Heyy everyone! So... the sequel? Anyone up for it? What do you think? I know I left it at a kinda weird place, but I needed to introduce the plot. And all those characters. I can't start another story and satart rattling off names of people you've never heard of. You know? It's gonna be slow going, at first, but thats because they are travelling across the country! haha I'm still figuring out a place. I don't know if I want to model it after a plae I went for a church retreat or for a summer camp, how close to a city I want them to be (probably san francisco, the best city in the world) or what. Oh, and it's may 27 when I start this, lets see how long until i actually post this. lol
Now it's may 29. lol did you see that? 2 days just went by. I am sooo bored without this thing... I'm not even joking. It's driving me crazy. Almost done with my characters. Fixed a not- exactly- small problem I had with my story. i'm having a crappy day. lots of bad news on all sides of me... nothing happening to me, just really good friends and people I care about and I can't do a thing to help. I feel like crap... I guess I'll start the story, maybe writing will help my mood.
may 31: totally pwned in Mafia. I was the mafia. first I took out th other mafia (gotta look out for #1, and he voted to kill me, bitch) then saved myself from getting killed by using master persuasion skillz. I totally felt like a nerd writing all that. lol thats ok, cuz I am. but i'm an adorable nerd. :) but seriously- I kicked ass. I think I'm writing the right sort of stuff.
So, people, the first chapter of Inhuman:
Previously, in Knight in Shining Armor:
"So what's so controversial about us?" Parker asked.
"You don't understand what's happened to you as well as we believed you did, do you?" Jill asked from her place. They had all remained, quiet, but when Parker said this she stood up.
"Jill, stop." Kit said.
"No, they don't understand. Chloe, you said so yourself. You're all different from us." She said.
"So?" I replied, squeezing Derek's hand. She seemed more vicious now than she ever was before.
"We're all still human, gifted humans. Don't you see that?" she asked.
"So are we. Just a little different. We didn't choose this." Blaine said. He didn't like where this was going.
"It doesn't matter. Did you see what you all did? That's not like what we can do. You prove it every day. You aren't like us. You're experiments. We're supernaturals." She said. All of us stared at her, scared, nervous, furious. A mix twisting all of our stomachs, I was sure of it.
"What's so different? I don't see it, we're just a little more powerful than a normal supernatural. You don't like it, suck it up. We're not going anywhere." Erin said.
"I second that." Simon said. He recieved a bright smile from her.
"You don't get it! You're a minority of children. Most supernaturals don't trust your powers, don't trust your maturity, don't trust that we're safe around you. I happen to be one of them. Being the minority, you're at our mercy. Do you get it now?" she snapped at Erin.
"If you don't trust us, why are you here?" Alaric asked. He looked livid at her words.
"Kit asked me to come and help. But I realize I can't. You're all different, uncontrollable, powerful. You aren't one of us." she said. We looked to Kit for some consolidation. Alec, Bianca. Quill. No one showed any signs of disagreement with her words. "I'm not saying that everyone here feels this way about you, but I'm telling you how it is. You aren't us. We're true supernaturals. You're experiments. We're human. You aren't." She spat.
"So... basically, segregation? Or KKK tactics to eliminate us all? Something like that?" Rhett asked.
"Yes, something like that. I'm just letting you know now. That's what the supernatural world thinks of you. We're supernaturals. You're Inhuman."
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Chapter 1
We were all still in some sort of shock even hours after hearing Jillian's words. We had asked a few more questions, like where on the west coast we'd be going- California- What kind of stuff we'd be doing- no idea yet- and where we'd be staying- again, no clue. Afterwards we were allowed to go off on our own. Eventually we all gathered together again. We all managed to squish into Derek's and Simon's room (now holding... many more people than Derek and Simon). We clustered on the beds and mostly against the walls, sitting on top and across each other, on the furniture, everyone mostly in a place that was visible to everyone else so as to not be left out. It was everyone from the lab sans Aunt Lauren and Rae (who was off with her new best friend Dulcie), all of us experiments. Xavier was standing with Liz and they both had pens and a shared whiteboard. Everyone was kind of just sitting in a semi- stunned silence of nerves, worry, fear, and anger.
"So... now what?" Blake asked.
"Hope to god the majority takes our side, I guess." Tori replied. She had her legs over his and was leaning on Simon.
"We don't necessarily know how the Assembly works, it may be more complicated than that... it's a major political thing." Blaine spoke up.
"Hell, we don't even know if there are more experiments. If we're the only ones, I mean." Alexys pointed out.
"Huh. That's right." Lanie smiled. "Maybe if theres a lot of us they won't be able to do anything! We'd be too much to handle!"
"That doesn't come across nearly as positive as you want it to sound." Austin pointed out, looking over at her. She was stretched out across Aveline, Alexys and him. The other two girls were on top of Rhett and Alaric. I noticed her sort- of acceptance into the Inseparable 5. Were they going to grow into the Inseparable 6? I couldn't tell yet. But from the stories I'd heard she'd come out of the EGHQ leading them.
"I do see her point though. If there are a lot of experiments, then they won't want to take us out anymore. We won't be such a minor minority. Plus with the rarities in our group?" Derek asked, looking from Nate to Blaine and Fallon to Erin. "I think that helps us all a little more." He sunk back into his deep thought. He realized how screwed we were too.
"Or they'll just keep us alive and kill all of you." Nate said.
"Very positive. You are spewing optimism, aren't you?" Hallie asked from next to him. She bumped him playfully, and he bumped her back with a laugh. I noticed Xavier's gaze darken.
"I'm just saying. Not all of the possibilities are good, and we need to be open minded." he replied.
"So... I know this isn't exactly serious, but is anyone else kinda freaked that we're all going to California?" Blake asked.
"I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT!" Tori screeched. Everyone except Erin cringed. "I wonder where we'll go. I hope it's near the beach. I mean, most of them are on the beach, anyways. And we can go surfing!" she said, jumping around. Simon pushed her off of him after this assault. (A/N: no, we don't all live on the beach. Nor surf. And our beaches aren't all gorgeous. Most are just... sand... You'e thinking of Hawaii lol)
"Tori... You have no idea where we'll be going in California, Tori. There is more than just beach." Fallon spoke up.
"Most of the people are on the beach! Its California!" she argued.
"You realize that there is a mountain range in there... And a valley..." Fallon said. Tori didn't bother fighting back, she liked her picture, she wasn't changing it.
"Anyways... do any of you know how all of us are crossing the continent?" Simon asked. We all had blank looks. "Well..."
"Let them handle that. They wanna ship us, fine. They can handle the stress of all that. We have enough to deal with, I think. They think we're threats? Are they crazy? I mean, look at... Chloe! She doesn't look threatening at all! How the hell are they scared of that!" Erin shouted.
"Thanks... Thanks so much Erin." I replied, rolling my eyes. Derek squeezed my hand.
"Oh, calm down, I love you." she laughed.
"She's pretty terrifying when she's got dead guys listening to her every word, actually." Tori said.
"You must teach me." Hallie said, jumping up.
"Your brother taught me almost everything I know. David might be more your speed for now until we know the extent of your powers." I laughed. (A/N: a use for david!) She nodded in understanding.
"What are our current choices in this whole thing?" Daniel asked.
"Yeah, I'm having trouble following this too." Tanner said. His arm was around Skylar.
"Ok, more important- are you guys dating or something? Because... like.. the whole.." Tori said, making wild motions with her arms kind of like putting them around someone.
"No... just..close." Skylar said, jabbing Tanner in the side. He jumped. Tanner looked a little surrised at her answer but hid his reaction relatively well. She gave him a small glance and turned back to the conversation.
"So... can you guys write this down?" Parker asked to the floating whiteboard from his place under Skylar's curled up legs.
Sure. -L Liz wrote, putting an initial to let them know who was writing.
"You two need different colored pens. Would make life easier..." Alaric said. He moved Alexys in his lap and readjusted himself. Lanie in turn moved, causing a chain reaction throughout the 6 of them. The entire room broke out into smiles and a few giggles. That was it. Inseparable 6. I made it official.
"Well, one of the options is to be killed by the supernatural world. Because we're experimented on." Rhett said. Aveline wiggled on top of him, and suddenly shot a look at Alexys. I could only imagine what the two had said. The words went onto the board with a squeak of the pen.
"What else did we think of?"Tanner asked.
"Them just accepting us." Lanie said. More squeaking, more thinking.
"I'm tired of thinking. I wonder how many people we can fit onto a bed without dogpiling..." Aveline said. Alexys shouted in agreement with this idea, and they started chattering away. Rhett rolled his eyes and his arms wrapped around her waist gently. I tried to ignore this and focused on the argument.
"I like this idea." Blake said. He glanced at Tori, which Simon of course noticed. I'd have to ask him about it later.
Finally the serious conversation ended and we turned back into teens, 20 of us, plus 2 ghosts, being... well, as normal as any of us could ever get. Even acting normal still involved some powers, as I'd noticed when it came to Aveline, Rhett, and Alaric. After much persuasion, they managed to get all of us to agree on trying to fit everyone onto the bed. So we set to work on that...
We somehow managed to fit everyone onto the bed, the shape shifters becoming teeny tiny animals (not bugs, since over half the girls- and a few guys who were too manly to admit- were scared of them) and everyone having at least one body part flat on the top of the bed. Some people were being held on to so they didn't fall. But we did it. Us cripples were on the top of the pile. Of course this is when Kit and Co. decided to come in.
"I won't even start!" Brahm said, laughing at all of us shoved onto one bed. Dulcie came up behind him.
"Holy crap! ...Can I join?" she yelled. She hurriedly jumped on us, which hurt everyone, and pushed the first three people off. Rae laughed and helped me up before my leg got crushed. Slowly our masterpiece fell apart. Brahm and Alec joined us on the bed, introducing themselves again to a few people. The talking picked up.
"My girlfriend just jumped in bed with 20 other people... I feel dejected..." Brahm said, causing a few fits of laughter at his dirty joke. Dulcie laughed and tackled him with a hug.
"Well, anyways!" Kit said loudly. "How did that bed hold all of you, holy..." he said, noticing that the bed still stood. "Anyways! We're taking a vote on dinner. Any suggestions? ...STOP! HANDS UP TO GIVE A SUGGESTION!" Poor, poor Kit. 20 teens. He must've been crazy. Now asking about food, when 12 of them are guys. One of them is a werewolf. Damn. (And sadly the one to eat the most is also the most mature. He wasn't the only guy not yelling out food items though, at least)
After almost an hour of heated debate over pizza joints, we decided on pasta. We were all in agreement on pizza until Nate mentioned pasta. Everyone's mind changed immediately. Kit looked beyond nervous and left. I felt bad for him.
"I wonder when we leave..." Blake said from his place under Tori. Simon gave him a quick death glare. It ended when Erin went and fell close next to him and held out her hand and introduced herself (not everybody had all the names memorized yet).
"Hopefully soon. My hands will be a wreck if we stay here long." Aveline said. Rhett laughed and teased her gently, and Alexys gave her hands a look and blew it off. (A/N: because I literally just learned this... SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE STARTED! YES! *fangirl squeal* XD)
"I wasn't kidding about that question." Blake said.
"Probably soon. Kit probably wants help to keep us all in control and sane and he's probably the only one mature enough and doesn't look at us in disdain or like we're aliens." Fallon said. We were now in a tight circle, everyone either being sat on or sitting on someone. I guess trying to fit 20 people onto a full sized bed was a good ice breaker. More so than saving everyone from an evil science lab. Who knew?
"Ten fingers! Right now!" Parker yelled.
A chorus of no's and yes's ensued. (A/N: if you don't know what ten fingers is... it's 'i never' minus the drinks. you say I never- *something* and everyone who has puts a finger down. We played it in ASL class... haha funny cuz this is usually a REALLY dirty game) more games were offered up that weren't much better, including spin the bottle (Derek, Simon, and Xavier all demanded that we did not), truth or dare (almost made it) and 20 questions.
"DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SLASH KNOW WHERE THE TAMPONS SLASH PADS ARE!" Erin yelled.
"...I second that!" Ave shouted. "Since we're on the topic."
There was a short gap in time where it was dead silent. Then all of the girls in the room howled with laughter. It was a split between the guy's horrified, blank, and confused faces and the randomness of it that caused it. Tori and I lead them to the hallway and to Bianca to see if she knew. We were back after a few minutes.
"You know I believed that you'd be a little more comfortable with this." I said to Derek, kissing his cheek as I sat back in his lap. I thought back to when we were in Lyle house and I was on the drugs. The whole 'pee in a cup' conversation.
"..." he continued to start saying things but stopping at the first syllable.
"Did you really feel the need to yell that out?" Daniel asked.
"Yes, actually, I did. I happen to believe that your gimpy Y chromosome could use a few shocks of the second X every once in a while." Erin said.
"We're preparing you for your future wives. They'll thank us later. You will too." Aveline said, laughing from her place on top of Rhett.
"My Y chromosome would appreciate it if you keep that information to yourselves." Parker said. "Or at least wait until we know each other a little better."
"Oh, I can make sure we get to know each other very well." Erin said, getting off of Simon and going over to sit on Parker. "I'll stop there since I've made everyone uncomfortable enough."
"You totally sounded like a slutty bitch right there, you realize this right?" Aveline said. She recieved a bright smile.
"Yes, I do. Get used to it. I'm not changing for anybody. In fact I flaunt it. I think we'll get along great, thanks for the back up with the pads thing." Erin replied, holding out her hand. Aveline gave her the high five.
"Anytime."
"Well, aside from that, 20 questions! Come on, that'd be awesome!" Blake said. The boy was persistent.
"Dinner should be ready soon, maybe we should go see if we can help?" I asked. I really didn't want to get caught having to answer a question I didn't want to.
"You sound nervous, Chloe, trying to hide something?" Fallon asked from her place curled up against Blaine.
"N-n-no... I-I just..." crap. Stuttering, again? I hadn't done that in a while. Why now?
"Ooh, Chloe? I must hear this. The good girl's got things to hide!" Lanie said excitedly.
"N-n-no, I-I d-don't, really..." I stuttered.
"She doesn't. She's just getting nervous. Lay off." Derek said, putting an arm around me protectively and hugging me closer to him. I relaxed a little at this extra touch.
"She's right, Dinner should be ready soon. And I'm starved." Rhett said, tapping Aveline on her side to move her. She rolled her eyes and got up, then helped pull him up.
We all made our way out to the kitchen and found that dinner had another half hour or so, and we began picking places to sit and setting up plates for people. In a half hour everypone was sitting where ever eating, talking, and calming down. When we were done we followed the same routine as breakfast. Kit then had us all rounded up again, but this time outside to take advantage of the cool breezy evening weather. I wondered why no one else ever really helped him control all of us. Then I realized when I looked at them- they were usually just as immature as we were And Margaret and Russel gave us looks of disgust. Kit was the only one with the maturity (at least the ability to carry a good maturity level) to control us.
"So, I'm sure you're all aware that all 32 of us are leaving for California soon." he announced. We all nodded.
"When is 'soon', exactly?" Blake asked.
"Tomorrow." Kit answered. We all jumped. Tomorrow? Holy... "Margaret, Russel, and Gwen called the Assembly and they're sending a plane to transport all of us. We said that we could drive ourselves-"
"NO!" Tori, Aveline, Erin, Derek, and Daniel shouted. Kit held up his hand and they quieted.
"But they insisted. Word about the Edison Group has spread like wildfire, and supernaturals of all races are gunning for you guys. It isn't safe. They've arranged for us to stay somewhere close to the city, not in the city- it'd be safer to be away- and it's got plenty of space, it's pretty nice, and you should all be comfortable. Sound good?"
We all agreed. Tori spoke up first though.
"What city exactly?" she asked.
"San Francisco." (A/N: I figure there's so many weirdos there supernaturals will blend in LOL. like some homeless guy once lunged at me. I was with a church group. I hid behind my bf. ppl there are WEIRD.)
"Ok."
"So, I should have enough bags for all of you to pack, we leave at 1 tomorrow. If you need anything, you know who to go to. We'll make sure we can go get anything. The Assembly assured compensation." Kit said. With that we were freed.
We all went to get a bag and began packing clothes, recieveing tooth brushes, little tubes of tooth paste, other general toiletries, and informing them of what we found we still needed. We were all together and packed by ten that night. Aunt Lauren checked everyone again, and was finally starting to remember names. We were all good to go, and we all went to bed in preparation for the next day.
...
People came down one by one and ate what they felt like eating the next morning, a few disappointed at the lack of any actual breakfast like the day before. We were all given orders to have our bags by the door, which we did. We needed to leave at 11 to make sure we were at the place on time. It was a simple landing and take off strip about a half hour away. When we asked how long we'd be on the west coast, they didn't know. It was about 10, and we had another hour to kill before we left, and we broke up into seperate groups. Tori went off with Blake, Daniel, Tanner, and Skylar. The Insepearable 6 (now with Lanie!) Simon with Erin, Blaine, Fallon, and Parker; Nate, and Hallie going off on their own, and me following Derek.
"So... about this whole mate thing..." I started. I loved this alone time we had. I knew we wouldn't get much.
"I don't know what else you want me to tell you." he said.
"No, I just want to know... what that means for us?"
"It means... I'm only going to be with you. You can leave me... but I'l only ever be with you." he said quietly.
"Oh... ok."
The thought of that scared me. The ability to hurt him so badly. No one else had that power. It wasn't something I liked. No one else could touch him... but I could. It was terrifying. Derek never showed that he was scared, but that admition made him the most vulnerable he's probably ever been in his life. And as much as I hated the thought of Derek being hurt, knowing this... just... terrified me. What if I couldn't live up to it? I don't want to hurt him, but if I do?
"That's about what it means. Is that ok?" he asked, jolting me out of my thoughts. He picked me up and held me against him in his lap.
"Yeah. It's perfect." I replied. Better to keep my worries to myself.
"Good."
He held me close, his fingers slowly and lazily running up and down my spine, through my hair, around my ear, down my arm. It was a lazy sort of day. Plus a very long flight. I wasn't looking forward to it. As long as I could nab seats with Derek alone it'd be better, though.
We stayed close for the rest of the hour until Simon was sent out to get us, and we followed him in. We helped load the bags into the car, all piled in, and drove towards the landing strip. (A/N: I believe that's what its called. I've never been on a plane/ been to an airport besides giving my mom her bday present. cuz she works for an airport- which makes my story much more pathetic) The car ride was filled with Blake asking Kit questions nonstop, us getting annoyed, and wondering how long until he realized that Kit actually knew pretty much nothing about the place we were going to. Because every answer was a simple 'I don't know, Blake'. Or Kit tuned him out and just gave that answer every time. Either way, Blake never shut up. Hallie, Erin, and I talked about girl stuff and necromancy (not combined, of course) and Derek and Simon had their own conversation. When Blake wasn't nagging Kit incessantly with stupid questions, he talked with Tori. I noticed how much she laughed at his words. I really needed to ask her about that.
By the time we arrived, the only person we had to wait for was Bianca. Which was why we left 2 hours before we needed to be there, we knew she'd take forever. The plane was waiting, and we went ahead and loaded everything on. Everyone arranged in their seats, and sadly I was instead placed with Skylar when Parker claimed Tanner and Derek went with Simon. We made light small talk in the beginning of the flight, about everyone else in our huge group, our own interests, looking for anything we had in common. She told me about how she and Tanner grew so close so quickly, and it was a pretty sweet story. It was still casual between them, but they had some work to do. It was cute. She asked me about me and Derek, and I told her. A little later we got pulled into other conversations.
We landed around seven, and found three monster vans there to take us to where we were staying, and we all squeezed in. This Assembly group really thought through everything. Much better than we ever did. My leg had some better mobility, but I still was the least able to walk. I had to be helped out of the plane. Going up stairs was easier than going down. I could hold on, lean back, then pivot my leg up onto the step. Going down, I'd fall. So Derek carried me down, and I was happy to be close to him again. I made it into the van relatively well. The car ride was about two hours, and we were transported to a woodsy area on one of the Bay Area's many hillsides, to a camping area of cabins on stilts that looked flimsy, built out over the hill so one end was suspended a good ten feet over the ground. The worst one had 50 feet until dirt. It looked terrifying. We were told that there was a lake a mile or so away, and quite a few meadow-y clearings for us to practice in. Dulcie and Rae would just have to nix the fire for a little bit. I was still waiting to talk to Rae, but Dulcie had adopted her and I hadn't had the chance. They were almost connected at the hip.
"This is where we're all going to be staying. There's more than enough space for all of us, and a main hall for meals and everything is a little further uphill. You should all know the rules, no mixing of the genders, cabins must stay standing, don't get hurt worse than any of you are already. Sound good?" Kit asked. I wondered how my leg would handle all of this, but figured I'd ask about it later. I really needed a pair of crutches...
"Okey dokey, boss!" Lanie said. We laughed and I caught a glance from Austin directed at her. I was catching a lot of romance growing around here. Then again, there's a ton of teenagers here. If there wasn't, I'd be scared.
"Can I trust you all enough to not have to put an adult in each of the cabins?" he asked. We all chorused a yes. Yeah, right.
"Good. Well, get your bags into your cabins, I believe it's three or four to a room, ok?" he announced. Another chorus in agreement. "Let's all meet up at the main hall in... a half hour or so? We can throw together some dinner. Then, just... hang out until it seems like a good time to call lights out. Ok? You're all good to go."
We all seperated, into our cabins. Did I believe that we needed chaperones? In all honesty, probably. This was almost like a summer camp, if an all- out prank war didn't erupt, I'd be shocked. I heard about all girls meeting in a TBA cabin after dinner, and I wondered what it'd be about. I'd find out later. I found that my bunkmates were to be Rae and Tori, and I was perfectly fine with that. I dropped my bag on my bed, and checked the little bathroom that was in the corner of the cabin. Basic toilet, tiny sink, itsy bitsy medicine cabinet/ mirror, and shower. Not bad. A little closet, a place to hang up shirts with a few hangers, a chest of drawers, a ceiling lamp, a lamp on the nightstand, and a heater were also in the room in addition to 3 beds. Not bad at all. (A/N: these cabins are 100% based off the ones where I spent an overnight church retreat. this entire camp is, but I'm fudging it a teensy bit to meet the needs of the supernatrals. like the proximity to San fran. and the lake. otherwise, this is it, pretty much exactly. the cabins I just described even match. I figured it'd work. let me know what you think about all this, ok?)
After getting settled in a little, like setting up blankets on our bed, Tori, Rae and I head up to the main hall to meet everyone else. We took advantage of the peace while it lasted. Because even though none of us showed it, we all knew that it would never last. because life would never be that easy.
Yay! I never planned on starting this so early. Shows you how amazing my self control is, right? I planned on starting it next week. But i missed it SO MUCH i couldn't help it. I just had to... so, main concerns here:
1- you'll hate the place I didn't really make up to put them. (destinations for my characters are always based off places I've been. you read my books, all the cities my characters are are 90% of the time based off my home town)
2- you'll hate how little I focus on any one character, especially the chlerek. I'm trying to make up for the chlerek by igniting romance with the other characters, but I know nothing will ever replace chlerek. I promise I have a big chlerek prank planned for later in the story (it involves blackmail! I've been waiting for this opportunity) so don't worry I haven't forgotten about it. How could i ever?
3- you're going to think I lost the same style I had in KISA. I have to admit, I kinda think i did. I've never worked with so many characters before, and I have never done a sequel. so this whole thing is kinda new to me.
4- you're going to think Xavier's getting left behind. no, I promise, he's not. did you see how many pairing I pointed at? what does Xavier do best, people? lmao
5- uhm... you'll think I'm complaining with this big list.
well, review with your thought! Or PM, whatever happens to be your style. I don't care all too much. either will get you put on next chappie's wall of thank yous. Thanks so much, ppl! You made this possible! luv you ALL so much!
XOXOXO ~ DD (hehe I like DD it's adorable. I can go by Darling now too!)
-Amanda
