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of its own. Fuck. I didn’t just think she was cute. I liked her.
    “We’re going to a movie tomorrow after school. You want to come with us?” She held her books tight against her chest, and her cheeks were a little pink. Double fuck. I didn’t want a complication like this. A little voice insisted, Oh, yes you do.
    “Sure. I need some friends.” Why the fuck had that come out of my mouth? “I mean, not that I’m desperate, but you know, since I’m new to the school and everything. I mean, I have friends, but not here.” I couldn’t remember the last time I’d sounded so stupid. My face felt warm and I panicked for a second, thinking I was leaking heat, but it wasn’t that. It was almost as bad: I was blushing. Fuck.
    “Yeah, it can be hard to make new friends, but I can be your friend. We can. Be your friends, I mean. Casey and me and the others.” She laughed. “So, um, see you tomorrow.”
    “Yeah. Bye, Hayley.”
    “Bye Alex.” She hesitated a second, then turned and joined the stream of students leaving the building.
    I faced my locker and took a deep breath. I had a crush on Hayley. My first crush on a real person. Well, okay, actresses are real people, but you know what I mean. I’d once thought I had a crush on Emily, but it had just been an abstract thing. She was a girl, and cute, and a demigod like me, so I’d considered things like what it would be like to kiss her, but she was my friend and I didn’t want more than that.
    Hayley made me feel all fluttery. This was the real thing. I closed my locker and laughed. Well, I wanted the real high school experience, didn’t I? Having a crush was part of the deal.
    ***
    Smiling and humming, I walked into my apartment. Mew-Mew met me at the door, purring and twining around my legs. “I made some friends today.” I leaned down to pet him.
    Is that why you’re so happy? He jumped into my arms and rubbed his face against my chin.
    “Yeah. We’re going to a movie tomorrow. That kid I stopped the bullies from picking on, Casey, and his sister and their friends.”
    Did you have any trouble with the bullies?
    “No. They just glared at me. If they’re smart, they realize if they try to fight me I’ll just kick their asses again. I really don’t want to get suspended a second time. If the school starts digging into my records, they might find out everything is faked. I’m lucky they haven’t already. I don’t want to start over, especially now.” I thought about Hayley and smiled again.
    I hope they leave you alone.
    “Yeah.” I held him in the crook of my arm and used the other to pull off my backpack and drop it on the floor. I sat on the couch and Mew-Mew settled on my lap, still purring.
    I had an interesting day too.
    “Oh, really?”
    The Queen of Cats requested me at court. She wants me to run errands for her in the realms. Messages and things like that. I’m one of the few who can use all the Paths and I’ve met a lot of gods thanks to you. Mew-Mew rolled on his back and I rubbed his belly.
    “Nothing dangerous, right?” I hated the idea of him getting hurt.
    Says the person who took on Skoll, Fenrir, and the devil. No, nothing dangerous.
    “Good. You’ll have to tell me all about it, then. Unless they’re secret missions?”
    Some might be. He flicked his tail and gave me a mischievous look.
    “Secret Agent Mew-Mew?” I laughed.

Chapter 6
    I was having such a good day. Really I was. After dinner I curled up on the couch with Mew-Mew to watch some TV. I felt the change in the room first, the sickening rush of power.
    Then my dad said, “Hello, Alex.”
    I jumped up and Mew-Mew took off, headed for the questionable safety of my bedroom. He knew the drill. I spun to face Satan, sick and scared and angry.
    He smiled. “Time to come home, you ungrateful little fuck.” He took a step toward me and reached out.
    Please let this still work. Please, please, please! I backed away from him. “I cast you out in the name of Jesus