Chapter 24

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Song: Can't Help Falling in Love with You by Elvis Presley

Book: the Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

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"You sure about this?" Aaron asked me.

"Absolutely not," I replied.

"Then let's go," Aaron said, clicking his sword out.

Following his lead, I clicked my sword out as well, smiling at the feel of it being in my hands again after such a long time. We creeped into the middle school in front of us, careful not to make a sound but, regardless of us being deathly silent, a hydra flew out of the darkness at us.

In one fluid motion, I spun around, slashing through the air with my sword and cutting through her body with a satisfying 'swish' and sending dust flying through the air.

"Now I'm sure," I said with a nod.

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After we had had our meeting, we all split up to do our own thing. I had lied and said I was tired so I was going to go to bed. Instead of that, I stuffed some pillows under my blanket and was just about to sneak out the window when Aaron walked in.

"Just where the hell do you think you're going?" He had asked. The way he had said it was like he knew what I was going to do the entire time.

"Just catching some fresh air before bed," I had tried.

"And you always go 'catch some air' dressed in black and making your bed look like you're there?"

"Er... yes?"

"Bullshit. I'm coming with you."

"Fine, go get dressed," I said. I'd just leave before he got back.

"Ha. Nice try. You're coming with me," he had said.

"Well, there goes my plan," I mumbled and he just smirked at me.

That's how I ended up in front of St. Peter's Private Catholic Elementary School for the Academic and Musically Gifted in Dunsville, Texas.

I know what you're thinking.

'But Caden, how did you guys get from the United Kingdom to Texas overnight without any form of transportation?'

I'll let you in on a little secret...

Aaron.

That little son of a gun has a dragon.

He had pulled this little remote out of his pocket, clicked a button and in flew this giant metal dragon.

When I asked where he got it, he just said a friend had given it to him for emergencies. The dragons name was Festus.

After a very long (and very painful) flight, we crash landed in some farmers field. Apparently, the guy who let Aaron borrow his dragon had a few bugs to fix with Festus.

Ever since my head had been messed with, I'd been getting flashbacks of a middle school. It seemed freakishly familiar, like I'd been there a thousand times. However, every time I tried to think about it, it would slip through my fingers.

The only thing I could remember was where it was and how it looked. Boy was I in for a surprise.

In my flashbacks, the school was pristine with a strict but knowledgeable woman standing at the doors. the school was what every private school looked like in movies complete with two lion statues standing guard at the door.

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