Melissa

The school year has not yet begun, but will be in a week. Isabel and Neriah will be attending this year as well. Isabel's hair hasn't changed color yet and we doubt it will change any time soon because she hasn't even lived to 200, the year Arkarian's hair changed so it will be safe for her to attend. Neriah also does not want to miss out on any mortal events before she can be considered too old to be living here.

I grab the keys from the ignition and walk up to my door. Dillon's been babysitting my little sister, Lucy, whenever my parents were out and I was at my job. It was strange when Dillon offered this, he never came across to me as responsible, but he got along well with Lucy, so I agreed. I open the door.

"Hey,"

"Hi, Melissa!" Lucy comes up and hugs me.

"Did you give her lunch?" I ask

"Of course,"

"So what did you two do?" they share a look and both reply

"Nothing,"

"Nothing?"

"Mel, I swear, you're more overprotective than Matt is for Isabel,"

"No I'm not. And don't swear in front of her,"

"Are you two fighting?"

"No, just talking," I answer. I'm not really mad anyway.

"Okay!" she climbs up the steps to her bedroom.

"So what did you two really do?"

"Just her board games," I raise my eyebrow. I know for a fact that she hates the board games. He changes the subject. "Matt told me, you have a mission coming up,"

"Finally!" since the fight back at the college, Matt hasn't let me go on any missions, "Where to?"

"Around 9596 B.C."

"That far back?" I think about the great civilizations that existed during the time, "What civilization would that be?"

"Atlantis. According to Arkarian, the Order wants the sphere they had gone after before. But this time, they'll be visiting a few months earlier,"

"Who's coming?"

"You, me, Isabel, and Ethan,"

"Four people?"

"Yeah, you're first mission with us is pretty important,"

"Cool,"

The door bell rings. I circle the island counter and open it. It's Natalie.

"Hey"

"You're back!" Natalie had left with her family and Ethan's to their relative's wedding

"Yeah. Oh hey Dillon! Whatcha doin here?"

"Babysitting,"

"Who? Melissa?"

"No, her sister,"

"Oh. Where is she?"

"Upstairs,"

"Could I see her? You're sister is so cute!"

"Sure, just don't pinch her like you did last time,"

She rolls her eyes and goes up the steps.

"Mel, I got to go,"

"Ok,"

After making sure Lucy was nowhere around, he uses his wings to disappear. Natalie comes back downstairs.

"She was sleeping,"

"Oh. So how was the wedding?"

"It was...ok,"

"Okay?"

"Wait. Where did Dillon go?"

"He left. What were you going to say?"

"Okay. After the wedding...Laura disappeared,"

"Laura?"

"My aunt,"

"She ran away?"

"No, um actually back at the hotel room...Shaun found a note from the Order," she whispers these last two words to me

"What!"

"I know. We're worried. But we couldn't tell everyone where she went so we just said that she really had to go back to work,"

"Is the Guard going after her?"

"I'm not sure. They say they're using her as bait,"

"But they have to!"

"I know...Shaun and Ethan are really worried,"

Now the Order is attacking people in the present? How far is Lathenia willing to go for domination? I think these to myself...

Okay. New story! Yay! What do you think? I got to the plot right away! But theres definitely more involved than just the kidnapping!