"Megan is human," Serena said, breaking the silence between them. She leaned her head against the seat eyes closed. "She doesn't know anything about our world. I would like to keep it that way please." "Aha," Rooka replied. He cast a quick look at her before asking, "You two been friends long?" "Yeah, since we were in grade school. It was when I came back from the trip in your country..." "My father told me that you died." That made her open her eyes and look at him. "Why would they do that?" Confusion was evident in her voice. "I have been living in the Philippines since I turned eight, why would they say that I died?" "I do not know, baby. All I know is that you were sick and being as you are, the virus was too powerful, and it ended your life." Pain can be heard in his

