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his sword was gripped tightly in his clenched fingers and a look of amusement , or many it was anger , shone on his face .
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i swallowed and collected my weapons from the ground , not daring to look at my leg .
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hi seth , this is unexpected .
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seth glared at me and pulled me up .
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he was definitely angry at me .
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i tried to place weight on my leg but winced as pain shot up it .
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he kicked the dead thrasher one more time before sheathing his sword .
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you know better jazell then to take on a monster by yourself .
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you never know what kind it is until you have already changed , he scolded me and i could feel a lecture coming .
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i looked down at leg .
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claw marks ran up my shin and my blue blood was soaking my pants .
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i had to seth ; it was heading for my house .
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that made me panic a bit .
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i dont care jazell ; if i hadnt been here i would have found you shredded to small pieces .
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all you had to do was send me a quick text and i would have showed up to help .
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but you didnt .
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i sighed in annoyance , not in the mood for this right now .
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seth was like this sometimes , strict and serious , but he was normally a jokester .
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hes strict on the fact that we attack in groups , mostly for the reason that he didnt want anything to happen to our group .
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i started to slowly limp back to my body but seth just disappeared from my side .
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he has this annoying skill to be able to just return to his body without having to be near it , which wasnt fair when he wasnt the one injured .
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i , however , had to stiffly make my way to my dormant human body .
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once i was near it , i closed my eyes and the wind picked back up .
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my body felt hot and cold simultaneously as i returned .
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i reopened my eyes and stood up , stretched , and grabbed my bag .
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my back sent a chorus of cracks cascading upwards as i straightened myself .
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i raised the side of my shirt to find the thin , red scratch marks .
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any injuries i get in my hunter form i have when i become human again , just not as severe .
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i quickly ran my fingers over the darker , thicker marks on my shin , the skin sore and purple .
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i quickly checked myself for any other injures i might have acquired from my tangle with the thrasher , but all i found was a bunch of bruises .
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seth seemed to have disappeared , so i trudged down the road to my house .
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its cozy familiar blue paint and white shutters helped to relax me as i pushed open the door .
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my house wasnt very big and fancy ; it was actually pretty plain but thats why i loved it .
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it had two floors , with a fair sized kitchen and a mini living room .
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my room was just up the stairs , and it beckoned to me even though i was more interested in dinner .
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my mom was cooking in the kitchen and my dad was sitting at the kitchen table going through his usual paper work .
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he looked up as i entered , pushing his glasses back up his face .
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hi sweetheart , finally home ?
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he asked giving me a warm smile .
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i kissed his cheek and my moms before heading toward the stairs .
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yup .
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dinners ready in a few minutes , jazell !
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my mom called as i climbed the stairs , eager to collapse on my bed for a few minutes .
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got it !
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i called back .
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my room was painted a light green , with a bed shoved in the corner and a bookshelf overflowing with books .
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i had a small desk to the left of my bed that was piled up high with homework and random drawings .
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i threw my bag on my bed and took off my shoes .
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then i headed back down stairs to help set the table .
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my mom handed me some dishes and utensils .
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i set a plate down in front of my dad .
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he frowned and pointed to my scratched shin .
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what happened ?
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he asked , and studied my leg .
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i tripped on a crack and scraped my leg .
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i said flatly , the lie rolling off my tongue easily .
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i placed my last dish down and sat in my chair .
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dad chuckled .
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youre so clumsy .
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i wouldnt be surprised if you tripped on your own feet .
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yup , thats me , clumsy .
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i pulled my leg close to my body .
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my parents had believed for a long time that i was a klutz .
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that was the only way to explain the million of cuts and bruises i gained from fighting creatures .
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the truth is that i have really great balance , which i had gained from so much fighting .
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i was a little klutzy when i was small , so it was easy for my parents to believe i still was .
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mom placed the food on the table .
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dinner !
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after dinner i went straight up stairs to go to sleep .
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and hopefully my phone wouldnt stop me like it did most nights .
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monsters loved to come out at night and cause trouble .
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they never seem to rest , much to my annoyance .
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i sighed and rolled over , burying my face in my pillow .
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i managed to think about something other than creatures that go bump in the night as i drifted off to sleep .
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in the morning i changed and ran down stairs and left a note saying i was going out to eat with jason , emily and seth .
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it took me minutes to speed down to the small breakfast restaurant in town .
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i chained up my bike and walked over to the plastic blue table my friends had occupied .
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i slid in next to emily , who was talking about some book she had read recently .
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jason , who sat next to her , was pretending to be fascinated by her rant .
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emily stopped in mid-sentence when she noticed me sitting beside her .
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jazell , youre here !
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she exclaimed .
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is it true , did you take on a monster by yourself yesterday ?
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i sighed , shooting a look at seth .
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yes it is .
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thanks tattle-tale seth .
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well you did and i thought the group had a right to know that .
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seth said sharply .
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how could you jazell ?
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you could have gotten seriously hurt .
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plus i bet all of us want a shot at them too .
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she huffed and shook her head .
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the light brown curls that framed her pretty face bounced around playfully .
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im fine emily , seriously .
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jason was silent .
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he never talked much like emily , who was easily the most talkative , friendly person i knew .
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jason was more of the silent , watching type , who said little but noticed much .
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i traced in a puddle on the table , avoiding everyones eye contact as they stared at me .
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emily patted my arm .
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its okay .
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