As she doctored his hand he watched with a morbid fascination, "But it is me Anya... Spirit is part of me. I think it just amplifies what's already there..."

As she spoke her next words he looked at her carefully, "You still want to be around me after that?" He rubbed the back of his neck with his good hand. "My best... I don't know what that is." He smiled at her somewhat, "But for you... I'll try."

He dropped his hand once she was done bandaging it and glanced at the school, "Anna and Gunner will wonder where we are... They're in the cafeteria by now."

~*~

Anna shook her head as Gunner grabbed another apple and she debated over her choices before deciding on the spaghetti, even though she knew the sauce would be bland and the meat a mystery. She took a seat at the table, brooding over the days classes... The first half was boring. It was your usual classes, history etc... just Moroi based instead of human. The second half which came after lunch was what she was looking forward to.

"You think Guardian Belikov will be as good as everyone says?"