Chapter 2: Getting to School

Miley's POV

When I woke up this morning, nobody was home. I know Jackson probably went to school early and I'm guessing dad went to a Hannah meeting or something. I got ready and walked to the bus stop. On the bus, I was the only kid there. It got kind of scary when there weren't any cars on the road. When the bus got to the school, no kids were in the front. I got up to ask the bus driver if he knew anything about this.

"Excuse me, sir-," I began, only to see that he had disappeared. I was about to get out of the bus when the doors close. I was trapped inside the bus. So here I am, stuck inside a bus.

"Ugh!" I scream as the bus jerked forward and stopped quickly, causing me to fall.

I went over to the driver's seat and tried to press the button that opens the doors, but it wouldn't work. I threw my head back against the seat in frustration. I noticed an emergency exit on the roof of bus, so I climbed on top of the seat and unlocked the emergency exit. Then I took off my backpack and threw it out the exit. I put my arms up, grabbing on to the exit and pulled myself out through the exit. I was exposed to the deserted area. I got up and grabbed my bag. As a huge gust of wind blew, I felt myself slipping off the roof of the bus.

Jake's POV

I woke up this morning to an empty mansion, which was usual. I'm an only child with parents who are always busy. I got dressed and ready, then went outside and waited for my limo. Strangely, it didn't come, so I decided to walk to school; it wasn't to far away. On the way there, I thought about Miley. I wish she would give me a change to show her that I'm really not a bad guy. I noticed that there weren't any cars on the road. As I approached school, I noticed no one was there. Then I saw Miley on top off a bus, she's the only person I've seen today. I walked toward her; she hadn't noticed me yet. A big gust of wind blew when I was close to the bus and I saw Miley slipping off the bus.

"Ahh!" she yelled as she fell.

I ran and caught her before she hit the ground. Her facial expression was funny. Her eyes were squinted and her fists were clenched as if she was expecting to fall. It felt so right having her in my arms, too bad she jumped right out of them when she opened her eyes.

"Thanks," Miley said. She was blushing a bit.

"No problem. What happened?"

"I was getting off the bus, but I turn around to ask the driver a question and he disappeared. Then the doors closed and I had to take the emergency exit," Miley said.

"Wow," I answered amazed.

"Where is everybody?" Miley asked.

"I don't know, it seems like we're the only ones here," I replied. Then the realization hit us.

"No…" she said.

"It couldn't be…" I said thinking the same thing.

"She was telling… the truth?" she asked.

"Maybe she's still here!" we say in unison and started running to the school building. She, being Ms. Zerroni.

Regular POV

When they got inside, they went to the detention room. As Jake and Miley walked into the room, Ms. Zerroni noticed their presence.

"I thought you'd be back," she said to them.

"Is what you said yesterday true?" Miley asked.

"Yes, it is completely true," Ms. Zerroni replied.

"The… apocalypse?" Jake said disbelieving his own words.

"Yes, the apocalypse," Ms. Zerroni answered.

"Then why are you still here… why are we still here?" Miley asked.

"I am here because of this," Ms. Zerroni held up a strange necklace. "But sadly my time will be up in about…" she looked at her watch. "…Five minutes, so let me get to the point. You have to follow this map," she said while handing Miley an old map. "And find what is ending the world before it's too late."

"How do you have a map?" Jake asked confused.

"Prophecy," Ms. Zerroni answered simply while placing her hand on a rather large book that was on her desk.

"Why us?" Miley asked Ms. Zerroni.

"That, I don't know," she replied and faded away.

"So now what?" Jake asked Miley. Them: supposable being the only people on the planet.