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another vision. He obviously didn't enjoy me doing that, but I didn't know would it work.
    "How can you still remember everything?" He frowned. "That wasn't supposed to happen."
    Huh, nice to know. I wasn't just a freak in the human world for having visions; now I was a freak in the supernatural world too. The only thing I needed to figure out was what kind of the supernatural world we were talking about.
    "Are you a demon?" The factor of weirdness in this question was huge, but I just had to ask. Something flashed across his face, and he hesitated, observing me so thoroughly like he was trying to see through me. Could he do that? Could he read my mind? Damn it, I was watching too many TV shows. But his silence confirmed my thoughts; he was a demon, and those people with black eyes were probably all demons too. Ah, great. Now I could film my own show.
    "What do you know about demons?" he finally said.
    "Nothing." I swallowed, realizing I must have said too much. Fear spread through me like fire, destroying any hope that I would come out of this unharmed. Devin's attention turned to the mirror, which now had a faint glow on its surface. This was my chance to run, to get out of there, but my feet were glued to the spot.
    "Whatever happens, don't move," Devin ordered, his eyes transfixed to the mirror's shiny surface. I stared at the mirror, unsure what exactly was supposed to happen. Devin probably knew, so I figured it was better to do as he said. I could see in the mirror that Devin's eyes were black again, but then his features distorted. I realized it was the mirror's surface that was changing, almost melting away to let something red pass through it. Ok, if a demon walked out of it, I was going to bolt no matter what.
    A pair of black obsidian eyes stared from the mirror, which was surrounded by a red mist. I didn't dare to move as those creepy eyes turned to me.
    "Is her mind frozen in time?" a deep masculine voice asked.
    "Yes," Devin said. I'd seen movies and read about demons communicating through mirrors, but that definitely hadn't made me ready for this. It was harder and harder to stay calm and unmoving. Not to mention Devin was a demon and a liar. What if he planned to sacrifice me or let this other demon possess my body?
    "Did you fix the mistake?" the voice said, black eyes now focused on Devin.
    "Yes. She only got late to school, so the magic didn't work. But it's all fine now."
    "Any sightings of the angel girl?"
    "Not yet. But she goes to school here. I'm sure of that." Devin looked a bit nervous, almost like he wanted this conversation to end immediately.
    "Try to find her," the voice sighed, "and be careful. The angels know you're here."
    "I will." The mist started retracting, and the black eyes were gone. I let out a breath I hadn't even known I'd been holding. The mirror looked normal again, without any trace of the demon mojo. But it wasn't the time to relax because another demon was standing nearby. Just because he came in a pretty, human-looking package didn't mean he was harmless. In fact, it was most likely the opposite.
    "Did you see that?" Devin asked, startling me. Was that a trick question? Should I pretend I hadn't seen anything?
    "It was hard not to," I finally said, hoping it was the right answer.
    "Are you a demon?" That question sounded so odd coming from Devin's mouth. His face lit up with wonder. "Only demons can see through the demon magic and be unaffected by mind spells. But why aren't your eyes changing?"
    I gaped at him, my mind trying to process the information he had just given me. So according to him, I was a demon. Now that was just plain ridiculous. I had to force myself not to burst out laughing because that might piss him off.
    "I'm not..." And what if I was? It was true I could see demons and had these weird visions, but that was all because of Devin. Besides, he could be lying about it all, only I couldn't figure it out what would he get by convincing me I was one of his kind.