Ok, so I don't actually have an update time set. I really just type when I can and post when something new happens. At the moment, I'm in Term 3 holidays, which last 2 weeks. I'm currently in the 2nd week. So the holidays go Saturday - Sunday - Monday - Friday x 2 + Another weekend. Let's just say I'm almost at that last weekend. Sigh.
BUT! I finish all my homework on Mondays so I can spend the rest of the week on my computer typing, and I often post at night as I type when people think I'm asleep. Hehe...
The sun rose from behind the trees, showering the tents with light. Everyone groggily opened their eyes, and rolled themselves over. After a good five minutes, people started to emerge from their tents.
"I had the weirdest dream..." Nathaniel started.
"And it was about...?" Kim asked.
"The same thing that I've been having for the last five nights." He replied.
"What?" Marinette snapped awake. "You dreamt about him again?"
"Yeah. He couldn't speak to me because of the sun waking me up."
"Um." Juleka said quietly. "I heard something last night."
"What?" Alya was awake now.
"Like footsteps on the grass." Juleka said. Everyone shuddered. (Some, like Kim and Alix refused this fact.)
"That is creepy." Mylene said. "I wanna be a penguin right now, being adorable."
"But you already are adorable." Ivan said.
"Thank you my fierce Polar Bear." Mylene replied.
"Just to lighten the mood, we should name each other on what animals we'd be!" Rose said.
"Ok, what does everyone think Marinette is?" Juleka asked.
Many answers came back.
"Ladybug."
"Swallow."
"Any small animal."
"Squirrel!"
"If she was a bigger animal, a Daschund."
"Deer."
"Caterpillar!"
"I'm going with Ladybug."
"Squirrel suits her."
"Puppy!"
"Yeah I agree with puppy."
"Any fluffy animal."
"Ladybug."
"So the winner is Ladybug with three and Puppy and Squirrel in a close second with two!" Kim announced.
"Now Alya." Marinette said. "I personally think that she is as sly as a fox."
"Bunny!"
"Red squirrel!"
"Wolf."
"Hawk."
"Yeah, hawk."
"Koala!"
"Hawk."
"Bunny!"
"Hawk!"
"Eagle!"
"Koala!"
"Fox."
"So Hawk wins with four with Fox, Bunny and Koala coming in second with two." Alix said.
"Now Nino." Alya said. "He looks like a monkey to me."
"Hey!"
"I agree!" Adrien said.
*Nino growls*
"Nah, Turtle." Marinette said.
"Fish!"
"Kitten!"
"Turtle sounds right!"
"Fox!"
"Kangaroo!"
"Dog!"
"Monkey!"
"Wolf."
"Turtle!"
"Dog."
"OoooO so Turle and Monkey tie with three each, and Dog comes in second with two!" Adrien said.
"Adrien, you are so a Black Cat." Nino said.
"And that is because...?" Adrien said.
Nino's voice lowered. "Because you are so unlucky when it comes to love."
"Hey!"
"I-I think t-that A-Adrien's just a-a cute k-kitten t-too..." Marinette stuttered.
After everyone called out their animals, the results were:
For Adrien, 1st was kitten with five points, second was puppy with three.
Juleka was Raven with three, 2nd was Crow with two.
Rose was a butterfly. Everyone said that.
Max for some reason was a dolphin or a parrot, each with six, the other answer being spider.
For Alix, first place was a cheetah with five, and second was jaguar with four.
For Kim it was jaguar with four, and second was wolf with three.
Mylene had seven points on penguin, and two on seal.
Chloe was a bee through and through.
Sabrina was decided to be a wasp, with ten votes, and the second was a mouse.
Ivan was polar bear with six, second was leopard seal or hippopotamus with three each.
Nathaniel was either a tortoise with five, elephant with four. (Max said he found an article that said an elephant could draw).
"Well that's it." Juleka sighed. That had only taken - she checked her watch - ten minutes!
"Oh, okay." Alya said. "I still reckon that Nino's a monkey."
"I thought you were finished..." Nino groaned.
"No way." Alya laughed. The quiet chatter continued until Juleka sat bolt upright.
"What is it?" Rose asked quietly.
"I thought I heard something. Over there." Juleka whispered. She pointed to behind the tents.
"So let's keep acting like nothing's wrong, and then one of us will act like they're going to their tent and catch them." Alya suggested.
"Good idea. Dibs not being that person." Nino said.
"Wuss."
The guards changed shift on the grave. It had been a century today, but the mayor still insisted to guard the grave. There was an old tombstone with the words HERE LAYS HAWKMOTH, THE BRINGER OF EVIL. IN BODY HE BE DEAD, IN SPIRIT HE SHALL LIVE ON. There was also mysterious words on the bottom that read HWNE EHT OMON HDNISE VORE HTSI RGEVA, NI NOE UHDNDER EYRAS AHKWOMHT IWLL IRES. The moon shined over the grave, and a pale purple butterfly landed over the body's heart, and unnoticed to the guard, faded to a deep purple, covered in black. It fluttered away as the dirt began to slide...
"Who else votes that Nino does it?" Alya called.
"I do!" Ivan joined in.
"So that makes me, Adrien, Marinette, Juleka, Rose, Kim, Alix and Ivan! Anyone else?"
"Me!" Max called out.
"And me!" Nathaniel called.
"Wow. You guys are so supportive, aren't you." Nino said, voice thick with sarcasm.
"We know we are." Mylene smiled. "Count me in!"
"Sure, why not." Sabrina said. Every eye was on Chloe.
"Nino," she said. He turned to look at her. "I support them in this one, sorry. My BFF's gotta be right, doesn't she?" Chloe said, and laughed. Nino rolled his eyes, then turned to glare at his girlfriend.
"I hate you at the moment." He said.
"'At the moment' being the key phrase here." Alya replied.
"And 'hate' and 'you' being the key words." Nino shot back.
"I know you love me." Alya said.
"I seriously hate you."
The man let out a breath as he lifted a hand. Dirt crumbled from above him. Need to get out, shot through his brain. He lifted his hand again, this time in a digging motion. It was loose. Perfect.
The guard, still oblivious to the whole thing, watched the stars. More dirt crumbled away. The guard spotted a constellation of a pan.
The hole was as long as his arm now. How deep had they buried him? More dirt came with his hands. Another five centimetres deeper. Another breath. Another scoop. More dirt. No light. More breaths. Another scoop. More dirt.
The man saw his ha- Saw! He could see!
The guard's back faced the grave where a hand was poking through. The hole collapsed inwards, still oblivious to the guard. A head rose out from the dirt, followed by arms, and his neck and chest. His brooch glistened. Soon there was a shadow behind the guard, and he turned slowly, hand on his gun.
"Thank you for guarding me." The man said, voice gruff and hoarse. The guard loaded his gun and pointed it at him, ready to shoot.
"No need to be worried. I won't hurt you. Yet." Hawkmoth said. "Now put the gun away."
"No. You're a monster that shouldn't be alive." The guard chocked out.
Hawkmoth's bluebell eyes sparkled. Already some excitement.
No-one could hear the screams of the guard.
Marinette groaned softly, leaning forward.
"Marinette?" Alya asked. "Mari?" No response.
"Marinette, are you okay?" Nino asked.
"Mari?" Adrien said.
"Butterfly..." She murmured.
"What?" Ivan asked.
"Put her flat on the ground." Nathaniel said, "Quickly."
As they did what he said, Juleka asked him how he knew what to do.
"Being the TA, you need to know First Aid." He said.
"Done." Kim said.
"Now what?" Alix asked.
"Check her pulse and her forehead." Nath said.
"Heart rate is normal." Adrien said.
"And her forehead?" Nathaniel asked.
"Hotter than normal." Alya said. "And getting hotter."
Marinette's voice came out gruff.
"No! Moth!"
It switched back.
"Please... Let me be..."
Her shoulders tensed up, and Alya gripped her arm tightly.
He felt someone grab his arm.
He whirled around, ready to fight whoever was there.
No-one was there. He turned back around, dealing with the matter at hand. He pet the black butterfly in his hands lightly with a finger.
"Fly to him." He told it, then let it go. The guard was running away, cuts on him and tears rolling down on his face. The butterfly got to him, and disappeared into his gun. The guard stood up, scowling.
"Night Guard, you have felt fear up until now. Now you will spread it when the time comes. But I need a few things in return." Hawkmoth said.
"Just tell me and it's yours." The guard replied, the dark bubbles surrounding him.
"No!" Marinette cried suddenly. "Don't listen to him!"
"Marinette? Are you Okay?" Alya asked when her bluebell eyes snapped open.
"The Moth. He's back." She murmured.
"Are you okay?" Nino repeated.
"Please don't make me go through that again." Marinette said, eyes pleading.
"Go through what again?" Adrien wondered aloud. Marinette squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that she'd be able to block out the voices in her head and stop seeing the images in her mind.
Instead, she saw them again.
"The Moth. He's free." She said again.
"Let me." Nathaniel said, and crouched next to Marinette.
"Are you okay, Marinette?" He asked. She nodded.
"Please don't make me see that again." She whispered.
"See what again, Mari? It's ok to tell us, you can trust us." He said.
"The Moth. He's free and has already tainted someone." Marinette said.
"Who?" Nathaniel said. If she was talking about who he thought she was talking about, then the whole city was in trouble.
"The guard. He was running away, but the moth took away his innocence." She said, and sniffed.
"Did he give the guard a name?" He asked. She nodded again.
"Night Guard." Marinette said, and tears started streaming down her face.
"Are you sure that you're ok?" Nath asked again. She nodded again.
"The images and voices are fading." She replied.
"Good. Focus on the here and now, and you should be fine, Mari." He stood up.
"The Moth is free." He announced.
"Oh no." Juleka said. "No."
"Unfortunately, yes." Nathaniel said. "And he's already changed someone."
"Who?" Mylene asked. She was frightened, and she cowered against Ivan. He kissed her head softly.
"He was gone for a century but now he's back." Marinette murmured.
Max's expression changed immediately.
"No. That can't be possible. He's dead." He said.
"Apparently not." Nathaniel replied sadly.
"Who?" Kim asked.
"The Moth." Marinette cried.
"No. Nonononononononono..." Adrien said, finally getting it. "He can't be."
"Who?" Alix asked fiercely, expecting answers.
"Him. A century ago. The Moth." Nathaniel said.
"Can you please elaborate on that in English?" Kim asked.
"He's tainted someone. Paris needs help if it's true." Juleka said.
"Who?!" Nino yelled.
"Hawkmoth." Marinette murmured. "Hawkmoth is back."
DUN DUN DUN!
Even more suspense than the last chapter! Lovin it!
"The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last." -Dane Cook. (I believe)
Please review! I find it more helpful when you tell me what I'm doin right and what I'm doing wrong!
Keep Drawing!