"..Training?" I said with disbelief. "what kind of training" I am sure I was probably wearing a baffled look and looked like a fish out of water regaining my breath. "You mean with swords and stuff?" Adrian practically yelled.

"Yes Adrian, with swords and stuff" He chuckled, "How about we start easy, and meet in front of the main hall a little before noon?"

"That sounds good" Said Erik while trying to squeeze some of the water out of his pants. "While you are here, can I ask you something?"

"Of course"

"How old are you?" both Erik and Adrian said at the same time. It looked almost creepy, and it was probably unexpected because Glorfindel wore a quizzical look, as if trying to understand how we was able to survive on a day to day basis. "Excuse me?"

"It's not to be rude or anything, we were just wondering because apparently you people don't die right? You like vampires." Said Adrian "Do you think mortals can become like elves if they are bitten by them?"

I personally had to hold myself back from face palming, what did I expect of him? Too much video games and twilight wasn't healthy for a teenager like him.

"I don't think me age is relevant" said Glorfindel after awkwardly clearing his throat as if trying to hold back his laughter, "Now if you'll excuse me, Good night" he said and briskly walked away.

This was followed by shrugs and looks to each other. "Well, we should also go, it's getting late. By the way, did any of you two bring the little solar charger for the phones?"

"I brought it, it's in my room! Remember how I told you guys it was gonna come in handy in the future? You never believed me! Good thing I was bored that day and looked at that channel where Clair sell's-"

"Shut up Adrian, you just look at that because Clair the selling lady is hot."

"Damn right she is, well goodnight!" said Adrian as he gave me a hug and a kiss before entering his own room. "You have a good brother" "I know" I said and got on the tip of my toes to give him a good night kiss. "Goodnight" he murmured. His eyes. There is this feeling I get when I look at his eyes that just makes everything feel right. I can just tell by looking at his eyes, how much love he has for me, it makes my knees go week. "I love you" I smiled and shut the door.

Dear morning people, I get waking up early makes the day feel like it lasts longer, but fuck. Really? At five am we could hear the damn birds singing their little hearts out, for crying out loud, if wasn't even Monday. I tried going back to sleep and just I was entering the realm of dreams, BAM my door opens. No privacy…

"sis… baby sis… hey… heeeeey. You up?" Adrian said while obnoxiously pocking my left cheek. "I am. What do you want? And Did you-did you take a shower?" Miracle, he hates taking showers in the morning. "Yeaaah. About that, get up before Glorfindel gets here and throws a bucket of water on you. UP UP UP you go!" He said half carrying half dragging me to the bathroom.

He sat me by the tub while he filled it up with water. "Thanks I said" I really did appreciate it. He didn't run baths for me unless I was sick; it was nice to be pampered. "No worries, here, it's warm enough now. I'll see you later, don't take too long!" He said as he got up and ruffled my hair. While taking my bath I started thinking. Thinking about how much our disappearance would hurt my mom. She'll be heart broken, but eventually I'm sure she'll get over it. We still had a younger brother; Manuel, mom will keep living to take care of him. Erik's family, well, they are five sons. They will miss him, but eventually… will we all eventually be forgotten? It hurts me to think so.

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"Wait. Can anyone explain to me why we are standing here at such an ungodly hour?"

"Yeah, I thought you had said to meet you a little before noon, and pinch me if im wrong, but this is not a little before noon."

"I'm just tired." Sighted Erik

"I wanna go home" I whined,

"I'm me too" whispered Adrian. "But what the fuck, we are here are stuck here, at least for a while, so let's make the most of this situation." Yeah ok sure. That attitude will just change anything. At least for him.

"A soldier can never be too ready." Explained Glorfindel with great patience. "He can only prepare-"

"For the worst!?" "For war!?" "For death?!" We all said at the same time.

Smack! Smack! Smack! He slapped us one after the other. "To begin with, do not interrupt. Do I make myself clear?"

Owww that really hurt. This guy didn't go soft. Jesus, I am gonna have a bump on that. "Am I bleeding? Erik" I said while parting my hair in the middle "Tell me the truth, am I bleeding?!"

"No you are not, stop your whining. You want to go on this quest with that attitude?!"

"No sir" We responded. This felt like school all over again.

"Good, then grad those packs" He said while gesturing to three backpacks I had not noticed until then, laying on the floor "And run! Don't stop until I tell you to!"

MY. This will be so much fun. It's like fat camp all over again. I hate it. I hate. I hate it.

I kept repeating these words like a mantra for the next hour, which by the end of, I was sweating like a pig. I wonder how many pounds I'll lose. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad thing. Maybe I wont die after all.