Fire in the Roots

Chapter II: Graduation Day

Four days ago... Graduation Day...

The three were at the school. Lucas was dropped off to the back of the stage, where his other classmates were. Lucas put on his cap and gown, and looked at his mother. She was taking pictures.

"Mom. Really?"

"What? I want a good picture!" She said with her camera still flashing.

Lucas groaned and smiled for the picture. "This is the only one... Take another one, and you might be dead!"

Emily looked at him with a warning. "Lucas..."

Lucas burst out laughing. "No! I was just kidding! I wouldn't do anything like that..."

As he kept laughing, the camera flashed. "Good picture!"

"We're able to burn that, right?" Lucas asked.

"Nope!" Emily replied with a grin.

"NO! Please don't!" Lucas begged, sarcastically, and laughed.

"I'll see you after. AH! I'm so proud of you!" She said happily.

She then walked out of Lucas's sight. She came up to her seat, beside Elliot and Cindy. "What? Cindy, why aren't you with your parents?"

"I just had to sit with you guys... And be a little seperated from them for a bit..." Cindy said, sounding a little depressed.

"Okay. That's okay." Emily said. "Oh, look! It's starting!"

The crowd was silenced. The principle came up to the podium and took a deep breath. The music began playing and the graduates were walking down to their seats. As the they were walking, Emily was taking over a million pictures of Lucas. Lucas noticed and gave her a grin. She giggled in response.

"For our graduates, we have..." The list of names was being told. Once it got to Lucas, Emily got from her seat and cheered. The principle stopped and glared at her. Some of the crowd looked at her. When they looked at Elliot and Cindy, Cindy noticed and pulled out a piece of paper and held it up. It said, "I don't know this woman, Lol." Some of the crowd laughed.

When Emily sat back down, the principle resumed. "Max, Jacob, Ahziid, and... How do I say this name?" The principle asked. The crowd giggled. Elliot laughed as well but then heard something. A voice spoke to her. It was saying, "Leave, turn back, it's useless, you have no rights..." It kept repeating over and over in a demonic and suspenseful way.

The principle was whispering. "Um... Enzo?"

"WHAT!?!?!?" Cindy shouted and got up from her seat. Elliot did too. As the crowd stared at Cindy, she sat back down and whispered to Elliot. "Elliot! Is this THE Enzo!?" Cindy asked.

"I DON'T KNOW!"

It probably wouldn't be though. Enzo has the red eyes, and white skin. Lucas knew what was going on, but couldn't respond to it. It would make a scene. But the person named Enzo was called by Alex and had no red eyes, nor white skin.

"What do we do!?" Cindy asked.

"I don't kno-" Elliot gasped. The text stopped.

"W-what!" Cindy asked.

The voice said loudly. "IT'S OVER!"

The graduation stand exploded. It blew most of the crowd away. When Elliot and Cindy got up, Lucas was beside them.

"LUCAS, WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" Cindy shouted.

"I DON'T KNOW!"

Inside the smoke was the exact same assassins they fought three years ago.