She hadn't thought anything wrong with it, he was The General after all, and her fatherand he had that right.She stood before Headmaster Michael becau...e she had been caught fighting with another girlin the gym. She was from one of the wealthiest southern families, a powerful family, her fathera United States Senator. As the "scholarship girl," Elizabeth would have naturally received theblame, but it was probably the black eye the other girl suffered before the coach pulled her offthe other girl. It will be a better time.’ You sniffed. I dried your eyes with my handkerchief. You used it to blow your nose. ‘Yes. I know you’re right.’ You took my right hand and held it up, pressing your left hand fingertips against the tips of my fingers. You were thoughtful and quiet and we sat together, fingers touching, you on my lap — until you sighed. ‘Thank you, Shujin.’ ‘I love you, Konekochan. I will do my best to care for you.’ ‘I know.’ You hugged me again, holding me close. ‘I know you will. I. I have the ability to enhance my host's abilities. I enhanced the ability to sense emotions, in you, because it seemed to be a necessary survival trait." I was getting more than just emotions. I was reading thoughts," Caleb protested.Caleb felt a mental sigh, before the alien explained, in a much put upon tone of thought, "Humans emotions and thoughts are very closely interrelated. Humans are not entirely ruled by emotions, but nearly so. I am working on a theory, about why that is. Whatever. .. get back to work."I stumbled to my feet, grimacing from the pain in the pit of my stomach. She was dismissing me like I was a teenage school girl."Oh, by the way," she said just as I reached the door. "I rather like the way you dress. You like to flaunt it don't you. Are you the office slut?"She was adding insult to injury."No ... no I'm not," I muttered."Then you must be the office prick teaser," she snickered. "Well, I won't hold that against you in my decision. Now get the fuck out of.