Crimson Moon
Chapter 1: Never Forget
Everything seemed normal, I mean it was just your typical day at school. Everyone was at lunch, but no one was really eating. Myself, and a few others were the only ones occupying the tables. No one ever found it odd, we just figured 'Well if they don't want to eat, oh well' I sighed, looking up from my lunch tray. All of a sudden, Chicken Alfredo didn't sound appetizing any longer. I grabbed my tray, scooting away from the table to go dump it. I glanced at the clock, it read 12:05. ' Ten more minuets' I thought to myself, walking over to join my friends who were sitting outside in the shade. They looked over as I approached, smiling. "Hey there Har" my best friend from like, way back,called. Since my name was Harmony, people just called me 'Har' for short. I grinned, taking a seat next to my best friend. Her name was Anne. She was the type of person who could get along with anyone, and she did. Out of nowhere, someone tackle hugged me from behind, causing me to almost face plant into the concrete, but a pair of strong, cold arms caught me. Immediately I knew who it was. "Angel!" I exclaimed, laughing lightly as he pulled me upright. He laughed too, his smooth, southern accent even clear in his laugh. He spun me around so that I was facing him. I smiled, looking into his forest green eyes. "Happy Birthday darlin'" he whispered before kissing me softly. "Shh, you weren't supposed to bring that up today, remember?" I said,smirking. He just chuckled, wrapping his arms around my petite waist. "Whoops, my apologies Miss Harmony" he replied with a sly grin. We sat back down, talking to our friends again, and discussing our activities for when we got out of school, which was in a few minuets. Thank god for early releases. So far, it looked like we were all going to take our ATV's up one of our favorite mountain trails and have a little party at the old cabin up there. The people going were, myself, Angel, Anne, Colton, Roza, Dimitry, Bree,Victoria, Felix and Kyle. The plans were all set, and we departed the school, excited to get home. As usual, I rode with Angel in his truck back to my place. He had promised me that they all had a big surprise for me. "Hmm, I wonder what that would be" I said with a sly smile, hoping he would drop me a hint. He saw the smile and grinned, shaking his head. "Oh no Miss Har, I won't be a- spoilin it for you" he said, winking playfully at me. I frowned, pouting playfully. "Aw, maybe just one little tidbit?" I said in my faux sad tone. He looked down at me, thinking for a moment. He sighed dramatically, smiling. "Ah all right, I guess one hint won't hurt no body. Alright, It's something that you will never, never forget." he said, closing his lips with a sardonic smile. I cocked a eyebrow, looking at him. "That's all your going to tell me?" I asked, hoping he would give more hints. His smile widened, showing his perfectly straight, and snow white teeth. "Yep. That's all" he said, leaning back on the couch we were lounging on. I frowned, my lower lip judding out a little. "Darn" I sighed, standing up. "Well, I am going to go get ready, alright?" I called, heading for the stairs. He smiled, nodding. "Alright darlin, hurry up " he answered back. I walked up to my room, looking through my closet. I chose a black under-top, long sleeved, a dark crimson short sleeved shirt, and dark blue boot cut jeans, along with my favorite pair of black stylish hiking boots. I pulled my long, beautiful golden locks back and up into a high, sporty ponytail. Grabbing my sport sunglasses, and a light jacket, I strolled back downstairs, humming softly. Angel looked back, smiling when he saw me. "My my, and what have I done to deserve the honor of seeing you look this beautiful?" he called, standing and walking over to me, taking my hand and smiling softly. I laughed lightly, my eyes gleaming." The Honor? Really, I can't possibly look that good" I replied, walking for the door with his hand linked with mine. I walked out to the back, opening the garage. I smiled, seeing my prized Quad. I got on, starting it up and pulling out of the garage. Angel was already in his truck, waiting. I was going to follow him to his house so he could get his quad, then we would leave from there. He pulled away from the drive, the diesel engine making a racket as he accelerated. I followed right behind him, all the time my mind kept trying to figure out what everyone was planning.'Something that I'll never forget...' I though, my brow furrowing in frustration. We finally pulled up to his house. He parked his truck in the garage, while I parked on the curb. Grabbing my keys, I followed him inside. He smiled, his eyes shining. "Home at last"he said, wrapping an arm around my waist as he pulled me into the living room. I sighed, shaking my head as I saw who was waiting for us. His mother and father. "Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. LaFayette." I called, my voice partially quiet. Despite how welcoming they were, there was something eerie about them. Mrs. LaFayette came forward, pulling me away from Angel and hugging me. "Oh please now darlin, how many times do we have to tell you to please use our first names?" she said, pulling back to look at me. "And I believe that it is your birthday today. Angel told us" she laughed, seeing my annoyed expression that I shot at Angel. He held up his hands innocently, smiling lazily. "I'm sorry Har, they made me!" he exclaimed, chuckling. Mr. LaFayette laughed, sounding so close to Angel's laugh. " Yes, we did" he called, walking to stand on the other side of me. He patted my back. "Like Scarlett said, just call us by our first names" he said, smiling at his wife. Obviously Scarlett was Mrs. LaFayette. I smiled, nodding and absentmindedly moving a strand of my hair out of my face. "Okay Mr.- I mean Austin" I said, still struggling not to call him by his last name. I could deal with calling Scarlett Miss Scarlett, but I wasn't sure what to call Austin. Angel cleared his throat, making us all look up at him. "Well, I think Harmony and I should get goin' if we want to be there before nightfall." he said, strolling over to us and taking my hand. As we walked for the door, he look back at his parents. Out of the corner of my eye, I think I saw them mouth something to him. I shook my head, looking ahead again. I had a feeling they were in on whatever was going on. Angel waked outside, going around back to get his Quad while I waited on mine. I reached back, digging in the storage box that I had on the back of the quad. I pulled out my dark green and black helmet, pulling it on. Naturally, my helmet matched my Quad, which was also green and black. I also pulled out a pair of riding gloves. It protected my hands from getting pelted in bugs, rocks, etc, and kept them from getting too cold. I turned my head, hearing the sound of Angel's quad starting up. He pulled out from behind the house, his red and black quad emerging. He looked at me, smiling crookedly as he pulled his helmet on, and tore out onto the road, heading for the forest. I followed quickly behind him, grinning widely behind my helmet. This should be fun.