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here for a few years, so there’s time before I have to change locations and names again. I’ve done my best to change my appearance. My face is still the same but I’ve worn several different hair styles and change the color frequently. The more technology advances, the more we have to find other ways. Though I’ve tried to keep my picture from being taking too often, I can’t guarantee there isn’t a picture or two floating around out there. In this day and age, of traffic cameras and ATM cameras and wherever else cameras are located, it becomes harder. I have to risk a bit more magic, to keep my image from being captured clearly. As it progresses, new ways will have to be found.”
    I was starting to come to an appreciation of what it meant to be a guardian.
    It also made me appreciate Doriane more and I leaned forward to kiss her lips once, to see how it felt.
    Pulling back, I had to admit it was exciting. I felt my body responding, in the way I was used to, fantasizing about boys. Looking into those heavenly brown eyes made me hot.
    Doriane seemed to sense my positive reactive to the kiss, stood and pulled me into her room.
    I was nervous as I’d never had sex before but wanted to now.
    I didn’t need to worry about Ryan’s threat, about accepting companionship with Doriane, because I knew, he didn’t have the ability to harm her. At least, it would take a great deal for him to do so.
    My raven-haired friend, pulled me onto her bed, then showed me how to have sex with a woman. My power made the experience magnificent, as I could follow every touch she made on my body. I could feel the sensations with every fiber of my being.
    When I turned things around and learned how to provide pleasure, I could feel every little place she liked to be touched. It gave me a very balanced feeling, that I could accept pleasure from her, and return it.
    When we were done, my head was pillowed on her chest, and I could tell that, while I still felt concern for Ryan’s actions, he no longer held power over my emotions. I could give my attention to other things that were as important, and in some ways, more important than him.
    For the first time in what seemed like ages, I could smile in a relaxed way, without the pain brought on by my enemy.
    I felt the vibrations of my voice on her skin as I said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done. The best thing to ever happen to me, besides having friends and family who love me, was to walk into your store that day. You’ve helped me get back to myself. Ryan’s still going to be a factor but I feel strong enough to face him now.”
    “I’m going to say this but it doesn’t mean I claim you all to myself. I love you and will for the rest of my life, no matter how long that is. I’ll make sure you have the knowledge, to face Ryan and any other challenges that come up. Just knowing you and I can let our emotions out with each other, will let us stay balanced. The last time I was with anyone, male or female, was ten years ago. You will help my balance, every bit as much, as I will help yours.”
    “I love you too. I feel more supported with the knowledge, I can find comfort with you, as much as the teaching. It makes me feel like, I can deal with it better, when I have to start pulling away from family and friends, so they don’t find out.”
    “You have a while before that becomes necessary. You’re approaching your twenty-second birthday. You don’t need to start making your plans, until you get into your mid-thirties then you’ll have to slowly fade from their lives. When you go to new places, you just have to watch how many people you get close to. You and I will be around each other for several years, as you learn, then we’ll have different places to live, but always stay in contact and visit.”
    It made me smile to know, I’d have someone in my life for that long.
    I realized she was a few centuries older than me but we would have a few more, before she would be no