satellites were combing the ocean for us, so we tried to stay hidden.”
“What about food?” Hinton asks.
“Do you feel hungry?”
“No. I don’t. Huh.”
I don’t, either. Apparently, we don’t need to eat. “Do we need to sleep?”
“Need? No. It is good for us, though. While we don’t need it regularly like humans, if we are going into a stressful situation, it helps us to be rested.”
“Are we…a little human?” Sabrina asks him.
He turns to smile at her, cupping her cheek in his hand. “A little more than a little.”
I feel relief at his words. It’s kind of cool to be an alien, but I also like knowing I’m still human, too. It’s who I thought I was before, and who I know I still am, even with everything we've learned. I’m not ready to abandon humanity yet—not mine, or humanity in general, either. I didn’t show my feelings before, because I thought I didn’t need to. Now I know I have them, and they’re strong, and I’m tired of hiding them.
Alien, human, whatever. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things?
Sabrina
I like the feel of Levi’s hand on my cheek too much. I’m feeling too much for him too soon. I know his own feelings mirror mine, because I feel it, but I’m still scared by the love. Both mine, and his.
“What do we do now?” I ask, trying to focus on the danger we’re in, and not that hand.
“We have to get to one of the cities where a control center can be built, but it should be on a different continent from this one.”
“I have a question.”
“I’ll answer anything you ask, if I can.”
“You said the Muses left the means to build these places, but why would they give you the means to shut them out?”
“They didn’t,” he says, a playful smile on his lips. “Since we were hidden, I had some time to play around. I made sure my mind was clear, or I was thinking of something else, so my Muse didn’t know what I was doing until it was done. I wasn’t even sure it would work, but when I flipped the switch again, he was in my head, telling me he understood.”
“Do you think he does, or is he just telling you what you want to hear? I mean, couldn’t they remove things from what they’ve left so you can’t do it again?” Michaela asks him.
“I suppose they could, but I don’t know if the benefits would outweigh the risks of coming out of hiding.”
“So, we go to a city, build a center, and then what? We wait?” Hinton wants to know.
“No. We use the technology we’ve been given to find them.”
“What if they find us first? Either the Creators or the Muses, I mean?” Coalton asks.
“That’s why I think we should split up.”
“Will I go with you?” I ask, not meaning to sound desperate, even if I do.
“No. I want you to—you have to know that—but I need to have Coalton with me, just as Hinton needs Jennifer. We have to be protected, because we are theonly ones with a direct link to the Muses. You’ll go with Lauren, and Michaela will go with Alejandra.”
I hang my head, and fight back my tears. I’ll see him again. I know I will. I have to.
“Can you all get ready while I speak to Sabrina in private for a few minutes?”
They must nod, even though I can’t see them, because he takes my hand in his and leads me into another room. Once the door shuts, I look up at him. “I shouldn’t be this upset.”
“I’m upset, too. I don’t want to leave you.”
“How is this happening when we only met a few hours ago?”
“I don’t know, but I also don’t care. Do you?”
“No. I…I think I’m in love with you.”
“Good, because I think I’m in love with you, too.”
“We’re going to survive this, aren’t we?”
“Yes, Absolutely. You’re my reason for living now.”
“What if that’s part of the plan? For two of us to fall in love?”
“Have you noticed it in anyone else?”
“No,” I tell him honestly, shaking my head.
“I haven’t either. I’m not an empath, but I have
“What about food?” Hinton asks.
“Do you feel hungry?”
“No. I don’t. Huh.”
I don’t, either. Apparently, we don’t need to eat. “Do we need to sleep?”
“Need? No. It is good for us, though. While we don’t need it regularly like humans, if we are going into a stressful situation, it helps us to be rested.”
“Are we…a little human?” Sabrina asks him.
He turns to smile at her, cupping her cheek in his hand. “A little more than a little.”
I feel relief at his words. It’s kind of cool to be an alien, but I also like knowing I’m still human, too. It’s who I thought I was before, and who I know I still am, even with everything we've learned. I’m not ready to abandon humanity yet—not mine, or humanity in general, either. I didn’t show my feelings before, because I thought I didn’t need to. Now I know I have them, and they’re strong, and I’m tired of hiding them.
Alien, human, whatever. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things?
Sabrina
I like the feel of Levi’s hand on my cheek too much. I’m feeling too much for him too soon. I know his own feelings mirror mine, because I feel it, but I’m still scared by the love. Both mine, and his.
“What do we do now?” I ask, trying to focus on the danger we’re in, and not that hand.
“We have to get to one of the cities where a control center can be built, but it should be on a different continent from this one.”
“I have a question.”
“I’ll answer anything you ask, if I can.”
“You said the Muses left the means to build these places, but why would they give you the means to shut them out?”
“They didn’t,” he says, a playful smile on his lips. “Since we were hidden, I had some time to play around. I made sure my mind was clear, or I was thinking of something else, so my Muse didn’t know what I was doing until it was done. I wasn’t even sure it would work, but when I flipped the switch again, he was in my head, telling me he understood.”
“Do you think he does, or is he just telling you what you want to hear? I mean, couldn’t they remove things from what they’ve left so you can’t do it again?” Michaela asks him.
“I suppose they could, but I don’t know if the benefits would outweigh the risks of coming out of hiding.”
“So, we go to a city, build a center, and then what? We wait?” Hinton wants to know.
“No. We use the technology we’ve been given to find them.”
“What if they find us first? Either the Creators or the Muses, I mean?” Coalton asks.
“That’s why I think we should split up.”
“Will I go with you?” I ask, not meaning to sound desperate, even if I do.
“No. I want you to—you have to know that—but I need to have Coalton with me, just as Hinton needs Jennifer. We have to be protected, because we are theonly ones with a direct link to the Muses. You’ll go with Lauren, and Michaela will go with Alejandra.”
I hang my head, and fight back my tears. I’ll see him again. I know I will. I have to.
“Can you all get ready while I speak to Sabrina in private for a few minutes?”
They must nod, even though I can’t see them, because he takes my hand in his and leads me into another room. Once the door shuts, I look up at him. “I shouldn’t be this upset.”
“I’m upset, too. I don’t want to leave you.”
“How is this happening when we only met a few hours ago?”
“I don’t know, but I also don’t care. Do you?”
“No. I…I think I’m in love with you.”
“Good, because I think I’m in love with you, too.”
“We’re going to survive this, aren’t we?”
“Yes, Absolutely. You’re my reason for living now.”
“What if that’s part of the plan? For two of us to fall in love?”
“Have you noticed it in anyone else?”
“No,” I tell him honestly, shaking my head.
“I haven’t either. I’m not an empath, but I have
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