leave her alone until she chose a mate. That was something she really didn’t want to do or even think about.
One evening, Shade sat on the porch watching the sun sink over the horizon. Its brilliant orange-reds warmed her face in the cool evening. Shade had Dylan’s blanket around her shoulders; keeping it close comforted her, making it seem like Dylan was not so far away. She supposed he was still pretty angry. She didn’t blame him at all. Soap was probably upset too. She couldn’t make anyone happy, no matter what she did. She liked both of them, was fairly sure they both liked her back, even though at the moment, she didn’t feel worthy of either one of them. She’d have to think up a way to repair the damage she had done.
“What are you waiting for?” Benton’s voice startled her out of her reverie. Shade turned and stared up at her brother. She rolled her eyes and resumed staring at the sunset’s streaks across the horizon.
“Nothing.”
Benton sat down next to her and handed her a can of coke. He was loudly slurping his own can, and paid no attention to her as she glared back. His invasion of her space was something she did not tolerate.
“What do you want?” Shade grumbled as she opened her soda without thanking him, and chugged down a swallow.
“Most people say thank you , you know. I’m just wondering what it is you’re waiting for out here every freakin’ day? The sunset doesn’t change that much.” He spit out a sunflower seed that he had been chewing on, dumping a few more in his mouth as he waited for her to answer.
“None of your business,” Shade sighed. She knew she should attempt to get along better with Benton, but his paranoid nosy ways drove her insane. She continued to sit in silence, listening to him crunch on the husks.
“Alright, fine. Don’t tell me. I knew something is going on with you since right before graduation. I’m not stupid you know. I know it has something to do with that Dylan guy too. I swear there is something not normal ‘bout him. I’m going to figure out what it is. Where is Dylan anyways? He finally decided to go back to his family?” Benton turned and watched her. His dark eyes studied his sister. He wished she didn’t keep so many secrets from him. Since their dad died, he had assumed the ‘man of the house’ position, which put off Shade, but their sister Anna and brother James didn’t seem to mind it at all. Since Dylan had been living with them, Benton had felt pushed aside as Dylan drove everyone around instead. Benton was 17 and graduating this coming year. He was somewhat relieved to see that Dylan hadn’t been around much lately.
Shade sighed. She wished she could confide in her brother, but being a part Fey wasn’t exactly going to sound logical to a regular kid. She contemplated telling Benton, but hadn’t found a good way of explaining anything about her powers without sounding crazy. She hoped he wouldn’t ever find out.
“No, he’s just visiting them. He’ll be back soon. Nothing is going on, all right? Just stay out of my business, okay?” She watched the sun disappear as dusk began to grow. She thought she saw a light within the line of the trees that bordered their back yard, but the longer she stared at the spot the more she suspected it was just her eyes playing tricks on her.
Right before she was about to jump up and retreat to the house, she saw it again. A blue flare of fire flashed inside the woods. She sucked her breath in, hoping it would be Soap and Andraste showing up to take her to her grandmother. She turned to look at Benton as he suddenly stood up and also stared out towards the forest
“What was that?” Benton exclaimed. “Did you see that? I thought I just saw some kind of blue light or fire, but…it’s gone now. Did you see that too, Shade?” Benton looked at her and then turned back towards the woods as three Faeries stepped out from the trees and walked towards them.
Oh, crap! Benton
One evening, Shade sat on the porch watching the sun sink over the horizon. Its brilliant orange-reds warmed her face in the cool evening. Shade had Dylan’s blanket around her shoulders; keeping it close comforted her, making it seem like Dylan was not so far away. She supposed he was still pretty angry. She didn’t blame him at all. Soap was probably upset too. She couldn’t make anyone happy, no matter what she did. She liked both of them, was fairly sure they both liked her back, even though at the moment, she didn’t feel worthy of either one of them. She’d have to think up a way to repair the damage she had done.
“What are you waiting for?” Benton’s voice startled her out of her reverie. Shade turned and stared up at her brother. She rolled her eyes and resumed staring at the sunset’s streaks across the horizon.
“Nothing.”
Benton sat down next to her and handed her a can of coke. He was loudly slurping his own can, and paid no attention to her as she glared back. His invasion of her space was something she did not tolerate.
“What do you want?” Shade grumbled as she opened her soda without thanking him, and chugged down a swallow.
“Most people say thank you , you know. I’m just wondering what it is you’re waiting for out here every freakin’ day? The sunset doesn’t change that much.” He spit out a sunflower seed that he had been chewing on, dumping a few more in his mouth as he waited for her to answer.
“None of your business,” Shade sighed. She knew she should attempt to get along better with Benton, but his paranoid nosy ways drove her insane. She continued to sit in silence, listening to him crunch on the husks.
“Alright, fine. Don’t tell me. I knew something is going on with you since right before graduation. I’m not stupid you know. I know it has something to do with that Dylan guy too. I swear there is something not normal ‘bout him. I’m going to figure out what it is. Where is Dylan anyways? He finally decided to go back to his family?” Benton turned and watched her. His dark eyes studied his sister. He wished she didn’t keep so many secrets from him. Since their dad died, he had assumed the ‘man of the house’ position, which put off Shade, but their sister Anna and brother James didn’t seem to mind it at all. Since Dylan had been living with them, Benton had felt pushed aside as Dylan drove everyone around instead. Benton was 17 and graduating this coming year. He was somewhat relieved to see that Dylan hadn’t been around much lately.
Shade sighed. She wished she could confide in her brother, but being a part Fey wasn’t exactly going to sound logical to a regular kid. She contemplated telling Benton, but hadn’t found a good way of explaining anything about her powers without sounding crazy. She hoped he wouldn’t ever find out.
“No, he’s just visiting them. He’ll be back soon. Nothing is going on, all right? Just stay out of my business, okay?” She watched the sun disappear as dusk began to grow. She thought she saw a light within the line of the trees that bordered their back yard, but the longer she stared at the spot the more she suspected it was just her eyes playing tricks on her.
Right before she was about to jump up and retreat to the house, she saw it again. A blue flare of fire flashed inside the woods. She sucked her breath in, hoping it would be Soap and Andraste showing up to take her to her grandmother. She turned to look at Benton as he suddenly stood up and also stared out towards the forest
“What was that?” Benton exclaimed. “Did you see that? I thought I just saw some kind of blue light or fire, but…it’s gone now. Did you see that too, Shade?” Benton looked at her and then turned back towards the woods as three Faeries stepped out from the trees and walked towards them.
Oh, crap! Benton
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