Well, it's been a while, so I decided to update before someone ::cough::Midnight::cough:: decided to kill me!
Isaac: ::in reddish gold "Akiko don't own nothin'"::
'Cept the plot. Enjoy!
Chapter 12
*Being on the stupid student committee sucks.*
"Alex, this is Leon Dannehl, he just barely transferred here," one of the Professors explained. "You will be showing him around campus."
"Alright...fine..." Alex gave Leon a scrutinizing look. He looked to be a year or two older. His hair was a brilliant sea green, and his eyes were yellow.
*Freaky looking guy.*
"Hi," he smiled, shaking hands with the new student. "I'm Alex Glaven, welcome to Vale University."
"It's good to meet you, Alex," Leon grinned. "I'm sure I'll like it here.
***
"Isaac, you okay?" Garet looked over at his newfound friend with concern. Isaac looked pale, and more than a little scared. Then again, if he had just found out he was the center of some prophecy he'd be a little scared, too.
They were sitting in the Glen's living room. When Garet had gone to pick him up Isaac had said he wasn't feeling up to going to school. Deciding he might as well keep Isaac company, Garet had stayed.
"I...I'm okay," Isaac nodded.
"Are you sure?" Garet pressed him.
Isaac nodded again, this time looking a little more resolved. "Yeah, I'm good. I just...don't know what I'm going to do from here..."
"I know what you mean," Garet sighed. Just a few days ago they had been on opposing sides of the social spectrum...and now... "I mean...we're all part of this prophecy. I'm just on the sidelines, though. I can't imagine what it must be like to be at the very center..."
"I think I'll have to move out," Isaac admitted. "I can't risk my mom being hurt again."
"I'll have to do the same, I don't want my family caught in this mess," Garet agreed. "I was going to room with Alex...I'm sure there will be enough room for you..."
"Y'know, that sounds kinda fun..."
"C'mon," Garet stood up. "Let's go to my house."
"Okay."
****
Alex sighed.
Yesterday he had been one of the most powerful Mercury Adepts in the world.
Today, he was a normal student at Vale University.
*What an awful trade in,* he mused, securing his helmet. *Oh well. We found Nameless. It won't be long now...*
He started his bullet bike, still thinking over the events of the day before. *And that guy...Leon or whatever...most normal people don't' have blue hair...I wonder if he's an Adept...*
He drove carefully out of the parking lot. The last time the Dean had seen him tearing out into the street like the Devil was on his heels she had not been happy in the least bit. He turned right onto the street and dared to go a bit faster.
*But still...Destiny's already found out who Isaac is. That poor kid must be terrified...maybe we should set up some better protections other than Sheba's wards. I know she's a powerful Adept and I should trust her...but another Adept on the team would be nice...*
A wild griffin sped over his head and strait into oncoming traffic.
*Shit.*
A compact car swerved, hitting his front wheel. Alex felt himself being flipped through the air, still holding onto the bike. He let go and kicked off of the bike, landing hard on the pavement and sliding a few feet.
He lay there, breathing heavily for a few minutes before the full impact of what had happened hit him.
*Oh...God...* he tried to sit up, but his ribs prevented him. He lay back, gasping for air.
"P-ply," he whispered. The familiar blue light surrounded him, snapping his ribs back into place and sealing off any injuries. This time when he sat up it was only to a dull ache in his chest and shoulder. He rubbed the latter, pulling himself to his feet by way of a lamppost with his other arm.
The car that had hit him had careened out of control, straight into a fire hydrant. Water sprayed over everything, splattering on the pavement and washing the blood he had lost away.
He pulled off his helmet and jogged to the car, ignoring the water soaking his hair and leather jacket. He wrenched open the door of the car, already afraid of what he'd see.
The driver was obviously dead, but a child was strapped in the passenger's seat. The girl was covered in cuts from the shattered windshield and a bruise was already forming above her left eye. Ignoring the driver, he went to the other side and opened up the door.
*You shouldn't move her, you shouldn't heal her,* he told himself firmly. *An ambulance will be here in a minute, they can take care of it...they can...they...*
He could feel the girl's residual pain, throbbing in his chest and head.
His mind seemed to be seizing up.
*No...I can't...*
He unbuckled the girl and pulled her out of the car, setting her very gently on the pavement.
"What the 'ell are you doing?!" someone behind him yelled. "You shouldn't move her!"
"Shut up!" he snapped. The girl's pain was becoming overwhelming. He held out one hand, and whispered. "Pure Ply."
The familiar azure sprites danced over her, their wing strokes like tiny bells ringing. They all disappeared in their tiny blue firework displays.
"What the hell did you do?!" the person behind him shrieked. He turned, and the bottom of his stomach dropped out.
It was a police officer.
****
Okay...that was kind of a weird chapter...
Isaac: ::in blueish-silver "Maybe because you were listening to...the
Smashing Pumpkins, Aerosmith, and the Wallflowers?":: Huhn...maybe...
Isaac: ::in greenish-blue "Freak."::
Isaac: ::in reddish gold "Akiko don't own nothin'"::
'Cept the plot. Enjoy!
Chapter 12
*Being on the stupid student committee sucks.*
"Alex, this is Leon Dannehl, he just barely transferred here," one of the Professors explained. "You will be showing him around campus."
"Alright...fine..." Alex gave Leon a scrutinizing look. He looked to be a year or two older. His hair was a brilliant sea green, and his eyes were yellow.
*Freaky looking guy.*
"Hi," he smiled, shaking hands with the new student. "I'm Alex Glaven, welcome to Vale University."
"It's good to meet you, Alex," Leon grinned. "I'm sure I'll like it here.
***
"Isaac, you okay?" Garet looked over at his newfound friend with concern. Isaac looked pale, and more than a little scared. Then again, if he had just found out he was the center of some prophecy he'd be a little scared, too.
They were sitting in the Glen's living room. When Garet had gone to pick him up Isaac had said he wasn't feeling up to going to school. Deciding he might as well keep Isaac company, Garet had stayed.
"I...I'm okay," Isaac nodded.
"Are you sure?" Garet pressed him.
Isaac nodded again, this time looking a little more resolved. "Yeah, I'm good. I just...don't know what I'm going to do from here..."
"I know what you mean," Garet sighed. Just a few days ago they had been on opposing sides of the social spectrum...and now... "I mean...we're all part of this prophecy. I'm just on the sidelines, though. I can't imagine what it must be like to be at the very center..."
"I think I'll have to move out," Isaac admitted. "I can't risk my mom being hurt again."
"I'll have to do the same, I don't want my family caught in this mess," Garet agreed. "I was going to room with Alex...I'm sure there will be enough room for you..."
"Y'know, that sounds kinda fun..."
"C'mon," Garet stood up. "Let's go to my house."
"Okay."
****
Alex sighed.
Yesterday he had been one of the most powerful Mercury Adepts in the world.
Today, he was a normal student at Vale University.
*What an awful trade in,* he mused, securing his helmet. *Oh well. We found Nameless. It won't be long now...*
He started his bullet bike, still thinking over the events of the day before. *And that guy...Leon or whatever...most normal people don't' have blue hair...I wonder if he's an Adept...*
He drove carefully out of the parking lot. The last time the Dean had seen him tearing out into the street like the Devil was on his heels she had not been happy in the least bit. He turned right onto the street and dared to go a bit faster.
*But still...Destiny's already found out who Isaac is. That poor kid must be terrified...maybe we should set up some better protections other than Sheba's wards. I know she's a powerful Adept and I should trust her...but another Adept on the team would be nice...*
A wild griffin sped over his head and strait into oncoming traffic.
*Shit.*
A compact car swerved, hitting his front wheel. Alex felt himself being flipped through the air, still holding onto the bike. He let go and kicked off of the bike, landing hard on the pavement and sliding a few feet.
He lay there, breathing heavily for a few minutes before the full impact of what had happened hit him.
*Oh...God...* he tried to sit up, but his ribs prevented him. He lay back, gasping for air.
"P-ply," he whispered. The familiar blue light surrounded him, snapping his ribs back into place and sealing off any injuries. This time when he sat up it was only to a dull ache in his chest and shoulder. He rubbed the latter, pulling himself to his feet by way of a lamppost with his other arm.
The car that had hit him had careened out of control, straight into a fire hydrant. Water sprayed over everything, splattering on the pavement and washing the blood he had lost away.
He pulled off his helmet and jogged to the car, ignoring the water soaking his hair and leather jacket. He wrenched open the door of the car, already afraid of what he'd see.
The driver was obviously dead, but a child was strapped in the passenger's seat. The girl was covered in cuts from the shattered windshield and a bruise was already forming above her left eye. Ignoring the driver, he went to the other side and opened up the door.
*You shouldn't move her, you shouldn't heal her,* he told himself firmly. *An ambulance will be here in a minute, they can take care of it...they can...they...*
He could feel the girl's residual pain, throbbing in his chest and head.
His mind seemed to be seizing up.
*No...I can't...*
He unbuckled the girl and pulled her out of the car, setting her very gently on the pavement.
"What the 'ell are you doing?!" someone behind him yelled. "You shouldn't move her!"
"Shut up!" he snapped. The girl's pain was becoming overwhelming. He held out one hand, and whispered. "Pure Ply."
The familiar azure sprites danced over her, their wing strokes like tiny bells ringing. They all disappeared in their tiny blue firework displays.
"What the hell did you do?!" the person behind him shrieked. He turned, and the bottom of his stomach dropped out.
It was a police officer.
****
Okay...that was kind of a weird chapter...
Isaac: ::in blueish-silver "Maybe because you were listening to...the
Smashing Pumpkins, Aerosmith, and the Wallflowers?":: Huhn...maybe...
Isaac: ::in greenish-blue "Freak."::