I know I ended the first chapter suddenly, but I got writer's block as I was writing and I really wanted to put it up, so I put the last of my brain power together to get a somewhat good ending. Again I am sorry.

Chapter Two

Beginning To Understand

Third Person

As the four girls arrive at the beach side, in a world in another dimension a group of three met up with one, while two fought with another watching. All activities were stopped as two beams of light shot down on each group, taking them to the forest near where our quartet sat eating lunch.

All seven were past out on the ground, most likely do to the trip to Gem Lake. One by one they awoke from their slumber. Staying close together, they started to look around.

Megan's Point of View

After arriving, Kira and Kota decided to swim. After taking off her black skirt and red shirt, Kota does a cannonball off the dock. Kira follows suit after removing her long green tee shirt and jean shorts. Tem and I start to set up our picnic near the rock hill, for shade later on.

After we finished, Tempany removes her outerwear and jumps into the lake. I laugh at Dakota's face from the splash. I stripe my clothes and jump in after them. We keep playing around until Kira's stomach growls. Tempany laughs and suggests we eat lunch. We all agree and proceed to get out of the water. As we eat Kira restarts the conversation on summer plans.

"So what are we going to do this summer?" Kira asks as she passes Tem the macaroni salad.

"Well, we have to go to the mall at least twice. Once for summer clothes and again for school clothes," Kota says, putting rice on her plate.

"I agree with that. Also we need to make an appearance at Rayven's party. She'll be mad if we don't," Tem said handing me her cup so I could fill it with Mountain Dew.

"That's true, but if so we'll have to go to the mall another time for party clothes. She said it was a big deal or something," I say, "I would also like it if we went to the Base. Is that okay?"

"Why not, I mean we still have to make that package to the troops. Are your dads still over there?" Kota asks TP and me. We nod. "Oh, sorry, sore subject," Kota apologies.

"It's cool, Dakota. It's easy to forget, even for us," Tem told her.

"Okay, so the mall, Ray's party, and then road trip to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, is that all?" Kira asks. After thinking about what else we had to do, none of us had any idea, so we continued to eat.

"So, what are you two going to do if Davis sees you at the party?" Tempany asks. Both Dakota and I think about it.

"If he tries anything, I'll punch him. School's over so the authorities can bite my ass," Dakota answers.

"I'll most likely hide if I see him, that or leave. Rayven knows about the problem, she'll understand. Why?" I ask.

"I was just wondering if Kira and I had to cover for you," Tempany answers, putting her plate in the trash bag we brought. Dakota put her trash up as well. I did the same after I finished and started to clean up. Kira sat there eating for a few more minutes until all of the trash and containers were put up. Then she decided to put her food in the bag.

It had been an hour since Kota, Tem, and I finished eating and we started to swim again. Kira figured that she could get away with swimming within an hour of eating. She jumped in the lake and we start a game of chicken. I got on Tempany's shoulders and Kira got on Kota's. The game went well. I fell off once, as did Kira. Both of us were trying our hardest since we were only doing three games. It happened in slow motion; first I hit Kira's stomach. Then, out of reflex, she grabbed Dakota's head. Next, Dakota's footing slipped off the rock we had been standing on. The next thing I know, Tempany and I can't find them in the water.

Eventually, Dakota comes up. She's gasps for air as TP and I get her on the dock. Tempany goes back to look for Kira, and I try to sooth Dakota. She keeps spitting up water and I keep rubbing her back. Finally the water stops coming out of her lungs.

"KIRA'S GOT A CRAMP! I TRIED TO GRAB HER, but… but… I was loosing so much air. I couldn't grab her," before Dakota could even finish, she had tears running down her face.

I stood up so Tempany could see me. "Dakota says she got a cramp! Look under the water! AND HURRY!" I yelled for Tempany to hear. I watched as she dove into the water. I sat back down so I could help Dakota.

As I tried to comfort her, she yelled at me. "NO! Help Tempany! I'll be fine. We have to find her," Dakota ordered me. I nodded and dove into the lake. Tempany and I searched for a few more dives, until she got tired. I stayed out to keep looking, and she went to the dock to relax her muscles, if only for a little. I dove back under when she was on the wood.

As I went to get back up for air, I saw a light green shape on a rock. Realizing it was Kira's bathing suit I swam up to tell Tempany. I broke the surface of the water and looked for Tempany. I saw her on the dock, with a group of seven talking to her.

"HEY!" I yelled. I got everyone's attention, "She's on a rock! I can't reach her! Not without loosing all my air!"

A boy wearing a hoodie ran towards the lake. As he ran, he took off his jacket. Before it reached the ground, he was in the air. I started toward the dock as he dove into the water. I turned and waited for him to come up. My hopes were all on a boy I didn't know. I saw him break the surface and he started to swim towards me. I swam toward him and helped him carry Kira to the dock.

Tempany and a girl helped get Kira's body onto the dock. I swam toward the ladder to get up, and the boy followed me. As I got up I saw the group more clearly. The girl had a bluish black colored hair and whitish lavender eyes. The rest were male. I saw one adult. He had sliver/gray hair and wore a mask, but I could still see one of his dark eyes. There was a boy helping Tempany and the girl. At first I thought he was a girl, with his long brown hair, but I soon realized it was a boy. He had the same whitish lavender eyes as the girl. Two boys were helping Dakota walk over to Kira. One had blonde hair and I could clearly see he had blue eyes. The other boy had black hair and, from what I could see, dark colored eyes. The boy that got Kira had gotten up and I only saw his brown hair. I looked around to see the last boy standing at the beginning of the dock. He had blood red hair, and, unfortunately, he turned toward me so I turned away before I could see his eyes.

I walked over to Kira and stood next to Dakota. Her tears hadn't stopped, but she wasn't sobbing now. I looked at Kira's body and waited. I looked at my watch. It had been only two minutes, though it felt like eternity. I looked back at the small group working on making Kira breathe. I looked at each and every one of them. The boy's eye showed that he seemed to believe she wasn't going to make it. The dark haired girl's eyes and face showed utter fright, but I still saw determination in them.

I felt my eyes begin to water, and I had to walk away. My tears were only going to make things worse. So I walked toward our stuff. I got a couple towels and walked back over to the dock. I got on my knees as I reached Kira. I put a towel over her legs, stomach, and I wrapped one around her head. I stood back up and walked over to the old willow. I brushed the leaves away and walked over to the trunk. There my tears burst from me.

It felt like I was a kid again. Back when we first moved here. Tempany was still in England, and I missed her. I was only five then. My first day of kindergarten hadn't gone very well. There was a boy named Drew Richards that wouldn't stop teasing me. Before school ended I went to the bathroom and climbed out to the playground. Once my feet hit the ground, I was running toward the forest. Once I found the lake, I didn't stop running. I was crying, and I ran into the willow's protective covering. I stopped running, for some reason I still don't understand, and sat down and cried.

In the middle of the night, my dad found me there. I was cold, scared, tired, and hungry. He took me home and I didn't go to school for the rest of the week. My mom got me into a new class, and I went back to school. I haven't had a class with Drew Richards since then. I felt like the little girl that didn't stop running until her legs fell off.

I heard the sound of the leaves being moved and looked up. I saw Tempany as she walked toward me. She sat down and hugged me. I cried in her shoulder as we sat there. I don't know how long we were there, but I heard the leaves move and looked up. The adult was standing there. From the crinkle in his eye, I figured he was smiling. Tempany helped me up and we stared at him for a few seconds.

"She's okay. Amazingly she survived," he told us. Tempany and I squealed and ran toward the dock.

"Is it true? Kira? Are you okay?" Tempany asks as she reaches Kira. I stop beside her and see our friend laughing at us.

"Of course I'm okay. Why wouldn't I be?" Kira mocked. I fell to my knees and hugged her. She acted like it burned and Dakota laughed at us. I let go and Tempany helped Kira stand.

When I looked over at the girl, I saw that she was out of breath. It worried me, but then the boy with whitish eyes helped her stand. I figure that he had it handled and let it be. Dakota was apologizing to Kira for letting her fall.

"It's okay Kota. It was my fault anyway. I was the one who swam after I ate," Kira said.

Tempany smiled and told her, "Well if it weren't for that group, you would… Hey, where did they go?"

As we looked around we noticed that the group was gone. Kira shrugged. I figured she would just laugh but instead she yelled.

"THANK YOU! WHOEVER SAVED ME!" she yelled out to the forest. I laughed at her.

We stood there for a few seconds before hearing a reply. "YOU'RE WELCOME!" a voice said. Hearing it made us all laugh.

We stood on the docks for a few more seconds before Tem decided we needed to go home. We all dried off and put our over clothes back on. Dakota grabbed the picnic basket and we headed to Kira's house.

It was sunset by the time we got there. Kira's parents were on the deck and her little siblings were out at friend's houses. That was why we were going here tonight. Kota's little brother is staying at her house so we couldn't go there. Amy was having a sleep over, so that was out. My mom was going to be staying home all night, so we wouldn't be able to have privacy. Kira's mom had been waiting for us to get back before they left for my house.

Kira went to the kitchen to make us some snacks. We got up to Kira's room and Kota went right to her closet, which held all of her Anime. Temp started to change into the clothes she had over here. I started to take my top off when we heard a scream from downstairs.

Kota was the first to act. She grabbed the bat Kira kept under her bed and started to go downstairs. Tem started to follow her, with only her bathing suit on. I ran into Kira's parents' room and found her dad's knife and ran down the stairs.

I reached Kota and Tem at the bottom of the stairs. Kota was looking around the doorway into the living room. She made a sign for us to go and Tem and I quietly ran to the kitchen door. Kota kept her back to us as I opened the door slightly.

When I looked inside I saw Kira against the cabinet while a man in black stood in front of her. I made a sign behind my back for 'one man one shot'. I moved to have my back to the door while Kota moved to take her shot. I looked around the living room to see if there were any weapons for Temp, but as I looked toward the door, I was hit in my head. It wasn't enough to knock me out, but it was enough to make me fall.

Third Person

As Megan fell, the second man attacked Dakota and Tempany. He ran into the kitchen and spoke to his comrade. Kira stayed silent as Dakota started to stand. Tempany was knocked out and Megan was still on the ground. Dakota ran into the kitchen, hoping to help Kira, but ended up getting hit as soon as she entered.

Megan saw the second man walk towards her friend and made a brake for the front door. She got to the door as the second man started running for her. Megan opened the front door and left it open as she waited outside with the storm door open. When the man got to the doorway she slammed the storm door in his face. The glass shattered everywhere. This stunned the man long enough for Megan to get around the house to the backyard.

Once there she climbed the ladder the girls had put there to help them get to the roof. Megan took the first ladder and pushed it away from the side of the house. Then she started to climb up the steps they had created when they were in middle school.

About halfway up she looked down to see the man looking for her. She kept climbing until she saw the top of the roof. She looked back down to find the man at the bottom of the house. She scrambled up the last few steps. She peeked over the side to see the man jump the two story building in one jump.

Megan screeched and ran up to the middle of the roof. The man landed and started walking toward Megan. For every step he took she took one backwards. Eventually she ran out of room and stood on the edge of the roof.

Megan POV

I know I have to do something. My plan to get help is down the drain... What can I do now?

I looked around hoping to find something to use for protection, but found nothing. The man was getting closer and the space between us was smaller than ever. I worried about my friends and about myself.

Is this it? Kira has a near-death experience just to die later the same night. Well that's nice.

I heard something behind me as the man got within grabbing distance. Out of reflex I jumped back..., off the roof. I closed my eyes and let the air pass around me. I hoped the others were alive.

Maybe Dakota and Kira got the other guy. Then I was able to help, just not the way I wanted. Oh well they're okay at least.

I felt the impact with the ground. I closed my eyes for a few seconds and then reopened them to see someone above me. I felt the ground move underneath me while someone had their hands on my chest. I looked over at the person whose hands were on my chest to see the girl from earlier.

"Are you alright?" a voice asked. I looked toward the other person to see the boy with red hair from the docks. I could see his eye color now. It was a bright sea-foam green color though it wasn't exact. "Hey, are you alright?" he asked again.

I had forgotten about his question. I didn't know whether my voice was working so I just nodded. He acknowledged the answer and looked up at the girl. I looked over at her as well, and she started to remove her hands.

"I think she'll be fine... For now at least. We're going to have to watch her though," she said. The boy nodded and I felt as if we were moving. She turned to me and smiled, "I'm sorry, we didn't introduce ourselves back at the lake. My name is Hinata and this is Gaara."

I felt like I knew the names, but it didn't click. I controlled my emotions and only showed understanding. She smiled at me again before the boy, Gaara, spoke.

"Why aren't you talking? You yelled at us before," he stated. He was now standing.

I took in a breath of air, but felt the wind strike my throat. I started to cough and turned over so as to not choke. I felt Hinata rub my back while I coughed.

"It's alright you know. Your friends are okay. The others got there before we found you," she told me. I turned back around as the coughing calmed. I smiled at her and nodded.

"It means 'thank you'," I heard TP's voice say.

I looked up and saw her level with us. I smiled and quickly got up and attacked her. She fell to the ground while we wrestled on the dirt. Though we were just messing around, soon after we started we had to stop for fear of getting hurt.

"Yeah, smart you two, wrestle right after you get hurt," Kota said as she looked down at our panting forms.

Tem and I looked at one another and smiled. We both grabbed one of Dakota's legs and pulled her down. As she went down, we jumped up to stand. Temp and I jumped back before Kota could hurt us. Before I landed my jump I started to cough. In doing so I started to fall. Instead of hitting the ground, someone caught me. I looked up and saw the boy with blonde hair and blue eyes.

He helped me up and I looked to see TP had been caught by the boy with black hair. She was smiling at me. I knew I had looked like an idiot.

"Well how about we go inside before someone comes to see who we are," someone said. I looked over to see the oldest of the group standing against the wall, reading some book.

Everyone started to go inside Kira's house. Kira and Kota were in front while Tem and I were next to the boys who had caught us. I looked over at Tempany as she looked at me and we both started to run. We got up to Kota as she opened and door and Kira let us keep running, only to follow after us.

I know it's weird. I didn't put any thought until the last part, but I decided you needed to know what she was thinking. I know that she should remember who they are but it's not on the top of her concern so she lets it slide. Thanks for reading.