A few years had passed, when Cassandra and Andy finally were a grown-up teenagers, now working on their own. Still, the girl had been close to Chris, her grand-father, their relationship having no change at all. It only had additional, Andy becoming close to Chris, too. Since her grand-father spoils the teenagers, now.
But of course, everyone looked the same, obviously because they were immortal vampire creatures. Only with the exception of the two teenagers, they were in the puberty stage, and that means they were physically changing. Cassie's hair grew longer so fast, her wild curls didn't even think of losing the grip on her hair. Andy grew taller than his best friend.
Alex was still in Grezsatly, but now, he got Annie. They were lovers, about to marry soon, only when the girl is ready. She isn't necessarily living there with him, time by time, she goes to the human world just to visit her family to check if they're fine. And mostly when she goes to the secret world, she brings out news about how the people were doing. Checking also if the secret was still kept now that everyone just knew that the population of vampires were increasing that they were living all over the world now. Annie had brought out mostly, bad news from the human world. The production of food from different animals were horribly decreasing, until there wasn't really anything left now all over the world, including the forest of the secret world the vampires own. And because of the population of the vampires grew, the humans then knew the big secret.
Human beings were eager to kill vampires they believe that were the reason why their food vanished. They were capable of hunting them. Now, the population came back to normal, sadly, alternately. They still grew up with problems. But despite of that thing, they managed to have the bonding and the escape, doing it every single day, going to the woods anytime they wanted. With neither of them who cared what time it was, nor even thinking of their own safety. And again, it was already the middle of the year, the two had gone dwelling the woods. They weren't doing it for fun, they also had purposes. Memorizing the different routes and ways, that was the most significant purpose, exploring the place to have more discoveries, they were trying to break the mystery of the forest. They had many more, which weren't that important, looking for danger or anything that they could fight, so that their fighting skills would increase, to prep themselves for any future trouble. If the hunters would someday know the way to Grezsatly. With or without their own powers and abilities.
Speaking of which, Cassie also have had a few trainings by herself with her shielding powers as soon as she learnt the warning. Trying to expand the shield as much as she could, doing that over and over again every day. If anyone had their free time, they would join her training. Everyone seemed busy the day that started. Andy was always there, watching them do that, peeking through the window, and sometimes, he just almost envied everyone watching that, wishing that one day he would have one. A power that is stronger than hers or everyone else. The thing he was always thinking about, was that it hasn't been proven yet. He told himself, he shouldn't quit. But there wasn't anything bad that he meant, he loved Cassie as much as he knew she would.
And it was a training day, Cassie meditating somewhere in the corner of the house's lot alone, no one was really left there in the house. Everyone went visiting the human world, seeing if it was still going fine. She was trying to focus her shield, staring deeply at her north, now a gigantic bubble appeared around her. She turned around, checking if it was around her now.
She could hear some electric sounds as the curvy lines travel over the bubble. She saw Andy walking towards her somewhere in the corner of her eye, then noticed he was about to throw something that looked circular in shape. As soon as she noticed he did, she quickly look at it. Watching as the ball fly towards her face, she didn't even flinch, just raised her hands a bit higher.
Then, she just closed her eyes but didn't make any move. Her ears just heard something that collided, and when she opened it, the ball bounced off to the ground. She did not get hit by the ball. When the ball fell, Andy clapped his hands, went on cheering.
"That was the coolest thing ever." He commented with his normal low voice, didn't move to pick up his football. Cassandra folded her arms, raised an eyebrow gazing at him blankly. The gigantic bubble disappeared. It wasn't long, she walked and picked it up. "Have you even predicted that this would happen?" She asked, still with a frown. "No, not really." He grinned.
"I just thought of throwing the ball to you. Maybe it could call your attention, I've been calling you for a thousand times." He informed, getting the ball from her and locked it in his hand and ribs. "Well, I didn't hear anything. What's up?"
"Didn't hear anything? Seriously, I've been yelling your name - Cassie. Cassandra. Sandra. Cass. I've tried and invented a lot of nicknames for you." He said in disbelief. Cassie hummed a bit, she was musing about something deep.
"Couldn't it be because of the bubble?"
Andy frowned at her. "Ooh, fascinating." He said. "Let's try again." She told him, running back to where she did her shielding power. "Okay, where will I stand?" He asked. "Stand first the farthest. Where you called me earlier." She said, fixing herself.
He just nodded his head, and jogged entering their house. She prepped herself, closing her eyes, and deepening her thoughts. "Please, please, please." She whispered talking to her own mind. She felt that the bubble came from her body, expanding as much as she could. She again looked around, it was fine. She froze her position to where the house of Andy was to her north.
She found him standing behind the window, his mouth was opened and moving. Hands were cupped around the mouth, he was totally shouting now. Besides, no one was really there. It was just the two of them. Simply, she couldn't hear anything.
She took a few steps forward, sending a message to Andy telling him to go out. He went out of the house, then walked, took a few steps forward, then stood there. He lifted his finger, then pointed himself and at her, his face giving a question. Cassie smiled, gave a thumbs-up. The bubble reappeared. Cassie gave a sign, telling him to try to yell.
Andy cupped his hands around his mouth once again, then began shouting. Cassie moved her head a bit, facing her ear to where the sound was. She was hearing some sounds, but knew it wasn't enough.
