James Ashford POV
Mason saved my life last night. Again. I really needed to brush up on my skills. Roni was pumped because a hockey game was going on and we had a free day in town. So Mason, Kat, Lucas, Ava, Eric, Roni and I were going. Winnie didn't like hockey that much and Quinn said she would keep an eye on her so we left and walked to the ice rink, bought our tickets and enjoyed the game.
Ava Williams POV
At half time, things went badly. It was fine until I noticed a glimmer of the Mist. Mist, it seems dumb but, yeah. I shoot up like a bullet.
"I'll be right back guys." And I got out of there as fast as I could. I raced down the hallway until I ran smack into a boy I've known all my life.
"Ryan?"
"Ava?" we both stared at each other. "What are you doing here?" he asked me.
"Um."
"I thought you went to a boarding school during the year."
"Ummm."
"You blew up the school didn't you and went to a new one?"
"Ummmmm."
"I"ll take that as a yes." He chuckles and helps me up. "The others and I are having some problems." I raise my eyebrows. "What kind?" but before he can answer I see it. "Holy Hydra!" I yell
James Ashford POV
Afterwards, we all waited outside for Ava. There had been a fight and several waves in the crowds. Roni was very happy about it. She wore the jersey of her home team and she had a lot of fun. She really enjoyed it, and I did too. Ava came out of the arena limping slightly, and her hand looked like it had been singed.
"Whoa, Ava are you okay?" she nods fumbling with the bracelet on her wrist, which she always wore.
"I had a problem, but it's over now. Let's go back to the school." She sounds a little breathless. We all pile into our school fan and head back. It was clear. Ava wasn't talking about what happened. Roni sat in the front seat, chatting happily about the game while Kat drove. (Kat was the oldest.) We all had our permits but I have been scared of taking drivers Ed with Mason. I heard Winnie was just as bad. Ava and I sat next to Mason, who was in the middle. Lucas, Eric and Winnie took the back. Ava leaned out the window, eyes following a van, full of kids like ours. Winnie was playing Pokémon with Eric with a cable and Lucas, who was in the middle between them, looking very annoyed. Mason was trying to get Ava to talk, but she refused. Roni was still talking about the game. It was not a quiet ride back to the school, I might say.
Eric Taylor POV
The next day, we were back to our normal schedule. Wake up, food, class, food, more class, homework, free time, food, free time, sleep. That was basically what was going on. The air got colder and crisper and it even sometimes snowed lightly. Then December kicked in and it snowed a lot. And the free time, which was normally meeting and talking with the others, turned into snow ball fights. And when future spies have snow ball fights, we go hard core. "Okay guys, here is the plan." Starts Lucas. It was Boys vs. Girls. Our snow fort was built and ready, snowballs prepared; a game on. "Eric and I will throw them, Mason and James, you make repairs." James relaxed at this, because last time, Kat gave him a black eye. I cracked my knuckles the best I could in my gloves.
"Bring. It. On." Lucas grins at that, and the array of snow balls were chucked from our fort. The girls returned fire, and a few snowballs made it over the walls. It was fun. We all yelled and jumped to throw and had a good time. Afterwards we all sat in front of the fire with some coco. (A/N: I've never seen snow, but I think that's what happens. I'm just guessing here.) That happened a lot. But sometimes we built snowmen, which we blew up, (Ava.) ice figures which we blew up, (Ava) snow forts which we blew up (Ava.) and a bunch of tiny snow men, which we also blew up. (Okay, the last one was me) everything was calm. There were no attacks from anyone, no one got hurt. Besides the snowball fights, and that one time I accidently winged Roni with a crossbow, it was calm. Almost too calm; the calm before the storm. One day after our snowball fight, we were walking down the hall and came face to face with a poster, saying that we were going to have a winter ball, a few days before we left for winter break. When we saw the poster, Kat stop laughing and smiling and paled, as did Lucas, Ava glanced at Mason and Mason glanced back. Roni looked at me, but I was too in shock. It was time for the storm. She wasn't ready for this. They warned her, they warned everyone else. It couldn't be happening yet. She became too attached to her friends. This was going to end badly.