Chapter 2

Hope

When I awoke, I was in a small, quaint room with blackout curtains and a glow-in-the-dark lava lamp. Green wallpaper covered the walls and a man was sleeping in a chair next to me.I closed my eyes and tried to roll over when a sudden pain grabbed me in my arm. Then it all came flooding back to me. The fight, the rescue, and the dream. I groaned and sat up.

Triagon opened his eyes and stared at me. I shook my head and and rubbed my eyes like I did when I was only a few years younger.

"Good Morning. I was wondering if you had slipped into a coma." He chuckled heartily.

" Why?"

"You've been asleep for three days now Destiny. If you hadn't tossed and turned all the time I was worried the cops had found you and taken you away."

"Omigod!!!! Why didn't you wake me up?!?"

"Because it looked like you hadn't slept in a while. And plus, The sleep did wonders on your arm and leg."

I looked over to where I had been shot at and, his words were true. The shot wounds were nothing more than scabs and bruised areas now. I stood up,and by god, I didn't fall over or scream out in pain. Then I looked down at my body. A pink nightgown covered me. I shot a glare over to Triagon.

"Hey, you woke up enough to go put that on in the don't look at me." He threw up his hands innocently.

"Where are my clothes?!?"

"On the chair."

I looked over to the chair where my minidress waited, cleaned up all nice.

"Thanks"

"No what do you want to do today?"

"Let me get a shower and get dressed before I let you know on that one." I hurried off to the bathroom and pulled off the pink disgrace gratefully.I washed my hair carefully and thoroghly,in order to get a weeks stink out. I stayed in for a little over a hour letting the hot water soothe and calm me I got out, I shrugged into my dress and boots and brushed out my hair. I looked in my bag(which he said I took in there with me the first time),found my eyeliner and eyeshadow,and carefully applied it.I spun out of the bathroom, Jubuliant at my clean and non pink self.

"So?" He asked.

"You can come out now."

He stepped into the room, the serious expression returning.

"Now what?"

I put my finger on my chin and thought carefully.

Remeber Destiny,you must find to

My head snapped up at Myoa's voice.

"I want to go to the downtown area of Longview." I said slowly,uncertainly.

"Downtown? In Longview?"He said with a quizzical expression on his face.

"." I pulled a doggy face.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"And you wont try to run off on me?"

"Nope!"

He sighed.

"I am so going to regret this,but, alright. Grab your purse and let's go."

"YAY!!" I grabbed my "It's not Emo, it's Goth you dumb ass" purse and stepped into the living was waiting for me.

"Now I live in the downtown area so please try not attract attention. Lets go."

I stepped into the bright and busy Longview Downtown area.

It was bustling with life. A cafe shop here, a art shop there, and Omigod, A Hot Topic! I nearly started for the Hot Topic, but Myoa spoke again

She is in front of the cafe. Get to her. Hurry!

I turned to the cafe, and sure enough I heard a man yell "Hope!" and all hell broke lose.

I ran over to where the most commotion was and picked out who Hope was.

Hope was a tiny girl with pale white skin and blue eyes. Her hair was blonde and pulled back into a ponytail under her cowboy hat. She was outfitted in a white button up tank top, and light tan skinny jeans, with tan faux felt boots. The man next to her was tall, bronze haired man with black eyes and a blue tee. He had black shorts and Nike shoes on. They both looked like they would try and bout this one out. But I had this stange feeling that they would be heading to the juvie office here soon.

" There's the thief! She stole my crab! She's ruining me." A french man came out of the cafe fluttering around like a pansy.

" Yea, Well, Ya'lls need to learn how to cook good tasted like the deposits of a bull's farting fits." She spat in his direction and turned to run.

I heard Triagon Mutter underneath his breath and look at the other guy. The other guy nodded and whispered to Hope. Her look changed from surprise to concern to relief. He looke at Triagon and smiled.

" Go back to the the door and wait for my voice to tell you to unlock it."

"Why?"

"We're about to aquire two extra guests. Now go."

He gave me such a stare that I immediatly obeyed. Once I had done as he instructed. I put my ear to the door to listen in.

" FIRE!!! FIRE ON MAIN!!! BIG FIRE ON MAIN! PEOPLE ARE STILL TRAPPED SOMEBODY! SOMEBODY HELP!!!" I heard Triagon yell and the screaming start. It continued for nearly 3 minutes until I heard Triagon whisper through the door.

" us in."

I quickly opened the door to see Triagon come in alone.

"Where are the guests?"

"Back door.I'm going to let them in."

"Okay."

He went to the back and I heard a bustle of voices come from there. Finally, Hope and the other man came in.

" Uh, who's she?" Hope asked with a heavy Texan accent.

"Destiny. You two are gonna be living here along with me and Jayden."

"But what if she-"

" I have nothing to gain by turning you in. I'm on the run myself. Destiny Mae Charon at your service." I gave a little curtsy and smiled

"Hey! You're that gal they're broadcastin for that big ol' reward! Well I am Hope Sara Callahan! That there is Jayden. He's my friend."She gestured over to Jayden and smiled.

"Triagon, I believe we have some buisness to attend to in the other room." Jayden politly gestured to the room.

"What buisness?" Hope and I asked at the same time.

"Ummmmm. Nothing." Triagon said cautiosly.

" is it? And you tell me nothing again, I'm slappin you." I crossed my arms and stared.

Jayden looked over at Triagon and sighed

"Come on, we need to be where no one can hear us."

We followed the men into the bedroom and the locked the doors and shut the windows.

"This room was made sound proof so one one will hear what we are saying." Triagon explained when Hope looked at him wierd.

"Oh."

"Now. Hope, Destiny, have you two had any wierd dreams at all. And don't lie."

Hope and I looked at each other.

" Well define ya'lls description o' wierd..."

"Hope..." Jayden warned.

"Oh fine! I had this here dream 'bout a girl named Mikomi and she said that I was an essence or sumthin like that kay?" She slumped and muttered something about men.

"Des?"Triagon prompted.

"A girl named Myoa came and said the same thing. Why?"

Both of the boys groaned and muttered something about 'those damn women spirits',

"Okay. It's storytime!"Triagon clapped his hands and leaned in.

"218 years ago, there was a war. A battle between good and evil. This particular war was called the War Of The Essences."

"Now good usually prevails in the storybooks right? Well, good was on the brink of destruction. It was on Sora's hill, that 218 years ago, that the bloodiest battle was taking place. And even Hope, Destiny and Love were dying out."

"Thats us!" Hope exclaimed.

"Except for love." I added.

"The three didn't stand a chance in thier present state,"Triagon said continuing,"So they sealed themselves and the darkness away to different souls, to head off the war for a little while."

"Now that is a long-forgotten legend,very few still remember truth came to a couple of years ago when Jayden and I were reconized as Hope and Destiny's gaurdians and sent to Marice's School For Magick Children to train."

We sat in blank silence for a moment.

" But how does this apply to us?" I asked fearfully.

"Because Love has already reconized herself and already attended a year at the school."

"So?" Hope put her hands on her hips." That still dosen't explain anything.

"Don't you see? You two ore the missing pieces."

"You are the ancient essences, Hope And Destiny."

And that's when we heard the cops at the door.