Chapter 7: Premonition
Sage
I was looking over a beautiful city of skyscrapers and Christmas lights. Red and green lights, laughter, children playing, and bells jingling filling the air. All these sights and sounds were overflowing me with joy.
What city is this? I thought. Perhaps Los Vegas? Or maybe Manhattan?
"It's New York City, my dear." a voice from behind me said lightly.
I turned around to see Lillian.
"Mrs. Lillian." I bowed.
She giggled, "No need to be formal."
"Oh…" I was embarrassed, "New York is very beautiful." I turned back around.
"Indeed. It's changed a lot since I last saw it."
"I'm sorry…"
"It's alright my dear. Because now I can see it whenever I want to. Look around." she told me.
I did as instructed. "I'm floating!" I yelled.
She laughed a little louder than a giggle, "Indeed. Why don't you go down?"
"How?" This was after all my first time floating.
"Just picture yourself down there, walking the streets of New York."
I closed my eyes and imaged myself walking on the streets of New York. Busy sidewalks, people pushing to get to the last sales before Christmas Eve.
I opened my eyes. I was now in the middle of the street, lights blinking everywhere.
A person wearing a hood caught me attention from the breathtaking site. The only thing visible threw the hood was dark brown hair.
I know that person. I told myself.
I started after them. They noticed I was fallowing them. They started to run.
"Wait!" I yelled trying to get them to stop.
"Excuse me. Coming threw." I apologized to the people I bump into every now and then.
I was able to fallow her or him, whichever they were, into a dark part of town. I hardly noticed all the people were gone. The streets were practically empty with the exception of me and the person I fallowed.
"Hold on!" I yelled. They stopped dead in the middle of the ghost town road.
They pulled off their hood, and their hair fell with the dim light below the waist. It was somewhat wavy and straight. It was defiantly a girl. Her dark brown hair shown with a red highlight in the moonlight.
I hadn't noticed there was a full moon until that moment.
She slowly turned around. At the moment she turned, I realized who it was.
My jaw dropped along with hers.
"You're…" I began.
"You? I'm well aware of that. I tried to avoid this…"
"I don't understand."
"Of course not…yet at least."
"What do you mean 'not yet'?" I said still in shock.
"In time. Because now that you've seen this it will happen."
"But how is it that you're me? In a dream your supposed to be yourself."
"I'm one year older than you are presently." she put her hand to the forehead in frustration.
"So what is this," I put my hands in the air and air quoted, "'thing' you tried to keep from happening?"
She sighed then appeared right in front of me. I could almost feel her breathing.
"Thisss." she lifted her lip with her left, my right, hand, to reveal a sharpened canine.
"No way…" I whispered, "I can't believe it."
"Well believe it." she pulled back a little, "Might as well show you…"
She whistled.
Six figures appeared behind her, walking forward. They stopped a little father away from me then she was.
The moonlight shown on their faces.
The first figure was taller than the others. Hair platinum blonde, eyes silver…
"Will…" I started as the figure next to him stepped forward.
This one was medium in height. Hair jet black, eyes shown like a cats…
"Ally…"
The third figure started forward, shorter than the others surrounding it. Hair was a dark dirty blonde, eyes crystal blue.
"Ara…" I looked confused.
A different figure stepped beside her. He was as tall as Will, but with black hair and golden eyes like a tiger's. His hair was a shade lighter than Ally's.
Next a girl with long hair, like Ally's, stepped back. Her skin was dark like an Indian almost, but a little lighter. Her eyes shown a deep brown almost pure black.
Beside her was another guy, but his eyes were shining a bright green. He was lean and I had seen him before, but I couldn't quite place him.
"The three you cannot place you will soon be able to." the other me said.
Ally stepped forward again, "You will wake up thinking this was all a dream."
"I thought it was." I looked at her confused.
"So it shall be…for now." Will began to step again, but Ara's arm stopped him.
"Now awake in the previous world you came from." Ally's voice started to fade along with the moonlight and the dream world around me.
Alexandra
She slowly opened her eyes to make sure Sage was still safe in bed. Instead of seeing a quiet, little lady sleeping soundly, she was sweating, grunting as if in pain. Her hand was clutched in a fist holding on to the covers afraid for life.
"Sage?" she said thinking that would wake her, but it did no good.
"Sage?" she repeated this time louder. Still nothing.
She put her hand on her shoulder and shook a little, "Sara, wake up."
Suddenly the grunting stopped, her fist loosened, and her eyes gradually opened to reveal what looked like tiny tears.
"Ally!" she hugged her tight like the world was ending.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I just had the worst dream!"
Sage
Ally's face seemed worried, "About what?"
I let go of her and sat up puling the covers with me.
"You, me, Ara, Will, and two guys and another girl…" I trailed off.
"What other girl?" Ally sat up next to me.
Both of us sat there for a minute staring into the mirror that seemed to be in the perfect position for someone who was too lazy to get out of bed to brush their hair.
After taking a deep breath I answered, "I'm not sure exactly. I never caught her name…"
"Okay, then what did she look like?"
"It was dark, but I could tell she looked like you. Her skin was a bit darker, but she was still pale. She could have passed for your sister, but you don't have a sister."
Ally chocked as if what she were about to say hurt like a knife through the heart. "Actually I do, but she left a while back…"
"Why?" I looked down at my hands and started playing with my thumbs.
"I wish I knew…"
She uncovered herself and turned to sling her legs off the bed.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to make you upset."
"It's alright. You have the right to know.
"Her name is Alice. She is in fact my blood sister, but she is not a full blood like me. She is half although she wishes different."
"She doesn't want to be a vampire?"
"No, she doesn't want to be part human… She, like my brother, has an attitude problem, but it's not as bad as his."
"Oh well, that's good to know." I paused, "Wait your brother! That's who he was!"
"My brother was in your dream as well?"
"Yeah, but he was standing by your sister." "Weird. She's not been fond of my brother for some time now. I just wish I knew where she was…" her head was down, looking at her feet.
"I wish I could help."
"You can," she turned her head so her eyes met mine, "Tell me what you saw."
"Well…" I paused.
"Well what?"
"You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you…"
"Try me." she smiled.
"Well I don't remember much, but I remember floating above New York City."
"How did you know it was New York? It could have been Los Vegas or Manhattan."
"I know it was New York City because…"
"Because what, Sage?" her eyes were firm.
"Because," I took a gulp, "Because your mother told me."
The room got extremely quiet.
"My mother?" she asked softly, "Then what is my mother's name?"
"Lillian." I answered as if afraid for my life.
Her eyes widened, "That is… my mother's name…"
"I know, she told me…"
She shook her head, "Okay, what else?"
"Then I was on the streets. Following someone I thought I knew…"
"And?" she motioned for me to keep going.
"I started chasing them, and it turned out to be.."
Me? I thought, No that's crazy…
"Yourself." she finished the sentence for me.
"Yeah…" I replied.
"What happened after that?"
"That's when you, Will, Ara, Alice, Jason, and the other guy appeared. You and… well me… told me something, but I don't quite remember exactly what it was."
"Hmm…" she scratched her head.
"What?" I looked at her confused.
"Just thinking. Don't worry about it. I'm sure it was just a dream."
"A dream…" I repeated in a whisper.
"Yeah." she nodded, "We better get ready for the day. You need something on your stomach. You haven't ate in three days."
"Alright." I stood up and started to the closet.
Will
He was in the kitchen, rummaging through the refrigerator looking for breakfast when he came across a rare filet. He licked his lips and pulled it out.
He turned shutting the refrigerator with his tail.
"What are you doing?" a little voice asked.
"Huh?" Will lifted his eyes from the steak.
Ara stood there with a cute little pink sundress on. Her hands were clasped together in what would have been her lap had she been sitting.
"Uh…" he dropped his jaw in amazement.
She giggled, "Cute tail."
He looked behind him. His tail was pure white, swinging joyfully, "Oops." he turned back around. "Sorry…" he tucked it in, "It just comes out sometimes."
"Along with the ears?" she smiled an innocent smile.
He dropped the plate with the bloody meat onto the floor and covered his unexpected ears.
The glass broke.
Ara and Will both bent down to pick up the pieces when their hands met.
Sage
After we had got dressed and refreshed ourselves, we headed downstairs for some breakfast. Once Ally had said, something about me not eating my stomach started growling. We giggled every time cause it was really loud.
As I opened the door to the kitchen, I saw them.
"What the?" my jaw dropped.
They both stood up quickly out of embarrassment.
"S-Sorry." they both stuttered.
I laughed, "No need. It's actually funny. Ya'll can continue." I winked at Ara.
They blushed even harder.
"Let me just get some…" I reached over and grabbed the honey nut cheerio box that just happened to be on the counter beside me, "Thanks." I giggled as I exited the kitchen.
"I wouldn't go in there." I stopped Ally in her tracks.
"Why?" she looked confused.
"Cause my sister and Will are having a love fest." I winked again.
"Oh. Got you." she winked back.
She turned around, and we both started walking the other way eating the dry honey nut cheerios.
