**Shorter then the other sections, but it works. **

“CAMERON!” Keri jumped up and hugged him. She stood back and smiled. “What are you doing down here?”

“Your parents said I should come visit you. They heard about the shooting at the college a few towns over and wanted me to keep an eye on you.” He replied looking back at Ryder for a second. “Who’s he?”

“Cameron, this is Ryder. Ryder this is Cameron, he’s my brother.” She smiled. “Well, not technically. I’ve known him my whole life.” She sat back down scooting over so Cameron could sit down next to her. He did and looked at Ryder with distaste.

“You still haven’t answered me, Keri, who is he?” Cameron demanded. Keri looked at him and frowned.

“Be nice.” She frowned, she looked back at Ryder. “He is a friend, now be nice or go home.” She smiled looking back at Cameron, his gaze still locked on Ryder’s. They glared at each other until Keri slammed her hands on the table. “Would you stop looking at each other like two stallions would before a fight! Now, you two have a problem with each other you need to get over it. Now both of you have manners and now how to be nice.” They kept their eyes locked, waiting for whoever would turn away first. Keri would’ve stood up and left, but the table kept her blocked in. She crossed her arms. They both looked at her at the same time and she just glared.

“Sorry.” Cameron and Ryder muttered at the same time.

“Now, why were you two glaring?” She demanded, “There is absolutely no reason to be rude like that.” Neither spoke up and she just waited she wanted to know why they had done that. It couldn’t be because they both liked her. Cameron was her brother, he was happy with his wife back at home too. Ryder, she had just met him.

“Just wanted to make sure he was ok.” Cameron grumbled. Keri held back a laugh. She was mad, furious was more like it. Cameron never acted this way, and from what she had seen of Ryder he rarely did either. She knew her day was ruined now and she wouldn’t be able to think of anything else. That made her all the more mad.

“Move!” She growled, he stood up and she stormed out of the coffee shop. They had no right to be so rude, no right to ruin her day when she was already shaken, she had been enjoying herself for the first time with a guy and it was ruined.

*~*~*~*

Ryder looked at Cameron, his face was stone cold again. He couldn’t believe she had a vampire friend, and obviously she didn’t know it.

“Listen, wolf, you leave her alone. You better not get close to her again, I’ll make sure you’re in the ground if I see you around her again.” Cameron hissed standing up.

“Why, you want to change her? You’ve had plenty of time, blood sucker.” He growled back. Cameron jumped towards him stopping inches from his face.

“You remember what I said, wolf. You come close to her again I’ll kill you. I’ll not have her hurt by your kind.” Cameron spun on his heel pulling his black collar back up on his neck. He stepped out onto the street walking in the shadows towards where Ryder had seen Keri go.