Chapter One
A girl with white hair and leaf green eyes was walking down a school hallway humming softly to herself. The sound of running feet got her attention. She looked over her shoulder to see a silvery haired boy with blue eyes trying to catch up to her.
"Hey Paula wait up will you," the boy called out. The girl smiled, and slowed down.
"What's up Silver," Paula asked as the boy drew up alongside her panting.
"Nothing much. What are you doing this weekend?" Silver asked. Paula shrugged.
"Probably nothing, why?" Paula said. She noticed that Silver's eyes had started to gleam in excitement.
"I'm going to have some friends over to role play Warriors. The whole gang. You know who I'm talking about," Silver said the excitement growing. Paula smiled; she did know who she was talking about. All of their friends would be there.
"So you're hoping that I'll come, aren't you," Paula asked. Silver nodded.
"Of course. It's going to be epic, and you would definitely get plenty of votes to be our leader," Silver said excitedly. Paula smiled and thought about her friends offer.
"I'll be there I wouldn't miss it for the world. Do you think I should invite Jason and Willow," Paula whispered to her friend. Silver cocked his head as he thought about it for a while.
"Sure, it won't hurt to at least invite them," Silver said finally. Paula nodded.
"I'll ask Pedro, Silva, Nia, and Felix if they want to come too. But right now I have to find Jason and Willow and extend an invitation to them," Paula said as she turned to the right.
"Okay can't wait to see you," Silver called after his friend. Paula kept walking down the hallway, and then started to hum again. Soon she came to her locker. She quickly entered her combination, and grabbed her stuff. She had stayed after school with Silver, and a few others to help the janitors out by cleaning the school with them. She had her backpack slung over her shoulder it felt weightless because she had finished her homework while she had been there too.
Paula leaned over and grabbed her skateboard, and her helmet. She carried it under her arm as she walked towards the exit. Once she was outside she set down her skateboard, and strapped on her helmet. She put her left foot on the skateboard then pushed off with her right foot. As she rode down the sidewalk a figure appeared in front of her. As Paula got closer she recognized the figure as Jason, his white hair making him unmistakable.
"Hey Jason what's up? Besides the sky that is," Paula said teasingly as she stopped beside him. Jason turned his head and glared at her. Paula pushed down on the end of her skateboard, and picked it up. Then the two continued walking.
"Really Paula. That is the oldest joke ever. I'm surprised you'd even use it. Now what do you want? I know you didn't just come to walk with me, or to even torment me. You came to ask me something so ask away," Jason said.
"As usual your right. I came to ask if you might like to come over to Silver's house, and role play warriors. I understand if you don't want to but I thought I'd ask. And when you go to hang out with Willow, don't pretend that's not where you're going, why don't you ask her if she'd like to come," Paula said quickly as she set her skateboard down and pushed off riding away from the seventeen year old boy. Jason shook his head and turned right heading for his girlfriend Willow's house.
Paula continued on her way until she came to the doors of an apartment complex. She picked up her skateboard, and walked inside. In the lobby she saw four kids playing.
"Hey Pedro, Silva, Nia, Felix what are you guys doing?" Paula asked the children.
"Oh we're just pretending to be a wolf pack, and I'm the leader," Pedro said briskly. Paula smiled as the other nodded in agreement.
"Well what are you all doing this weekend? Are you going to be busy," Paula asked the four kids.
"Well yeah, we're always busy when you babysit us," Nia said as though she were shocked that Paula could even ask such a thing.
"Of course what was I thinking? How long are your parents going to be gone again?" Paula asked.
"All of our parents are going away for the entire weekend remember?" Felix whispered.
"Why did you want to know?" Silva asked the older girl.
"Well I was just curious. I know how much you like warriors, and Silver is going to have some friends over at his house to play. And I was going to take you if you wanted to go," Paula told the four children sitting in front of her.
"Of course we'd like to come, but do you think we should ask our parents for permission?" Pedro asked. Paula thought about it for a minute then nodded.
"Yeah it might not be a bad idea to ask. You're parents all know Silver, but it couldn't hurt," Paula said. The four children nodded then ran up the stairs. The sounds of four shutting doors reached Paula's ears, and she couldn't help but smile. Then Paula heard all four doors open again. Pedro was the first down the stairs, quickly followed by the other three.
"My parents said it would be fine seeing as they'll be gone," Pedro said his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"How about the rest of you? Did you get permission from your parents too?" Paula asked Silva, Nia, and Felix. The three nodded, their eyes shone with excitement.
"Okay then. I'll call Silver right now to let him know you'll be coming," Paula said.
And to get my parent's permission as well, Paula thought as she walked upstairs. When she reached the top of the stairs she turned to the first door on the right, and walked in.
"Hey mom, dad I'm home," Paula called out as she stepped inside her family's apartment. She heard frantic whispering from the living room. She put her skateboard in the corner, and took off her helmet. Then setting down her backpack she walked towards the room.
"Oh Paula your home. It's good to see you dear," Paula's mother Jenna said.
"Okay where are you going this weekend?" Paula asked simply. Her parents looked hurt, and a little upset.
"Well we were going to the new ski resort in the Alps, but we heard there was an avalanche there last week and a couple of the cabins were destroyed. So we're now going to the beach resort in Spain for the next week." Paula's father Richard said. Paula sighed.
"Well since your leaving I was wondering if maybe I could go to Silver's house for the weekend. He's having all of our friends over so that we can role play warriors, and he was wondering if I could come over," Paula said to her parents.
"Okay that's fine. Just be careful, and remember to take your house key, and your wards' house keys." Jenna said referring to Pedro, Silva, Nia, and Felix. Paula nodded.
"I wouldn't forget the keys, and how do you know that I'm taking them with me?" Paula asked, but she already knew the answer.
"We know that your babysitting them this weekend, and that your would never leave them here alone. We also heard Pedro run upstairs, and practically shout to ask if he could go," Richard stated, "Now your mother and I are already packed and you should do the same. Don't forget to take the tents as I'm sure you'll be camping out."
Paula nodded and walked to her room. A lone tear ran down her cheek. True she wanted to go to Silver's, and that her parents were gone quite often, but for once she wished that they would stay home for once. She entered her room and grabbed her suitcase.