A/N, to the guest who told me to learn grammar. 1, I never said I had great grammar. 2, it's better than most people's. 3, people write this stuff for fun, not to show off what they can do. 4, don't scold people for trying because it only makes you seem worse. As for the rest of you, I hope you enjoy :)
Chapter 3: Don't Worry
Everyone woke up the next morning, they sat around talking about the day. Anne and asked Riley how he was feeling about the day, Riley said he would be fine but Anne was still worried after the events of yesterday. Moon was starting to like the rest of the crew, she thought they all seemed connected and protective of each other. Everyone went to the cafeteria for breakfast, they were in the line when Moon wanted to ask a question.
"Where did you get that scar?" Moon was curious at how he could get the scar.
"Which one?" Riley didn't realise what he said.
"You have more than one?" Moon was surprised at how Riley could have many scars.
"Um…Long story" Riley grabbed his tray and walked to the table.
"I won't ask again" Moon said to Anne. "I just want to know you guys better"
"Trust me, you don't" Ezra said walking past.
"Too much bad history?"
"Sort of, it goes deeper" Snow said as she walked past.
"How far back do you guys go?"
"Stripe and Paint, since kids" Anne started.
"Everyone else, a couple of months" Sabine finished as she walked towards the table.
"If it's alright with you, give it a couple of days" Anne walked with Moon over to the table. "Some of us aren't ready to give personal information to new friends"
"I see, sorry" Moon looked at Anne. "So, if it's only been a couple of months, then how are you guys so well connected?"
"What we've seen, done, heard and understand on a daily basis really help" Anne sat down next to Riley.
"Stripe, I'm sorry for asking about the scars" Moon was about to eat but stopped when Riley started to talk.
"I got it when climbing a tree with Paint, I fell and hit a few branches on the way down" Riley said while moving 2 fingers over the scar above his lip. "I hope that's enough to gain your trust, sorry that I didn't tell you anything before"
"It's fine, I shouldn't have been trying to force my way in" Moon smiled at Riley. "Now I understand why you chose Anne"
"It's a complicated story" Sabine laughed.
"What about you and Blue?" Anne snapped.
"That's not fair" Ezra stood up. "You know how that worked out"
"Why? What happened?" Snow asked curiously.
"They tried to keep it secret, but Riley found out" Anne laughed at Sabine's red face.
"What about Snow?" Moon asked lightly.
"Let's not go there please" Snow was thinking about hiding under the table.
"Spill" Moon leaned closer to hear clearly.
"She tried a few things with Riley" Sabine tried not to laugh.
"Oh, desperate?" Moon jokingly asked.
"No, I just appreciated him" Snow blushed a little.
"Is that why you don't like to be appreciated?" Moon asked Riley.
"I just feel like it's too much, anyone would do the same thing" Riley ate a piece of fruit. "It doesn't feel right"
"Really?" Moon didn't get an answer, she was about to speak but the bell went. "Oh, let's go to first lesson"
Everyone got up and left for the gym, the first lesson was Physical Exercise. Everyone wore a T-Shirt, trousers, trainers and sport socks. The teacher wasn't a very tall or big, but looked like he's seen his fair share.
"Welcome, I am Mr. Niles" Mr. Niles looked around his students. "Today is an assault course, many officers appear on the field so they must be ready. Any questions?"
"Yeah" Riley put up his hand. "What's the catch?"
"There is a point system, the last 8 at the end of the year will be fighting in a paintball battle" the teacher walked up to Riley. "So will you fail?"
"No, let's start" Riley walked up to Mr. Niles.
"Open the gate!" a small gate opened in front of everyone, it had a large assault course. Everyone walked through the opening.
The assault course had 5 stages, they increased difficulty with each stage. The first was a series of climbing walls and ropes to climb across gaps. The second stage was full of troopers with blasters on stun, the troopers patrolled a maze. The third was things to jump over, duck under, and weave through. The fourth stage had a parkour course over water, the jumps were far and round which made it even harder. The last stage was a bunch of spikes which were made to stun people sticking out of walls and moving platforms. The 25 students lined up ready to start.
"Get ready" Mr. Niles shouted.
"We stick together, agreed?" Moon stuck her hand in the circle.
"I'm in" Sabine put her hand in.
"Same" Snow put her hand in.
"Yeah" Ezra stuck his hand in.
"Agreed" Anne put her hand in.
Riley didn't notice what they were doing.
"Stripe" Anne said, he didn't respond. "Hey you there?"
Riley moved a hand over his wound from yesterday.
"Stripe!" Moon shouted.
"Sorry, what?" Riley turned around, confused.
"What's wrong?" Sabine asked worried.
"Nothing, I was just looking at the course" Riley moved over to the circle.
"Together?" Ezra asked.
"Together" and Riley put his hand in.
"That took too long" Snow complained.
"Alright, we start in 10 seconds" a voice said over the speakers.
"This is a weird way to train officers" Riley moved to the back. "Stay at the back, the rest will let us know what's up ahead"
"Sorry?" Moon was shocked, did the most caring person she ever knew, just suggest using the others as bait. "Why? That doesn't sound like you"
"They won't die, so they can alert everyone else about what's up ahead" Riley started to run with everyone when the whistle went off.
A few of the others had trouble get over the walls but not many, the ropes were harder but no-one failed to get over the gaps. The second stage was different, the group stayed together in the maze. They had a little trouble but Ezra got a slight burn when trying to sneak past. The third stage wasn't much harder, Anne had some trouble getting through the course but the rest were fine. On the fourth stage, Snow had some trouble with confidence since she couldn't swim. Ezra barely made it but Riley and Sabine caught Ezra just as he fell. On the final stage, Only 11 students remained. Riley had been shocked a few times, he felt dizzy when they started the stage and the shocking didn't help. Anne was getting worried when Riley was falling behind, but he kept up. When they finished the assault course, Riley had to sit down.
"Are you ok?" Anne asked sitting next to him.
"Dizzy, just resting" Riley put simply.
"Just rest, you were pushing yourself out there" Anne held Riley's hand. "I'll be right here"
"Thank you" Riley said weakly.
"Stripe?" Anne shook Riley, he didn't respond. "Stripe?"
"What's wrong?" Sabine asked running up to them.
"He passed out" Anne tried to carry him. "Let's get him to the Infirmary"
"Um…He isn't breathing" Sabine sat Riley up against the wall she he could breath, even slightly.
"Riley!" Anne looked him over. "Oh, no"
Anne removed Riley's shirt, revealing a couple of scorch marks and a broken rib. Riley had difficulty breathing, Anne was trying not to cry. Ezra, Snow and Moon ran over when they saw Riley.
"His name's Riley?" Moon moved a hand over his ribs to check how many were broken.
"Yeah, and?" Anne made sure Riley was breathing.
"Now I have to tell him mine" Moon could tell that Riley had just the 1 broken rib, but the shock made it hard for him to breath.
"I'll get a doctor" Snow said running off down a hall.
"I can't believe everyone just left!" Ezra tried to get Riley to wake up.
"Sabine, can you get a bottle water?" Anne asked as she gently hugged Riley.
"Sure, I'll be back soon" Sabine ran off down same hallway Snow did.
After about 10 minutes, Sabine returned with Snow, Nurse Flower and some water. Riley was still unconscious, Flower explained that he should have stopped after 1 or 2 shocks but because he kept going, he passed out. Anne watched as the nurse put Riley on a stretcher and rolled it away, no one let her go after Riley since he needed to go into surgery. The whole of second lesson, Anne was blaming herself for making Riley come to the school in the first place. The crew were meant to get details about where to find the information tonight, so she tell them about Riley then. At lunch, everyone was talking about Riley.
"He shouldn't have pushed himself" Sabine said angrily.
"He does it too much" Snow agreed.
"He doesn't want to look helpless" Ezra said quietly. "Like on the streets, you look helpless then everyone thinks your helpless"
"You're from the street?" Moon asked.
"He got lost, we found him a couple months later" Sabine said hugging Ezra.
"Anne?" Snow sounded worried. "It's not your fault"
"I convinced him to come here" Anne put her hand in her hands.
"It's his fault for pushing" Sabine said still angry.
"He doesn't like to give up though" Ezra said again, quiet.
"Do you have to be on his side?" Sabine almost snapped.
"There are no sides, your name is Anne?" Moon said lightly.
"Yes and how did he even break a rib?" Snow asked while drinking.
"A spike must have hit him hard enough" Moon rested her head in her arms, on the table.
"Let's not dwell on his injuries" a sweet voice said behind them.
"Nurse Flower" Anne shot around to look at her. "How is he?"
"He's fine but still unconscious, you can go see him at the end of the day" Flower smiled and left.
"We'll go see him Anne, it'll be ok" Moon moved to sit beside Anne. "We're here if you want to talk"
"Thanks Moon" Anne hugged the girl for a short time.
"My name's Isabelle" Moon stood up. "Let's go to class"
The Group went to next lesson, Anne fiddled with the stun shell Riley had took with him. She thought about the day she met Riley and everything that happened since, she started to cry again. Everyone tried to reassure her, she let them and was happy that she had friends to help her.
A/N, sorry about making Riley unconscious again but something dramatic needed to happen. Goodbye and enjoy life.