Saved And Hunted

Nightmares

I was lucky to have walked into the school this morning without being bombarded by a hoard of beautiful men. It seems that even though I've done my best to stay away, to stop the bond from forming and strengthing, that they have other plans. And I've been able to see flashes of their thoughts and I can easily feel their emotions. Even though it'll take a few seconds before I'm able to pinpoint which one is feeling what.

My magic has been on a rampage. Reaching out to them and curling around their magic. Caressing them as they walk down halls or sit in class.

The whole experience has been overwhelming. And I'm exahsted with having to keep up internal shields to keep myself protected from sixteen new bonds. I havn't been able to get much sleep from the constant stress.

But I force it all back in favor of scanning files and going over security. As of right now I've been able to gather a few interesting details that I will need to wrap up this mission. Granted, I have alot more to collect and organize, but I enjoy knowing that I'm one step closer to finding out who is behind the distribution of the killer drug and kidnappings.

But unfortunately there's a knock on my door about an hour and a half into the school day, and I know it's those men. I can feel the pull of their magic as they stand so close to me, so I clear my throat and invite them inside. Making sure to put away and hide my files and computer screen.

"Hey Sineria, good morning." I smile at Kotas greeting as he steps inside first, but internally wince at the false name.

I feel guilty for not telling then the truth, but at the same time, I know it's best for them in the end.

I glance at the last three men that follow behind Kota, giving them each small smiles. Marc, Wil and Silas close the door behind them before coming to stand in a semi circle around my desk.

I raise an eyebrow at their united front, trying to stop myself from laughing as they trade looks at each other to figure out who should start the conversation. Even a few grunts pass through in disagreements.

Finally they come to a decision and I give Marc my full attention since he's been nominated. He looks back to me, shifting nervously foot to foot as he figures out how to say whatever they've come to talk about to me, and I just give him a comforting smile.

"Uh. We came in here to talk to you about if we could all have dinner or something and talk about some things. Gabe voted on a sleepover, but we all figured we would leave that kind of choice up to you. Umm, mostly we all just want to understand this bond thing more."

Towards the end of his question he must have began getting more nervous as his ears tint red and he looks away from me to look at the floor. I contemplate a response, making sure to give it a true thought.

On one hand, they probably should understand the truth of the situation. It is them that has been included since my magic decided to hog tie them to me. But on the other hand, I would mean being close to them for some time. Which would allow the connection to grow stronger. Which doesn't really matter much at this point since it seems like just being in the same school building as them does the same thing.

Really there can't be much harm in agreeing. Maybe after they all understand a little bit more, they'll deem it better to stay away from me from now on instead of chasing me around the building.

"Okay. How about dinner at my house this weekend? You can all bring overnight bags just in case your there late and want to stay the night?"

My voice comes out stronger than I thought it would, but they all look relieved that I agreed and Silas steps forward to whisper to me.