Chapter one- Birthday surprises
Bringggg…Bringggg…
"Luke get that will ya im seeing to customers" Riley shouted as he served an old man - with rather red looking eyes - a pint of larger. He took the note the man gave him and started counting the change out sighing as he counted he was tired since when had a Wednesday been so busy and with some really weird people as well.
"Here's your change" he handed the man his change and rubbed his aching shoulders luckily it seemed like no one was thirsty at the moment so he could have five minutes peace he had had a headache all day and now he had stopped for five minutes it started banging against his skull.
"Tired?" the old man sat in front of him asked and now that Riley looked he didn't look all that old in his early forties maybe.
"You could say that" he replied with a nod
"What school and work getting to you?" ok why was he so interested he had noticed a lot of the people here to night ask him questions and stare at him for longer then you normally would.
"Not really" he didn't have to tell anyone anything.
The old man stood up and draining his FULL pint in seconds he wiped his mouth and turned to leave
"See you later boy oh and have a nice birthday tomorrow" and he walked away through the crowd. Riley stood there his mouth hanging open how did that old man know it was his birthday tomorrow no one did apart from Oli but he was his best mate so he was bound to know. He was knocked out of his thinking by a punch in his shoulder,
"Yo Riley mate were guna close up you can go home early your next shift is Monday don't be late again" Luke the manager of the pup he worked at was staring at his face he was now even more shocked the whole pub had been full about five seconds ago and now it was empty apart from some last minute stragglers. He nodded and going into the back room grabbed his coat and was out of there walking down the streets thinking. Strange things had happened lately like the other day he had got into another fight, that wasn't the strange thing he was always fighting the strange thing was that it was like he could read what his opponent was going to do next every move he made Riley new he was going to do it. There was also the strange dream he had been having for the past month now where he was stood in a field of wild flowers and he was alone there was a voice asking if he was lonely, did he want power, was he ready, and now the strange people in the pub. He shook his head again thinking he was just being stupid, he turned a corner and bumped into some one annoyed he was about to tell the person to watch where he was going but was beaten to it
"Oi watch where your going you nearly knocked her over" the voice belonged to a boy Riley could hardly see and he looked at who he had bumped into. Wow she was pretty he couldn't see her properly because it was dark but what he could see he liked like the size of… he shook his head and apologized quickly walking around them and then she said something in a really nice voice sort of like those annoying wind chimes that annoying people hang by there doors just less annoying and softer
"Its ok see you later Riley"
What the hell she new his name but he had never seen her before, he spun round to face them but they were gone. He was well freaked now so instead of walking he ran the rest of the way to his home that once belonged to his father where he locked the door behind him and stood breathing heavily. He calmed down and had a shower, after that he didn't bother with food but went straight to bed he was really tired and still a bit freaked out as soon as his head touched the pillow he was out.
He was in that field again and it was dark the moon was shining and massive in the sky giving the field he stood in a silver glow
'Are you ready?' It was that voice again
'They need you Riley' who did?
'Its time' the voice whispered seeming to come from every where, time for what?
'Riley wake up it begins today' eh what?
"Riley you lazy arse get up were going to be late and you know if your late again you will be expelled" Riley woke up to some one hitting him across the face, it was Oli his best mate.
"Oli mate it's my birthday give me a break" he sat up looking at Oli
"Yeah I know it is but you don't want to be expelled trust me" Oli sighed he was sixteen today everything started today he just hoped Riley was ready, he better be. Riley got up and made his way towards his bathroom, ten minutes later he came out washed and dressed.
"What no present?" Riley asked Oli acting shocked to annoy his friend but just got hit in the face by a blue box, he looked up and smiled at Oli before ripping the paper off to reveal a model car in packaging it was the one he had been after for ages now.
"Oli mate you know me so well" He smiled at his friend and made his way to the door.
"Yeah well some one has too" Oli Replied grinning Riley just rolled his eyes, thirty minutes later and they were at the school.
"Come on or Mr walker is going to be in a bad mood" they had just walked into school ten minutes late, Oli sighed Riley was not going to be happy because this was not going to happen again.
Three weeks passed by, Riley had stopped having those strange Dreams and everything else had calmed down as well after his birthday that is.
He had gotten back to his three bed house on his birthday to a parcel waiting for him; it didn't have a name on it anywhere to let him know who had sent it. When he had opened the small square box he found a leather chain with a small silver pendent in the shape of a cross on it, he was taken aback by the present he couldn't think of anyone who would send something. He liked it though and he wrapped the leather chain around his neck three times like a chocker letting it loose on the third wrap so that the pendent could hang down just under his throat. He turned to look at Oli who was sat with his feet on the coffee table
"What you think?" He asked and carried on before Oli had chance to answer "Should I even be wearing it I mean come on it could be from some weird stalker" he frowned when he remembered the girl he had bumped into the night before the way she new his name and for a second he thought he wouldn't mind if a pretty girl like her was his stalker, he actually quite liked the idea. He was bought back from his thoughts by Oli
"Looks good and I don't know about a stalker I mean it doesn't look like something a stalker would give as a present and plus your not that good looking" he laughed as Riley kicked at his legs and then stood up "So birthday boy it's the big one six what you want to do? We could stay here and chill or because I have a great imagination we could go out you know pup crawling; only 16 yet since the age of 14 you have been able to get into any pub of your choice sooo what you think?" Oli finished and looked at Riley waiting for a reply he grinned as Riley raised his eye brows
"Is it just me my friend or did you just suggest under age drinking? You Mr perfect-no-rule-breaking-smart-arse or was I just imagining it?" Oli's grin only got bigger as Riley grinned back. "Yeah im up for that, a couple of drinks in the pubs sound good, what time you want to be out?" Riley was excited now. Not that there was much to do here, Riley and Oli lived in a small or smallish. They both attended secondary School and Riley worked at one of the few the pub in the village. Riley liked it here there was never any trouble unless he caused it which he usually did and his home was close to everything or close enough for him anyway. Riley's thought, once again, were disturbed by Oli smacking him hard on the back.
"Well im off home got to get sorted ill be back at seven so you better be ready 'cya later Riley" Oli walked out and Riley stood for a few minutes thoughts that kept being disturbed running through his mind.
Three Weeks had passed since then, and although he still wondered about the present he had been sent and the girl he had bumped into that night everything else was back to how it used to be. He was forced out of bed everyday by Oli and he would go to work three times a week, he didn't get into any fights though which was a little weird but also quite reliving especially to Oli. It was in the middle of winter the beginning of march that Riley first saw her, now Riley had never really been interested in girls not that he liked boys but none of the girls that he went to school with or the ones who came into the pup had ever really interested him, not like this one did.
It was the beginning of school on a Monday and to both Riley's and Oli's amazement they were on time for once. Riley took his usual seat at the back of the class at his desk which was one away from the window; Oli was on his other side nearest the door at the back of the room that led to the storage room. Mr Walker came in and looked around Riley noticed the slight surprise on his face seeing him sat there being here before him for once. Mr Walker didn't hesitate though he went straight to his desk which was a little to the side form the white bored and placed his papers there before turning to the class. Riley didn't look up when he started talking
"Good morning class, I would like every ones attention because we have a new student starting here today and I would like you all to welcome her" he paused and Riley who had been doodling on a scrap piece of paper looked up now curious "You can come in now Miss Suzuki" Every face turned to the door where a girl entered and stopped in front of them all next to Mr Walker. She turned and smiled small yet still noticeable dimples showing, Riley was entranced. He had never seen a girl like her, she was tall and had a slender figure her curves showing perfectly under the school uniform she had on. She had long straight jet black hair that fell to the middle of her back and bangs that came down to hover just above her eyes, her skin was pale and yet there was a rosy complexion there in her cheeks. But it was her eyes that made Riley stare, she had amazing bright green eyes like emeralds and as she introduced her self as Kisa Suzuki her voice triggered something in his mind. Riley couldn't take his eyes off her as she smiled again and made her way to her desk that with a jolt he noticed was the one right next to his by the window. She moved with some sort of grace that he new a lot of the girls here in the school would probably be jealous of, but there was something else that made him fascinated in her she had a beauty about her he new it sounded stupid when he thought it but yet he couldn't deny that it was true she was beautiful in every way possible. She turned and looked at him a smile playing on her lips and a slight sparkle in her eyes, and then she spoke
"Hello my names Kisa as you know, what's your name?" Riley couldn't move as she stared at him that sparkle in her eyes still there and that smile, close to spreading across her face. Riley had just figured out where that voice was from and it hit him like a ton of bricks!