Count on me

Chapter 1

Laila's P.O.V.

That night, Laila had had trouble going to sleep. All day the weather had been horrible, with rain pouring down on the little village of Urla. The wind hadn't been any better. When Laila finally got to close her eyes, she didn't have any dreams. That way, Laila was special. She never had dreams nor nightmares, so normally, her sleep was peaceful. But not tonight.

Laila was having one of her dreamless sleeps, when she shuddered and stood up. Cold air hit her face and her bare arms. She flipped her legs over the bed and sat down. She then went to her wardrobe and got a jacket. She walked back to her bed but froze on her tracks. Literally. Ice went from her feet, up her legs and all the way to her stomach. In the open window in front of her there was a silhouette that shined with pale light. But she couldn't make out her features really well in the dark. The ice started to go up her neck, and suddenly everything went black.

Michelle's P.O.V.

Michelle was worried. She had been all weekend, since word had come out that her best friend, Kiara and her older sister had disappeared. Michelle had tried to contact them, but got nothing to prove that they were still on their house. Today was the moment of truth. If Kiara didn't come to school, she will have to give up hope. She shivered.

Michelle's mother brought the car to a stop, and Michelle went out of the SUV. She waved her mother goodbye, and turned to got to her school. She never got there. When she was about thirty meters away from her classroom, something shiny appeared to her right. Michelle turned, only to see the light going into a dark room that Michelle was sure hadn't been there before. Even though, she followed.

From inside, the room looked as weird as the outside. The floor was all dusty and some boxes covered the broken wallpapers. But Michelle wasn't paying attention. The light had disappeared, and as Michelle was about to exit the room, the air seemed to fold in front of her and a girl about her age shimmered into existence. She had really bright hair the color of snow, and beautiful, delicate features. Her skin seemed to be made of ice, thought that was impossible.

'At least' she said. Her ice blue eyes gleamed with evilness. She reached out to take Michelle's hand, but she backed away.

'Who are you?' asked Michelle. 'What are you doing in my school?'

The girl didn't answer. Instead, she laughed. 'I see. My lord was right to choose you, at least. The other two, I don't think they are worthy.' She moved in closer to Michelle. 'As for who I am, I think you should know. Haven't you been learning Greek mythology in your history class?'

'Yes' Michelle remembered now. The Greek mythology was one of her favorites, and she knew all its gods by heart thank to a saga called Percy Jackson. 'You're Kione, goddess of snow and freezing dragons.'

Chapter 2

Kiara's P.O.V.

She shouldn't have oppened her mouth. She knew the instant she oppened it. Only sarcasm came out of it.

'Hello?' She was tied with ropes to chair, wich was smartly also tied to the wall. She started kicking randomly to whatever was at her feet's reach. Then she heard footsteps and daylight came from somewhere over her right. She asked again:

'Hello? I don't suppose anyone can tell me why I'm tied up to some random chair?' As nobody offered information, she sighed. 'Ok. I guess that's a 'no''