Yoz! I hope you enjoy this!!! If your confused about the POV this is talking from its from Risa's!!!!
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Chapter1…Dangerous Singing
"Guys!!...I really don't wanna do this!!" I whined loudly, as I nervously combed back my long black and red hair, my light brown eyes searching desperately for a way out of this situation.
"Risa…" My best friend said calmly by her side as she too dug her black combat boot heels into the hard tiled floor in the back of the stage area, her short golden blonde hair covering her left pale green eye.
Okay, okay, I bet your confused, well I'm heres the deal I'll tell you how are very strange story started. I'm Risa Anderson, a senior at our high school, who is this "our" in this situation? That's my best friend Valerie, or Val for short. Anyways Our school has this traditional stupid talent show every year that features the seniors; at least I think it's a talent show…This year its mine and Val's turn to completely, utterly, embarrass ourselves in front of a massive crowd. Lame? Yes. Humiliation factor? A ten billion out of twenty. That's not the point though, its what happened during our performance, is where the real story begins.
"Oh come on you fraidy cats! It'll all be done quick if you just get it over with!" teased one of their so called friends said as she continued to push them towards the stage.
"You only say that because you've already gone!" I scowled as she whipped around. Not smart. I lost my footing and stumbled out onto the stage, people in the audience laughed, as I looked up my eyes wide, I felt my cheeks grow hot.
Valerie finally sighed and walked out onto the stage her eyes staring engrossed at the dirty scuffed stage floor. Their friend from behind the curtain smiled broadly as she tossed Valerie a microphone. Valerie offered me hand, I took and pulled myself up on untrustworthy legs, did I mention I have a major case about getting up in front of people, I shake like a leaf. Valerie moved aside as the friend behind the curtain tossed me a mic. I fumbled in catching it almost dropping it, some people laughed; Valerie squeezed my shoulder reassuringly and took her spot on stage.
Just like we rehearsed, just like we rehearsed, I chanted in my head as I slowly made my way over to my standing position by Val, I bowed my head and clutched my mic. with both hands.
The auditorium went silent except for a few coughs and a baby crying, music came to life from the speakers making a pulsing sound, a guitar played along with it as Val started to bob her head with it, when she heard her cue she raised the mic to her lips and began to sing.
' I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency!'
I stepped forward and my voice cracked on the next verse, but I quickly corrected it when a mean spirited boy from the back "Boo'ed" me, I felt angry and determined now as the lyrics in the song took hold of me and Val. We put everything we had into it our voices becoming stronger, unconsciously we started to sway. I let my eyes wander over the crowd, in the shadows I saw something shift. I sent Val a sideways glance; she had noticed it and took a step back. I did too, but it was too late a black creature leapt onto the stage.
People screamed, I gasped as I dropped the microphone; the creature set its hollow, predator gaze on me. It disappeared in a pool of darkness, before reappearing in front of me I had no time to react, as it drew back its clawed hand. Everything seemed to go in slow motion, it swung its hand down, Valerie screamed my name, and despite all this I felt calm. I suddenly felt heat wash over me, a flaming weapon spun out at the creature, shredding it before it vanished. Everything crashed down on me, I gasped so harshly it hurt. I fell back, but a steady, thin arm around my waist kept me from running or falling down, which ever came first.
"That was a close one." A cool, almost smug voice said.
"You could've been a little faster! She's no use to us dead!" an irritated British voice answered.
"Yeah, yeah! Well she isn't is she?" The smug voice said there was shift of fabric, "Are you?"
I was sputtering incoherently and taking deep breathes of air, only then did I hear Val struggling. I was trembling even though I wasn't cold; I slowly tilted my head up and the first thing I saw was flaming red hair, followed next by dark green eyes lined with red. The only thing that was strange about his face was the two tattoos under each eye.
He tilted his head to the side a little and smirked down at me, "Geez don't look at me like that…You kinda remind me of a scared rabbit." He said coolly.
"Whadd'ya expect? I was born in the year of the rabbit!" I said sarcastically my voice sounding shrill in my own ears.
He blinked before he chuckled lightly, Val growled and continued struggling. I tore my gaze away from the man's face and looked towards Val, who was being held by another man with blonde hair and a mustache. His expression showed his annoyance with Val.
"Are you Valerie Weston?" The man with the British accent asked.
Valerie stiffened completely, "Who wants to know?" She said coldly.
"All will be explained in due course." The Brit said calmly stepping to the red heads side.
"Whoa! Who says were goin' with you two kooks!?" Val said as she started to struggle again.
I followed quickly after her trying to twist myself out of the man's grip. He just tightened his arm around my waist. I opened my mouth to start screaming and curse when his gloved hand clamped down over it, I tried biting him. No reaction.
"Valerie!! Risa!! Where are you!!?" A voice shouted
The red haired man growled with an effort to restrain me, I bit down on her finger hard, he yelped pulling his hand away. "Over here!!" I shouted, but I was silenced again by his hand.
"Axel! We must go now!" The Brit muttered, without hesitation he used the side of his hand hitting it against the side of Val's neck, she shuddered and went still.
"Val!" I yelled between the man's fingers, but suddenly I felt a sharp pain against the side of my neck, and my eyelids refused to stay up, I soon slipped into darkness.
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Risa: Hey! what about us!?
Val: What happens!!?
FireFeathers: (scratches head) Ano...I don't know...Hmmm you think I would know stuff like this.