Seeker (Completed)

My First Kiss

Sorry that I haven't updated in a really long time, it's inexcusable.

Chapter14

"What about Justin?" I say after a while. His determination doesn't waver when he tells me that Justin will survive a few days without him. I remind him that I might not even pull this off, which means that he wouldn't make it back. "I have faith in you, Layla. I will follow you to the ends of the earth." His lips meet mine and my heart races as I melt into it. I lean back and he's suddenly on top of me, deepening the kiss. Finally!

Emma wakes me up at 5 am and tells me to go eat breakfast. Nick, Justin, Zack, Emma and all the adults of the institution are already there. I have my sword in its halter, tied around my waist. My dagger in my hiking boots and my hair is pulled back in a pony, at five o'clock in the morning I probably looked like I was out for blood; I am not a morning person. Justin hands Nick and I backpacks. My friends bid me farewell and good luck last night - damn I'm gonna miss them. Jenna had started to cry and soon became hysterical; Nick tried to calm her down with limited success.

I was born at 5:56 am, which gives me five minutes before I make my 'jump'. I had requested that Nick be able to try and 'jump' with me, they relented even though they had never tried it before, so right now I'm waiting in a plain room with Nick next to me. The room is designed that people can watch from a jutting platform with a glass screen. I'm not sure how Zack is going to come...maybe he had second thoughts.

My locket suddenly starts to warm, I tell Nick and he grabs hold of my hand. "We're going to make through this." He whispers. Suddenly the door bursts open and Zack jogs in, sword around his waist, bow in one hand and arrows strung across his back. "Didn't think you were leaving without me, did you?" he says grabbing a hold of my free hand. I grin at him. Commotion breaks out behind the glass screen but they can't do anything because my necklace is now scorching and a bright light encircles us.

I feel light headed and I now we're about to 'jump'. I hear the door swing open. "Zack what the hell do you think you're-" but his voice was blocked by a loud bang.

I open my eyes to find myself in the middle of a meadow. Zack and Nick each still have a hold of my hands and I sigh with relief until I see a fuming Justin that has a hold of Zack's arm. Sh*t.

"What the hell were you thinking!?" He screams at Zack. "I was thinking that I was going to help our seeker succeed!" He says, scrutinizing Justin with his glare. Justin runs his hands through his hair and kicks a piece of wood. He jabs a finger in Zack's face, "If we die because of this I'm going to kill you." He storms off, not realizing the contradictions in his threat. I tell them to wait here while I go after him.

I find him skimming stones in a stream. "Hey," I say and make my way next to him. "You're going to kill him, Layla. One way or another you're going to hurt him bad."

"What the hell are you talking about?" I ask, confused.

"Zack. Who do you think I'm talking about?...Is there something going on with you two?" I think back to last night in my room and remain silent. "Well do him a favor and end it now or-" suddenly an arrow slices through the air, missing me by a mere centimeter. Shouts fill the air and two people burst out from the bushes.

Two boys, one dirty-blonde the other dark-haired with matching eyes. They rush towards us, splashing through the stream. Both are well built and one wields a bow with an arrow in place. I flatten Justin just as an arrow made it's way towards him. I drag him up with me and we run into the trees for cover. "Split up I'll meet you back at camp in an hour." I hear one of them say. I look around to find myself alone; I have no idea where Justin's gone.

I take out my sword and wait silently. I hear a twig break and I jump out from behind the tree and strike. The dirty-blonde boy has better reflexes than I intended. He blocks my strike and the fight is on. He disarms me and smirks, "This is what the Guardians send?" He chuckles. "Man, has their standards gone down hill." How the hell did this guy know I was a Guardian? He goes for a fatal blow when a vine comes down and snatches it from the surprised boy and chucks it towards me. I catch it with ease, now it's my turn to smirk. I am feeling cool, in fact very cool. How the hell did I even do that? "Ya this is what they send." Vines to encircle him, trapping him. I press my blade to his throat.

"Who are you?" I ask and then am suddenly blown fifty feet in the air. "You think you're the only one with powers?" I hear him in the distance. I thought you can only manipulate elements if you have a partner...do the Titans have partners too? Can't think about that now seeing as the wind drops and I start to plummet towards the earth.