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Chapter 3

Madi just watched the boy in front of her. He seemed a bit odd to her... She didn't know what it was, but he was different from the boys she'd known back home. She briefly wondered if all the boys in Denver acted liked him?

Eventually he decided to break the silence. "So, where'd you move here from?" he asked her. She gave him an odd look and he shrugged,"What? I'm asking a genuine question. Where'd you move from?"

"I'm from a town called Newcastle in Wyoming. It's pretty small and out of the way but it was nice," she replied reluctantly.

Damon only nodded a bit before he decided to speak. He wanted to learn a bit more about his future Mate but wasn't sure about how to go about it... "So a small town girl huh, bet this is quite the change for you? Denver is a lot different than where you moved from huh?"

She nodded. It was a lot louder and far more crowded here than it ever was back home. But at the same time the city was amazing. Quietly she decided to ask him a few things it was only fair. "So... how long have you lived here? Were you born here?"

He only laughed a bit at that and looked back to give her a smile. Guess she was curies about him as well. So he told her the footnote version of his life. He couldn't exactly up and tell her the whole truth could he? "Nope, I was actually born in Phoenix. My family used to move around a lot when I was a kid... We'd stay one place for a month another for two months... It was great!"

"Oh, so you're a military brat huh?" She asked and he shrugged and stayed silent for a while debating on what to say.

Eventually he found his answer, "Not really, my dad was never military... we just went where the wind took us. When I was around ten or so my parents got tired of moving around so much and decided to settle down here in Denver. We still travel a bit during the summer though..." he then shrugged again, "So, what about you? Were you born in Newcastle?"

"No, I was actually born in a town called Sweeton... My dad got a job offer in Newcastle when I was about six or so and we moved..."

Damon noticed she didn't bring up her mother and wondered if the woman walked out on the family, but he resisted the urge to pry about it. He wouldn't want to risk making her hate him again... "That's cool, so why'd you move here?" He asked, hopefully staying safe.

Madi shrugged. She'd rather not bring up her mother right now so she told the half-truth. "My Dad was offered a new job here. He saw it as a great opportunity for us to get closer and took it. He starts tomorrow."

"So what school are you going to? Since you live here, I'll assume East High?" Seeing her nod he grinned, "That's great! I go there to! Are you a senior?" She nodded again and he smiled wider. "Awesome! We might share a few classes then." That was good news for him.

Eventually they made it back to the park and sat at the shores of the lake where they had originally bumped into each other. The duo chattered on a bit, neither really telling anything about themselves. This annoyed Damon a bit, "So is it just you, your dad and your brother?" He asked abruptly making Madi look at him in shock.

"Why do you want to know?"she asked him.

He only sighed... this wasn't going as well as he thought it would. "Just curious, I'd noticed you don't seem to have a mother living with you..."

Madi only frowned and sighed, "I don't want to talk about it okay? Can we please drop this subject?"

Damon frowned. Why didn't she want to talk about her mother? But he just shrugged it off. He didn't want to start another fight; he'd only just managed to get her to talk to him. So he decided to change direction. "So, you excited about starting at a new school?" he asked.

"Not really, I'm pretty nervous actually. I'll the new kid. Everybody hates being the new kid..."

Damon smiled. He'd never had a problem fitting in. He guessed it was because of his looks though. He wasn't stupid, despite what his grades showed. He knew he was good looking and that girls only paid attention to him because of how he looked. Madi though had hardly even looked at him. "I say you'll fit in fine, don't worry about it," he said smiling at her.

Madi quietly thanked him and they lapsed into more silence. Neither of them had any idea what else to say, but Damon was willing to try to keep the conversation going. "You want to walk around more?" He suggested and she shrugged. She didn't have anything else to do so why not? So they got up and continued to walk.

"So... Why are you so persistent on being my friend? Why go through all the trouble of getting me to talk to you? I can't be that interesting..."

Damon just gave a lazy shrug. He knew exactly why he was so interested in her but he couldn't tell her about it yet. So he decided to make up something. "I don't know, you seemed pretty lonely, moving has to suck what with you leaving all your friends and stuff? So I just decided to go talk to you... and apologize for being such an ass. Yeah I'm definitely sorry about that," he amended.

Madi smiled a bit. Despite his somewhat hard exterior he seemed like a little kid. Not understanding how his actions affected people. He seemed so sure that they would end the day as friends. She thought it was sweet.

"Besides, you're pretty cute. I couldn't let a pretty girl be lonely!" He gave her a cheeky smile causing her to laugh.

"Screw you! If you're expecting a date you'll be disappointed because I refuse."

"Could this count as a date?" He jokingly asked still smiling that cheeky grin of his.

"Nope, this isn't a date. This is just two people who just met randomly walking in the park at night... How exactly did you manage to get me agree to coming out here anyway?"

Truth to be told he might have manipulated his pheromones a bit since Mesmer didn't seem to be working... but she might be a tiny bit pissed that he kinda manipulated her so he just came up with another idea. "Because I annoyed you to the point you would do anything to get me out of your hair?" he asked in a rhetorical manner.

"Sounds about right..." was all she replied. Damon smiled wider at that. It wasn't often he got to hang out with somebody who would banter with him. Most would just agree with whatever he said and would have no real input to the conversation. It was pretty damn boring to talk with somebody who agreed with everything you said...

"Ha ha, so funny."

"It's true... you are kinda annoying," she said with a smile... she herself was enjoying the banter. "But I guess you aren't half bad either... at the very least your prime eye candy..."

"You really think I'm attractive?" He asked her curiously.

She only shook her head and rolled her eyes at his question, "Well... duh, I'm not blind. You could be a lot of things, but unattractive at least in the physical sense will never be one of them." She said, and then sighed, "Personality wise the jury is still out. I don't know you well enough to know if I actually like you yet."

Damon only shrugged. That was fair enough. They'd only just met after all. "Well thanks for the complement towards my looks. It's always nice to get attention."

Madi only rolled eyes a bit before speaking, "I'm sure you do. But don't let it go to your head okay? I only said you were good looking because... well you are, that's it. I was stating the obvious. However I'm not shallow. I like a guy with personality." 'And isn't a controlling abusive bastard.'

Madi immediately shook her head. No she wasn't going to let '_him'_creep into her thoughts anymore. She was finally rid of him for good. Why bring him up in her head when she was free of him? Damon seemed to notice her distraction and began to speak again.

"So what do you think of Denver so far?" He asked in a conversational tone.

"It's pretty cool I guess...A lot different from home and all, but still nice. I've never seen so many people in one place honestly... it's kinda weird."

"I guess it would be a bit odd going from a small town to a big city... but I hope you will like it here!" He stated with a smile.

Madi gave a small smile in return. This smile seemed more genuine then the others were... much more sincere. "I think I will like it here... thanks for showing me around Damon... I never caught your last name."

"Garcia, my last name is Garcia... and you? What's your last name?"

"Lane, my last name is Lane. It's my mom's Maiden name... she kept it when she married my dad... she was quite the feminist..."

Damon was curious... 'What did she mean by was? Did that mean her mom was...' "Was?" he vocalized curious, but she only clammed up and refused to talk about it anymore.

That annoyed him a bit. Why was she being so closed up? He thought about looking in her head to find out, but decided against it. She wouldn't like him snooping in her mind... she seemed like she liked her privacy. At least she wasn't staring at him... IT was nice hanging out with a girl who didn't want to sleep with him. Not that he ever declined an offer... and he got a lot of offers... An advantage to looking like he did was that girls pretty much threw themselves at him... though it got annoying after a while. A fun game was to curse them out in Spanish while they thought he was saying endearments.

"Looks like it's getting dark... Maybe we should head home or something. We have school tomorrow after all..." she stated.

Damon looked at his phone. She was right. IT was nearly midnight... He was amazed at how fast time had flown being with her. The duo began to walk back home. They had fallen into another silent spell, albeit a comfortable one this time. Eventually they found themselves in front of their houses. "Thanks again for taking me out and showing me around Damon, I appreciate it."

"No problem, I'm honoured to show the pretty new girl around." He gave her another cheeky grin and she burst out laughing.

"Flatterer!" she accused him.

"Guilty as charged," Damon said laughing with her. The duo shook hands before they separated. Before she went inside, he called to her. "Hey Madi! Want to hang out again tomorrow?"

Madi just shrugged her shoulders a bit contemplating it. "Yeah sure, that sounds fun! See you tomorrow Damon!" She yelled as she opened the door and disappeared inside the house.

As soon as she walked in she was assaulted by her baby brother's voice. Alex was about thirteen and very hyper. He looked like her. Dark brown hair and green eyes...plus he was almost as tall as her... it really sucked...

"How was your date Madi?"He asked.

Madi only rolled her eyes, "It wasn't a date Al, we just met... He just showed me around the park and stuff. That's all... what are you doing up so late anyway?"

Alex just shrugged at her, "Dad told me to wait up for you. I wasn't sure if you were ever coming home," he joked and she gave him a strained smile.

"Okay then. I'm home now get to sleep!" she ordered. She quickly shooed her brother into his room and tucked him in. Once she was done she went and took a shower. Once she felt the water was warm enough she stripped and stepped into the flow. She was anxious to get tomorrow over with... it would be her first day in a new school. She also thought of Damon... something was different about that boy. She wasn't sure what it was but he was...well. She had no idea just how much her life was going to change from this day on...

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Damon watched Madi walk inside and sighed. He was so confused... She seemed pretty nice if a bit quiet. More thoughtful then he was. They seemed so different... She was normal... could he willingly bring her into the fold? He really needed to talk to Matt... he just hoped he was awake. Once he walked inside his own house he saw his brother was indeed awake. He was watching TV while Tyler sat curled up next to him fast asleep. Once Matt noticed his brother he smiled, "Hey Dame, enjoy yourself?"

"Yeah, I had fun... but..."

Matt noticed his brother's tone, "But...?"

"It's just I have no clue how I'm going to tell her... I only just met her dammit!! I don't really know her and I'm bound to her until death! This is crazy!"

"Calm down Dame, you'll wake Tyler up! I know the whole Mating thing is rough at first, but you'll get used to it. Get to know her... What's she like anyway?"

"She seems... nice," was all he said. He hadn't got much out of her today, "And she is definitely sad about something... I think it might have something to do with her mother. I think she might have walked out on her family..."

"Did she tell you that?" Matt asked. That was a nasty thing to accuse someone of.

"No, she didn't say anything about her mother... the only thing she told me was that she kept her Maiden name after getting married..." Damon sighed. He was so confused. This girl was supposed to be his Mate and he knew nothing about her!

"Well, maybe she did, maybe she didn't. You'll just have to get to know her... the Mate thing is never easy you should know that."

"Yeah, but I never had a hard time getting a girl to open up though... Mostly they just fling themselves at me..."

"And that's why you can't keep a girlfriend for longer than a week... you grow bored of them because they make themselves easy for you... You always say you like a challenge and now you got one. Enjoy it," Matt replied.

He got up and scooped Tyler up into his arms and began to walk to their shared room leaving Damon alone in the living room. Matt was right. He did grow bored of them quickly because of how easy it was to get them in bed. But now he had a girl who was a mystery to him. He then smiled. He was going to enjoy this. He wondered what it was like to be in love though... he saw his dad and mother and his brother and Tyler. He was eager to see what it liked to fall in love. They were Mates after all.