ing, this whole year had been crap. She was barely passing and if she didn't get her grades up soon, she would

unrelenting look in her eyes. Keeli steeled herself in anticipation, she knew an independent woman when she s

ame's Keeli,

purple. Keeli was unable to stop her jaw from dropping open. The woman seemed to expect t

Hastings. I saw your sign about the food

t to say is you're practically famous. My uncle sometimes picks up meals at the shelter. He talks about you li

ed out to clasp Keeli's hand in greeting, "Wha

cto

h you must get your se

this woman's warmth. "We get along well.

tune isn't picky. It's part of li

"The food drive was my idea. We wou

de Keeli wince with worry as Sera lifte

ce into the adjoining walls. He had a nasty scowl on his face, his muscular form prevalent through his tight white tee-shirt covered with grease

on the man, Ser

's taking an interest in helping our community-" Sera's melodi

Sera felt the air knocked from her chest as a wave of intense energy slammed though

eading others, but this man was a complete mystery.They stared at each other for only a few moments, for Sera it felt like a lifetime. Some strange force wa

ures into ice. He gave her a haughty once over before stalking to th

Sera asked und

ion, answered her, "That's Zane. He's..." she trailed off a

right?" the customer raged, his face twisting with an angry sc

eli moaned und

oss his tight lips and she could see the whites of his k

teak three times now. I

disgust at the thought of over-c

er. "I told you I want it with abso

onto the counter with absolute menace. Sera could feel hi

," Zane's growl was dangerou

t. His voice remained calm but his body language was screaming at her to run for the nearest ex

y little smirk, "And if yo

stomer upturned his entire plate onto Za

t that would define the res

gravy and steak. She blinked and in the next second,

he stared down at the sticky food covering his flat stomach. Sera audib

lenting fury. She took him in. Unable to believe

, even with the strange anomalies that Sera automatically recognized as not being

nd had therefore memorized the different magical creatures she might encounter. And s

ound to gauge the re

before storming past her towards the door. Some of the other diners w

coals burrowing into her skin. She felt as if she might die f

blin

r head in confusion as he came stalking towards the two of them. Sera felt a spark of

e turned a hard right and slammed back through the ki

feated sigh. "Happens all the time.

ed. "Man?

e rest of us trying to scrap a living. It doesn'

t another look around the diner. Everyone had returned to their business as if nothing extraordinary occurred. Su

e who saw it? That brief glimpse of the

hat Zane had retreated back into the kitchen, "what I was try

rced a smile onto her face as she bush

ed, her eyes still darting toward the kitchen where she heard

heck on him. Can I get you anything?" she added as

"I'll take a coffee when you

ed Sera a steaming mug of fresh coff

Keeli made her way into

the lack of sleep or the anticipation of seeing Lonny finally gotten to her? Sera

ere was only one way to know for sure.

ave Fish n Chips un