Best friends are there for you. Friends will help you when you're hurt. Best friends will call him and ask why. Friends will stand by, and watch. Best friends will call him and whisper, 'Seven days...'
Cole's P.O.V.
Passing out from pain? Yeah, not my finest moment. And that's saying something. I was sitting in a hospital bed. I had threatened, er... convinced them to let me stay in my hoddie and jeans. There was just no way in hell that I was going to wear that hospital gown. I heard that they leave your butt exposed.
I looked at my phone. It had twenty percent charge. I really hope that I can leave this place soon. My dad had visited me yesterday night, and told me that they, (Dunno who they were) were going to do some repairs to the school. Meanwhile, we had a few months off. Whoo! The vice principal had been killed in the explosion. That was sad. I liked vice principal Perry. The next principal would be Sensei Wu, and the next vice principal would be Sensei Garmadon. Dad told me that Wu had sent out a letter to all the kids that The Overlord had expelled, including Amanda.
The door opened. I looked up, and saw Zane, Lloyd, Jay, and Zoe. "How ya feeling?" Jay asked. I shrugged. "Other than the broken rib? Pretty un-godly." I said. It was an inside joke. Jay used to love the Heroes Of Olympus series. Leo Valdez was his favorite character.
(Totally feel ya Jay! Team Leo for the win!)
Jay laughed. "Pixal and Crystal came. They're checking to see when you guys can leave. We're gonna visit Kai." He told me. I nodded. That's right. Kai had broken his arm.
"K. Tell him I said 'hi.'" I told Zane. You could never trust Jay with that kind of thing. He sometimes got the words wrong. Once, he was trying to tell everyone about a blood sucking, brain eating zompire, (Zombie/vampire) but it ended up as a plush wompire. You know, like Wompa (Star Wars) and Vampire.
Lloyd tossed me something. I caught it, and saw that it was a phone battery. "Got it from your dad." He explained. I smiled. "Thanks. You're a phone-saver." I said. Lloyd nodded, and turned to leave. He probably wanted to see his girlfriend. Jay glanced at Zoe. They shared a secret. He probably figured out the whole anorexia thing. Huh, he's smarter than he lets on.
-Jay- 'Hurtful!'- Me- 'Get over it Woody.'-
Jay nodded, flashed a 'peace' sign, and left. Zane looked between me and Zoe. I could tell what he was thinking. Too bad Zane didn't have a very good poker face. "I'll uh, just leave you two alone to uh, talk. I'd better make like a tree and leaf." Zoe shook her head. "That's all you could come up with? Ouch. I wish I could leaf you here." Zane looked down at her, a hurt expression on his face. "Gee, I feel the love, sis." Zane left.
"How do you put up with that guy?" I asked. Zoe laughed. "It isn't easy, but compared to mom..." Her expression turned sort of sad. Her highlights turned a dark blue.
"Okay, this question has been on my mind for a while. Why does your hair change color? I mean, how is that possible?" I looked at her hair. This is the second time I've seen that happen.
Zoe looked at her hair for a moment. It turned back to bright blue.
She took a few small steps towards me, and took a deep breath.
"Well, before I was born, my mom got really sick, too bad she didn't stay that way, but she claimed that the goddess Hecate had come to visit her. Hecate's the goddess of magic. I sometimes see her, don't ask."
I closed my mouth. Dang. I had a good question... I think... Actually, I don't really know.
"Hecate gave my mom the root of a plant. It had powers. One thing led to another, I was born. I had blue streaks, and powers. Not just the elemental powers.
"You know how Kai and Lloyd can't touch fire without getting a small burn or scorch mark? Well, I can touch fire without getting a single sting or mark. Sorta like Leo Valdez.
"Anyhow, I have weird powers that makes my hair change colors. I can usually control what color it changes too though. I guess that this is why my eyes are violet." Zoe paused for a moment.
"I can also make it so that people can see what I want them to see." She let that sink in.
"Like The Mist from Percy Jackson?" I asked.
Zoe nodded. "Yeah, like that. I can make it so that people see a toned down version of an anorexic, but I can't hide the fact that they are anorexic. The same thing for cutting. I'l show you." Zoe waved her hand in front of my eyes. I blinked.
Standing in front of me was Zoe, but much, much skinnier. My eyes widened a little. Not out of fear, but awe. I can't believe it. Oh man, if she keeps not eating, within the next month, she'll be dead. She was still really pretty, (Um... ignore that) but way too skinny. If she were at normal weight, she'd be much more beautiful. Not that she was ugly or anything..., wow I suck at explaining things.
"I use that power to make it seem like I'm only a few pounds underweight. You know, so that people won't see me and think that I'm an anorexic freak or anything." She laughed bitterly at that part. "Little late for that, huh?" I shook my head.
"If you had that power, then why not just use it all the time?" I asked. Zoe looked at me. "Because. I would only be fooling the people around me. Not myself." She was about to wave her hand in front of my eyes again, but I grabbed her wrist before she could. My hand fit all he way around it.
"Wait, listen, if you keep starving yourself, then, you're going to kill yourself. I don't want that to happen. I may not know you very well, but I do know that you're beautiful the way you are. Everyone is.
"You were born this way, and you shouldn't be ashamed of it. You are who you are. You should be proud. I mean, look at you! You have a bright future ahead of you. You're one of the best students at the academy, and you have two siblings who love you. Not to mention your dad, and dogs. You have friends, a family, a roof over your head. And if it wern't for you, Amanda would be dead." Zoe stared at me in shock.
"How did you find out?" She asked, eyeing me.
She was talking about Amanda trying to commit suicide a few years ago. Zane had told me that Amanda was about to hang herself, but before she could jump from the stool, Zoe had cut the rope, leaving a broken armed Amanda. Too bad she didn't put any pillows down before she had cut the rope. Would've been a little helpful. Not to mention that it would've saved a headache.
"Zane told me." I told her. Zoe looked at the ground. "Fine..." she muttered. I looked at her, slightly confused. "Uh... fine to what?" I asked. Zoe smiled a little. "Fine, I'll try to stop." I smiled, and pulled Zoe into a hug. I could feel every single one of her bones. Not a good sign. She was tiny compared to me, so I was careful not to squeeze her too tight. For her sake, and my rib's.
Her hair smelled like a mixture of herbs, and flowers. It was also soft, and shiny. I never wanted to let Zoe go. Sadly, I had to. I gently released her from the hug.
"Can you make it so that only I can see how you really look?" I asked. Zoe nodded. "Yeah, I think." The door to the room opened, and I saw Pixal and Crystal.
"How ya feeling?" Crystal asked. I smiled, and glanced at Zoe. "Never better."
Zoe's P.O.V.
After walking home, I went upstairs. I saw Storm on my bed. I smiled. As long as she didn't share any of her fleas, I'm good. I went into the bathroom, and looked in the mirror. I looked fat. I sighed. Waving my hand in front of the mirror, I used a reveal spell. I saw the pipes in walls. Not what I was hoping for..., and is that a skull?! What the freak?!
I waved my hand over the mirror again. I tried waving my hand in front of my own eyes this time. I blinked, and looked in the mirror. I saw a skinny girl, with sad eyes.
I stared in shock. I should've used this power before. I guess that I was too scared of the results.
Now, my arms were like twigs, and my collarbone stuck out so much, I looked away. A wave of nausea rolled up. I ignored it, and walked out of the bathroom. Who did I run into? Zane? Nope. I wish though. I ran into mom. I gulped. She stared down at me.
"I always did notice how un-perfect you were." She told me. I looked to the side. Storm had left my bed. Smart dog.
"You'll never be as pretty as Crystal, or as smart as Zane." She said partly to herself. "You'll always be a failure."
Anger, hate, sadness, and pain welled up inside of me. Every year, she came. And every year, she made my life a living hell.
"What did I ever do to you?" I asked. Mom blinked. "You're alive. That's enough of a reason." I clenched my fists.
"Why do you hate me so much!?" I yelled. "I get that I may not be as pretty as Crystal, or as smart as Zane, but a good parent would be able to look past all that.
"You think that everything revolves around you. You expect things to be perfect. Well, here's a news flash for ya. We live in reality. Things are never perfect. I get it. You wanted more in life. Well too bad. You don't deserve it.
"I know you never wanted kids. You think that we're a waste of space. You wanna hear the truth? Nobody is a waste of space, time, or money. Everyone has his or her own part to play. You may not realize it, but everybody deserves to have a good life. Even criminals. Sure, they made a few mistakes in life, but it's how they were raised. But as for you, you're the worst criminal I can think of. If Voldemort were here, he'd be shaking in his boots.
"So, pack up and leave already. This family is better off without you, Samantha."
I shouldered my way past the woman whom I had once called mom.
Whoo! Fight fire with fire, Zoe! Boom! She finally stood up for herself? But what's the reason? Maybe, um... Cole? Or just being fed up? I'm rooting for Cole. Your thoughts?
IF YOU DON'T LIKE PERCY JACKSON, OR THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS, THEN YOU CAN SKIP.
Who's super psyched for the next book, The Blood Of Olympus? I cannot wait. If Leo, Nico, Percy, Piper, or any of the others die, then I will personally go and throttle Rick Riordan myself. Who want's to join me? ;)
OKAY, NOW READ.. UNLESS YOU DON'T LIKE MAROON 5 OR MUSIC IN GENERAL. THOUGH, I DOUBT ANY OF YOU AMAZING READERS HATE MUSIC.
Who likes Adam Levine's new-ish song Animals? I love it. I downloaded it the second I heard it. Did you know that on the app store you can get a free music down loader? I have it, and it's 100% free. I down loaded like, 300 song from it. They even have Megan Nicole songs!
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Thank you all for reading!
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Special thanks to Astrid16, and my friend Ally.
Ally, yu're the reason I'm still here. You'll always be ny best friend.
Astrid16, have you ever heard of the song Classic by MKTO? I think that you may like it. Also, I hope you don't mind this shoutout.
Keep loving Ninjago, peace!