• Sweat was pouring down my face, as i dodged yet another right hook from my dad. "You know, this isn't exactly what I thought of as father daughter bonding time," I panted from exhaustion.

    "Yep well at least we to see each other," he answered back him throwing a kick at me, to where I grabbed his leg and pushed him back.

    I smiled, "For you getting old, you fight pretty well," My dad grimaced and stopped fighting.

    "I wouldn't say that exactly....." He wasn't able to finish his sentence, since I hit him. We heard clapping of hands come from Mark, who had been standing in the corner observing.

    "Okay Tera that's enough. Wouldn't want Ryan in the Healer's quarters," Mark put a hand out, and helped my dad up which he thanked him greatly for.

    "Okay then Mark. Sorry dad did I hurt you?" I questioned concerned if there was any major damage.

    Nope I'm perfectly fine," After he said that, there was.................... Giggling? The door to the gym was pushed open by a girl, that looked about fourteen. She had the same crimson eyes as Mira, but her hair wasn't black it was a mahogany color.

    "Sage why are you in here?" Mark asked. Now why did her name sound familiar.

    "Sorry uncle Mark, but mom wants a word with you," Sage said.

    Then it clicked. "Wait this is your niece you told me about?" It was directed towards Mark, but Sage cut in.

    "Yep! I am, and he just adores me. Don't you uncle?" She asked walking over to Mark, and standing next to him.

    "Yes," He said dully, like he didn't want her here. I turned to look back at the door, and heard faint crunch then a pained groan coming from Mark . I ran over to him.

    "What did she do to you?" I asked concerned about him.

    "She stomped on my foot," he said faintly seeing as the pain was taking over his mind. My dad put one of his arms over his shoulders and led him to a chair. "Wait till I tell your father," Mark told his niece in a threatening tone. We heard a knock then, and the door cracked open.

    "There you are Tera," came Romeo's peppy voice. "Tai told me you were here," he continued, I looked over to see Sage starring at Romeo, with her mouth slightly agape.

    Sage's POV.

    The door had opened to reveal the cutest guy I have ever seen. There was no words for me to say. His shaggy blonde hair, with hose deep ocean blue color to them, they were gorgeous.

    "There you are Tera," his voice rang out happily. "Tai told me you were here," he said. I wonder if he has a girlfriend? I thought seeing s he began to talk to Tera. I heard a buzzing sound, then discovered a fly almost flew in my mouth. Closing it I walk shyly over to Tera and Romeo.

    "Oh Sage you haven't me Romeo yet?" Tera questioned. I shook her head telling her I didn't. "Well this is my best friend Sage," She said best friend! Yes I still have a chance with him! I thought greedily. "Romeo this is Sage, Mira's daughter, and Mark's niece," Romeo looked at me like he was examining my features.

    "She doesn't really look like Mark or Mira," He said, I was silent.

    "Sage gets her looks from her father Chad," Mark said looking at me oddly. "Sage maybe you should go rest of something," I heard my uncle say. "Nodding I walked away devising a plan on how Romeo would become mine.

    Tera's POV

    Sage had left the room, and once the door closed Mark start talking.

    "Romeo be careful," Mark said bluntly.

    "What should I be careful?" Romeo asked in a suspicious tone, like an assassin was going to kill him.

    "Sage has a crush on you. So watch yourself," After hearing the news Romeo just starred into the distance.

    "Well this should be interesting," I heard my dad say from behind me.

    Romeo snapped out of it and looked at him, "Who're you? And why's it going to be interesting ?" Romeo questioned quickly.

    "I'm Ryan Sellars, Tera's dad," Romeo looked a bit stunned at this but let him continue. "Also the reason why watching Sage go after you, is that she doesn't know you're gay, plus," he paused adding anticipation for Romeo. "She's devising a plan to make you her boyfriend," Romeo's jaw dropped hearing this.

    "B-B-But," He stuttered. "I'M GAY!" We all just looked at him like nothing happened. "This can't! I repeat can't happen to me!" He was getting into her whiney mode now, and I now just how to fix it.

    "Romeo, just go on the date with the girl for Pete's sake!" I said loudly. "It's not going to hurt you."

    "Maybe," Mark said adding to my sentence and the fear of Sage.

    "Okay maybe seeing as what she did to Mark earlier might scar you." I said to Romeo.

    "But Sage is scary!" Romeo complained further.

    "Be a man!" i told him loudly taking a step closer.

    "How?" I've never been manly in my life and you know that!" I heard my dad stifled a chuckle. "Remember I was skipping on the way here just a couple of days ago. Do you think that's manly at all?" Romeo complained on again. I could see now that he was becoming quite nerve wracked by this whole thing so I changed the subject.

    "Okay good point," I told him. "Why don't you go take a bubble bather of something to calm down," hearing thins he seemed to perk up a bit.

    "Yeah that sounds good, I'll go do that. Thanks for the idea!" Romeo then flounced out of the room quickly to go have a bubble bathe. It was silent for a couple of minutes, afterwards I heard footsteps, and then felt a hand on my shoulder. Looking I saw my dad's face hovering over my shoulder.

    "Uh...." I couldn't think of what to say to him with that face he had, so serious.

    "Tera?" He paused. "Where'd you meet such a strange boy?" Starring at him for a moment I began to think. Is he making fun of Romeo? I opened my mouth to answer him.

    "At school like any other friend of mine, dad," He seemed pretty happy with this answer of mine, since I felt him pat me on the back and walk away. Seeing as training was over, I guess, i began heading back to the room I was given for my stay here. It was just a couple of hallways of every training area I knew of, since they wanted me on time for everything. Taking another turn around another corner, I finally made it to my rooms door.

    Opening it I found the same scene each time the door opens. My room was a nice blue jay colored room. Every piece of furniture was made from a nice cherry wood, except for the plush couch in the corner of the room, that sat next to a window. I decided I'd take a nap seeing as dinner was going to be served in a bout an hour.

    Jumping onto my remade bed, I wrapped myself with the many blankets and lied down on a body pillow.