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again and when I opened my eyes, I saw Myra headed my way.  I tried to hide my trembling hands and act as if nothing was wrong.  As she got closer, I turned my head toward her and said in a cheerful voice, “Hey Myra, how’s it going?”  Then I gave her my best smile hoping she couldn’t hear my pounding heart or smell the fear wafting from my body.  I didn’t know what these things were, but I’ll admit they scared the shit out of me.
    She stopped her progress toward me, cocked her head to the side in an unnatural way and let out a loud screeching sound.  Pretending not to hear anything even though I wanted desperately to cover my ears, I waited for her answer as if we were having a normal conversation.  She stared at me for a few more minutes with a confused look and then I saw it. A shadow left her body and her thoughts returned. “What am I doing at here?” she asked, confused.
    “We were just talking.  I don’t feel well; I’m going to head home. See ya.”  I turned and walked away, even though I wanted to run as fast as my legs could carry me. My heart was racing. What was that?  The chill of the night was settling on my skin.  I’d never seen one of them in my small town before and I couldn’t help but think that I had led it here.
     
    I decided to walk home.  I hurried through the park so I could get there as fast as possible.  Worst idea ever, I thought.  It was darker here and all the trees shadowed the dirt path I walked on.
    I felt a tingle run down my arms and knew someone was watching me.  Unlike the thing in Myra, this felt good, almost too good.  My heart pounded for a different reason.  As I lifted my eyes, I met intense turquoise ones staring at me.  His face stern, his jaw chiseled, and a question in his eyes.  I felt exposed, as if he knew all my secrets.  I quickly averted my eyes hoping I didn’t hold his gaze too long and he thought it a coincidence. I need to be more careful.
    “You’re home early, Amber,” Sarah smiled.  She had a book in her hand sitting in a recliner under a comfy blanket. She said, “You look beautiful. Did you have a good time?”
    “Thanks, I did but I got a headache, I’m going to bed. Goodnight, Sarah.”  I wanted a hot bath and I needed to think.
     

Chapter Four
    Mikal
     
    I opened up the portal and stepped through.  My thoughts were churning with the strange events that had been happening, unsure what to make of them.  My body responded to the girl I saw in the park, almost like a pull or tug.  I felt drawn to her on an intimate level even though it was impossible.  My kind never interacted with humans.
    Why was the Santiarns searching her out?  It was a mystery I was determined to solve. “Commander!” I turned and found my best friend, Lukke standing at attention with his head bowed, as he should be.
    “Lieutenant,” I acknowledged.  Lukke took a more at-ease stance.  He was my second in command and my most trusted friend.  In private we could be more relaxed, but out in the open, procedure would be followed.  I could not show favoritism or weakness.
    With formalities out of the way, Lukke asked, “You’re back early.  Did you find him?” 
    “Yes and no.  He keeps hunting this girl and I know she can see us but I don’t understand how.”  My warrior brothers and I were from a different realm, known as the Cusasleon and could travel back and forth.  We were a peacekeeping race that had protected humans from the Santiarns for thousands of years.  We were in the middle of a war that I wasn’t sure we could win.
    “What?”  He exclaimed.  “No human has ever been able to see us before.  Surely, you are mistaken.”  Was I?  Several times her eyes had locked with mine.
    “I’m not.  What could Ornias want with her?”  The Santiarns were an evil race that liked to wreak havoc on unsuspecting humans.  They had recently doubled their forces, the tides were turning and now they were winning.