Chapter 6

I groggily rolled over and woke up, squinting into the rays of sunlight that came through a crack in the shades.

KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK "Wakey- wakey." Josh said, peaking into my room, I responded by throwing a pillow at me. "Come on 'Lexis, it;s time to wake up. It's 10:30."

"What!" I snapped up. I was supposed to meet the guys at 11:00

"Yep, you slept in."

"Thanks for waking me, NOW!" I rolled out of bed and yawned. Loudly.

"Well you obviously needed it. What time did you go to bed anyway?"

"None of your business."

Josh laughed at me as I gathered my clothes. The truth was I was up waiting for the guys to come by but they never did. I kicked him out then went to use the bathroom. "I'm showering, don't bother me." I called over my shoulder.

"Alexis, wait a minute please."

I wasn't really comfortable standing in pj pants and a cami, but I turned back anyway.

"Last night, I found a couple of boys who looked like they were going out at night. Do you have any idea why?"

"No Sensei."

"Alright then, carry on."

I know, why was I not telling them about the night trips. To be honest, it's because I don't need them sheltering another part of my life. I want to have something about this mission that isn't about the mission, if that makes sense.

I quickly showered and got dressed. I was shoving down an energy bar and grabbing some last minute things when Josh came up to me.

"Do you have everything?"

"Yes."

"Cell phone?"

"Check."

"Good." Josh looked at me as I finished putting my stuff in my purse.

"What?" I ask.

"I'm just...worried."

"And why are you so worried?"

"Two reasons actually. One, I feel like something will happen to you out there, and two, I'm worried that your growing up, and won't be my baby sister anymore.

"Ugh, you are so pathetic. Most 22 year olds hate their sisters." I joked and moved to walk past him, but I hear one last call.

"Hey Scarlet." I turn and Josh threw something. I catch it and see it's my morpher. "Just in case." he says before I can protest.

I consider it for a moment and nod. "Seeya Cobalt." and I dash out the door.

Outside the waterfall was three cars, and about a dozen boys, all waiting on me it seemed.

"Hey 'Lexis!" Blake called out.

"Hi guys." I call. They all start loading into the cars, so I guess they were waiting on me.

One of the cars was a convertible, so I grabbed myself a backseat in that. A guy that I think was named Tony drove, with Blake in shotgun. Hunter was next to me. I was quitet most of the ride. The guys all talked and laughed, but for once in my life I was totally silent and out of it. More than once my hand made it's way inside my purse and fingered my morpher. It had been so long since I morphed. I could feel the fire energy zipping through it.

"Alexis?" I realized Hunter had been talking to me.

"Huh? Sorry, what was that?"

"Whoa, someones out of it." Blake joked.

"I asked if you've ever seen a motocross race before."

"Oh, uh, yeah actually." I remembered. "Once I was visiting my cousin, and I hung out with her and her friends. One of them was like, really into motocross and I went to one of his races."

"Cool. Was he racing 250s or 125s?" Blake asked.

"Um, 125s..I think. I'll ask next time I talk to her."

"I didn't know you had a cousin." Hunter said.

"Oh, well, yeah. She's awesome. Mom's side though." I said quickly. The conversation dropped after that.

When we reached the track, I texted Danny a smiley face.

Hunter and Blake went to get into their gear, and I went with the others. We found a place near the finish line with a descent view of the whole track. Different guys would say things like what kinda race it was, that it was 250, who Blake and Hunter were racing for, et cetera.

When Hunter came out, I really shouldn't of been thinking how hot he looked with his tousled hair and cerulean eyes focused intensely on the race about to happen.