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choosers, or in this case, the new kid at school can’t be too picky about the company she keeps.”  I shot him an analytical gaze.  “I guess I could do worst.  You could have been a puss infected ogre who has to be slain for impersonating an Adonis.  But you really do appear to be what you are; a boy.”
    He cocked his head to the side then rolled his eyes to the ceiling.  “Whatever.  Come on.”
    The tour around the school was pleasant enough.  Every floor shined, every wall immaculate and every window glistened.  We poked our heads into a few of the classes, which were small, both in size and the number of students.
    “They like to keep the ratio small.  I think the biggest class we have is twenty-two students and that’s the drama class.”
    “Cool,” I muttered, my attention less on class ratio and more on the peculiar-looking student roaming the halls.
    “Teachers here are really hands on, taking the time to sit and talk things through with students on an individual basis.”
    “Uh-huh.”  My gaze followed the movements of the lost student, picking up on…
    “What’s your average?”
    “My what?” I said softly.
    “Hey, are you even listening to…?”
    I didn’t give him the chance to finish.  The strange student turned the corner and I shot off after him the moment he was out of my sight.  Darn it, I thought.  This was my very first day.  Couldn’t I at least get a break?
    Rounding up the corner, I sprinted to him, grabbed him by the collar and shoved his face to the wall.
    “What the…?” He muttered.
    His hair, jet black and falling in thick sheets just above the collar of his jacket, smelled sweet, musky and masculine.  No, I thought, this is not the average, run of the mill student. Taking a firm hold of his leather jacket, I spun him around.
    Through his initial spark of annoyance he grinned, the most seductive, wicked grin I had ever seen.  His jade green eyes, narrow and amused, looked down at me with curiosity.
    “I take it you're new here,” he said, his sultry lips never losing their amused curve. “First days nerves… it can make you do nutty things sometimes.”
     
    “I… I thought you were…” I backed away and released him, taken aback by my error.
    “In this neck of the woods, we usually settle for a congenial handshake and a brief, but impressive introduction, the likes of, hello, my name is so-and-so and I’m from such and such institution.”  He cradled his chin between his thumb and index finger.  “Although, I have to admit, there’s something uniquely charming in your approach.”
    “Sorry, I really thought you were something… um someone…”
    “No apologies needed.  In fact, I really wouldn’t mind starting again.”
    I backed away.  “You were so…” My gaze traveled over his strong shoulders before clearing the top of his head and looking for signs of something different.
    Squishing his nose and tightening his gaze, he looked above him.  “Do I have something gnarly in my hair or what?”
    “You’re human,” I murmured to myself.
    “Say what?” After a perplexed moment, he chuckled. “Oh you must be confused by my animal magnetism.  But, yes, I assure you, I am human.”
    “You don’t say,” I droned and walked away.
    “Hey.” He was suddenly serious as he walked up and kept stride with me.  “You weren’t kidding, huh?”
    “About what?”
    “Me being human.”
    “Forget about it.  Like you said, first day jitters.”
    “No.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me to a stop.  “You're Lux, aren’t you?”
    Alarmed, it took me a moment to realized he’d read my name off my schedule.  “Yeah.  What of it?”
    “It means light, right?”  His chuckle was edged with nervous energy.  His grip on my arm tightened as he pulled me closer.  “Look, I had a weird dream last night.  Aside from the strange sense of being elsewhere, I don’t really remember much, except the light, a startlingly bright