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appearance.
    “It’s going to be alright. She just need time to get used to it,” I said as I placed my hand on his arm, trying to give him some comfort.
    He shot me a tight smile.
    “Who's the kid?” he asked, making his way to stand in the doorway, stopping only to observe them.
     
    “A lost hellhound we found. She was left behind during the attacks. A real pain in the ass,” I replied, walking over to lean against the door frame.
    His eyebrows shot up at that.
    “That’s not good,” he said, moving closer to look her over.
    I hope he was commenting on the pain in the ass part, because then I would have to agree. I stayed where I was, watching them all fuss over Raven. Chax and Max were bombarding her with questions.  Apparently, her dad told her to run, and so she did. When she finally returned home, it was to discover that they were gone. All alone, she lived off the streets, until she ran into a demon. Her hellhound responded and she had become a Fallen. From there, she pretty much kicked ass until we found her.
     
    “You!” Raven exclaimed as she pointed at me.
    I just looked at her without any regard to her fury. Now, in the light, I could see her clearly. She was a small girl with a black bob haircut and pointy nose. But, what had me sucking in my breath, were her eyes. Emerald green eyes, shone with anger.
    Wow, now that is freaky .
     “You suck!” she continued her rant.
    “Nothing new there,” I replied with a smile.
    She flew up and Max grabbed her, holding her back.
    “I'm going to kick your ass!” she all but screamed at me. 
    Clearly we are not going to get along .
    “Great, another feisty one,” Max said, pushing her down.
    Chax nodded while Nanini beamed.
    “I like her,” Nanini commented, smiling at me.
    I have a feeling I am going to regret finding this girl .
    “Calm down, Raven,” Chax soothed her as he shot a disapproving look my direction.
    Why is he being so nice to her? He wasn’t gracious to me.
     
    Some weird feeling slammed into me and before I knew it, I had taken a step in her direction. Chax's head whipped around then he flew up to block my path.
    “Calm down. Go and see where the others are,” he said tightly, dismissing me.
    Glaring at him, I turned around and stormed out.
    How dare he be so nice to her when he was a total jerk with me?!
    Reaching the hallway, he slammed me with a feeling of peace.
    Argh! I hate this !
     He would always be stuck somewhere inside me. I reached the kitchen and stopped, my breath catching in my throat. Caim and the hellhound that killed Ryan, were standing at the counter and laughing while they made sandwiches. Her dark, red hair was dangling down her back, swaying with her movements.
     
    I felt fury begin to mix with guilt.  They roiled around together in my stomach, leaving me slightly nauseous.
    I wasn’t ready for this .
    I turned around, trying to make a silent escape.
    “Kas,” Caim said from behind me and I stopped.
    Crap, so much for the escape.
     I turned back towards them slowly and found them looking at me. The female’s eyes spoke volumes. Her gaze was filled with malevolence, as if she wanted me dead.
    “Hi,” I all but croaked back at him.
    Caim looked at the female, placing his hand on her arm. Her dagger-sharp eyes fell soft and she gazed at him, a smile spreading her face.
    Okay, clearly I need to leave.
    I moved to leave the room once again, when Caim spoke, stopping my progress once more.
    “Kas, let me introduce you to Zurita. You haven’t met properly given the whole-” he said, his introduction sputtering out at the end.
    Given the whole I was responsible for Ryan's death and the now doomed earth.
    Yeah, that’s me.
    Putting on a brave face, I turned to face them again.
    “Hello,” I greeted her, but made no attempt to shake her hand.
    “Hello, Kas. It’s nice to finally meet you under better circumstances,” she said, returning the greeting.
     
    Yeah, like that was supposed to work.
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