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just so you know I’m sure women aren’t thinking any differently from back then, we just don’t have to worry about hiding our sexuality anymore. We don’t live in fear of being shamed by men who know we are the stronger sex.”
    He noticeably blushes .
    “Oh, does that word bother you?” I grin.
    He shakes his head; “No I just don’t care to hear it from a females lips. Especially one I’m not intimate with and barely know.”
    I open my mouth to go off on him, he puts his finger to my lips, “Kadence, let’s not do this, we could argue our points for the rest of our unnatural lives let’s just agree to disagree. We are after all from completely different time periods, old habits die hard.”
    I let out an exhausted sigh, I know he’s right, “Fine, whateves.” But I still think I’m right and he’s a whole lot up tight.
    “Let’s get bac k on track, shall we?”
    I nod yes.
    “Very well.” He smiles and loops his arm through mine as we continue down the path. “So are you the first spirit Journey has seen?”
    “No, she saw a lot of them before me but since my death they’ve kept their distance.”
    He chuckles, “That makes sense , you are very strong-willed, you’ve pretty much claimed her as your own personal haunt. If we were abundant and hadn’t already laid claim to this land we’d stay out of your way.”
    “So it’s not bec ause I’m dislikable?”
    “I guess that’s a matter of opinion but no it isn’t the reason.”
    “Good I was starting to get a complex.”
    “I doubt other people’s opinions really matter to you.” He grins.
    “You have a point.”
    “Do you like Drew?”
    His question catches me off guard. “Why? Why would you ask that?”
    “J ust curious, I saw the argument between you and Journey, how you got all flustered when she asked.”
    “There is such a thing called privacy you know.”
    “Yes, I apologize but y’alls relationship is quite intriguing. Most people are afraid of us and unwilling to accept the fact that we exist. She embraces it.”
    “I wouldn’t go that far, it’s more like she ’s stuck with it and has learned to accept it because she can’t change it.”
    “B ut we don’t scare her?”
    “I’ve only seen her afraid a coup le times in my life.” I shrug.
    “What caused it?” He asks overly interested.
    I’m starting to see what’s going on here, “I’m not mad or jealous but why don’t you ask her yourself, clearly you ’ve got a crush on her.”
    He remains silent, I take it as a sign I’m correct. “Well are you going to?”
    “I’m afraid to.” He says shyly.
    “Why? Why would you be afraid of her? She is the nicest person I know.”
    “Are you going to show yourself to Drew?”
    “Wh y would I do that? How would I do that?”
    “Because you like him, I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time around him. It isn’t hard to do here, you are picking up skills quickly, it might not be as easy as say turning on the radio,” he grins, “but it’s possible. You have to channel all of your energy and borrow some from your surroundings, like you did when you first arrived. The more you do it the easier it becomes.”
    “Are you always watching us?”
    “Not always.” He looks away.
    “ But for the most part.” I roll my eyes.
    He nods . “How did it happen?”
    “What?”
    “Your death, were you in a horrible accident.”
    “No,” I glance at him, “I know it’s going to sound stupid to you but I, well… I guess you could say I gave up on life and ended it.”
    “That’s a shame K adence, I bet you could’ve done great things.”
    “Y eah, well, crap happens. How about you?”
    “I nfluenza and pneumonia.”
    “OMG! That sucks, people rarely die from that now.”
    “I am aware, medicine has advanced over the years.”
    “How about the others?”
    “Different reasons, suicides, murders, accidents, sickness. You’ll have to ask them yourself.”
    “If they’ll quit hiding.”
    “Some of