Closer

"Can't you fight them off? You have your bodyguard here," Elias asked as he motioned to Tyler. He didn't understand why she was trying to get his help when she could probably deal with the situation on her own.

"Because I sense that it's something that I can't defeat on my own. I need your help. I need my brother," Melina said, almost looking fearful.

Elias stared at her for a few seconds, unsure of what to say. He still wasn't even sure if he believed her. His life was so different from hers.

How could they be two halves of a whole? He needed someone else's word on this besides Scott's, who he still didn't trust.

"I want to talk to my parents. They'll tell me the truth," he replied. He needed the full story, which meant talking to the other people involved.

Melina nodded after a moment.

"Let's go see them. They'll back up everything that I've told you," she said, looking sure of herself.