He was checking faces, searching for someone. His eyes, sharp and predatory, scanned the crowd. Time seemed to slow down. His gaze swept past a Mosotoy, past a Solmiri, and then_ it stopped.
He locked eyes with Sunshine.
In that split second, the world of sandwiches and aliens vanished. Sunshine didn't think; she reacted. She knew that look. It was the look of a wolf that had finally found the scent.
"Sunshine? What's wrong? You look like you saw a_"
Before Nine could finish his sentence, Sunshine spun around. She didn't say a word. She ducked her head and dove into the thickest part of the crowd. She moved like water, sliding between a group of tall Glacians and disappearing behind a pillar.
Nine stood there, holding two sandwiches, blinking his large bug eyes. He looked to his left. He looked to his right.
"Sunshine?"
She was gone. One moment she was walking beside him, and the next, it was like she had never existed at all.
