"Zed," Mum sounded shocked that I was so late "why are you late? Where's the milk?"
"I didn't get it," I said harshly, strolling into the living room where Dad sat with Yves and Xav. Good – they were all together "I had a vision." I announced and every head turned to me. I collapsed on the sofa, running my hands through my hair.
"What was it of?" Xav pressed.
"Sky," I said simply "the new girl."
"Wait, Sky Bright?" Yves said, and Xav snorted at her name "The pianist in the jazz band? My Sky Bright?"
"Do we know any other 'Sky Bright's?" I snapped and rubbed my eyes with my hands "It was horrible. There was a knife. A bloody knife, behind thrust downwards. And blood, lots and lots of blood. Too much blood. And then Sky, screaming for her life. She was so scared."
"It's OK, Zed, we can stop it," Dad reassured me, slapping me on the back comfortingly "we can stop Sky from getting hurt. We'll just have to keep an eye on her, that's all."
"But I don't want to keep an eye on her," I shouted, standing and moving away from my family "I don't want to have to watch her like I'm her babysitter! She's just a stupid, English girl!"
"Either we watch over her or she dies," said dad with quiet intensity, looking me in the eye "which would you rather? Would you want her blood on your hands?"
"I already have enough blood on my hands, what is hers going to change?"I snapped, but I immediately regretted the words. Mum gasped.
"That's not true," she shouted furiously "you tried everything you could to save those people – we all did. It is not our fault they are dead, no more than it is yours!"
"You won't be protecting her alone, Zed," Xav reassured "we're all here – it's all of our responsibilities to do anything we can to help her."
"Ok, Ok, fine!" I growled, pacing in a circle "I get it. I have to do this. I'm going to bed."
"No, you're not," Dad said gently "we've got to get to Denver. Your brothers are waiting for us." I groaned and punched the wall angrily.
"Fine!" I shouted as they exchanged worried, knowing looks "Let's go. And don't give me that look. I know what's happening – I know what's happening to me!" I roared "But some of us won't find our soulfinders in time. So let's just leave it and go do our jobs, ok?" and I marched out, leaving them alone to whisper between them about me and what I was turning into.
As in, revealing Zed's vision of sky to his family, just in case you're wondering. Just a little thing i wanted to put in so that we knew the family knows.