Hey everyone! So this is my first time actually posting anything on and your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I do not own the Final Destination series and I by no means make a profit from this. My characters and this story are mine though and if you want to post it on your site or blog etc. please ask me first. And thanks to my loving mother who nagged me for months to continue this and who proof read my first drafts, anyway on to the story, hope you all enjoy it.
Chapter 1:
The Church
Dawn sat in his car listening to Black Veil Brides and looking into the rearview mirror applying eyeliner. Dark brown eyes looked back at him as he moved the pencil under each eye. He constantly had to move the fringe of his black hair behind his ear to work on his left eye. He was waiting for his friends to arrive before they could leave. His High School History class was planning a field trip to the oldest church still standing on the outskirts of their home town Rapid Falls, which had recently been undergoing renovation into a museum and their class was the last to tour it before the full renovations started.
After moving his fringe back for the fourth time he let out a frustrated grunt, grabbing a hair pin from his glove compartment and pinned his hair back. He moved the eyeliner closer to his eye just as there was a loud bang on his window, letting out a small shriek he almost poked himself in the eye. Turning to the window he saw his best friend Tabitha standing outside holding her stomach as she had a fit of laughter. Turning his radio off he threw the eyeliner to the side and opened the car door roughly, nearly hitting Tabitha in the side.
"What the fuck! I could have poked my god damn eye out you know! Can't you think!?" He yelled at her slamming the door shut.
"Well excuse me for interrupting your little make-up session but we got to leave in like ten minutes." She said back moving a strand of fire red hair behind her ear. "Nice Hello Kitty hair pin by the way."
Dawn and Tabitha have been friends since their freshman year of high school and have a slight love hate relationship but still seem to be the best of friends and have been there for each other through thick and thin. Tabitha had pale almost milk white skin due to her Irish decent and they frequently joked about it saying if she took her clothes off in the dark she would glow. She had been living with Dawn's family since her parents were killed by a mugger 3 years ago.
Dawn removed the hair pin and opened his car door, throwing the hair pin in before closing it again.
"Well we still have to wait for the others." He said leaning against the car.
His words were barely cold when he saw the two missing friends running across the street towards them.
"I am so sorry we're late." Chris apologized moving to Dawn and giving him a small peck on the cheek.
"It's his fault. He sat for almost twenty minutes complaining about his hair." Zoë said out of breath.
Chris and Zoë are half-brother and sister having different fathers. Chris had natural light brown hair which he kept dyed black with longish bangs over his handsome face and big blue eyes. He was almost 6 feet tall and had a bulky muscular build. Dawn and Chris have been dating for almost 2 years after meeting through Zoë, some say it was love at first sight but they say it's just good chemistry. Zoë has long black hair down to her shoulders and a thin but not bony figure, with big brown eyes. People often mistake Dawn and Zoë for siblings because of their similar looks and fiery tempers.
"Can we go now? I'm getting bored." Tabitha said climbing into the back seat.
"Fine!" Dawn yelled climbing in and putting on his seatbelt.
As Chris and Zoë got in Chris accidentally sat on the eyeliner pencil snapping it in half.
"Oh shit! Sorry baby." Chris said taking the pieces and placing them in the glove compartment.
Dawn stared at the pieces, suddenly feeling a chill running up his spine.
"Hello? Earth to Dawn. We're going to be late if we don't leave now." Zoë said from behind.
"Sorry." Dawn apologized, starting the car and driving off.
"I still can't believe that we got permission to tour the church while they're busy with construction." Chris said taking Dawn's hand and kissing it.
"Well Professor Smith is close friends with the guy who's in charge of the place's renovation. Just sucks that she got sick and can't give us the tour herself, now we're stuck with old blackheart." Zoë said putting her head against the window.
"Professor 'all holier than thou' will probably be ranting on about how the church was such an amazing place and that it's a sin to convert it into a museum." Tabitha sighed.
20 minutes later they arrived at the church, most of their class already waiting outside.
As they got out of the car a young girl with black hair and blonde and blue highlights came running to them.
"Damn you guys took your sweet time!" She said hugging Tabitha.
Morgan or Mushu as her close friends called her, was an outgoing girl who said exactly what she thought which tended to get her in trouble fast. She and Tabitha had been dating for almost 3 months and it was the happiest Dawn had ever seen either of them.
"Sorry baby but you know how Chris is." Tabitha said rolling her eyes.
"Faffing with his hair again?"
"Yep."
The group of friends moved towards the front of the church in awe of its huge size and amazing craftsmanship. A "caution: construction" sign stood to the side of the right entrance and above the entrance a digital announcement board hung, it read: 180 days until opening.
"I can't believe this place is still standing after more than 200 years!" Morgan exclaimed staring at the long towers.
"It's that old?" Dawn asked feeling uneasy all of a sudden.
"Yup. They sure knew how to build them to last." Zoë answered.
"You okay baby?" Chris asked noticing Dawn's clenched fists.
"Yeah, just feel funny." Dawn replied, taking out a cigarette and lighting it.
"Oh great, here comes Jeremy." Tabitha said taking Morgan's hand and walking away.
Jeremy Wong is a full on teacher's pet and any chance he got to suck up to a teacher he took it. His father was the owner of a leading music agency and Jeremy and his 'band' got signed almost instantly, they weren't bad but they weren't amazing either.
"I hope you know that smoking kills you right?" Jeremy asked when he reached them, scrunching up his face in disgust.
"Yes, I can read you know." Dawn snapped back, turning his back on Jeremy.
"Well you should quit before you die. Hey Zoë you didn't come to watch us practice last week like you said you would. I missed you." Jeremy said giving Zoë a wink.
"Sorry Jeremy but I had better things to do, like watching Desperate Housewives." She said flipping him off.
"Well I hope you change your mind." He said before walking away.
"God that guy is annoying! He just doesn't give up!" Zoë exclaimed throwing her hands in the air.
As more kids arrived Dawn started to feel more and more uneasy. He took out his IPod and scrolled down to Ke$ha, putting his earphones in he hit play. Blow started to blast through the earphones, the song relaxed him until the chorus started. The words 'this place about to blow' sent shivers down his spine as if a piece of ice was slowly being dragged down his back. Chris walked to him and waved his hand in front of his face.
"What?" Dawn asked taking the earphones out and switching the IPod off.
"Professor Black is here, he wants to start taking attendance." He said pointing to the rest of the class.
The two made their way to the group and Professor Black called for silence.
Professor Albert Black or blackheart as most of the kids called him, is your typical teacher type with his combed back short blonde hair, reading glasses perched on his nose and the whole suit and tie thing. If you walked by him in the hall he would always be carrying a Bible under his arm. When he caught Dawn and Chris kissing after school in the parking lot he actually started reading it to them and said that if they stop these sinful acts God might accept them into Heaven.
As Professor Black was going over the safety rules Alex, Morgan's twin brother was pulling faces at Tabitha who started doing the same.
Alex is the class clown and found multiple ways to pull a prank on anyone, not even the teachers or his parents were spared. Obsessed with wrestling he turned out to be the best wrestler in the school, even earning a scholarship to attend The University of New York. His black hair had its own way of always staying perfect. For some strange reason he was part of Jeremy's band, the only one able to actually sing.
"Alright that's everything, now will you all please start entering the church?" He asked moving to tie his shoe lace.
"What he say?" Alex asked looking to Morgan for an answer.
As the class began walking in Tabitha noticed Dawn staring off into the distance.
"You guys go ahead I'll catch up." She said to Morgan and Alex, the latter pushing Jeremy to hurry up in front and getting a scolding from Professor Black behind them.
"Hey Hun you okay?" Tabitha asked putting a hand on Dawn's shoulder.
"Yeah I'm fine." He replied giving a fake smile.
"Well you better shake it off and cheer up, no emoness today." Zoë said giving him a small hug and walking in.
"I love you." Chris said before giving Dawn a kiss and following his sister in.
"Come on." Tabitha said intertwining her and Dawn's arms.
"I don't know what I would have done without you guys in my life." He told her as they entered the building.
"Crash and burn?" Tabitha asked.
"Probably." Dawn said with a giggle.
Well that's Chapter 1, hope you guys like it so far. Please review in the little box below and if you're on a cell phone hit the review button. Peace and love until next time.