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Chapter 6: Weight of the World
I was nervous as the three of them stared at me in disbelief. It was Kyle who spoke first.
" So our oh so powerful leader is finally back in our lives? Liz you're my family and I love you but we don't know this guy. I mean we knew him but I know from what you've told us about the dreams we're all different people. We're not the royal 8 who were so strong and powerful, we're just teenagers." Kyle spoke the words that they had all been thinking.
" We NEVER use our powers. They could be far more advanced than us. What if they want nothing to do with us aside from gaining some kind of power? I know you and 'Zan' like made out today but still shouldn't we be the least bit on alert?" Maria said with an air of hysteria in her voice. I rolled my eyes and spoke.
" Come on get serious you guys. We've been waiting to meet them our whole lives. It feels right." I said with a shake of my head.
Alex who had said nothing the whole time looked at me with intensity. He had always been the logical one, funny but logical.
" They're probably just as scared to meet us as we are. I mean to see 'Vilandra' and actually have her in front of me is mind-boggling. How are you guys not terrified to meet them? Not to sound all mushy but we were in love with these 4 other people in another life and it was intense, as we all know. On the other hand in this world we could feel differently about them. We have to get to know them before we start making out with them. Liz, I understand what it's like for you and seeing that dream every night but still you have to be more careful. We don't know what's out there and what we have to deal with yet." Alex flashed me a quick smile and I knew he was right. I shouldn't have allowed him to kiss me like that. I don't know who could've been watching.
" Maria and I are closing tonight so just show up here at 11. Hopefully the other 4 will be here." I said looking at the clock.
" Time for work." Maria said.
" You what?!" Isabel practically screamed. Max just looked at his sister and the other two with a serious look on his face.
" Kissed her. I don't know what came over me, it was just something that drew me to her." Max said for what seemed the 10th time.
" I can understand. I mean she's 'Ava', love of your life. Could've been a bit more tactful and romantic but I get it." Tess said simply grabbing water from Isabel and Max's fridge. Isabel and Michael looked at her, then looked at each other and shook their heads.
" Maxwell what were you thinking? You can't do things like that. It'll draw attention to us." Michael fumed and sat down at the kitchen table.
" It's not like I saved her life or something. I just kissed her. No one was even in the hall it was completely empty. Crashdown closes at 11, so that's when we show up. Be ready." Max gave the order, grabbed a water bottle and went to his room. The other three just looked at him. He had never given an order before and it was as if something had awoken inside him, in all of them. He was giving an order and they were not going to go against it.
I turned the sign that said open to close. It had been such a long and agonizing workday. Every time I heard the bell to the front door of the Crashdown chime I thought it was him or them. I had butterflies in my stomach I was so nervous. They or just him would be here any minute. Alex and Kyle had been there almost all evening doing homework and what not just trying to get their minds off of what was about to happen. Maria smelled some kind of incense oil that was supposed to help with calming. She had let her long hair down and looked almost regal in the light she was standing in. Something about the 4 of us seemed to glow and show remnants of our former selves. It just seemed to radiate of us all.
" It's past 11 Liz, you think they're still gonna show?" Kyle asked but in that second I heard a tap on the glass of the door and my heart stopped. I think all of our hearts stopped for a second. There he was, there they all were. I opened the door and they too looked as though their hearts had stopped.
" Come in." I said as the four of them shuffled past me. Maria's eyes fell open as she stepped forward.
" You!" she exclaimed.
" You!" 'Rath' said shaking his head.
" You two know each other?" I asked.
" He's in my first class. I thought he stole my water bottle." Maria explained.
" But I didn't so get over it." 'Rath' said with fury in his eyes.
" Michael is it? You should've just told me it was knocked over in the first place!" Maria said in a frustrated tone.
" Ms. DeLuca…" " Maria." She interrupted. " Maria, it wasn't my problem." Michael said unfazed by her tone.
" You're impossible!" Maria shouted frustrated.
" Me? You're the impossible one and slightly blind might I add…" Michael's tone was harsh.
" Excuse me?" Maria asked.
" Hello!" I shouted trying to regain order. These two were going to be difficult. " Maria, this is 'Rath.'" I said grabbing her by the shoulders. She made a face at me.
" No, Liz." She pleaded.
" I afraid so." I said patting her on the back.
" It's Michael actually." He corrected me. I gave him an apologetic smile.
" I'm Max." I looked at him and his eyes burned into my soul as they had in my dreams.
" I'm Liz." I said as I held his gaze and walked to him.
" Nice to meet you." Max said to me. I laughed out of nerves as the others cleared their throats. I looked over at Alex who was staring at the tall beautiful blond. It was 'Vilandra'. Kyle was staring at the short curly haired blonde. She was 'Treania'. Michael and Maria glared at each other intensely.
They stared at each other for a moment then looked away both of them turning red. She looked back and flashed him a gorgeous smile. He flashed her the sweetest smile she had ever seen. She felt it in that moment. The reason she had loved him in their former lives. She approached him and stood inches away from him.
" I'm Isabel." She said extending a hand.
" I'm Alex." He said shyly as he shook her hand. He was hers from that moment.
Her cute blond curls bounced as she walked towards him. He smiled down at her. It was the first time he had felt like this. Unsure of what to say to a girl, he wasn't used to that.
" Pretty strange huh?" She asked with a smile.
" Yeah just a little." He said.
" Tess." She said simply.
" Kyle." He smiled.
Tess smiled at him and looked down at the floor. She felt his hand on her chin as he lifted her head up. It felt familiar.
" I think you used to do that when I would worry." She said trying to remember.
" I think that's why I did it." He said pulling his hand back as they smiled at each other.
Max looked at her again. He couldn't believe that she was standing right in front of him. He looked at the others and they were in pairs. It felt right and strange. It was if they knew who was their mate. He felt power he had never felt before surging through him. He felt something awaken deep inside him that was powerful.
I gathered the eight of us so we could all talk. We all just sort of stared at each other for a few minutes.
" I guess I'll start off this meeting. My name is Tess and I'm an alien. Wow. You have no idea how good that felt to say out loud." That broke the ice as everyone started laughing then introducing him or herself. We were all finally meeting and for the first time I felt whole. I mean I had always felt whole but I just felt complete in a way I had never felt before.
" So Liz how long have you been having the dream?" Isabel asked me as she tossed her long blond hair behind her back.
" Since as long as I can remember. What about you Max?" I asked.
" I don't really remember when they started. They were never really clear, ever just images and sounds." Max said scratching his head.
" You mean you never had a full dream?" I asked curiously.
" No." Max admited softly with a nod.
" That's strange. Mine were always full, vivid dreams." I said.
" That's really cool. You got to see us every night even though you had no idea what we looked like." Tess said smiling at me.
" Yeah, I guess I was lucky." I said. I saw Maria throw Michael another look. This time it was softer, not so harsh.
Maria went to the back to change really quickly, her uniform was comfortable but she wanted her clothes. She closed her locker and jumped. Michael was standing there.
" So I guess you were the chick waiting at home for me when I went off to war." He said with sarcasm.
" I'm sure back then I was but not now. I wouldn't wait for you even if you were the last hybrid on Earth." Maria said putting her hands on her hips and cocking her head to the side.
" Ouch." Michael made a pained face.
" Heh." She said rolling her eyes.
" What's with the attitude?" he asked suddenly serious.
" Are you serious? You started it this morning Space Boy and you didn't even know who I was!" Maria fumed.
" You were the one who started it, hitting me and not knowing who I was." Michael said through his teeth.
" You should've told me you didn't take my water." Maria went back to the original argument.
" Will you forget about the stupid water already?" Michael asked.
" Fine. Will you stop being mean?" Maria asked in a softer tone.
" I'm not being mean." Michael spoke this softly and seriously.
" Yes you are!" Maria said excitedly.
" You're annoying." Michael admitted.
" And so are you." Maria threw the words at him like a knife.
He turned to leave but then turned back and grabbed her. She didn't know what he was going to do. He looked at her and kissed her passionately. She pulled back and in her reaction slapped him. He rubbed his cheek and smiled.
" Just like old times." He said as she looked at him in astonishment.
" What's that supposed to mean?" She asked not understanding.
" This morning. I knew who you were. I felt it." Michael admitted. Maria had just felt annoyance.
" Why didn't you say anything?" Maria asked.
" I knew you didn't. You thought I was just like any one else. First time we met, in our former lives, we hated each other. Somehow that hate turned to love. It was strong. It's what got us killed. I can't have that again."
" Then why did you kiss me?" Maria asked with tears beginning to form. She knew he was right. When he kissed her, she remembered the feelings.
" Because I wanted you to remember, so we don't repeat the past." Michael said simply and walked back to where everyone else was. Maria stood there in tears. She remembered the love they had. She remembered just the feeling. She remembered and wanted it back.
Maria was determined to remember what exactly their love had been like and even if she had to fight, she would get Michael to help.
Katie watched the whole thing from across the street. She seethed as she saw the Royal 8 unite finally. God she had hated them back then and she hated them now. She scratched her face. It was peeling. She pulled the skin off her face and threw it down.
" Disgusting husks." She whispered.
" There there Katie. We mustn't be hateful. These husks keep us alive."
" Sorry Sir." She said as a young man walked in the room.
" So they're finally all together again?" the young man asked.
" Should we station an attack?" Katie asked as the young man looked at her.
" Can't be too hasty dear Katie. Kivar would not appreciate that. We must do this as slowly as possible." The young man opened his phone and dialed a number. " The Royal 8 have come together finally."
" Do nothing. We must take our time with this. Kivar wants them alive." The cold voice said.
" Yes, ma'am. As you wish. How long?" The young man asked.
" As long as it takes for you to infiltrate and gain their trust. They must think you their protector." The woman's voice said.
" Yes ma'am, I will do my best." The young man smiled.
" Nicholas, do not fail." Her words were harsh.
" I don't intend to." Nicholas said with an evil smile as he hung up the phone.
" They have no idea the storm that's about to fall upon them." Katie said with a wicked grin.
" Not the slightest." Nicholas said with a dark look.
