The Hunters (On-Hold)

Interesting... Very interesting...

*Fane's POV*

Skyler gently pushed me away and in the direction of the bedrooms. Without her touch I instantly felt bereft, so I kissed her on the cheek, she gasped and lifted her hand to her cheek. Grinning, i winked at her and saw her face heat up with embarrassment.

I turned around and headed to my room, it was easy to pick out. It was the one with the door ripped off its hinges. I peeked inside and saw that it was a mess. And not the whole I'm-a-teenager-my-room-is-supposed-to-be-a-mess-deal-with-it type of mess, it's the I'm-searching-for-something-and-i-don't-care-if-i-destroy-your-room-in-the-process type of mess. How the hell am I supposed to find anything in this junk heap?

Gingerly, I step inside and make my way towards the wardrobe, which also had its door ripped off at the hinges. I pulled my suitcase down from the top shelf and began stuffing random articles of clothing in it. My mind was elsewhere, mainly on the way Skyler had defended me, she'd crouched in a defensive posture! It was like she wasn't going to let anything hurt me. And the way she fought... Oh boy, she is so skilled, kinda made her look sexy. God Fane STAHP pull yourself together.

Then my mood shifted as I thought of my mother's bloody body lying on the floor. She may not have been perfect, but she was the only one I had left. My father left us when I was born. I closed my eyes and breathed in deeply, trying to calm myself. Wait... Was that smoke?

I rushed into the kitchen, thinking the apartment was on fire. Instead, I saw Skyler leaning over Diego's lifeless body. It was on fire.

"Er, Sky? What are you doing?" I query uncertainly. She jumps when she hears my voice, then glares down at the body.

"Making sure he stays dead," she muttered under her breath, then her glare was erased by a brilliant smile, "so are you ready to go?"

"Uh not yet, I still have to get a few things," I replied.

"Okay then, I'll help,"

*Skyler's POV*

We walked back to his room in silence, each engrossed in our own thoughts. My cheek still tingled where he'd kissed it, seeing as I've never had a guy touch/hug (besides Jordan)/kiss/look at me, this was kinda a big leap for me. And I was freaking out. Let the inner fan girl monologue commence.

OMG THAT WAS AWESOME, I CAN'T BELIEVE HE KISSED ME.

It was only on the cheek fan girl calm down.

WHO THE HELL CARES? I LIKE HIM SO MUCH RIGHT NOW!

Could you stop yelling please?

NO. SHUT UP AND STOP KILLING MY BUZZ

okay then, keep going.

EEEEEEE!!!!!! IM HIGH AS A KITE! IM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!

*mental facepalm* fan girl you realize it sounded like you just admitted you were on drugs?

I DON'T CARE IM -

Ok that's enough, stop it. Get out.

Yes I realize I just had a conversation with myself. In my head. No I'm not insane and NO I don't have schizophrenia. My inner fangirl is a bit err quirky. But dont worry, you probably won't see her anymore unless Fane touches me again. Wow, just thinking about it has me all hot and bothered...

"You're blushing, are you ok?" Fane's voice snaps me out of my reverie.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine," I reply dreamily, "anyways, what can I help with?"

"Well what do I need?"

"I'd bring all your clothes, all your shoes, your wallet, any weapons, coz it saves you from buying them, trust me you would not believe how expensive a dagger is, oh and any other personal possessions that you don't want to leave behind, because you sure can get homesick, I mean I get homesick -" I rambled on, but before I could say anymore he slapped his hand over my mouth and grinned at me.

"If I didn't know any better Skyler, I'd say you were nervous," I glared at him over the top of his hand and he laughed as he removed his fingers from my lips.

"Fine, just for that I'm sitting here and not helping you do anything. Humph," I turn my nose up at him and sit on the bed.

A crackling noise sounded underneath me and I stood up again to have a look. It was an envelope, it had 'Fane' written on the front in loopy writing.

"Hey Fane? I found something," I told him.

"What is it?" He looked over my shoulder, his breath tickling my skin made me feel all kinds of things.

"Um, just a letter," I replied nervously, slightly distracted, "here," I handed him the envelope for him to open, he had a mixture of pain and curiosity on his face, making me guess that it was from his mum.

"To my dearest Fane," he read, "by the time you read this I'll probably be dead." He choked on that last word, "I know that I've explained some things to you about our history, but I didn't tell you the whole truth." He looked at me questioning, but I nodded at him to keep going, "The reason you have your special gift, is because you are an Elemental. A Hunter who is trained in combat to kill creatures who threaten humanity." I smiled at him smugly, and he kept reading, "when you were 10, you were supposed to go to a camp that would keep you safe and train you. But I thought that I could protect you on my own. Foolish, I know. I placed a spell around you that would hide your scent, unfortunately, when you turned 18, it started deteriorating. If I am dead, it is because they found you and I tried to protect you. Go find a man named Joseph down at Joey's Cafe, he will help get you to the nearest camp. Please remember that I am proud of you, and love you so much. I pray that you will be lucky enough to find your mate. Look after her, care for her. You will probably tick her off sometimes, but she will always love you. As will I. Mum." The writing was messy and poorly written, leading me to believe she had done this not moments before Diego arrived.

The letter fell out of Fane's hands and fluttered to the ground as silent tears rolled down his face. I walked over and wrapped my arms around his neck. His snaked around my waist, "Shh it's ok, it's going to be ok," I whispered, running my fingers through his hair, trying to soothe him.

"She died because of me Skyler, it's all my fault," he cried softly.

"Shh no, it's not honey, she was trying to protect you," I rested my head on his chest, "did you want to go now?"

"Yes, just let me grab a few things," he let go and stepped back. Fane walked to a set of drawers and grabbed out: a dagger, three throwing disks, and a small crossbow. Holy fudgemuffins.

"Where'd you get all THAT," I asked, my jaw nearly hitting the floor. I thought he said he hadn't been taught anything?

"My mum, she insisted I have a few weapons lying around, just in case. I thought she was talking crazy at the time," he shook his head and continued to put other things in his bag such as photos.

I saw his desk and thought I might help him by asking if he wanted any of this stuff. My eyes caught sight of a drawing in a book underneath some maths worksheets. It was a picture of a girl with waist length light brown hair, hazel eyes and a heart shaped face. She had a hand on her hip and was looking straight at me with attitude in her eyes. The girl looked exactly like... Me.

I gasped, "Fane... Fane..."

He walked over and when he saw what I was looking at, he quickly snapped the book shut, "Um... I er... I can explain," he was blushing. OMYGOSH he's actually blushing, naw he's so cute. Okay i gotta keep a straight face. Ahem, "for the past couple of nights, I've been seeing a girl in my dreams, so I started to sketch her, I never thought it'd be you though," he looked at the ground, and I couldn't help it, I jumped into his arms and kissed him on the forehead.

"I'm flattered," I giggled, "come on, we have to go, I can't wait to introduce you to Teefa and Jordan!" I took his hand and dragged him behind me

Fane looked a little dazed as I towed him along. He shoved his book and pencils in his bag and we made our way out of the elevator.

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