Chapter 2

Tancred couldn't believe what was happening. First, he finds out that he has found the rightful princess of Atlantis. And now, they were all packing their things and getting ready to set off for their home country. Atlantis. He hadn't been there in a long time. He barely remembered the place. They had left after his father had died. His mother said she just couldn't stay there anymore, but now they were going back.

"So where is this place anyways?"

"Well that's the complicated part that gets complicated. There are some who believe that they found Atlantis. What they don't know is that that is only a small city that neighbored Atlantis. Now how Atlantis ended up where it is…that's still a mystery. The entrance is hidden behide a great waterfall."

"What waterfall?" Lilly asked curiously.

"Niagara Falls."

"And how are we supposed to get there! That place is constantly filled with people and anyone who tries to get through the water will have their skin practically peeled off form their flesh!"

"Not everyone is from Atlantis!" Latish yelled. Raising her voice for the first time that Lilly could think of.

"….well fine. Suppose we can get to the Falls. How do we do it?"

"I thought you'd never ask."

Tancred walked behind Lilly as the made their way down to the waters edge.

They were a about two miles down stream from where the falls was located. Lilly hadn't said but maybe two words to Tancred the entire trip. He was beginning to think she was mad at him for some reason, but why? Had he done something.

He turned around to check on his brother. Lysander was carrying Emily on his shoulders down the slippery trail. Emily resented the idea. She had insisted she could walk just fine but had fallen down into the muddy dirt every time she tried.

He was paying much attention to what was in front of him and then he ended up bumping into Lilly.

She turned around, glaring coldly at him.

"Watch were you're going Tancred!" she snapped at him.

"Chill out. I'm sorry okay?"

"Whatever," she said turning around and speeding up.

"What did I do to you?" he questioned. "Because as far as I can remember I didn't do anything!"

"Did you know the whole time?"

"Did I know what?"

"About me, that I was a princess or whatever."

"I thought that you might be from Atlantis but I wasn't for sure, What does it matter anyways?"

"My life matters. My now miserable, flipped upside down, turned inside out, life. I don't even know what to believe anymore. Yesterday I was a normal, hormonal teenager and today…I am a princess."

She turned around and walked slowly this time. Her head facing down as she kicked at rocks and other unlucky objects on the ground.

He watched her as they finished the long walk down to the river.

Lilly felt so bad. Why had she been so mean to Tancred? He hadn't done anything intentionally. He hadn't really done anything. She just felt so lied to. And she was. She had been lied to her entire life. And now the truth was so overwhelming. She still didn't believe most of it. What sane person would? But something inside her kept telling her it was true. The same something that had cause everything else. She wondered if she could just block out that part of her.

"Here we are!" Latisha exclaimed happily. "For a second there I though I might have forgotten where this place was."

Lilly looked in front of her. A raging river was all she saw.

"And what exactly do we have?"

"The way that we get to the passage behind the door."

"And ho-….." Latisha cut her off.

"Ask your silly questions later. Right now we should have dinner. We cant leave until dark anyways.'

They all sat down on some clean rocks and watched as Latisha opened up her backpack and pulled out some sandwiches.

"So why don't you and my parent get along?" Lilly asked after the sandwiches had all been eaten.

"Full of questions aren't you?" she said with a half amused smile on her face. "The truth is we used to be very close. Your parents, me, and my late husband, but someone found out about you Lilly. One of the Shades. We went into hiding. You and Tancred are to young to remember it. Lysander might if he tries. I was pregnant with Emily at the time, but I didn't know that until later. Anyways, we decided to come here. To take you away from Atlantis until you were older, but one Shade followed us. He thought that we were keeping you. Luckily he didn't know were you actually were, but the Shade came and my husband tried to fight him and got killed. After that your parents decided they didn't want to tell you and we severed all ties. Until you and Tancred meet on the bus we had seen you in 10 years.

You two used to play together when you were little. You were always so adorable. It didn't surprise me at all that you two managed to meet again."

So I really hope you all liked this. Even thought it was short. I do apologize for my bad grammar. I swear I am working on it though. I hope you enjoyed this. If you would like more than plz do review.