

"Aye, Johnny," Javier's Spanish voice snaps me out of my search and I turn to face him standing next to me, my jaw twisted slightly in annoyance. "Check out what the freshman heap dragged in."

I follow his claws pointing across the huge open hall to a small white monstress, a long elegant tail curled against her back as she crosses the creaky wood floor with a quick gait. She is definitely hot for a freshman. I feel a smirk begin to grow across my face as I watch her full figure sway as she walks. I lean against the bookshelf and glance at Jav. "Nice find there, bud." I hear him snicker menacingly next to me as I continue to eye-fuck the little freshman as she weaves through the various shelves. The little tuft of fur around her neck looks so soft.

I notice her tall ears suddenly perk up and her short snout turns towards a table where a large pile of books covers whoever she is looking at. I watch her glance around before scurrying over to the table and when she reaches behind the books I notice a head pop-up, wide golden eyes staring at the white freshman in surprise. I shift my feet to try and get a better look at who it is behind the books and I quickly find myself frozen at what I see. A small reptilian monster with white swirled horns that almost look like little cinnamon rolls stuck to the side of her head. Her eyes large and sharp, though very friendly. I twist my jaw as she moves away from the table and I notice her wide hips and narrow chest, giving her a really gorgeous figure. A blue sweater hugging her curves in the most appetizing way. "Oh boy," I nudge Jav as he leafs through a book and when he looks up to me I point at the little freshman. "Check that out."

"Oh ho, amigo," Jav murmurs, his voice full of mischief. "Looks like our white beauty has a friend."

"Yep," I watch the little lizard's plump tail sway behind her as she talks to her friend and I feel a tingling sensation throughout my body. "She's mine."

"Really?" Jav says, getting closer to me so the others don't hear him. "I thought you didn't date freshmen?"

I cross my arms, smirking. "I'm about to make an exception." I continue to watch her and can't help but feel something else in my chest as a large smile crosses her face. I notice her gaze drift to me and I don't look away. I lock my eyes with hers, giving her my most charming smirk. She just continues to stare, but I think I see a small smile trying to creep its way across her face. "I'm going to make her mine."

*End of Flashback*

The rush of the impact causes me to automatically reach over to Reed's seat, my arm shielding her small form from the harsh impact of the airbags and my claws digging into her shoulder, keeping her from flying out the window. It's almost as if time slows down as I feel a sharp pain in my side and my arms and the another second passes by when the car flips back over on its wheels. I let the smoke clear before mustering all my strength to force my door open then running over to Reed's side, ignoring Lily as she collapses out of the back seat unscathed. "Baby!" I shout, grabbing the door handle, locking my elbow pulling as hard as I can, ripping the door off of its hinges. "Babe!" I try to keep from panicking as I cup her face in my hands, her eyes glassy but looking right back at me. "Say something." I say, trying to keep my voice calm.

"I think you're going to need a new car," She chuckles, wiping at the blood on her forehead from where a shard of glass cut her.

I let out a nervous laugh before reaching in and gently pulling her out, helping her to her feet. I glance over her body and only a few cuts and bruises seem to be present. I feel myself begin to relax but I notice her eyes watching me. "Honey," She says, her voice soft as she reaches for my side. I glance down and see a long slash down my side from where the metal of the car caught me. I reach to touch at it and see that it only cut through the first few layers of skin.

I grab Reed's hand and pull her close. "It's okay. We're okay."

"Holy shit, guys!" Lily's voice screaming causes me to growl and I glare over to the black ball of fur as she sprints over to us. "Are you okay?" She glances back to my trashed car and the completely unharmed CDA van before snapping her eyes back to Reed and I. "What in the hell was that?!"

I ignore her, letting go of Reed and walking past them towards the van. I clench my fists, ready to deck whoever plops out of that vehicle. I storm up to the driver's side, swinging the door open, my teeth bared and ready to snarl but a lump catches in my throat when I see that the cab is completely empty. "What?" I mumble, my eyes darting around the seats, hoping to catch a glimpse of a CDA agent cowering behind the seats, but I see nothing. I furrow my brow, but when I glance down to the shift I notice it is in neutral and the emergency brake is off. Probably some new guy forgot to shift the damn thing all the way to park. I growl low in my chest, glowering down at the empty driver's seat, but something catches my eye and I lean closer. "You have got to be fucking kidding me."

"We need to go." I say, briskly walking towards Reed and Lily as they look each other over for wounds. "We have to go now!" I snarl.

"What?" Reed looks at me with wide eyes. "We don't have a car."

I walk up to them, wrapping my arms around the two, shoving them towards the front doors of the factory. "Move quickly."

"Johnny, wha-"

"Just move," I hiss, cutting my wife off as we cross the parking lot. "Trust me." I glance back to the van and I notice a purple snake slither from the driver's side, his eyes watching us as we shove through the entrance.

Hey guys! I'm so so so sorry about taking forever to update. And I'm sorry for the severe shortness of this chapter, but I've been busy with moving back up to my college so yeah. I'll try to update as soon as I can. I probably will later tonight. I appreciate the continued support. It means the world to me! I love you all so very much. You guys stay awesome, I'll see you in the next chapter bye-bye!