"Okay Hunter, you have to tell me what is going on. Who is that guy and why are you so mad at him?" Clare asked Hunter when they got to their homeroom which was still empty. Hunter finally let go of her hands. Clare looked up at him. He looked undecided, his mouth opened a few times as though he wanted to tell her something but no word came out. "Please Hunter?" Clare urged. "You can tell me, I promise not to tell." She gave him a pleading look. A full minute of silence passed with Clare's expression unable to hide her sadness. Did Hunter really not trust her at all? What was with all this secret keeping? Was he a vampire? "Are you a v-vampire?" Clare blurted out her thought. Hunter's eyes widened for a fraction of a second and then clouded with guilt for the remaining fraction. It

