Chapter One: Life and Death
/So here's chapter one! Enjoy! R&R!
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Skyler
It was a beautiful spring day, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and I was with my brother. Dan and I were joking around, Mya his girlfriend, was walking on my right , laughing at all the jokes we made. I looked at Dan and smiled. He smirked back at me and pulled me into a bear hug. I laughed and hugged him back. He pulled back from me and pulled Mya in for a kiss. He pulled back from her. There was a crack and he was on the ground, choking on blood.
"Yes, I need an amublance and the police,fast!" I heard from behind me.
"Please Dan. Hold on. Help is on the way."My voice was pleading. I pulled off my scarf and started putting pressure on the wound. He was only breathing shallowly now. I could tell he was fighting. Not for himself, not for Mya, not for mom, not for dad, but for me.
I didn't hear the amubulance or the cop cars approach, but then there were strong hands pulling me back from my brother.
"NO! NO!" I screamed as they pulled me away. They tried to hold me back, but I slipped from their grasp. Only to have Mya step in front of me. Her eyes were frosted with tears. She put her hands on my shoulders.
"Skyler,they're trying to help him and they can't do that if you get in their way, can they?" I shook my head. Tears started streaming down my face. Mya took me in her arms and held me fast.
She let go of me and I looked over to my brother, which was a big mistake, he was white as a ghost. But when he saw me looking at him he smiled a bit. The medics wheeled him into the ambulance and drove off. Leaving Mya and I to be questioned by the police.

~Two weeks later, 1:48 pm~
"So Miss Mace,you are how old?" the officer asked me.

"Fourteen."I sniffed.

"I'm presuming that is your brother then." I gave a curt nod. I couldn't exactly speak much about my brother yet. It hurt too much. He wasn't dead. He was in a coma from loosing so much doctor said that we were lucky, that it could've been lot worse. Had whoever shot him, not have been aiming slightly to far to the right, my brother would be dead. He was in very critical condition,but there was a chance. The question was, how much of one?

My cell phone went off. I looked at the officer, she nodded.
"Hello?"I asked.
"Sky,it's Amelia. There's a story on your brother. I am so sorry that happened to him. He's the best guy out there." I sniffled.
"Thanks 'Melia. I've got to go. I probably won't be going to school for the next little while." she said good-bye, but not before saying that she's sorry about what happened a billion more times, eventually I got tired of hearing it so I said good-bye and I hung up. "You were saying officer?"

/Will Dan die or will he live? I can't decide. So tell me what you think. It's my b-day monday it would be so nice if I opened up my account and there were reviews. Let's just call it an early birthday present.*wink wink* Anywho, I'll get the next chapter up soon! Alex's POV. Remeber the two of them haven't met quite yet. Update comes later! R&R!