Chelsea Fine quotes:

A trained bus thrower like Gabriel, or Robin Hood wannabe like Scarlet, or a ninja assassin like Tristan

Scarlet watched a leaf fall to the ground, lying dead amoung the other leaves on the forest floorA brief life seems pointless.Tristan thought for a momentIsn't that what life is, though? A brief opportunity to exist? A short gift?

Scarlet watched a leaf fall to the ground, lying dead amoung the other leaves on the forest floor. "A brief life seems pointless."Tristan thought for a moment. "Isn't that what life is, though? A brief opportunity to exist? A short gift?

He stood there, drinking her in like he was a thirsty man and she was water in the desert. Because his soul...his foolish and hopeful soul...wanted her just as much as she wanted him. ~ Anew: The Archers of Avalon

You remembered, he said quietly.Lowering the bow, Scarlet kept her eyes on himI remembered.

So, tell me about yourself, Scarlet. Gabriel saidI already know about your love for coffee and sleeping in - which makes you awesome, by the way - but what else?

I'm baaaaaaaack! Heather rushed up to Scarlet, completely unaware of GabrielI came, I kissed, I conquered. No, let's go find you a hot guy with a tasty mouth.

Gabriel looked ou at the water for a momentLove is rare.Yes Scarlet looked at the lake as wellBut always worth pursuing.Gabriel noddedAlways.

I don't think so, dude. Gabriel would kill me. And then Scarlet would kill me. And they could just keep on killing me over and over again because I don't ever die. Do you know how much that would suck?

I am now scowling.""You are. And its adorable. But only in small doses.""Well, we cannot all be ridiculously jolly like you.""Ah, but we should.

His dark hair was still wet and fell around his head in a tousled way that was too sexy for his own good.Scarlet wanted to run her hands through it - but oh wait. That could kill him.Definitely too sexy for his own good.

Scarlet was in pain all night because she wouldn't let me sleep with her.

And because Scarlet loved pancakes...That's what he would do. Make pancakes and flee.

He looked at her with his green don't-lie-to-me-woman eyes and Scarlet dropped her guilty gaze to the mahogany desktop, searching around until she found a paperweight shaped like a pyramid to stare at.

Zack looks at Jenna and slowly pulls off his sunglasses"Why, hello, beautiful," he says"I'm Zack." He shows off his dimples"And you are...?""Not going to sleep with you," Jenna quips, grinning right back at him.His smile widens"Well played.

Sexual tension is like a ruthless pigeon. Feed it once and it will follow you around forever. It never tires or goes on vacation. It just lingers.

I hear you're single now. Aaron gave a white-toothed smile and tossed his hair.Where did you hear that? Scarlet cocked her head, hoping to find the leak.He pulled his stool over and sat downA little bird told me.Why did people use that saying? Little birds didn't talk. They chirped. And, unless Aaron spoke bird, he certainly wasn't deciphering any bird chirpings.

Scarlet shut the door behind her, leaning against it as she respondedI came because you have been in great pain.Yes. And because of my great pain you still live. It seems my isolation is good for your wellbeing.The strength of my pulse has little to do with the health of my heart.

You know what I need to do?Buy earrings?I need to fully embed myself in Gabriel's life. I need to get to know the real Gabriel Archer.You need to buy new earrings, Heather said.Scarlet ignored Heather and went on.No more excuses. The time has come. Today, I am going over to Gabriel's house after school.Good for you. Now let's talk about shoes. Heather put her magazine downThey suck.

So...this is the dark dungeon where the very angry Tristan sleeps?No. This is the dark dungeon where the very dangerous Tristan keeps himself away from the very carless young woman.Clearly, he was in no mood for small talk.

We sit in silence for a minute. Thinking about the freedom we don't have and the future we can't control.