*Jerry*
I have been having nightmares, Nightmares of a group of 7, their journey was about to close, the floating suddenly being swallowed by the sea, I was looking from afar.
"It's up to you" A voice would tell me.
"What do you mean?"
But the voice would never answer.
"Jerry!" I opened my eyes and glared at the boy who was staring at me.
"Are you getting up?" He was annoyed.
"Just go, Lucas" I told him.
Lucas Grace had blonde hair and brown eyes, he had a leadership feel to him, but I don't agree with him.
I, Jerry Pillar, am an orphan, lost my mom, never knew my dad.
We ate breakfast and got ready for that day's trip.
"Hey Jerry" My shy friend Aloe said to me.
"Hey Aloe..." I smiled at him.
He smiled back.
After getting ready, we went to school, in the old broken down bus the orphanage always used.
Only a handful of us went to public school, which included me and Lucas. Aloe was super unsocial, so he didn't go.
I looked out of the broken window next to me. The leaves fell slowly to the pavement.
"Jerry" I knew the voice was in my head.
"Who are you?" I whispered.
"Be careful... your life is about to change..."
The driver stopped in front of the school, I was the last one to get out.
"Hey Jerry, maybe you should go home and stop wasting time!" A girl yelled out to me.
*Lucas*
School was fun for me, my group of friends always there for me.
"That girl is such a loser!" One of my friends said about Jerry.
"I know, I mean, doesn't she have any new clothes? Look at those pants, they soar over her ankles!" They laughed again.
I looked at my own clothing. I was wearing a faded out shirt of Pink Floyd, the jeans a little big for me. But the length of it was hard to notice, they were folded over the boots I was wearing.
The thin red hoodie I was wearing had a broken zipper.
"Hey guys, she's gone" I told them, watching her walk into the building.
During PE, Jerry held her head low, trying to avoid everyone.
I wanted to walk over to her and comfort her, but I kept my distance.
"Okay, roll call!" I heard the teacher yell. "Today we are going to the pool and learn a few swimming techniques"
So after he took attendance, we walked to the inside pool attached to the gym.
It was required that you wear your swimsuit under your PE clothes and I was happy that I had done so.
The people who didn't wear their swimsuits instantly got a zero.
"We are going to learn how to dive today, please, one at a time, dive off the diving board" We all stared at each other, the ones that didn't get zeros were the people who hated to swim.
"I guess I'll go" Jerry stepped up to the edge of the diving board, her brown hair was in a bun, and she dived.
Jerry always loved the water, no matter what.
"A+ Ms. Pillar..." The teacher told her.
I noticed there was no dripping water from her, she seemed, well... dry...
"Mr. Grace, if you will..." I looked at the teacher and swallowed, I didn't swim.
"Okay" I stepped to the board anyway and dived.
Instantly, I felt a weight pull me down.
My lungs were soon screaming for air, they kept pounding trying to escape my rib cage.
I blacked out.
"C'mon Lucas!" The teacher was the first person I saw.
"Wha-What happened?" I asked, disoriented.
"You almost drowned" The teacher said.
"But Jerry saved you" One of the girls said. I scanned for her, she was nowhere to be found.
"Where is she?" I asked.
But no one answered me, they were too concerned about me.
After I hasd changed, I saw Jerry walking out of the girl's locker room.
"Pillar!" I yelled out her last name, making her stop, the leggings she was wearing was up over her ankles, her purple jacket was torn, the shirt was faded as well, her shoes were the only thing that was nice.
"What do you want?" She was at her locker now, getting a couple things out of it.
"You saved me..." I started.
"Your point?" She didn't look at me.
"Why, wouldn't you rather me drown?" She looked at me suddenly with a weird look on her face.
"What would make you say that?"
"Well... Don't you hate me?"
"Not necessarily..." She shut her locker. "You are a jerk, I'll admit that, but I wouldn't want people killed"
"Hey Pillar go die" Jerry looked at the girls that had said that, but then she slammed her locker door. I suddenly felt the breath leave my lungs. I felt my life slip and fell to my knees.
"Jerry" I gripped her leggings. But as the breath came back, Jerry fell to her knees as well.
"No!" She yelled, gripping her head in pain. "Leave me alone!" I gripped her shoulders as markings wrapped her skin.
"You think you can fight me girl? Wll, think again!" It wasn't Jerry's voice, she opened her shut eyelids and her eyes lit up red.
"Jerry?" I gulped out as she turned normal.
"Not again..." She reached for my shirt and her forehead at the same time.
"Aloe, it happened again"
"Again?" I asked her.
Her head whipped up and looked at me.
"Where's Aloe?" She asked.
"Jerry, what was that?" I asked her instead.
"Lucas... I-I don't know... But Aloe knows-"
"Jerry!" We both looked. One of the headmistresses was making her way to us.
"Headmistress?" I asked, I soon saw Aloe trotting behind her.
"What's going on?" Aloe asked.
"You three must follow me, don't dilly dally"
All three of us shared a confused look.
"Too late, granny"
There was sheer terror now in the headmistress's eyes.
"That girl is coming with me!"
A beautiful woman was standing not too far away.
"You'll have to get through me... The three of you... RUN!" I got to my feet and helped Jerry up, we ran for it.
We ran out of the school and into the street, I had a firm grip on Jerry's elbow. Aloe was slower than Jerry and I combined, but he still kept pace.
"Where are we going?" Jerry asked, her voice full of fright.
"The orphanage"
*Jerry*
I wasn't totally sure if the orphanage was the best place to go. But then again, there was nowere else to go.
So we ran the five miles to the orphanage, and when we got there, we caught our breath.
And then there was an explosion from inside the building. I held my breath as the flames went up into the air, sparks starting fires around us.
"Looks like there's three of you" A boy said, coming from the flames.
This boy had black hair, wearing a black leather jacket, and piercing black eyes.
"Who are you?" I yelled out.
"Take that!" He swung something, that was intersected with an arrow.
"Leave them alone!" A girl with black hair, her bow and arrow ready, made her way over to us.
"Would you look at that" Smirked the boy. "Jason's sister... Thalia Grace" There was venom in this boy's voice.
"Grace?" Aloe was the one that spoke, but we both looked at Lucas.
"Hurry" I turned to see a girl waving us over. Her blonde hair hiding her left eye. Aloe and I looked at each other, then at the girl ahead of us.
And then I bolted towards her, Lucas and Aloe hot at my heels.
"This way" She disappeared into the brush and I swiftly followed, making sure Grace and Aloe were behind me.
I stopped as I saw it. It was a silver chariot, with silver deer.
"Can we all fit?" Aloe asked.
"Sure" The blonde girl said.
I throw my hand in front of Aloe.
"How can we trust you?" I asked.
"We don't have time, come on!" She was hurrying us, I hated to be hurried.
"C'mon Jerry, she looks nice enough" Lucas told me.
"You must be nuts!" I told him.
"What choice do we have?!" He had a point.
I was the first in the chariot, then Lucas and Aloe, then the girl. We were soon cruising in air.
"By the way, I'm Lilac"
"Hi..." Aloe said. "Aloe"
"You've got to be kidding" I said under my breath.
"Lucas Grace..." Lucas said. "The grumpy one's Jerry Pillar"
"Nice to meet you" She said sweetly.
Again, I ended up rolling my eyes and leaned on the edge of the chariot. I sighed in exasperation as the two boys swooned over the girl.
And then, an arrow whizzed three centimeters from my nose.
The girl cursed and reached towards the deer, a thin line of reigns appeared instantly in her hands, they weren't there before.
"Hang on!" She yelled, bringing the reigns up.
I gripped the side of the chariot, while Aloe and Lucas were crouching on the floor, digging their fingers into the floor.
Three more arrows flew by, I looked to see what the cause was.
It was something on fire... But I couldn't tell what it was.
I watched as another arrow was shot. I soon realized the tip was on fire.
This arrow made contact with the chariot, the floor burst into flames.
The deer started going berserk. I watched the fire, we were nowhere near land. And I wasn't going to chance a fall.
"I'm slipping!" Lucas yelled. I looked at his red face, and then he lost his balance.
"Lucas!" I yelled as he fell into the empty air, through the flames.
"I'll get 'im" But the deer broke free from the chariot.
The chariot started to make a pitfall to the ground.
"Jump!" Lilac yelled.
Aloe instantly obeyed. I followed because I figured I was going to die either way.
Aloe and Lilac were saved by the deer, but I kept falling. Until, someone saved me. It was Lucas.
He was floating on air.
I heard the beating of his heart, adrenaline rushing into it and kick starting it.
"Lucas..." I said softly.
"Are you okay Jerry?"
"Fine" I whispered, drifting to sleep, the last thing I saw was the burning chariot.
So, what do you guys think?
Who do you think these three's godly parents are going to be? Who was the blonde and black head? Find out soon!
Sorry if you read the first version!
