The Night Keepers||Book 1

07||Black Heart

8 Hours Early

Phoenix got up from her seat walking to the counter standing behind the male that came into the ice cream shop. She waited for him to order then went to the counter as he left. "Can I get a X-Large strawberry shortcake with gummy bears with white chocolate syrup?" She said looking at the menu then looked at the male handing him her card. Phoenix said looking at the menu then looked at the male handing him her card. She walked back to her seat seeing the guy that was in front of her sitting at her table. Phoenix tapped on his shoulder as he turned around "your in my seat." She said waiting for a response from the male.

Elijah sat in the chair looking at hockey film from last weeks game when he left a tap on his shoulder. He looked up at the girl hearing what she said then got up with his stuff moving to the other side of the table sitting in the other chair. "Sorry about that. You don't mind if I sit with you, do you?" He said turning the volume on his computer down. Elijah let a small smile form on the corner of his lips watching as the girl sat down across from him.

Phoenix watched as the male moved his things to the other side of the table. She sat down softly into the seat pulling out her computer sitting it onto the table. Phoenix started back on her work while eating her ice cream that was already starting to melt from her standing up. She watched the boy across from her moments at a time. Her eyes followed his every move softly from the way he would eat his ice cream to the way his fingers ran through his dark hair.

The two strangers walked out of the ice cream shop together into the moonlighted sky. It was filled the most beautiful stars. Elijah looked over at the girl as they walked out of the ice cream shop "Let me take you home. Or if you have to go back to campus I can take you. You shouldn't be walking out here all by yourself." He said walking to his truck throwing his hockey gear into the back part. Elijah walked back to the front of the truck leaning against it with his arms behind his back. He saw her standing under the lamp post in front of the ice cream shop. Elijah has never seen her around the town it would be hard to miss her even if he had seen her before.

Phoenix stood under the lamp post will his Leatherman jacket around her small body. She didn't want to the jacket but he had around wrapped it around her body before he walked to the truck. Phoenix let a small smile come onto the side of her lips. She stepped off the sidewalk of the ice cream shop walking towards the truck. The girl reached her hand up to touch the male's dark hair. Her fingers went finely through his hair. She felt her body get closer to his but she walked to the other side of the truck opening the door. "I don't want you to go out of your way just to drive me all the way back to campus." she said standing in the doorway of the passenger side looking at him.