"Our planet, planet Erion. In the year Z5022, we have come across some very tragic events. I have a question for you guys. What do criminals, murders, villains, and or antagonists all have in common?" The tall, teacher with broad shoulders, black greasy hair. He wore school sweat pants and long sleeves, like a gym teacher. Out of 30 kids, 6 of them raised their hands.
The teacher pointed to Kacey who wasn't paying attention completely zoning out into his world, with his eyes pointed towards out the window. In his world where it's silent and peaceful. Where his thoughts escaped. "Kacey. Kacey." He asked dragging out his words. Snapping back, Kacey started blinking real fasted and looked in the eyes of the teacher. Everyone laughed. "Yeah, I'm sorry Mr. Johnson. What's the question?" He replied forcing his attention back. "What do they all have in common Mr. Kacey?" Looking puzzled he struggled his shoulders. "Attention Mr. Kacey, Please Pay attention."
"They have motives. A reason to why they're killing, why the doing the villainous thing." A very bright light-skinned female. Dark eyes, hair was red and curly, small lips, and she was small 5'8 at most, a slim body shape. "Excuse me Ms. JerDazia Ivroy? I see you're new in town. As am I. I hear we don't get a lot of new people in this town. Repeat your answer." Mr. Johnson followed up. "Yeah, I'm new however, They have motives." She replied confidently.
He leaned back onto his brown disk in front of his whiteboard. "Well, it was very nice to nice to meet you Ms. Ivroy however, heroes have motives, protagonists have motives. What makes the villains different from the heroes. She brings up a good point. Within the next few days, you are going to have a partner. With your partner, u guys will be given one real-life event and one fiction story and you must write a detailed essay about the motives and why the villain or antagonist and the protagonist did what they did and why. I'm talking research. The whole nine yards. I want y'all to be as detailed as you can get. Ms. JerDazia. You and Kacey will be partners maybe y'all can learn a thing or two. The rest of you I'll get you guys after class, you will come to me to get your partner and your two events."
Kacey looked over at JerDazia as she looked back at him. She smiled and waved. When she smiled you can see her dimples on both left and right cheeks. Kacey waved back.
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The bell rang loud throughout the classroom and halls letting everyone know it was lunchtime. Kacey grabbed his bag and go up from his chair and was the last one to Mr. Johnson. "Kacey, you and JerDazia will get the fire from Yellow Bay City, and Friday the 13th. The original though."
JerDazia walked up to the Desk, "But there was no villain or murder in Yellow Bay City fire. I was born there." Kacey remained silent as he was there he knows everything that happened. Mr. Johnson smiled and looked at them. "Look into Ms. Ivroy. I'm pretty sure you'll find a lot more than just fire and I'd love to see what you guys come up with."
JerDazia and Kacey walked out of the classroom together. She asked, "Are you busy tonight, I mean if you can?" Kacey looked at her grabbing the straps of his bag. "Huh. Nah, you want to swing by my place we can do the research." He said. She smirked and smiled at him. "Okay my sister is supposed to be coming to stay with me and my family for the weekend I can have her pick me up. You're not going kidnap me?" She responded. They both laughed. As they walked down the hallway towards the exit doors. "Nah, I'm not kidnapping you. I have a blue Jeep in the parking lot. Black rims. We can meet there and go to my crib together." Side eyeing him she responded, "We not doing nun of that fucking either. I don't know if you were thinking that but no sir." They both pushed the doors open to get to the front of the schoolyard. "We just doing research JerDazia, trust issues I see." They walked to Horizon as most students did on their lunch. "I don't have trust issues. People have to lying and manipulating issues. Can you show me around, I am new so if that's not weird or anything, I don't wanna seem weird. I'm talking a lot, aren't I. Imma stops talking now."
She looked over to the big football field and saw 6-foot gates surrounding them. "Lol chill short stack. I gotcha. But I heard that." She put the thumbs up. Titan, Jenisis, and Justice were standing by the front of the Horizon waiting for Justice. "Why are those people standing right there. Friends of yours?" She asked. They approached Titan and the twins. "Titan, Jenisis, Justice, meet JerDazia, JerDazia meet my best friends. She's new in town. They're harmless. Jenisis and Justice are twins. Titan the big body." JerDazia waved her hand. "Hi."
"Hi, I'm Jenisis, you can call me Jen or Jenny, I'm the best one out of the bunch. Come sit with us." She grabbed her arm and took her inside as the others followed behind.
Sat in the corner around a table. Their lunch was 1 hour and 30 minutes. "Hear me out. Ain't no way. That Bulletproof was a better movie than Among the Stars. I'm talking plot, story. Action, even the comics are better." Justice overheard some people talking. He stood in line with Kacey and Titan as they were close to the front of the line. When he looks over to see a tall dark-skinned boy with dreads has his arm around Kiyah. His name was Chess, Chess and Kamden hated each other since pre-K.
Kiyah was with Jenisis and JerDazia and 3 others were around the others. He saw her laughing and giggling. Then he looks on across the room from them to see Kamden's best friend Richie, a white teen with braces, bluish-green eyes, he wore all black, he had a black, blue, and green tattoo that wrapped around his wrist. He whispered something to Kamden in his ear and point over there to the girls.
He tapped Kacey on the shoulder. "Kace, Kace." He looked over at Justice. "Wassup?" Kacey looked in the direction Justice was in as he saw Kam walking fast towards Kiyah and the girls pushing people out the way. "Oh no," Kacey said. Kacey and the boys started fast-paced walking towards the girls. Justice then whistled, Jenisis looked up and looked for Justice, and they made eye contact.
Justice point over Kam walking over towards them. She got up and walked to meet him halfway. "Hey, Papi how's ur day going?" He looked down at her and smiled. "Nice try. Get out of my way Jenny." Pushing her aside. She grabbed his hand. "Let me go Jen last time. I do not want do not say sum I'm gone regret. Rich get her." Richie grabbed her by both arms to hold her. As they walked up to the girls. Justice and Kacey and Titan walked up to them. As they all were staring down at Kiyah. As she looked up to see. "Kam. Calm down." She said getting up while holding out her hands.
"Why are you around her." - Kam
"Damn bro chill out. Just vibe man." - Chess
"I'm not your bro. Kiyah let's go." - Kam
"Please stop making a scene Kam. Kam I'm serious do not make a scene. Kace help." - Kiyah
"Kam. It's not worth it. Dude, we do not want any unwanted attention. Chess. You have one time. Stay away from our sister." -Kacey
Kam walked closer to Chess. Chess brother Amire, brown skin with dreads and a nose ring. "Stay in yo lay playboy." Kam looked over at Amire "I'm sorry, no fucking asked you, playboy." Kacey walked over to Kam and whispered in his ear, "Not here Kam. You what mom said. Not here." Kam clenched his fist in front. "Keep your hands to your self and if I catch you talking to her again. We're gonna have a problem." Kam said.
Kacey grabbed Kiyah's hand and tried to walk away and Chess grab the other wrist. Kam then throws a punch at Chess's face. And he tackles him. Amire tried to go for Kam and Kacey throws a punch at Amire. They all started fighting punches when security comes rushing in and grabbed each one of them and separated them.
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Kam, Kacey, Kiyah, Justice, Titan, Jenisis, JerDazia, Chess, Amire, and Richies were all in Mr. Johnson's classroom. The principal, A tall skinny black woman in a navy blue dress was standing aside from Mr. Johnson. Her name was Ms. Fuller. She had on navy blue lipstick. Her hair was braided down. All dolled up. She got up and started walking back and forth
"I just want to know what the H. E. Double hockey sticks is going on. I am very much a new principal so I'm getting the feel of this whole school. And I love you guys I love the kids but I do not tolerate fighting. Not one bit." She spoke. While walking back and forth, up and down the desks. Her hands behind her, she smelled like a dark fragrance. But sweet. "What do you suggest we do Mr. Johnson? I'm thinking in-school suspension." He laughed and looked out towards the teenagers. "I think that's too harsh Ms. Fuller, give 'em all detention tonight, but let them clean up the whole school, all 3 floors top to bottom. I think that'll be justifiable." He spoke.
All the kids roared and complained about how that's was a bad idea. Talking and yelling. She roared and pointed at him and nodded. "Enough! I like the way you are thinking. 5 pm sharp after school meet me at the front of the building and if you are late, if you do not show up, there will be far worst, more severe consequences than this. Everyone back to class now!" All the kids walked one by one. As Kacey was the last one to leave.
"Hey, Kacey let me talk to you for a minute." Mr. Johnson said. Kacey turned around and walked to the desk. "Hey, I just wanna apologize for assigning you the Yellow Bay fire. I did not mean to step on any toes or make you feel uncomfortable with it." Kacey held the straps to his black bag. "Hey, no it's okay. It's fine. I'll get it done." With confusion on his face, "Are you sure?" Kacey nodded his head. "Hey, I'm kinda on my off period. And I gotta stop by my doctor's office so can I like to go?" They both shared a laugh and Mr. Johnson nodded. Kacey turned and fast-walked out of the classroom.
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Kacey and Justice made it to the doctor's office, pulling into the parking spot in front. No cars were in the parking lot. "You think anyone is here?" Justice said. They both got out of the Jeep as they heard police sirens sped through the street. "Huh, nothing ever happens in this town I wonder," Kacey said.
They started walking up the stairs when they heard a car with loud music pulling into the lot. The car screeched. The boys turned their heads to see Kam's black Challenger stop in the middle of the parking lot. Kam and Richie both got out of the car. And leaned against the front of the car. Justice and Kacey both looked at each other and shook their heads. Walking down the stairs to the car.
"What you want Kam. I don't have no time for some bs." - Kacey
"Aye, Boy Scout I just came to talk. How are we gonna handle the trash." - Kam
"Wait are you talking about Chess?" - Justice
"Yes. Look I'm not finna be pushed around and let his little pack of Mid Guard kids come fuck shit up. Or whatever his crew he got going on thinking he can run this town." - Kam
"As far as we know it nothing finna be going on while dad is in charge of High Society." - Kacey
"You been away for a long time Boy Scout. Mid Guard has been having their hands in the pot for a minute trying to take our places. And on top of that This mother fucka touching on Kiyah like that's his girl or something. Bro was too comfortable. Our baby sister." - Kam
"Kam she's 16, she's allowed to date people." - Kacey
"She can date people. But Chess. The dude I've been beefing with since grade school. He has no heart and has no morals. You think he deserves the princess of the High Society. Oh yeah, did you forget he's the prince of Mid Guard." - Kam
"Kam, you're taking this overboard. Listen we don't know anything after detention we all have today thanks to you. We'll figure from her wats going on. Better?" - Kacey
"I don't do detention so I will not be there." - Richie
"Okay all of us but Richie." - Kacey
"Wait, why you not coming?" - Justice
"Because I do what I want." - Richie
"Look, Fuck what he has going on. Listen Boy Scout, I'll give you till the end of detention. The end of the day. Then I'm doing things my way." - Kam
"What are you gonna do?" - Justice
"Don't worry about all that. Kacey. You know how long you have. Let's go Rich." - Kam
Kam and Richie both get in the car and reversed back and sped off screeching the tires, leaving greyish smoke in the air burnt rubber smell. "Well, that happened. You think he's gonna do something?" Justice asked. They turned around walking up the steps towards the front entrance. "I don't, you know how Kam is. Dude can not be tamed especially when it comes to Kiyah." Kacey replied.
They both walked into the building and no one was inside empty and pitch silent. U can hear a needle drop. All the lights are on. "Hmm, there's usually always someone here. Don't touch anything." Kacey said. Justice put his thumbs up as they walked around the front desk. Just looked around the front desk to see a white pill bottle. He picked it up and read Kacey's name on it. "I found what we are looking for darling." He spoke in a British accent. The resting face Kacey spoke. "I told you not to touch anything." Grabbing the pills out of his head and read the label. "Hey, not to sound like a bitch or anything but this place is creepy as fuck, and we are the only two people in here. Can we go?" Justice asked pointing his thumbs at the front door. "Yah let's go. I'm getting a weird feeling anyway." Kacey replied putting the pills in his pocket.
They both walked out of the building. Getting in the Jeep and pulling out of the parking lot. As it started back drizzling from up above. The smell of rain filled the air. They took the back road back to school as it was the quickest way there when a black and silver police car pulled up behind them. And the turn on the big bright red blue lights and the loud sirens. Pulling over and the cop behind them. The man was wearing a tan cop suit. And a cop hat on. Knocking on the passenger window. "Why you not at schoolboy." The man had a deep voice. And filled his large frame with tattoos. "Hello, father. And we went to go pick up Kacey some pills. We're on an off period. We took the back roads because it's the quickest way back. I didn't know the sheriff was stalking his kids." The man bent over to look in the car and made eye contact with Kacey. Grabbing the front of his hat and nodding it down.
"Boy. Shut up. Hey. Kacey, How is it being back?" The Sheriff asked. He placed his hand on his black leather belt. "I'm fine still trynna get adjusted back to you know. How are you, Mr. Jessie?" Kacey responded. Jessie looked up as a car passed by and rain from his. "You know how it with this town. Nothing ever happens. But son how's your mother. Is she okay?" Shifting the focus back to Justice. "She's okay. We might stay over at Kacey's house for the rest of the week Simply because the anniversary coming up." Justice replied.
With concern and worry Sheriff Jessie spoke, "Well make sure you check on ur mother. I hate her being with that man. And you guys be careful, try to stay out of trouble, please. Tell your sister I love you guys. Tell your mother I still love her as well." He leaned up and twisted his body to crack his back. "We love you too and I'll tell her. Can we go through your gonna make us late? Dad, we're finna be late." Jessie chuckled and let out a little sigh. And hit the top of the Jeep. "Okay, boys. I'll let you go. Be safe okay. I love you and it was good seeing you again tell your people I said hi." Both the boys said bye. As the Kacey started back up the Jeep. Jessie walked back to his car. And drove off. The boys looked at each other laughed then pulled off headed to school.
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"Hey we all finna head out Mole it's the end of our session." The teen said Mole was typing on a computer locked into the screen. "Okay, guys y'all be careful." The door shut being locked into the computer he heard the door open. Not looking up he spoke, "One of you guys forgot something?" He looks up to see no one there. Shaking his head. Thinking it's nothing papers fell from the opposite side of the room. Laughing he said to himself, "I'm just tripping. Get it together, get it together Mole."
He whipped off his glasses as he is completely blind without them. He looked back at the screen as he saw The Black Mask in the reflection of the monitor. He tried to stand up. And the black mask put his long black and silver sword to his neck.
Holding it there. Mole started to breathe heavily. Sweat slowly slid down the side of his head. The black mask eyes were red and he turned his head to the right slowly. With a deep voice But also had a little old Shakespeare English in how he spoke. "I need you to do something for me..."
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"You all will be broken up by each floor. Here's our very loved and adorable janitor Ricardo. When you guys are done you guys will come to him. He will give you guys the go-ahead and let you know if u are finished if you did a good job. If not. You will be back tomorrow and redo it. So I suggest we get it done the first time. You guys and Ricardo are the only ones here. So there shouldn't be any destructions. You have till nine o'clock to complete. Right now it's 7:45," Ms. Fuller spoke
Ms. Fuller was standing beside Ricardo, who was short, with a hunch back. And was a very old Indian man. He also had grey hair. The teen stood in the main hallway leaning on the lockers. All eyes set towards the principal. "Where's Richie. Oh my Gosh you kids, Never mind him. Y'all just be broken up into three. Titan, JerDazia, Amire you guys will take the first level. Kacey, Kam, and Jenisis you guys will take the basement, and that leaves; Justice, Kyiah, and Chester y'all will take the second floor." She said. Kam rolled his eyes. And looked at Kacey. Holding his index finger out. "Ricardo will be on the third floor. Please behave yourself. I don't want to be here tomorrow night."
She handed out cleaning supplies to all of them as each of them all left to their designated areas and she patted Ricardo on the back. "Good luck buddy. You're gonna need it."
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30 minutes went by as each group have been cleaning nonstop. A deep sigh let out of Kam. "What is your problem?" Kacey spoke
"My nigga I can't breathe. Stay over there you don't want an issue." - Kam
"Kace, Kam pull yourself together both of you. Right now is not the time." - Jenisis
"No. I just wanna hear what he has to say. He has so much animosity towards me since I've been here." - Kacey
"You're weak. You're a weak self-punk. You leave your friends and family when they needed you the most. You run and hide knowing you're the next grande master. You're a pussy. We needed you when Kei'jare died and you left. You weren't there when mom had attacked at night. And Kiyah couldn't sleep I was. And you don't deserve that power blessed. Blessed to you. And now our little sister is being manipulated by our enemy and you do nothing." - Kam.
The tension and rage were building in the air. The boys stared dead in each other's eyes. Face to face. "And you do. You deserve it. And I'm sorry that I had to get myself right. I don't want to be this fucking leader. I didn't ask to be. This fucking wat is stupid. And what would you have done huh." - Kacey
"I would've put that Nigga in the ground. Like I did the person that killed Kei'jare. I'm vengeful and I avenged my people's death. And I'll spin the block again and again until all of them are dead." - Kam
"That's your problem there's another way to solve problems that don't involve killing and that's why you're not the leader. Why you don't have power because your heart is not pure." - Kacey
"Guys stop it. Both of you. We are family. We need to figure a peaceful way Kamden to solve this issue." - Jenisis
"You're not safe either. You were hanging with them niggas too." - Kam
The lights in the whole school shut off. And every light turned red. Every group looked up.
Kam, Jenisis, and Kacey all stopped arguing. "What the?" Kam questioned. The PA system was cut on. All you can hear is two people kissing. "Turn over." One of them said. It was Kamden's voice. Kacey looked at him "That's you?" He said. Then the woman said, "Wait, Kam, wait I feel wrong." She said. They were breathing heavily. "Jenny, What's wrong," Kam said.
"I feel wrong, your my best friend's brother, little brother at that. And he comes back tomorrow." - Jenisis
"He wouldn't mind. Stop worrying about him. It's just me and you right now." - Kam
"Are you sure?" - Jenisis
"Yes baby, I'm sure." - Kam
"I love you." - Jenisis. They started kissing again. And then the PA system cut off. Kacey looked at both of them as Jenisis had her hands on her face crying. Kam looking down at the ground. The PA system cut back on and it was the sound of two other people. "Chess? I'm pregnant" the female said. Her voice was familiar, soft, and innocent. Scared. And nervous. She sounded so familiar to Kacey and Kam. "What do you wanna do... Kiyah?" Chess said. Kam gripped his fist. After hearing his sister being pregnant. "You know your my first and the only one I've been with. It's your baby. What do you wanna do." She said.
"Kam calms down," Kacey said. Kam stormed up the stairs. "Kacey I'm sorry." Jenisis grabbed his arm after he tried following after his brother. There was a pause. "We'll talk later. We got bigger issues." He said. As they ran up the stairs following one after the other.
Justice looked at Chess and Kiyah. As their hands. Locked. "Please help my brother is finna kill me and him." With concern pacing back and forth. "Please Justice," Kiyah spoke.
"Fine let's go. We're on the first floor. We just have gotta find a open door. I'm pretty sure Kam made it up here so we gotta hurry." They ran out of the cafeteria in a red hallway. And started heading to the nearest exit
"Oh shit." Titan said, "We need to find Kiyah and Chess before Kam." Amire nodded and all three of them went towards the stairs to get to the first floor.
Everyone is in search for Kiyah and Chess. And they trynna escape. Every door wasn't opening as they feel trapped in the school. They running following behind Justice. They stopped in the middle of the hallway was they saw Kam at the end of the hallway. "Justice please tell me there at least one place in here that doesn't have a locked door." Chess said. Kam sees Chess holding Kiyah's hand. Behind Justice.
"The theater, it's the only place with a broken door handle so it stays open. Go now." Justice said. They ran away from Kam towards the theater. And Kam ran after them. "Kam!" Yelled Kacey as they were close behind. Titan, Amire, and JerDazia opened the door from the stairs and saw Kacey and Jenisis running after Kam and the others so they followed them.
Justice opened the door to the theater and ran down the aisle. Kam came storming in and jumped and tackled Chess. He falls. "Kam stop!" Kiyah yelled. They started fighting. On the ground. Chess kicked him off him. The other got into the theater.
Titan grabbed Kam from his arms."Titan, I respect you as a man. But I politely ask you get the fuck off me." Kam placed his foot in his chest and kicked him off landing on the ground.
Everyone stopped when the spotlight same on point towards the stage. There was a big star sparkly golden prop hanging up on stage. Everyone's attention went toward the stage. The deep voice of the black mask spoke. "Your actions are unnecessary Kamden. You all are sinners, pledged by decisions and mistakes u chose. I have come to cleanse this world of you all." He came from behind the star dragging his sword. Wearing all black he had to other people dressed just like him. With swords almost identical.
"Is that right and who are you?" Kam asked. He gripped the sword and pointed at him. Laughing. "I am God, the spirit of that is seeking a word of peace. And you all have disturbed the peace the balance in the world. Let's show them." The one on his left grabbed a black handgun and shot at Chess. His sleeve pulled up and Kam saw a dragon tattoo wrapped around his wrist.
The bullet traveled through the wind like a runaway train. Amire jumped in front of his brother taking the bullet in his chest dropping it into his arms. And another bullet hits him. Everyone dropped to the ground as he kept shooting. They went in between the isles. They hid behind the chairs. Kiyah and Chess dragged him to the right of the aisle.
"Hey... Amire?... stay with me." Tears started to emerge in Chess's eyes. Kiyah holding Amire face. "Hey apply pressure to it." Chess ripped the bottom of Amire's shirt and placed it on the bullet hole. "I... I..." Amire was stutteringly choking on his blood as you can see blood appear in his mouth. "Hey, don't talk." His tears slid down his face. "Love.." before he can let out his words he let out his last breath. His chest stops moving up and down. "No. No. Hey, where are you going? Hey. Amire. What are you doing? Hey brother. Yo! Stop playing with me. Amire!" Chess tapped the side of his face. Blood all over chess hands and shirt,
The bullets stopped flying. "Stand up!" The black mask yelled. Everyone slowly stood up. "You all played a part in creating me. And now I'll be the reason for your demise. We were hired by the three of us. The baby, the baby's mother, or the father. One must die. You have three days. However, with each day, I'll kill someone close. You choose." The two behind him turned the star to see the janitor strapped to it the multiple stab wounds in his body, eyes cut out. And his throat slit open.
"You choose. But people will die." They threw a smoke bomb and when it cleared no one was there.
Jenisis's phone rang. "Hello?" She put it on speakerphone "I can't wait to say hello to your mother and baby brother." Her eyes are wide open. As the phone hung up. "Justice he's going to the house. We have to go now!" Justice, Kacey, Jenisis ran towards the exit. "Kiyah, Kam get everyone to the house and don't do anything till we get there."
They sped to the house and they all rapidly got out of the car. "Mom!" Jenisis yelled. They all ran towards the gate to the house. Kacey stopped smelling gas, and fumes. "Jen!" The house combusted blowing everyone back. Kacey hits his head on the car. Jenisis and Justice flew back towards the ground. Crying and yelling "No!" Justice crawled to his sister. Grabbing her and holding her "No!" His eyes watering and as he looking towards his house in flames.
The red and orange fumes. And smoke. As the wood burn with the long memories and history. Smoke filled the air. Holding his sister. A best friend down and now parents are gone. With the unknown of his brother as it's just now him and his sister. Alone.
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The Society: Book I {Dark Siege}
Misteri / Thriller3 siblings (Kacey, Kamden, Kiyah ) struggling to overcome PTSD from their brother dying from murder one year ago. Kacey leaves for a year and now returns to a his home and it's not how he remembers. With his return emerges the killer now reappearing...
