Author's Note: This is the first half of my side of the deal and thank-you to...
avacoo
for telling me how to set the anonymous reviewer thing. All you other peoples who read and/or are addicted to this story should thank them too!!
-Chapter 5-
What happened... to me? To Chris. To Fang. Am I dead? Or just unconscious? I want to know so bad. What was with the glowing fists? Fang's scared eyes. Fang and Chris fighting. Where's the Flock? Is Iggy okay? What about Nudge? Angel? Gazzy? Oh! What about Ari? Is he okay?
I was surrounded by darkness with no way out. I figured I was just unconscious. Or so I was hoping. I want to wake up, and yet, I don't want to wake up. I want to wake up to see Fang and Chris again, but I don't want to wake up to find out that I'm dead or dying. I feel like I'm breathing, but the air is coming slower and harder and my chest is starting to burn. My body is screaming for more oxygen, but I cant seem to get more. It's like I've forgotten to breathe...
The darkness begins to lift and a bright sunlight surrounds me. I open my eyes to see that I'm standing, no, floating, in the middle of a sphere of light. I cant see past the light, but I can hear people yelling my name. Boys. Fang and Chris. I wish I could yell back, but I cant feel any part of my body. I'm completely numb. The light around me starts to fade away and everything begins to become clear.
I was floating ten feet above my body. Fang and Chris were trying to wake me up. Their voices are getting softer. I blinked once and everything seemed to stop moving. Fang was holding my body close to him while Chris was sitting on his knees holding his sides.
Time is frozen and sound has been silenced.
"Welcome to the boundaries between life and death." I heard someone say from behind me. I spun around slowly to see a teenage boy, probably seventeen or eighteen, smiling at me. He was cute, I'll admit that.
"I'm not alive... but I'm not dead?" I said, a bit confused. Okay, maybe a lot confused.
"Yes." the boy smiling. Such a beautiful smile...
"And who are you?" I said politely. He sounds familiar...
"Hm... let's see if you can figure it out. I'm someone you hear every now and then to give you advice or helpful words. You like to call me names and continuously tell me to shut-up and to go away. Ring any bells?" the boy said sarcastically and casually at the same time. I thought about it for a moment.
"No... oh gods no!! You cant be!! There's no possible way!! Voice?" I said absolutely stunned. This really ho–cute guy cant be my voice!! I pictured him as some old man who felt like bugging me every now and then because he has no life. Not some blonde-haired, blue-eyed, dressed-in-all-white-down-to-his-shoes, tanned-skinned, seventeen or eighteen-year-old gorgeous teenager!!
"Not what you expected, huh?" voice said with a chuckle.
"Uh-uh..." I said, practically drooling on myself. I shook my head violently back and forth with my eyes closed. My Gods Max!! Get a grip on yourself!!
"Aren't you wondering what my real name is?" voice said while waving his hand in the air and grinning at me, practically making my heart stop.
"Uh-huh..." I responded, wondering if I was actually drooling.
"The name's Alec, Max." Alec said as he floated over and held out his hand. I can move!! I gripped his hand and recoiled at the touch of his skin. His skin was freezing cold!! Soft, but cold!! Alec seemed only to chuckle at this, as if expecting my reaction. My cheeks flushed with anger as I realized he had set me up to it. That jerk...
"Did I mention that I'm a ghost?" Alec said while casually placing his hands in his pants pockets.
"No and I wouldn't have expected it until now." I said sarcastically. I didn't even know he was a real person until now!! Jeezums!! How twisted can my world actually become?!
"I'm here to tell you that you need to make a decision. And fast. Either die now and let the world come to its doom, or live, and get back on track with saving the world after your little prom ordeal. By the way, Fang, Chris, and one unexpected person are going to ask you to the prom." Alec said with a playful gleam in his eyes. As long as I can finish the prom ordeal quickly, I'll go back to saving the world in a heartbeat. So long as I never have to wear a dress again...
"I choose to live." I said quietly.
Alec smiled at me and said, "Good choice."
I suddenly had a sharp, burning pain in my chest. I closed my eyes because the pain was too much. I feel like I'm falling one second, and the next, like I'm being crushed by Fang's arms.
"F-Fang... c-cant... b-breathe..." I said in a raspy voice. I slowly opened my eyes and saw that my clothes were burnt and torn in numerous places, and so was I. I looked up and saw that Fang had tears streaming down his face. He was crying out of relief this time...
"I thought I had lost you..." Fang said in a whisper as he held me close to him. I look over at Chris and saw that he was crying too. He took my hand in reassurance that he was okay and that I was really alive.
"What happened? You had stopped breathing and you had no pulse... how is this possible?" Chris said through tears.
"Alec saved me. He gave me the choice to live or die. I chose to live with a lot of reasons to back that choice up." I said through a painful smile. My whole body hurts. Really bad.
"Who's Alec?" Fang and Chris asked in unison. I'm not sure Chris is gonna think I'm okay after this...
"That's the name of the voice in my head. I saw what he looks like and everything! Alec is actually a ghost! Isn't that weird? I mean, why... would a ghost... talk to... me..." I said, then I passed out.
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