I widened my eyes at the paper that seemed to reform perfectly in his hands. I pouted and looked at Darren and mouthed 'explain'. I wanted Darren to tell me just exactly was happening. Symbols on the board? I looked at it with a blank expression and looked back at Darren with an attempted angry face. Angry wasn't my emotion, my face probably looked stupid

I laughed a little at his feigned anger. "Today I will be talking about demonic rituals. This will be the topic for about a month, so I do hope you pay attention." the teacher tells everyone. The class takes out their notebooks, along with myself. I wanted to seem like an average geek, after all. I started drawing the symbols on the boards, already providing the information about them, and what rituals they were used in. I knew this stuff to heart. The teacher went ahead and explained the rituals to the class, and why they were so important for demons.

I looked at the teacher and listened carefully as I wrote notes down. If this was something Darren knew, I might as well learn everything I can about it too. Demons... The teacher's cross... Rituals... Darren's uncomfortable look at the cross... It couldn't be! I looked at Darren and got his attention and pointed at him and mouthed 'demon?'

I read his lips again, then smirked a little and continued taking notes. Then the priest said, "The bell will ring soon, and I'm happy to say that this class is one of the largest I've had. I hope you all stay for the rest of the year." He says, smirking, "We may even be studying a demon close-up at the end of the year." When I heard that, I frowned a little. The rest of the class seemed pretty psyched about that.

I snapped my head toward Darren when the teacher talked about the demon close-up. Sure enough, Darren frowned. Even if it was a little, I could see it. I followed Darren out the room and held his hand, dragging him toward the janitors closet. "will you please explain? Your a demon?"

When I was dragged back to the janitors' closet, I knew he knew. When he asked that, I scoffed a little, "That class is a load of bull. Amusing, but stupid." I say, scratching the back of my head, "Like demons exist." I mutter, about to exit.

I block Darrens way and look at him with pleading eyes "please Darren?" I looked into one eye.. Than the other... And both slowly. I wanted to know what Darren was hiding

I looked back into Selene's eyes, then sighed. "I'm pretty sure it'll be easier to hear both sides at one time." I tell him, taking his hand and leading him back to the Priest's class. When we enter, we see him looking at one of the symbols, frowning. He looks at us, then back at the symbol. "I know why you're here. Close the door." He tells us, and I do.

I sit down nervously on the table and look at the teacher then at his little brother "okay I'm ready, tell me what's going on please?" I clenched the side of my chair in case I get so surprised that I jump off of it

I sigh and look at my brother. He shrugs a little and takes out his cross, then presses it against Selene's head. I know it didn't hurt him, and my brother smiles, "Perfectly harmless, right?" he says, pressing the cross against Selene's cheek and hand.