Half a Hero

Chapter 1

Alana’s POV

                “Whoa, Alyssa that was awesome!” My sister had just landed a wonderful 180 and was gliding back over to me.

                “Thanks Alana,” she replied. Alyssa may be a year younger than me, but she was half an inch taller, and she never let me forget it. She has this auburn hair with light highlights that came down to her mid-back, but right now it was pulled back into a low ponytail. She had a slim figure, and her light skin had freckles across her cheeks and nose, as if someone had dusted them on. The most captivating thing about her was her eyes, which were a deep shade of purple.

                It was hard to see her right now, because the sun had long since set, and the street lights were the only thing illuminating the skate park we were in. There was a perfectly good reason why we were here in the dead of night. You see a lot of the guys were we lived were jerks. Now, if we wanted to we probably could have kicked their butts and used the skate park weather they liked it or not, but seeing as we didn’t want to get arrested for assault, we came at night.

                I heard whispering. Not normal whispering, the kind of whispering where you’re watching someone in secret. I got this chill up my spine.

                “Alyssa,” I pulled her over and whispered in her ear, “I think someone is watching us.”

                “What makes you say that?” she whispered back.

                “I hear whispering, but not normal whispering. The kind of whispering where you’re watching someone in secret.”

                “Oh,” she said in a hushed tone. I should have seen this next bit coming, but I didn’t. “WHOEVER YOU ARE GET YOUR ASSES OUT OF THEM BUSHES!” And queue face palm.

                The next part surprised me more. Two, very cute I might add, boys stepped out of the bushes. I didn’t think they actually would, given the fact that my sister sounded quite menacing at the moment. I looked at them with my hands on my hips expectantly. When they said nothing, I took the initial step and said, “Well, who are you?”

                They both looked at me with confusion and horror written clearly on their faces. That’s when I got a good look at them.

                The one on the right had a medium-ish build with dark hair styled up and intense dark eyes. He had a defined jaw, a pouty bottom lip and olive skin. All in all it was a dark and mysterious kind of sexy.

                The guy on his right, my left, had a bit of a larger build. His skin was lighter, but his eyes were also brown. He had more of a boyish face with close cropped brown hair. While his friend was mysterious and sexy, this guy was youthful and adorable.

                I was pulled out of my musings when Mr. Mysterious spoke. “You don’t know who we are?”

                “Do you ask questions you already know the answer to?” I snapped back, feeling bolder than normal.

                I heard a muffled giggle come from the bushes. At the sound Alyssa crossed her arms in front of her chest and said, “The rest of you get out here before I open up a can of whoop-ass on you!”

                Three other attractive boys made their way out of the bushes. I looked them over not to be confused with checking them out, because I wasn’t… Okay maybe I was, but come on these guys are hot.