Nine

Ruby

Xavier looked up and down the street before crossing and I followed close by his side. After leaving The Witches Brew we hadn’t gotten back into his car. We left the parking lot, turned left, and had now been walking for ten minutes.

We hadn’t really talked to each other during our walk, but it wasn’t an uneasy silence. It felt comfortable. I felt protected. Was it because I knew about the power within him? I hadn’t expected to be getting along with him so well. Why did he offer to do this? Why be nice to me now? Was it all just because of his guilt over what he had said to me?

“So, supernatural creatures are all friendly with each other?”

“No, Ruby, they aren’t all friendly with each other. Just like not all humans get along with each other.” He tapped my shoulder for me to follow him and turned left. Ahead of us appeared a large fountain.

“Wow,” I said under my breath. “I only just moved here for school. I didn’t get the time to explore the city.” When we finally stopped at the