Well, this is a hard pillow, was my first thought when I woke up. Well, my first thought was that my head hurt, but you get the point. That's when I realized that my pillow didn't smell of clove. My eyes shot open to find that I was literally sleeping on Ian Kabra.
"O-Oh, c-crap," I stuttered, and his eyes fluttered open.
"This is awkward for you, isn't it?" He said.
"Y-You set this up!" I realized, struggling to get out of his grasp.
"Actually, as I recall, you were the one to fall asleep on me," Ian said.
"You could've put me on the b-bed," I said, glaring at him.
"Ah, but you had a rather tight grip," Ian smirked.
"Eww, what the heck are you guys talking about? Eww, why are you guys like that?" Dan asked, covering his eyes.
"No, Dan!" I rolled off Ian and fell onto the floor. "It's not what it looks like! He did it on purpose! It was against my will!" I defended myself.
"That's not what you said last night," Ian smirked as my mouth dropped open.
"I did not need to know that!" Dan said, gagging.
"You little perv, you know that's not what happened!" I shouted, punching Ian's chest.
"You wish it did, though," I punched his chest harder as I felt my cheeks heat up.
"Shut up! I'm only seventeen!" I said, and he didn't seem fazed by my punches.
"Eighteen tomorrow," he said, and I froze.
"How did you know my birthday was tomorrow?" I asked.
"I know things. What's your favorite color?" He asked, and I blinked at his random question.
"Green, but why are you-?"
"Thanks, love," he patted my cheek and walked out of the room, pushing Dan out of the way.
"You said you'd stop calling me that!" I called, scowling.
"Sorry, sweetie, it's a habit," I did a face palm.
"You guys are disgusting. Excuse me; I'll go get my eyes and ears removed," Dan said.
"Don't' be such a drama queen," I said to him.
"I'm not a drama queen. King would be more like it…" I rolled my eyes.
"Well, I'm hungry. Move," I pushed him aside.
"Am I really that easy to push around?" I heard him mutter.
"Yes!" I said. "Build some muscle!"
"I am strong, thank you very much!" He said.
"Your bear doesn't count!" I continued to walk down the hallway.
I heard him snap his fingers. "Man," I rolled my eyes again. As soon as I stepped foot in the dining room, everyone bombarded me with questions.
"Amy, I heard what happened! Are you okay?" Reagan asked, tugging on my shirt to get my attention.
"Yea, I'm just feeling a bit tired," I told her.
"Yo, was the dream scary?" Jonah asked, and I gave him a look. He cleared his throat. "Sorry, I mean how'd you sleep after that?"
"Trust me, she slept fine," Ian said, stealing my words.
"S-Shut it right now!" I commanded.
"Actually, I think I got a little drool…right here," he pointed to his shirt, grinning. I turned red.
"What does he-?" Hamilton got cut off when I tackled Ian.
"Don't say anything!" I shouted, straddling his chest.
He rolled his eyes. "Yes, mother," Ian replied.
"You wish that I'm not your mother," I said.
"I don't think my mother would be straddling me right now," he said, smirking. I realized the position we were in and I stood up…fast.
I blushed, frowning. "Relax, I won't say anything," Ian said.
"What was that about?" Natalie asked Dan.
"You don't want to know, man lady," he replied, shivering.
"Don't call me that, Daniel!" Natalie yelled.
"I can call you whatever I want, Nooby Natalie!" Dan responded.
"What the heck is-?"
"Seriously, every time I walk out of the room, something happens," Fiske said. He was followed by Alistair and the Starlings.
"What did we miss?" The Starling twins chorused.
"Not much, Amy just tackled Ian." Dan said.
"No way, shy, little Amy did that?" Sinead asked.
"Yep and she-"
"You finish that sentence and I'll make sure you'll never eat pancakes again." I warned. Dan subconsciously pulled his plate of pancakes closer to him.
"Fine," Dan said.
"Oh, Amy, how are you feeling?" Fiske asked.
"Okay, just a bit shaken up." I said.
"You didn't seem shaken up this morning." Ian said, and he and Dan snickered.
"You went to visit her this morning?" Fiske asked, and my eyes widened.
"Yes, that's exactly what I did." Ian said with a smug tone of voice.
Fiske nodded and turned to the rest of the family. "As you all know, the mission is tomorrow. You must perfect any flaws that you have and train as hard as possible. You have no time left. You're either ready or not. Understood?" Everyone nodded.
"Good, Amy, you may watch training today," Fiske said.
"Okay," I agreed.
"Now you may leave," I stayed behind as everyone walked out of the room.
Fiske looked stressed. "Are you okay?" I asked.
He met my gaze and gave a forced smile. "I'm fine, Amy. Now go outside." I gave him one last look, but I went outside anyways.
Bright sunlight blinded me as I stepped outside. Everyone was already in their spots and morphed. I felt bad for Jonah. He was all alone. I averted my eyes to the Holts and Dan. Madison and Reagan were wrestling and Dan and Hamilton were pushing these heavy-looking barrels. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew my hair into my face.
I turned around to find the Starlings and Alistair taking off. Whoa, they were a lot bigger up close. They flew so high that I had to cover my eyes from the sun to see them. It must be fun to fly like that. To see them makes me want to change my morph. Ah, it's a little too late now. I guess the wolf was pretty cool. It's better than a bear or a snake. Speaking of snakes, I looked around trying to find the Kabras. They were nowhere to be seen. Hey, this could be a game.
So that's how I spent the next hour, Find the Lucian. Eventually, I got bored of that game. It was nearly impossible. Finally, one of them changed back to their normal self. Natalie came over to get water.
"Hey," I said.
"Hi," she returned the greeting.
"Where were you guys?" I couldn't help myself. She pointed to the trees.
"Over there, I better go tell Ian to de-morph. His time is almost up." She said, rushing off.
Something was wrong. She was definitely out of character. I wonder what the matter is. I shrugged and settled myself on the grass. I looked up at the sky and sighed, déjà vu, anyone? I folded my arms behind my head and closed my eyes. I was a little tired. My eyes flew open.
On second thought, bad things happen when I'm asleep.
A/N: Whoa, that was a quick update, wasn't it? :) You're welcome! Twelve reviews last chapter... alone? Man, I love you guys! Brilliant, keep up the good work! And thank you to Lucy for pointing out my mistake! I love it when people prove that I messed up. :) I'm kidding, of course. Hey, take a peek at my songfic, "Numb," and tell me what you think!
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~Nataliya