Okay, so I would have gotten this uploaded earlier, but I accidentally deleted everything. So I had to fucking start it over. I don't even remember half of the beginning that I wrote. God dammit.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot, and the main female character.
Escaped From the Cage
Cold. Dark. And terrifying. That's all I could remember when I woke up in the dark cell of that evil scientist's lab. I remember my older brother screaming for them to let me go, and to take him instead. No way in hell was I about to let that happen. So I just shook my head silently, and closed my eyes as they loaded me into the van. When the van stopped, and we got to the lab, they took me out roughly, blindfolded me, and dragged me in to the building. It felt like they had already knocked me out. But then they actually did. The only thing I remember before getting knocked out was the pain the hit inflicted to my head. Then all I saw was black.
But that was months ago. Now the real challenge starts. And that was living without my brother, and only with my aunt. Don't get me wrong, I love her, but…it's just not the same without my brother and parents. Every day I think about my brother, and if he's okay. I know for a fact that he got away from them. He's not the type of guy to just let them take him. I just hope he found people like us to help him through. Now I live in the small town of Sweet Amoris with my Aunt. I used to live in a large city, so it'll take me a while for me to get in the swing of things. But before I get into details, allow me to introduce myself. Hi, my name is Luna. I'm 16 years old, and I'm a junior. I'll be starting Sweet Amoris High School today. And I have a huge secret. You wanna know what that secret it? Well, I can't tell you yet. Why? Because I need to know if I can trust you yet. Oh, wait. I think I hear my aunt calling for me.
"Luna! Wake up; it's time for you to get ready for your first day of high school at Sweet Amoris!" My aunt screamed from downstairs. It was 6:00 AM, and school started at 7:30. I groaned, but forced myself out of my bed, and walked out of my room, and into the bathroom. I took a 15 minute shower, and started getting dressed. I had already picked out my outfit the night before. My outfit consisted of a black spaghetti strap tank top, white skinny jeans, knee-high black and white converse, angel wing earrings, and a necklace to match. I topped it off with a light blue jacket. I wasn't big on make-up, so I just put on some brown eyeliner and mascara. Just to make my brown eyes pop.
I left my dark chocolate natural curls cascade down my back. I really didn't feel like doing anything to it, so I just leaved it be. Before I even went downstairs, I instantly smelled the breakfast. Eggs, bacon, and toast. Typical morning meal, I guess. I ran downstairs, and went to the kitchen. We live in a two-story house. Honestly, I'm surprised my aunt is able to afford this big house. The kitchen has two sinks, and an island. On one side of the island was bar stools.
My aunt looked at me. "Well, don't you look cute!" She said. "Thanks" I mumbled, sitting down at the kitchen table. My aunt poured me some OJ, and brought my breakfast to the table. She got her breakfast, and sat across from me.
"So, are you ready for your first day of High School at Sweet Amoris?" She asked cheerfully.
I answered flatly, taking a bite of my toast. "I guess." I looked at anywhere but her.
She sighed, and answered, "Oh, sweetie, I know it's hard now, but trust me, it'll all get better in due time" She said reassuringly.
Doubtful. I thought. I took a bite of bacon, and instantly pushed my plate away. "I'm sorry, Auntie, but I'm just not hungry." I apologized.
She sighed, and took my plate. "It's okay. When you get home, if you're hungry you can eat it then."
Unlikely. I thought. "Bye, Auntie. I'll see you at home later." I picked up my binder, and slung my backpack on one shoulder. I never liked putting my binder in my bag. It always made it way too heavy, and it really hurt my shoulders. Anyway, I walked out the door. My aunt works at home, so she barely leaves the house unless she has free time, or she has errands to run. I always offer to do the errands for her, but she won't let me.
Luckily, we live close to the school, and the walk was only 15 minutes. After a while, I could already start seeing the school come into view. It was much bigger than I had anticipated. I walked up the steps, and when I opened the double doors, I was immediately greeting by a small, pudgy woman in a punk suit. Her white hair was pulled into a bun on the top of her head, and she wore glasses perched on the tip of her nose.
"Oh! Hello. You must be the new student, Luna. I'm the principal of this fine school." She greeted me nicely.
"Yep, that's me." I answered, smiling.
"Why don't you go see the student body president, Nathaniel? He's in the student council room, just down the hall." She said, pointing down the hall.
"Thank you." I murmured, and then started walking in the direction she was pointing to. When I got there, I knocked on the door. When there was no answer, I just opened the door. There were papers all over the room, and I saw a guy standing in the back of the room, rifling through some papers.
"Um, hi. I'm looking for Nathaniel." I said. The guy immediately turned around, and smiled.
"Yep, that's me. What do you need?" He said. Whoa. I've seen a lot of good-looking guys in my day, but this guy was just gorgeous. He had honey blonde hair that went down to his ears, and golden eyes that were just absolutely breathtaking.
"Umm…h-hi. My name is Luna, and I'm new. The principal asked me to come see you about some papers." I said to him.
"Oh! Yes, of course." He rifled through some more papers. "Umm...oh! Here we are. All you need is a photo ID, and the $25 enrollment fee." He said.
"Oh. Well, I have $25 dollars right now." I set down my binder, and dug through my backpack. I took the money out of my wallet, and handed it to him.
He took it from me. "Organized and prepared. I like that." He said, smiling. I swore I could feel myself blushing.
"So, um, hey, do you know where I could get my photo ID?" I asked him.
"Yea, there's a dollar shop across the street from here. They have a photo booth. You can get it taken there." He said to me.
"Thanks." I smiled at him, grabbed my binder, then left. I had only taken several long strides towards the exit, when I bumped into something. Or someone. I fell to the ground. "Ow!" I said, rubbing my tailbone.
"Ugh! What where you're going!" I looked up, and saw a girl with long, curly blonde hair. There were two girls flanking her. I stood up, and noticed another thing about her. She had pale blue eyes. They were ice cold, and hard. She took one look at me, and scoffed. Pfft. Typical popular girl and her posse. I thought.
"Oh. You must be the new student." She said, smiling evilly.
"That's me." I said. She looked at me up and down, and laughed.
"Oh em gee. Where did you get your clothes? The Salvation Army? I mean, seriously. Is one piece of your clothing even designer?" She asked.
The brunette at her right leaned in, and spoke into her ear, "Um…a-actually, I think her shoes are." She said, pointing to my knee-high chucks. Which were, in fact, designers. Not that I cared, or that it even mattered.
"Shut up, Charlotte!" The blonde in the middle shouted at the brunette, who was named Charlotte.
"Next time, stay out of my way, slut." She said, glaring at me. Oh, she did not just call me a slut. She doesn't even fucking know me! I fought a low growl from in my chest, and felt my canines sharpen in my mouth. It took all of my willpower not to show them to her. But, I had to keep my mouth shut until my canines went back to their original state. She took this as a sign to keep on talking. So she did.
"Just stay away from Castiel and Nathaniel. And if you don't do as I say, I will make your life a living hell. Socially, and mentally. Got it?" She said, glaring at me. Okay, who in the hell did she think she was talking to? She has no idea who she's messing with. I wasn't about to let her talk to me that way.
I narrowed my eyes at her. "Okay, listen here, princess. Who in the hell do you think you are, telling me who I can and cannot talk to? You are not the boss of me. You don't own me," I looked at her straight in the eyes. "And before you start criticizing me, you might wanna take a look at yourself in the mirror. Because, I think that pimple on your nose is growing another pimple!" I said, putting my free right hand on my right hip. You know, now putting my binder in my bag didn't seem like such a bad idea.
She gasped, covered her mouth and nose with one hand, and glared menacingly at the black-haired girl on her left. "Li! You said it wasn't noticeable!" She shrieked. Li just smiled sheepishly, and shrugged. The blonde-haired girl just screamed, and ran off, the two girls following at her heels. I just rolled my eyes, and continued walking. Or I would have if I hadn't bumped into something. Again.
"Watch where you're going." A low voice growled. I looked up to see a guy with red shoulder length hair. He was about a head taller than me. His eyes were gray, and cold, and hard
"You were the one who was just standing there! You could have-"You know what, Luna? Forget it. It's not worth it. I just groaned, and walked right past him. But he grabbed my elbow before I could even get anywhere.
"Wait. I just wanted to say that I thought the way you stood up to Amber like that was pretty cool. No girl I've seen has ever been able to do that before." He said. Well, now at least I know that girl's name. I thought.
"Well…thanks. I guess I have a knack for defending myself. In more ways than one." I mumbled that last part.
"Well, hey. If you come back later, I'll show you something cool." He said, grinning at me.
"Umm, okay then." I said. Then I walked out of the school.
~~~~~~Skipping to after school, cuz I'm lazy~~~~~~~
I got my photo ID. The old guy running the store was pretty nice. When I gave it to Nathaniel, I swore I saw him blushing. I guessed it was just my imagination. So, anyway, here I was standing at my locker, waiting for that guy with the red hair to show up. A few minutes later, he did.
"Hey, new girl! Come on." He said to me. He started walking all the way down the hall, and I followed at his side. At the end was a staircase. We started to walk up them, and it felt like it took forever. We must have walked up 20 flights of stairs. By the time we reached the top, my legs felt like jelly.
At the top of the stairs was a door with a sign that said; Authorized Personnel Only. He unlocked the door, and opened it. When I walked through it, I felt a cold blast of air on my face, and I breathed in, feeling the cold enter my lungs. We were on the roof of the school. I've never been on the roof of anything before. I've always loved the cold weather. I guess me being born in winter influences that.
The view was breathtaking. I walked to the edge of the roof, and looked down. "Whoa. This is amazing." I breathed. "How did you get the key to this?" I asked him. "I have my ways." He said.
"So, wait, what's your name?" I asked him. "Castiel. Your's?" He asked. "I'm Luna." He had a stoic expression on his face as he looked out into the town below. I looked at him, and smiled. Maybe this year won't be so bad after all.
So, there you have it. Got an idea of what Luna's secret it yet? Lol, I'll add more hints to it in the next chapter. Bye for now, guys!