~DANIEL~

Two Days Later

I was sitting at my desk in our 'secret classroom'. Resting my head on my hand, I tried to listen to whatever Keith was teaching us.

Knowing Keith, it was probably important.

I glanced at my friends. They didn't seem to be paying much attention, either. Larmina was twirling her flame-colored hair with her fingers, while Vince took notes. Or, maybe he was doodling. Either way, he looked like he was really trying to concentrate.

I sighed, silently. I was tired. I hadn't slept very well since Xena had visited.

I decided to rest my eyes for a little bit, but ended up passing out.

~Flashback~

(A/N: Daniel is 12 in this scene)

"Lloyd! Get Gene and Dan out of here!" Fred yelled as he blasted Lea with a wave of water. Lloyd grabbed Gene and my hands then turned to run.

"No!" I shouted, slipping my hand out of Lloyd's.

"Daniel, we don't have time for this!" Lloyd said as he reached for my hand.

"I'm not leaving Fred!" I ran to Fred's side.

"Daniel!" Fred exclaimed "You need to get out of here! I'll hold them off!"

"But-"

"Now!"

I felt a strong hand wrap around the collar of my shirt, yanking me back just as a flower pot fell sending shards of flower pot in every direction. I shielded my face from the debris.

Looking up, I saw Lloyd and Fred, determination written all over their faces. Lloyd was fighting Xena while Fred fought Lea.

Xena took out one of her hidden daggers and threw it at Lloyd hitting him in the middle of his back. He crumpled to the ground, unmoving.

I clenched my fists. I was so angry. bringing my fists up, I punched the air. A fire-ball erupted from my fist, flying straight for Xena. Hearing her scream shouldn't have made me happy, but it did.

I looked at Fred, desperately trying to take down Lea.

I wanted to help, but Gene stopped me. We shared a glance and I nodded. We would see our brothers again. I just knew it.

~End Flashback~

"Daniel!" Keith banged his hand on my desk.

I jumped, falling out of my chair. "What?" I asked, startled.

Keith sighed. "Did you hear anything I just said?"

"Um..."

"I thought so." He turned to the other cadets. "Since none of you seem to care about what I was teaching, Coran will teach you for the rest of the week. Class dismissed."

We groaned.

"Thanks a lot, Daniel." Larmina said. "Now we get to learn about politics."

She and Vince exited the room. I was about to leave when Keith stopped me. "Is there something on your mind, Daniel? you seem a little out of it."

"No... I-I'm fine." I stuttered, shifting my weight from one foot to the other.

Keith narrowed his eyes. He opened his mouth to say something when his Voltcom went off.

Pidge: Keith! Is Daniel with you?

Keith: Yeah, What's up?

Pidge: The Castle is under attack! We need you in the control room!

Keith gave me a 'we're-not-finished' look before running off to the control room, with me trailing behind.

A/N: Do you like it? Hate it? Think you could do better? Please review!

P.S. I was thinking about maybe posting questions at the end of my chapters for you guys to answer. They won't always pertain to the story, but they will be fun! So, do you want me to do that, or what?

P.P.S. Vince and Larmina are still cadets in this (I probabl should've said that before).