Chapter 17

Boiling

I knew the others were growing impatient. I couldn't help it. My gut was telling me not to go to the lake right now, so I wasn't going to do it. I looked around, hoping to see something that will give me a good excuse for not going yet, but I found none. Sighing I responded to all of their whining, "Fine, you guys go. But don't expect me to come with you. I'm gunna stay right here."

"Come on Shadow. Don't you think you're being a little stubborn?" Iggy asked.

I felt a twinge of regret as I looked in his face but shoved it away and gave him a look that said: 'You trator!' "Iggy, you take the others over to the lake. Be REALLY carefull. Keep an especially careful eye on- well ear, on Nova."

"Come on Shadow." Total whined, "Please come with us!"

I shook my head determined. "If I'm not here when you get back go and wait at the school. Our usual spot." Before anyone could argue I took off into the sky and was out of sight within moments.

I hated leaving them like this, but I knew it was the right thing to do. But something within me told me that Nova should not be going either. But there was nothing else I could do with him, I mean it's not like I was going to bring him with me.

After I was sure the others were at the lake, I landed where we had seen the eyes. No THEY had seen the eyes. I am blind, I couldn't see the eyes. So why did I feel as if I saw them? All of us had heard the whispering though, that was good. I wasn't completely mental then. But none of the others had heard what they were whispering, at least from all I know… Come to think of it I think Nova did. But he didn't seem to bothered by it… Not that that says anything, he wouldn't be bothered if someone came up to him about to beat him with a sledge hammer. He would just think they where saying hello. Ithey sounded as if they were begging me to land, to come with them, and although it may be the stupidest thing I do in my entire life, I was going to do it.

My feet touched the dirt and I heard the crunch of leaves beneath me. The moment I landed all noises stopped. The whispering, the birds singing, crickets chirping, if I didn't hear the leaves crunch beneath me, I would have thought I had gone deaf too. I felt a soft breeze bushing me towards the woods. No, that couldn't be. There was a cliff behind me, no breeze could be coming from there… I took another step towards the woods and the wind got stronger. 'Here I go…' I thought and took more and more steps…

I felt self conscious as I made my way into the unknown. Maybe whoever was doing this was only picking on the weaklings… I mean I was freakin blind. Of course so was Iggy… Well, he did have a lot more experience than me, he probably wouldn't even be here right now… And Nova was just a straight out idiot. I don't see anything else that could like us, so that must be it…

I shook my head sighing. I must be going mental, dragging the others down with me. Nova was probably the most affected because he was obsessed with me. That was it I was going mental. I did not see an eraser in front of me holding a pair of wings… Of course if he was real…

"Fancy seeing you here. And they said this was the least likely place I would find you." He was grinning horribly now, and starting to fade out of my vision.

I was still trying to determine whether he was real or not when I felt a heavy blow to my shoulder. I cried out in pain as I felt something snap. Getting up as quickly as possible I decided that it would be safest to assume he was real. "Well it is common knowledge that if you don't want to be found, hide in the least likely place for you to be hiding. Of course, you wouldn't know anything about common knowledge." I scoffed a little mad at him for messing up my shoulder, ok a lot mad at him.

"That's why I took this position, I guess I know you too well."

I heard the amusement in his voice and that made me even more angry. This guy had some nerve!

I heard him approaching to land another blow and leapt up into the air before he could. I hadn't given myself enough momentum so I kicked of his face to get me into the air. When I was of the ground I heard the whispering again and I could tell he was gone. The whispering sounded excited this time, it made my blood boil, I had no idea why.

(end of chapter 17)