Melissa
I walk slowly down the hall. A lot has happened lately. I stare at my feet. Left. Right. Left. Right. Then I start counting my steps. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. I sigh. I'd do anything to take away the confusion in my mind. Dillon passes by.
"Dillon!" He turns back to face me. His expression is strange.
"Yeah?"
"Could we talk?"
"Uh, sure," he seems reluctant to say so. Still, I really need to talk to someone right now. We walk all over the school campus bringing up memories again. Feeling it is time, I tell him,
"Dillon? Could I tell you something? Just don't be angry please?"
"Okay," his mood seems to have lightened after the walk
I blurt out my secret and how I've been working under Lathenia the whole time. A moment of silence passes. He smiles.
"What? Why are you so happy?"
"Because,"
"Because?"
"We've been waiting for you to say this!"
"What?"
"Stephen overheard your thoughts and told us how confused you were,"
"He did?"
"Yes!" he answers. I'm going to have to thank Stephen for helping me gain their trust. I smile as well. Atleast I did the right thing.
"But what do I tell Lathenia?"
He shrugs. But then takes my hand and leads me to Matt's dorm. I can't help but blush at the fact that he is holding my hand.
"Matt!" he knocks on the door
Ethan opens it and when he sees me, he is shocked.
"She confessed?" Ethan asks
"Yeah,"
Ethan simply nods is head in acknowledgement in what I did was right. I feel so much better now. Then, Matt comes and does the same. He also pats my shoulder while acting all superior. I roll my eyes. I don't want to seem too happy about their trust.
"But what do I tell Lathenia?"
"Tell her what I'll be telling you in the next few seconds,"
He passes on some information to me regarding their upcoming missions and says I can tell Lathenia about the unwritten part of the prophecy, but not that Stephen is involved. He also warns me to keep it a secret that I can control time and to leave out my role in the prophecy as well. I thank him and since it is night, must give the information to her.
At Mount Olympus
Lathenia takes in all that I tell her. She is ecstatic, yet worried at the same time.
"Do you know who these 'Allies' are?"
"No, highness,"
"But they suspect that you are?"
"Yes,"
"Which one are you?"
I think quickly, "The peacemaker,"
She starts laughing at the idea that I am a 'peacemaker'.
"Why would they think that?"
"Because I have made peace with them,"
More laughter follows. Then she dismisses me.
Natalie
The school year passes and before I know it, it is the last day of school. Lathenia hasn't figured anything about Melissa or Stephen yet. That's a good thing. They've also been gaining much valuable information. All of the Named and Allies have gathered in Athens for another one of those monthly missions.
"Have you any information?" Matt, as always, starts off the meetings.
"Lathenia's changed her mind. Instead of the Earthly realm, she's now going off after other worlds," Melissa states
"She is?" Stephen asks. Apparently, this information was only shared with Melissa
"Yes,"
"Which ones is she targeting?"
"First, the weak ones to gain some slaves and such, then the upper worlds for allies. She'll then go after the medium-powered ones to rule,"
Matt nods his head. Lathenia's plan makes a lot of sense, more than her others did.
"Who helped her devise this plan?"
"Heron and...me?" Melissa looks at him guiltily
"And you helped why?"
"She asked me to and she knows I can usually come up with a full proof plan and when I started giving her pointless ideas, she began to get suspicious,"
"She's sort of suspicious of me as well," Stephen backs her up
"She is?"
"Yeah, she seems very paranoid about who the Allies are and has been scrutinizing all her top soldiers she's afraid she could lose,"
Matt nods his head with understanding then moves on to our next topic.
"Have you seen any doubt in Zoe about the Order?"
"I did," Stephen claims. We all look to him, "she was telling me that the Order is going too far,"
"She has?"
"Yeah,"
Once again, Matt nods his head and moves to the next topic.
"What missions are being planned and which ones are you two assigned to?"
"I was assigned to give a man, Nostradamus, information about the future and start the controversy of his predictions. And Melissa hasn't been assigned any. Lathenia wants her focused on getting information from the Guard,"
"Complete your mission, it's difference will not be as great as Lathenia thinks because it does not physically affect anyone,"
"Melissa, I'll give you the fake information after the meeting. Anything else?"
"Wait. I just remembered, the Order is holding a meeting," Melissa says, "it's going to be held across the college in the basement of an Order member,"
"Good, make sure you attend that meeting,"
"Okay,"
"Meeting ajourned," Matt says formally
Matt gives Melissa the information and she leaves. I make my way to leave, but as I pass Isabel I suddenly feel weak and I hear her scream in pain. She balances herself to the railing, but it does not ease the pain. I start feeling dizzy, but then pictures cross my mind. I heard Isabel usually is in pain when she has a vision like how I get all woozy when I have one. The pictures flash through my mind. I hear someone come and help Isabel while someone holds me steady from losing my balance and topling over. The dizzyness soon fades.
"What happened?" Neriah asks
"Vision," Isabel and I say simultaneously
"Both of you?"
"Yeah," we say at once
"Their powers may have strengthened when the touched since they are both pyschic," Matt explains
"Well, what did you see?" Neriah questions
"Melissa,"
"Stephen," we mention different names but we both know what happens to them
"They're in trouble,"
"Do you know when this happens?"
"Not sure,"
"I think it may be soon, they should still be warned,"
"Alright. But did you see any deaths?"
"No, just fighting,"
"Okay," Matt rushes off in search of them
Time passed so quickly! The end is sort of near, maybe few more chapters...or I might change my mind. But I do know that this will continue in another fic. So make sure you remember everything in this one! Some unexplained info or stuff will be important in the next one!