{First published November 2015}

{Edited 6-15-2016}

|| Bothersome Itch ||

}Avery{

"What just happened?"

My eyes flick over to Cameron, standing at the edge of the dock.

His arms are laying loose at his sides with his head moving back to me and where Kayden disappeared through the trees.

Those damn tingles is what happened. Always bothering. Running along my skin. Buzzing and vibrating.

The wind blows across the lake, chill bumps pop up on my exposed shoulders and neck. Time to get out. The lake done it's job.

I glide through the water liking the feel of it as it kisses my body. My hands land on the deck making a wet smack.

Cameron jumps and squeaks, "Ahh, Avery."

Pulling myself up onto the deck, Cameron makes an embarrassed sound turing around.

It's like he's never seen a naked girl before. I'm not nearly naked. That naughty bits are covered.

"Are you an innocent Cameron?" I whisper making it sound like our little secret. He makes a chocking noise.

Maybe he is.

I wouldn't know being innocent and all. Evan and I, well we never made it that far.

My shorts become difficult as I pull them up my wet thighs. Ugh. Wet skin and clothes has a disgusting feeling to them.

My tank comes on much easier and I hook my fingers in my shoes. I'd rather carry them then get a wet sink in em.

My toes sink into the warm sand, "Are you coming?" I ask Cameron knowing his back is still turned away from me.

"Yep." He runs to catch up falling in step as we make our way to the tree lined path leading back towards the house.

"So, what happened?"

"What do you mean?" I forego confusion watching where I place my feet on the packed dirt.

"Don't play dumb." Aden snarls out grabbing my attention from my feet and the path.

Where'd he come from?

My head snaps up fast, my eyes growing colder and deathly as I pierce Aden's silver eyes with my dead ones.

My eyes flicker over his body seeing his muscles tense up. He's either afaird or is ready to sprang at me. I doubt he's scared.

I smile my doll like smile and start walking once more.

I hear air leaving lungs in a whoosh. Cameron. I did scare him when I snapped around. I felt it.

Both him and Aden is rather curious to me. So different but able to form an em-bond.

A humorless chuckle leaves my lips. My life was much saner being locked away. Which is insane if you ponder about it.

I feel a tinge of frustration laced with disappointed. I glance over my shoulder looking at Cameron. He has that gorgeous dimple smile out in full force.

These emotions aren't mine nor his. What's going on now. My eyes flicker from side to side. Looking for someone in the trees.

A need so strong hits me. I stumbled and a gasp falls from my parted lips.

What the hell?

"Avery, Are you okay?" Cameron asks bending down a little, looking at my face.

You have to give the boy his props for following the no touching Avery rule.

"Someone is following us." I answer standing straight looking at Aden.

He snaps full alert. His body taking on a predator demeanor.

"Maybe it's Kayden?" Cameron whispers.

"No."

They both give me a funny look.

"Where are they?" Aden asks scanning the trees again.

"I don't know."

Aden narrows his eyes at me, "Just keep moving."

Aden stays close to both me and Cameron as he takes out his cell phone.

My mind wonders away from him as more emotions slowly flutter to me.

Desire. Happiness. A feeling of rightness.

Whoever they are, I can feel them so much more than Cameron. A light headedness soon engulfs me as the feelings keep coming. Making me feel the same way. My heart pounds faster, as saliva pools in my mouth. I'm feeling to much to fast after so long of feeling nothing. I can't keep it out. The feeling just keep coming.

I stop causing the boys to stop too.

"Avery?" Cameron questions.

I make myself breath slow. In and out. In and out.

My eyes snap open as I feel the Kayden tingles move across my skin. Growing stronger by the minute. Never been more glad for the buzz he brings as they slowly cover up the unknown emotions. Making them less strong to where I'm able to separate myself from them. No longer feeling them as my own but I can still sense them.

"How do you know?" Kayden's husky voice tightens up my stomach.

He looks stressed and upset.

My head tilts, "I can feel them. Who ever it is?"

No point keeping what I can do a secret anymore.

A devastated look crosses his face.

I didn't want to tell them but I don't want them hurt because of me. So I need them to know this is something real. Something to worry about.

Jeff said I was in danger. That's why dad took me away from all of them. This could possibly be the danger we ran from when I was little.

"How close?" Nick asks quietly, stepping up next to Kayden.

My body snaps around towards the left. I scan the trees, "They're here." I sing out watching all four boys flinch.

In a matter of seconds the three of them are in front of me and Cameron, bodies tense and ready.

A flutter of fear floats to me from Cameron, but quickly gets pushed into the back round.

A consuming need, love and hunger swamps me. I gasp out, my eyes going wide.

I've never felt something as strong as I do now. The feelings start to increase. My heart speeds up, my pulse pounding loudly.

Need. Hunger. Joy. Love. Anger. Protect. Jealousy.

It drops me to my knees. My breathing becomes faster, erratic. I close my eyes and turn inward. Checking my steel walls for cracks, holes, anything.

"What's wrong with her?" Nicks voice find my ears sounding muffled as I concentrate.

I start to reinforce my walls. Willing them to be thick. Stronger. Impenetrable.

"Your hurting her." Cameron cries out ,"Stop!"

The emotions start to filter down to where they're only a bothersome itch.

My breathing and heart slows down, evens out. My head feels like a ton of bricks as I bring it up right and open my eyes.

Bright copper eyes is all I see at first as my vision starts to clear.

My head leans to the side. Two feet in front of me is a wolf. A black wolf with a whitish hue running through its thick fur. He's just sitting there, where the path meets the forest edge. Just staring at me. He's huge. Maybe larger than a black bear.

And me. What do I do. I start to laugh theatrically. A wolf.

Yeah I feel little whispers of emotions from Cameron, but nothing like the wolf brought forth.

"Avery, Are you okay?" Cameron's voice comes from beside me.

The wolf shifts lightly and tilts that big head of his. He seems kinda human like.

My crazed laughter starts to die off as a thought comes to the for front of my mind.

What if he is human? But in the rage as Cameron called it. What if this big beast is suppose to be my em-path bond.

My heart skips a beat as that seems more realistic than being able to feel an animal.

God. I never should of left Green Bair.