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Chapter 4
Luke's Pov
Around noon
The town was laced with small shops. Window glinted with displays. It was late morning, even though the clouds covered the sky. The clouds were thick layers of gray that darkened the day. The wind had picked up as I made my way through town. I stopped in front of each window, my eyes dancing over each object. I would walk into a few shops. The crowds rushed through.
Most shops carried food or small gifts. One store caught my eye. Not only for the amount of food that was arranged, spread through the shelves round the shop. But a section of a shelf held an odd mix of trinkets. I smiled when I saw a small man with winged shoes and a winged helmet. A staff with two serpents intertwined. It was the same man that mom had in our kitchen. She always talked about him. Meeting him and how she loved him. She would say he would come back soon.
Kendi smiled when she saw him. Rambling stories about how he would save her from mom's medusa head bean bag.
I shook my head, waking up from, my day dream. I looked around, scoping the placement of the customers. I looked round one more time as my fingers wrapped around the key chain. The flying man gripped in my hand. I shoved it deep into my pocket, clutching it tightly. I wandered into the next aisle. I needed food. I had run out days ago. I was hungry. No one was around when I shoved a few candy bars and an apple into my other pocket.
My hands were sweating and my breathing was ragged. I crept to the front of the shop, hands deep in my pockets holding onto the treasure. My golf club attached to my backpack. I hurried through the door.
"Hey!" The clerk yelled as I rushed through the door and down the street.
He didn't chase after me like I thought he would. The town was small. The highway came up within a half mile. I continued down the road, eating my apple in miniscule bites.
Two hours later
The road stretched in front of me. The rain had begun to pour, and thunder crashed. The evening sky growing darker.
I was running again. The cars that sparsely passed by. The next little town was only miles away now. It was a chance to get more food. I pushed myself to run harder. The rain pounding away at my face.
Kendi's Pov
Around 10 in the morning
I had woken up after a few painful and dreamless hours of sleep. The clouds were covering the sun. The idea of rain was heavy on my mind.
I pulled myself up off the ground, my leg bleeding more in the process. My bag was on my shoulder again. I gripped the trees as I staggered off, limping through the forest. Branches swayed in the wind. The rain, a melody moving through my soul. The only sound heard for miles was the drops of rain falling to the soft earth.
My leg was getting worse. I knew it. The bleeding hadn't stopped. Five quarter sized holes were across my lower left calf. My paced slowed as I slid down the side of a tree back to the ground. I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of the rain washing away my blood. The rain had grown heavier as it knocked the autumn leaves to the ground. The thunder echoed through the sky. The silence of the rain was interrupted by the soft fall of feet.
I opened my eyes, tensing in my spot. The gray earth held no sign of true life. I sigh escaped my lips.
The sounds came again. A soft pattern. Feet moving in a dance like matter. I struggled to pull myself up. The sounds became a little louder, moving closer to me. The sounds of rustling bushes flooded through me. I started to limp away, my left leg dragging behind me. The world around me came a little closer. I fell to the earth. Looking back and knowing I wasn't alone anymore before the blackness swept through my mind.
Luke's Pov
Around a week later
His town was bigger than the last. I had crossed the state border only miles ago. I had no food. It had been eaten three towns over. I had gone into a few stores, taking some supplies that I needed. I mostly took food and some medicine for my shoulder. It had stopped bleeding now and the pain had subsided long ago.
The rain continued to fall. The clouds growing darker. The mud rod seemed to overcome the small interstate roads that led through the towns into a new world and closer to my father.
The next shop I have chosen as my prey, was a small building with a low roof. Inside held sections of food and beaded gifts. My body began to take over as I moved to the shelves, slipping food into my pocket and leaving before anyone notices me.
Night was approaching,. The streets growing darker as the rain grew. The only place I could find was a local park. As sleep began to drag me down, I decided to move into someplace comfortable. The tunnel was the only place I could find that protected me from the rain. I ate my food. A granola bar, crackers and another apple. Soon my pockets were empty.
I had dreams right away. The man who mom adored was there standing off in the distance. He was fit, strong build with a devilish look in his face. He looked so familiar like I personally knew him.
He smiled at me. As he came into view completely. He was tan, wearing a toga. He carried the staff in his hands. His smile deepened. He reached a hand out and pointed to me. A knowing feeling grew deep in my chest.
"Luke, you need to know the truth." He whispered as thunder began to crash.
The tunnel shook waking me up. I crawled out, covering my eyes when the light blinded me. I stomped through the mud, heading out again. My journey had only just begun. I only hoped Kendi was okay.
Kendi's Pov
My dreams twisted for a while, shifting constantly. Spinning around my mind.
I saw him. It had been so long since I had seen Luke. I missed him.
He stood there on the beach the breeze pushing at his hair. The tide lapped over his feet. He stared out, across the sea to a whole new world. The other man placed his hand on Luke's shoulder. He also had bronze hair that danced with the wind. He smiled at Luke.
The scene shifted. I stood there watching. Mom stood there. Her blonde hair was curled around her shoulders. She wore a soft pink dress that flowed to her knees. She looked young. Her eyes were blue as she gazed in the distance. Her face held no sign of fear like it has for years. She stood there, a smile dancing across her face. His arms wrapped around her waist. His face buried in her hair. He turned her around to face him. Her face light up.
The scene changed again. The man stood with others. His hair glistened in the light. He looked like Luke. Same bronze hair that steals light from the sun with the slightest movement. Same light blue eyes. But this man was older.
The others stood beside him. Another man and a woman. They both held stern looks on their beautiful faces. The woman had gray eyes. Her back was turned to the group. Her arms crossing in front of her chest. The other man had stormy bluer eyes. He glared at the group.
"But they need my help." The blond man said.
"They cannot get help. We cannot mess with their fates." The stormy blue eyes.
"They are my kids. I love them and I cannot leave them to the fates."
"You have other children. We all do. You cannot help them." The woman stated, moving to put her hand on the blond-haired man. "They will be left to the fates. We cannot hold our own children's lives in our hands. They live with their own fates and we cannot help our children."
The blond man turned away, heading away from the group.
"You may not understand but I do. They are siblings that have been separated from each other. Both are injured right now. They are begging for my help and I am supposed to leave them to the fates." He said facing the group again.
"We know you want to help them but their…" The woman stated.
"I know fates." And with that he left them again.
The dreams twisted in my mind. The man with the blond hair and blues eyes sat there. His shoulders were slumped. The rain poured around him.
He moved in slow motion as he jumped up moving across the beach. I followed him, unable to control my own movements. He moved through the town, my town, walking up the steps of our front yard. He paused at the door, closing his eyes. His hand held into a fist as he pounded on the door. Mother opened the door. She pulled the door shut behind her as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Tears streamed down his face as he held her.
"They're gone." Mom wailed.
"I know they are. We will find them May." He soothed her sobs.
"I miss them."
"I know you do May. I miss them too."
"They left. I hurt them and they left."
"Calm yourself May."
"I hit Luke and he left."
"May, it wasn't your fault."
"I pushed Kendi into the wall trying to stop her from leaving and I hurt her. She left a few days after Luke."
'May we will find our kids. I promise I will find them."
"I made them runaway."
"No you didn't."
"It's all my fault they left. I loved them and all I was trying to do was protect them and I ended up hurting them. They left because of me."
"May stop this. Luke would have left no matter what you did. You are a good mother and we will find them."
"But Luke's fate…"
"May we can stop his fate. We have to try."
"But…"
"May we need to find them."
"How?"
"I have ways May."
"It's all my fault."
"May , where would they have gone?"
"Luke probably left to find you and Kendi just ran off."
"We will find them I promise. "
"But Hermes…"
"I will find them May." The thunder crashed and the ground shook.
"May I have to go. I will find them."
"Stay safe and bring them home." She hugged him and slid back into the house. He left running off towards the forest. I was sucked away as my mind raced through time. Mom missed us. Some guy was looking for us and others were against us, talking about our fates. My dreams continued as I watched the man with bronze hair and blue eyes named Hermes. Mom cared for us and someone was looking for us. I only wish i could tell Luke. He would know who Hermes is. Luke is older and always knows everything.
A few weeks later
I blinked my eyes. Daylight blinded me. I sat up slowly. The world spinning around me. I looked around me to see a fire-place with silver walls around me.
She appeared at my side. She was older than me. Silver eyes. Auburn hair that encircled her face. Her eyes lit up when she saw me.
Luke's Pov
A few weeks later
I hadn't talked to many people. The towns all seemed go blur into one. They all held the same simple shops. The same tourists and the same simple homes that lay outside the towns. I was running through the towns moving quickly. Sometimes I was able to catch a bus to take me through the towns quickly. I continued to steal from stores and small shops. Nobody has been able to catch me. Either they never see or they don't care. I had passed several state borders. Today I was hoping to get through Ohio and into Indiana.
On my map, I had planned out my journey. My dad could have been anywhere. The only clue I had as to where he might be, was the story mom had told over and over again. How she met him. She had gone to a college in California to study psychology. They met on a beach. Ten months later I was born. I don't remember seeing dad around too much when I was younger. He came around when I was around two years old. All I remember about him was the way he looked. I always see his eyes and face in my dreams. He only stayed long enough for Kendi to be born. After that he left us with mom. she was nice some days but on other days she hit us. She had her fits where she would scream about my fate. I was always afraid to be around her but I had to protect Kendi. We didn't deserve the way mom treated us. I blame dad for leaving us and causing us all of this pain. I had to find dad. He was the only person who could help me protect her from mom.
The bus slowed down, dropping me off in Indianapolis. I ran off the bus moving out of the busy streets and closer to the outer edges of town. The day was slow. Nothing had attacked since the Vulcan bird. The moon was over head. I found a local park where I spent the night. I had no more dreams about Kendi. Something doesn't feel right to me.
Kendi's Pov
She had just woken up.
She smiled at me. She came closer, raising a hand. I flinched, shutting my eyes and curling into a ball.
"No child. I won't hurt you. Here." She said helping me relax. I sat up wincing from the pain of my leg. My eyes followed the girl as she stood up moving outside the tent and returning with a small cup. "Here child. Drink this and it will help you heal." I nodded stretching out my hands to reach the cup.
The drink is warm in my hands. I take slow sips. Hot chocolate was all I could taste. The girl left the tent again. The drink continued to disappear. The air around me was warm. I finished the drink, placing the cu next to me. I pulled the fur blanket off of my leg. My leg had been bandaged. The pain still lingered.
She returned quickly.
"I see you have finished your drink." I nodded. "My huntresses and I have brought you here from where we found you. You were injured. We cared for your wounds and brought you with us."
"Where are we?" I asked.
"We are in the Appalachian mountains. We traveled through the forests and mountains stopping whenever we felt safe."
"How long was I asleep?"
"You were asleep for a few weeks. The injuries to your legs were pretty bad. We wanted to keep moving with you. "
"Okay."
"What is your name child?"
"My name is Kendi."
"Where are you from Kendi?"
"I don't remember." I replied. Tears streamed down my face as I listened to the truth. I didn't know where I was from. I don't remember anymore.
"Well we have room for you to travel with us for a while."
"What is your name?"
"I'm Artemis."
I nodded.
"Here. Come with me. We should exercise your leg." She helped me up, moving around the tent for a while before heading outside. The moon shone down on us. Other tents crowded the area but no one was around.
She led me to the outer edges of camp.
"Here take this." She handed me a bow. I held it tight in my grip, struggling with the size. It was more than half my size. Artemis smiled taking the bow away from me and handing me a smaller one. This bow was easy to move. Artemis took a bow for herself and led me to through the trees.
"I want to teach you how to use a bow. It should come in handy to you someday." I nodded.
We spent hours under the moon's light practicing the bow. I had mastered shooting the silver arrows into the trunks of trees. Artemis applauded me as I retrieved the arrows. The day light was approaching when we headed back to camp. The others had packed up their tents and stood practicing with weapons.
Artemis guides me to her tent, the only tent still standing. She and I enter, placing our bows on the ground.
"You are a very talented huntress Kendi. You should join my huntresses and I."
I smile. "But I'm so young."
"That doesn't matter Kendi. We look for talent not age. You have more talent than most of my huntresses. You would have more time to practice if you come with us." She smiled at me.
"I…" A piercing shriek came from outside. Artemis jumped up, grabbing her bow. I followed her. We were outside watching the horror before us. Everything had changed. The light was dark outside. Most of the others ran around fighting. The trees around us were burning. They had attacked our camp.
I followed Artemis, shooting my arrows whenever I saw them. They would turn to dust that shimmered from the fire light. We ran hunting them, but they had us surrounded.
Well there you go. Chapter 4.
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