Chapter2
Lok's POV
I fell asleep in class and did not find out what goes into the exam tomorrow, so I left class and reached my classmate Sophie.
-Hello, your name is Sophie, right?
- Yes, Sophie Casterwill, do we know each other? - She asked without looking at me
-I'm Lok Lambert, I'm sitting at the back of history class, and chemistry, and language, and languages-I lowered my ears when I realized I was always in the background.
-It does not sound to me -said dryly. I sighed.
-The hybrid that is always alone.
-Ah! Okay, yes, the one that has wings and cannot fly. -She exclaimed as if the bulb had been lit.
-Yes, that same one-I said really depressed and annoyed-hey, you can leave me your notes for tomorrow's history test.
She stopped and looked at me.
-Look Lok, you look like a very nice guy, but I do not like cheaters.
She said looking at the crossword puzzles I had and kept walking leaving me behind, I ran to catch up with her.
-Hears! Do you like crosswords?
-Yes, they help me keep my mind active, you should try it.
-If I do a crossword puzzle in less than two minutes, can you help me study?
-It's impossible that you have more vocabulary than me-she answered very offended.
-Then you have to lose.
-Okay I accept.
After 90 seconds
We were walking down the street, Sophie was on the floor looking at the crossword I had made and I was walking like an animal through a stonewall next to the canal.
- It is impossible that you have taken 90 seconds! - Exclaimed Sophie very annoying.
- Really?!, Only 90 seconds? !, What a new record.
Sophie sighed.
-It is impossible that I has lost.
I looked at her a little bit sad.
-Hey, you do not have to help me if you do not want to.
Sophie stood up and looked at me surprised.
-A deal is a deal, besides, I should have been smarter, you're a fox after all, I should have assumed that you would not propose a deal to me if you did not know you were going to make it. By the way, I congratulate you.
I smiled at her congratulations, although I felt a little bad for having cheated her. Sophie kept walking.
-It's not bad for a puppy.
At that comment I ran to overtake her, jump off the wall and stand in front of her, Sophie had a funny smile on her face.
-What puppy? I'm not a puppy.
-No, how old are you?-She asked, very amused.
-16, like you.
- That is in human age, and in demon age of animal type? Sophie asked in her hands on her hips and a big smile on her face.
-4 months- I whispered very annoying.
Sophie burst out laughing.
-God, you're a baby-She said laughing.
-I'm not a baby!, I'm just small- I said very annoyed-well, anyway, my bedroom is here close.
After saying that I ran to the fire stairs of one of the buildings, Sophie followed me, still laughing at the discovery I had made.
We both climbed the stairs to reach the third floor, Sophie came up with me even though I told her I could go flying, I opened one of the windows and entered my room, it was composed of six bunk beds and a study table, I approached to the table and I started ordering it to have a place to study.
- Do you always enter your house through the window? - Sophie asked while gossiping the room
-It's not my house, it's more of a refuge for kids who have nowhere to go, and yes, it always came through the window, let's say the rest of the house is not very nice.
I could not help but giggle at the mental image of the rest of the guys with whom I shared the house, the rooms full of cigarette smoke and what are not cigarettes, the empty refrigerator, the boys lying on the couch smoking, etc.
Let Sophie gossip my things, I could see a mocking smile on her face.
-Well, now I understand how you've solved the crossword so fast, you're a geek! God, you're a geek baby!
I turned around suddenly and saw Sophie gossiping several of my puzzles.
- I'm not a baby! I'm a little frikie, but not a baby.
We both laughed at my little joke, I kept ordering the mess on the table, I found my books.
-Finally, my books!
I taught Sophie very proud to have found them, but Sophie gave me a disapproving look, making her lower me ears.
-Did you open them?
-I have not read them from beginning to end...
Sophie looked at me very serious but with the fun written on her face, we stared at each other for a few seconds to see who would be the first to laugh at the worst excuse that could have occurred to me, Sophie stretched her finger and with a big smile scream.
- They're still wrapped in the plastic they came in!
I could not help laughing at his argument and his tone, I shrugged and smiled broadly. Sophie turned around with a smile on her face and continued to look around the room.
-All these puzzles are yours, right?- I nodded, -but you share the room with five other guys.
-Yes, but we have a deal, they keep the whole house and I with the bedroom and the shower.
-The shower?
-Yeah, I thought it would not be nice to shower with a lot of butts.
-Well thought, Sophie exclaimed, laughing
-That's where my bed is from, the one below.
I pointed to the bunk next to him, Sophie came over and gossiped, on top of my bed was a hairdryer, a hairbrush and a diary.
- Do you have a hairdryer and a hairbrush?
-I have seven long tails full of hair, it takes an hour to dry and a half to comb, if I did not have a dryer it would take a whole day.
I said as I stroked one of my long tails like a kitten. Sophie smiled, I kept ordering the mess that was my tables.
- And that backpack?
I did not need to turn around to know what Sophie was talking about, the backpack was next to my bed, it was black with two blue stripes on the sides.
-It's mine, there I keep my toys.
-Hey what is this?
I turned around to see what Sophie was holding my father's diary in her hands, and looked at it with fascination.
-Sophie leave that!, - I approached her and took it from her hands-it was my father's.
-I'm sorry, it's that, I think I've seen that symbol before.
I looked at my father's diary for a moment and then I looked at her.
-Are you sure?
Sophie nodded
-But I do not remember where I saw it.
I approached her and showed her the diary, Sophie was very impressed with the content, but neither of them knew what it meant.
-This diary is incredible.- Sophie began to flip through the pages of the diary with much amazement.
-Yes, they are like treasure maps, right?
I offered Sophie the other edge of the book and we both started looking at my father's diary with enthusiasm, we were so close that our wings collided, I freaked out a little, but seeing that Sophie did not move away I did so little It was nice to be with someone you do not disgust.
-Do you know what it means?- Sophie asked me curiously.
- No, I found it hidden in my house the day that ... - I doubted what I was going to say - that they took me to the orphanage, but I never knew what it means.
-I think we should consult Dante Vale, he's a local expert on ancient artefacts.
Sophie exclaimed very excited, just saying that a man and a woman jumped out the window, which Sophie and I had used to enter, both were dressed the same, wearing a black suit, sunglasses and a headset, I was dead fear, making my whiskers emit sparks, Sophie seemed calmer, in the hand of one of the men appeared a green ball, I do not know what it was, but I did not want to check it.
I tightened the grip on my father's diary, had it since he was gone and now that there was finally someone who knew what it meant he was not going to lose it, the man threw that thing at us, causing the green lightning to hit the back wall.
-Who is that? - Cry now more scared than before.
-Problems, When I tell you run to the exit-Sophie told me very sure of herself. -Now!
At that moment Sophie's hand came out a pink light that cut the man and woman, I ran to the fire stairs only that instead of lowering, jump on the railing, spread the wings and plan a little with them, I fell to the ground and I could see Sophie land beside me, we both ran through the most remote streets of Venice to save our lives and my father's diary, which I clung to tightly while we were being chased by man and woman, the man chased us on foot while his partner jumped from building to building like a frog, I suppose it's an advantage to be a jumping demon.
Every minute that passed scared me more and more, I had a slight idea of what could be the green ball that the man had used to attack us and the sphere of light of Sophie, however I do not have the remotest idea of why they are chasing us , or because they want the newspaper, although I can imagine the reason why they want me.
Seeing that they were getting too close to us, my instincts acted and I increased his speed making him reach Sophie. Sophie grabbed my sleeve and pulled me into another alley, and thank goodness she did, because a green flash came over my face, if Sophie had not pulled me it would have hit me. Unfortunately two men blocked the end of the alley with the same attire as our pursuers.
-Oh no, we're trapped, and I hate being stuck!
I could not help but exclaim that, which caused the men in front of us to smile mischievously and Sophie to look at me with understanding.
-We have to separate. I'll take them away from you, you take the diary to Dante Vale.
-But what do you say, are you crazy?
-There's no time, follow me...
I was not very convinced of Sophie's plan; we both ran towards the men, both adopted a combat stance. Sophie looked at me.
-Go below.
Obeying Sophie, I rolled on the floor and passed the two men, but when I turned around I saw that Sophie had been caught and held by her arms.
-Sophie, no! -When I shouted, I held on to my father's diary
- Go, find Dante Vale and show him the diary.
-But...
I was about to protest when I saw more men arriving.
-Quiet, I know how to take care of myself.
Seeing that I had no choice, I ran in the opposite direction while the men chased me.
Lok's POV end