They buried Elena and they got a gravestone for her. It said on it,'Elena a true friend. Loved by all her friends'. Rain watched Clyde put flowers on her grave. Rain had already put her flowers on her grave. Clyde started crying again. Rain hugged him tightly and cried with him. Danielle even came over and hugged him and said she was sorry. She had cried too. They said there goodbyes and headed off to the closest city."So where's the closest town or city?"Justin asked slowly. Clyde looked down at the map.
"A few miles away in the direction we're heading,"Clyde replied.
"Lets not go there today,"Rain said shaking her head.
"Huh?"Jake asked.
"I don't wanna go into a town until tomorrow,"Rain replied.
"Ok we'll stay in that forest down there,"Justin said and they landed in the forest.They set up two tents and made a fire.
"Come on,"Danielle whispered to Rain.
"Where we going?"Rain asked after being dragged a few steps away.
"I heard of this forest and theres hotspring here somewhere,"Danielle replied.
"Why we going to a hot spring?"Rain asked.
"It'll make us feel a little better,"Danielle said.
"Shouldn't we bring the guys with us?"Rain asked.
"No..we didn't bring our swimsuits for gods sake Rain,"Danielle said.
"Oh ok,"Rain said.
"I brought two towels with me to dry off with,"Danielle said and threw one at Rain.
"We're almost there,"Danielle said.They arrvied there.Rain stared down at the water.Rain looked up at the sky next it was getting dark.Rain looked down again and Danielle was in the spring.Rain covered herself with a towl and got undressed.She stepped into the water only the back side of her could be seen."What happened?"Danielle said after Rain threw the towel when she was in.
"What do you mean?"Rain asked.
"Your back..I never noticed that mark before,"Danielle replied.Rain turned her head so she could kinda see her back.There was a big scar that looked like an X on her back.The X was kinda pinkish.
"I have no idea,"Rain said turning her head back to Danielle.
"Does it hurt?"Danielle asked.
"Well now that you mention it, I have been having back pains once in awile,"Rain replied.Danielle layed her head back and closed her eyes.Then suddenly Rain was in the white place again.She saw a figure and she stared hard to see the person."Josh?"she asked.
"Yep,"Josh said and stepped closer to her.Rain looked down to check if she was wereing clouths.She sighed in relif to see she was wereing a bonco of some sort and some shorts.
'phew..I would have been embarresed,'Rain thought and looked up at Josh.She flung her arms around him."I missed you,"she said.
"I missed you too,"Josh said.
"So how'd you survive?"Rain asked.
"Actually I'm not exactly alive,"Josh replied.
"Huh?"Rain asked letting go of him.
"I lied I'm sorry.I'm just contacting you from the otherworld..I missed you so much,"Josh said touching her hair.
"Oh so you are dead,"Rain said looking down at her bare feet.
"Well at least we get to still see each other,"he said lifting up her chin, so he could look at her directly.
"Ya I guess so,"Rain said,smileing.He leaned down and kissed her passiontly.She forgot how it felt to be kissed by him.He was and still is a great kisser.
"So what have you been doing,"he asked a few seconds later.
"Hanging out with my friends,"she said.
"Oh,"he said.
"Did you know I'm one of the chosen?"Rain asked.
"No,"he said.
"Well I am,"she said, happily.
"So who are all the chosen people?"Josh asked.
"Well there's Justin, Clyde, Danielle, Jake, and me,"Rain said.
"Jake,"he repeated.
"Wait you knew him I think,"Rain said.
"A guy with long black hair?"Josh asked.
"Ya he used to have long black hair,"she replied.
"Ya I know him,"Josh said slowly.
"He was up in the marshes with you wasn't he,"Rain said. Josh nodded.
"Thanks for saving him,"Rain said, smiling.
"So do you like him?"Josh asked,not looking at her. Rain sighed.
"Yes I like him..not in the way you think though.He's nice, funny, he's kinda of an idiot, and most of all a great friend,"Rain said.Josh smiled.He touched her face. She grabbed his hand and smiled up at him. He pulled her into a deep embrace.They stopped embracing and looked at each other. Rain didn't notice his loving green eyes turned black and cold.
"Well until next time,"Josh said.He kissed her and dispered.Rain blinked and she was back with Danielle.
"Talking to somebody?"Danielle asked.
"Yeah,"Rain said.
"Who?"Danielle asked.
"Josh,"Rain said.
"Oh,"Danielle said.
"Where's Elena?"Rain asked.
"Rain, don't joke,"Danielle said and looked side ways.
"Sorry I wasn't jokeing around I thought she still was here for a second,"Rain said, sadly. Danielle nodded.
"I miss her already,"Danielle said.
"Me too,"Rain said.After awile they got out and put their clouths back on and went back to camp.Rain looked at Clyde.He was sitting on a log with a sad look on his face. Rain decided not to say anything, she just took a seat next to Justin.
"Hey,"Justin said slowly.
"Hey,"Rain said. Jake was making dinner.
"Will Clyde be ok?"Rain asked.
"Ya he just needs time,"Justin replied. Danielle sat down next to Rain.
"Dinners ready,"Jake said and handed everyone a plate.They ate and then went to bed.
Rain was running though the forest looking for something.She ran into Josh and he was all bloody. His green eyes were hard and cold as he looked at her. One side of his head was bleeding,his side was bleeding, and one of his legs were bleeding."Josh, what happened to you?"Rain asked as she went to touch him.
"You,"he replied coldly as he hit her hand away from him.
"What do you mean?"Rain asked.
"You destroying our hometown..killing your family, your friends, the other civilians, and me,"he said as he walked toward her. She backed away.
"I didn't do that it was him,"Rain said.
"No it was you, you didn't even try to fight him out of your mind,"Josh said,pushing her to the ground. Rain felt hands grab her. She tried to scream, but no noise came out. She tried to free herself from the hands, it didn't work to well. Josh leaned down and now they were face to face."Goodbye,"Josh said and kissed her. Rain started sinking into the ground then she woke up. Rain was sweating now. She took to deep breaths and exhaled them slowly. She put her hands over her head and bent down.
"It was only a dream it didn't mean anything,"she kept on telling herself.Then a voice came into her mind.
'Your dream did mean everything. You killed your family, Josh, everyone in your town. And you didn't even try to get me out of your mind. You just sat there and said,"Go away voice."
'A meaning less effort,'the voice said and disappeared. Rain's body screamed in pain. Her scar started burning.Then she screamed out loud.
"Rain,"Danielle groaned and sat up. The guys came into the tent and asked her what was wrong.
"A nightmare,"Rain replied. For some reason she couldn't tell them he was back. Justin sat on one side of her while Jake sat on the other side. Clyde sat down between Jake and Danielle. Justin put an arm around her and told her it was just a dream.Tears started welling up in her eyes.
"Want us to stay in here with you?"Jake asked teasingly. Rain didn't reply. "Well I guess we'll take that as a yes,"Jake said and they left to go get their sleeping bags.
"Great now we have them sleeping in here,"Danielle said. Rain giggled. The guys came back with their sleeping bags. Clyde wanted the corner so he put his sleeping bag on the left of Rain. Justin laid his by Danielle and Jake lay his between Justin and Rain.
"No more nightmares ok?"Jake said as he laid down.
"Ok,"Rain said and layed back down and soon fell asleep.
Rain woke up to see Jake's sleeping face.His face was so close to her's that she could feel him breath on her skin. She smiled to herself and got up. She walked outside and the other tent was still there. Rain went and got some clouths and went over there to change.She put on light blue Levi pants that look like their dirty and brown shirt with words on it. She put on her shoes and went back outside. Jake came out of the tent and walked over to her."Hey,"Jake said.
"Mourning,"Rain said. Jake smiled. Jake suddenly started to fall. Rain caught him."You ok?"Rain asked. Jake moaned for a second. "Maybe you should go lay back down,"Rain said and walked him back into the tent. He laid back down."I'll go cook breakfast,"Rain said and got some food. She built a fire and started cooking. By the time she was done cooking everyone was up. She gave them all a plate.They ate and packed up their stuff and headed to the town they were going to.They arrived.The party put away their hover boards and started walking around.
"Wanna find a hotel and wash up?"Justin asked.
"Sure,"the party said and they started looking for a hotel.They found one and asked for two rooms.They got their rooms.The three guys shared a room and Rain and Danielle shared a room.Thier rooms were attached.
"I get the bathroom first!"Rain said once they were in the room.Rain got some clouths and ran into the bathroom. She turned the tap for the bath and let it fill.It filled up and she got in. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes, enjoying the warm water. She started sinking in the water like she was being pulled down. She realized she was under the water so she tried to get back up.She couldn't move for some reason. And voice's were laughing in her head. She started loseing oxygen.
Jake knocked on the girls door. Danielle answered it. "Hey can I use your bathroom Clyde's taking to long and I have to use the bath room bad?"he asked.Danielle opened her mouth, but Jake was already heading for the bathroom. He opened the door and he saw that somebody was in the bathtub.He saw bubbles comeing up.'Omg Rain's in there and she's drowning,'Jake thought and hurried over to the bathtub. He pulled her body up.Her eyes were closed and she wasn't breathing. He checked her pulse. It was still going but not at the speed it was supposed to be. Jake grabbed a towel real quick, he respected her privacy. He put the towl over her body and picked her up.He set her on the floor."Umm uh,"Jake said mentally. He couldn't rember what to do.'Oh ya CPR,'he thought. He pushed on her chest and then breathed into her mouth. He did that a few more times and then she coughed up some water. He did it one more time and she coughed up more water.She opened her eyes when he was gonna do it again.She smiled up weakly at him."You ok?"he asked. She nodded and coughed a few times. He picked her up and carried her out of the bathroom.
"What happened to Rain?"Danielle asked as he set her down on the bed.
"She pretty much drowned in the bathtub,"Jake said.
"You didn't see me naked did you?"Rain asked.
"No I covered you up with a towel before I picked you up out of the tub..well I'll be right back I still need to go to the bathroom,"Jake said truthly and ran off to the bathroom.
Rain got dressed really fast."I guess Jake did CPR on you,"Danielle said, giggleing.
"So,"Rain said as she put back on her brown shirt.
"So..he pretty much kissed you,"Danielle said. Rain laughed.
"I was unconius at the time,"Rain said, laughing.
"So..he still kissed you,"Danielle said.
"Just to save my life,"Rain said, smiling at Danielle. Jake came out and smiled at Rain.
"I feel better now,"Jake said, stretching. Rain giggled. Jake walked over to her and hugged her.Rain felt her face getting warm.
"Good thing I was there to save you..if you would have died I wouldn't know what to do,"Jake whispered in her ear. Rain's face was burning.
"Umm..uh,"that's all she could say.
"You're my guardian angel right?"Jake asked.Rain sighed of relief she thought he meant something else.
"Yes..your mine too,"Rain whispered and held him tighter.
"Right,"Jake said. She kissed his cheek and pulled away from him.
"Thanks for saving me again,"Rain said, smiling. Rain looked away and then back at him. He was touching his cheek where she had kissed him. She blushed again, but started laughing. Jake smiled at her. Danielle looked at them in awe. Rain ran over to Danielle and hugged her. Rain pulled away and smiled at Danielle. Danielle smirked.
"Ok what am I missing,"Justin asked.
"Nothing important,"Danielle said. Justin grinned and walked over to them followed by Clyde. Clyde still looked gloomy. Rain hugged him and gave him a small peck on the cheek.
"I miss her too,"Rain whispered in his ear. Clyde held her tighter and started crying hot tears. She cried with him and just held him for a few minutes. He pulled away and smiled at her. Rain smiled back weakly and then her back started burning again."Arrrggg!"Rain said and fell over.
"Rain!"the party shouted. Rain saw Danielle run into the bathroom. She came out with a wet towel and lifted up Rain's shirt.She set the towel on her back. It cooled her back down and Rain felt so much better.
"Thank you,"Rain said to Danielle. Danielle nodded and took the cold towel off her back.
"What happened?"Justin asked.
"I'm not quite sure,"Rain said. Clyde bent down next to Rain and traced her scar.
"Looks bad,"Clyde said still tracing it. He stopped tracing.
"Well how bout you lay down for awile,"Justin said and helped Rain up. Rain laid down.
"Has your back hurt that bad all the time?"Jake asked.
"No just resently it started hurting this bad,"Rain said. Everyone went silent.Rain started to fall asleep. When she woke up she was in the bright place again. Rain yawned and sat up.
"Have a good nap?"Josh asked. Rain jumped."You ok?"Josh asked.
"Ok this is not one of my nightmares..ya I'm ok,"Rain replied.
"Nightmares?"Josh asked.
"Ya,"was Rain's only reply.
"Well don't have anymore nightmares, ok? Well I gotta go bye,"he said and kissed her goodbye. She woke up with Jake laying on the bottom of her bed.
"What are ya doing?"Rain asked.
"Watching tv,"he replied. She sat up and laid on his back.
"Where's everyone else?"Rain asked.
"They went out to eat there bring us some food back too,"he replied.
"Oh,"she said.
"Can I see your back again?"Jake asked.
"Why do you want to see it again?"she asked.
"Cause I want to look at it again,"Jake said. Rain nodded and sat up.She lifted up the back of her shirt so he could see her scar. He touched her back. He's hands were cold against her back.
"That feels good,"she said.
"What does?"he asked.
"Your hands on my back,"she replied. He ran his hands up and down her back.God that felt so good!He stopped for a second."Don't stop,"Rain said, pleadingly.
"I was just resting for a secound,"he said and continued. His hands weren't so cold anymore.
"Ok you can stop now,"Rain said. He stopped. She let the back of her shirt cover her back again.She turned to face him. He smiled at her. She smiled back."Thanks,"she said.
"No problem,"he said. She grabbed his hands in hers.
"Your hands are warm now,"she said.
"Ya,"he replied. She let his hands go. He started leaning forward.
'Oh my god,'Rain thought. But he didn't do what she thought he was gonna do. He pulled a stray hair behind her ear. She smiled nervously and looked away.The others walked in and handed Rain and Jake a box.
"There's your lunch,"Danielle said. Rain opened it and started eating. She finished eating and then the guys left to their room.
"Wanna watch a movie?"Danielle asked.
"Sure,"Rain said. They watched a few movies and then went to go eat. She and Danielle went without the guys for once.They got some fries and hamburgers.
"So when did you wake up?"Danielle asked.
"A little while before you guys came back,"Rain said.
"What did you and Jake do?"Danielle asked with a wink.
"He asked if he could see my back again. Then he touched my back. His hands were cold it felt good against my back,"Rain replied.
"Oh,"Danielle said taking a bite out of her hamburger. They finished eating.
"You like him don't you?"Danielle asked. Rain sighed.
"Ya as a friend,"Rain said.
"Ya sure,"Danielle said as she payed for the food.
"I'm serious..I only like him as a friend, cause I still have Josh kinda,"Rain said and blushed. Danielle sighed and turned to look at Rain.
"Look people who are dead can talk to you. But get real, Rain. He's dead and your still living. You need to move on,"Danielle said. Rain wanted to slap her for that.
"So what I still love him,"Rain said.
"You can't be together, Rain, it's not right,"Danielle said.
"How's it not right..I love him and thats all that matters,"Rain said, tears of fury falling down her face.
"He's supposed to be in the past. You got to put the past behind you,"Danielle said.
"You don't put your past behind you!"Rain said.
"I have after I learned that dwelling in the past is a waste of time..and now I have you guys, people who care about me,"Danielle said. Rain looked up at her. She smiled softly at her.
"But Josh is everything to me,"Rain said.
"Colby was everything to me..but I put him in the past,"Danielle said.
"Colby?"Rain asked.
"My first love,"Danielle said. Rain felt like tearing her heart out cause she was rembering Luke.
"Lets go to the room before I break down,"Rain said.
Rain ran for the room.She arrived there and then Danielle arrived a few seconds later.
"What's the matter?"Danielle asked.
"My first love..I remember him,"Rain said.
"Ok we'll talk about it when we get inside,"Danielle said and opened the door.Rain sat down on the bed.Danielle sat beside her.
"So what about your first love?"Danielle asked.
"His name was Luke, he broke my heart..I was so in love with him. I felt like my heart was torn into a million pieces. I felt numb for awhile until I met Josh.He made everything better he loved me and I loved him. He would visit me all the time and called me after he left my house,"Rain said and giggled,"We patrolled the town everyday together..we pretty much did everything together."
Danielle nodded and smiled gently at Rain."Well I don't wanna talk no more, ok?"Rain said.
"Ok,"Danielle said. Rain wiped her tears and turned on the tv.
The next day they got ready to leave again.They bought some items and continued on there way.Rain kept on staring off into space and almost fell off her hoverbourd a few times."Are you sure you don't wanna stop?"Justin asked."Yes I'm sure,"Rain said.
"How bout you put away your hoverbourd and ride with one of us,"Justin suggested.
"I guess,"Rain said and landed her hoverbourd. She put it back in its capsule. Jake landed. Of course they made her ride with him. Rain shrugged and got on his hoverbourd.She put her arms around him and they took off again. She closed her eyes and rested her head against Jake's back. She was so tired she didn't like sleeping anymore sence she had so many nightmares.
"You ok Ray?"Jake asked.
"Ray?"Rain asked.
"Short for Rain,"Jake said.
"Don't call me that, and I'm ok,"Rain said.
"Ok,"Jake replied.
'Maybe I should let Josh go like Danielle said...but I can't I don't wanna break his heart,'Rain thought. Rain opened her eyes to see she was in the bright place again.Josh said hey, but she didn't say anything.
"You alright?"he asked and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Not really,"Rain said.
"What's wrong?"Josh asked.
"I..I...I'm sorry Josh,"Rain said. He hung his head like saying huh."This is not right,"Rain said, tears flowing freely down her face.
"What's not?"Josh asked.
"Us,"Rain said.
"What about us?"Josh asked.
"We shouldn't be anymore,"Rain said.
"What are you trying to say to me?"Josh asked.
"I'm saying that your part of my past..I should let you go, your dead and I'm still living..its not right,"Rain replied.
"So what, we love each other thats all that matters,"Josh said.
"I love you too, Josh, but we're from two diffent worlds now. I got to let you go, so I can move on with my life,"Rain said, more tears flowing down her face.
"You can still do that..with me still in your life,"Josh said.
"Josh, your my past I got to let you go and you got too let me go,"Rain said. Rain turned her back on him and went to walk away. He grabbed her wrist. She turned around."Just let me go..,"Rain said and kissed him one last time and casted the spell to go back to realty.She opened her eyes again and she squeezed Jake.
"You ok back there?"Jake asked.
"I think,"Rain said.
"Hmm?"Jake asked.
"Nothing,"Rain said.
"Ok,"Jake said.
"Hey we're gonna stop for a few hours!"Justin called over to them.They landed and Rain let go of Jake and got off the hoverbourd.She wiped her tears real quick so the others wouldn't see. They sat down.
"Danielle, I did it,"Rain said slowly.
"What? Oh!never mind..good for you,"Danielle said.
"What are you girls talking about?"Justin asked.
"Rain, broke up with Josh,"Danielle said.
"Oh,"Justin said and looked over at Jake. Rain looked at Jake too. His hair was spiked up. He was so hot like that. She wanted to hit herself for thinking that..she just broke up with her true love. She hated herself right now. She looked over at Clyde. He was looking up at the sky and humming some kinda of a hymn.
"Where are we anyway?"Danielle asked.
"In some kind of a field,"Justin replied. Danielle nodded and looked down at the ground. They ate some sandwichs and got back on there hoverbourds. Rain rode with Jake again.
"So you broke up with him?"Jake asked.
"Yeah,"Rain said.
"You really were in love with him weren't you?"Jake asked.
"Yes I was, but we're from diffent worlds and I just can't dwell in the past,"Rain said.
"To tell ya the truth I never..fell in love with anyone like you did with Josh,"Jake said.
"Oh,"Rain said.
"Every girl I dated was not that much to me,"Jake said.
"How many girls have you dated?"Rain asked. Jake laughed.
"Fifteen,"Jake said. Rain blushed.
"I only dated two guys,"Rain said. Jake laughed.
"Really?"Jake asked, still laughing.
"Yes..I was stupid to fall for the first guy I dated,"Rain said.
"I thought you would have dated alot of guys,"Jake said.
"Why?"Rain asked.
"Cause your so pretty,"Jake said. Rain felt her face get really hot with embarrsement.
"Well I had alot on my hands..I didn't have time for guys,"Rain said. Jake nodded. Rain rested her head on his back again.They stopped again a few hours later and ate. Rain went to asleep before anyone else. She was so tired. She laid down and admeatly fell asleep.
Rain woke up the next day and everyone was outside."We got to go look for him,"Rain heard Danielle say.
"We're gonna go wake up Rain,"Justin said. Rain got up and got dressed. She wore blue Levi's and a white t-shirt. She brushed her hair and then Danielle came in.
"Oh your up,"Danielle said.
"Mourning,"Rain said.
"Clyde ran away,"Danielle said.
"He what!"Rain paretically screamed.
"He ran away,"Danielle said. Rain bit her lip and went outside with Danielle.They put away the tent and had a breakfast bar. They got on there hoverbourds and started looking.
"Clyde!"they called out. But every time they did they didn't get an answer. Rain felt her back burn really bad and voices were going though her head she didn't understand them.She fell off her hoverbourd and when she landed she started screaming.
'What a wimp..your never gonna be anything...you killed your family...you killed everyone in your town...you murderer,'the voices said. She opened her eyes and Jake went to touch her, but then she was sinking into the ground.
"Rain!"Jake called to her. She kept on falling farther and farther. She stopped screaming and fell unconius.She started having nightmares and more nightmares about destroying her town. But she couldn't stay awake to prevent seeing all the people dieing.Rain finally stayed awake. Tears started falling down her face and finally landed with a thunk. She sat up and she was surrounded by darkness. Except there was light around her that sparkled beautifully. Someone stepped into the light and put a hand on fore head and muttered something."Yes,"Rain said, without knowing what she was agreeing too. She fell over and fell into a deep sleep..with no dreams no nightmares..nouthing exept darkness and happiness