Chapter One-
I starred at the clock waiting for the bell to ring any minute. Giles rapidity poked me in the back. I turned around, and she could barely stay in her seat.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” I muttered to her.
“ Oh Lilz! I’m going to see Ronnie after class,” Giles puckered her lips and then started to laugh.
“ Ladies please we only have five minutes left of class,” Mr. Greave stated.
I glared at Giles and turned back around. Mr. Greave stared at me for a while and then continued onto his teaching. Giles and Ronnie have been dating for two months know, and they are still going through honey moon faze. Their always texting, or hanging out. I love Giles in all, but her boyfriend can be a real pain in the ass.
“ sixty, fifty nine, fifty eight,” Giles whispered in my ear.
I shooed my hand at her, and stared back at the board. Mr. Greave started to right down the homework, and everyone around me was packing their bags, and all staring at the clock.
“ Class is not over everyone sit down!” Mr. Greave yelled out.
People started to laugh and they all stood at the door. I slumped in my seat. Giles leaned over her seat and her face was inches from me.
“ Trying to kiss me G? You know I’m not like that,” I smiled.
Giles puckered her lips and then started to laugh. I felt my desk creak and I looked up to see someone sitting on my desk.
“ Oh, hey Lillenette,” Darien flashed his whites at me.
I did a crooked smile and then grabbed my phone that was next to his ass.
“ Thank you Darien for practically sitting on my phone,” I slowly pulled my phone away from him.
“ Oh babe, you hurt me…” Darien sobbed.
I rolled my eyes and slumped in my seat and glared at Darien.
“ What do you want?” I spat.
“ Number, and don’t say you aint got a phone because I see one in your hands,” Darien smiled at me.
“ Darien I wasn’t going to lie. I am not going to give you my number, and even if I didn’t have my phone I would still say no. Creep,” I glared at him.
“ It’s only a number laphey dilley,” Darien started to laugh.
“ Don’t call me that…”
“ Grow up. We are fifteen learn how to joke.”
I tightened my fists, and clenched my jaw. The bell rang and Darien jumped up and stood there.
“ Darien leave her alone!” Giles laughed.
“ Oh Giles my dear, your dating my best friend… I should be dating yours? Right?” Darien asked.
Giles looked at me and I wrinkled my nose.
“ Never…” I crackled.
Giles and I started to walk out and Darien walked next to me. Ronnie came flying around us and scooped up Giles in his arms, and they started to tongue. Giles was a tall thin girl with blonde hair and mud brown eyes. She was very tan too. Ronnie was tall, tan, and bulk. He was part Asian and part Italian. He was the perfect guy in our school. I felt Darien wrap his arm around my waste and he pulled me close to him. Darien is about six foot three tall, tan, and bulky. He practically looks like Ronnie’s twin.
I pushed my hand against his chest trying to push him away. His arm tightened more around my waste and he brought me into him closer. I only weigh one hundred and two pounds, and at the height of five foot three and a half. I’m a pale girl with straight light brown golden hair that falls to my waste. I have hazel eyes, and my bangs hide half my face. Ronnie took his free hand and pulled me hair back to reveal my chest. I smacked his hand and tried to pull his arm off me.
“ Let go,” I spat.
“ Your such a tease,” Warm air hit my neck. Chills went down my spine.
“ D-A-R-I-E-N!” I looked at him. “ Let go fag, or I swear to god.”
Darien lowered his hand from my hip to my ass, and I hit his chest hard. He let out a little gasp and then looked down at me.
“ Ow that tickled,” he started to laugh.
I bent down and his arm released from me and I turned around and started to leave. Darien followed me to my locker. My hands shook when I tried to put in the combination. A hand reached over me and landed on the lockers. I turned around and Darien had one hand above me on the lockers, and then other hand by my side on the lockers, having me trapped.
Darien’s body was touching mine, and he was looking down at me. I looked up at him and he lowered his head towards me.
“D- D- Don’t,” I muttered.
“ it’s so cute when you’re nervous,” he said.
“ D- Darian D- D- don’t. I- I mean it!” I gasped as I felt his hot breath on my lips.
“ I’ll… G- G- G-,” Darian cut me off.
“ Give me what Laphey Dilley?” Darian whispered.
“ My number..”
A smiled formed around his face and he took out his phone, and handed it to me. I held it in my hands and it was shaking. I slowly typed in the numbers and handed it back to him. Darien looked at his phone and played with it and then looked at me and his face was an inch away from me. His lips lowered and he kissed me cheek. I gasped and my cheeks burned up. He backed away and started to leave.
“ text you later Laphey Dilley,” He smiled.

Chapter two-
I stood at my locker and clenched onto my book bag. I came out of it, and then looked around to see if anyone had seen that. A sigh of relief escaped my lips, and I left the locker making my way outside.
“ Damn,” I muttered underneath my breath.
I have missed the last bus and I live a good five and half miles away. I started to walk my way home, and the wind worked against me. I nearly stumbled backwards from the ruff winds hitting me face. Anger flew through me and a huge whip of wind made me stumble backwards, and my book bag fell of my shoulder and my books fell and papers flew everywhere.
“ God damn” I yelled. I fell back and put my hands in back of me to stop my fall. My hands met the concrete and skidded them. I bit my lip to hold back my yelp. Without looking at my hand I jumped up and grabbed for the papers stuffing them into my book bag. I pulled my book bag over my shoulder and analyzed my cuts on my hands. My palms and fingers where al cut up, and bleeding. I felt pain and I clenched my jay. Something was in the palm of my right hand. It was a nail. I lifted my head to the sky and grabbed a nail and ripped it out. I started jumping up and down in pain. The sky turned dark.
“ God no,” I cried. Lighting filled the sky and it started to rain. The water hit my hands and blood dripped onto the concrete. My jeans where covered in blood, and my long sleeve shirt had also blood stains. I looked back down at my hands and they were bleeding worse than I would of thought. A car slowly drove past me, and the window rolled down. I looked in the car and saw Ronnie. He got out of the car, and walked up to me.
“ What happened to you!” He grabbed my hands and I let out a cry.
“ Don’t! Don’t touch them idiot,” I muffled. He let go and put his hands up.
“ Sorry. Sorry. Let me drive you home,” he said.
I looked at Ronnie. Ronnie is a junior a grade higher than I and also Giles boyfriend.
“ no its fine.”
“ Lilz you live almost six miles away from here,” Ronnie gasped.
“ And Ronnie you live six miles the opposite of me! You’re going to be driving from one end of town the other.”
“ I don’t care. Know get in the car,” He growled.
“ No…”
“ Lillenette please…. I don’t want to make a scene.”
“ If you leave then their won’t be one,” I hissed.
“ Guess I’m going to have to make a scene,” He sighed.
My eyebrows pulled in and I looked at him confused.
“ Wha-”
Before I could say anything Ronnie picked me up by the hips and slung me over his shoulders.
“ R-O-N-N-I-E . P-U-T. M-E. D-O-W-N!” I screamed.
He ignored my protests and threw me in the passenger seat and slammed the door shut. He grabbed my book bag and threw it in the trunk. I sat their flabbergasted and then Ronnie got back in the car.
“ I can’t believe you just did that!” I cried.
“ I told you to get in the car, but you didn’t…” He muttered.
“ That don’t give you the right to haul me off into your car.”
“ shut up I have to concentrate on driving,” he said.
A huge crack of lightening and roars of thunder filled the skies. The sky was black and fog was everywhere. I felt myself shivering because my shirt was still wet, and it stuck to me. We stopped at a stop light and Ronnie put his sweater over me wearing just a tank top.
“ Take it back,” I stared to hand it to him but he refused. I bright my knees up to my chest and wrapped the sweater around me.
“ I don’t understand. All day it was great outside. Hot and sunny, and then all the sudden this wind came out when school ended and when I started to drive and saw your it was pouring,” He said.
I looked out the window.
“ yeah it sure it strange,” I said.
I felt my body cringe at the memory from when I was at the beach with my parents and baby sister and I fell and backed my knee in. Within the instant a lightning storm came, with thunder. Whenever I was in pain that seemed to happen. When I was angry wind came. Ronnie interrupted my thoughts.
“ So about Darien,” Ronnie said.
I gaged when I heard the name. Ronnie let out a little laugh.
“ C’mon Lilz be nice. When I started dating Giles, Darien met you he wanted you instantly,” He laughed.
“ He’s a pig Ron,” I said.
I was the only person that called him Ron.
“ You haven’t gotten to know him. I mean you have been around him for the past two months but haven’t gotten to know him,” Ron laughed.
“ yeah Ron that made total sense.”
“ Shut the hell up. You’ve never even gave him your digits.”
“ Oh yes I have,” I gaged remembering.
“ When?” Ronnie’s eyes widened.
“ Today….”
“ Is that so?”
“ Yes Ron that is so, and know I’m going to have my own little stalker…”
“ God you can be such a bitch Lilz,” Ronnie smiled.
“ My best quality,” I gave a devilish grin. “ You haven’t seen the worst of me though.”
“ I haven’t?”
“ Oh Ron if you only knew…. I’ll tell you this boy if you ever do anything to hurt G I will personally turn into the bitch from hell,” I smiled. He held up one of his hands and placed it over his heart.
“ I Ronald Drakle pledge to never hurt Giles Mcaff for as long as I live and even after, and if I do sha’ll the bitch from hell come and cut off my dick,” Ron looked at me and smiled.
I hit his shoulder and started to laugh.
“ Deal,” I smiled.
Ronnie pulled up to my driveway.
“ You should get your hands cleaned up and bandaged they look pretty bad Lilz,” Ron said.
I nodded my head and started to open the door. I handed Ron back his sweater.
“ Thanks for the ride,” I smiled.
“ Anytime Lilz,” He smiled. I shut the door and made my way to my front door. I dangled my keys from my pocket and the door clicked open. Ron didn’t leave yet. He was waiting to make sure I got into my house. I let a thumbs up and smiled. He waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway. I stepped into my house, and it was quit.
“ Anyone home?” I yelled. Nothing. I walked up the stairs and opened the door to my room and threw my book bag onto my bed. I walked into my bathroom and looked at my hands. They were swollen, and bleeding. My right palm was black and blue from the nail. I turned on the water with the back of my hands. I slowly put my hands under the water and let out a shriek of pain and removed them. I panted and blood dripped onto the tiles.
“ Honey was that you?” I heard my mom yell.
“ I- I-… I’m up stairs ma,” I cried.
I heard her run up the stairs and she stopped when she saw me.
“ What happened babe?” She ran over to my side,
“ I fell,” I mumbled.
She put my hands underneath the water and then bandaged them. She tucked my hair behind me ears and smiled.
“ Dinner will be done soon. I’ll call you when it’s done okay?” She asked.
I nodded my head and she retreated to the kitchen. I went into my room and lay on my bed. I changed into a pair of plaid pajama pants and put on a black tank top. I brushed my hair with my fingertips, and I heard my phone buzz in my jean pocket. I got up and took my phone out, and I got a new text message,
Darien-Hey Laphey Dilley
I grunted and sat on my bed my legs crossed and leaned on the wall.
Me- What do you want Darian???????
BZZZ
Darien- When can u hang out?
Me- Never
I turned off my phone and put it underneath my pillows and closed my eyes.
Chapter three-
My bed started to move and I felt my body swivel from side to side. I looked up and saw Lallie jumping up and down on my bed.
“ Hey girly,” I smiled.
“ Come on Lilly! Dinna is done!” Lallie had a huge grin across her face. She jumped down next to me and lifted my hair from my face. “ come on lazy but!” She giggled. I positioned myself on my elbows.
“ I’mma get you!” I yelled. She jumped from my bed and raised to the kitchen. I started to laugh and chased after her. Lallie is my nine year old adopted baby sister. My parents adopted her about four years ago. I love her to death. She is my sister. I don’t care what anyone says. Lallie has strawberry blonde hair and green, and is pale. She has tight curls that fall to her hips. I have dark straight her she has curly blonde. We don’t look much alike but I don’t give a damn.
I came into the kitchen out of breath and Lallie was sitting in a chair. A big victorious smile across her face. Her elbows propped up on the table. She stuck out her tongue.
“ I won!” She laughed.
I sat down in a chair next to her.
“ For now Lallie Dallie Dalpha Dillie,” I kissed her forehead.
She started to laugh. That was her nickname. For me I had so many nicknames. Lilly, Lilz, Laphey Daphey, Lillenette, Lal, L, and I could go on forever. Friends call me Lilz. Mom and dad call me Lillenette, and sister calls me Lilly.
“ Lilly what happened to your hands?” Lallie scooted closer to me and gave a worried look.
“ it’s nothing to worry about Lallie Dallie. I’ll be fine,” I gave her a smile. A chair pulled out across from me, and my dad sat down.
“ Hey Lallie. Hi Lillenette,” He smiled.
“ Hi Daddddy!” Lallie giggled.
I smiled, “ Hey dad.”
“ Darling what happened to your hands?” He studied my bandages.
“ I fell when I was walking,” I hid my hands underneath the table. He continued to stare. “ I’m fine dad, really,” I shrugged my shoulders.
He coughed and sat up and nodded his head. He looked at over at ma and rubbed his stomach because he was hungry. I started to laugh.
“ I’m starving? What eats?” Dad asked.
“ Spaghetti,” Mom said.
“ HmmmHmmmm my favorite!” He stated.
Mom put a big steaming of spaghetti on the table. We all scooped some up and put it on our plates. The house filled with laughter, and then sun creped through the windows.
“ It’s not raining anymore!” Mom said splendidly. “ Today has been the weirdest weather we ever had!” She laughed.
Dad looked outside and a strange exspression crossed his face. He just glared out the window, and didn’t move. He looked at me, and our eyes locked for quite some time. My dad looked back down at his food and stuffed some spaghetti in his mouth. He gave me a little smile, and didn’t say another word all diner. Mom took our plates and brought them in the kitchen.
“ Want me to help?” I asked my mom.
“ I’ll help her kid, go do your homework,” Dad said.
I smiled and nodded my head and walked up the stairs into my room. I laid out across my bed and felt something underneath my pillow I pulled out my phone and saw seven text messages. My mouth gapped open and I slowly clicked OK
Darien- Yes u r…
Darien- Babe u their?????
Darien- Dnt leave meh hanging dawwwwlingggggg
Darien- Lallie Dallie? Ur ignoring me… that truly hurts….
Darien- If u dnt reply im cmin to ur house right knwww! I knw where u liveeeeee……..
I let out a sigh…
Me- Geez Darian am I not able to eat dinner with my family. You know I have a life and can’t text all day
Darien- Wow…
Me- What??
Darien- Babe I cnt believe u txted me baq
Me- do you want me to stop texting you darien…..
Darien- NOOO…. So about that date…..
Me- what in god’s name are you talking about?
Darien- about the date u said u wre gnna go on w/ me
Me- are you delirious?
Darien- no.
Me- im not going on a date with you darien
Darien- y dnt u even give me a chance?
Me- . . . .
Darien- please Lillenette….
Me- UGHHH….
Darien- =) u wnt regret it babe
Me- when & where?...... .-.
Darien- tomorrow after school we’ll go mini golfing. I’ll get you after skool.
Me- how much should I bring? $$$
Darien- nutin
Me- darien… i. am. Not. Letting. You. Pay. For . me!
Darien- yes u r.
Me- don’t make me take the date back
Darien- you can’t I already reserved a spot for us ;-)
Me- Ugh… Ill cya tomorrow darien…
Dairen- looking forward 2 it babe =D
I closed my phone and lay in my bed staring at the ceiling. Tomorrow I am going on a date with darien… what have I done?!?!?!?
Chapter four-
“ Lillenette get up!” Ma called from downstairs. I lifted me head up, and looked around. Six o’clock. I grunted and fell back onto the bed. I crawled out of bed and opened my closet. I glared at my clothes wondering what I should wear, and then I remembered the date im having after school. I bowed my head down, and took a long sigh. I grabbed a pair of jeans shorts, a white and black tank top, and a pair of black converse. I brushed my hair, and then looked at my makeup. I started to put on black eye shadow, followed by gray and white. I put some gray eye shadow underneath my eye, eyeliner, mascara, and some chap stick. I looked at myself, and my makeup was the Smokey eye look. I put my hands down and noticed my shorts where rather… short? They reached about three inches under my ass. I went to take them off, and then heard the bus coming. Damn! I ran out and grabbed my book bag, and ran outside.
I started to walk up the steps, and everyone looked at me like I was wearing nothing. Every other girl in my school dressed like this except me…. well not anymore. I tightened my grip on my book bag, and made my way to the back of the bus. I sat down, and plugged in my i-pod…
I felt myself shake, and looked around and a group of guys surrounded me. seniors… One of them sat down next to me back facing me. I scotched closer to the window and crossed my legs. I was not use to having so much skin showing. I felt something nudge me and I saw his book bag, on top of my feet. I scuffled it off my feet, and brought my feet onto the seat my knees touching my chest. Almost all of my thighs where showing so I took out my sweater and wrapped it around myself.
“ Cold sweetheart?” A boy said.
I looked over and the boy sitting next to be turned around and looked at me, and so did all of his friends. I shook my head.
“ I could warm you up,” he winced at me.
I rolled my eyes.
“ What’s a group of seniors riding the bus anyways?” I muttered.
“ We didn’t feel like driving,” He flashed me a smile.
“ Or you just didn’t have a car to drive,” I said starring out the window. He friends started to laugh, and they all muttered burn, and she got you!
“ Look who’s talking,” He muttered.
I looked at him.
“ What grade do you think I am in?” I questioned.
“senior,” he stated.
I let out a tiny chuckle.
“ Sophomore,” I replied.
All five sets of eyes where upon me, and I felt my body cringe.
“ What?” I muttered.
“ You sure as hell don’t look like a sophomore…” The boy sitting across from us.
I gave him a confused look.
“ What he means by that,” I boy from in front of us said. He kneeled in his seat, and turned towards us. “ You gotta a pretty face, nice body, sound mature, and you sure don’t dress like a sophomore,” He winced. I rolled my eyes, and wrapped my sweater tighter around me. “ Don’t be shy babe,” he said.
I glared at him and then put my i-pod back in. I looked out the window and tried not to listen to them. They were purposely speaking very loudly and the boy sitting next to me, kept bumping my shoulder. About the twentieth time I felt him bump me I grabbed his arm and he looked down at me.
“ Listen buddy, if you bump me one more god damn time I am going to kick you off this damn seat. You hear?” I scowled.
He put his hands up, “ okay, don’t get your panties in a knot…” He smiled.
The guy in front of us added a comment, “ If she is wearing any.” He was leaned over his seat and I took my hand punched him right in the nose. Blood drizzled down and he gasped.
“ DAMN! That girl didn’t bitch slap him she fucking punched him!” One of his friends laughed. The guy I hit stood up and shoved the guy that was sitting next to me and hovered over me. I stood up and I was tiny compared to him. My head hardly reached his shoulders. My legs where bare and so where my arms. My shirt was also kind of low. I straightened my back and tilted my head up looking up right in the eyes.
“ You shouldn’t mess with some who isn’t your size twit,” he muttered.
A evil smile came across my face, and I tilted my head down. “ is that so?” I whispered.
“ What you say?” he asked.
I looked him straight in the eyes, and kicked him in the balls as hard as I possibly could. He fell to his knees and I stood over him.
“ hey boy, you should really pick on someone your own size,” I smiled.
Before he could say another word, I grabbed my book bag, and started to leave. I raised my hands and waved goodbye.
“ Bye boys,” I yelled as I started to descend from the stairs. They all just watched my leave gawking. I walked to my class, and all of my classes went by faster than they usually did. I sat in my last period class.
“ okay class, today you will get into partners and fill out this worksheet talking about yourself but it must be written and Spanish and you must all be ready, to read it tomorrow also in Spanish,” Mr. Grieve said. “ Know get to work!” he yelled.
I felt a tap on my back and I turned around.
“ Hola,” Giles said.
I smiled. “ Hola chicka,” I winced.
“ chicka do you understand any of this?” Giles said in a Spanish accent.
I started to laugh, and we both started cracking up.
“ Node!” I laughed. We both started to laugh. I turned around in my desk, and brought my knees up to my chest, and faced Giles. I tried to pull down my pants a little, but they wouldn’t budge. I sighed and put my hands on her desk.
“ You Want to go to Starbucks with me and Ronnie after school?” Giles asked.
“ Cant,” I said.
Giles looked at me.
“ You can’t or you won’t?”
“ G you know I would go, but I cant.”
“ Why?” She asked.
She looked at me, and I heard small laughter and looked to my left to see Darien with four of his friends. All five set of eyes fell upon me and they all had smirks on them. I put my head down to my knees covering my face, and also my eyes.
“ See you just don’t want to go,” G said.
“ Giles…” I muttered.
Giles started to crack up.
“ Wha- what’s so funny?” I asked.
“ Lilz I haven’t heard you call me Giles for months! You always call me G. I guess it’s just weird hearing you call me that,” She stifled.
“Calling you by your name?” I rolled my eyes. “ GI- G I would go with you and Ron, but I cant. Im busy,” I said. I tiled my head up slightly only showing my eyes.
“ What are you doing?” She asked.
I heard the laughs from the boys increase, and saw them from the corner of my eyes. They were all staring at me. I felt furious. I brought my legs down and sat facing them. They all where quit and looked at me.
“You boys know it’s not polite to stare,” I spat out. Some looked down, but some didn’t. I crossed my legs and leaned my elbow on my desk. “ take a picture it lasts longer,” I grumbled.
“ That’s pretty lame Lilz,” Johnny said.
“ Hey, Johnny boy I’m not the one that is fucking staring at someone like a damn creep,” I hissed.
The guys started to laugh and Johnny didn’t know what to say. They all turned around and faced the other way. I turned back around to G and brought my knees up to my chest and put my head down hiding my face.
“ Ugh… what the hell was that?” G asked.
“ Idiotic boys,” I mumbled.
“ Okay so your… “Busy”…” G said.
I kept my head down.
“ yes G I am busy, and if you really must know I am going on a… date,” I muffled/
I heard her gasp and I lifted my head a little, just able to see my eyes.
“ What?!” I hissed.
“ I cannot believe your finally going on a date!” she laughed. “ AWWWWW LILENNETTE’S FIRST DATE!” She squealed.
My head shot up and I put my pointer finger to my lips.
“ SHHHH!” I hissed.
I glared at her and she started to laugh.
“ Is that an insult G?” I asked while raising my eyebrow.
“ Of course not Lilz. I am shocked because every guy you have met has asked you out but you have never actually said yes!” She said.
“ HmmmHmmmm got that right.”
G smiled.
“ I hope you have fun,” She winced her eye.
I started to gag.
“ What?” she asked. “ OH MY GOD WHO IS YOUR DATE ANYWAY?” She whispered.
I put my head back down. She tapped on my shoulder and said my name rapidly. I lifted my head and turned it to Darien and looked at him and jerked my head his way. G turned around slightly and then she put her hand over her mouth and looked back at me which I had my face hidden.
“ No- no! No freaking way!” she gasped.
“ yes oh yes freaking way,” I gaged.
“ AWWWWW!” She laughed.
I gave her the look.
“ Well you won’t be able to skip the date,” She smiled.
“ You don’t know that.”
“ yes I do. Lilz this is your last class, and he is not even five feet away. He will rush over to you so you don’t chicken out the last minute. This boy got everything planned,” She stated.
My body cringed and I just realized she was right. I bent my head down and sulked in my self-pity.
“ Damn….” I whispered under my breath.
G was practically jumping up and down in her seat.
“ Chill your ass,” I scowled at her.
“ Aghh! I’m so exitedddd!” Her voice squealed.
I put my hands over my ears and brought my face into my knees.
“ G shut up!” I muffled.
I looked up and saw Darien staring at me, and then he smiled and pointed to the clock. I turned around and followed my eyes. We had two minutes to the end of school. People started to pack their book bags. Darien went to go get up and then everything fell out of his bag and he had to pick it up. I jumped out of my desk grabbed my book bag, and prepared myself to run out the door. The bell rang and I darted out of class.
“ No you don’t!” I heard Darien yell at me.
I turned around and he was running after me. I got out the door, and ran down the hall towards the girls bathroom and ran in. I was panting trying to catch my breath, and then darien came running in.
“ What the hell?! You can’t be in here, get out!” I screamed.
“ Trying to avoid our date,” He glared at me.
“ Darien I really don’t…”
Darien started walking towards me and I took a step back, and as he got closer I tried moving farther away, and then my back hit the wall. Darien walked up next to me trapping myself in the corner between him and then wall.
“ If someone walks in you’ll get into trouble,” I spat.
“ Good thing I locked it,” He smiled. My eyes widened and I put my hand on his chest trying to push him away, but he stayed there and didn’t budge. He put his hands on my hips and took another step towards me, and our bodies where touching everywhere. His forehead touched mine and we were staring at one another.
“ Can’t you just give me a chance?” He asked.
“ Darien…”
“ Why?”
“ Why what?” I asked trying to get away from his group. But he only tightened his hands on my hips and brought me closer which I didn’t think was possible.
“ Why don’t you give me a chance Lilz,” He pouted.
I was quit. I was scared to give him a chance. I was scared to fall in love with him, and have him hurt me or taken away.
“ because,” I mumbled.
“ because why Lilz?”
“ I’m- I,” I couldn’t seem to speak. I was lost for words.
“ im not going to hurt you Lillenette. Let down your walls. Let me in. Im not going to hurt you,” he whispered. I felt my body start to shake and I was happy that Darien was holding me, because if he wasn’t I think I would of fell. Darien let go of my hips and wrapped his arms around me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck holding him tight. His loosened his grip and looked me in the eyes and kissed my forehead. I smiled.
“ Ready to go?” He asked.
I nodded my head. He wrapped his arm around my hip, and held me close to him. He opened the door a little and then we ran out trying not to be seen coming out of the girls bathroom together. We walked towards the car, and walked outside.
“ by the way you’re wearing a very cute outfit,” He said and then winced.
I let out a laugh and punched his arm.
“ Shut up,” I smiled.
Darien opened the door for me, and looked at his car.
“ A black Mercedes?” I asked.
He smiled.
“ Pretty impressive,” I laughed.
I got in the car, and he closed the door for me. he walked around the car and got in. He started the car and a huge smile formed on his face.
“ Why are you smiling like a moron?” I laughed.
“ I never thought I would see you in my car, and for that matter I never thought I’d be driving you to our date,” he smiled.
I had to smile at that one. He started to drive and I looked out the window. I felt his hand touch my hand, and he laid it next to me. I lifted my hand and held his. Our fingers intertwined and he smiled. We arrived , and Darien got out and ran around the car to open the door for me. I let out a laugh and stepped out of the car. He placed his hand in mine and our fingers intertwined. As we walked in a walked closer to him so our hips where touching. We walked up to the counter.
“ Golfing for two,” Darien said to the guy at the desk.
He looked at Darien and then his eyes traveled on me, and looked at me body his eyes traveling up and down me. shivers went up my spin and I felt my face become hot, and I got closer to Darien.
“ That will be eighteen,” the guy said.
Darien took out his wallet and handed the guy a twenty and we took our golf set. We walked towards the first hole and I stopped in front of him.
“ I could of paid,” I told him.
He push me out of the way and wrapped his arm around my hip.
“ No way babe,” He smiled.
He handed me a pink ball, and a pink put.
“ Pink?” I muttered.
He let out a laugh, and I took his black one and gave him the pink one.
“ Pink looks better on you,” I smiled.
He let out a laugh. We were on the ninth hole and it took him on shot to get it in, in each hole, and it took me about five shots. On the ninth hole Darien stopped me.
“ Let me show you,” he said.
He came up behind me and he put his hands on mine, and placed my hands on the put in the right places.
“ bend your knees a little,” he said.
I bent my knees and leaned over and Darien did the same. I felt something touch my inner thigh and realized Darien was hard. My face went bright red and we swung and got it in hole in one. I turned to him.
“ you’re a great teacher,” I smiled.
“ yeah I know,” he laughed.
“ So the winner should receive a prize,” I said.
“ hmmm…. How about a kiss?” He smiled.
I put out my hand.
“ Deal,” I laughed. We shook hands. At the end of the game, Darien added up the score, and darien showed me the card. He won by five points. I sighed and he looked at me with a huge grin on his face.
“ Im the winnnnerrr,” he smiled stepping closer to me.
“ sadly you are,” I whispered. He stood in front of me and I stood on my tip toes. I leaned forward and he wrapped his around and my waste and brought me in close to him, and I felt his body heat. I leaned in and then kissed him on his cheek, and backed away. He looked at me dumfounded and his jaw hung open.
“ No fair!” he gasped.
“ So fair,” I smiled.
I started laughing and he shook his head. We made our way out of mini golfing and got into the car. We stopped in the front of my house, and darien came around and opened the door for me. I leaned against the car and darien stood in front of me. He wrapped his arms around my hips and stepped closer to me.
“ What is it with you and trapping me against something?” I muttered to him. He looked me in the eyes, and he moved closer to me.
“ because if I didn’t then you would be gone,” He smiled.
I felt his breath on my lips, and then his lips touched mine. I felt shivers go through my body, and my heart did a mini flip, and butterflies filled my stomach. Our lips pressed against one another’s, and he tightened his grip around me, and I wrapped my arms around his necks, and put my hand through his hair. His tongue touched my bottom lip, and I slowly parted my lips, and I felt his tongue touch mine, and then he explored my mouth. He lifted me up and put my on the hood of his car. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he laid me back. He was in-between my legs, and we were having sex in the mouth. I felt his hardness on my inner thighs, and I moved my hips forward and back rubbing against him, and he moaned out in pleasure. We stopped kissing, and we were both panting.
“ I need to get inside,” I whispered.
He stood up, and I started to scoot myself off the car, when I felt his hand on my thighs and slowly moving up. He placed his hands on my ass, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. We looked at one another again and I sat up off the car.
“ I had a nice night,” I smiled.
He smiled and gave me a hug.
“ So did I,” he said.
I started to walk away and I turned around and Darien was standing there.
“ Lillenette are you my girl?” he asked.
“ As long as your my boy,” I smiled.
He ran up to me and scooped me up and kissed me on the lips.
“ within a second,” He smiled.
He let go out of me and I stopped at my front door and looked back. He smiled and waved goodbye making his way to his car. I opened the door, and took one last glance at him driving away and he looked at me and smiled. I opened the door and then closed it falling against the door and looked up.
“ My first boyfriend,” I whispered underneath my breath.

Chapter five-
I walked inside and found a note on my door.
Lillenette,
Your father, sister, and I are going away for the next week. We had to go for your sisters camp. Behave and well miss you.
-Mom XOXOXOX
I sat on my bed and starred at my ceiling. I touched my lips, and I felt this tingle inside my body and a stupid grin appeared across my face. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. I searched through my pocket and flipped open my phone and I found a new text message.
Darien- look out your window.
I stared at my phone dumfounded and my eyes looked at my window and I slowly walked up to it and looked out. Nothing. I slowly opened the window a little and I placed my hands on the window ceil. I shook my head and went to go close it when someone grabbed my hands. I jumped back started and then darien started to climb through my window.
“ Darien?! Are you nuts! How the hell did you get to my window im on the second floor?” I said baffled.
“ it’s called putting trash can on top of trash can hoping they won’t fall over,” he winced.
I rolled my eyes, and put my hands on my hips.
“ Darien if my parents or sister where here I would be so screwed you know that right?” I scolded him.
“ I guess im lucky they were not home,” He smiled. He started to walk closer to me and I turned around and walked out of my room.
“ When will they be back?” Darien asked.
“ My parents left this morning for my sisters camp they won’t be back for a week,” I mumbled. I walked down the stairs into the kitchen. I pulled out the orange juice, and a glass cup. I started to drink it and then I felt Darien’s hands on hips, and I jumped spilling my orange juice all over me.
“ DAMNIT DARIEN!” I squealed.
“ Didn’t know you had anything in your hand,” he had a sly smile.
“ Im going to slap you if you don’t take that stupid smile of your face,” I threatened him.
“ sorry babe,” He said sadly.
He made the cutest face and I felt my heart turn to mush. I sighed and pecked him on the lips and he had a huge smile on his face.
“ I need to take a shower. You can hang in the front room and watch some TV,” I said.
I made my way up the stairs, and stripped off my clothes and stopped at my bathroom door. Oh my god darien is down stairs in my house when I am up stairs naked in my shower. My face turned red and I walked into the shower and turned on the water. I had my i-pod blasting from the speakers. I turned my back to the sliding doors of the shower and tilted my head back soaking myself in the water. Someone arms wrapped around my waste and I jumped up trying to cover myself self with my arms.
“ Darien!” I screamed.
I looked down and then saw that he was naked I scooted to the corner of the shower and had my arms over my chest and was bending over trying to cover myself.
“ I love you Lilz,” He smiled.
I gawked at him.
“ Well know isn’t the greatest time! Out!” I pleaded. He started to walk towards me and I saw the full view of him and he was quit large. My face turned bright red.
“ You like what you see babe?” he smiled.
“ D-D-D-D-Darien Do- Don’t,” I muffled. He stood in front of me and I had to stand straight up because if I was bent over I would be facing his… yeah you know. I had my arms crossed over my chest, and Darien was standing right in front of my. He grabbed my wrists and put my arms by my side. He stepped closer to me and our chests where touching. More like my breasts where touching his chest. He put his hands on my waste, and pulled me closer to him. Every single part of our bodies where touching and Darien was looking down at me with a smile on his face. I shook my head.
“ I can’t….” I whispered. He bent down and his lips touched mine, and he licked the bottom of my lip, and his tongue explored my mouth. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he lifted me up, and I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he tilted my head up and started to kiss my neck. He sucked on my skin and I felt shivers go down my spine. He walked out of the shower and tossed me on my bed and laid on top of me. I felt his hardness on my core.
“ I want you Lilz,” He whispered.
A smiled went across my face.
“ I love you Darien,” I said.
He looked me in the eyes.
“ I love you too Laphey Daphey,” he smiled.
I felt Darien slowly go inside me and my back arched and I bit my lip, because I was a virgin.
“ Tell me if im hurting you Lilz,” he whispered.
Darien went inside me very slowly so he wouldn’t hurt me, and when he was finally fully inside my nails where deep in his back and my body was arched. Darien looked at me and then an evil smile flew across his face, and he slowly started to rock back and forward. Moans escaped my lips.
“ Faster,” I moaned. Darien picked up the pace, and he was going very fast and I screamed out his name. Moans filled my home, and I felt and I knew it was coming. We both exploded the same time, and our moans echoed through the house. Darien fell to my side and wrapped his arms around my waste and brought my close to him.
“ I love you,” he whispered in my ear.
“ I love you too,” I replied.
My eyes started to close, and I fell asleep with a smile on my face. I felt someone running their hand through my hair, and I opened my eyes and saw the clock which read seven o’clock. I flew straight up, and looked at Darien who was smiling at me.
“ Darien it Friday! We have school in thirty minutes!” I yelled. His eyes widened and he slowly sat up.
“ it’s cool. I’ll just wear the same thing. Ill drive you babe,” He smiled. Darien wrapped his arms around my waste from behind me and turned me around and I was laying on top of him. Totally unaware I forgot we were naked. My face turned bright red.
“ Lilz after last night I think you should be fine,” he smiled.
I kissed him on the lips and got out of bed walking towards my closet. Darien walked behind me and hugged me from the back our naked bodies touching.
“ Darien I need to get dressed,” I giggled trying to pry his arms off from around me.
“ Hmm I like you better naked,” he smiled and kissed my earlobe. I elbowed him in the stomach and he let go. I went through my closet, and then darien grabbed my hands.
“ Can I pick your outfit?” He asked.
“ Im debating…” I muffled.
A smile formed around his lips and he stepped in front of me, and I was staring down at his ass. I let out a little whistle and he turned his head to me and winced. Darien showed me a black mini skirt, and a purple tank top.
“ No,” I muttered.
“ Please,” He smiled.
I grabbed the close from him and put it on and slipped on my black converse.
“ To tell you the truth babe you look hot in that and even pj pants with a loose shirt,” He smiled.
I felt my face flush.
“ Darien get dressed,” I smiled.

Darien slipped on his jeans, and a black tee. Darien saw me staring at him.
“ What?” He asked.
“ You look hot naked and dressed,” I smiled. He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me kissing my forehead.
“ I need to brush my hair and do my makeup,” I whispered.
I walked to my mirror and I had sex hair. I tried brushing it out but I still had sex hair. I put on black eye liner with mascara and purple eye shadow and darien and I walked downstairs. We drove to the school, and blasted rock in the car. Our fingers where intertwined. As we walked down the hall everyone stared at us, because we were know what they call a “thing”. Darien walked me to all my classes and gave me a hug, and a kiss on the cheek before and after class. We spent the next week together. He spent every night at my house, but we didn’t do “it” anymore. We learned a lot about one another. I was falling for him even more and more.
Me and Darien where laying in my bed and he suddenly sat up.
“ What is it?” I asked.
“ This is the last night your parents are going to be gone,” He pouted.
“ Well that doesn’t mean it’s the last night those garbage cans will be by my window,” I smiled.
He wrapped his arms around my waste and hugged me and then jumped out of my bed and walked over to me closet.
“ Darien what are you doing?” I laughed. He pulled out a throw blanket and grabbed my wrist and started to walk to the stairs.
“ Just shut up and follow me,” He smiled.
We walked down the stairs, and I followed him into my back yard. It was dark out and the sky was radiant with stars. Darien spread the blanket on the grass and laid down, and he patted the spot next to him, and I let out a laugh and laid down next to him. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and brought me close to him and I rested my head on his chest, and we looked up at the stars.
“ I never knew you were the romantic type,” I smiled.
“ I guess that’s something you bring out in me…”
We sat there in silence but it wasn’t awkward silence. It was nice. It was romantic. Then Darien slowly sat up and I sat up also starring at him.
“ I have something for you,” he smiled reaching into his pocket, and he pulled out a little black box, and placed it in my hands. I looked at the box.
“ Open it babe,” He smiled. I slowly opened the box and I nearly dropped it. Inside was a beautiful silver heart locket. The heart had silver diamonds on it and I felt a tear in my eye. I took the necklace out of the box, and opened the locket and read the letters.
Darien + Lillenette was on the left side of the heart and then their where more letters on the right side. I started to read the rest. I love you Laphey Daphey. Tears filled my eyes, and I wrapped my arms around Darien’s arms and he wrapped his arms around me. We looked at each other’s, and darien put the necklace around my neck, and titled my chin up so we were face to face.
“ I don’t just love you Lilz. I’m in love with you. I never thought I would be in love with anyone,” He whispered.
“ Im in love with you too Darien,” I stifled.


Chapter six-
When I opened my eyes I was laying in my bed. I turned around and looked at the clock it red six in the morning. I sat up and looked around.
“ Darien?” I muttered.
Damn it Friday… School… My hand touched my necklace and I held it in my hand and a smile appeared on my face. I got up and looked in the mirror. How did I get in my room from last night? I was wearing a black tank top with my pj pants. I walked down the stairs, and I smelled something good coming from the kitchen, and when I came into the kitchen I saw Darien standing at the stove with my mom’s pink apron wrapped around his waist. I let out a laugh and he turned around to me.
“ Pink defiantly looks hot on you,” I laughed. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around him standing in back of him.
“ Darien your making French toast? I didn’t know guys knew how to cook,” I smiled.
“ Im trying…” He laughed. I smiled and stood on my tip toes and kissed his cheek. I walked over to the cabinets and took out two plates and two cups.
“ Do you drink milk?” I asked.
“ Yeah,” He smiled at me.
I filled the two glasses and set them on the table. I sat down, and then Darien came with a plate of French toast and put some on both of our plates, and he then sat down across from me.
“ Wow Dar, I really didn’t expect this from you. I thought I was the one that would wake up late and have to rush you out of bed for school,” I said smiling.
“ Babe there is a lot you don’t know about me,” He laughed.
I smiled and took a bite out of my food.
“ Hmmm your even a good cook,” I said.
“ Does the cook get a kiss?” He teased. I leaned over the table, and gave him a peck on the cheek. He smiled. I finished my food, and walked up the stairs to get ready for school. I pulled on a pair of black skinny jeans, and slipped on a black tan top and then a lacy red tank top over it and slipped on my converse. I brushed through my hair and put on black eye liner with mascara. Darien walked in and I looked at him in my mirror.
“ Can you get any more beautiful?” He smiled. I blushed and he stood over me and I looked at him in the mirror and then tilted my head up and he bent down and kissed me.
“ I love you,” He whispered.
“ I love you too,” I smiled. We made our way to the car, and drove to school.
“ So Darien my parents are coming back today, and I was wondering if you wanted to come over tomorrow for dinner and maybe… meet them?” I asked him while looking out the window.
“ Sounds fun,” He said. I looked at him not expecting him to say yes.
“ Really?” I said gawking.
“ Of course babe,” He smiled, and he put his arm on the back of his seat. I looked at him. He was a very good looking guy. He was tan, and kind of had a very thin black beard. He had shaggy jet black hair, and had a six pack. He was a total hottie. He looked at me and caught me staring and I turned bright red and he let out a little laugh. He leaned over and kissed me.
“ Im all yours,” He smiled.
I let out a little giggle, and then he parked and we got out of the car. He wrapped his arm around my hip, and we made our way to the school. I felt someone else’s arm around me and they pulled me away from Darien and spun me around. I heard Giles laughing and then he put me down and I felt a little dizzy. I looked up to see oh so wonderful Ron.
“ Ron I hate when you do that,” I muttered. Darien came behind me and wrapped his arms around my waste.
“ awe!” G laughed. “ Im so happy you two are FINALLLY a couple!” She laughed.
I let out a laugh and darien lifted me off the ground a little.
“ SO am I,” He said.
“ Hey Darien isn’t it just awesome we got the hottest girlfriends ever,” Ronnie said wincing at me.
I rolled my eyes and darien put me down and I punched Ronnie’s arm. Ronnie and Darien where wrestling and screwing around so I walked over to Giles.
“ hey G,” I smiled.
Giles had this stupid grin on her face so I pulled my eyebrows together and gave her a confused look.
“ G what are you up to?” I muttered. She looked around at everything except at me.
“ Oh nothing, “She said in a high pitch voice.
“ You’re the worst damn liar I’ve ever met G,” I let out a little laugh.
“ Me?” She pointed her finger at her chest, and her jaw dropped. “ Lillenette Marie Felse are you accusing I of lying?”
I rolled my eyes at her and stepped closer to her.
“ I know your lying,” I said in a seductive voice, and we both started cracking up.
“ What are you ladies over here talking about?” Ronnie asked.
“ What is G up to?” I asked Ronnie.
“ You know the field trip right?” Ronnie asked.
I looked at him confused.
“ What field trip?” I looked at him.
“ it’s something for Spanish, but G over here is going to sign you up so you can dance on stage at the field trip, because they are asking for dancers,” Ronnie laughed.
“ Ronnie shut up!” G squealed.
I turned to G and her eyes widened and she started to run. I chased after her and jumped on her back and we fell to the ground and I straddled over her.
“ So babe you were going to sign me up to dance?” I glared at her.
“ Well know that Ronnie spoiled it I aint anymore….” She sighed.
“ Your lucky he spoiled it or I would of killed you at the trip!” I laughed.
She moved around from underneath me, and I pinned her arms down.
“ Im gonna kick your ass,” I said.
“ Yum,” I felt someone climb on top of me and they started to rock back and forward and I felt his dick go between my legs. I jumped off of Giles. I hit his chest.
“ C’mon Darien not-….” I looked up not to see Ronnie nor Darien, but the captain of the football team. He is a senior. I stood their dumbfounded. Giles sat up and stared at him pissed knowing what he just did to me.
“ You sick son of a bitch!” She screamed at him.
He smiled and then waved her off, and then looked at me. He took a step closer to me, and then I stumbled backwards. Giles stood in front of me, and starred at him.
“ Get away from him you pig!” She spit in his face. He became furious and he started to raise his hand. I felt Giles back up a little, and I knew she was scared. I pushed her to the side and stood face to face with him.
“ If you ever raise your hand to her, and ever decide to touch, hit, or hurt her I swear to god you mother fucker I will kill you,” I screamed at him. Some people looked at us as they were passing and I could give a flying damn. He backed away and left.
“ Hey girls,” I heard Ronnie say.
I turned around and they were running towards us.
“ Where the hell where you two!” Giles cried.
They looked at us confused and darien looked at me and knew something was up. Giles went to go open her mouth and I stood next to her and bumped her with my hip.
“ C’mon let’s get to class,” I looked at her. She nodded her head and gave Ronnie a kiss and started to go. Darien starred at me.
“ G I’ll be there in a second. Keep going,” I told her.
She nodded and walked forward. Ronnie followed her.
“ Lilz?” Darien said.
I smiled.
“ What is it?” I asked.
“ IS something the matter?” He asked stepping closer to me and putting his hands on my hips and bringing me closer to him. I shook my head and gave him a kiss, and we did some tongue action.
“ I just wanted to be alone for a second,” I smiled.
Darien smiled and picked me up in a hug. I looked over his shoulder and saw that guy staring at me. I felt my body shiver. I looked at Darien and gave him one last kiss, and ran towards Giles. I grabbed her arm and we started to leave for her next class. I got close to her.
“ Don’t tell him. Neither of them,” I whispered in her ear.
She nodded her head and stopped at her biology class.
“ I’ll cya in Spanish then,” I smiled.
“ Okay cya,” She laughed.
Lunch came quickly and decided to walk around because I wasn’t too hungry today. As I was passing one of the auditoriums I heard noises coming from the room. I walked up to the door, and slowly pushed it open and peaked my head in. I saw shadows of bodies, but couldn’t see who or what they were doing. I stepped more into the auditorium and saw a bunch of senior football players on the stage passing a bud around, and one of them was the football captain.
“ Chase this bud is good,” Someone laughed.
So that’s his name… I slowly turned around to open the door, and when I turned the handle it was locked. Dam nit when it closes it locks! My eyes widened and my heart started to pump faster. I slowly walked past some of the chairs to the other exit when I heard someone yell out
“ Who is she?”
They all looked at me, and they knew I saw what they were doing. I walked faster to the door, and then one of them came running after me. I started to run to the exit.
“ Come here baby,” one of them yelled out. I was just about at the door, when I slipped on something and went flying forward. I landed on my knees, and scrambled forward, and someone jumped on top of me. I let out a yelp and tried to kick him off of me. He turned me over and straddled over me.
“ Get off me!” I screamed.
“ Tony don’t hurt the girl,” Chase said.
“ Hey mike isn’t she a hottie?” Tony asked.
Mike hovered over me, and a smile came across his face. So their names where tony, mike, and chase. Tony was straddled over me, and then he put his hands on my hips, and started to go under my shirt. Anger filled me and I took my hand and punched him in the nose. He stumbled back and I flew to my right trying to get away from them. Mike grabbed me and brought me up to his chest. I fought him but he overcame me.
“ You stupid bitch,” Tony said wiping the blood away.
“ Stop…” Chase said.
Chase walked up to me and then looked at me. He smiled at me.
“ I know you…. You’re the girl that was wresting with your little friend today before school and then we had a little… argument and you threatened to kill me?” He laughed.
“ because you went to strike my friend!” I hissed.
“ That’s what the little whore deserve…” He said.
My eyes widened and I spit on his face.
“ just like your little friend…” He said then he slapped me across the face. I let out a little cry and Mike held tightly onto my arms. My whole right side of my face stung and I bit my tongue trying to hold back my pain. I shut my eyes and put my head down not looking at any of them.
“ Look at me,” Chase hissed.
I kept my head down.
“ God dam nit I said look at me!” He screamed. He took my chin, and tilted my head up. I kept my eyes shut. “ open your eyes,” He hissed. I shook my head, and then I felt another slap across my face. My whole face stung, and I kept my eyes shut. He cupped my face in his hands and then I felt his tongue go down my throat. Toni came close, and I felt him touch my hip and then his hand slowly went into my pants. I bit Chase’s tongue and he looked at me. I kicked my legs.
“ Don’t touch me!” I cried.
Toni took his hands out of my pants and looked at me. Toni walked next to me and grabbed my right arm and then mike took my left arm and they pinned my arms against the wall holding them. I had my arms on the all looking like Jesus. Chase stood in front of me, and put his hands on my hips, and I felt his hands wrap around the pockets of my jeans and he slowly started to slip them off. My eyes filled with tears.
“ P- P- Please,” I cried.
Chase took off my pants and then he reached for something in his pocket and took out a knife. My body froze and he brought it to my neck, and then down my neck to my chest and whipped my shirt open and tore it off of me. I stood there in my lace panties and bra and I trembled. He reached his hand towards me and touched my cheek. I shut my eyes and bit my lip. His hand trailed down my necks to my side and then stopped at me waste. He tugged at the top of my panties. I clenched my jaw.
“ What is going on here?” I heard a deep voice. All the guys looked up and chase gasped. A pair of eyes landed on me and my body froze.
“ Darien,” I cried out.
His eyes widened and he ran over to me. chase, Toni, and mike let go of me and ran away. I dropped to the ground and knelt on my knees crying. Darien ran to me and wrapped me in his arms, and he held me close.
“ Shhh its okay Lilz,” He whispered. He took off his button up shirt and slipped it on me. I looked at him, and he was wearing only a black “Wife beater”.
“ Lilz did they…”
“ No,” I whispered my face buried into his chest. He tightened his grip around me and I felt him trembling. I looked up at him, and saw a tear falling down his face. I wiped the tear away and held my hand on his cheek. He looked down at me.
“ Darien your crying?” I whispered. He placed his hand over mine on his face and looked at me.
“ It’s just… Lilz I love you, and I can’t stand the thought of you being hurt… To see that happen to you, and to just imagine what you’re going through… it makes my heart ache….” He whispered.
Tears welled up in my eyes, and I buried my face into his chest, and wrapped my arms around him.
“ I love you too Darien,” I whispered.
After a few minutes of silence Darien cleared his throat and stood up and grabbed my jeans and handed them to me. I slowly slips them on and leaned against a wall and brought my knees up to me chest.
“ Lilz do you want to go home?” Darien asked.
I shook my head.
“ I want to stay. What’s done is done…..” I muttered.
Darien looked at me.
“ Are you.. sure?” He asked.
I nodded my head. I slowly started to get up and I bent down to pick up my shirt and it was in to pieces. I held them up and let out a laugh.
“ What’s so funny?” Darien asked.
“ They ripped my favorite shirt…..” I growled.
Darien laughed and picked me up in his arms kissing me forehead and spinning me around.
“ Im going to kill them,” He whispered.
I shook my head.
“ They were high Darien. They didn’t know what they were doing.”
“ it was only weed!”
“ People act different when they get high,” I mumbled.
He shook his head.
“ Darien please…. I don’t want any more drama,” I whispered.
He nodded his head.
“ Fine,” he grumbled.
I looked at him as he stared off into space. He had adorable eyes. Sad to say he looked so cute when he got over crying. His eyes sparkle and he has this little puppy dog face going on.
“ Im just that gorgeous?” he laughed.
His eyes met mine and I felt my face flush.
“ You have something on your face,” I muttered.
“ is that so?” He got closer to me.
“ You got two eyes, mouth, and a nose,” I whispered in his ear.
He let out a laugh and stood up, and also picking me up.
“ You sure you Wanna go to class?” He looked at me.
“ Yes!” I smiled.
He let out a moan, and looked down. I put my hand on his arm and his eyes caught mine.
“ Darien I’m fine,” I whispered.
He nodded his head and we left for class. My classes where just all a blur. I walked out of eighth period going to my last class, and I just saw what happened over and over and over-
“ Lilz!” Giles laughed.
She wrapped her arms around me, and I jumped a little. I let out a sigh.
“ G you scared the crap out of me,” I mumbled.
Her eyes caught mine, and all the happiness vanished.
“ Lillenette are you OK?” She starred at me.
I took my hand and pushed her face away.
“ Man G I swear your trying to kiss me,” I laughed. Her face lighten up and she got closer to me and wrapped her arms around my neck.
“ You catch on fast babe,” She said trying to sound seductive. Bursts of laugh escaped my lips and she let go and started to laugh. When we walked into class Darien caught sight of me and I saw the worriedness still within in his eyes. He stood up and walked over to me and Giles.
“ hey Giles,” He smiled.
“ Well hello Mr. Darien!” She laughed.
He smiled and Giles walked to her desk and sat down and then immediately put her head down to sleep. I let out a little laugh and Darien stood in front of me. I looked up at him, and lightly hit his chest.
“ Darien your face is going to crack if you keep looking so serious,” I smiled.
His lips went to a faint smile and then quickly disappeared. I wrapped my arms around his stomach, and he rested his head on top of mine.
“ Darien please… Im fine,” I whispered. The bell rang and I let go of him and he looked into my eyes and nodded his head, and I saw the darien I really knew come back. I gave him a peck on the cheek and walked over to me desk.
“ hello class,” Mr. Grieve said.
Silent hellos filled the classroom and then it became quit once again. Mr. Greave cleared his throat, and then looked behind me at Giles.
“ Giles Mcaff,” He said loudly. Giles didn’t budge and people started to laugh. “ Ms. Mcaff!”
Giles head sprung up and she looked around and then slumped in her seat.
“ Yes Mr. Greave?” She muttered.
“ I do not put up with sleeping in my class,” He barked.
“ I apologize,” She said.
He shook his head and continued on.
“ On Monday we will be going on a field trip to the historical museum, and I will be handing out a slip you all must get signed by your parents. The trip is completely free, and will be all day, so you will be missing all of your classes,” Mr. grieve said and he started to pass out the slips. He talked a lot about the historical museum and I didn’t pay attention to one word he said.
Everything started to play back in my mind. I kept reliving it. I walked into the room, and tried to escape. They caught me and held me down. He tore off my clothes, and tried to rape me. Then Darien came in and…
“ Ms. Felse? Ms. Felse?”
I looked around and then at Mr. Greave.
“ Ugh W- What?” I stumbled over my words. Laughter filled the room, and Mr. Greave shot everyone a hateful look, and they all became quit.
“ As I said… What do you think will be at the historical museum?” He repeated.
“ Ugh historical stuff?” I said. I still felt out of it. It felt as someone’s hands was running up and down my body, and chills flew over my back. I felt like I was going to puke.
Bursts of laughter filled the room, and Giles was giggling behind me. Why where they laughing…. Was it for what I said? I mean I don’t know what kind of stuff will be their but it’s obviously going to be something historical… maybe I shouldn’t of said then because I sound like a smart ass.
“ Lillenette, see me after class,” Mr. Greave scolded.
I nodded my head and slumped down in my seat. When the bell rang I stayed where I was and felt like everything was going black and I felt dizzy. Mr. Greave sat at his desk and stared at me.
“ Lillenette, I do not approve of disrespectfulness in this class,” He stated.
I only nodded my head.
“ Lillenette?”
I looked up at him, and his face turned worried. I felt something fall down my cheek, and before I knew it I was crying. I wiped my tears away with my hand and looked down.
“ Are you alright?” he asked.
I nodded my head. I heard him stand from his seat and he walked over to me desk, and then I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder and I jumped, and my whole body shook. Mr. Greave removed his hand and stared at me.
“ I am sorry… I didn’t mean to scare you…” I muttered.
“ N- N- No it’s… Its fine,” I let out a little smile.
“ Ms. Felse are you OK?” he asked.
“ Yes Mr. Grieve,” I whispered.
“ OK Lillenette I am going to let you leave. Have a good day, and if you ever need anything I’ll be here,” Mr. greave smiled.
I looked up at him and never saw him like this. Usually he was mean and always negative but right know he seemed… worried, and wanted to help me.
“ I will. Thank you.”
I stood up and grabbed my things and left the class room. As soon as I opened the door, and walked out I ran into a hard body. I looked up and saw Darien staring at me.
“ What happened?” He asked.
“Nothing….” I mumbled.
“ Lilz?”
“ Darien please….”
Darien just stared at me, and I was sick of feeling pity. I walked away from Darien and he called out after me, but I ignored him and continued to leave. When I walked outside the wind blew very hard against my body, and I held my breath because it was hard to breath. Everything in my mind started to replay and the sky turned black and lightning struck, and the sound of thunder filled the air. My body shook and I felt like my clothes where being ripped off and I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and tears filled my eyes, and I put my hands over my mouth, to hide my scream.
“Lillenette?” Someone shouted my name.
The voice I really didn’t want to see. Ronnie stopped his car next to me.
“ Go away Ron!” I screamed.
“ Lilz get in the car!”
“ NO!” I started to walk again, and Ronnie followed me in his car. I dashed into a sprint and Ronnie stopped his car and I heard his car door slam shut. Footsteps followed behind me, and then I felt someone wrap their arms around me, and I broke out in a scream.
“ Lilz please,” Ronnie yelled.
He wrapped his arms around me tighter, and we fell to the ground, and where covered in water. Ronnie sat on the sidewalk and I laid in his arms and buried my face into his chest, and cried. Ronnie put his head on top of mine, and rocked me back and forward, and then he picked me up bridle style, and I buried my face in his chest, and he walked back to his car. He placed me in the passenger seat, and then got into his seat. I brought my knees up to my chest, and had my face buried in my knees. Ronnie kept looking at me and then at the road. When we got to my house I slightly tipped my head up, and looked up.
“ Are your parents’ home?” Ron asked.
“ They aren’t going to be home until ten tonight,” I mumbled.
Then Ronnie got out of the car, and opened my door. He picked me up and carried me to my house. He fiddled with the keys, and then walked inside the house with me. Ronnie and Giles have both been in my house so many times before. Ronnie carried me up the stairs and walked into my bedroom. He laid me on my bed, and then took off my shoes, and sat down on the bed next to me. He laid down next to me, and ran his fingers through my hair.
“ Lilz?” He whispered.
I turned my body towards him, and I felt tears run down my face.
“ What happened?” He whispered.
“ Im sorry I just….” My voice wandered off, and I started to cry again.
Ronnie wrapped his arms around me and brought me in closer to him.
“ Im going to stay with you till your parents get home,” He said.
“ No… No… You can go home I’ll be fine…” I smiled up at him. He kissed my forehead.
“ Im always going to be here for you Lilz. You’re like my sister,” He whispered.
“ I know Ron… I know,” I smiled.
Ronnie sat up and wrapped a blanket around me.
“ Are you sure you want me to leave?” Ronnie asked.
“ yeah I’ll be fine. I just need some time,” I smiled.
“ Alright… Well ill text you later,” He said.
“ Bye Ron,” I mumbled.
Ronnie looked at me for a short second then walked out of my room. I heard him walk slowly. He didn’t want to leave me alone. I didn’t hear him walk down the stairs, and a little smile came across my face.
“ Richard you can leave!” I laughed.
“ Richard? Awe man I hate when you call me that!”
I heard him walk down the stairs, and then the front door closed. I laid in bed and then I heard my phone vibrate. I looked at it and I saw a new text message.
Darien- Lilz, im sorry….
Me- You didn’t do anything.
Darien- ys I did. I wldnt let go, & I knw tht I upset u.
Me- darien I know that you are worried about me, and I understand that. Im not mad at you. Im still trying to get over it. I will be fine, and if im not then I will talk to you but I am FINE *I promise*
Darien- okay…..
Me- darien….
Darien- Yesssss?
Me- im fine.
Darien- I knw u r. =)
Me- tomorrow do you want to come to my house for dinner? Meet my fam?
Darien- any second =D
Me- thank you darien
Darien- of course babe. I love you.
Me- I luv you too =)
I put my phone down and laid in bed. I crawled out of my bed, and went into the shower, and took a long hot shower to try and clear my mind. I wrapped a towel around myself, and glanced at the clock. Its only seven. I still three more hours until my parents came home. I laid on my bed with my towel wrapped around myself. I heard my doorbell ring, and my head shot up. I ran to my closet, and grabbed a robe. I stumbled down the stairs and hurt my ankle. I grabbed my foot and started to jump up and down. I ran to the door, and opened it and I felt my heart stop. Chase stood there and I tried to slam my door shut, but Chase put his foot in the door and stopped it and walked into my house. I ran up the stairs and chase came after me. I ran into my room and slammed the door, and leaned against it.
“ Lilz!” Chase yelled.
“ Go away!” I cried.
“ Lilz please…. I came here to apologize!” he said through the door.
“ Then apologize through the door,” I hissed.
“ I’m sorry Lilz. I also came here because tony and mike wanted me to apologize for them too. We didn’t know what we were thinking… I don’t even think we were thinking. Lilz… we went just using weed… we used heroin, and it just took over my mind. When me, tony, and mike where sitting in my room and realized what we had done we all started freaking out. We all didn’t come here because I didn’t want to frighten you more than you had to be frightened…” he took a breath. I sat against the door and stared at the door handle and felt tears fill my eyes. “ Im sorry Lilz…”
It was quit and then I heard his footsteps go down the stairs, and I sat up pulled the door open and scrambled to the top of the stairs. Chase was In the middle of the staircase and turned around to look at me.
“ Chase…” I muttered.
He saw the hurt and pain in my eyes.
“ Lilz…. Remember when you were a sixth grader and we always use to hang out…” He laughed.
I looked at him confused and realized it was chase… my chase. When we were younger we use to hang out every single day. He was my best friend. He had changed so much I would of never recognized him. I let out a little gasp and nearly fell to my knees.
“ Chasers…” I gasped. He walked up the stairs and wrapped his arms around me.
“ Im so sorry Lilz….”
“ What happened to you…. I haven’t seen you for like five years….” I cried.
“ I just came back from Florida…. Im so sorry Lilz for what I did to you…. Im still not right… those drugs really hurt me, and you,” Tears filled chase’s eyes.
I didn’t want to forgive… I didn’t know how to. I felt so mad…..
“ Im sorry Lilz. Its fine if you never speak to me again or ever want anything to do with me I just want you to know im sorry… and if you ever need anything I’ll be here…” He said not looking at me.
“ It’s okay chase…. Everyone deserves a second chance,” I whispered.
Chase looked me in the eyes and he smiled and hugged me tightly…
Chase gave me his number, and then he left. I went back into my room and sat on my bed. I felt better… Knowing that chase wasn’t all there, and it was mostly the drugs that had affected him. I have known chase for a very long time, and his life was ruff when he was a child… I don’t blame him. I actually feel kind of bad for him.
“ Lilly where home!” I heard Lallie scream. A smile formed around my face, and I jumped out of bed and then realized I was still wearing my robe. I ran to my closer slipped on a pair of pj paints a black tank top. I ran down stairs, and Lallie ran into my arms and we gave each other a tight hug.
“ Lallie how was camp?” I laughed.
“ Oh Lilz it was amazing!!!” She squealed.
I looked up and my mom and dad came around the corner with smiles on their faces.
“ Lillenette!” my mother smiled.
I walked over to her and gave her a hug, and then I gave my dad a hug.
“ Baby how was your week alone?” My mom asked.
“ It was fine. Just chilled. Boring,” I laughed.
“ Didn’t hang out with any friends?” My dad asked.
“ I hung out with Giles and Ronnie a couple of times,” I replied/
“ Sounded like fun,” My mom smiled.
“ Oh mom, my Spanish class has this field trip thing on Monday, and its free but I need a parent signature,” I said bringing out the paper.
“ Honey will you get me a pen?” My mom looked at my dad. My dad went into the kitchen and then came back out with a black pen and handed it to my mom, and then she signed it, and handed it back to me.
“ Thanks,” I smiled.
“ Hey mom… Tomorrow for dinner can my… friend come for dinner?” I asked looking down.
“ Friend?” She asked.
“ Well….” I looked at my dad and he was giving me a questioning look.
“ It’s my boyfriend, and I was wondering if he could come for dinner tomorrow?” I said looked down.
My mom and dad exchanged looks.
“ how long have you been dating him?” My dad asked.
“ About… two weeks,” I muttered. I couldn’t say a week, because then they would know he was my boyfriend the week they left.
“ What’s his name?” MY dad asked another question.
“ Darien.”
“ Isn’t that Ronnie’s friend?” My mom looked at me.
I shook my head.
“ Yeah that will be fine. I look forward to meeting the boy,” My dad laughed.
“ Dad be nice though!” I let out a giggle.
“ Of course,” He smiled.
I rolled my eyes and then looked at my mom.
“ Im looking forward to it!” She smiled.
I smiled and then I felt Lallie wrap her arms around my waste.
“ Ohhhhh Lilly has a boyfriend!” Lallie giggled.
My mom, dad, and Lallie where all smiling at me and I let out a laugh and ran up to my room. Wow… Tomorrow Darien, my boyfriend, is coming to meet my family….

Chapter seven-
Sun came through my windows, and I squinted my eyes, and pulled the sheets above my head. I slowly started to close my eyes again, but then my phone went crazy. I sat up and moved the blankets around looking for my phone. I found it under my pillow, and flipped it open.
“ Hello?” My voice sounded hoarse.
“ Hello beautiful,” Darien laughed.
“ Oh, hey Darien,” I replied.
I laid back down and held the phone to my ear. I turned my head, and my eyes traveled to me clock.
“ Darien?” I hissed.
“ Hmm?”
“ Do you know what time it is?” I muttered.
“ Yes…” He laughed.
“ Jesus Darien its eight in the morning! Its Saturday…” I cried.
“ Im aware…”
“ Why the hell are you up so damn early?” I hissed.
“ You want to go to the park?” he asked.
“ W- Huh?”
“ the park… p a r k…”
“ I know what the park is Darien. I mean why and how come so early?”
“ Well im not going to get instill like eleven, and I wanted to take my little brother. He has some of his friends over and I thought I could yuh know take them to have some fun. Their nine years old and there are about five of them. I was wondering if I could have your assistance…” He asked.
“ Why did you wake me up three hours before you were planning to go?”
“ Because I thought you would like to wake up and take your time to get ready…”
A smile formed around my lips.
“ Which park?” I muttered.
“ The one next to Grover’s hill. I can pick you up,” I knew he was smiling.
“ No that’s fine. It’s not that far from my house. Hey… you think I can bring my little sister? She is the same age as your brother,” I asked.
“ Of course!”
I let out a laugh.
“ Okay ill cya later Darien I love you,” I smiled.
“ I love you too Laphey Daphey,” He replied.
I smiled and hung up my phone. I jumped out of bed, and turned on my straightener. I straightened my hair, put some make up on, and I then stood dumbfounded in front of my closet. I held up a pair of jean shorts and looked at them. I shrugged my shoulders and put them on with a black tank. I walked downstairs and found Lallie sitting on the couch playing with her curly hair.
“ Hey Lallie Dallie Dalpha Dillie,” I smiled.
She smiled and I sat down next to her. She sat down in my lap, and I looked down at her. I wrapped my arms around her.
“ Sing to me,” Lallie whispered.
A small smile appeared on my face. Ever since Lallie came to my home, I made her a song, and I sang it to her every night when she was younger. She loved my voice for some reason. I nodded my head and tightened my grip around her and placed my chin on the top of her head and closed my eyes.
“ Lallie Dallie, Dalpha Dillie. I see your smile, and I hear your laugh. Lallie Dallie, never leave my side. Laphadillie, my little Lallie flower. Your eyes they shine, with such love and beauty. Please do not be sad, because I can’t stand the sight of you in pain. I would spare my life for you… HmmmHmmmm… My little Laphadillie. Lallie Dallie lapha Dillie. How I love you so. Never leave my side,” My voice sung to her. I kissed Lallie’s forehead, and she smiled up at me.
“ I love you Lilly,” She whispered.
“ I love you too Lallie,” I smiled. “ Do you want to go the park today? My boyfriend Darien is going to be there with his little brother and all his friends. Their your age,” I told her.
She nodded her head.
“ Which parkkk?” She giggled.
“ The one next to Grover’s Hill.”
Lallie jumped out of my lap and jumped up and down a huge smile formed around her lips.
“ Yesssss! That is like no joke the best park ever!” She smiled.
Lallie ran upstairs to go and get ready, and I started to laugh. I went into the kitchen and packed ten juice boxes, and ten fruit snacks in a bag, because I knew the kids would get hungry and thirsty. I heard Lallie walking down the stairs and I looked up. She was wearing a pair of ripped faded jeans and a loose white shirt. I smiled. I liked her seeing boyish clothes. Lallie was a very pretty girl for being only nine. I didn’t want her to dress like a whore.
“ Why are you smiling?” Lallie giggled.
“ I just like your outfit,” I continued packing the bag.
“ liar! You always complain how I dress like such a boy and know you like it?” Lallie looked at me.
“ Shut up Lallie,” I laughed. I looked at the clock and it was already ten thirty. “ let’s get going Lallie,” I said. She nodded her head, and made her way out the door. I grabbed the bag and locked the door behind me. It was warm out today. Rather hot actually. I wonder if Lallie is going to be hot in that outfit… I doubt it…. Lallie is like never hot, and I don’t understand it! It was about a twenty minute walk and when we got their Lallie laid on the grass.
“ Lilly im tired,” She sighed.
“ God Lallie for a kid you have no energy!” I laughed.
“ for a teen you have to muchhhhh energy!” She gasped.
I started to laugh. I set the bag down on a bench and Lallie ran to the swings. I let out a laugh and ran after her. She sat on a swing, and I gave her a underdog. She let out a scream, and started to laugh. I hoped on a swing, and moved a little. This might sound weird but im terrified on swings. Not the swings itself but swinging on one. When I was younger I was going really high and I just slipped off. When I felt I landed on my feet, and both my knees gave out and I broke both my legs. I don’t know how it happened. When i landed I didn’t bend my knees, and I let all the weight go to my heels. I felt someone push my swing, and I immediately jumped off it.
“ Chill babe,” Darien laughed.
“ Darien you scared me,” I gasped.
He smiled, and Lallie looked over at Darien and she jumped off the swing. I gasped.
“ Lallie don’t do that,” I mumbled.
“ Sorry Lilz…” She looked at Darien.
“ Darien this is Lallie,” I smiled.
Darien bent on one knee, and took Lallie’s hand and kissed it. Her face went red, and she smiled.
“ hello Lallie,” He smiled.
“ H- Hi,” She giggled.
I started to laugh, and then I saw all five boys come running towards us. Here is a beautiful start to my day. All the boys came around us, and I smiled. Darien stood up and push his hand on one kids shoulder. I looked down at him. He was a tan little boy, he had dark brown shaggy hair, and he had Carmel eyes. He was like a mini Darien. ADORABLE! I smiled.
“ Lilz this is Rickey my younger bro,” Darien smiled.
Rickey walked up next to me and knelt on one knee and took my hand and kissed it.
“ Man my bro got a hot girl,” he said.
I burst out in laughs. Darien became red and he started to laugh. Rickey looked over at my sister and a smile formed around his face.
“ Who’s that?” he asked.
Lallie took a step forward and put her hand on her hip.
“ Well you aint gotta say it so cocky, and if you really must know I am Lallie, Lilz younger sister,” Lallie flipped her hair and glared at Rickey. I let out a giggle. The boys introduced themselves, and Lallie and I told them our names, and before I could blink my eyes, Lallie and the boys where playing tag. I smiled and sat down on the swing.
“ Want me to push you?” Darien smiled.
I shook my head automatically.
“ Why?” He asked.
“ When I was younger I jumped off the swing and broke both my legs…” I mumbled.
“ So know your scared?” he looked at me and saw down on the sweet next to me.
I shook my head yes.
“ You gotta get over your fear Lilz,” He smiled.
“ Not today,” I laughed. Darien grabbed my swing and brought it closer to his. Our swings twisted to face each other. We sat there for about two hours, and talked while the kids played. All of the juice boxes and snacks where eaten, and it was nice. It was about one thirty, and I looked down at me phone. Two and a half hours we have been here….
“ I’m gonna get the boys, and go home,” Darien said.
I nodded my head.
“ What time should I come over for dinner?” Darien asked.
“ Around six thirty,” I smiled.
He smiled and jumped off the swing.
“ Come on you guys where gonna get going,” Darien yelled out to them.
They all ran over and my sister was a mess!
“ Lallie,” I gasped.
She had dirt all over her and looked as worse as the boys.
“ Man Lilz your sister is like one of the boys,” Darien smiled.
Lallie laughed. I stood their gawking. Rickey ran up to Lallie and then gave her a kiss on the cheek. Lallie’s face went bright red and I tried to hold back my laughter. Darien smiled and then gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek also and they left. Lallie and I stood there watching our boys leave.
“ Lallie gotta a boyfriend,” I giggled.
Lallie looked at me and her face went bright red and she stuck her tongue out at me, and she turned on her heal and started to walk home. I let out burst of laughter, and followed her. It took us longer to get home since Lallie was walking pretty slow. It was about two-ish when we got through the door.
“ Where were you two?” Dad asked.
“ Park,” I smiled.
“ Fun,” He laughed.
I smiled and walked up to my room, and I heard my phone ringing.
“ Hello?” I asked.
No one said anything.
“ Err hello?” I muttered.
“ Lilz…” I voice whispered.
“ Who is this?” I asked.
“ Its chase…”
“ Chase… hi….” I muttered.
“ Can I come over?” he asked.
I looked at my door, and I really didn’t want my dad knowing I was talking to chase again. My dad hated the guy.
“ My parents are home,” I muttered.
“ Window?” he asked.
I bit my bottom lip.
“ Ugh fine,” I gaged and I hung up the phone. For some reason this seems wrong… it’s not like chase it coming over here to fucking have sex with me or anything. I didn’t even like the kid like that… but because of what he did it to… I forgave him but this just doesn’t feel right. I laid on my bed, and put a pillow over my face. Something hit my window, and I looked up to see it was already four o’clock. I scrambled to my window, and when I opened it Chase nearly had a grip on it. I gasped and lunged my hands for him and pulled him into my room. He was too heavy for me… I grabbed hold of his wrists, and completely leaned back and he came flying in my room landing on top of me. his elbow went in my ribs and I let out a oomph. He jumped up.
“ Im sorry Lilz,” he whispered.
I laid on my hard wood floor and got up and locked my door.
“ What’s up chase?” I said looking at the door. I heard his footsteps come behind me and I felt his breath on my neck.
“ Lillenette,” he whispered. I turned around and our faces where inches apart. Tears filled his eyes and I wrapped my arms around you.
“ chase what’s wrong?” I muttered.
He had his face buried in my hair.
“ I- c- cant b- b- believe what I did to y- y- you- you,” he cried.
I tightened my grip around his neck.
“ Shhh chase it’s okay,” I whispered.
He shook his head.
“ it’s not okay,” he cried. I pulled away from him and had him look me in the eyes. I saw the true chase. He wasn’t on drugs, and I saw my best friend.
“ Chase,” I smiled.
He nodded his head. I put my forehead against his.
“ Were always going to be in each other’s hearts,” I smiled. I started to cry and he wiped the tears away. Chase and I sat on my bed and we walked for a while. It was nice. I missed him.
“ Do you have a boyfriend?” Chase asked.
“ Yes,” A stupid smile came across my face. Chase let out a little laugh.
“ Im happy for you Lillenator,” he laughed.
I sighed.
“ What?” He asked.
“ You have no freaking clue how many nick names I have….” I mumbled.
Chase started to laugh, and I let out a little giggle. I laid back and chase poked my leg.
“ What do you want?” I hissed.
“ I gotta meet the boy,” He said.
“ You did,” I whispered.
Chase was quit.
“ Was he the one that stopped…” Chase’s voice trailed off when he saw the look in my eyes.
“ I am never going to meet your boyfriend,” he whispered.
“ I don’t know if I should tell him about this… us…. About us being best friends…. Chase your like my brother… I think darien would get mad,” I looked chase in the eyes
He nodded his head.
“ He loves you though,” Darien said.
I looked at him, and saw this look in his eyes… I was like Chase’s little sister.
“ How do you know?” I asked.
“ Before I left I saw the look in his eyes… never seen a look in any guys eyes like that before…”
A little smile came across my face. My eyes trailed over to my clock and it ready six o’clock.
“ Shit… im sorry but you have to go. Darien will be here in thirty minutes to have dinner with me and my family,” I muttered.
Chase smiled and stood up and walked over to my window and he turned around and faced me. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around his waist and he hugged me back.
“ Love you sis,” Chase smiled.
“ Love you too bro I never wanted,” I laughed and lightly hit his chest. He laughed, and made his way out the window. He was almost out the window and then gone. He lost his footing and landed on the ground.
“ Chase!” I squealed.
Chase looked up at me with a smile on his face and stood up.
“ You stupid idiot! You need to be more careful you fucking…” I started to yell at him.
“ gee Lilz no oh my god chase are you okay? Or chase do you need medical assistance?” Chase looked up at me.
I glared at him, and then gave him the middle finger, and closed my window. I let out a little laugh, and walked down stairs, and I stood their flabbergasted.
“ Mom….” I exhaled.
She had steaks, potatoes, corn, carrots, rice, peas, stuffing… a freaking feast. She had all of the food laid out on the table and had the table set up.
“ Hey babe,” She smiled.
“ Wow… You went all… out,” I muttered.
She let out a little laugh, and then I heard the doorbell. I looked at my mom and she smiled. I felt my face go a little pink and I walked to the door. When I opened it Darien stood there with a pair of black jeans, and a grey button up shirt. I smiled.
“ Hello,” He said.
“ Hey Mr. snazzy,” I giggled.
He looked down at his shirt, and blushed a little.
“ To over done?” He pouted. I started to laugh and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“ Your perfect,” I smiled.
I held the door open and motioned him to come in. He took my hand and we walked into my dining room. My dad just came in also from his office and Lallie was sitting in the other room watching TV.
“ Hey Lilly,” My dad smiled and then he looked at my hand intertwined with Darien’s and their eyes met. Darien let go of my hand and held it out for my father.
“ Hello Mr. Felse. I- it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Darien smiled.
My dad smiled and took a step forward shaking his hand. Darien stepped back and stood at my side. My mom came running into the room and darien held out his hand.
“ Hello, Mrs. Felse,” Darien smiled.
“ Oh dear call me Dell!” She laughed.
Darien turned a little red, and nodded his head. I let out a laugh because he was as tight as a brick wall.
“ Don’t worry Darien they won’t hurt you,” I giggled.
Darien looked at me and did a faint smile.
“ Come on Lallie come eat,” My dad yelled. Lallie came running in and sat at the table. My dad took a seat, and then I did and darien. My mom came in and took a seat.
“ Lets dig in everyone!” My mom smiled.
We helped ourselves and started off with small talk. We did some small talk for about a half an hour.
“ So darien do you love my daughter?” My dad asked.
I chocked on the piece of stake I was chewing, and I took a drink of my pop. My eyes dilated and I looked at my dad.
“ Dad!” I hissed.
“ No,” Darien said.
“ No you don’t love my daughter?” My dad looked at Darien.
“ Oh Mr. Felse I do,” He said.
I felt my face become hot, and I went bright red. How…. Awkward… A big smile came across my dad’s face.
“ Good,” He smiled.
Darien laughed, and we continued eating. When we finished we sat there for a second in silence.
“ Thank you for the meal,” Darien said.

“ Of course!” my mother smiled. We cleaned up our plates and then Darien and I stood by our front door, and my parents came into the room.
“ Darien it was a pleasure to meeting you,” My mother smiled.
“ It was amazing meeting you too Ms.-,” My mom glared at Darien. “ Dell,” He smiled.
She let out a laugh and hugged him. My dad looked at him and then held out his hand.
“ Darien im glad my daughter chose you,” My dad said.
Darien smiled and they shook hands.
“ It was nice meeting you sir,” Darien smiled.
Darien cleared his throat, and my parents looked at him.
“ Tonight my friend is having this little party because he is going out of town, and I was wondering if Lilz could go with me…” Darien asked.
My parents looked at one another. I looked at the clock and it was already eight o’clock. Damn I wish I could go…
“ Of course,” They both said at the same time. My eyes widened.
“ Really?” I muttered.
“ Yes,” my dad smiled.
“ Since it Saturday you can stay out later tonight… You have to be home by… one,” My dad said.
“ In the morning?” I gasped.
My dad nodded and I hugged him. He laughed and my mom and dad walked into the other room.
“ What’s the party for?” I asked.
“ My friend Johnny is having this HUGEE party, and I wanted you to come as my date,” Darien smiled.
“ that’s why you dressed nice,” I smiled.
“ And because I wanted to impress your parents,” he winced.
I smiled.
“ I need to go get something else to where then,” I smiled. “ I’ll be down in like five minutes.”
I turned on my heal and ran up the stairs. Thank god I straightened my hair and did my makeup earlier. I stopped at my closet and just stared at my close. I was not “girly”…
“ Damn,” I muttered. I pulled out the only dress I had and gasped… I can’t wear it… it was a short black dress, that clings to my body that showed every curve, my ass, and made my breasts seem bigger than they are… it was short… and…. Not me…. my mom bought it though saying I needed to own at least one dress. I played a scene that I died when she first showed it to me. I have never worn it before. I slipped it on and looked at myself. My dress was short! Gah! It stopped like five inches after my ass.
Err…. I was kind of short. Only five feet three… my eyes traveled back to my closet and I looked at my three inch black high heels. My nose wrinkled and I slipped them on. I stood up and tumbled to the side a little.
“ Damn heels,” I muttered underneath my breath. I looked at myself in the mirror, and I looked…. Different? Ugh… I walked out of my room and gasped when I saw the stairs. I took one stair at a time trying not to kill myself. On my way down I swore underneath my breath. When I got to the bottom of the stairs Darien stood by the door looking out the window.
“ Ready to-,” Darien turned around and when he saw me he stood their flabbergasted.
I did a little turn and smiled.
“ how do I look?” I muttered.
“ Wow,” he smiled. He took a step towards me and grabbed my waste and pulled me into him.
“ You like?” I giggled. He nodded and we made our way out of the house. When I got to the stairs I hesitated and slowly walked down them. Darien busted out into laughter and I hit him in the arm.
“ Shut the hell up! I want to see you wearing fucking heels…” I hissed.
He kissed me on my forehead and laughed.
“ you’re so adorable,” he smiled.
“ I am N O T adorable,” I mumbled.
He opened the door, and I stared in… how the hell was I going to sit down.
“ Lilz have you ever wore a dress before?” Darien asked.
I looked at him.
“ Gee Darien what the fuck does it look like?” I said raising my arms. Darien let out a little laugh, and I sat down sideways and then slide my feet in crossing my legs. Well this is horrid. Darien got in and we drove to the party. It was across town a couple blocks away from Darien’s house. It was a freaking mansion.
“ babe don’t worry you like fine,” Darien started to park the car.
“ dude I don’t care about that… this can’t be a house….” I muttered. Darien leaned over the seat and our lips connected.
“ Definitely adorable,” he whispered.
I lightly hit his chest.
“ Shut up,” I smiled.
We got out of the car, and made our way to the house. When we got to the door, a group of guys were standing there. Darien had his arm wrapped around my waste and kept me close to him.
“ Darien, man hey,” One of them slurred. They were drunk…
“ Hey Johnny,” Darien smiled.
“ Who’s this?” I heard a voice.
I turned to my left and saw River. He was in almost all my classes. Im not surprised he didn’t recognize me, because I don’t look like me.
“ It’s Lilz,” I smiled.
He stood their dumbfounded.
“ Lillenette Felse?” he gasped.
Darien let go of my waste and was talking to his friends. I stood in front of river and he ran his eyes up and down my body. It felt… strange… ewwwwy….
“ Lilz you look different,” He smiled.
I nodded my head.
“ yeah I know,” I said looking everywhere but him. He stepped a little closer and I smelled the alcohol.
“ Riv you stink!” I cried.
“ Aren’t you nice,” He laughed.
I pretended to gag.
“ You should really ease up on the alcohol,” I teased.
He waved his hand at me.
“ You should increase on the alcohol,” he smiled.
I rolled my eyes at him, and darien wrapped his arm around my waste again, and brought me closer to him and his friends.
“ This is Lilz my girlfriend,” Darien introduced me.
I smiled and said hello. They all look at my body and I saw a bump coming from one of the guys pants and I felt my face go red and I looked the other direction…
“ Lilz you look hot,” one of them said. I did a faint smile.
“ Oh yeah,” Tyler smiled at me. I rolled my eyes at him. Tyler is one of Darien’s friends and I also know him because he was in my art class.
“ Shut up Tyler,” He laughed.
“ Man Lilz if you dressed like that at school…. O hot damn,” He screamed and pretended he was spanking my ass. I let out a laugh.
“ Tyler if I dressed like this at school I would get kicked out moron, and I hate dresses and heels,” I stuck my tongue out at him, and he grabbed my tongue. My eyes winded and I punch his arm.
“ Ewe Tyler,” I muttered.
They all started to laugh and I glared at Tyler. I rolled my eyes, and Darien led me inside. It was condensed with people, and the smell of alcohol filled the air. People where chilling on the couch, and all over.
“You want some beer?” Darien asked.
I shook my head, and we walked past the kitchen, and I stopped in front of Darien.
“ Don’t you want beer?” I questioned.
“ Naw,” He smiled.
“ Are you not having one, because I aint?”
“ It’s not that. I just don’t need to drink to have fun with you,” He smiled.
My cheeks blushed and I smiled and lightly punched his arm. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and had me walk close to him. When we got outside there was a huge mother fucking pool outside, and it was in the ground. I stood there with my mouth gapping. People where all around the pool, and on the patio dancing. Somewhere in the water. Darien and I stood on the stairs, and darien pointed over to the patio where everyone was dancing.
“ Wanna dance?” He asked.
I felt my stomach cringe. Gah I hate dancing… like man I hate dancing.
“ Err,” I muttered.
“ Oh come on! You’re like the… not girlish girl I have ever met,” Darien laughed.
“ Oh yeah and that made you sound like a complete genius,” I snorted.
He rolled his eyes at me, and grabbed my arm and made his way to the dance floor.
“ no!” I protested.
Darien turned to me, and gave me the puppy dog eyes, and whimpered.
“ Pleaseeee…. Just one dance,” He shot me a little smile.
I rolled my eyes.
“ Your puppy dog face is hideous,” I said.
His face went serious and I broke out into laughter. He continued to stare at me. I punched his arm, and then grabbed his hand.
“ Just one dance….” I gaged.
A huge smile came across his face.
“ Don’t smile for long buddy… You’re gonna be crying when I step on your toes,” I mumbled.

He let out a little laugh, and we squeezed through people and stood in the middle of the dance floor. Like a G-6 started to play and Darien started to dance to the music. He was actually a good dancer. He grabbed my waist and brought me closer into him. I started to move my hips a little. I couldn’t dance to save my life.
“ Darien I look like a retard,” I frowned.
“ No you look sexy,” He grinned.
I rolled my eyes at him, and then Darien turned me around and his chest was pressed up against my back. He placed his hands on my hips, and I started to dance more. We bent our knees a little, and we grinded on the dance floor. I attracted some eyes, and I felt my face flush. Darien obviously didn’t care, because he continued to dance and he nibbled on my ear. I let out a little laugh, and elbowed him in the ribs.
“ Darien,” I giggled.
He laughed. When the song ended Darien turned me around and held me. A big grin was across his face. I took my hand and pushed his face back.
“ What’s up with the smile you creep!” I said.
“ That dance turned me on,” He smirked.
I rolled my eyes, and walked off the patio. I found a chair and sat down. Their weren’t that many to sit in, and I wanted to take a break. Darien stood next to me and I looked up at him.
“ I want to sit,” he moaned.
“ Well find a seat!” I pointed at him. A smile grew on his face. “ Don’t you dare!”
He picked me up out of my seat and sat down and had me sit on his lap. He had his arms wrapped around my waste and held me close into him. My dress was riding up and I tried to push it down but it did no good. I sighed and gave up. Darien put his hand on my thigh. I giggled and elbowed him hard in the chest and he let out a little oomph. I looked at him, and he smiled.
“ Are you enjoying yourself?” Darien asked.
I nodded my head. Darien’s hand went back on my thigh and he traveled up my inner thigh and I felt my body tingle and I tilted my head back a little. He continued traveling up my thigh and then I let out a little gasp and took his hand away.
“ Darien! We are surrounded by people,” I gasped.
“ Then let’s go somewhere more private,” He smiled. Without knowing I smiled too, because before I knew it me and darien where heading into the house. We walked up the stairs, and we finally find an empty room. We stepped in and Darien locked the door behind him. Darien turned to me, and I saw lust fill his eyes. He took a step closer to me and grabbed my hips, and brought my closer to him. His lips captured mine and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. My skirt came up most of the way and you could see my panties. Shit… I was wearing hot pink thongs, and a hot pink lace bra. Yes embarrassing… Darien pushed me against the bed, and I still had my legs wrapped around him. He slowly started to grind his hips into me, and I did the same. A groan escaped his lips. I smiled and Darien looked at me.
“ I want that dress off,” He smiled.
“ You need to take off your shirt and pants off first because all I have to do is slip my dress off,” I smiled. He slowly took of his jeans, and I started to unbutton his shirt. He stood in front of me with his boxers, and I rested on my shoulders. Darien looked at me, and put his hand on my back, and pulled the zipper down on my dress, and slowly pulled it down. I put my hips off so he could take it off and then I laid there in my underclothing. Darien licked his lips and darien came and kissed me. I wrapped my legs around him and I felt his dick against my inner thigh. I pushed my hips into him and he tilted his head back and moaned. He looked at me and I have a devilish smile upon my face.
“ Your tormenting me,” He smiled. He unclipped my bra, and then took off my panties, and he slipped off his boxers. Our naked bodies where on one another, and there was absolutely no space between us. Darien sat up a little and went through his jeans and pulled out a condom. I sat back and laughed.
“ Protection,” He smiled. After a couple of second he came back on top of me, and started to kiss me again. Darien looked at me and grabbed my hips, and then he entered inside of me. my back arched and moans escaped my lips. He was hard and fast. Moans filled the air, and oh thank god the music was loud outside… Darien laid next to me breathing hard and he brought me into him and kissed my forehead.
“ I love you babe,” He smiled.
I kissed him on the lips.
“ I love you too,” I giggled. I looked over him and saw a clock and gasped. “ I have to be home in thirty minutes,” I frowned.
Darien groaned and brought my even closer to him which I didn’t think was possible. I let out a laugh, and tried to escape from his grip.
“ Darien we need to get going,” I smiled.. He nodded his head, and we both got dressed. We walked down stairs, and said our goodbyes. The ride home was quit, but it wasn’t an awkward silence. Nothing seemed to be awkward around him. When we got to my house darien stopped me at my front door and grabbed my hips. I think he like to do that…
“ I had fun,” I smiled.
“ SO did I,” He laughed.
Darien kissed me on the lips, and gave me a hug goodnight. I walked into my house, and watched darien walk back to his car, and he drove out of my driveway. I smiled and closed my door, and walked into my room and passed out.
When I awoke it was about noon, and all I wanted to do was stay in bed all day and so I did…
Chapter eight-
“ Hey Lilly,” A voice whispered in my ear. I turned around, and my eyes fluttered open, and I let out a scream and flew out of bed.
“ Jesus! Dad!” I cried.
“ Sorry about that,” He laughed.
“ What- what are you doing in my room?” I mumbled.
“ I need to leave for a business trip, and I don’t know when I’ll be back, so I wanted to say goodbye,” He smiled, and sat on my bed.
“ What’s the trip for?” I looked at him.
“ Work.”
“ Well dad yeah… I mean what kind of business trip,” I twirled my fingers.
“ Don’t worry about it babe,” He smiled. And then he kissed my forehead and headed for my door. I sat in my bed staring at him. “ Bye Lilly I love you,” he smiled. And then he was gone. I sat in my bed staring at my door.
“ Bye dad,” I muttered under my breath. I rolled out of my bed, and did my daily routine. Straightened my hair, and put on my makeup. I did a smoky eye look. I walked towards my closet and then tripped over my dresser. My toe ached with pain, and I grabbed my foot, and stumbled forward, and fell into the wall.
“ Lilly!” My mom shouted.
“ HM!” I groaned.
“ Are you alright?” My mom yelled.
“ Hm I’m… Fine ma!” I bit my tongue. I stood up and rubbed my head.
“ Okay babe well im off too work. I love you!” She said and then I heard the front door close.
“ damn… bad fucking coordination….” I muttered. I opened my closet door, and stared at my close. I grabbed a long purple shirt that meets about mid-thigh, and it has a v neck. I guess you can say it’s supposed to be like a mini dress kind of thing. I grabbed a pair of black leggings, and put on my black UGG boots. I hardly ever wear them either, but I’ll start wearing them because my mom bought them for me. I walked down the stairs, and I felt someone wrap their arms around my waste. I let out a screech, and heard Lallie’s laughter. Lallie stood in the kitchen.. If it wasn’t Lallie… my mom and dad left for work. I pried the hands off me, and turned around and banged into a hard chest.
“ Darien!” I screamed.
He had a huge grin on his face.
“ Oh Jesus you scared the Christ out of me!” I cried.
“ nice choice of words,” He laughed.
I hit his chest.
“ How in the seven hells did you get in my house!?”
“ Lallie,” He smiled.
My jaw dropped.
“ Geez are you and Lallie trying to kill me!” I shrieked. Lallie came running in the room, and tried to jump and Darien back. He lifted her up on his back, and started to run around the house. I let out a laugh. “ Hm darien look at you! You’re a horse!” I giggled.
He let out a laugh and set Lallie down. We drove in Darien’s car and dropped Lallie off at school.
“ Im going to walk her to the door,” I told darien. He nodded his head.
“ bye darien!” Lallie laughed.
“ Bye Lallie!” He smiled. I walked Lallie to the door, and she held onto my hand.
“ have a good day Lallie,” I smiled and bent down and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“ Lilly,” she stifled.
“ Lallie what’s wrong?” I tilted her head up.
“ Don’t say goodbye,” she looked at me.
“ Lallie what happened?”
“ Lilly, my friend Johanna’s sister died about a week ago in a car accident, and im scared to say goodbye to you because I don’t want you to die,” A tear rolled down her face. I instantly wrapped my arms around Lallie.
“ Lallie I will never leave you,” I whispered in her ear.
“ You promise?” She whispered.
I held out my pinky, and she did the same.
“ Pinky promise?” She mumbled.
“ Pinky promise,” I smiled.
“ I love you Lilly.”
“ I love you more Lallie.”
I let go of her hand, and watched her walk into her school. I turned back around and got back into the car.
“ What’s up Hun?” Darien looked at me.
I smiled.
“ Nothing. Im good,” I looked out the window and smiled. I would never leave you Lallie… I looked out the window, and we were parked in front of the school. The field trip is today, so I won’t have to go to any of my classes-
“ Lilz?” Darien laughed. I snapped my head up, and looked at Darien. He started to laugh. “ You’re so adorable,” He flicked my nose. I took my hand and shooed him away.
“ I swear you call me that one more time,” I growled. He leaned over and placed his mouth on mine shutting me up.
“ hmm whatever you say babe,” he smiled against my lips. I hit his chest and got out of the car. When we got there, our Spanish class along with one other where standing by the buses. Darien ran up to me and put his arm around my shoulder. I looked to my right, and saw Chase standing next to a group of his friend. I bit my lip, and looked down. Damn… I felt someone jump on my back, and I tripped over my feet, and fell.
“ Ah come on!” I hissed. Giles stood by me laughing. “ Oh ha . Really fucking funny!” I growled. Someone tapped my hip with their shoe and I looked over at Ronnie.
“ You tapped me?” I muttered. And then he tapped me a little harder and I felt a bruise on my hip. I grabbed his ankle and he tripped over my waist and tumbled down. I burst out into laughter, and then he straddled over me. “ No fair cheat!” I wiggled from beneath him. Darien and Giles rolled their eyes and walked towards the bus. “ Hey you guys! Help?” I squealed. Ronnie started to laugh.
“ Weakling,” He smiled. I stuck my tongue out at him, and he bent down so our faces where inches from one another. I glared at him, and then he started grabbing my sides. I burst out into laughter. “Ticklish much?” He laughed.
“ R- Ronnie! S- Stopppp!” I busted out into laughter’s. He jumped off me and ran toward the busses. I jumped up and roared after him. He ran into the bus, and ran to the back. I made my way towards him and then I felt someone wrap their arms around me, and brought me into the seat next to him.
“ Got yuh,” Darien smiled. I giggled and I felt someone hit the top of my head, and I turned around and glared at Ronnie. He had a huge smile across his face.
“ I could kill you Ronnie,” I spat. Giles busted out into laughter’s. I pointed my finger at Giles.
“ And don’t even get me started with you!” I hissed.
Giles placed her hand over her mouth and started to laugh. Ronnie leaned over to Giles and stuck his tongue down her mouth.
“ Gee Ronnie,” I gagged.
“ You want some?” he winced his eye at me. I sat back down in my seat, and darien wrapped his arm around my hip an brought me closer to him.
“ You want some?” Darien whispered. A smile came across my face, and darien kissed me passionately. I rested my head on his shoulder, and the bus started to go. We drove for about thirty minutes, and then Darien nudged me.
“ Hmm,” I grumbled.
“ We are here,” He laughed.
I felt someone wrap their arms around my waist and I was picked up off my seat and carried out of the bus.
“ what the hell!” I hissed. And then they put me down. I looked up at Ronnie.
“ Ron man what is up with you today!” I cried. He shoved me and laughed.
“ It’s just so funny because you’re so weak and defenseless.” He smirked.
I balled up my fist, and he covered his man parts.
“ Too far too far! Sorry!” he stumbled back. I busted out into laughter.
“ Too weak my ass,” I muttered. Darien wrapped his arm around my shoulder and we made our way inside of the museum.
“ I swear to god you, and Ronnie are like siblings…” Darien laughed. I let out a smile and looked over to see Ronnie walking next to me with his arm around Giles. I gently nudged his arm.
“ You lucky G loves you,” I spat.
“ I know,” He kissed Giles on the forehead.
“ Oh!” Giles squealed.
I looked over at Giles.
“ What is up with you?” I muttered.
“ Oh Ronnie look at that beautiful sculptures!” Giles pointed over to the statue area. Ronnie laughed and followed Giles to the statues.
“ Wanna go check them out?” Darien whispered in my ear.
“ Yeah sure. I’ll meet you over their I gotta use the restroom,” I smiled.
Darien nodded his head and made his way over to Giles and Ronnie. I walked around and was so out of luck for searching for a bathroom. I ran face smack into something, and cursed underneath my breath.
“ Sorry little lady,” A deep voice said. I looked up and saw three guys standing in front of me. they probably from another school. About a year or two older than me.
“ Err it- Did you call me little lady?” I looked up at him.
A huge grin formed around his face “ Yes I did call you little lady,” He snarled.
I shook my head, and rolled my eyes at him. His friends let out laughs, and I glared at them.
“ I aint no little lady,” I hissed at him, and I continued my search for the bathrooms. When I turned the corner I let out a deep breath, and my whole body relaxed. There was something wrong with them. The way they looked at me. the deepness of his eyes… I saw a man standing by the pictures and saw a name tag. Wonder if he works here.
“ Excuse me sir,” I mumbled.
He turned around and he was tall, slim, and creepy… his nose stuck out and he looked so… stiff. Like not down their stiff. So emotionless.
“ Yes?” he spat. I crinkled my nose, and wiped the spit off my face. Sick…
“ Where are the restrooms?” I looked down.
“ The top floor,” He said.
“ How many floors are their?” I asked.
“ Nine,” He spat.
“ Elevator?” I looked around.
“ Down the hall to the right. Any more questions?” He asked growing impatient.
I shook my head, and made my way to the elevator what in bloody hell is their only one bathroom and on the ninth floor! God dang. I pressed the button and waited for the elevator. I tapped my foot against the floor, and then the elevator squeaked opened. I peered inside and slowly stepped in. I felt a weird chill. I looked at the numbers and lightly tapped number nine. The elevator shook, and I stumbled back against the wall, and it made its way up.
“ Damn elevator,” I hissed. Elevators scared me shitless. I would so prefer to take some damn stairs. They should have stairs though in case of a fire, but I didn’t see any. When the elevator doors slid opened I felt a huge breeze and I crossed my arms over my chest, and I stepped out and stood there baffled. Their where stairs when you step off the elevator, and a dark door at the top. I caustically walked up the stairs, and opened the door. When I walked out I was on top of the building.
“ Bathroom on the ninth floor my ass!” I screamed. I heard a laugh behind me and I jumped.
“ Hey Lilz,” Chase giggled.
“ Damn chase…” I gasped. “ What are you doing here?” I asked.
“ I followed you, and saw you on the elevator you going up on the ninth floor, and I followed,” He grinned. I let out a laugh.
“ Creeper,” I smiled. We walked over the top of the building and we were really high up, and I felt Chase’s body tense.
“ Chase?” I looked at him.
“ Hm?” he whispered.
“ Are you OK?”
“ I- I- Im fine… Kind of s- scared of h- heights,” He clenched his jaw. I put my hand on his shoulder.
“ it’s alright… you aint gonna fall,” I smiled. He nudged my shoulder and we both laughed. I heard footsteps and I turned around and saw Darien glaring at us.
“ D-…” I gasped.
“ What the hell?!” Darien shouted.
“ Darien please,” I mumbled I was so lost for words. Darien walked up to us, and chase had his hand on my back.
“ Get your dirty hands off her!” Darien screamed.
Chase stumbled to the side.
“ it’s not what it looks like,” Chase muffled.
“ Darien stop!” I screamed. He looked at me and his eyes where wide.
“ You want to have fun with the guy that tried rapping you!” Darien screamed. Chase ran towards the door, and left.
“ Oh chase,” I cried. I ran after him, and when I got to the stairs, and he was already in the elevator and the door where sliding shut. I ran back up the stairs, and made my way back to darien by the end of the roof.
“ Darien why don’t you listen to me?” I cried.
“ because you a plain whore!” He screamed. I felt my eyes burn.
“ H- How dare you!” I stifled.
“ How dare me!”
“ Yes Darien! You only hear what you want to hear. You got yourself selective hearing.” The wind blew horribly behind me and made loud wisp noises within the air.
He clenched his jaw.
“ I aint never been in love with you! All I wanted from you was to pop your cherry, and then be gone with you!” He screamed. My whole body went numb, and a huge whip of wind rumbled behind me, and shot forward at Darien. Darien stumbled backwards and one of his feet, went over the edge of the roof, and I saw his body fall back. He reached his hands up grasping for anything but he just swatted at air. I lunged my body forward reaching for his hands. I fell to the ground and leaned over the edge and watched Darien’s body fall through the air. Thump…
Screams filled the air, and blood… blood was the only thing I could see.
“ D- D- D- Darien!” I screamed loudly. Tears filled my eyes, and ran down my face. I stumbled backwards, and brought my knees up to my chest, and buried my face in my knees, and stuffed out cries. I felt someone wrap their arms around me.
“ Shhh Lilz,” Giles cried.
I heard someone run past me and stop at the edge and I heard him cry. I tilted my head up, and saw Ronnie’s back. His body was tense, and slowly turned toward me our eyes met.
“ Lillenette how could you?” Ronnie cried. His eyes where all red. My body tensed and I held my breath. I was lost for words. Giles let out little cries and wrapped her arms around me tighter.
“ Ron… You think I killed him?” I said baffled.
He just looked at me, and I felt like my head was spinning. I arched my back, and I felt like I was being choked to death. My body shook, and the world slowly slipped away from me.
Chapter nine-
The blankets wrapped around my body, and I felt my heart beating. I slowly opened my eyes, and my head was pounding. I started to rub my temples, and shut my eyes. I sat up on my elbows and looked around. White. The room was small, and there was one chair next to me. I turned over and saw a window. I squinted and saw my reflection. Is that really me?
I got out of the bed, and stumbled to the window, and stared at myself. My eyes where bright red and puffy, and my skin was so pale. It looked like I haven’t brushed my hair in days. I felt this pain go through my body, and I stumbled back and fell to the ground leaning against the bed.
“ Darien,” I whispered. I shut my eyes and replayed everything that had happened. My eyes started to burn, and I felt tears run down my face. He is dead… he is-
“ Lilz?” I heard a faint voice. I stumbled up and held onto the bed for support, and saw Giles standing by the doorway, and she made her way in and shut it slowly. My bottom lip started to tremble, and I broke out into cries.
“ Oh Giles!” I cried. Giles ran to me, and wrapped her arms around me.
“ Shhh its okay Lilz,” She whispered in my ears.
“ G- G- G I d- di- didn’t k- k- kill h- h- him,” I sniffled. You could hardly understand me because of my cries.
“ I know Lilz. I know you loved him.”
She sat on the bed and I sat down next to her.
“ Giles I don’t know what really happened! I mean we got mad at one another and we were fighting, and then he said something-…” I stopped and remember what he had said and I felt like a cold snake had their body wrapped around my neck.
“ Giles I got so mad… and the wind was crazy… like it was nuts, and darien he just fell backwards,” My body cringed and I started to pant for breath.
“ It’s alright Hun. Don’t worry…. I know you didn’t do anything,” She looked at me.
“ Giles… R- Ronnie thought…. He thought that I killed him!” I gasped.
Giles looked down, and she didn’t know what else to say. Giles kissed my forehead, and she started to leave. I watched her leave and I crawled onto the bed, and wrapped myself in the blanket.
“ Maybe if I close my eyes it will all go away,” I whispered. I laid there and just stared at the ceiling. I heard someone enter and I just continued to stare at the wall. I didn’t feel like talking to anyone. I just wanted to be left alone. I heard someone breathing heavily.
“ What do you want?” I muttered.
“ Lillenette,” He muffled. I turned my head, and saw Ronnie standing across from my bed. I got out of bed and faced him. I looked down at my body, and I was still wearing my clothing.
“ Ron,” I whispered.
“ Hey,” He said bitterly.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
“ Why are you acting like that Ron?” our eyes met.
“ Darien, my best friend is dead! How the fuck am I supposed to act Lilz,” he growled.
I threw my hands up in the air, and rubbed my temples, and I muttered something underneath my breath.
“ What did you say?” Ronnie mumbled.
“ Ron you’re not the only person that lost someone!” I screamed at him.
“ What the fuck Lilz! You didn’t lose anyone!”
I was taken aback by this and I was lost for words. What is Ron thinking?
“ You lost nothing,” He spat bitterly. I clenched my jaw, and walked up to him and our bodies where inches from one another, and I tilted my head up and looked him in the eyes.
“ I?” I stopped. “ I lost nothing!” I screamed. He just stared at me, and I felt completely and utterly pissed. I raised my hand and gripped onto Ron’s shirt.
“ You listen here Ron! I did lose something! I didn’t just loose someone! I lost one of my best friends, and the one person that I loved. No Ron I didn’t just love darien I was in love with him!” a tear fell down my face. Ron just rolled his eyes. “ Everyone is born with two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. But they were born with only one heart. Ron do you want to know why? Because we needed to find that other heart and I found mine Ron! You love G right? Well that’s how I love Darien and even more.”
“ Liar! You hated him. You always gave the weirdest face when I mentioned his name. I believe your happy that he is known out of your life,” Ron glared at me. My mouth fell open.
“ Are you freaking serious! Like are you freaking kidding me or something? RON I LOVED HIM I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM….” I stopped for a second and shut my eyes to try and keep the tears back. I took a breath and looked back into Ron’s eyes. “ I lost my virginity to him Ron,” I whispered.
Ron just looked at me, and he grabbed my wrists and clenched my hands off his shirt, and he just walked out. The tears busted out, and I broke down. I fell to the ground and laid on my side and brought my knees up to my chest, and cried. That’s all I could do was cry. I eventually laid back in the bed. One of the nurses came in and brought me my food. When she set it down next to me I looked at her and smiled, and she didn’t even look me in the eyes. She seemed so timid and terrified. She put down the food, and then quickly turn around and left.
I sat on the bed, and stared at the door. I guess they really believe im a killer… I brought the food on my lap, and picked up the fork and poked at my oatmeal to see if it moves. I slowly poked it and nothing…
“ This isn’t food,” I mumbled. I pulled the tray off my lap, and set it to the side. I fell back into the bed, and sighed. I wonder if Giles really think that I killed darien. I wonder if there is one person that would believe me. believe that I didn’t kill him. It was the wind… yes that sounds crazy, but that large whip of wind made him fall.
“ Lillenette?” A voice squeaked. My eyes trailed up, and I saw my mom standing their looking at me.
“ Oh mom!” I cried. I jumped out of the bed and ran into her arms. She wrapped her arms around me and we fell to the floor, and I was cradled in her arms. “ Oh mommy, I didn’t kill him! I didn’t kill him!” I sobbed. My mom ran her finger through my hair, and held me close.
“ I know you would never do anything like that, especially to someone you love,” My mom comforted me. My mom tilted my chin up, so I was looking her in the eyes.
“ Lilz,” She smiled. I backed up a little.
“ What’s going on?” I stared at her. “ Mom you never call me that… its always Lilly.”
“ Hun you can’t come home,” She whispered. I narrowed my eyes, and looked at her confused. I shook my head and looked down.
“ What do you mean?”
“ the doctors… they think it’s best if you go to this private home…”
“ Their sending me to a Looney bin!” I screeched.
My mom threw up her hands and turned red.
“ no! Of course not. It’s like a private school, and you live there. You’re going to have to stay their… I don’t know how long though, but there are only nine other people living their right know.”
My eyes started to tear up.
“ You sending me to a place for crazies….”
“ Lillenette-..”
“ They think im crazy. They really think I fucking pushed darien off the building. They believe that I committed murder!!!” I screamed. Tears flew down my face, and I stood up and walked over to the window.
“ Oh baby,” My mom whispered.
“ Where is dad?” I asked.
My mom didn’t say anything. I turned to her, and she was looking down, and when our eyes met I saw the pain in hers. My stomach curled and I thought I was going to puke.
“ Oh mom where is he?” I cried.
“ We don’t know,” She mumbled. “ He went on his business trip, but no one can contact him… it’s like he disappeared,” She stifled. I put my hands over my face.
“ My life is falling apart,” I cried under my breath.
“ Honey your leaving today…” My head shot up.
“ Oh my god… what about all my clothes and everything?” I looked at her. “ Oh mom! You already packed my stuff! What are you trying to get rid of your crazy daughter…” My mom jumped up and wrapped her arms around me.
“ don’t ever say that. I love you Lilly. You think I want you to go there? The doctors said you MUST,” She cried. I felt my heart ache and I wrapped my arms around her.
“ I know mum… im… sorry,” I whispered.
“ I should get going,” She whispered. She looked at me, and kissed my forehead. I felt tears fall down my face, and my mom turned to leave. When she shut the door I looked back out the window, and then I heard another person walk in. I turned around and saw Lallie standing there.
“ Lallie,” I whispered.
“ L- Lilly are you gonna leave me?” She cried. Tears fell down her face. I ran towards her, and wrapped my arms around her and picked her up.
“ Shhh don’t say that. Im always going to be here,” I ran my fingers through her hair.
“ Lilly… mom said you’re not coming home…”
I sat Lallie on the bed, and she sat in my lap.
“ Not right know… Im gonna go away for school for some time…” I tried to smile.
“ How long?”
“ I- I don’t know….”
Lallie looked down.
“ Im sorry Lilly,” She sniffled. I tilted her head up and our eyes connected.
“ what could you be sorry for?”
“ You lost darien,” She said. I felt my body go numb and tears escaped my eyes. I smiled and kissed her cheek.
“ Thank you Lallie,” I smiled. She sat in my arms, and I held her. I held her to me, and I didn’t want to let go. I don’t want to lose anyone else. Lallie looked up at me.
“ Hey listen every week you need to send me a letter OK? And ill reply and send you one back. Ok?” I smiled. She nodded her head and I held out my pinky.
“ Pinky promise?” I asked. Lallie and I pinky promised and she started to cry.
“ Im going to look forward to those letters,” I smiled.
“ me too,” She sniffled. My mom was at the door, and I gave Lallie a kiss goodbye, and my mom a hug and then they left. I have lost so much… I laid in the bed, and starred at the ceiling. I must of laid there for about three hours, and I heard a knock on the door I sat up and a tall man with black hair, and glasses came in.
“ Hello Lillenette, are you ready to go to Lukris Home?” He asked. I nodded my head, and followed him out of the hospital and got into a cab with him. I looked out the window, and watch my life leave me.
“ Goodbye, and hello crazy home,” I muttered.
Chapter ten-
The car came to a halt and I kept my face buried in my knees. I didn’t want to look up. I refused.
“ Lillenette,” The guy said.
“ Err,” I muttered. “ What’s your name?”
“ Dr. Ryik. Know please we are here we must go in,” Dr. Ryik stated.
I shook my head.
“ I don’t Wanna,” I hissed.
“ Lillenette, your acting like a child!”
I looked at him and stuck my tongue out at him.
“ Then I sha’ll be a child. I mean I am crazy right?” I growled. I believe he was started to get pissed. I have been doing this the whole car ride. Dr. Ryik started to rub his temples and then he looked me in the eyes.
“ Alright Lillenette its either you get out of this car and help me bring in your luggage, or I can get some of my assistants and they can drag you inside of the building…” He stopped and looked at me. “ which do you prefer?”
I looked at him completely flabbergasted… he wouldn’t… would he? I looked at him, and he was completely serious. I pulled the door open, and jumped out of the car, and opened the trunk. I grabbed some of my luggage well only one bag and left the other three, for that jackass. I lifted it. Damn that’s freaking heavy. I pulled up the sidewalk, and stopped at the door. It wasn’t a big building at all. Someone opened the door. He was tall, and for some reason he looked so damn familiar… where… he held the door for me and I stumbled inside. When you walk in there is a long hall… I left my bag by the door, and looked around. The first door to the right is a closet with a whole bunch of crap. If you keep going to the left is the stairs. I looked up them and their where two more levels. I continued down, and all the way down is a huge kitchen, and to the right of it, is like a dining hall kind of thing. Past the kitchen there is the backyard. It’s pretty big. Has a basketball hoop, and some chairs. Farther back is a swing attached to a huge tree. It’s pretty I suppose.
“ Lillenette!” A Dr. Ryik called from the stairs. I turned around and stumbled over my feet, and ran into a cereal box and it spilled everywhere.
“ Damn,” I hissed. I moved it to the side with my foot, and ran towards the stairs.
“ What?” I said a little more mean then I thought too.
“ So there is a second and third floor. On the second floor there is nine bedroom with bathrooms in each room, and there is one extra room that has books, video games, and other things to keep you occupied. On the third floor is where most of the class rooms are and there is one other bedroom up their also. Know there are nine other kids living here all over the age of fourteen. There is eight boys and only one girl.
“ Great,” I mumbled under my breath.
“ Well the one girl has a room on the third floor, and well… she refuses to share a room, so you will have a room on the second floor with the rest of the boys, but you will have your own room, and I trust you not to do anything,” He smiled. I nodded my head. God dang…. Fuck my life man fuck my life! “ Roal, Guy,” Dr. Ryik called. Two men came running to his side. One of them was the same guy that greeted me at the door… so DAMN familiar man. “ Please help Ms. Felse with her luggage,” Dr. Ryik smiled. Both guys nodded their heads and grabbed my luggage and walked up the stairs, and then Dr. Ryik headed down the hall. I watched him leave, and slowly walked up the stairs. I got up the stairs and looked around for Guy and Roal and they were at the end of the hall. Great so my room is all the way in the corner. Im gonna die here. I scurried down the hall, and watched the guys put my luggage in my room, and then they stepped out and continued down the hall. The tall guy that greeted me at the door starred at me and stretched out his hand. I took a step back.
“ My name is guy,” He mumbled I looked at his hand and hesitantly shook it. I nodded and pulled back. “ Hope you enjoy your room Lilz.” And then he left. I stared at him. He called me Lilz. I peered inside the room, and walked in. it was a pretty good size room I guess. A twin size bed, with a wooden dresser, and a wooden desk. There was a sliding door closet and I bathroom. I stepped in and closed the door. I looked at my luggage and threw it to the side and laid down in the bed.
“ Wonderful,” I muttered. I felt my eyes start to burn and I pushed back the tears and stared at the ceiling. I scrambled out of bed, and took my i-pod out of my bag, and plugged it into my ears, and blasted my Bruno mars album and laid back down in my bed.
I felt someone nudge my shoulder and I pulled out my headphones, and sat up. Guy stood at the side of my bed, and I jumped out.
“ I didn’t mean to scare you. I was knocking at your door for the past couple of minutes. Its dinner time,” he muttered. I nodded my head, and my eyes traveled to the clock. I have been asleep for already three hours?
“ Thank-.” I looked up and Guy was gone. I looked around the room, and set my i-pod on the bed, and walked out of my room. There was no one in the halls. I slowly walked to the stairs and heard a bunch of voices and little laughter’s. I walked down the stairs and peered around the corner. I smelled the food coming from the dining area. I stumbled down the hall, and walked into the kitchen. Two maids where in their cooking dinner, and one looked up at me and smiled. I nodded my head.
“ Hello, food is being served in the dining room,” She mumbled. What is up with the people here mumbling and muttering. They like really need to learn how to the speak up… oh wait I think their scared of me because I am a killer! I rolled my eyes, and walked into the dining room. When I walked in eight pairs of eyes landed on my and I leaned on the door frame. I see no girl here! And I don’t think I want to. She won’t even share a room with me, and I highly doubt ill bond with any of these dicks here. I stood there, and didn’t know what the fuck to do.
“ Come sit,” A deep voice said. I looked across the room, and met dark brown eyes. He was bulky, and pale. He had gold hair. His lips where red and full. I slowly walked towards him to the open seat, and everyone’s eyes followed me. I pulled out the chair and slowly sat down.
“ Welcome,” He smiled. I looked at him. “ Im Joanna,” He held out his hand. I shook his hand and nodded my head.
“ Lillenette,” I replied.
“ Lillenette?” He giggled.
“ Y-Yeah,” I looked down.
“ Cool name,” A voice said across the table. I looked up and saw a guy with like freaking blonde hair, and green eyes. His blonde hair made me think of Ronnie and I felt my heart ache.
“ Than-…”
“ My name is Patrick,” He flashed his bright whites. I let out a little smile, and slumped in my seat. Someone came running in and I saw a girl with long blonde hair with side bangs. She was super tan, and skinny. She looked like a model. She was practically wearing nothing… a black mini skirt and a hot pink tank top. She sat down across from me, and started to eat. I looked at my food, and picked at it. I wasn’t very hungry… at all.
“ new roomie?” She laughed. I looked up at her, and did a faint smile. “ Not very talkative,” She yelled snapping her fingers in my face. “ Cat got your tongue honey?” She squealed. I squinted my nose, and pushed her hand away from my face. She snapped her fingers in my face a little more, and then fell back into her seat. “ Damn… A fucking girl is here, and she is a damn speechless whore,” She muttered. My head shot up and I glared at her.
“ Look who is talking,” I muttered.
“ What did you say!”
“ Nothing…”
“ DO you know who your talking to!!!” She screamed. I looked at her and rolled my eyes. I brought my feet up to my chair and sat cross legged.
“ No I don’t know who im talking to,” I rolled my eyes.
“ Your talking to Jacie! Jacie mills!”
I nodded my head. They guys were looking at Jacie and rolled their eyes, and some looked at me. Jacie took her pop and threw it at me, and I was soaked. I balled up my fists and took a napkin and wiped the crap off my face, and looked at my know wet outfit. I grinded my jaw, and started to twirl my fingers. She kept kicking me under the table, and I finally stood up and started to leave.
“ Thank god I wouldn’t want you to kill me,” She laughed. I stopped and turned back to look at her. All the guys were looking at me and Joanna was shaking his head.
“ Say whatever the fuck you want to say. But I’ll tell you this I aint no damn killer, but honey you might just make me one!” I snarled at her. She gasped and looked at me, and I just walked out of the room, and ran up the stairs, and went into my room. I jumped in the shower, and got out and pulled out some pj shorts, and a big black shirt. I wore a bra since I shared a level with the guys. I laid there for some time, and I jumped out of the bed and paced back and forward. There is no way I can stay here! I grabbed my UGG boots and put them on because I didn’t want to walk bare foot. I walked down the hall, and into the extra room with video and books and crap. When I walked in their was a paper and it said everyone’s names and age.
River Broax- 19 years of age
Patrick Julk- 17 years of age
Tony Markus- 17 years of age
Fray Daniels- 17 years of age
Joanna Kilehr- 16 years of age
Patch Kilehr- 16 years of age
Dan Peert- 16 years of age
Jacie Mills- 16 years of age
Johnny Timz- 15 years of age
Lillenette Felse- 15 years of age
I stared at the list. Wonderful im one of the youngest… wait river is nineteen? How old do you have to be to get out of here… so I have only been introduced to Patrick and Joanna… oh wait I can’t forget that ball of joy Jacie. Jacie wasn’t even that pretty. It’s just she likes to expose herself but she isn’t pretty. Well in my opinion… I walked over to the books and scanned through them. I pulled out I Am Number Four and started to read it. I sat on the ground and then a shadow appeared over the paper, and in front of me was a set of feet, and I gasped. I looked up and saw a boy standing in front of me. He looked younger maybe my age? He had light brown hair, and bushy dark brown eye brows. He wore a stupid green shirt that said kiss me, and I don’t know why he would be wearing something like that around a bunch of dudes unless it’s for Jacie… oh ewe.
“ H- Hi,” He muttered. I looked up and smiled.
“ Hello, I’m Lillenette. Call me Lilz, for short,” I smile and I extended my hand and he shook it.
“ Nice name. I’m J- Johnny,” He muffled. “ It’s nice to have someone here that is my age, so im not the only youngest person know,” He laughed. I let out a little laugh, and padded the ground next to me. Johnny sat down next to me.
“ You know im not a k-..”
“ I know Lillenette. That’s just Jacie. I was actually looking for you to see if you were alright,” He smiled. I smiled and leaned back against the wall.
“ Thank you for that. I know. Im already use to her. It sounds crazy yes I know…. But I have a feeling she is really going to piss me off when I stay here,” I growled. Johnny let out a laugh. I wonder why Johnny is here.. he seems completely normal. Almost everyone does. Well I mean except for Jacie. I think she has bitchosindrum. I let out a little laugh, and Johnny looked at me confused. I broke out into louder laughter’s.
“ I was just thinking that Jacie might have bitchosindrum,” I laughed. Johnny looked at me and then busted out into laughter’s. I laughed louder and gripped onto my stomach because it hurt so bad. Johnny laid on his side, and he had his head on my lap, and I didn’t even care because I was laughing so hard. I looked down at Johnny and smiled.
“ So Lilz,” Johnny smiled.
“ What?” I giggled.
“ How come when Jacie was calling you those names, and threw her pop at you. Why didn’t you do anything?” Johnny started swatting my hair like a playful cat.
“ Well… I mean im not gonna act like im ten years old, and I could care more or less about what she thinks about me,” I said.
“ thank god we didn’t get another girl that acts like Jacie because I might of died,” He gaged. I let out a laugh, and then I noticed this is the first time in couple days that I have actually smiled and actually been happy. This is a real smile and my real laughter’s. Johnny touched my cheek and I looked down at him. “ What’s wrong Lilz?” He asked.
“ Im just thinking this is the first time in a couple of days that I have been happy,” I whispered.
“ Im happy that I made you happy,” He laughed. I let out a laugh. I think I just found my new best friend here.
“ So are you wearing that shirt to see if one of the guys are gonna kiss you? Or Jacie?” I smiled. Johnny put his hands over his face and pretended to strangle himself.
“ Oh that hurts you would think that!” he put his hand over his heart. “ No one has done laundry yet and im out of clothes.
“ No one… has done.. laundry?” I asked confused.
“ Yeah one person gets assigned to do everyone’s laundry every Saturday and Fray was sick so he didn’t do it,” Johnny sighed. I looked down at him and said Ohhhhh. Someone came walking in and Johnny and I looked over at a tall guy. He had black hair and it went in his face. He looked emo. He even had like makeup on. He was kind of cute but I have never been into the emo kind of guys.
“ Hey girl, Marie wanted me to tell you, that you need to do laundry,” He said.
“ alright boy,” I said sarcastically.
“ And Johnny Dr. Ryik needs you, for your session,” He looked at Johnny that was laying on my lap. Johnny got up and held out his hand for me and held me up.
“ I’ll cya later Lilz,” he smiled.
“ Cya Johnny boy,” I laughed. Johnny walked past they guy that was standing by the door frame. I turned my back to him, and went to put the book away. I reached up. I should of picked a book that wasn’t so damn high up. I stood on my tip toes and tried to reach up higher. I felt a body press against mine, and someone took the book out of my hands and put it on the bookshelf. I turned around and the guy was against my body and if I just leaned in our lips would be touching. He looked at me and his eyes traveled down my body and I realized that my shirt went over my shorts so you couldn’t see them. I punched his chest, and he stumbled back a little.
“ Whoa you didn’t bitch slap me you fucking punched me like a dude,” He gasped. I raised my hand and tried to punch him again but he caught my wrists.
“ You little perv, I saw you looking at me like that! I am wearing fucking shorts,” I snarled.
“ Hm we got a feisty one,” He smiled. I narrowed my eyes at him, and brought my knee up and kicked him right in the groan. He bent over and I went around him to leave and he grabbed me by my waist and I went stumbling down. He straddled himself over me.
“ Get off freak,” I snarled.
“ You should respect adults,” He smiled.
“ Wait! Your river! Your nineteen! You look like your my age!” I broke out into laughter’s.
“ How old are you?” River asked.
“ Fifteen,” He laughed.
“ You do not look fifteen. You look seventeen,” He looked at me.
“ Well you don’t look your age either,” I snarled.
“ Thank you. Your calling me young.”
“ Im saying you look like a boy not a man,” he snarled. He scrunched up his face.
“ Wrong,” HE smiled and he bent down so his face was inches from mine. I stared into his eyes, and he started to let spit out of his mouth. I went to shriek but he put his hand over my mouth. OH SICK! I squirmed.
“ I won’t do it if you….” He stopped to think.
“ If she licks your face,” A voice laughed. I tilted my head up.
“ Hey tony good idea,” River said. My eyes widened and river took his hand off my mouth.
“ Go on then Lilz,” Tony smiled. I looked up at him and narrowed my eyes. I shook my head.
“ I aint fucking doing that!” I snarled. River brought out the spit again.
“ No!!” I cried. He smiled and stopped. I rested my head on the ground and closed my eyes, and leaned up and licked his face. He turned his head, and then grabbed my tongue with my mouth. My eyes opened and he pushed me down and started to suck on my tongue. I brought up my knees and kicked him off.
“ Oh im going to kill you!” I hissed. He laughed.
“ I couldn’t help myself. I haven’t had fun with a girl for almost three years,” he smiled. Has he been in here for three years. I stood up and turned to tony who was laughing, and I pointed my finger at him
“ It was your damned idea!” I snarled.
“ Ah don’t worry Lilz, you’re going to be like our sister in no time,” He smiled. I narrowed my eyes, and shook my head and pushed him away so I could get out of there. I walked down the hall, and turned around and tony was gone, and river was just staring at me. I put my hand on my hip, and puckered my lips.
“ Take a picture it last longer,” I smiled. And then I walked into my room. I closed the door, and laid on the bed. I hate them all… Except for Johnny. I laid there and went to go grab my i-pod. Its only eight thirty but I think Im going to go to sleep. I went to turn off the light and then remembered that Marie wants me to do laundry. Whoever that is?
Chapter eleven-
I walked out of my room, and walked down the hall. I looked down playing with my i-pod when I ran into someone. I stumbled back, and fell on the floor. I pulled out my i-pod and looked up at Joanna.
“ I- Im sorry,” I muttered.
“ No its fine,” He smiled and helped me up. “ Where are you going at this time at night?” He laughed.
“ Laundry,” I smiled.
“ Oh Marie picked you?”
“ Yep. Lucky me,” I laughed. Someone was standing behind Joanna and I looked at him. He was very tall. Bulky. He stared at me and I did a little smile. He just stood there behind Joanna and Joanna saw me looking at someone and turned around and smiled.
“ Oh Lilz this is Patch, my brother. Patch this is Lilz the new girl,” Joanna smiled. I smiled.
“ H- Hello,” I muffled hardly audible. Patch just looked at me and nodded his head. He stepped closer into the light, and I felt paralyzed. I looked into his eyes… those eyes… they look so…
“ Lilz?” Joanna laughed. I shot my head up and looked at Joanna.
“ Oh- Urgh- sorry I spaced out,” I scratched the back of my neck. “ Im gonna go,” I smiled, and with that I turned on my heal and hauled ass out of their! When I got in the middle of the stairs, I stopped and relaxed my body.
“ Those eyes,” I muttered. I continued down the stairs and looked around. Where do I wash laundry. I walked down the hall and after the third door I opened I saw stairs that led to the basement. I peered down the stairs and it was completely pitch black. I searched for a switch on the wall and found nothing. I took a step and very slowly made my way down the stairs. When I got to the bottom, and fumbled threw the dark, and ran into almost thirty things before I found a light switch. Filthy. So dirty. In the corner was a dryer and a washer and six loads of clothes. I sighed and saw down on a beanie chair next to the clothes and started to separate the darks, whites, and colors. I put in my headphones and was listening to Skillet. I started to tap my foot to the music, and then nothing. I pulled out my i-pod from my pocket, and found that it had died. I sighed and took out the headphones and stuffed them in my pocket. I got up, and put the first load in the wash. I was having trouble loading it, and then I heard someone breathing and I turned around and saw patch. I let out a scream and dropped all of the clothes. I clutched onto the washing machine, and looked at him. Patch just dropped another load of clothes on the floor, and our eyes connected.
“ Y- Y- You scared the l- living crepe out of m- m- me,” I muttered. He just stared at me, and I felt so… I put my head down, and turned around and continued to put the clothes in the washer. He was still standing there, and I know he was still fucking staring at me. I stopped for a second and didn’t turn around but tilted my head to the right a little.
“ Are you trying to burn a whole in my head?” I mumbled. I turned around and Patch looked away for the first time, and he started to walk close to me, and I took a step backwards and he trapped me between him and the washing machine.
“ Im, Patch,” he whispered. My eyes widened.
“ Well yeah I know….” I muttered. He took his hand and tilted my chin up, and when he touched me… I felt this sensation run through my body, and my cheeks turned bright red. He just stared at me, and then he turned around and left. I stood their dumbfounded.
“ Alright and maybe he likes to burn holes in people… yeah that’s why he is here,” I muttered. I looked down at the clothes. And picked them up and turned on the washer. It took me about an hour and a half to finish all the clothes. I wrapped all the clothes and put them into the bins to which the clothes belonged to. I walked up the stairs and took one bin at a time. When I finally got the seventh bin I sat at the top of the stairs. I broke a sweat from that… I dragged them all to the stairs, and sat down on the last star.
There is no freaking way… someone came walking down the hallway, and then I saw River standing their stuffing his mouth, and when he saw me with all the clothes, and I looked like shit he broke out into laughter.
“ So damn funny!” I hissed.
“ Lilz why didn’t you use the lift?” He laughed.
“ The what?” I got up.
“ There is a lift down stairs that you put the laundry baskets in and you pull the rope and it goes to the floor,” He smiled. I looked down at the laundry and felt like a complete idiot.
“ I knew that… I just wanted a workout,” I muttered. This made River brake out into louder laughter’s. I got up and covered his mouth. “ Are you trying to wake every one up!” I hissed. He licked my hand and I removed it and wiped it on my shirt. “ SO immature,” I rolled my eyes. River walked past me and made his way up the stairs.. I have to bring all these up there.. I already have them up here. I scrambled up one stair.
“ R- River,” I moaned. He looked back at me with a smirk on his face.
“ Hm?” He smiled.
I looked down and bit my lip.
“ Help me bring these baskets up,” I muttered. He put his hand on his chin and started to tap his foot. “ Please?” I asked.
“ Alright Laphey Daphey,” He smiled. I felt my legs fall from me, and I stumbled down the stairs. That name… he called me. I felt my eyes burn, and river ran next to me.
“ Lilz, im sorry do you not want me to call you that?” he asked. I looked up at him, and I pushed the tears away and I started to crab the laundry but river grabbed my wrists and he held me to him…… “ Lilz look at me!” he whispered. I put my head down and he tilted my head up so I was looking in his eyes.
“ I just want to get the laundry away and go to sleep,” I muffled.
“ Lilz you can’t hide what your feeling or you’ll brake down inside,” He whispered.
“ Im fine,” I smiled.
“ No you’re not. You’re in pain. Not physical but mental pain.”
I looked at him. I started to hit his chest to have him let me go, and he didn’t budge. How can this not hurt? I looked at him.
“ Tell. Me.” He stated. I shook my head. I looked over and saw a pen and I took it and stabbed his arm. Nothing. He just stood there and then looked down and saw that I had stabbed him. He let go of me and backed away.
“ let me see your arm,” I said. He shook his head. I grabbed his arm and there was nothing. He wasn’t hurt. I backed up and looked him in the eyes.
“ Lilz,” He whispered. I shook my head, and walked up the stairs and went into my room, and shut the door. I stabbed him so hard with that pen… didn’t break the skin and he didn’t even know I touched him until he looked down. What… what is he….
Chapter twelve-
The sun beamed through the window, and I covered my face with my pillow and sighed. I leaned up, and swung my feet around the bed, and let them dangle. I reached my hand under my mattress, and took out a box, and held it in my hands. I felt the tears start to build up, and I quickly tried to wipe them away, but they poured down my face. My hands shook and I slowly opened the box revealing the necklace Darien had given me. I held it in my hands, and let the box drop to the ground, and a little smile came across my face when I remembered that night. I opened the locket and read the imprint.
Darien + Lillenette was on the left side of the heart and then their where more letters on the right side. Which read ,I love you Laphey Daphey. I started to choke on my cries, and I held the necklace to my heart, and grasped onto it, and cried. My room filled with the sound of my cries and sniffling, and I felt someone put their hand on my back, and I jumped out of the bed trying to push away the tears but no one was there.
“ Im losing it,” I cried. I wiped away my tears, and ran out of my room, and made my way to the basement. When I got down their I went in the far back and sat on a beanie chair. i pressed the necklace to my heart, and continued to cry.
“ Lilz?” A voice asked. I looked up and saw Johnny standing in front of me. I quickly wiped away my tears.
“ J- Johnny.. I- I didn’t know anyone else w- was down h- he- here,” I muffled. Johnny knelt down next to me and lifted my chin up so I was looking at him.
“ Lilz what happened?” he whispered. I broke down, and he wrapped his arms around me, and I melted into him. I didn’t know what to say, so I just continued to cry, and Johnny held me. After about ten minutes I pulled away from him and he sat down next to me. “ You can talk to me Lilz. I just want you to know that,” He smiled. I let a little smile creep on my face.
“ Well you know im here, because some say I killed someone… but I didn’t. my boyfriend D-,” I tried to say his name but I couldn’t get it out. I let out a sigh. “ My friend he fell of a building when I was up there with him, and people think I pushed him off,” I whispered.
“ What really happened up their?” Johnny asked. This is the first person that has actually asked me what really happened up there. Not even my mom asked me, nor Giles. I guess they just went along with what everyone else said. I pushed him off the roof. I looked at Johnny, and told him everything. I told him about chase and what he did to me, and the about we were at the museum, and darien got pissed and we were up stairs fighting… and then I stopped.
“ Know Im gonna tell you how he fell but don’t call me a liar or else ill kick your ass,” I smiled.
“ I know you’re not a liar,” He said. That made me smile.
“ Well Darien kept saying all this crap… and I was getting so mad, and the wind started to increase and it was like my feelings were in control of the weather or something. Crazy shit… but so on… darien said something to me that just… I got so mad… and… I held it in… but then the wind blew so hard when I was made and it hit darien and he just fell,” I finished. Johnny sat there for a second trying to take everything in.
“ Are you telling me you can control the earths elements?” he asked My eyes widened.
“ Well no I never said that I mean…” I stopped and really thought about it. When I was sad it rained, and when I was made the wind blew so horribly. When I was happy it was sunshine and beautiful outside. I never even… could it… no-
“ Lilz?” Johnny asked. I looked up at him.
“ Can it even be possible?” I muttered. Johnny and I sat there in silence for some time, and Johnny was looking in the corner of the room and I was supposing so I just continued to talk.
“ I mean is it possible? It sounds nuts! Johnny… if it’s true then… am I like a supernatural or something? Oh my god am I a freaking freak show?” I looked at Johnny and he was just staring at the corner of the room, and sweat came down his face, and he was shaking.
“ Johnny?” I whispered. He said nothing. He was starting to scare me. I moved closer to him, and nudged his shoulder and he gasped and flew back. “ Im sorry Johnny I didn’t mean to scare you,” I muttered.
“ Its fine…” He said.
“ Johnny why are you here?” I asked before I even knew what I had just said. I shouldn’t be ease dropping in his life it’s not right. I went to take it back but he cut me off.
“ I see things,” he said. I looked at him confused.
“ What kind of things?” I asked.
“ people… animals…” He whispered. He was looking in the corner of the room.
“ Is there something over their?” I asked. He nodded his head very slowly. “ What is it?”
“ A guy.. he is tall.. black hair… has some black hair on his face… muscles…” He said. The person he was describing sounded like Dar-… No… it can’t be.
“ Johnny,” I said. Nothing. “ Johnny!” I hissed.
“ Im sorry Lilz…” He shook his head. “ he is trying to talk to me,” Johnny whispered. I looked at him, and gripped onto his hand.
“ Johnny… what is he trying to say?” I asked.
Johnny sat there for a minute, and then looked at me confused.
“ He wants to know…” Johnny stopped. “ Why don’t you wear it?” Johnny finished. I looked at him for a minute, and then felt the necklace in my hand and I held it out in front of me.
“ Is that all he said?” I asked.
“ it’s hard to understand him… he fades in and out,” Johnny muttered. I looked at him, and he was sweating like he just took a shower. He was still looking in the corner and trying to talk to Dar-… the thing. I jumped in front of Johnny and wrapped my arms around him.
“ That’s enough,” I whispered. Johnny body melted into mine, and he completely lost control of his body, and I held him so he could sit up. He was exhausted.
“ Come on Johnny you need to go to your room,” I whispered. He nodded his head and I helped him up, and he put his arm around my shoulder and we walked up the stairs, and I ran straight into someone. I looked up at Joanna.
“ Hey…” He stopped when he saw Johnny. “ Johnny man are you OK?” Joanna asked.
“ Joanna help me bring him to his room. He is sick,” I said trying to hold him up. Joanna nodded his head, and ran to my side.
“ What is he sick with?” Joanna asked.
“ Let’s just get him to the room. He isn’t a feather,” I mumbled. We started to stumble up the stairs and I was like a stick compared to him, so I was struggling. I felt him being lifted from my arms, and turned around and saw Patch holding Johnny over his shoulder. My mouth dropped. He is acting like Johnny wears nothing.
“ Are you just going to stand there?” Patch huffed. I snapped back, and scrambled up the stairs. Joanna left because Marie was calling for him. I stood at the door when Patch laid Johnny in his bed. I stood by the door way, and after he laid him on the bed Patch stood there for a couple of seconds and looked at Johnny. Then he turned around and glared at me. this was like a death glare!
“ I ugh.. oh ugh,” I mumbled, and I stumbled back, and started to walk back to my room. I got to my door, and went to go close it, but then a foot stopped it. I looked at the foot, and then saw Patch.
“ Lillenette,” He mumbled.
“ Ugh- Y- Yeah?” I could hardly speak. Every time patch is around im so nervous…
“ Can I come in?” He asked.
Wow this is the most he has spoken to me, no this is the most I have heard him speak since I have gotten here. I nodded my head, and opened my door, and he slipped in. I left my door open and walked over to my bed, and sat at the end. Patch made his way towards me, and he then turned around and kicked the door open. He walked up to me and pushed my chest and had me laying on the bed, and he was hovering over me.
“ What did you do to Johnny!” He spat. My jaw dropped.
“ I- I didn’t do anything!”
“ Lair!” he snapped.
“ I-,” I didn’t finish my sentence. I mean did I do something to him. I mean he was the one that was sensing something. Johnny saw someone, and he was telling me what was going on. I didn’t push him.
“ Lillenette you’re going to screw everything up,” Patch scolded.
“ What! What in god’s name are you talking about?” I muttered.
“ Everything here has been going fine. We have all been getting better, and know…. Know you’re going to screw everyone up, and they are gonna send us away one at a time,” Patch said evilly. I looked at him confused.
“ In the seven hells patch I don’t know what you’re talking about!” I screamed. The door swung opened, and I looked over at Joanna. Patch jumped off of me, and stormed past Joanna. I sat up, and sat their completely dumbfounded. I looked at Joanna who was leaning on the door way, staring at the wall. His eyes where huge. He looked at me, and shock shot threw my body.
“ Oh god Joanna no! Ewe!” I screeched. Joanna walked in my room and sat down on the bed next to me.
“ Lillenette, what was that?” he looked in my eyes. I let out a little laugh, and Joanna looked at me more confused.
“ Honestly Joanna I am as clueless as you are right know… I mean Johnny you know… he put him in his bed, and then followed me into my room, and like went incredible hulk on me. I even think I saw some green. The boy was just mumbling on how I screwed everything up,” I looked at Joanna.
“ I’ll talk to him,” Joanna whispered. I nodded my head, and Joanna got up to leave, but then he stopped at the door and turned around.
“ Psh incredible hulk,” He laughed. I smiled and he left the room, and closed the door behind me. I wonder what Joanna is going to say to Patch. Oh the curiously kills the cat… I got out of my bed and ran out of my room, and tiptoed to Joanna and Patch’s. I knelt by the door, and put my ear to it.
“ Joanna it isn’t my fault!” Patch growled.
“ We need to tell her!” Joanna yelped.
I heard footsteps.
“ Joanna we are NOT telling her,” Patch emphasized on the not part.
“ After what you did today Joanna she is going to eventually figure it out or start asking questions,” Joanna whispered.
“ Damn it Joanna….”
“ What is it?” I heard footsteps come towards the door, and I stumbled back . I wasn’t going to make it to my room fast enough, so I casually made my way to the stairs, and I heard his door open.
“ Lilz?” Someone asked. I turned around casually and smiled.
“ Oh Joanna hi! Im sorry did I wake you up? I was just going to get some water,” I smiled. Joanna smiled and shook his head, and went back into his room. I turned around and went to the stairs, and sat down, and let out a deep breath.
Alright im don’t with these secrets here. I am going to find out what is going on. I got up, and made my way down stairs to get something to drink. I looked out the window, with a cup of water in my hands, and I saw something white in the backyard. I leaned over on my tip toes, and glared out the window. What in god’s name? I walked to the back door, but it was locked. I need a code. I sighed and looked at the window next to the dinner table. I opened the window and hauled myself onto the edge, and jumped outside. I chill went up my spine. It was freezing. I causally made my way to the end of the yard. I heard someone walking around in the grass and I slowly turned the corner. I saw these beautiful white long feathers. They were gorgeous. My jaw dropped, and I just continued to look at them. Someone was standing there his back towards me, and his wings came from his back. I know stood in back of him completely shocked. His wings started to move up and down and created a little wind, and I let out a gasp. He quickly turned his head towards me, and I stumbled backwards. Our eyes locked.
“ Lillenette….”
Chapter thirteen-
His green eyes bore holes into me. I held my breath, and stood there in the middle of the lawn looking into his eyes. He took a step towards me, and his wings moved while he did it. My jaw dropped and I slowly lifted my hand and pointed to his wings. He smiled, and let out a little chuckle.
“ Lillenette… Why did you come out here?” River kept walking towards me.
I pointed to his wings, and my hand was shaking. He stood close to my and he grabbed my hand, and stood right in front of me.
“ Yes Lillenette, these are my wings,” He smirked. I looked from his eyes to his wings, and just starred at them. I pulled my hand away from him, and grabbed for his wing and pulled it. His eyes widened and he took a step back.
“ Ow that hurt,” He sniffled.
“ Oh my god you’re a fairy,” I muttered.
His jaw nearly reached the floor, and his eyes where completely dilated.
“ YOU JUST CALLED ME A FAIRYYY?!?!?” he screeched.
I looked at him confused. He rubbed his temples, and pointed to his wings, and then at his chest.
“ I am not a fairy! I am an angelic!” He stated.
“ Do you mean angel?” I asked. He shook his head.
“ no Lilz…. A angel is for females, and Angelic is for males…. And fairy?!? I don’t even want to know!” he gasped. I bit my bottom lip, and busted out into laughter. River looked at me confused.
“ What is so f- funny?” He stumbled over his words.
“ I just imagined you in a green little suit, and tiny… you be looking like a fairy and all,” I laughed. River turned bright red and he clenched his jaw.
“ GAWD I AM NO A FLIPPING GAY ASS FAIRY!” He said furiously. This made me laugh even harder, and I fell to the ground, and held my stomach. He stood next to me, and stomped his foot.
“ Awe is the fairy mad!” I croaked. He gasped and shook his head, and pinched the bridge of his nose.
“ Lord help me,” he muttered while shaking his head. I had a headache from all the laughing and I stood up in front of River trying to keep a straight face. When he looked me in the eyes again I went into another round of laughter. I looked at him again and his wings where gone. I stopped and hit the air where they use to be.
“ Where did your fairy wings go?” I mumbled. His face tightened.
“ they are not fairy wings, and I am not letting you see them. I can choose whether or not I want someone to see them, but I didn’t know you where spying on me, so I didn’t have my cast up…” He said. I stuck my tongue out at him, and I looked down at my feet. I couldn’t feel them I was so cold.
“ Are you not cold?” I asked. River let out a laugh, and grabbed my arm, and we made our way into the house. I stopped before we go to the window and River looked at me.
“ What is it?” he asked. I grabbed his arm and looked at it.
“ That pen never did hurt you,” I looked up into his eyes.
“ Since I’m an angelic only magic can hurt me. nothing made by humans, nor humans can hurt me. a witch could only hurt me, if she used her spells,” He smiled. He grabbed my hand, and his skin was freezing. I shooed his hand away from me and he looked down at me even more confused.
“ Gawd! River your hands are like…. F- f- freeeeeezing!” I stuttered. He looked at his hands and then made his way towards the window. I reached out for him, and my hand swept across his back, and he didn’t even move. I stood there, and I felt my heart ache. River stood at the window, and he started to haul himself onto the window edge. He looked back at me, and I stood there looking into his eyes.
“ River you can’t feel can you?” I asked. He looked at me for a while and then looked down.
“ I can’t touch, smell, nor taste,” he said bitterly and then he hopped threw the window and was gone. I stood there. That’s… heartbreaking. To live your life not knowing what it’s like to be touched by the one you love, or the heartwarming embrace of a hug never to be able to lay in the grass and feel it against your skin. To not be able to smell flowers, or the grass. Cannot taste food and all of that. It’s like being alive, but not actually living. I felt my eyes water and I brushed them away with the back of my
hand. No wonder he seems so… angry.
River has never lived…
Chapter fourteen-
I walked down the street, and the mist started to consume me. it was becoming darker, and the moonlight casted shadows off the trees. I started to walk faster, and faster, and then the fog consumed me. I stood there. I started to hit the air, and then I closed my eyes, and started to scream. When I reopened my eyes and I stood in front of a swing set. I moved a little closer, and went to go reach for the swing, when I felt someone’s breath on my neck.
“ Why don’t you ware it?” he whispered. I froze in my place and I felt someone wrap their arms around me, and I knew who arms I was in. I haven’t been in his arms for so long. I turned my body around, and wrapped my arms around him.
“ Oh Darien,” I cried. I looked up at him.
“ what d- did y- y- you say?” I looked into his eyes.
“ Why don’t you wear it?” I felt him leaving my arms, and he was gone. I fell to my knees, and cried for him.
I shot out of my bed, and was gasping. The sun was beaming through my windows, and I laid in my bed, and touched the necklace that was wrapped around my neck. I ran to my door, and swung it open and ran down the hall into Johnny’s room. Dan looked up at me and he was laying in his bed. I ran over to Johnny’s side, and tugged at his arm.
“ Johnny wake up!” I whispered.
“ Lilz what are you doing?” Dan groaned laying in his bed.
“ Dan shut up I need to talk to Johnny right know!” I said tugging at Johnny’s arm again. I heard Dan get out of his bed, and he left the room.
“ Im going to go and play video games,” he groaned. I shooed him away, and I sat on the bed next to Johnny.
“ Joh-nny!” I cried. His eyes fluttered opened and he squinted at me.
“ Wh-at?” he said his voice sounding raspy.
“ Joh-nny, d- do y- y- you know w- what that boys name is that you saw?” I asked him.
He sat up in his bed more and looked at me confused.
“ Do you believe that I really saw someone?” he asked.
“ I believe you saw a ghost,” I said holding his arm.
Johnny nodded his head.
“ I can communicate with the dead, summon them, and all that. I didn’t want to tell you at first. I wanted you to try and figure it out on your own,” he did a little smile. I tried to smile but I felt my heart breaking inside. I took my other hand and held my necklace and closed my eyes.
“ Johnny… That boy you saw was Darien… My dead ex-boyfriend,” I whispered. Johnny’s eyes widened.
“ Why would he be trying to contact me?” Johnny sat up a little more and sat down next to me. He looked at me, and put his arm on my shoulder. “ there is something else that is bothering you,” he said. I looked up into his eyes, and nodded my head.
“ Last night…. You’re not the only one here that has… powers….” I mumbled.
“ So you found out about the others,” He laughed. I looked at him.
“ Others?” He looked at me. and shook his head.
“ Never mind… so who did you find out about?” he asked.
“ Is their more than one person to find out about?” I asked.
“ Well there is only one other person here that I kn-ow has special powers, and I think maybe others do,” He mumbled.
“ Who is the one that you kn-ow about?”
Johnny looked down, and we sat there for a couple of minutes.
“ Never mind Johnny you don’t have to tell me,” I smiled.
“ Ah just tell her Johnny boy, it’s not like I am anything special,” Dan came into the room and he shut the door behind him and sat across from us on his bed. Johnny looked at Dan and Dan looked at Johnny. Dan nodded his head, and Johnny turned to me.
“ Dan is a humanoid,” Johnny said.
I nodded my head and we sat there for a couple of minutes in silence.
“ Lilz?” Dan asked. I looked up at him.
“ hmmm?”
“ Do you know what a humanoid is?” he asked.
I shook my head.
“ no idea,” I let out a little laugh but my voice just cracked and sounded like a coughed.
“ I can transform into a cat-..” Dan started. I nearly jumped off the bed.
“ Gahah no way!” I shrieked. Dan gave me an irritated look and I sat back down. “ S- Sorry,” I smiled. He rolled his eyes and continued.
“ When I transform into a cat I can find anyone, and anything. I am a humanoid and that is what I do and who I am,” He said. I sat there for a couple of seconds trying to take this in. So River is really an angel.. wow there are three super naturals here so far, and if I can control earths elements do I make four? Oh what about the others.
“ Lilz?” Johnny asked. I looked at him.
“ Was Dan the one you knew about?” he asked. I shook my head.
“ No…. im not so sure if I should say his name though… I don’t think he wants us to know,” I whispered.
“ I respect that,” they both said.
“ Hey Johnny?” I asked.
“ Yeah?”
“ You said that you only knew about one person, but you thought others had.. powers… who were those others?” I asked.
“ Well I was thinking you,” he said. I sat there and looked at Dan who was looking at me.
“ W- What?” I mumbled.
“ Let’s go outside,” he smiled. Dan pulled me and Johnny off the bed, and had us follow him outside.
“ Marie we are going to go outside to get some fresh air. Open the door please?” Dan asked. Marie turned around and saw me and Johnny standing behind Dan. Marie gave a soft smile, and typed in the code. We walked outside, and went all the way to the back of the yard, and Dan stopped and me and Johnny stood their looking at one another.
“ Dan?” I muffled he turned to me.
“ yes?”
“ What in god’s name are we doing out here?” I questioned. A smirk came across his face.
“ Where going to see what you really are….”
And with that the little bastard kicked me in my shin……….
Chapter fifteen-
“ Wha! Tah! Dan what in god’s name! Are you nuts!” I cried holding my shin and jumping up and down. I was pissed that freaking hurt! The wind started to pick up some more Dan came closer to me, and he shoved me hardly and I hit the ground, and my anger filled my body and the wind picked up even more. I stood up and rubbed my arm. Dan came to take another step towards me, and I shot my hand up and a gush of wind shoved him back, and he went stumbling backwards.
“ Enough!” I yelled at him. He stood there and a stupid smile came across his face.
“ Alright,” he laughed. I brought my hand down and took a step back and nodded my head.
“ Good,” I said, and I rubbed my arm, and then wind slowly started to withdraw. He turned away, and started to leave, but then he stopped for a second.
“ Sorry,” he mumbled under his breath hardly audible.
“ Wha?” I asked. Within a second Dan came charging at me, and he knocked me back and I cut my arm open on a sharp piece of something. I let out a yelp, and the sky turned dark, and the wind blew everywhere. Lightening filled the air, and it sounded with thunder. I jumped up and stomped towards Dan.
“ What was that for!” I screamed and the wind pushed against Dan, and I took my hand, and flew it at him and the wind hit Dan right in the chest, and he fell back, and hit the ground. He let out a oomph, and I quickly withdrew my hand, and ran over to him.
“ Oh Dan im sorry! I didn’t mean to hurt you, oh but you were really pissing me off,” I said kneeling next to him. He let out a little cracked laugh, and stood up and looked at me for a couple of seconds. Dan had a smirk on his face, and I looked at him confused.
“ You’re an Aether,” he smiled.
Wait Wha-?
“ Say that again….?” I muttered.
“ You. An. Aether.” He said word by word.
I nodded my head.
“ What in the seven hells is an Aether?!?” I screeched. I sat down and started to freak out. I am a freak! Gahhhhhh!
“ Chill Lilz,” Dan laughed.
I sat there, and I looked down at the ground, and I bit my lip so I wouldn’t let out a scream.
“ Lilz a Aether is when a person is able to control the earths elements, and those four elements are earth, air, water, and fire, but the thing is, is you can’t control it. Whenever you become angry, your emotions make the weather change,” he smiled.
“ So that’s why you where pissing me off!” I muffled.
“ well ugh yeah,” he laughed. I scrunched up my face, and wrapped my shin and arm.
“ Well you didn’t have to be so ruff….” I hissed. He broke out into laughter’s, and he came and sat down next to me.
“ Lilz you can’t tell the doctors, or anyone that works here,” he looked at me seriously. “ if you tell them that they will just think you’re crazy, and keep you even longer,” he frowned and sat there for a couple of seconds lost in thought.
“ Dan,” I whispered. Dan and Johnny both looked at one another and then they both looked at me. “ What is this place?” I asked.
“ Wha- what do you mean?” Dan asked.
“ the three of us are all supernatural, and we are all in here… I mean come on… this place isn’t just for troubled teens…. What is this place, and why are we here?” I looked Dan and then at Johnny. Johnny stood up, and he walked across the yard and started to shoot basketball hoops. I looked over at Dan confused, and he sighed and started to rub his temples.
“ What’s wrong with Johnny?” I asked.
“ Johnny has been here for about a year know… but he didn’t come here alone. He originally came with his older brother James, and about three months ago James was taken out of here, well because he did some wrong things,” Dan drifted off.
“ What kind of wrong things?” I asked.
“ Well three months ago James snuck out of here and went to the grave yard, and he summoned the dead, and well the doctors sent him away. They told us he was sent to a hospital for kids that needed more treatment, but not even a day after he left Johnny saw him standing at the end of his bed. Johnny has been seeing his older brothers ghost,” Dan was looking me in the eyes, and I turned my body and looked at Johnny.
“ T- They killed James…” I said. Dan nodded his head.
“ I believe so. Johnny and I have been hiding our powers from the workers and doctors. We just agree with them about our illness which they say we have and we tell them we are getting better, so we could leave… I don’t know if the rest are like us… but ever since you mentioned it I truly believe everyone here is a supernatural,” Dan said
“ And if we get worse, and if they know we know about our powers they are going to transport us to the hospital… which is being killed….” I gasped. Dan nodded his head. “ Dan that aint right… this aint right!”
“ We gotta find out who else is supernatural here….” Dan said. I looked at him and nodded my head. Dan looked kind of weird. He looked drained.
“ Dan you OK?” I asked putting a hand on his shoulder.
“ I couldn’t get much sleep last night,” he whispered.
“ You should get to sleep,” I smiled. He let out a little chuckle and nodded his head and he got up and he walked into the house. I looked over at Johnny and he was chucking the ball at the hoop. I got up and made my way over to him, and placed my hand on his shoulder.
“ hey Johnny boy,” I smiled.
“ Hey Lilz….” He tried to smile.
I sleazed his shoulder a little and he turned to me.
“ They- they killed him Lilz… you think they killed him just because of his powers? Because he tried using them. He knew he had them and he started to use them and they killed him because of that….. Lilz how could people be so evil…. How many have they killed… how many….” He started to cry, and I wrapped my arms around him, and I felt a horrid pain in my head, and I took a step back, and my father flashed in my head…. My father he… my mom said they couldn’t find him… I never did know about his job, because he would never tell me.
“ Johnny how do you become a supernatural?” I asked.
“ Well you get it from one of your parents,” He said.
Is my father a Aether….. I nodded my head, and I looked over at the Lukris home.
“ Johnny we need to find out if there are more supernatural here, and after that we need to find out what the true purpose of the Lukris Home,” I said looking at the house. Johnny nodded and we made our way back into the house.

Chapter sixteen-
We all sat at the dining room table, and everyone was eating their breakfast, beside me. I poked my eggs with a fork, because I kind of lost my appetite. Alright… so river is an angelic. Johnny is a Necromancer, which I am just gonna call him a ghost seer because it’s so much easier, and Dan is a humanoid, and I am a Aether. Four of us are supernaturals. What about the other six? What other powers could their-
My thoughts where interrupted when I felt someone kick my shin extremely hard, and I doubled over in pain. I sat on the floor clutching my shin.
“ Argh,” I cried out. I held onto my leg very tightly.
“ Lilz,” Joanna said kneeling down next to me.
“ God… Mother….” I muffled. I stood up, and looked at Jacie who had a smug smile. I pointed my finger at her and was full of rage. The room became dark, because the sky outside was turning black. I lunged forward, but then I felt someone’s arms wrap around me, and hold me in a tight embrace. My anger slowly started to diminish, and I tilted my head up and gasped when I saw Patch holding me.
“ Patch…” I gasped. He looked down at me, and his dark brown eyes drilled into mine. I was lost in his eyes. Everything started to spin, and I just let myself go in patch’s arm, and I was gone. Somewhat…. I felt myself being lifted, and someone was walking up the stairs, and I heard a door get slammed open, and I was placed gently on a soft surface. I didn’t want to open my eyes though. I felt someone brush my bangs back with their hand, and it sent shivers down my spine. I felt the bed lift when they got off and I slowly opened one eyes to see patch walking towards my door.
“ Patch,” I croaked. He turned back and our eyes met, and I went to go sit back, but patch pushed my shoulders back down, and he had one arm over me, and was looking me in the eyes.
“ Don’t get up,” he whispered. I just nodded my head, and he went to go leave, but I grabbed his hand, and he looked down at me confused.
“ Patch,” I whispered. He looked at me, and I opened my eyes a little more, and his skin was so hot… “ thank you…” He cut me off and got up to leave. I wasn’t finished talking to him. “ Patch wait!” I croaked. He didn’t even turn back to me, he just walked out of the room and slammed my door shut. I laid their completely baffled.
“ That son of a b*tch!” I whispered. I shook my head, and put my hands over my eyes, and let out a sigh. I heard my door open, and I turned my body away because if it was patch he could go screw himself. I felt the bed go down a little, and someone sat there, and put their arm on my shoulder. I flinched, and turned my body and saw Joanna.
“ Joanna,” I gasped. He smiled and let out a little laugh.
“ Expecting someone else?” He asked. I nodded my head, and propped myself up on my elbows, but Joanna lifted me up so I was leaning on him.
“ hey,” I smiled leaning on him.
“ How are you feeling?” he asked looking away from me.
“ Im… Im fine,” I said.. should I ask Joanna if he has any powers… we sat there in silence for a few minutes, and then tension was killing me. “ Joannaareyouasupernatural?” I said way too fast for him to understand. He looked at me confused.
“ Whatdya say?” he laughed. I sighed, and sat up a little, and put my face into my knees, and took a long deep breath, and Joanna looked at me confused.
“ Joanna… are you a supernatural?” I said. Nothing… he didn’t say anything. I tilted my head up, and he was staring at me intently.
“ Why…. Why would you ask a question like that?” he said turning his whole body away from me. his whole body was tensed, and I could see he was completely pissed, but I don’t know why?
“ Joanna,” I whispered.
“ Just leave it be Lillenette,” he said getting off my bed. I went to stand but I stumbled back onto the bed.
“ I can’t just leave it be Joanna!” I nearly screamed. He stopped midway to the door, and stood there, and he turned towards me, and shot his arm at me, and I felt this pressure on my chest, and I fell back, and had the air knocked out of me. Joanna was five feet away from me, but he didn’t even touch me, but it sure as hell felt like I was punched in the chest. I laid on my bed trying to catch my breath, but I just went into a fit of coughing. Joanna gasped and ran over to me, and lifted me into his lap and rubbed my back.
“ Im so sorry im so sorry,” he cried. I couldn’t get my breath, and I was becoming light headed, and I started to choke. I heard my door fly open, and someone came in.
“ What the hell happened here?” a voice screamed at Joanna.
“ I didn’t mean to hurt her! I just got so mad! Im so sorry,” Joanna sobbed. I was swiped out of Joanna’s lap, and I was in someone else’s arms, and my breathing started to go back to normal, and my body started to relax, and I matched my breathing with his. He rubbed my back, and had his chin resting on the top of my head. I buried my face into his chest, and started to cry.
“ Joanna go get her some water,” he whispered. I heard Joanna’s footsteps leave, and I looked up to see myself in Patch’s arms. I pushed him away from me, and tried to get away but he just held me closer to him.
“ Let me,” I croaked. It hurt to talk and breath.
“ Shhh Lillenette,” he whispered running his hand through my hair. I let out a sigh, and buried my face into his chest.
“ Are you bipolar?” I asked. He looked down at me confused.
“ What?” he muffled. I let out a laugh and looked at him.
“ Are you bipolar?”
“ Why would you ask that?”
I let out a huff and shook my head. Why would I ask that…. Humph stupid boy. He held, and I heard Joanna come back in, and he held the water to my mouth, and I sipped it and I was laid back into my bed, and I looked into patch’s eyes, and just looked at me, stood up, and stomped away. I let out my breath. The asshole, what’s wrong with him? I laid there and closed my eyes, and I looked over and saw Joanna looking at me.
“ What are you Joanna?” I whispered. He looked down, and scratched the back of his neck.
“ Sorcerer,” He mumbled. I nodded my head and stared at him. “ Im sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you… I was just mad and when I saw I accidently hit you with a spell…. Ugh I felt horrible!” he said shaking his head.
“ Its Ok, you’re not the only person that can’t control their powers,” I mumbled. Joanna looked at me confused. “ When Jacie kicked me I was in kill mode, and the sky was turning black outside… I am a Aether I can control earths elements, and I think you and patch know that because when I went to go attack Jacie patch stopped me, and tried to call me down so no one else would know about me,” I said looking him in the eyes.
“ How did you?” Joanna mumbled.
“ Don’t worry Joanna. Others in here know about me, and I know about others,” I smirked. Joanna nodded his head.
“ how many people do you know about?” he asked.
“ three know four,” I smiled.
“ only three huh?” he asked. I sat up a little more, and looked at him confused.
“ What do you mean only three?”
“ Everyone here has some type of supernatural power. I know this for a fact, but I don’t think Jacie does,” he said staring at me. I nodded my head.
“ What’s patch?” Joanna’s body tensed and he looked away from me, and at the floor. “ Joanna…” I whispered. He wouldn’t look at me. “ is he a sorcerer like you since you two are brothers?” Joanna shook his head, and sat on the bed next to me.
“ me and patch…. Well we aint anything blood related. We were both in a foster homes since we were children. Everyone in this place is foster children…” he said.
“ Oh….” I whispered. So no one here knows who their parents or nor family.
“ unreal right?” Joanna asked. I looked up at him and scrunched my face.
“ What do you mean?” I questioned.
“ That this can be real. Sorceress, aether’s, transformers, all this supernatural crap. It’s just to unreal,” He mumbled. “ impossible.”
“ Aint nothing impossible,” I said looking him in the eyes. He nodded his head.
“ Are any of us ever gonna get out of here?” he asked. I was a little taken back by the question.
“ We gotta find out why we are really here to get out first Joanna,” I said. He looked at me, and then wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him back.
“ Do they know about you?” I asked.
“ Who?”
“ Joanna and Dan?”
“ Nope,” he popped the p. “So you know about Johnny and Dan, but you said you knew about three people. That’s only two.
“ I know about Johnny, Dan, and River. Know you,” I whispered.
“ River… that guy gets on my nerves,” he said giving an evil look. I let out a laugh.
“ He hates me,” I smiled. Joanna started to laugh.
“ Why?”
“ because I call him a fairy,” I smirked. Joanna fell on my bed cracking up, and he clutched onto his stomach, and tears rolled out of his eyes. I joined in with his laughing, and we heard someone knock on the door, and we both looked up with teary eyes, and I saw River standing at the door looking at us like we were crazy.
“ Hey Fairy,” I smirked. His face dropped and he glared at me.
“ Oh ha. Im not the one that almost exposed her powers in front of us all,” he snarled.
“ That’s not fair, river,” I said.
He rolled his eyes, and sat down on the bed looking at Joanna.
“ Hey man,” Joanna smiled.
“ hey sorcerer,” River laughed.
“ Wait so you guys know about one another?” I asked. They both nodded their heads. Hm I can see river in green tights with fairy wings and a wand, with Joanna in a green matching outfit, and a witch hat, with a broom stick, and wand…. I broke out into laughter’s, and they both looked at me like I was crazy and I held my breath and spat out,
“ The fairy and witch!” I cried. They both glared at me, and I started to laugh even harder. Joanna started to shake his head at me, and I smirked, and tried to catch my breath, and then I realized that my chest was killing me. I leaned on my headboard and closed my eyes.
“ You alright Lilz?” River laughed. I looked at him and nodded and then at Joanna who had a guilty exspression on his face. I forced a smile on my face to try and cover up the pain but I must have been unsucceful, because Joanna’s face grew even more sadder, and river looked between the two of us confused, and I sighed, and leaned my head on the wall… wow im extremely tired. River must of saw this in my face because I felt him get off the bed, and he patted my shoulder.
“ Get some rest,” he smiled.
“ Hm thanks fairy boy,” I giggled. He glared at me, and rolled his eyes, and started to walk out of the room mumbling something about fairy boy, and gay. I started to laugh, and then it was just Joanna and I in the room. I looked at him, and he buried his face in his hands, and I looked at my stomach, and pulled my shirt up exposing my black and blue stomach, and my bruised rib cage. I heard Joanna gasp and he lightly put his hand on my stomach, and I looked at him, and saw the tears in his eyes. I put my hand on his and smiled, and he just looked at my stomach like he was in some type of trance.
“ Im OK Joanna,” I whispered. He shook his head, and I sat up a little more and grabbed his face with my hands, and he was looking me in the eyes. “ Im Ok,” I whispered. He looked at me, and I saw all the pain in his face, and I smiled, and put my forehead against his. “ Im ok,” I repeated. He nodded his head, and we pulled away and I smiled at him.
“ Im sorry,” he started to say but I held my hand to his mouth.
“ say you’re sorry one more time Joanna… I swear to god,” I muffled. He threw his hands up in surrender.
“ alright. Alright,” He laughed. I let out a laugh, and laid down on the bed, and Joanna looked at me for a little bit and then he turned to leave, but before he closed the door I heard him whisper he was right….. who was right? I laid their wondering what he meant by that. I closed my eyes and slowly started to drift into a dream.
Chills ran up my spine, and I stood in the middle of a field, and mist was all around me. I continued to walk, and then I ended up in an alley. I peered down the alley, and the mist made my spine hunch, and I saw three figures standing there, and I took a step backwards knowing that there is something wrong. The footsteps started to become closer, and I turned around and ran into a sprint. I turned to see if they were still coming, and I ran smack into a dead end. I stood there looking around, and then I once again saw the three figures. They continued to get closer, and then two stopped but one continued. He came face to face with me, but I kept my eyes shut. I felt his breath linger on my skin, and I let out a little cry. He chuckled and his laugh was filled with so much evil. He touched my chin, and tilted my head up, so my face was looking at his. I continued to keep my eyes shut, and then I slowly opened them to see those eyes….
“ You,” I whispered.
I shot out of my bed with a cold sweat on my body, and I then realized… at the museum those five guys that I ran into they had these eyes that just seemed so wrong… and patch his eyes somewhat resemble them… whatever those guys where so is patch, and I don’t think patch is going to tell me what he is so I am going to have to find out on my own.
Chapter seventeen-
I sat on a beanie folding the guys shirts, and I stopped for a minute, and sat there. Oh damn it is boring… Ugh. I sighed and stretched out my feet, and starred at them for a little while.
“ God save me know!” I cried, and buried my face into my hands. “ Im….” Sniffle. “ So…” Sniffle, “ bored!” sniffle. Bwha!
“ it sounds like a dyeing cat down here,” River chuckled. My face shot up, and I glared at river. I rolled my eyes, and crossed my arms over my chest.
“ Whatever,” I sighed. I sat there, and started to fold the clothes again very slowly, and I believe im going to die of boredom.
“ nice folding,” he smiled. I looked up at him, and chucked a shirt at him, and folded my arms across my chest.
“ You fold the damn clothes then,” I huffed. River let out a laugh, and he sat down next to me, and he started to fold them clothes. I looked at him and he did it so easily, he was the perfect man maid!
“ What?” He asked stopping.
I waved my hand at him.
“ no. no. keep folding man maid,” I said. He stopped and his jaw opened and he looked at me for a little while. I scrunched up my face, and touched my hair.
“ Do I have something on my face or is there something wrong with my hair?” I asked. He shook his head.
“ Man maid…” He sighed. “ Really?!?”
A little smile came across my face, and I put my finger to my chin, and pretended to think.
“ Hmm does Mr. man maid fairy better?” I questioned. He face dropped, and he lunged at me. I let out a laugh, and jumped up but he grabbed me, and hauled me over his shoulders.
“ That’s it,” he smirked. I started to hit his back.
“ P-Put me d- down!” I tried to get out of his grasp, and it was totally useless. I gave up, and he hauled me to the ground, and straddled me.
“ Well doesn’t this look familiar?” he smirked putting his face closer to mine. I looked at him and laughed.
“ Your ego is way to big buddy,” I stuck my tongue out at him, and he rolled his eyes. Someone stood at the door, and me and River both looked over, and we saw patch looking at us. River got up off me, and he held a hand out for me, and pulled me forward.
“ Ugh. Oh... thanks,” I smiled. River nodded his head, and he paced Patch, and the look Patch gave him… WOAH IS THAT A JELOUSY LOOK? River was out of eye sight, and patch looked at me, and my jaw was nearly hitting the floor. He scrunched up his face.
“ What?” he scoffed. I tilted my head a little, and looked at him, and I saw a hint of pink come across his cheeks, and he looked away. “ What!” he said harshly. I looked away, and stood their shifting my weight from my left foot to my right foot.
“ it’s ugh… humph.. ugh… nothing,” I muttered. I went to go take a step forward, and I continued to walk, and as I made my way past him his arm stopped me, and he turned his body, and I was leaning against the door frame and he was hovering over me.
“ Are you…” He stopped and looked down at me. I looked at him, and his eyes… those eyes… Lilz find out what he is! I tilted my head a little more, so I was looking him in the eyes, and our noses where nearly touching.
“ Patch,” I whispered. He looked at me, and he pressed his body against mine, and our eyes where borings into one another’s. He leaned in closer, and I felt his breath on my lips, and he brought his face closer, and his lips to my neck, and I felt his warm breath enclosing me, and I bit my lip, and I felt so… I haven’t felt like this is a long time.
“ Lillenette,” He whispered against my neck.
“ Hm?” I muffled. He took a deep breath, and then I felt cold. My body felt so cold. I opened my eyes, and saw patch leaving and walking up the stairs. I stood their against the door frame, and I felt my whole body melt, and I let out a breath which I didn’t know I was holding. My body started to shake, and I felt this emptiness flow through me, and I felt so alone. I leaned on the wall, and slowly bent my knees, and sat on the ground bringing my knees up to my chest, and I let out a long sigh.
Then it hit me… what I haven’t felt for such a long time was a connection. Like what I had felt with Darien… Could I possibly have feeling for patch… could I have a connection… I sat there, and I bent my head down, and breathed in and out. I sighed… if there was a connection then he wouldn’t act so distant from me. darien and patch are two totally different people. Darien was a perv, sweet, romantic, funny, and had a huge ego. Patch is quit, threatening, dark, emo, doesn’t flirt, and just…. A recluse.
“ Connection…” I muffled. I don’t know what he is trying to do. i don’t think I can get over darien… I killed him. I felt tears run down my face, and I wrapped my arms around my knees and held myself tighter. I got up, and walked over to the clothes, and saw I still had to fold all of patch’s and Joanna’s clothing.
“ Gah!” I threw my hands up in the air, and walked over to the clothes, and sat down, and started to fold them. After about an hour passed I glared at all of the laundry, and sighed… didn’t I freaking do laundry last week too? I sighed, and put all of the clothes in the pulley, and pulled on the rope, until I heard it click, and I leaned back and let out a huff, and wiped the sweat off. I walked up the stairs, and I heard this deep low cry, and I turned around, and peered into the hallway.
“ Hello?” I said quietly. I stood there, and continued to look down the hallway, and I heard another deep cry, and I slowly took a step forward. I made my way to the kitchen and peered out the window. I cupped my hand to the glass, but i still saw nothing. I stood their confused, and I went to go turn around, and I heard another distant cry. I whipped my head around and looked out the window again. I opened it and slowly hauled myself onto it, and my feet touched the mud it felt like such a relief. I stood there with my arms crossed over my chest, and I peered into the darkness. I walked around the shack, and no one. I stood there in the middle of the glass completely dumfounded.
“ gee know im hearing things,” I cried. I went to turn on my heel when I heard another ear killing shriek.it was patch… I turned towards the fence, and saw a whole bunch of trees, and bushes. I walked to the fence, and leaned over it and peered into the bushes. I heard a deep growl, and something came at me, and I went to go scream but something covered my mouth and tackled me to the ground. I laid there, and I looked up into patch’s eyes. I narrowed my eyes, and glared at him, and punched his chest, and he removed his hand from my mouth.
“ What is up with that!” I hissed.
“ What do you mean what is up with that! You came and snuck up on me nosey!” he growled.
“ I thought you were hurt or in trouble,” I whispered. He looked me in the eyes.
“ You… why do you care?” he asked leaning in closer to me staring at me. not nicely though. He looked at me pretty angry. I turned my head away and pulled my gaze away from him, but he took his hand and turned my face, so I was looking at him again.
“ Tell me,” he whispered.
“ I- I-,” I stopped and bit my lip. He looked at me, and my face went scarlet red when I realized he was still on top of me, and his hips where right on top of mine. “ connection,” I muttered barely audible.
“ What?” He questioned.
“ Sorry but you were not paying attention and I am not r-repeating myself,” I said trying to be confident, but around patch I have never felt so nervous in my whole life.
“ Are you with river?” he said out of nowhere. My eyes widened and I looked at him completely flabbergasted.
“ Me… and… river!” I broke out into laughter’s, and patch put his hand over my mouth.
“ Shhh!” he hissed. I licked his hand, so he would get his hand off my mouth, and he removed his hand, and gave me a disgusted look and then he wiped his hand on my face. My jaw dropped.
“ Ewe patch,” I growled. His eyes lightened, and I saw something but I couldn’t quit put my finger on it.
“ Well are you?” he grumbled.
“ Of course not,” I said pretending to gag. I saw the corner of his mouth curl up. Oh my god is patch grinning? I think this is the closest of a grin I will get from patch. He leaned in closer to me, and then we heard someone walking towards us and patch jumped off me and he picked me up from the ground so fast I didn’t even blink my eyes. I looked at him, and then my eyes traveled to where he was gazing and I saw Joanna standing there.
“ What are you guys doing out here?” Joanna asked.
“ Little miss princess here thought there where monsters so she wanted me to go check it out,” patch blurted out. My jaw dropped, and I slowly turned my head, and glared at him. Joanna let out a laugh, and shrugged his shoulders and made his way back to the house. I continued to glare at patch and he looked at me.
“ Princess? Monsters?” I gasped. “ You’ve got to be kidding me!” I hissed throwing my hands up in the air, and stomping off to the house. Behind me I heard patch chuckle, and I felt a smile crawl onto my face. Hey he laughed…. Wow I got patch to continuously talk to me, a tiny grin, and a chuckle all in one day! Holy crap!
Chapter eighteen-
I sat in my room, and I was exhausted. I have gotten no sleep the previous night, and I so desperately needed it. I laid there, and I felt my eyes start to close, and then my door swung open, and Jacie stood their glaring at me. I groaned and sat up, and pinched the bridge of my nose.
“ Knock first?” I grumbled. Then out of nowhere I felt her slap me right across the face, and my eyes jolted open, and I was known awake.
“ You stupid little whore!” She spat. My eyes widened and I just looked at her baffled.
“ Wha- Are you crazy!” I croaked. She went to go slap me again, but I ducked and then she grabbed my wrists and pinned me to the bad, and straddled me.
“ You,” she spat glaring at me. Her eyes were like purple… they were so creepy……
“ J- Jacie…. W- what the hell!” I croaked raising my voice.
“ You need to leave Lillenette,” She said sternly. I shook my head in disbelief.
“ What in god’s name Jacie!”
“ Know you hear me out! We already lost Johnny’s older brother. He got transformed because he got worse, and I don’t need more people to get worse!” She hissed.
“ Why the hell do you care?” I spat. That one earned me a nice slap across the face.
“ I might seem like a cold heartless bitch, but I don’t need anyone here to get hurt because of your stupid ass!”
“ how would they get hurt?” I asked.
“ Because…. Because then they will have a chance of never being able to be free…” she said. I looked at her and knew she was hiding something. What is she up to?
“ you’re a horrid liar,” I said simply. That one didn’t earn me a slap in the face it earned me a punch in the nose. I heard something crack, and I felt something dribble down my nose. She raised her hand again to strike me, and I closed my eyes preparing myself, but then I felt her weight being lifted off me, and I opened my eyes and patch holding her by the neck, and I screamed, and lunged for him to let her go.
“ Y- Your gonna kill her!” I said crying. He wouldn’t let go of her, so I brought my knee up where the sun don’t shine. He let go of her, and fell to the floor. Jacie laid their choking on air, and I went beside her, and she got up, and I saw….. fear?
“ You! You stay away from me!” She cried and ran out of the room. I stood their completely dumbfounded. What the hell was that about? I hear Patch groaning and I turned around and saw Patch laying in the floor.
“ Why did… you… do that,” he gasped still kneeling on the floor.
“ I couldn’t let you kill her,” I said looking into his eyes. he got up and walked up to me, and looked down at me, and he put his hand on my cheek, and examined my face.
“ I couldn’t control myself.” He said. I nodded my head and laughed fully aware. “ I… I don’t like seeing you get hurt…. Your-,” he stopped when I heard someone open the door, and Joanna stood there and patch removed his hand from my face, and I looked at Joanna and he gasped when he saw my face.
“ Who hurt you?” he growled.
“ Jacie…. I don’t know what her problem is!” I cried shaking my head.
“ Joanna, I came in here and Jacie was on top of Lilz beating her,” Patch said, and the way his voice sounded… it was…. Scary. Joanna looked at patch, and then patch looked at Joanna and their eyes locked and I saw Joanna’s face softened and he smiled, and turned around and left. What did I just miss? I turned around and saw patch grinning down at me.
“ Care to tell me what just happened?” I asked shrugging my shoulders. He stepped closer to me, and put his hand on my lower back, and pulled me closer to him, and I felt shocked… is he going to… Aghh…..
“ Lilz,” He whispered.
“ Hm?”
“ Lillenette!” a voice screamed down the hall. Patch and I both jumped apart, and my hands were shaking, and patch stood their wide eyed, and I turned around and just left him standing there, and I walked out of my room, and saw Johnny standing there.
“ The doctor wants to talk to you,” Johnny said. I looked at him, and nodded my head and walked downstairs. I haven’t really had any talking with doctors yet… I wonder why they all the sudden Wanna have a meeting. I stood outside the door, and I went to go knock but then someone opened it. a tall man stood there and he looked down at me and smiled. I tried to smile but it was such a fail, and I just looked at him. He looked young! He opened the door a little more, and I stepped in and saw an older man sitting in a chair and he looked up at me and smiled.
“ Hello Lillenette!” He smiled.
“ H- Hi,” I muffled. He motioned me to sit down and I did so and I played with my nails, because I have never felt so uncomfortable in my whole life. I sat their looking at him. The older man sat there and looked at me.
“ My name is Dr. Roe,” He said. So the older man’s name is dr. roe. Then he pointed to the younger guy. “ This is my son, and you may call him josh,” He smiled. I nodded my head. Josh walked across the room, and he sat down on a chair, and looked at me. I looked away from him, and looked at Dr. Roe. “ So Lillenette how are you doing here?” he asked.
“ Im doing fine,” I said.
“ How are you getting along with everyone?”
“ Fine.”
“ How have you been feeling?”
“ Fine.”
“ How do you feel talking to me?”
“ fine.”
I heard josh laugh, and dr. roe sent him a glare, and turned back to me. Someone knocked on the door, and then it opened and a man appeared and I have never seen him before.
“ Can we speak?” he asked looking at both Dr. Roe, and then at josh. They both nodded their heads, and got up to leave. Dr. roe turned to me and he smiled.
“ I will be right back. Wait here,” he smiled. I nodded my head and then he left the room. I sat there, and then I heard a small noise coming from the computer, and I got up, and walked around the desk, and looked at the computer. I pressed the mouse, and then a screen appeared. There where e-mails an di looked at them, and then my eyes were caught on one that ready the name Johnny. I clicked it and started to read the e-mail.
Mr. Roe,
I would like to know when we should come and pick up Johnny one of your youngest patients their? We will take him back to the hospital and put him under like we did to his older brother. Under everything that is happening his powers are becoming stronger, and so are the others. We need to try and erase their powers before we must eliminate them all. It is your job to try and make them go easy, and ever since your newest one Lillenette had come everyone else has been acting differently. I expect a change very soon. We will be their tomorrow morning to come and get Johnny, and I hope that he is the last one.
I read over the message a numerous amount of times, and I felt my stomach start to churn, and I closed out the e-mails, and ran back to my seat. I closed my eyes, and bent down putting my forehead on my knees, and slowly breathed in and out. They… they are gonna kill Johnny! I can’t… I can’t let them do that. I cannot let Johnny die. I shut my eyes tight so that I wouldn’t cry and I raised myself up and took a deep breath and I heard the door open again.
“ Sorry about that,” Dr. Roe smiled, and sat back down in his chair. “ Our meeting is done for today. I’ll see you around again soon,” He smiled. I nodded my head and slowly stood up and walked out of the room without looking back. I walked up the stairs, and I felt tears filling in my eyes, and I ran up the stairs, and ran straight to Johnny’s room. Johnny looked up at me and smiled, and then he saw the look in my eyes, and he frowned.
“ What… Lilz what’s wrong?” he asked.
“ Johnny where leaving, and it’s not just going to be me and you.”
Chapter nineteen-
Johnny looked at me like I was a mad man.
“ W- What?” He asked sitting up a little. I closed the door behind me, and sat down next to Johnny on his bed.
“ Johnny…” I said feeling a lump in my throat. Just thinking about Johnny dyeing…. I wrapped my arms around him, and he stood their shocked and wrapped his arms around me.
“ Lilz what happened?” he whispered in my ear.
“ I- I-,” I was sobbing and couldn’t get a single line in. Johnny pulled away and held my face in his hands. He looked me in the eyes.
“ Breath,” he whispered. I took a deep breath, and sighed. “ Good,” he smiled. “ Know tell me what happened….” I sat their looking him in the eyes.
“ Johnny they are going to kill you,” I whispered. I saw his eyes widened and he pulled back looking at me.
“ What-What are you talking about?”
“ Johnny… when I was in my meeting or whatever you call it the doctor had to leave for a little bit, and I read this message on his computer…. And it said that these people are going to be coming tomorrow to pick you up and take you to the…” I stopped and made air quotes. “ Hospital”
“ Why would they-?” He trailed off.
“ Because your becoming more aware of your powers,” I said looking at him. He laid in his bed, and closed his eyes.
“ Well you said we gotta leave tonight, but what do you mean by not only us?” He said opening one eye to look at me.
“ The others have powers, and they are becoming stronger, and they are all just going to be killed too Johnny,” I said looking down at my hands.
“ Who is going to come with us?”
“ where gonna try and get everybody,” I said.
“ I don’t think they will listen,” he said.
“ Why wouldn’t they?”
“ Because everyone knows they have powers but they will do everything to hide it.”
“ UGH!” I said throwing my hands up in the air, and laying across his bed with my head resting on his stomach.
“ Let’s go talk to…. Dan first and ask if he will come.” I nodded my head, and sat up, and so did Johnny and we walked out the room.
“ Where is he?” I asked.
“ Let’s go to Joanna’s room.”
“ He is friends with Joanna?”
Johnny nodded his head.
“ Is he also friends with Patch?” I asked.
Johnny let out a laugh and I gave him a confused look.
“ Man Patch… they guy I have never heard him say a word since I have been here!”
“ Really?”
“ Has he talked to you?”
“ Yeah he has,” I shrugged my shoulders.
“ Wow…”
“ What? “I asked putting a hand on my hip.
“ He must like you then because he is such a recluse!” My face went scarlet red… patch liking me?
“ No he doesn’t,” I said shaking my head.
“ HmmmHmmmm…”
“ Shut up Johnny I laughed. I knocked on their door quietly and I saw Joanna standing there and he opened the door a little more and me and Johnny walked in. I saw patch laying on his bed with an amused smirk on his face, and Dan sitting in a computer chair. Joanna opened the door more and Johnny and I walked in.
“ Hey,” I smiled.
“ What’s up Lilz?” Dan smiled.
“ You guys….” I sighed. I looked at Johnny and his eyes where so hollow. I sat down I am assuming Joanna’s bed…. “ They’re going to kill Johnny,” that was it. that’s the main point. I looked up and Dan was frozen in place and Joanna and patch where looking at one another. “ We need to leave…. All of us.” Patch looked at me.
“ You’re an idiot,” He said. My jaw dropped.
“ Excuse me?!” I barked, and I jumped off the bed, and patch jumped off his bed, and we stood face to face.
“ You guys,” Joanna started to say but I put my hand up.
“ JOANNA SHUT UP!” I hissed glaring at patch. “ Know you listen to me! I am not an idiot. They are going to kill Johnny, so we need to leave!”
“ We? What do WE have to do with it!” “ Patch roared stepping closer to me.
“ Because if they find out we also know about our powers we will all be killed you moron!” I screamed in his face. Patch’s face went pure red.
“ What are you talking about?”
I raised my hand at him, and shoved his chest.
“ Don’t you play dumb with me Patch!” I screamed at him. He jumped forward, and grabbed my arms and held them tight and pulled me closer to him.
“ Lillenette,” he started to say but I stopped him.
“ NO PATCH! We all have powers here and we all know about our powers. When the doctors find out about this they are not only going to kill Johnny they will kill everyone else in here, and that includes Joanna! Your brother, and also you!” I screamed. I saw his face soften when I talking about Joanna. “ Patch we all need to leave TONIGHT! If we can prevent these deaths then let’s do it. let’s not wait around until where all dead….” I whispered this part looking him in the eyes.
“ Patch…. She’s right,” Joanna said. Patch’s grip on my arm loosened and he let go of me, and I shrugged my shoulders and stood there.
“ Dan,” I said looking at Dan. He looked up at me. “ Are you coming?” He nodded his head. I looked over at Joanna, and he looked at patch and then they both looked at me and nodded their heads.
“ you still need to convince Jacie, fray, tony, and Patrick oh and also river,” Johnny whispered.
“ Well then I will,” I said and went to go get up but I stopped. “ Once I finish talking to them I’ll be back up here so we can get a plan in order.” I turned towards them and they nodded their heads. I walked out of the room, and quietly closed the door behind me. I walked down the hall, and into one of the rooms and it was empty. I checked the others rooms and they were also empty. I stood their confused, and made my way to the third floor which I have not been up their yet. It was extremely dark. I walked down the hall, and opened Jacie’s door, and when I walked in it was also vacant.
“ Jacie?” I asked. I looked around the room, and made my way back downstairs, and I walked into the kitchen, and peered in the backyard. Where in god’s name are they? I walked past the basement door, and I heard voices, and I stopped and slowly opened the door, and peered into the darkness. I looked for the light and I couldn’t find one, so I hesitantly walked down the stairs.
“ J-Jacie?” I called into the darkness. The lights flickered on and I saw Jacie, tony, fray, and Patrick standing their looking at me. “ I finally found you guys,” I smiled. I looked at Patrick and his eyes were like no joke black. They looked so cold, and dead. My eyes traveled over to fray and tony and they had the same look within their eyes. “ You guys…” I whispered. I looked at Jacie and her eyes where silver. I took a step back
“ Lillenette what do you want?” She hissed.
“ we- we need to leave,” I said.
“ No we are not going anywhere.”
“ Jacie you don’t understand!” I said raising my voice a little. She flew to me, and punched me in the chest sending me to the ground.
“ I do fucking understand! I know what is going on! Me, fray, Patrick, and tony are NOT leaving!” She glared at me.
“ You! You let them speak for themselves Jacie! You can’t control them!” I said trying to stand back up. She let out a deep evil chuckle.
“ How do you know?” She smiled.
“ You cant.” I said simply.
“ Lillenette look at me,” She smiled. I looked over at the guys instead.
“ Come on you three we need to go!”
“ Where staying here,” they all said in unison. I sat their gawking at them
“ Lillenette,” Jacie said again but this time she was very close to me, and I gasped and crawled back.
“ W- Jacie w- what are you doing?” I whispered.
“ Go,” She snarled. I jumped to my feet, and practically tripped running up the stairs, and I ran up to the second floor, and I turned the corner and ran smack into someone and stumbled back, and saw river staring down at me, and I lunged for him, and pulled him into a random room.
“ Whoa Lilz,” he smirked. I hit his arm and tried to catch my breath.
“ You need to leave with us,” I said.
“ what?” he asked raising an eyebrow.
“ They are going to kill Johnny tomorrow, and I can’t let that happen so we are leaving.”
“ What do you mean by we?”
“ Johnny, Dan, Joanna, Patch and I.”
“ What about the others?”
“ Jacie, fray, tony, and Patrick they don’t want to go.”
“ Why do we all need to leave?”
“ River im just trying to prevent another death,” I said looking up into his eyes. his eyes softened and he then wrapped his arms around me. “ Will you come?” I barely whispered.
“ of course.” He muffled into my hair. I smiled and wrapped my arms around him, and hugged him back. We smiled.
“ Let’s go to Joanna’s room so we can discuss the escape plan,” I smiled.
“ Isn’t someone BA!” he chuckled. I smiled, and lightly hit his arm and we walked out of the room and to Joanna’s and I opened the door and walked in.
“ You only got one?” Dan asked sitting up. Patch and Joanna where sitting and Patch’s bed, and Dan was sitting on a the computer chair, and Johnny was sprawled out on Joanna’s bed.
“ Unfortunately yes,” I sighed, and sat down next to Johnny.
“ Alright so there are…” Joanna stopped and was thinking. “ six of us are leaving.” I Nodded my head. “ Alright, so I was thinking… right know it is ten…. We are gonna go back to our rooms, and make a bag so we can get all of our stuff together, and we will meet, in the kitchen at one, and we will sneak out the window, and go out the backyard, and over the fence. Know when we get past the fence there will be two more blocks of homes, and then the woods hits. We need to get to those woods as soon as possible, and find a hiding spot. Know if it comes down to it, and we lose one another, you need to find somewhere to hide, and wait their until Dan and one of us comes back for you.” Joanna said.
“ How will you find us?” I asked.
“ I am a humanoid Lilz. I can find anyone and anything,” Dan smiled. I widened my eyes and completely forget about that. I let out a laugh, and nodded my head.
“ alright let’s get to our rooms. We’ll see each other in three hours,” Joanna said. We all passed glances and nodded. River, Dan, and Johnny got up and headed to their rooms, and patch Joanna and I sat there. I got up.
“ Alright see you guys soon,” I smiled. I felt my lips tremble. I was terrified but I couldn’t let them know that. I waved goodbye, and made my way to my room, and when I stepped in someone shoved me, and closed my door. I turned around and saw patch standing there.
“ Patch what are-.” I was cut off when patch placed his hand over my mouth.
“ Do you know how dangerous this is?” he snapped. I couldn’t say anything since he had his hand on my mouth and he continued to speak. “ If we get caught then we will be killed Lillenette!” I pulled his hand away from me, and grabbed his arm.
“ Do you know how dangerous it is to wait around and wait for them to kill us!” I said tears coming into my eyes. patch wrapped his arms around me.
“ Sh I know…. I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
“ Why do you care?” I grumbled. He let out a slight chuckled, and pulled away and looked down at me.
“ how could I not care?” he smiled. I looked up at him, and then someone opened the door, and I stumbled back, and sat on my bed, and Joanna stood there.
“ Patch help me pack,” he said. Patch nodded his head, and followed Joanna out of the room, but before he shut the door he turned back to me. I looked up at him, and he did a faint smile.
“ Be careful,” he whispered, and then he closed the door. I sat there, and I was confused. This boy is an emotional roller coaster. I sighed, and walked over to my closet, and put some clothes in a bag, hairbrush, socks, just the basics. I wasn’t going to take everything. Just the basic things I needed so I could carry it on my back. I finished packing and starred at the bag, and I felt tears running down my face, and I held onto the locket that was around my neck, and I laid on the bed and closed my eyes.
“ Darien am I doing the right thing?”
Chapter twenty-
I opened my eyes and the clock read one. I got out of bed, and grabbed my bag, and hauled it over my shoulder, and quietly opened the door. I peered down the hall, and it was empty and quiet. I slowly walked down the hall way, and stopped at Joanna’s door and put my ear up to it, and it was completely quiet. I guess they are already downstairs. I started to walk down the stairs, and I stopped at the last stair. It’s too quiet. There is something off. I went down the last stair, and looked down the hall, and made my way into the kitchen. When I got to the window it was partially open. I guess they are already out there. I opened it a little more, and climbed out, and I heard something and I stopped and looked around. I continued to walk, and I got to the fence and I looked around and I didn’t see anyone. Where are they?
I placed my hands on the fence and went to go haul myself over, and my pant leg got caught on the fence. I was on top of the fence now, and I couldn’t get free. I held onto the fence with one hand, and reached down for my pant leg. I felt myself becoming shaky, and I finally got my leg free, and I felt myself falling forward. I put a hand over my mouth to hold back my cry, and I shut my eyes preparing myself for a face implant. I felt someone’s arms wrap around me, and they put their hand over my mouth, and dragged me into the bushes, and didn’t take their hand off my mouth.
“ Don’t say a word,” I heard Johnny’s voice. He took his hand off my mouth, and I turned my head to look at him. I gave him a questioning look and then I saw a light pass over our heads, and Johnny jumped on top of me. he put his hand over my mouth again, and peered through the bushes.
“ Did you see any of them?” a familiar voice asked.
“ one of the guards said that they saw one of the brothers in the woods. We have the whole perimiter surrounded,” Another familiar voice replied. My eyes started to widened. They found out about our escape. Oh no…. I bit down on Johnny’s hand and he pulled his hand back, and glared at me. I crawled away from him, and he tried to grab me but he didn’t succeed. I looked through the bushes, and saw something shiny reflecting the moon. I crawled even further, and then I saw Dr. Roe, and his son Josh. Josh was holding something and I squinted my eyes to see better, and my mouth went dry, and I gasped and then placed a hand over my mouth. I crawled back through the bushes, and grabbed Johnny’s hand, and continued to crawl away from the men.
“ Lilz what are you doing!” Johnny whispered.
“ J- Johnny we need to warn the others,” I whispered. Johnny grabbed my arms and turned me around to look at him.
“ You’re not making any sense Lilz,” Johnny said looking at me.
“ Johnny they have guns!” I cried. My hands were shaking. “ They…. If they find any of us they are gonna shoot Johnny,” I cried shaking my head. Johnny let go of my arms and sat back taking in what I had said.
“ How could they do something so inhumane….” He said to himself out loud. I sat there, and I felt tears in my eyes, and I took a deep breath and pushed them back.
“ We need to find Joanna, Patch, River, and Dan,” I said looking Johnny sternly in the eyes. He nodded his head. I slowly got up. “ Come on we need to get to the woods,” I whispered. Johnny nodded his head, and we sprinted towards the trees. Johnny ran by my side, and then a light flashed over us, and I let out a cry, and grabbed Johnny’s arm and darted towards the trees. He picked up his pace, and we reached the edge of the woods, and started to sprint even faster. My eyes wandered around and I then heard footsteps behind us, and I turned my head and saw flashlights going through the air. I jerked Johnny’s arm to the left, and ran under a tree.
“ Climb!” I hissed pushing him towards the tree. He looked at me like I was nuts. I pointed to the tree. “ I said climb!” he jerked his body towards the tree, and slowly started to maneuver his way up the branches. “ Faster!” I hissed turning my head around and heard the footsteps getting closer. I grabbed onto a branch, and hauled myself up, and started to make my way up. We continued to climb, and then I flashlight was pointed upwards and I stopped climbing, and clung onto the tree trunk, and tried to push myself against it. “ J- Johnny don’t let them see you!” I whispered. He stopped and also clutched onto the tree trunk.
“ Hey I found one of them!” A voice called out. The flashlights came away from us, and they started to run away. I let go of the trunk, and started to climb down the branch, and peered into the forest. I saw three guys standing in front of something, and then I made out a figure standing in front of them….
“ Johnny they got someone!” I cried. I squinted my eyes more, and saw blonde hair, and I gasped. “ Johnny it’s Dan!” I cried. I started to climb down the tree and Johnny looked at me like I was nuts.
“ What are you doing Lillenette!” Johnny cried.
“ im not letting Dan get killed!” I said. I jumped down and looked up at Johnny. “ Johnny you better listen to me! You stay here do you hear me! No matter what happens,” I said. Johnny just looked at me. “ Johnny say you promise! I aint leaving until you say you promise! And if you don’t hurry Dan might get killed!”
“ I promise,” He said weakly. I tried to smile, and then I turned on my heel and started to run towards Dan. I stopped behind the men. They were not aware of my presence. I closed my eyes, and opened them again…. Wind…. Fire…. Earth…. And water….. I have them on my side….. I closed my eyes, and remembered when Jacie slapped me and how angry I became, and when darien said those horrible things to me. my anger started to build up, and the wind started to pick up, and I clenched my jaw, and threw my hand forward, and a gush of wind sent all three guards on their knees. They turned around and looked at me. I saw Dan there, and he had blood all over him. He tried to stand up but he fell back onto his knees, and coughed up blood. My eyes widened and I felt my fists clench, and my body tense. The wind picked up even more and the guards all fell to their knees, and bent over and put their hands over their necks to protect themselves. i walked up to them, and took one of their guns, and opened it and…. It wasn’t bullets but it was tranquilizers. I closed the gun again, and aimed it at one of the guys and I felt my hands shaking.
“ I can do this,” I whispered. Then I squeezed the trigger, and then I shot it off two more times. All three men stood there, and then tried to get up but fell to the ground passed out. I stood there with the gun in my hands, and the wind was brushing my hair around. I shut my eyes, and tightened my grip on the gun even more. Then someone wrapped their arms around me, and I dropped the gun, and turned around and saw Johnny there.
“ Johnny!” I smiled, and hugged him back.
“ Come on let’s get Dan we need to get out of here before more guards come,” he said letting go of me, and walking over to Dan. I stumbled next to him, and looked down at Dan. He had blood all over him.
“ what did they do to him!” I cried. Touching Dan’s back.
“ They beat him….” Johnny said flatly. I clenched my jaw, and the wind started to pick up once again, and Johnny put his hand on my knee. I looked up at him.
“ control your emotions,” Johnny said giving my knee a light squeeze. I closed my eyes and then nodded my head. I let out a weak laugh.
“ Thanks,” I whispered. He smiled, and turned back to Dan. He lifted him up, and put his arm over his shoulder, and I took Dan’s other arm and hauled it over my shoulder. We started to walk, and I felt myself stumbling along because I was pretty weak. We continued to walk, and then I saw a vacant factory.
“ Johnny we gotta go in there,” I said panting.
“ What if they find us?”
“ Johnny we gotta check out Dan and see if he is okay,” I panted trying to catch my breath. Johnny nodded his head, and we turned and made our way to the factory. We stopped at the door, and Johnny tried to open it but it was locked.
“ I’ll get it,” I sighed. I gently took Dan’s arm off me, and stepped forward towards the door. I looked at the lock, and saw it was keypad. I sighed, and looked around, and saw a window. I started to climb up the brick wall because it had vines growing on it.
“ that’s dangerous!” Johnny cried.
“ Shut up I need to concentrate,” I sighed watching where I put my feet. I continued to climb up, and I got to the window. I took my elbow, and broke the glass and climb in. my arm got caught on a piece of glass and I quickly pulled my arm away and then glass made a long deep cut down my arm. I bit my lip, and felt blood drip down my arm, and off my fingertips. I jumped down onto a piece of wood, and looked down and saw blood spilling down my arm. I pulled off my book bag on my back, and wrapped a shirt around it, and bit my tongue. I winced in pain. I climbed down off the board, and made my way to the front of the door. I opened it up, and Johnny stood their impressed. I smiled, and stepped out, and put Dan’s arm around me, and we made our way inside. Johnny and I laid him down on the ground, and I turned around and closed the door. I leaned against a wall, and sat down looking at Dan and Johnny. Johnny hovered over Dan examining him.
“ He got bashed in the head pretty good, but he should be alright… he is pretty knocked out though,” Johnny said looking down at Dan.
“ Johnny,” My voice said in a whisper. He looked up at me, and I turned my head and looked out the window. “ Johnny how are they gonna find us? Dan was supposed to be used to do it but know he is hurt… Johnny what if they hurt them…” My voice started to break, and I felt my lips trembling.
“ They will be okay Lilz,” Johnny whispered.
“ What if they aren’t!” I cried bringing my knees up to my chest. I pointed towards Dan. “ What if Dan doesn’t wake up Johnny!” I cried tears pouring down my face. I heard Johnny stumble up, and he knelt down next to me.
“ it’s going to be okay,” he said once again.
“ Y- You don’t know that,” I said looking down.
“ Im going to make sure it is though,” he said putting his hand on my shoulder.
“ Thank you Johnny,” I looked up at him and wrapped my arms around him.
“ What are you thanking me for?” He laughed.
“ For being there,” I smiled. He laughed, and kissed my temple, and went back over to Dan. I sat there and closed my eyes and remembered Giles and Ronnie…. God me and Giles where best friends and know she is just gone…. Could she easily forget me like that…. Forget how long we were friends, and what we had shared. I shook my head. If she was a real friend then she wouldn’t of believed what everyone else was saying. She wouldn’t believe that I was a murderer. I hear Dan moan, and I crawled forward, and knelt down next to him.
“ Ugh,” He moaned opening his eyes.
“ Dan your alive,” I sighed touching his arm. His eyes fluttered open and he looked at me.
“ Lilz….” He coughed.
“ Hey buddy,” I smiled. “ You idiot look what you got yourself into,” I laughed looking at him. He smiled, and shook his head.
“ You’re so nice Lilz,” he laughed. I giggled and nodded my head.
“ Yeah I know.” I laid back against the wall and Johnny started to clean off Dan’s head since I am not very good with injuries. Dan slowly closed his eyes, and Johnny and I soon followed after.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
My eyes fluttered open, and two deep blue eyes where gazing at me. I jumped back in a yelp, and hit my head on the wall. I groaned, and rubbed the back of my head.
“ what the hell,” I groaned. I looked up and saw Dan laughing. I rolled my eyes.
“ You were worried about me,” he smirked. I looked at him dumbfounded. “ You care about me, because you were crying when I got hurt,” he laughed. I rolled my eyes.
“ Shut up Dan,” I muffled looking away from him.
“ Why don’t you just admit you were scared out of your mind for me,” He winced. I glared at him.
“ how hard did they hit your head?” He started to laugh, and then he caught me off guard when he wrapped his arms around me.
“ You won’t admit that you were worried about me, but I will admit I was worried about you. Im happy you’re okay,” he smiled into my hair. I smiled, and wrapped my arms around him too.
“ I was a little worried,” I chuckled pulling away he smiled at me.
“ You know you’re one of my best friends,” He smiled.
“ Now that you have said that your never getting rid of me,” I flashed a big grin. He laughed and shook his head.
“ Wouldn’t dream of it,” He smiled at me, and then turned his head, and looked at Johnny. “ hey Johnny boy where you worried about me too?” Dan smirked. Johnny rolled his eyes, and sat down next to me, and he gasped grabbing my arm. I was sitting in a pool of blood, and the blood dripped through the shirt I had it wrapped around.
“ What- your arm!” Johnny cried removing the shirt. I winced in pain and turned my head away. I heard him gasp.
“ j- Johnny cover it up, I don’t Wanna s- see it,” I said shutting my eyes.
“ Lilz…” Johnny gasped.
“ Cover it up!” I cried. He went through his bag, and I felt a thick cloth being wrapped around my arm. Then my arm was put down I opened my eyes and looked at Johnny and he was glaring at me. “ What? “I muttered avoiding his glare.
“ Why didn’t you tell me you got cut?” he asked sourly.
“ there was more urgent things to worry about,” I sighed. “ im fine Johnny.”
“ Lilz have you seen your arm? The cut is so deep I can see the bone… im surprised you haven’t passed out from the pain,” I said shaking his head.
“ I don’t feel it,” I whimpered looking at the cloth. I turned my head up and saw both guys staring at me intently. “ Stop looking at me like that!” I said turning my back to them. I heard the both sigh. I sat their looking at my arm. “ Hey Dan…” I mumbled.
“ Yeah?”
“ Can you find Joanna, Patch, and River?”
He was quiet for a couple of seconds.
“ Yeah I can,” he said. I turned around, and he was starting to get up. I sat their looking up at him, and then he slowly closed his eyes, and his body started to transform, and black mist appeared around him, and he disappeared into the mist. I sat their waving at the air, and trying to find him.
“ Dan?” I questioned. I looked over at Johnny and he had a stupid grin plastered on his face. The mist stared to disappear, and I heard a slight purring noise, and I got on my knees, and peered into the darkness, and something black came at me. I jumped back startled and then I looked down at my lap, and saw an adorable black cat cradled in my lap.
“ Awe,” I said gawking at the cat.
“ yeah,” a voice said in my head. I looked around. It was Dan’s voice.
“ Johnny did you hear that?” I asked.
“ Do you know how Dan communicates?” Johnny asked. I shook my head and looked at the cat….
“ Holy crap is this Johnny!” I cried. The cat jumped in my lap, and flew off me, and stood in front of me.
“ Yep,” I heard Dan’s voice again.
“ Dan speaks to you through your mind Lilz,” Johnny laughed. I sat their flabbergasted, and jumped up to my feet.
“ Awe that is so cool!” I cried gawking at Dan in cat form. The cat meowed, and I nearly melted there. I fall for any type of cat. “ Dan you are so much cuter like that,” I giggled.
“ Shut it,” I heard him say. I laughed some more, and I gazed at Dan in cat form. It’s amazing some of the things that can really happen. There is no such thing as impossible anymore in my world. The cat closed its eyes, and I watched him intently, and then its eyes flew open, and he looked from Johnny to i. black mist started to reappear, and then Dan sat their looking at me intently with curiously filled within his eyes. I looked at him, and got on my knees, and crawled over to him.
“ What is it Dan?” I asked. Johnny looked between the two of us, and he sat their biting at his nails. Dan looked at Johnny than straight in my eyes.
“ I know where Joanna, Patch, and River are.”

Chapter twenty one-
I jumped up towards Dan and wrapped my arms around him. He gasped, and I squeezed the life out of him.
“ Oh DAN! Are… Are they all alive?” I mumbled. He pried my arms off of him, and let out a laugh. I slapped his arm “ Daniel this is no laughing matter!” he cocked an eyebrow at me.
“ God… I have not been called Daniel for years…. Oh and they are all alive,” he said smiling. I glared at him, and let out the breath which I was holding. I nodded my head and turned towards Johnny and smiled. He smiled back at me, and I lunged for him and hugged him. He let out a laugh and wrapped his arms around me.
“ Thank god…. Thank god everyone is alive,” I whispered. Johnny kissed the side of my head.
“ And that’s how it’s going to stay,” he mumbled against my forehead.
“ I love you Johnny boy,” I laughed pulling away.
“ love you too Lilz,” He smiled.
“ Awe!” Dan said throwing his arm around me. “ Don’t you love me too?” He sobbed. I put my arm around him and gave him a side hug.
“ Of course!” I giggled. “ you two are like my brothers I never wanted,” I smiled throwing my arms around both their shoulders walking in the middle of them. “ C’mon lets go get the idiots,” I laughed. Johnny and Dan let out a laugh, and we stopped at the door, and I walked forward and peered through a window. “ I don’t see anyone out there,” I mumbled against the glass. Dan approached behind me, and peered through the window.
“ let’s get going, know,” he said grabbed my arm. We walked out of the building, and cold air hit my cheeks, and I shuttered. I wrapped my arms around myself, and we started to walk through the woods. It was awfully quiet.
“ Where… Where are they?” I mumbled tucking my chin down trying to stop the wind hitting my face.
“ I saw them in a abandon house in New Jersey,” he said.
“ NEW JERSEY?!” I shrieked coming to a stop. “ Wha- Where they going to leave us behind?” I cried. Dan shook his head.
“ no,” He said turning to me. “ The plan was for me to meet up with you two and fly to jersey, but when I got hurt it kind of got post pond. We should be in jersey with them right know, but we are not, and they are worried, and we gotta try and get their soon as possible before he does something stupid,” Dan mumbled continuing to walk.
“ Before who does something stupid?” I asked waling between Dan and Johnny.
“ Patch.”
“ Patch?” I asked tilting my head towards him. He nodded his head.
“ He is worried sick about you. I could tell when I saw him through my vision,” he said. I nodded my head. Why would patch be worried about me… I mean… “ What are you thinking about?” Dan asked interrupting my thoughts.
“ W. O. W.” I said spacing out. Johnny and Dan both started to laugh, and I gently hit their shoulders, and rolled my eyes. “ How… How are we going to get to Jersey? We are in freaking south Dakota,” I asked.
“ We gonna buy plane tickets,” Johnny said.
“ With what money?” I gasped.
“ Don’t worry about it Lilz,” Dan said looking down at me. I looked up at him, and sighed and nodded my head. We got to a quickie mart, and Dan turned towards us and Johnny and Dan looked at one another. “ We need to change our looks, because people will be looking for us,” Dan said.
“ What do you mean change our looks…” I said taking a step away from him.
“ Well Johnny is no longer going to have light brown hair, but black hair, and my black hair is going… blonde,” he gulped. I broke out into laughter, and Dan scolded me. “ Your dyeing your hair too idiot,” He said rolling his eyes. I jumped back and put my hands on my head.
“ no way in hell!” I gasped. Huge grins spread across Johnny and Dan’s hair, and i took a step back gulping. Johnny and I sat outside waiting for Dan, and he came back out with two bags of things, and we all ran into the bathroom together. “ Im not going first,” I said leaning on the door. Johnny and Dan looked at one another and sighed, and they started to die their hair. I sat their turned around and then I heard the water stop.
“ You can look know,” Dan and Johnny said. I turned around and my jaw hit the ground, and I put my hand over my mouth and bent over trying to hide my laughs. “ is it that bad?” Dan asking looking in the mirror, and he yelled out sins. “ I look….”
“ GAY!” I cried out laughing. Johnny broke out into laughter’s, and Dan glared at us.
“ Well I look like a emotionless kid with no heart,” Johnny sighed running his hand through his hair.
“ better than looking like a faggot,” Dan growled. My eyes where tearing up, and then they both turned towards me. “ Your turn!” Dan cried. I saw the happiness cover his face. I sighed, and looked at myself in the mirror. My golden brown hair…. Oh how I loved my hair so much. It hit my waist, and was naturally straight.
“ We need to cut it too,” Johnny said walking towards me with scissors. I gasped and turned towards him.
“ Y- You didn’t cut your damn hair!” I cried.
“ Lilz your hair is so long it’s a dead giveaway,” Johnny said holding the scissors. I gulped and turned around and closed my eyes.
“ Just…. Just do it…” I mumbled. I heard the sound of my hair being cut off, and I refused to open my eyes. they started to put the die in my hair, and I realized I don’t know what color they picked.
“ What… Color?” I whispered.
“ You’ll see,” Dan said. I kept my eyes closed, and after thirty minutes they washed my hair, and I stood in front of the mirror looking down still having my eyes closed. “ open your eyes,” Dan and Johnny said at the same time. I slowly tilted my head up and looked at myself, and I almost died. I clenched onto the sink.
“ Wha! Oh my god!” I screamed touching my hair. It was a little above my shoulders, and so short! They cut so much off! And my light brown golden hair was known bright red with dark brown streaks. I looked… the red was just like their! Like BA- BA- BAM! I turned towards them “ red…. Really?!?!?!” I cried. Johnny and Dan broke out into laughter’s, and I turned around and looked at myself in the mirror again. I sighed, and put my bag over my shoulder and walked out of the bathroom. “ horrible…. Mother… i…. hate… it,” I mumbled sitting on a bench. Johnny and Dan came out, and sat down next to me. we all looked at one another, and then broke out into laughter’s, and I fell off the bench with Johnny, and we were crying. I clutched my stomach.
“ We look………” I started to say.
“ Like dysfunctional teens!” Dan finished. My laughter’s got louder, and I stood up wiping away my tears. A taxi came and we jumped in and I got stuck between Dan and Johnny. When we got to the airport, I waited when Dan and Johnny went to go get the tickets. I was sitting down, and I looked up and saw someone so familiar….. I squinted my eyes at him, and he turned his head and looked out a window, and I turned away from him… it’s the doctors son! Josh… I sat there, and jumped out of my seat, and started to walk past josh, but he jumped up and we collided.
“ Im sorry ma’am,” he smiled. I sat on the ground, and kept my head down, and he held out his hand for me, but I jumped up and kept my head down.
“ Oh- Ugh- Thank you… me no English….” And with that I turned on my heel and left him their gawking at me. once I got out of his view and broke out into a run searching for Dan and Johnny. They were walking towards me and I ran to them. “ We need to get out of here. KNOW!” I said. Johnny and Dan nodded their heads, and we ran towards the plane, and the lady took our tickets, and we walked onto the plane, and searched for our seats. Dan and Johnny sat down next to one another, and I sat next to the window sitting next to Dan. The plane started and I took a deep breath.
“ Who did you see?” Dan asked.
“ josh, the doctors son,” I sighed leaning back in my seat. Dan nodded his head, and we all laid back, and dozed off. When I opened my eyes I was leaning against Dan and I sat up, and looked around Dan and saw Johnny passed out. I looked at Dan and he was looking at me strangely.
“ Where are you looking at me like that?” I asked bringing my feet up and sitting Indian style.
“ Who is… Darien?” Dan asked. My eyes widened.
“ W- Why?” I whispered.
“ When you were sleeping you said his name a couple of times.”
“ Oh,” was all I could say. I felt tears coming to my eyes, and I wiped them away. “ He was one of my ex-boyfriends,” I smiled remembering all the times we had spent together.
“ Aghh,” he said.
“ yep, he was…” I stopped and looked out the window and then at Dan. “ he was the one.” I finished.
“ Did you guys brake up?” I shook my head.
“ no… He died,” I said feeling a tear run down my cheek. Dan wiped it away and held my hand.
“ how?”
“ Um… we got into a fight, and we were on top of a building, and he said some things, and I wasn’t in control of my powers, and the wind just knocked him right off the building,” I sniffled. “ My best friends…. Giles, and Ronnie truly believed that I killed him… I think my mom even thought that,” I coughed on my cries. Dan wrapped his arms around me.
“ its… it’s okay,” he said. “ You Wanna know something?” He asked.
“ Sure..”
“ When you say Darien’s name there is this look in your eyes… just like when your name is brought up around patch,” he smiled.
“ What are you trying to say?” I asked looking at him.
“ I… I think Patch likes you.”
I sat there in bewilderment. I shook my head.
“ Impossible… he acts like such a jerk around me, and he is always so bipolar, and just ugh,” I said rubbing my temples.
“ I don’t think he knows how to really express himself. Patch is an interesting person, and I honestly have no clue what he is,” Dan said shaking his head.
“ Any guess?”
“ nodda.” I let out a laugh, and laid back in my seat.
“ But what about Darien?”
“ he’s dead.”
“ ouch,” I mumbled.
“ I didn’t mean it like that… sorry…. I meant he is gone Lilz…. I know you loved him, but you can always love another person. Darien wouldn’t want you to hold yourself back for the rest of your life,” Dan said looking at me. I sat there and closed my eyes.
“ Guilt,” I laughed. “ Im just full of guilt,” I shook my head tears running down my face. I felt Dan lift something off my neck, and I opened my neck and he was looking at my locket.
“ This locket says he loves you, am I right?” Dan asked. I nodded my head. “ Then he wouldn’t want you to feel responsible for this nor feel guilt. He would want you to be happy. He is always going to be in your heart, and you’ll always love him, but you need to move on. You can fall in love with someone else. Start a new life,” Dan said.
“ I loved my life though,” I sniffled.
“ but know you know who you really are.”
“ Who is that Dan?”
“ Lillenette Felse, Lillenette Felse the Aether.” I looked up at him with wide eyes. he was right. I always only thought I was just Lillenette Felse, but I am a Aether, that’s who I am, and I need to start living my life as that person. I nodded my head, and wrapped my arms around Dan.
“ Thank you Dan,” I smiled sitting back in my seat.
“ No problem kiddo,” He smiled. I leaned in my seat and closed my eyes.
I love you Darien, but I think I’m falling for Patch…
Chapter twenty two-
“ Lilz, wake up,” warm breath tickled against my ear. I groaned, and my eyes fluttered open and Dan’s eyes where gazing into me. I jumped back, and gasped.
“ You… You scared me!” I laughed putting my hand over my chest, and leaning back into my seat. He smiled at me.
“ Where gonna land in New Jersey in ten minutes,” Johnny said leaning forward to look at me. I nodded my head.
“ What’s in New Jersey anyway?” I asked sitting Indian style.
“ Well… Patch and Joanna only told me a little bit about why they really chose New Jersey…” Dan started to say.
“ And why is that?” I asked.
“ They said there was a man there that could help us.”
“ A man? Or a supernatural man?” I said yawning.
“ Supernatural man,” Johnny intercepted. I nodded my head. The plane started to shake, and we were about to land, and my hand gripped onto Dan’s and I closed my eyes.
“ I- I hate this part,” I laughed shutting my eyes tightly. Dan gave my hand a gentle squeeze.
“ it’s going to fine worry butt,” He laughed. I shook my head, and kept my eyes closed until the plane was fully on the ground. When Dan tapped my shoulder signaling that it was gone, I let go of his hand and let out a the breath which I was holding in. “ Wasn’t that bad, know was it?” Dan asked while Johnny got up.
“ Well it wasn’t great,” I sighed. Dan got up, and he stretched, and they made their way off the plane. I unbuckled myself, and went to get out of the seat, and ran into someone and fell back rubbing my forehead. “ Ugh, sorry,” I muttered. I looked up and saw a guy standing their looking down at me. I got lost in his gaze… His eyes seemed to familiar… I mentally slapped myself, and cleared my throat. He tore his gaze away and continued to walk. I stood up once again and made my way off the plane. When I got off Dan and Johnny where waiting for me.
“ When we turned around you were gone,” Dan said shaking his head.
“ Ugh, sorry…. I was distracted,” I muttered remembering his eyes. I’ve seen them so many times before…. When I was at the museum…. Patch had the same eyes…. Someone was snapping their hands in front of me face and I took a step back coming back to reality.
“ What’s wrong with you?” Johnny asked looking at me. I did a faint smile, and shrugged my shoulders.
“ I um. Im still trying to compose myself from being on a plane,” I shrugged. We walked over to get our bags, and I threw my bag over my shoulder, and let out a deep breath. I looked around and once again I have lost Johnny and Dan. AGAIN! Damnit…. I sighed, and peered through people, and my eyes caught with the guy I ran into on the plane. He was standing with four other guys, and he was just drilling a hole into me. I broke our eyes away, and turned on my heel. I felt shivers all over my body, and I continued to search for Dan and Johnny. A couple of people ran into me, and I stumbled forward, and to the side mumbling excuse me or sorry. I saw the exit doors, and I pushed past people to get to them. I felt so close, and I felt like I had no space. My breathing was getting heavier, and I pushed through the doors, and inhaled fresh air, and bent down my hands on my knees and my head bent down. My breathing was starting to go back to normal.
“ Lilz? Lilz?” I heard Johnny scream from the distance. I turned around and saw Dan and Johnny running towards me. I let out a deep breath.
“ Where. Where did you guys go?” I cried.
“ We lost you, and I needed Dan to transform to find you, and he saw you like freaking out so I sprinted off to find you,” he said. I put my lips in a O formation, and bent back down taking a deep breath.
“ Im sorry… I just had to get out of there,” I laughed. Johnny nodded his head, and I looked up at Dan.
“ Come on lets go find the idiots,” Dan smiled. I let out a laugh nodding my head. We stood at the sidewalk trying to get a cab. “ This…. This is impossible!” Dan grumbled starting to lose his patience. I took a step closer to the street, and waved out my hand. A cab came rolling up, and stopped in front of us. I turned back to Dan with a smug smile, and he gave me the middle finger, and mouth fuck you. I started to laugh, and we jumped in the car, and I sat in the middle.
“ Where to?” The guy asked. He seemed young for a cab driver, and he was not bad looking.
“ The Mivillion Buildings,” Dan said.
“ Those are closed down though?” The cab driver said looking at me through the mirror. Our eyes connected, and he grinned at me and winced. I looked back down with a flush on my face.
“ Just take us there,” Dan growled. The cabby shrugged his shoulders, and started to drive the cab once again. I sat their looking out Dan’s or Johnny’s window, or looking down. It felt too weird to look up, because I didn’t want to catch eyes with the cabby again. I leaned my head against Johnny’s shoulder, and my eyes started to become heavy, and I fell asleep on Johnny.
Someone was lightly shaking my shoulder, and my eyes fluttered open, and Dan was standing outside the car holding the door open for me, and I sat up off of Johnny and gave him a sheepish smile, and he let out a laugh. I looked up and the cabby was smirking at me. I climbed out of the cab, and straightened my shirt out and stretched out my legs. I yawn escaped my lips, and I wiped my eyes. The cab took off, and I looked around and we were surrounded by buildings everywhere. The sun was starting to set. I turned back to Dan.
“ is this where they are?” I asked. Dan nodded his head, and I turned back around and looked at the buildings. “ A- Are you sure?” I repeated again.
“ Well this is where I saw them…” Dan muttered.
“ Come on lets go find them then,” Johnny said walking towards the buildings. I scrambled behind them looking around. I heard a nose to my right, and I stopped and peered through the rubble.
“ hey guys?” I whispered looking up. They were gone. “ Guys?” My voice cracked. I looked back at the rubble, and peered inside but saw nothing. I slowly advanced forward, and I heard more nose, and I just continued to walk. The nose got louder, and I stopped. “ Cut the shit you guys!” I yelled out. I peered out, and saw once again no one and the nose stopped. I took a couple more steps and the nose started up again. I stopped and knelt to the ground, and closed my eyes. the wind started to pick up, and I had it all come to me. the wind was getting stronger, and things started to fly around, and I heard a yelp come out, and I opened my eyes, and saw a man lying on his back in front of me. he was moaning and he got up rubbing the back of his neck. I shot up and took a step backwards. “ Who are you?” I asked. He looked up at me, and had a smirk playing across his face.
“ I was just about to ask you the same thing,” he smiled. I took another step backwards and glared at him.
“ Who. Are. You.” I said sternly.
“ Who. Are. You?” he mimicked me. My anger was starting to get the best of me and the wind started to pick up. No… I don’t want to give myself away. I closed my eyes, and remembered Lallie, and my mom and how happy they make me. the wind died down, and I let out a deep breath. When I opened my eyes the guy was watching me intently.
“ Take a picture it lasts longer,” I growled.
“ A video would be better,” he resorted. My jaw clenched, and a growl came from the back of my throat.
“ Stop pissing me off,” I growled through clenched teeth. He let out a deep chuckle, and took another step to me, and I took another step back.
“ You know… Your friends are not very strong at all,” he said coldly. My heart stopped, and I stood their staring at him. He looked up at me, and took another step towards me, and before I knew it he was right in front of me. he was holding my chin, so I was looking up at you. “ Know the question is…. Are you?” My body went rigid, and I brought my fist up to his jaw, and the wind flung him back. I looked around and saw a broken pipe, and raised my hand towards it and closed my eyes. water shot out of the pipe, and floated through the air. I shot my arm at the guy, and the water went roaring at him. It hit him the in chest, and he went flying back into a wall, and it smashed everywhere. Dust covered the ground, and air, and my eyes started to water. I took a step back, and I felt a pair of arms around me, and a bash to the side of my head. I stumbled forward, and touched the back of my hand, and I felt something wet. I looked at my hand and it was covered in blood. I fell to my knees and tried to get back up but I just stumbled to the ground. My vision was becoming blurry, and I saw three figures approaching me. I got on my hands and knees and tried to get away because I obviously couldn’t stand without falling back down. Someone’s hand wrapped around my ankle, and flung be towards them, and I felt something sharp on the ground go deep into my stomach, and I let out a ear killing scream. Everything started to become blurry, and my face hit the dirt, and I slowly closed my eyes.
Johnny’s Point Of View-
When we got out of the cab there was something up with Lillenette. She seemed so out of it. we made our way to go find Patch and Joanna. Lilz looked around asking if this is really where Dan had seen them. Her face reaction was priceless. I tried my best to suppress my laugh. Dan and I walked side by side, and Lilz lingered behind us. We continued to walk, and I heard something. I turned around and Lilz was gone.
“ Hey where did Lilz go?” I asked. Dan turned around, and he peered through the darkness.
“ I don’t know, let go back for her,” Dan started to say but then we heard some shuffling noses in front of us. Both Dan and I looked forward.
“ Lilz is that you?” I called out. there was no response. We took a couple steps forward, and then Dan was shoved forward. He fell to the ground, and I ran to his side. “ Dan you alright?” I asked. He looked up at me, and had a black eye forming. “ What the hell?” I asked.
“ Someone fucking hit me!” He said standing up and touching his cheek. We looked around and then some guy appeared in front of us. Dan took a step back, and I noticed how the air had changed. “ We need to find Lilz and leave,” he whispered just so I could hear. I looked at him.
“ Dan?” I asked. Then I felt a fist go into my stomach, and I fell back gasping for air. I didn’t even see the guy move! For that matter hit me right in the stomach. Dan knelt down next to me with his eyes still on the guy.
“ Johnny we gotta get out of here,” He said again touching my arm. I stumbled up, and held my stomach with one hand.
“ Dan what is he?” I asked.
“ he is a half demone. He is very strong, and can move so fast you won’t even see him. We need to go… KNOW” He said. We went to try and run but then Dan was flung through the air, and he landed into one of the buildings, with a thud.
“ Dan!” I yelled running towards him. Dan was coughing up blood, and he stumbled forwards towards me but then two men came up behind him, and grabbed onto his arms, and I felt someone grabbing my arms. The guy that beat us up was gone. Then an ear screeching scream filled the air, and shivers went down my spine…. I know that voice…. Dan’s head shot up, and I looked at him, and our eyes locked.
“ Lillenette!” I screamed. The guys holding us started to laugh.
“ That girly put up a fight she did,” one said. I shut my eyes and had my jaw clenched. Then I heard dragging and Dan and I looked up and saw that guy dragging Lilz body towards us. She was covered in blood, and not moving. I felt my heart break.
“ Damn you!” Dan screamed. I felt tears fill my eyes, and then they started to pull us forward into one of the buildings. They set Dan and I next to one another and tied us up. The guy came in with Lilz, and threw her to the side, and her body landed with a thump. I closed my eyes, and felt tears running down my face.
“ Lillenette,” I whispered underneath my breath. They walked out of the room, and I felt Dan shaking. I looked over at him, and he was just staring at Lilz body. I shook my head, and also looked at her body. I heard a quiet moan, and then Lilz moved her arms.
Lillenette Point Of View-
My body was shaking and I was in so much pain. A moan escaped my lips, and I moved my arms underneath me and clutched onto my stomach. My eyes fluttered open and I saw Dan and Johnny sitting in front of me tied up. They both had tears in their eyes.
“ Dan… Johnny?” I asked. I rolled over, and blood came out of my mouth.
“ L- Lilz,” Johnny cried. I looked up at him. “ I… I thought they killed you,” he whispered. Then the doors flung open, and I looked over and saw seven men standing there, and one of them is the one that I fought. I glared at him, and he looked down at me and smiled.
“ your still alive,” he laughed. Then they spread apart, and brought two people in front with bags over their heads. The one guy came walking towards me. he knelt down next to me and raised his hand out towards me. “ Im Luce,” he laughed. I looked away from him. He is sick…. He grabbed my arm, and made me stand up. A man came up behind me, and held my hands behind my back. I looked up, and the men started to take off the bags on the two guys heads. My eyes connected with Joanna’s first, and then I looked over and saw Patch. Our eyes met, and his eyes filled with fury. They tied them up and had them sit next to Dan and Johnny. Luce stepped in front of me and then I felt his fist collide with my stomach. A scream escaped my lips, and tears fell down my face. I was coughing up blood.
“ Stop it!” Joanna and patch screamed.
“ Your mother fucker!” Dan said trying to get out of the ropes. Things started to become dizzy, and I felt my knees give out and the guy was practically holding me up. Luce’s smile grew even larger, and he turned towards me, and stepped to the side of me, and then reappeared in front of me. he started to raise his hand, and Joanna, Patch, Dan, and Johnny where all screaming for him to stop. I looked at his hand and saw a bat. My heart fell, and I felt the impact hit my stomach, and a cry escaped my lips, and my body jerked forwards blood spilling from my mouth. My breathing was heavy, and my body was shaking. Then the door opened.
“ What’s with all the ruckus? I thought I told you boys to keep it down in here,” A familiar voice asked. I looked up, and I felt like someone just stabbed me in the heart. Tears ran down my face, and my lips where trembling. My body shook uncontrollably, and I started to shake my head. The guy standing at the door caught sight of me, and our eyes connected. He stood there just looking at me.
“ D- Dad?” I whispered.
Chapter twenty three-
I sat their looking at my dad. Our eyes where just boring into one another’s. I felt tears prickle my eyes. I turned away shutting my eyes, and shaking my head… he… he is part of this group?
“ Luce that’s enough,” My father said. Luce looked up at my father, and then back down at me, and nodded his head. He walked away from me, and the others followed Luce out of the building. I felt my knees wobbling, and my stomach was aching horribly. I fell forward, but then I felt a pair of arms wrap around me. I looked up and saw my father’s face. I to get my hands out of the rope, but that was happening. He set me down, and then untied my arms and legs. “ L- Lillenette,” he whispered. I brought my hands up and shoved him away.
“ D- Do,” I couldn’t finish what I was going to say, because I started to cough and blood spat out of my mouth. He put his hands on my shoulders, and I just pulled my body away from him. I shook my head, and then wiped my mouth with my sleeve.
“ Hunny,” My dad said moving closer to me once again.
“ No!” I said raising my voice. “ W- Why? Why are you with th- those monsters!” He touched my hand, and I looked up at him.
“ You… You wouldn’t understand,” he whispered. I pulled my hand away glaring at me.
“ Damnit! Im not a child!” I said hitting my fist against the ground.
“ I know….”

“ So fucking tell me… Why?” I asked looking back up at him once again.
“ Lillenette… there is not supposed to be any more supernaturals, because their powers are too strong, so we needed to find the rest of the supernaturals which where all the ones in the Lukris homes, and try to… block their powers but telling them they were mentally unstable…”
“ What would you do then if that didn’t work….” I asked. He stayed quiet. “ I asked what would you do if that didn’t work….!”
“ Lilz….”
“ NO! You know what you would of did?! Because I fucking know! You would kill them! You would murder them! I know this because you were going to kill one of my friends! And you killed his brother…. If you couldn’t control them then you just thought oh what the hell kill em! It’s not like they mean anything!” I said going on a rampage.
“ That’s not how it is.” He said flatly. I stumbled up to my knees and we knelt in front of one another. I raised my hand and grabbed onto the color of his shirt, and looked him dead in the eyes.
“ Then tell me how it is,” I growled. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. I let out a dry laugh and shook my head. “ You were gonna kill me…” I said letting go of his collar. He grabbed my hand.
“ N- No! Never! You… You weren’t supposed to be involved in this….” He said shaking his head. I pulled my eyebrows together confused looking at him.
“ Wha-?” I stopped and stayed quiet. “ When you left on business… that business was to take care of the supernaturals that couldn’t…” I tried to find my words. “ That couldn’t be *fixed*…. But then they caught me, and that wasn’t supposed to happen, but it did… and this,” I stopped and waved my free hand around. “ Is your job, so you have to kill me,” I finished.
“ Your my daughter Lillenette,” He whispered.
“ And they!” I stopped and pointed at all the guys. “ They are all sons to someone! They all are grandsons, nephews, or uncles to someone. They are all friends to someone. They are no different than me,” I said quietly. I stumbled up pulling my hand away from my dad, and I walked towards the guys, and standing beside them. “ Im with them,” I said shaking my head at my dad. I felt a pain in my stomach and I knelt down holding my stomach.
“ Lilz,” Johnny struggled. I coughed up blood, and things started to become dizzy. I looked up and saw my dad moving towards me, but I held out my hand towards him.
“ NO! If you decide to help me, then you must help them! If you decide to kill them! Then you will also kill me!” I yelled at him. He stopped looking at me blankly, and then he walked forward again, and knelt down and untied Joanna. Joanna sat up and untied Patch. Joanna ran over to Johnny and Dan and started to untie them, and my dad turned around to leave. I felt a pair of hands wrap around me, and I looked up at Patch and did a faint smile.
“ hey you,” I whispered.
“ hey yourself,” he said holding me closer to him. He was looking at me worriedly. I reached my hand up and touched his jaw, and he flinched and I pulled my hand away.
“ S- sorry,” I whispered looking away from him. He grabbed my hand and put it back to his cheek, and I looked back at him, and he gave me a warm smile. I smiled back barring my face into his chest. He held my closer, and I felt his lips touch the top of my head.
“ I was so worried about you,” He sighed.
“ So you do care,” I laughed my voice breaking.
“ Of course,” he whispered. we heard the door opening again, and my dad rushed in with another man following behind him. He was tall, pale guy with black hair that covered his eyes, and was kind of spiky.
“ Markus heal her,” My dad said looking at me. “ Patch lay her down so Markus can heal Lillenette,” My dad said eyeing patch. Patch continued to hold onto me not putting me down. “ Patch…” My father said coldly. I tugged on Patch’s shirt and he looked down at me, and I just looked at him with pleading eyes. he laid me down onto the cold ground and my body shivered. Patch stayed close to me, and Markus knelt down next to me, and Patched glared at him. Wow protective much?
“ if you hurt her, I’ll break your neck,” patch growled… and yes he freaking growled! Like a full on growl. I shook my head letting out a small laugh, and patch looked down at me rolling his eyes. Markus placed one of his hands on my forehead, and his other hand on my stomach, and I bit my lip, because my stomach was badly cut up.
“ Sh,” Markus whispered. he closed his eyes, and I tried to relax my body, and I felt this strange tingling feeling in my stomach, and it slowly spread throughout the rest of my body. I slowly started to relax, because I was starting to feel much better. My stomach wasn’t hurting anymore, and I felt like I was brand new. Markus opened his eyes, and they were as light as the sky. I was mesmerized. He gave me a small showing his pearly whites. I smiled back, and I heard Patch growl, and I turned my head, and looked at him, and he was shooting daggers at Markus. Markus stood up aware of the daggers being sent to him and backed away. he walked back over to my dad’s side, and looked down quietly. I stood up, and looked down at my blood stained clothing, and I lifted up my shirt a little to look at my stomach, and I was fully healed. I pulled my shirt back down looking at Markus in amazement.
“ Thank you,” I said. He looked up at me, and I saw pure shock in his eyes. He nodded his head and smiled. I smiled back and turned around and felt two bodies press up against me. Johnny and Dan both gave me a hug at the same time and I was squashed between the two. “ Gee guys,” I gasped.
“ We were so worried!” they both said at the same time. I let out a laugh, and wrapped my arms around both their necks, and smiled.
“ Ditto,” I sighed. They pulled away, and I sat Joanna looking at me, and he took a step closer to me, and wrapped his arms around me, and held me tightly.
“ Thank god you’re okay,” he whispered into my ear, so no one else could hear.
“ Why do you seem so worried?” I whispered back.
“ Because if anything would of happened to lead you to die… I don’t think patch would of made it,” he whispered. back. We pulled away and I looked at him raising an eyebrow. He just shrugged his shoulders. I rolled my eyes at him, and then patch, Joanna, and my dad where all staring at me.
“ What?” I asked. Joanna and patch broke out into laughter’s. “ This isn’t a time to be laughing,” I grumbled still not knowing why they are laughing in the first place.
“ What…. Happened to your hair?” Joanna asked between laughs. I gawked at him with my jaw hanging open, and I flicked him off rolling my eyes.
“ Ask them,” I mumbled pointing towards Johnny and Dan. Joanna and patch looked over at Dan and even patch let out a laugh looking at them.
“ You guys look like troubled teens,” Patch muttered shaking his head.
“ Like troubled supernaturals,” My dad spoke up. I jumped a little, because I totally forgot that he was even there. “ You guys we gotta get you outta here,” My dad said looking around. “ I’ll tell them that I took care of you five, and it’s done and over with,” My dad whispered.
“ Dad…” I asked looking at him. He looked up at me. “ What will happen to the others?”
“ I ugh…” He stopped. I shook my head.
“ Dad you can’t kill them,” I whispered. my dad looked down and he sighed rubbing the back of his neck.
“ Ugh,” He groaned.
“ Dad…” I whispered again. He looked at me. “ Dad how could you of killed innocent people, because of something that is not even in their grasp?”
“ Ugh….” He started but he sighed shaking his head. “ I can’t come up with an excuse for that one Hun… I killed them because it was my job. I never even gave it a second thought about them I just did as I was told and I know that it is wrong… it was very wrong…. But I am going to make it right,” He whispered.
“ How?”
“ I am going to get rid of the Lukris home, and all of their employees, and make sure no one ever knows about it… I will take in the supernaturals, and teach them about their powers, and will not let another person die…. I promise…” my father said.
“ You can’t promise something like that…….” I said shaking my head.
“ I already did,” he said smiling at me. as mad as I was I couldn’t stay mad at him. I ran towards him, and wrapped my arms around his neck.
“ I love you dad,” I whispered.
“ I love you too Lillenette,” he whispered back running his hand though my hair. I pulled back, and let out a sigh. “ Alright we are gonna head out of here, and get you all somewhere safe,” My dad said straightening out his shirt. We nodded our heads, and followed him towards the door. “ We need to watch out… those men that caught you… they don’t work for me, they work with me. if they see us, and they will eventually find out what happened they will kill us all, so we need to get out of here, and get you all into hiding quickly, and then I am going to gather as many supernaturals as I can that will fight with me, and save the rest of the kids….” My dad said. I nodded my head. We made our way towards the door, and my dad stopped, and turned around and looked at Markus. “ Markus are you in, or are you out?” My dad asked. I looked at Markus and our eyes connected.
“ I’m in,” he replied.
Chapter twenty four-
“ You’re kidding me right…” I mumbled staring at the guys, and my dad.
“ Do you have a smarter idea?” My dad asked. I sat there, and thought about it for a couple of minutes and came up with nothing.
“ It’s dangerous though…” I said looking down… god my dad has come up with a plan that me, Joanna, patch, Johnny, Dan, and Markus we sneak out the back of the building, and go find a safety place as far away from here as possible, and my dad is going to try and distract them. What if they caught my father? What if they hurt him, or even kill him.
“ Mika?” Markus asked.
“ Ugh Mika?” Joanna asked.
“ Mika is my father’s name,” I muttered. Joanna nodded his head and I sat there. “ Dad why don’t you just run with us? Why do you have to stay behind…” I mumbled shaking my head.
“ Lillenette if they find us I want you guys to be able to get away, and I don’t want you to get caught. If I stay behind in the first place then I will know you all are safe, and I will come,” my dad said.
“ You don’t know that,” I whispered.
“ Don’t know what?”
“ You don’t know if you’ll come back safe….” I said whispering.
“ I promise you I will…”
I stood up and shook my head.
“ don’t promise that,” I laughed. Why am I laughing?
“ Lilz..”
“ Let’s just get this over with,” I whispered turning away from him. I heard my dad sigh, and he started to walk away, and the rest of the guys walked towards the back of the building and I lingered behind them. I was looking down trying to keep myself from crying. Im too worried about my dad. I ran into someone’s back and I stumbled back grabbing my nose. I looked up and saw patch looking down at me. I looked up at him, and did a faint smile. He wrapped his arms around me, and kissed my forehead.
“ Your dad is going to be okay,” he whispered. I nodded my head, and patch wrapped his arm around my waist and we walked behind the rest of the guys. We got to the door at the back, and everyone stopped. I stepped forward and looked out one of the windows. There was dozens of abandon, and broken down buildings before we got to the road.
“ once we got out we have to run, and can’t stop,” Joanna said. Everyone nodded their heads and I did the same. I looked back peering through the building. I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder, and I turned around and saw patch looking at me.
“ Are you ready?” Patch asked. I took a deep breath and nodded my head. Johnny opened the door, and we bolted through the door. The guys where fast! I was short, and I have short legs so I am like going to die trying to keep up with them. Patch slowed down and ran next to me, and he grabbed my hand and pulled me along. DAMN!
“ Patch! I can… run… this fast!” I panted.
“ just run!” He mumbled. I shook my head, and my breathing was becoming harder. We past about seven buildings know, and then a gunshot filled the air. My legs stopped moving, and patch let go of my hand. I whipped my head around.
“ Dad,” I whispered searching through the building looking for him. God please no… please no… Patch grabbed my arm, and tried pulling me towards him and I ripped my arm away from him. “ NO!” I cried. I turned on my heel, and tried running back, but patch grabbed me by my waist, and hauled me over his shoulders, and broke out into a run. “ Patch you put me down!” I yelled. He started to run faster, and the way he carried me he acted as though I weighed nothing. I started to hit his back, and then I stopped and realized something… where the hell is River? “ Patch… Where is River?” I asked.
“ He is in another building up here. We are going to get him right know. He was tied up separate from us, because they couldn’t hurt him since he is an angelic,” Patch said. I tried getting out of his grasp, and I did the only thing I thought I could do. I started to kick my legs, and I kicked him where the sun don’t shine. He stumbled forward, and loosened his grip on me, and I fell to the ground. I landed on my arm, and a groan escaped my lips. I stumbled up, and turned around to run but someone else grabbed me by my waist.
“ Oh what the hell!” I yelled trying to get out of his grasp. I turned around and saw River smirking at me.
“ River let me go!” I growled.
“ no we need to leave,” he said and started to walk holding me.
“ No river! My dad could be dead!”
“ And if we don’t get away, and end up getting caught then he would of died with no reason!” He said back. My body froze, and I felt a ache in my heart. I stopped struggling, and my legs started to move forward, and I followed behind him. We all broke out into a run again, and my mind just wandered into a deep dream. That’s what I wanted all this to be a dream. When we finally came to a stop I was breathing heavily, and I felt tears in my eyes, and they slowly came down my face.
“ We did it!” Johnny smiled. Johnny and our eyes met and he saw the tears in my eyes, and he walked towards me and wrapped his arms around me. “ Don’t cry Lilz… he didn’t die for anything. He knew what he was doing, and he did it and he died knowing that his daughter was going to get away safely.”
“ but what know Johnny? It’s still not over. They are still going to try and come after us,” I mumbled into his chest.
“ we are just going to take day by day….” Johnny said rubbing my back. I nodded my head, and took a deep breath. We broke apart, and I looked around and everyone was looking at me and I did a faint smile.
“ So what know?” I asked. We all sat down on a curb on the side of the road, and I took a deep breath, and put my head in my hands.
“ Mika told me about some people that where always against what the Lukris people where doing. We need to find them and tell them about everything that has happened,” Markus said. I leaned back, and tilted my head up and nodded my head.
“ how are we going to find them?” Johnny asked.
“ Dan, can you find them?” I asked.
“ Yes I could I suppose,” he said. “ but not right know…. i need to eat, and rest, and get back to normal. Right know there is too much stress on my body.”
“ Alright well let’s find somewhere to eat, and then find a hotel and spend the night there. In the morning, Dan you’ll find out where we can find these people, and then we will go on search them down,” I said standing up and stretching out my legs. We all started to walk down the road, and I lingered behind everyone, and then Patch came next to me, and he started to walk next to me. I looked away from him, and I heard him sigh.
“ Lilz,” he muttered.
“ Patch… You should of let me go to my dad,” I said still looking away from him.
“ And let you die too?” He said looking at me. I looked at him, and felt tears coming into my eyes.
“ Yes,” I said sternly. He shook his head.
“ I couldn’t let that happened…” Patch said looking me in the eyes deeply. Those eyes…
“ Patch what are you?” I asked. His eyes widened and he looked away from me, and quickened his walking pace. I tried catching up with him, but he just walked faster. “ patch tell me,” I whispered trying to grab his shoulder, but he ran forward and walked next to river, and Joanna. I sighed and gave up, and lingered behind the rest of the group once again. We walked up to a restaurant that looked a little run down, but we decided to go in there. We walked in and sat at a hug round booth. Everyone got in and I sat down next to Markus.
“ Are you okay?” Markus asked. I nodded my head. “ I was talking about with Patch.” I looked at him and sighed and nodded my head. “ Your such a bad liar,” He sighed. A laugh escaped my lips, and I rolled my eyes. we sat there, and then a waitress came, and she was about twenty and she looked at all of us, and her eyes lingered on all the guys, and her eyes filled with lust. Then she looked at me, and she sent me a hateful glare. I snorted and looked away from her.
“ how can I help you boys today?” She asked looking at the guys. She didn’t even lay her eyes on me again. Everyone went around and said their orders, and I was the last.
“ I’ll take a burger and fries,” I muttered not looking at her. She snorted and I looked up at her. “is something funny?” I asked.
“ Oh no…” She said smiling. I raised an eyebrow at her. I got up and walked over to the counter, and some older women was standing there.
“ excuse me,” I smiled. She looked up at me.
“ yes?”
“ You think when our food is ready you could bring my food? I have a feeling my waitress would either poison my food or spit in it,” I smiled. At first she looked shocked and then she nodded her head. I walked back to the booth and sat down. Everyone was gawking at me. “ What? I don’t want spit in my food!” I shrugged. Everyone started to laugh, and I joined in. Our food came… well theirs came first, and then my came last from the older women. I smiled at her.
“ Thanks,” I said.
“ of course dear,” she smiled. “ Need anything else?” I shook my head, and then she turned away and left. We all started to eat, and we had fun. It felt nice.
“ Wow,” I said after awhile.
“ What?” Joanna asked looking at me.
“ This is nice… I haven’t had fun in a long time…” I sighed. The last time I really had fun like I actually hung out with friends and had fun was with Darien, Giles, and Rickey.
“ Ditto,” Joanna said.
“ Double ditto,” River laughed. I looked at him, and then took one of my fries and threw it at him. He gave me a shocked face. “ Did you just throw a fry at me?!”
“ Oh yes I did just throw a fry at you,” I laughed. He took one of his fries, and then threw one at me, and I laughed, and picked it up and ate it.
“ And know you just ate my fry…” He said shaking his head. I started to laugh, and rolled my eyes.
“ So after this we are just going to go find a hotel to stay at?” I asked.
“ yeah… Then after everyone gets their nights rest we’ll have Dan find out where the people that can help us are, and when we find them we’ll find out what will happen from there,” Markus said. I nodded my head and sighed. My dad is dead… Darien is dead… I felt tears in my eyes, and I shut them to hold them back. After, everyone finished eating I got up, and went over to the diner to go pay for it. everyone put in some money, and I went over to the cash register.
“ Excuse me,” I smiled. The lady looked up.
“ Ready to pay your bill?” She asked. I nodded my head and handed her the money. “ Thank you, and I hope you have a nice day,” She smiled.
“ Wait, can I ask you if you know of any hotels that are around here?” I asked.
“ Oh yes… there is one a couple miles up north,” she smiled.
“ Thanks,” I muttered and turned around to leave, but I ran into someone. “ Oh sorry,” I grumbled. I looked up and my eyes met with the same eyes that I had met with at the museum. He looked down at me, and two other guys were standing next to him. I stood there looking up at him, and I took a step to the side, and made my way back to the table. When I got their Patch was sitting there and his jaw was clenched, and I thought he was about to kill someone.
“ Um there is a hotel a couple of miles up north that we can stay for the night,” I said. Everyone looked up and nodded their heads, and we made our way out of the restaurant, and went walked towards the hotel. Everyone was far ahead of me, and I lingered behind them. I looked up and saw Patch waiting for me. I ignored him and walked right past him.
“ You’re going to ignore me?” he asked walking next to me. I continued to walk, and he grabbed my arm and spun me around. “ What’s wrong?” he asked.
“ Nothing,” I muttered looking away from him, and continued to walk.
“ You should tell me what’s wrong Lilz,” he said walking by my side.
“ there isn’t anything wrong Patch.”
“ Yes there is don’t lie to me.”
“ Im not.”
“ where friends you should tell me when your upset,” He said.
“ Well what’s wrong with you Patch?” I asked stopping and turning around to look at him. He looked at me for a couple of second and then shook his head, and continued to walk.
“ Nothing is wrong with me.”
“ Yes there is!” I glared at him.
“ It’s none of your business Lilz…” He grumbled.
“ your such an hypocrite!”
“ No im not,” he said stopping to look at me. I groaned, and rolled my eyes.
“ Whatever. Screw this,” I grumbled pushing past him to walk away.
“ Lilz wait….” He whispered.
“ Patch…. What are you,” I asked looking up into his eyes. he looked down at me, and he was staring at me so intently. He licked his lips, and tilted his head up and looked away from me. “ Patch look at me,” I whispered. He looked back down at me, and I looked into his eyes. I touched his cheek. “ Whatever you are… there are more. Those eyes you have,” I whispered. “ I see eyes like yours everywhere Patch,” I mumbled. Patch grabbed my hand and held it to his lips, and he closed his eyes.
“ Guess,” he smiled. I groaned and pulled my hand away and started to walk again. Patch let out a laugh.
“ I hate guessing… why do you do this to me?” I groaned. “ Wanna race?” I asked out of nowhere.
“ Race?”
“ yeah race!” I grinned.
“ Race… where?”
“ To the guys, I mean they are pretty far ahead, and we are pretty far back,” I laughed.
“ Alright lets go,” he grinned. I smiled, and walked next to him, and we knelt one the ground.
“ one…” I started. “ two,” I got up on one leg. “ Three!” I grinned. Patch broke out into a run, and I stood there at first completely stunned. Damn this boy is fast! I started to run, and patch was already out of sight. I turned the road, and saw Patch walking next to the guys. By the time I was walking next to them I was breathing in and out hard.
“ Hey what’s wrong?” Patch grinned. He was fine! Not even effected by the run. I stopped and gawked at him. I think I know what he is. They continued to walk and I walked behind them. He is fast… has great hearing and seeing… he is always warm… and his eyes…. OW!!!! I grabbed onto my nose, and let out a cry. I looked up and saw they all stopped.
“ Why did you stop!” I yelled at Johnny. I ran into his back.
“ Sorry? We are at the hotel,” he said looking at me. I rubbed my nose, and growled at him.
“ Hey she growls like you patch,” Joanna laughed. Patch looked at Joanna and glared at him, and then Joanna went quiet, but I saw he was trying to suppress a laugh. I laughed, and we walked into the hotel, and went to the front desk.
“ Hey we need two rooms,” Johnny said. The lady nodded her head and handed him two keys. We walked back outside, and went to go find our rooms.
“ Alright… So Joanna, Patch, Markus and Lilz will share a room, and me, Dan, and river will share a room,” Johnny said. I nodded my head, and me Markus, Patch, and Joanna walked towards our room. Joanna flopped down onto one of the beds, and Markus laid down on the couch, and practically passed out. I laid down on the other bed, and patch came and laid down next to me. we turned out the lights and everyone passed out almost immieaditly.
“ patch,” I whispered. I turned around so I was facing him.
“ Hm?”
“ I know what you are,” I said. His eyes widened and he laid their looking at him. “ You’re a wolf,” I whispered. he closed his eyes and nodded his head.
“ Took you long enough,” he muttered. I smiled and lightly hit his arm.
“ Took me long enough!” I whispered. he nodded his head, and smiled. “ Patch you’re going to be the death of me.”
“ How?”
“ Because you stress me out,” He laughed.
“ You know you love me,” I laughed. He looked at me, and our eyes met and he nodded his head.
“ I do love you,” He smiled. I was a little taken back, and I moved closer to him, and wrapped my arms around him, and he wrapped his arms around me.
“ I think I love you too,” I whispered.
“ Think?” he laughed.
“ I know I love you,” I smiled. He kissed my forehead, and I quickly fell asleep in his arms.
Chapter twenty five-
I slowly opened my eyes, and saw Patch sleeping in front of me, and a smile crept onto my face. I laid their looking at him, and I went to go get up, but I couldn’t. I looked down, and saw Patch’s arms latched around me. I let out a very quiet laugh, and rested my head back down on the pillow. I brought my hand up and poked Patch’s forehead. He scruntched his face up, and I started to laugh, and he grinned and he opened his eyes.
“ What are you doing?” his voice sounded raspy and deep.
“ Im up, and im bored,” I laughed. he smiled, and hugged me tighter bringing my closer to him, and kissed my forehead. “ Good morning to you too,” he chuckled.
“ oh good morning,” I laughed cuddling into his chest. I heard someone wolf wistle, and I looked up and saw Johnny and Dan standing their. Patch let go of me, and I turned around and brought the blankets over myself. “ leave me alone I wanna sleep!” I cried. I felt someon squeeze my side, and I rolled off the bed still in the blankets and fell onto the floor with a thump. I worked my way out of the blankets, and my head popped out and I glared at a grinning Patch. I grabbed a pillow, and hit him in the face with it and grinned. I got myself out of the blankets and stood up stretching my legs out. I looked over at Dan, and he looked exhausted. I stood their, and walked over to him, and put my hand against his forehead, and he was burning up.
“ Your sick Dan,” I mumbled. He nodded his head. “ Go to sleep. Your not going to use your powers until I know your okay,” I said. he went to open his mouth, and I put my finger against it shaking my head, and I pointed towards the bed. “ Go lay down, KNOW!” I hissed. He nodded his head and laid down in the bed. “ Come on you guys let go talk to the rest so we can tell them that Dan is sick, and we might be staying here for another night,” I said walking out.
“ Arent you going to get dressed?” Dan called out. I stopped and turned around and nodded my head and walked into the bathroom. I opened my luggage bag, and stood their gawking at it. this isn’t my bag. I must of grabbed the wrong bag when I got off the plane. Their where mini shorts, tank tops, slutty clothes… oh god. I slipped on a pair of jean short that went a couple of inches from my ass, and I put on a black tank top, and threw a hoodie over it. I brushed my hair out, and looked at myself in the mirror. This does not look like me.
“ hey you guys,” I called through the door.
“ Yeah?” I heard Johnny ask.
“ I ugh… I aciidently got the wrong luggage bag, so don’t make fun of my outfit,” I grumbled. I opened the door, and johnny looked at me, and he started to laugh. Markus and Patch both looked at me, and Markus grinned at me, and Patch looked at me, and our eyes met, and he chuckled. I rolled my eyes. I walked out of the room trying to pull the shorts down which was a total fail. We met up with the rest of the guys, and when they saw me they all broke out laughing.
“ Shut up,” I grumbled crossing my arms over my chest.
“ You look like a troubles teen like really look like a troubled teen!” River laughed. I glared at him.
“ I grabbed the wrong bag okay?!” I said throwing my hands up in the air.
“ What’s the excuse for your hair then?” he chuckled.
“ Dan and Johnny,” I growled looking over at Johnny. Johnny gave me a sheepish smile, and gave me the heart sign, and I flicked him off.
“ You know what we should do?” Joanna said. everyone looked at him raising an eyebrow.
“ W- What?” I asked sounding unsure.
“ Let’s all go hang in the woods. It’s not too far from here,” he said. we all exchanged looks, and I shrugged my shoulders.
“ It would be nice to just hang, and not have to worry for once,” I smiled.
“ It looks like it’s going to Rain though,” Markus said. I closed my eyes and thought about my mom, dad, and my sister. When I would sing to her and see how her smile would light up my world. I opened my eyes, and the dark sky started to become brighter, and the sun shine through. Everyone looked around, and patch looked at me smirking, and I shrugged my shoulders, and grinned.
“ Come on then let’s go!” I laughed running down the streets towards the woods. I heard them laughing, and we all walked towards the woods. When we got to the edge of it I peered in, and then started to make my way through it.
“ Hey wait!” Patch called out. I turned around but was still walking, and I saw Patch jogging up to me, and he walked next to me, and smiled down at me. he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I snuggled into his side. “ This woods thing was a good idea from Joanna,” he said.
“ I know…” I whispered. everyone ran in front of us, and they all started to walk up the hill, and they were rustling, and acting like total dudes. “ you can go have fun with them,” I said laughing.
“ You don’t think I am having fun with you?” he asked. I shrugged my shoulders. Then he took a step away from me, and grabbed my hand, and tugged me away from the trail with him. I let out a laugh, and walked next to him, and he wrapped his arm around me again, and I took a deep breath, and closed my eyes resting my head again his chest. The last time someone held me like this was Darien. I took a deep breath, and sighed. “ What’s wrong?” he asked.
“ it’s nothing…” I mumbled. He stopped, and pulled me around so I was facing him. I looked away from him, and took a step away, and went and sat down on a tree stump, and patch walked over to me, and sat down in front of me.
“ Im not stupid,” he laughed. I looked up at him and sighed.
“ its.. ugh..” I sighed and shook my head. “ You know why I was sent here in the first place right? Like the one thing that caught me?” I asked.
“ Yeah didn’t some guy fall off a building, and they said you did it?” He asked. I nodded my head.
“ His name was Darien, and he was my boyfriend,” I whispered. I saw the look in Patch’s face turn and he nodded his head looking down at his hands. “ I mean I loved him… he was… I fell in love with him, but he died and I know that. He is gone, but I still miss him,” I whispered. Patch stood up, and turned away from me. I stood up and grabbed his arm. “ But I love you, and… and I feel so guilty about do so. I feel like I am just forgetting Darien, and I… I just feel guilty,” I mumbled and I felt tears in my eyes. “ I use to be really strong… I wouldn’t cry over everything, but I feel so weak, and I cry over everything know,” I whispered tears in my eyes. “ it feels so right to be with you, and it makes me feel so guilty.” Patch turned around and grabbed my chin, and tilted my head up so I was looking at him.
“ Darien loved you right? If he loved you he wouldn’t want you to feel guilty about anything. You have to live life, because you never know when it could end,” He kissed my forehead, and then looked at me again with a huge grin. I looked up at him and laughed.
“ What?” I asked.
“ I just love when you say that you love me,” He whispered. I smiled, and got on my tip toes, and gave him a gentle kiss, and he gave me one back, and I wrapped my arms around him, and let out a sigh.
“ How come everything seems so perfect when it’s not?” I laughed.
“ How about today will be perfect, and all the other days could be a total mess?” he chuckled. I nodded my head and smiled. I felt Patch tense up next to me, and I looked up at him confused. You alright? “ Its ugh… Well there are other dogs around and dogs hate me,” he laughed. I let out a laugh.
“ is that a wolf thing?” I asked. He nodded his head chuckling.
“ Yeah it’s a wolf thing,” he smirked. I let out a laugh. “ Come on lets go find the other guys,” he smiled. I nodded my head, and we started to walk up the hill, and I felt a little tired, so I closed my eyes, and imagined wind pulling me up the hill, and I felt something pushing me forward. I ran up the hill with the wind pushing me, and I stood at the table, and Patch stopped and was looking at me. “ Is that a Aether thing?” he asked. I brought my hand up and lightly extended it towards him, and a light brush of wind pushed him and he laughed. “ You’re gonna get it,” he smirked. I raised my eyebrows, and he darted after me. my eyes widened and I turned on my heel, and started to run through the trees. I continued to run, and then I saw something black run past me, and I stopped and looked around. I heard a bark, and I turned around and saw a wolf a couple of feet away from me. I took a step back, and then I met the wolves eyes, and I stopped.
“ Patch?” I mumbled. The wolf took another step closer to me, and then I heard the guys farther up the hill, and I looked up and saw patch chasing after Joanna. My body froze, and I looked at the wolf. This wasn’t any regular wolf. Those eyes… they looked like Patch’s and those guys I saw at the museum. I guess werewolves all have those same dark brown eyes. The wolf let out a deep growl, and I felt my body freeze. “ P- Patch,” I tried saying a little louder, but I felt my voice cracking. Then the wolves stopped, and then it ran away. I let out a breath I was holding, and looked around, and started to run up the hill. I ran into someone and stumbled back, and saw Joanna grinning at me.
“ What’s up?” He asked.
“ U- Ugh nothing,” I mumbled walking past him. I walked over, and I saw Patch standing apart from the others dazing off, and I stood there looking at him. “ Patch?” I whispered. his eyes met mine, and he smiled but it was a fake smile, and it looked troubled. “ Hey, you alright?” I asked touching his arm. At first he flinched, but then he relaxed and nodded his head. I looked up at him, and he looked down at me, and gave me a weak smile, and kissed my forehead. I wrapped my arms around Patch and took a deep breath. “ When do you think it’s going to be over?” I asked him.
“ Hopefully soon,” he responded. We all started to walk back to the hotel, but my mind was somewhere else. I was remembering those wolves, and they were not animal wolves. They were the same thing that Patch is. I walked next to Patch, and he had his arm around me. We walked up to the hotel, and we all went into my room to see how Dan is feeling. I opened the door, and stepped in first. By the time we got back to the hotel it was dark out, and all the lights were out in the room.
“ Dan?” I asked stepping inside. when my whole body got through the door I felt someone grab me from the side. I let out a scream, and I heard chuckling. Patch switched on the lights, and I came face to face with Dan. “ I hate you,” I growled pulling his arms off of me. he was laughing, and I glared at him. “ I suppose you feel better?” I asked. He nodded his head, and I gave him a weak smile, and then hit his arm. “ Well you almost scared the crap out of me!” I hissed. He let out a laugh, and grinned. “ So can you see where they are…?” I stopped and closed my eyes for a minute. “ Hey Dan?” I whispered. he looked up at me curiously. “ When we get to these people how much longer are we going to have to hide?” I asked.
“ I wish I could tell you Lilz,” he sighed. I nodded my head, and he closed his eyes and went into his form. I was still amazed by this. I sat on the bed, and gazed at Dan in cat form. I reached out and pet his head, and I heard him purr and I let out a chuckle. He then backed up on his paws, and mist started to appear. “ They… They are not too far from here actually… We have to travel about… twenty miles, and they are living at this empty mansion in the woods. Its secluded, but we should be able to find it,” I heard Dan say. I nodded my head. Dan went back to his normal form, and he took a deep breath, and laid down on his bed. “ When should we leave?” He asked.
“ Tonight,” Patch said quickly.
“ Shouldn’t we sleep and leave in the morning?” River asked.
“ I agree with River,” I said. I looked over at Patch and he took a deep breath and shook his head.
“ We should leave tonight,” He said.
“ Why?” River asked. Patch locked gazes with River.
“ Patch why do you want to leave tonight so badly?” I asked. “ All of us where at the woods today. We are tired we should sleep here for the night, and leave tomorrow, so we won’t get tired on our walk to the guys,” I said. Patch gave me an exhausted look, and he rubbed his temples, and nodded his head.
“ Alright,” he grumbled. I gave him a smile, and he gave me a quick one in return but it also quickly faded. Johnny, Dan, and River went back into their rooms, and me, Joanna, patch, and Markus stayed in ours. Joanna quickly passed out in his bed, and looking at him brought a laugh out of my mouth. He looked funny. Patch went into the bathroom to take a shower, and Markus was laying on the pull out couch, and he looked lost in his own little word. I sat up from my bed, and walked over towards Markus, and sat down at the end of the couch, and gave him a smile.
“ Hey,” I muttered.
“ Hi,” He responded still not looking at me. I sat there, and I took a deep breath.
“ how long did you know my dad?”
“ About three years,” He said. I was shocked by long he actually knew my dad.
“ I never met you, or heard about you before.”
“ I know. your dad didn’t want to mix family with work. Actually he never even told his work he had kids. Well blood kids. He said he just adopted.” I felt my heart ache, and Markus must of seen my face, because he grabbed my hand. “ He didn’t mean it like that. If his work knew he had blood kids they would of killed them.”
“ How come you knew then?” I whispered.
“ I found out by mistake actually,” He said.
“ how?”
“ I was sent out to go look for your father, and while I was searching I found him at the beach with the kids and your mom. I continued to watch all you, and then I saw you fall and cut your leg open, and the weather changed… and the thunder started to turn black, and I knew you were his blood, but Lallie isn’t…” He said. My head shot up.
“ Lallie is not my dad’s daughter?” I asked.
“ Not by blood. He thought that if he had a blood child their powers wouldn’t be as strong, but when they had you, your powers are actually stronger than your dad’s and when your mother wanted a second child your father didn’t want another child with stronger powers, because it would have been too risky, so they adopted,” He said. I let out a deep breath. This changes nothing. Lallie is still my little sister by blood or not, and my father always loved us the same.
“ I miss him,” I whispered.
“ Mika was a good man… he cared about his family so much. He would risk his life for you any day. He didn’t regret what he did,” Markus said. I nodded my head and felt a tear fall down my face. I put my face into my hands and sighed.
“ Im so weak,” I cried. Markus grabbed my hand and had me look at him.
“ To be able to cry in front of others and show your feelings is strong,” He whispered. i bit my lip, and pulled my hands away wiping my face, and took a deep breath and walked back over to my bed, and laid down, and wrapped the blankets around me. I felt the bed going down, and I turned around and saw Patch laying their looking at the ceiling.
“ Patch,” I whispered. he turned his head to look at me, and I could tell there was something wrong. “ Patch why did you want to leave tonight and not in the morning?” I asked in a whisper.
“ Reasons.”
“ Why?”
“ Because.”
“ Patch tell me,” I said placing my hand on his arm.
“ You know me I just like to get things done,” he said smiling, and obviously lying. I nodded my head, and brought myself closer into his chest, and took a deep breath. I knew he was lying, but he didn’t know I knew. I could tell when he lies, because he gives you the fakest smile, and the look in his eyes are full with guilt and sorrow. Why did he want to leave tonight so badly? I wonder if it was about those wolves in the woods…

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