Samantha moved closer, peering over Christian's arm to get a closer look at the strange stone.  As soon as she got a good look at it the dark red streaks in the stone began swirling around the stone again, their movements slow and hypnotic.  A dull pressure began to build in her head.  She rested one of her hands on Christian's arm, reaching out with her other to carefully poke at the small stone with the tip of one long finger.  Samantha let out an unearthly scream the minute her finger made contact with the stone.  The pressure in her head exploding into pure agony.  The world around her spun out of control for a moment and she dug her fingers into Christian's arm unaware that some of the pain that she was feeling was being transferred though her touch and into him as well.