Sorry at the start it may seem boring. Also, I'm sorry for not updating sooner, I had half yearly exams and stuff D: It's over now though! But, where I live, we don't have Summer Vacation :| Anywayz, enjoy this chapter.
Mike woke up, seeing the sun only beginning to head towards the sky out of his window. It was Saturday, but Mike wanted to wake up very early in the morning. He read the clock and it said 6:18am. He shot out of his bed, getting ready for Saturday and ran out of the door like a flash. He ran down the street, feeling only but the coldness hit against his body making Mike shiver. He turned a few more streets and arrived at a small house-hold. Cameron lived there. Mike wanted to tell Cameron about his what had happened last night and woke up super early since they all lived in a small town, Lightning could be anywhere.
He tapped on the door quietly, hoping that Cameron would hear him and not wake his parents. Suddenly, the door opened and Cameron stood at the door in colorful PJ's and a tired expression on his face.
'Mike, what are you doing here?' he yawned. 'It's almost 7 o'clock,'
'I know, can I just explain when I get inside?' Mike asked. Cameron nodded, giving another yawn and slumping into the house. Cameron's house held lot's of unique furniture, looking almost priceless.
'Sorry, I'm in my PJ's,' Cameron told him, leading Mike towards his room.
'That's okay. It was my fault. Also, how'd you hear me knocking at the door?' Mike asked with curiosity, heading inside his room.
'Well, know that my mum has gotten rid of my bubble, I am a light sleeper. I know sleep in a sleeping bag,' he replied.
'Oh, okay-Wait? A bubble? Okay...' Mike said in a strange tone.
'So, why did you want to see me at such an early time in the morning?' Cameron asked sitting on his bed.
'Well, last night I ran into Lightning. Zoey and I were having a study date-,'
'Date?' Cameron asked with surprise.
'Let me re-phrase that. A study... Session!' he replied, wondering for the right word. 'When I was walking home, I ran into Lightning. He said he was going to kill me at school by ruining my personalities and past,'
'That's unfair! Lightning's such a meanie,' Cameron pouted.
'Yeah, so I'm really worried. I need to avoid him at all costs today,' Mike told Cameron.
'Aw, well, I'm supposed to go in town today to get a few things for my mum. I was hoping if you would come but now...'
'Well, alright. I'll come with you, but if you see Lightning, tell me straight away!' he ordered.
'Sure thing!' Cameron replied. Later, they got ready to go to the middle of the town.
'What are you wearing?' Cameron asked as they headed outside, noticing that Mike was wearing a large jacket and sunglasses.
'Vwell, it wasn't my idea!' Mike gasped, turning into Svetlana. Svetlana started doing cartwheels on the road, feeling like air as he turned. In the middle of his cartwheel, he gasped again turning back to his old self and collapsed straight onto the ground, slamming his head against the road.
'Aw, why did Svetlana have to come out and do cartwheels?' Mike asked himself, rubbing his head as he sat up.
'Mike! Are you alright?' Cameron asked running over to his side.
'Yeah, I'm fine now. Also to answer your question: I'm wearing this because I don't want Lightning to see me,' he replied, standing up and wiping down his jacket.
'Oh, okay then. That's understandable,' Cameron replied, continuing to walk down his street. They headed down a path, which walked through a small forest and arrived at the beach.
'Okay, all we need to do is to cross the road and go to the supermarket over there,' Cameron told Mike, walking across the soft grass, next to the sand.
'Good! Too bad we live in a small town, because Lightning usually hangs around here,' Mike explained, dodging behind Cameron. They walked across the street and arrived in the store.
'I only need to get a few things. I think you should stay near the back of the store, so you should go up there,' Cameron said to his friend.
'Sure thing,' Mike replied, heading down the aisles as Cameron ran the other way.
'Mike? Is that you?'
Mike turned around in the aisle, and saw Zoey standing there with a smile on her face.
'Zoey! Hey, how are you?' he asked, glad to see her here.
'I'm good. B-but what are you wearing?' she asked, pointing towards Mike's jumper and sun-glasses. He blushed in return and took off his glasses, placing them in one of his pockets.
'Uh... Well, I'm pretty cold and I was using the sunglasses for my... Acting! Yes!' Mike stammered and thought of the perfect idea.
'Oh, cool! So, what are you doing here?' she asked.
'I'm with Cameron. He's just getting some stuff,' Mike replied.
'Cameron's here too? Cool! Hey, Friday was fun wasn't it?' Zoey said to Mike.
'Yeah! We should do it again sometime...' Mike said, his eyes dragged around the corner when he saw someone familiar dart past the aisle.
'That looks like...' Mike thought and then saw the person dart down the aisle again. It was Lightning, and Zoey was here.
'Uh, well, gotta go!' he panicked and ran down the end of the aisle, but tripped over his two feet, slamming his face down flat on the ground.
'Mike! Are you okay?' Zoey shrieked, running over to Mike's side. She held hold of his warm hand and pulled him up off the floor. But unfortunately, Chester came out and became frustrated.
'Come on, hold onto my hand,' Zoey said, reaching out her arm towards Mike.
'Darn super-markets, always leaving stuff all over the floor!' he complained, flinching away from Zoey as he stood up. He gasped again and realized that Lightning was still somewhere in the super-market and could catch him at any moment.
'Whoops, I really gotta go now! See you at school on Monday!' Mike called out as he darted down the aisle.
'Yeah, okay,' she replied being in a confused state. Mike sped around the corners, skidding across the floor and headed towards the front of the super-market. He headed to the closest alley way and sped down the dark, long path. He past a few dumpster bins and stopped to catch his breath, leaning over to breath in and out with speed. He looked down the alley way, which showed part of the street and directly across was the beach.
'I'll be safe here,' Mike said aloud.
'That's where you're Sha-wrong!'
He turned around, to see his worst nightmare. Lightning. He stood tall and was only a meter away from Mike. His arms rested upon his waist and stared directly at Mike.
'Augh! Lightning!' he shrieked, stepping back a few steps.
'So... What are you doing here? Getting something to eat like a healthy dish? N-not like you need it or anything...' Mike stammered, feeling trapped in the alley way with no place to run.
'No. I was going to humiliate you in front of your 'crush', who is not very good looking for Lightning's taste,' Lightning replied with an evil smirk. 'But, you ran out of the super-market,'
'Yeah, well, I gotta go...' Mike replied, quickly running past Lightning's giant body and heading towards the street. Lightning ran forward, reaching his arm out and pulling on his enemy's shirt. Mike feel forward, face-planting next to a bottle of broken glasses.
'Thank God that I didn't land in the pieces of glass,' Mike thought, as a rush of pain went through his head lying on the side. Lightning ran up, kicked Mike's head and then ran out of the alley way laughing with glee. His head quickly bumped against the pieces of glass and yelped, feeling the shattered pieces of glass pierce his skin. He jumped up, with pain and touched the side of his cheek, feeling nothing but blood and scratches.
'Mike? Mike?' a voice yelled out, from the street. Suddenly, a red haired teen poked her head into the alley way, seeing Mike standing at the end in pain.
'Mike!' Zoey yelled, running over to his side and gasped as she saw blood dripping down his face.
'Oh my goodness, we need to clean you up! Does it hurt? What happened?' Zoey asked, darting many questions towards him.
'I-uh, skidded on some rubbish and my face fell into some pieces of glass,' he lied. Zoey examined the starches on his face, and the blood began to slow down and soon enough stop. A giant red stain spread around the sores and Zoey touched the side of his cheek. Mike flinched, as he felt pain run through the hurt area.
'Whoops! I'm sorry!' she said, with a bit on panic in her voice. 'Okay, we need to take you home now. Do you live far?'
'No, only a few streets away,' Mike replied, holding onto his cheek.
'Are you able to go that far? I'll take you if you can,' she asked, with much concern.
'Yeah, I am and thanks Zoey! I'm glad you were here,' he answered back. She held tightly onto his hand, making him blush which made a burning sensation spring to his sore cheek. They walked down the road and in the background, Lightning stood their with pride. Right behind him, was Anne Maria.
'So, when am I gonna get a turn of your stupid "plan"?' Anne Maria asked with annoyance.
'Hmm, maybe on Monday or whatever. Lightning needs to think and it's too hard,' he complained. Mike and Zoey continued to walk all the way to Mike's house. They walked in the door seeing Mike's mom across in the kitchen.
'Hello Mike... Wait, what's on your cheek!' she asked, running over to the door.
'You must be Mike's mum, right? Well, he accidentally slipped over and his pieces of glass cu his cheek,' Zoey explained. 'I took him home,'
'Oh, thank-you so much!' she said towards Zoey. 'Does it hurt Mike? We need an ice-pack!'
'Mum, it's alright, really it is. I just need to wash off the blood and let it heal,' Mike explained.
'Plus, get the pain out of my body from when Lightning kicked me,' he thought to himself.
'I'll be right back,' Mike said and dashed off to the bathroom.
'You're Zoey, am I right?' her mum asked the red-head.
'I sure am! Mike is probably one of my best friends. He's super nice,' Zoey told his mum.
'I'm glad to hear that! Back earlier, he had trouble making friends because-'
'Hey guys! I'm alright now!' Mike yelled quickly, interrupting his mum's sentence as he arrived back near the door, after quickly scrubbing his face.
'That's good then. Zoey, would you like to stay?' his mum asked.
'I'd love to but I can't. I've got to get to my part time job in a minute for my shift, catch you later! Hope he cuts heal, Mike,' Zoey answered back in return. She walked out of the house, hearing the last of Mike's goodbyes. But, Zoey couldn't help but thinking about what his mum had said.
'Having trouble making friends...'
'Did Mike used to have trouble making friends? But, he's such a cute and kind guy,' Zoey thought to herself. 'But, his mum did say because but Mike stopped her. I-I wonder why...'
Zoey travelled home, picking up some supplies before she got to go to work. She arrived at her grandma's house and opened the door.
'Grandma? I'm home! I'm about to go to work, alright?' Zoey called which spread around the house. No response. Zoey walked down the hall-way and saw her Grandma sitting on her bed, crying her eyes out.
'What's wrong! Are you alright?' she asked, running over to her Grandma's side.
'No... I'm not *sniff* hurt. But, I just heard some bad news...' her Grandma cried, trying to talk.
'W-what do you mean?' Zoey asked in confusion.
'Zoey... I'm afraid that your mother has died,' her Grandma replied. Zoey's heart dropped and slammed against her stomach, with her eyes opening as wide as the bright moon. She felt as if a pile of bricks, landed on her or that she felt as if a thousand bombs have been dropped.
'No, no! This can't be true!' Zoey yelled towards her Grandma, as the tears began to run. 'Tell me this is not true!'
'I'm sorry Zoey...' her Grandma replied, but she just ran out of the room. Zoey's tears began to pour down her cheeks as she ran outside into the beautiful backyard. She slumped down next to the peach tree and tears poured out of her eyes like rapids, dropping onto the grass. Zoey kept held of her legs, crying into her knees, trying to force herself to stop crying but failed.
'Please... I wish this was all just a stupid dream! Why'd you have to go mum... Why!' Zoey yelled, continuing to cry, feeling too miserable to even talk.
'Why...'
Yup. I did it. I feel so evil... But my friends said 'Yes, you should make Zoey's mum die,' Thanks again for reading this! I'm guessing the next few chapter's will be torture for Mike, but he doesn't even know that Zoey's mum is now dead. Thanks again! :)
