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Chapter 8

Luce explained everything she could over breakfast. Or at least everything she knew, which was very little and confusing.
"Wow" Penn sat stunned.
Luce was cramming toast into her mouth "Tell me about it!" she said between bites.
"Sacrificed? that's...scary. Wonder what he meant. Maybe it'd be helpful if we have a research day?" Luce groaned at this comment. "I mean unless you WANT to be 'sacrificed'" Penn responded smugly.
"Fine. But I'm not rushing breakfast. We'll start after this. And I need more painkillers before we begin" Luce shifted in her seat, she could feel her back starting to twinge with pain again.
"Fine by me" Penn sat back in her chair.

A cough behind them made them both jump in their chairs. Luce hissed in pain at her back.
"Hi. Sorry, didn't mean to startle you" Cam said, trying to hide a smirk.
"Oh its fine, I mean you didn't, I mean hi."
Cam's smirk grew. "Was wondering what's happening tonight?" Cam turned his attention to Luce. Obviously trying to ignore Penn who was staring between them both.
"Oh yeah, I wasn't sure if you still wanted to do something, after what happened last night"
Cam quickly glanced at Penn, before realising Luce had probably explained everything to her.
"Of course I still want to do something. Film in my room?"
"Errr, sure"
"Alright, come round at 6. If your good I might even let you pick what to watch" Cam winked at her, making Luce feel extremely uncomfortable. His overconfident personality wasn't what she needed today. He sauntered back off through the door and Penn gave a wolf whistle.
"Haha shut up! It's just a movie!" Luce nudged Penn in the arm.
"Yeah Yeah" Pen winked back at Luce with a huge grin covering her face. "You finished? Can we pleeaassseeee go to the library now" Penn said in a mock whiny voice.
"Haha sure" Luce and Penn stood up and began walking outside towards the library block.

The air was still cold and crisp, causing Luce to pull her cardigan closer around her, which consequently caused more pressure on her back making her wince. The grass was damp under her feet, but the water drops glistened in the sun. Crossing the lawn they heard someone behind them.

"LUCE!"
Luce turned around to see Arriane jogging towards them.
"Please don't tell me your going to the library on a Sunday? You should be...eating your weight in popcorn and refusing to leave the bed" Arriane stated when she caught up to her.
"I think a day at the library will keep my mind off things" Luce looked down at the floor, not sure what to say after what happened last night.
"Hummm" Arriane tapped her chin comically "I suppose if you think of it like that. Oh, here's some more painkillers" Holding her hand out "Don't want you hurting now do we" Luce took them immediately out of Arrianes hand and swallowed two dry, before putting the rest in her pocket.
"Hey! Don't be over doing it! I'm not carrying your drugged up body round. What you doing tonight anyway?" Arriane asked.

Before Luce could even begin to respond Penn interrupted. "She's going on a date" Penn said in a sing song voice.
"WHAT? WITH WHO?" Arrianes eyes went wide in shock.
"It's not a date!" Luce hissed "It's just watching a movie with Cam"
"Cam? What the...ok...random" Arriane was stunned.
"He asked me yesterday and I said yeah, can't go back on my word now" Luce looked down, feeling guilty. She did want to see Cam. But tonight she'd prefer to be by herself.
"Well your more genuine then me" Arriane laughed "I'll see you later, be careful with Cam"

When they arrived at the library, Penn pulled up two seats to a computer and sat down.
'Be careful with Cam' Luce contemplated what this statement meant. She thought Cam was a nice guy. From first impressions he's been caring, although maybe a little cocky.
"Hello? Earth to Luce? You ok?"
"Yeah fine. Sorry. So where shall we start?"
"Right, maybe there'll be something in the news what happened last night" Penn began typing the keyboard. "Look, there was cctv footage inside the bar. If anyone knows anything about the event to contact the police. It says that the man who entered hasn't...been spotted since." Penn said the last sentence slow and quiet.
"Hummm. Play the video of the footage."

Luce and Penn sat in silence watching the video. Luce saw herself in the corner of the screen, she could hear the panic in her voice. She managed to take a good look at her attacker. Luce was cringing as she replayed what happened last night, when the bar door swung open and Daniel, Roland and Cam were there.
"I wonder if they heard you talking in the library Friday. Then they followed you there"
"...maybe" Luce was distracted with the video. She heard Daniel say something faintly.
"Wait! rewind it!" Penn turned it back a few seconds and listened carefully.

"Outcasts" Luce whispered.
"What on earth does that mean?" Penn looked confused.
"I don't know. Search it"
Penn typed it in and started going through the pages. "It's odd...it says outcasts are angels thrown out of heaven. I'll search again. Infact! I bet a book would have different information in, I always prefer books, hold on" Penn ran off down an aisle. Luce stared at the page Penn had clicked on. She sat shocked. The drawing someone had done in pencil, looked exactly like the man who had walked into the bar.
She continued to read the page, how outcasts will do anything to have their status returned, even killing and sacrificing. Luce took a gulp. 'sacrifice'. Before she could worry anymore Penn returned shaking her head. "Nothing at all! It's going to be a long day".

For the rest of the day they continued to search everything which could hold information to what happened last night. Mostly Penn overlooked, but Luce took great interest in every possible explanation. Penn eventually left with a headache from looking at the screen for so long, leaving Luce to continue searching by herself.

She had given up on the computer, all saying the same things about angels and demons. 'Stupid' Luce thought eventually. She went and sat on the floor near a stand of dusty old books. She was about to give up, knowing Cam was expecting her soon, when her eyes landed on a big old fashioned book which had fallen under the stand. Lying on the floor to grab it, she pulled the book out.
The pages had yellowed with age, and the corners were practically disintegrating beneath her hands.

Slowly opening the book, so it wouldn't fall apart, Luce instantly gasped. The first page, written in old fashioned writing, was 'The Fallen'.
Luce continued to turn the pages, on each were little sketches of, what must have been, angels. They had wings, and the sketches somehow showed that they were surrounded by a glow. What left Luce speechless, was how much the drawings looked like some of the students from Sword&Cross. One looked exactly like Cam, Gabbe, there was even one which looked like Molly.

Luce shook her head ignoring the idea, she bet that there were loads of people who looked similar in the world. Flicking near the back of the book, there was the title 'Outcasts'. Luce read carefully this section, it was the same as the page Penn found on the computer, even the drawing looked similar.

Hearing the clock strike 6 in the library, Luce picked the book up and jogged back to her room. The book was heavy, straining her back and wrist. She needed another painkiller before meeting Cam.

Turning the corner Cam was standing outside her room.
"There you are! Where have you...what's that book?" Cam face turned stormy, his eye fixed on the book in Luce's arms.
"I was trying to find out stuff about last night...this books got someone who looks like you actually" Luce joked, but Cam's face stayed angry, intimidating Luce. She took 2 more painkillers swallowing them dry, not only for the pain but for something to try disrupt Cam's stare.
"Maybe I should see it" Cam walked towards her with his hand out. Luce shrugged and handed it to him, while staying close enough in case he tried to steal it.
"It's just a pointless book Luce." Cams face was still angry. He slammed it shut "I'll take it back to the library for you"
"No, I was reading it" Luce stepped forward but Cam moved it out of her reach. She grabbed his shoulder to pull his arm round but he remained firm. "You can't just take my stuff away!"
Cam sighed "Listen Luce, this book...forget about it! Argh! Why can't you just do as your told for your own good"
Luce stood confused. "...for my own good...just give it back" She tried to grab it again but he moved backwards.
"I'll take it back to the library for you, meet you back at my room" Cam began walking off down the stairs.
Luce snorted " I don't think so! I'm not just going to let you take my stuff and get away with it...literally" she reached up an grabbed his shoulder again, trying to pull him into a halt, but nothing could stop him.

Cam was walking across the grass with Luce pulling back on his arm with all her strength.
"ARGH!" Luce almost screamed making Cam smirk. He knew she was weak, even the strongest human alive wouldn't be able to stop him. She wouldn't have a chance. Luce noticed his smirk and felt her anger growing more.

"I swear! I'll scream if you don't stop and give it back now! You said it's just a pointless book, so why can't I read it?"
Cam sighed, he knew she wouldn't understand yet, and didn't want to risk...what would usually happen. He stopped and turned round to face her, taking a deep breath about to explain, he was stopped when something flew past his face, missing by inches. Understanding exactly what was about to happen, he grabbed Luce's good hand and practically dragged her towards the library block.