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Joe/Eight POV
Saturday doesn't feel so good right now. My whole entire world came crashing down in a sentence. This is what the Cepans were afraid of.
I'm with Reynolds right now, we're driving to the Lecture Hall; we're uniting, it's going to be really interesting. I already know who Four, Six, Seven and Nine are, but I'm really looking forward to seeing who the rest are. Maybe I might know them from school… I look to Rey, his eyes don't budge from the road ahead, he's in full-on Cepan mode now – even though my life and the other Nine could be at risk here, I still miss the old Reynolds, the one that laughed and smiled, the one that grinned heaps and cracked a joke. We would laugh wherever, when we went camping and a Spirag dog stole our food, when we missed the train to the movie cinema even when we got lost hiking to a cave I found. I just hope this isn't permanent. Reynolds looks over to me and smiles,
"You ok bud?" he asks, I grin back – Reynolds can't stay serious, it's literally impossible. I let my excitement overtake me and grin wider.
"You excited to meet everybody?" he asks, glancing to me as we make a turn off, I nod,
"What do you think they're like?" I ask, giving him a questioning look, he shrugs,
"I dunno, they're probably all unique in their own way. But being an Elder brings them together today. I guess you could call it destiny…" he says as he parks in the small gym car park. I smile and get out, there are a few other cars parked – I counted three other's before I get out. it is slightly windy outside, I tried to dress as best and casual as I could; grey hoodie and light purple shorts.
"Joe!" I hear Marina's voice shout, I turn to see her running to me – she's quite quick and ends up jump-hugging me. I laugh and hug her back. I see Adel walking towards us, she's… actually smiling. I grin back, Reynolds gets out and greets her. I pull back fro Marina's hug and look at her, she's still as beautiful as ever, I can still smell the faint scent of her perfume from last night, she's wearing a white sweater and a blue skirt. It's a nice change from her usual jeans and it shows off her amazing legs as well. I find myself staring at them, I quickly draw away before Adel gives me the evil eye.
"How are you?" I ask, wrapping an arm around her and walking towards our Cepans who are already inside the gym. She smiles,
"I'm OK, I couldn't stop thinking about last night… thank you by the way, it was really nice" she says smiling. She rests her head on my shoulder and we continue to walk towards the Lecture Hall entrance.
"You know, I was thinking…" I say, grinning much wider, Marina looks up,
"Yeah"
"-Since we're a thing now" I say, she smirks and nods,
"Does that mean I can do this?" I say, and before she can ask what 'this' is, I twirl her around and kiss her passionately, she kisses back immediately, almost as if she knew that I was going to do that. She wraps her hands around my neck and pushes closer to me, I do the same to her by wrapping my arms around her waist. I feel her heart beat through her chest, we're so close and it feels amazing. She pulls back, slightly giggling,
"Yes, you can do that silly, we've been doing that even before our date" she says resting her head on my chest. I grin,
"We should probably catch up with them" I say, walking towards our Cepans.
Emily/Five POV
"What the f*ck" Britney says as she and her Cepan, Hessu, walk into the Lecture Hall – weird name right? I am literally going crazy right now; Stan is a frickin Elder! So is John, Joe, Marina and Maren! And Maggie! And… some Hannu kid – but WOW! It's awesome, I couldn't breathe when I stepped in here and saw Stan, Marina, Joe and John talking – I thought it was some sort of mix up or I went to the wrong place, but they're actually Elders!
It wasn't long before Maren showed up, John got excited – I can tell he likes her. Hannu came next, we don't really know him, but when Maggie arrived she instantly started talking to him after greeting all of us. I'm still smiling; but it soon drops when I see Stan. I haven't talked to him yet about our… thingy. It's on my mind a lot and it's kinda awkward if I don't get it outta the way. Before I can move towards him, Britney walks in front of me, a smirk planted on her face,
"Hey Em" she says, I smile,
"Ya know, instead of, 'what the f*ck', you could've said hello to everyone" I say with a smug smile, I've become a lot confident talking people, she rolls her eyes. This chick is starting to grow on me,
"Hey, but then I wouldn't be me" she says, dragging me to the side, I groan,
"Your right there" I say. I look to Stan, he's laughing with his friends and having a good time – I wish I was the one making him laugh… wait? Where did that come from? I've got to get my emotions in check. Britney notices my scowl and raises an eyebrow,
"Boy problems?" she asks, like she's been there, done that. I look to her,
"N-no, I'm just… tired. Yeah, I'm just tired" I say, plastering on a grin, she laughs and shakes her head,
"So why were you staring at Stan?" she asks, a wide smirk forming on her lips, I feel the heat rise in my cheeks, and before I can suppress it, she bursts out laughing. I feel the blush come on harder, and soon I'm a tomato.
"You like him!" she says, sobering up, I shake my head,
"No I don't"
"Yes you do"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Denial is always the first step"
"No"
"Your blushing more"
"No"
"I bet you'd love to make out with him"
"Britney!" I say, I've fully reached the brightest red of blush. I'm grinning but trying to stop, she's giggling more, but sobers up and smiles,
"I'll help you"
"No you won't"
"Oh come Em! How bad do you want that boy?" she asks, the truth is, I do like him, he's nice, I guess. But now I don't think is a good time – or maybe it's the best time… ugh, girl emotions are just weird.
"OK, now that everybody is here" I guy's voice shouts out, everyone stops talking, Stan continues but then is elbowed by Maren. Joe laughs, but Marina shuts him up with a quick kiss. I roll my eyes, but find myself giggling with them. We all gather in a wide circle and look to the guy talking.
"My name is Brandon, I'm the Cepan of Number Four"-
"Hey Brandon, let's just skip the intro for now and just go round the circle and tell each our names and Legacies?" John interrupts, Brandon nods in agreement after a pause and looks to us,
"OK, we'll go by Numbers" he says, Britney shifts next to me,
"Oh crap" she mutters as she gets up, I giggle.
John/Four POV
Britney stands up first. How in the world did she get the role of an Elder? I guess I shouldn't question her, I mean, everyone has the part to play.
"Uh, hey, I'm Britney- I mean, Number One. I've only got Telekinesis and one other Legacy. I can pretty much shake the ground and stuff" she says, ending by putting her hands on her hips. She sits down and a red haired girl, who presume is Number Two, stands up,
"Hi everyone, my name is Two, my alias is Maggie and I don't have any Legacies yet" she says, looking down at the last part, but still happy.
"What's an alias?" Stan whispers from beside me, I grin and try to contain my laughter, Joe face-palms and Marina starts laughing with Joe. Maren raises her eyebrows and looks like she's about to punch Stan in the face,
"OK, never mind" he whispers, putting his hands up in defence – his mocking expression still present.
"I'm Hannu, Number Three, I have a Legacy called Supersonic Speed" a dark skinned boy says, before zooming from left to right very speedily. Some people in the room gasp in awe then clap slightly. He sits down, looking pretty nervous. OK, my turn now. I stand up and Stan snickers, Maren shoots him a look before smiling at me, I grin back,
"Um, hi everyone, I'm Number Four, I go by John. I have Lumen and my Telekinesis just developed yesterday" I say while lighting my palms up. I form two fireballs in my hands and then set myself on fire – I quickly extinguish before the ground beneath starts to burn. Some more claps follow and I smile, sitting down. Next Emily stands up. I look to Stan who has a different expression on, they still haven't talked. I was really surprised that Emily was an Elder, we had spent so much time with her and Joe, Marina, Maren, Stan and myself thought she wasn't – but after all this time, she was part of the Nine.
"I'm Emily… Number Five, I mean" Britney next to her giggles, she Emily blushes slightly,
"I can fly" she says, hovering above the ground, then moving gracefully through the air, she lands a little less gracefully and blushes a bit, before sitting down. Stan starts the clapping and she looks to him gratefully. I smile, Maren gets up next.
"Hi, I'm Number Six, people call me Maren. Got no Legacies yet" she says frowning; I resist the urge to stand up with her and grab her hand. She sits down and Marina stands up. The clapping dies down and she speaks,
"I'm Number Seven, but I go by Marina. I've received my Telekinesis and I have a Night Vision Legacy" she says, Joe whoops loudly and she blushes, Maren claps along with Joe and soon I join them. She sits down and Joe gets up.
Emily/Five POV
This is really interesting, I'm really looking forward to working with these guys. I look to Stan, I don't think he's mad at me fully… I should probably talk to him after this, fix things up between us. Marina or Number Seven, sits down and Joe stands up. Then my gut drops.
"Hi I'm Joe, Number Eight. Or just Eight." He says, some people laugh and I see Marina giggle – they're a really cute couple,
"I can teleport" he says, he disappears leaving displaced air, everyone in the room gasps in awe and looks around for him, he reappears sitting next to me with his goofy grin, I laugh as he disappears and reappears next to Marina, where he originally was. A chorus of clapping follows, he bows dramatically and sits down. I smile, but the feeling of dread returns – the photo. Fifth from the first and fifth from the last. Wouldn't want your numbers reduced to Eight now would we?... the message sends chills up my back, I still remember the shock and fear I felt when I read it. I don't know why, but I feel fearful for Joe, the message specifically mentioned Eight… Stan stands up, drawing my attention to him, I'm smiling widely,
"Uh, um, I'm Stan… I mean, Number Nine, no Legacies. But I'm gonna get a badass one!" he says as he sits down, I see Joe and John laughing, while Maren rolls her eyes and Marina just shakes her head, slightly smiling. I clap enthusiastically and stand up with everyone else as Brandon starts talking,
"OK, good job everyone." He looks to Sandor, I think – Stan's Cepan. Sandor is holding hands with Devektra, they're getting married, and I guess Devektra would eventually find out about Stan being an Elder's child. She seems to be taking it quite well; plus she's a massive pop star, very big icon…
"Oh, right, yeah. Uh hi guys, I'm Sandor, Nine's Cepan. We're going to start some training now-" he says, everyone groans and he just laughs along with some of the other Cepans. Devektra holds his hand and smiles,
"It's more of a game" he hints, this gets some people's attention, besides Maggie, she's busy… reading a book? Really? Of all the times?
"What kind of game? Basketball, football, volleyball, running, swimming?" Number Three asks, I think his name is Hannu. Sandor just simply shakes his head, he's grinning wider now. Everyone looks to him with confused expressions, he speaks.
"We're playing something a little different… I like to call it, Capture the Flag"
Author's Note: Hi everyone thanks for reading! I think this chapter was longer than the last, but next chapter will have action in it and who knows what...
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