Who We Really Are

by Starry-eyed dreamer86

We think we have ourselves all figured out. We think we know exactly who we'd be if things go bad, but you don't really know until you've lived it. When push comes to shove, you can't call if you'll be a soldier, or a healer, or an innocent bystander. Couldn't call if you'd be with the good or the bad. Now that the wall has come up, it's time to find out who you really are.

1. In the dark

Hey all! How are ya? So yeah, when I started in the Gone files, I told myself I wasn't going to do this, but I can't help it, I'm addicted. *sighs* So yeah, here it is, my official SYOC. I'm going to continue with Fish in the Sea, of course, so no one, like, panic or anything. For this story, I'm promising no more than an update every two weeks until this is closed, and I plan to continue my normal schedule of a FITS updates, which is every Sunday, Monday morning if I'm running late.

So yeah, I hope you enjoy, and I'll talk more about information at the end.

If I owned Gone, Lana would never have let Brianna leave Clifftop to fight Gaia. But she did and now Brianna's dead. D;:

"Hurry up, Julie!" Jessica Heartly stopped, turning impatiently to wait on her dark-haired friend.

She heard the rustling of a bush, as her friend's voice grew from being slightly muffled, to clear. "I'm going as fast as I can, Jess, but the pitch dark is sort of slowing me down."

"No need to be a smart-ass." Jessie pouted.

"I beg to differ."

Jessie gave her eyes a roll, and reached out, groping for her friend. She found Julies arm, and gave it a tug. "Come on! We're almost there."

She felt the arm pulled sharply from her grasp and Julie hissed, "Don't touch me!"

"Okay, now is seriously not the time to be a Chiraphobe."

"Chiraptophobe," Julie correct, then seemed to realize that was not the issue. "Jessie! You realize we could get in serious trouble if we're caught out here after hours?"

"Oh yeah? And who's gonna catch us? The secret child molester? That's the only person I can think would be out here this late."

"Maybe not out here, but once we get back to campus."

Jessie waved her hand, only half-aware that it was pointless, since Julie couldn't actually see her. "They won't do anything to us. My dad'll just say, 'No harm, no foul'. You know it."

"And if there is harm? Like say, we fall into snake nest because we can't see anything?"

"You're being paranoid."

"You're not being logical!"

Jessie sighed. It'd been a long time since she'd tried out-talking Julie, and she was starting to remember why. "Look, it's not that far ahead. You'll give it a quick look, tell me what you make of it, and then we'll go right back to the dorms. I promise."

"I won't be able to see anything! Pitch dark, remember!" Jessie was suddenly hit by an image of the girl, waving her arms comically and wearing her "you're being such an idiot" look.

"Trust me, you'll know when we get to it."

She heard her friend exhale, then, felt soft fingers brush her bare shoulder. "If we get int trouble for this..." Julie warned.

"We'll be fine," Jessie insisted. She reached up to her shoulder, grabbed the hand, and began to lead her friend ahead, the other hand waving carefully ahead. They walked in silence, until she felt it. Her had flattened on something solid that sent a jolt of electricity through her, causing her to jump back, wrapping her hand in the fabric of her tank top as though that were going to cause the burning to cease. It didn't, of course.

"There," she winced. "If you listen you can hear the hum. Don't touch it though, it'll shock you. Use a stick or something."

She could hear rustling, and, if she concentrated hard enough on the area it was coming from, she thought she could make out the outline of the girl, kneeling and running her hands over the ground for something to use. Suddenly the outline grew very still and the rustling stopped to be replaced by the sound of crunching leaves from behind them.

Jessie whirled, arm lashing, and she nearly nailed Chris Berryhill, which she knew only because the girl flashed on the light on her phone, immediately after leaping back with a curse, and shouting, "Chill, Jessie! It's just me!"

Jessie let out a relieved breath at the sight of the familiar pale-skinned girl, with her peculiar hair cut, both of which seemed too bright in the light emitting from her phone.

"How long have you been following us?" Julie demanded, climbing to her feet.

"Since you left the dorm." Chris turned the phone so the light fell on Julie, who put up a hand to shield her dark brown eyes. "What? Did you think I was taking a midnight stroll in the middle of the woods and just happened to hear the two of you?"

Julie's mouth turned down in a frown. "Don't play the smart-ass game with me. I'll win."

"Wow, someone gave you a bottle of grumpy juice before bed tonight didn't they?"

"That's not a thing," Julie scowled, shaking her head and turning away. "Shine that stupid thing somewhere useful. Like on the ground, so I can find a stick without having to worry about whether I'm picking up a snake."

Chris obliged, and they quickly found a useable branch.

"Point the light over there, Chris," Jessie ordered, pointing at the source of the low humming.

Julie made a sound that sounded like she couldn't decide if she was bewildered, or frustrated. "What is that?" She demanded after a few moments.

"I was about to ask the same thing," Chris muttered, and two pairs of glinting eyes turned to Jessie.

"Well I don't know!" Jessie pouted. "That's why I brought you out here!" She gestured to Julie.

The dark-haired girl shook her head and chucked the stick at the gray-blue wall that blocked off the sight of the trees and undergrowth beyond. The stick hit, sizzled, and fell, smoke rising in lazy tendrils. Julie's frown looked as though it deepened, but the light was to bad to be certain. "That doesn't make any sense! Who put a stupid wall right in the middle of the woods like that?" No one offered an answer, so she went on. "It's completely illogical! I swear, scientist are getting stupider and stupider these days! If they're going to experiment with the laws of physics, then they can at least have the courtesy to do it somewhere private!"

"You know what it is?"

Julie glared daggers. "I specialize in logical things. You want to talk about things that messes with logic, than you should've brought one of the science geeks out here. Tanner probably would be able to tell you. Or Miles. Even Reggie or James, but not me."

Chris brushed dyed strands out of her eyes, and gave her head a shake. "I don't like this, guys. This is starting to look like the start to every freaky sci-fi movie I've ever watched."

Both girls gave her a sideways glare, although, Jessie knew it was for different reasons. "I think we need to go talk to my dad."

Short introduction, but it gets the job done. Those of you who have read my other story, you recognize Chris and Julie, so I'll clear it up now. Yes, I am using the same characters from that story. Not because I can't come up with a whole new cast, but simply because the characters in that story are the best I've ever created, and I'm in love with all of them, so I WANT to use them. However, there will be some variations from the other story, for example, Rose and Chris will now be an ex-couple. I liked the idea of that friction in this story. Also, Headline will not be located in Butchersville.

So, for the sake of those of you who haven't read FITS: This story will take place in a small town called Hanville, located in West Virgina, USA. There will be a small public school system consisting of one Elementary school, and a Jr. High and High school joined on one campus. There will also be a private school by the name of Headline Academy. Headline is a school that is known for its habit of giving scholarships to kids with extreme talent in almost any category(And I mean anything, from archery/throwing knives, to make-up artists, to photographers, to singers or dancer, or other musicians. You name it, they've probably got a kid who's good at it.) Many of the Headline students, especially those who's parents paid full tuition, have troubled home lives.

Now, I won't be calling this thing the FAYZ, since that stands for Fallout Alley Youth Zone, and this is not Fallout Alley, so if the form says "When the wall came up" or something similar, I mean the whole thing in general. I'm going to have a name for it all, but for now, it's the wall coming up. I will also not tell you the reason for the wall coming up at this particular time, because that would take all the fun out of it! Don't you all want some suspense?

Anyways, if you want to submit, check out the form, It'll be on my profile page, under the Hunger Games list. The list of excepted characters will be under the form, not above. I will also post a list of rules, read those, and send the password with your form, or ahead if you're like me, and are pretty positive you'll forget. If you submit more than one, you don't have to send the password with everyone, only the first.

And I'm only listing my main characters on the list, because trying to list all of the fillers would be far too much.

Those of you who've read FITS knew this was coming: Challenge!

1. Jessie and Julie glared at Chris for two different reasons, which were implied by their personalities. What was Jessie's reason? What was Julie's? (10 points!)

For those of you who don't know, points earn rewards for me. In this case, the person with the most points when the first death chapter comes will receive immunity from the death for the character of their choosing, and you can choose any, but only one.

Don't forget to tell me what you thought! XD

~Starry-eyed dreamer86 was were~