Ok sooooo I now give you (drum roll please)…. Chapter 4!!!!

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Black rose

At the Olson's

Lily Olsen walked into her home accompanied by none other then Danielle Hughes.

Lily wore a black T-shirt with neon paint splatters, ripped up jeans, and hot pink converse. Her red hair was pulled back into another messy bun, this time with a paint brush in it.

Danielle, her almost exact opposite, wore white skinny jeans, a turquoise blue float-y top with all sorts of bright beads on it, and blue flip flops. Her black hair was pulled back into two long French braids. Her caramel eyes were shaded with blue eye shadow, making them appear even more gold.

Will Olsen was surprised when her daughter walked in with Danny; she had never had a friend over since Kara Summer's visit when they were in kindergarten, which did not end well.

"Hey mom, this is Danielle, Danielle, this is my mom, Will Olsen of Olsen Electronics."

Lily introduced.

"Cool, Lily? Did you paint this?" Danny asked, pointing to a picture hanging on the wall.

"Yeah, you like it?"

"It's… amazing. I knew you were good, but not that good." She commented.

The picture in the conversation was a new one. It consisted of 5 girls wearing turquoise blue and vibrant purple. One girl had short red hair and a determined look on her face. She had a delicate yet sturdy necklace in her hand.

The next girl had brown hair and playful eyes. She had water swirling around her body, like a snake dancing with its charmer. Despite the playful eyes, the girls' mouth was set in a firm tight line, suggesting anger and violence.

The third girl had dark skin and dark eyes, like Danielle herself. She was angry, and Danielle could tell because fire was cackling all around her. She could almost hear the flames hissing in the picture.

Next to that girl, was a beautiful, yet fearsome, girl whose arms were outstretched, as if calling something to her. Her long blonde hair whipped around dangerously as green magic encircled her arms.

Finally, the last girl was dancing in the air. But if you look closely you could see that she was not dancing, but getting ready to deliver a swift kick to the attacker.

On the other side, a serpent the size of the street going through the middle of the city, was slithering towards the girls, an army of strange looking men behind him.

Up in the far right corner was a regal, yet untrustworthy prince, watching the battle as if amused.

In the middle of the picture was a young girl glowing in a brilliant white light. She had her arms outstretched as she watched the battle that seemed to be going on beneath her. And although she was in the middle of the battle, you could tell clearly she was supporting the side of the young girls, for she looked at the other side with hate, and spite.

Danielle touched the picture.

"I... I feel like I know this some how. Almost like I was a part of it, watching but not fighting."

"That's very likely, Ms. Hughes." Said Will coming out of the kitchen.

"You see, some of the memories you have of this place are not even 'memories' at all. Rather, the guardians before you memories, well the strong ones at least."

"How… how did you know? About the guardians? We weren't supposed to tell anyone!" Danielle said, thinking Lily had betrayed them already.

"You see, I was one of them, a guardian I mean. Go on, guess which one I was."

Danielle pointed to the seemingly fearless leader, leading the others into battle.

"Good, choice. You see, me and my friends were the guardians before you. Some things we remember strongly, like the battle against Phobos, were passed on into you, the next guardians. You are the fire guardian right?"

"Yes… how did you know?"

"Your temper when you thought Lily 'betrayed' you."

Danielle blushed, Will was right; Danielle did have a temper sometimes… ok a lot

"But then, how did Lily know?"

"When I paint, I get lost in my own world. I forget my surroundings and become completely absorbed in my art. It's like that with all artists."

Suddenly, Lily's eyes start to glow. She reaches for a paint brush and without looking, starts to paint a mystifying picture.

Will and Danny watch Lily for what seems like forever until finally, she is done.

It's the same setting as the picture before, but worse.

Fire rages through the streets of the gloomy village, as earthquakes open and swallow up people by the bunch. The picture is reeking of despair, but one by one s few people in the pictures' faces light up as they see five beings in purple and turquoise fighting for their lives. The guardians' faces are turned, so you can't see who they are. Except one. One girl has all the eyes on her. That might be because she is beautiful, although you can't tell with all the bruises and cuts on her face. The other reason might be because she is holding on to the edge of a deep crater where the earth split in two. She is dying.

One hand floats uselessly behind her as she struggles for a grip on the rough terrain. The other girls can't help her, no matter how hard she tried. Brown hair whipped around her face and her green eyes screamed, "Help me!" even though all hope was lost.

"What is that place?" Danny questioned Lily.

"I don't know I just painted it, more importantly, who is that girl?"

"Girls, this is your first look at Meridian. As for the girl, I wish I could help you but I do not know who she is." Will said, looking sadly at the girl who was doomed to die.

Just then the doorbell rang, delaying the conversation.

"This will have to wait girls; I believe we have a visitor."

Will took one last glance at the girl, who wanted to be saved but knew she would not make it, before answering the door.

The expression on the girls face would be stuck in her mind forever; for the girl had given up the thing she needed the most.

Hope.

Ok so that was chapter four, which doesn't deal with the newest guardian, I just felt I should stick that in there.

So, who is that girl? And who is the next guardian to be 'discovered'?

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Black Rose