the futures (ON HOLD/EDITING)

Chapter 10

The trip was long, and by the fifth hour Analeigh was fast asleep in the front seat beside her mom. Nolan was watching her from the back seat, and Kathy noticed.

"I know you guys will end up together, but you already really care about her. I can tell." She whispered, and Nolan's face turned a bright shade of red. Her glanced to his right to see Britt and Jennette smirking at him.

"Something about he is special, I can tell. I just want to protect her. She doesn't deserve sadness." He spoke, glancing back at his Analeigh. Kathy smiled and glanced quickly at her daughter, and then back to the road,

"It's going to take her awhile to be ready to try a relationship regardless. She's always been so shy, she's never had a boy show interest in her, she doesn't know how to handle it." Nolan nodded, and sat back in his seat, watching her until he fell asleep.

In the other car, everyone was still wide awake. Emma and Jones had begged Mr. Parker to let them have the aux cord. It took him awhile to agree, he was thinking they would play rap, one of his least favorite genres, but boy was he wrong. Jones had immediately picked Sleeping With Sirens as the first band to listen to. 

Jackson and Garrett were scared for their lives. They had never listen to music like this, and it was so different. They tried begging Emma and Jones to change it to something everyone listened too, but the pair refused. They did agree to give Jackson the cord after another hour of their music. He didn't want to endure an hour more of their music, but its better than the whole trip, so he sat back and reached his hand behind his seat to grab Garrett's hand.

By the tenth hour the adults were exhausted so they stopped at a hotel, and decided to stay the night. Nolan gave Analeigh a piggy back ride to her room, since she was still asleep when they arrived. All of the girls were sharing a room, and all of the guys had a room. 

When Nolan dropped Analeigh off at her room, she quickly thanked him with a kiss on the cheek. He pulled her back and kissed her forehead, wishing her a goodnight. She smiled and walked in the room shutting the door, and immediately getting in a bed and falling back asleep. 

The rest of the ride there was very similar to the first half. Jackson and Jones continued to fight over music. Analeigh didn't fall asleep this time but she stayed very quiet, and listened to music through her headphones.

When they finally arrived, the group followed Kathy in. The building was big, and seemed just like any normal office building. It had white walls, and sleek, modern furniture littering the waiting room.

"Kathy?" A woman asked, and she ran forwards, and pulled Kathy into a hug. "What are you doing here?" The woman pulled back from the hug, and looked at everyone else. "And who are they?"

Kathy smiled before pulling Analeigh forward. "This is my daughter, and her friends. They need a place to stay, something's happened." The woman's eyes widened and she immediately motioned the group along towards the elevators. 

"Leave your luggage here, I'll call someone to come get it and bring it down." The group nodded, and left their bags in the lobby, and joined the mystery woman in the elevator. She pressed the last button on the elevator, and the doors immediately shut. 

"My name is Georgina, and I'm over The Futures. You could call me the president of them." The elevator opened, and she stepped out, everyone falling behind. "This is our secret headquarters where we practice our skills, and push each other to see how powerful everyone is. Upon your stay here we will test your skill level, and place you into training according to that. You will be able to see each other during your breaks, and at night in your room." She stopped, and looked around at everyone.

"Now who is the leader?" Analeigh stepped forward, and turned to glance at Kathy. "Who knew you and Bob would be able to produce a leader." She laughed, and Kathy chuckled along. "We're going to test your skills first. Would you please step into the room." Analeigh noticed that Georgina had opened a door behind her, so she stepped forward, and into a very dark room.

"Hi Analeigh, I need you to turn the lights on." Analeigh had never done something like this before, and she didn't know what to do. Lights on she thought and nothing happened, so she tried again and again. 

"I don't know how." she whispered, and the suddenly came on.

"Don't worry too much, we will teach you how. Now I need you to tell the man in the corner something to do." Analeigh nodded, and tried to focus like she did on Nolan. While she was triyng, Georgina turned to Kathy.

"How long has she been practicing?" Kathy turned towards Nolan who stepped forward, and answered the question.

"She's had one practice, ma'am." Georgina nodded and turned back around to find Analeigh had made the man stand up. 

"Thank you, Analeigh. You may now leave the room." Analeigh nodded and quickly left the room. "Jackson you're up next." Georgina said, and then motioned Analeigh over to her. "Take a walk with me please." She then turned to look at Kathy, " You know how to test them. Please continue that until I'm back." Analeigh's mom nodded.

"Where are we going?" Analeigh asked, and Georgina smiled. 

"You are going to get special training. You're so new we thought it would be best to get a jump start on your training. I can tell you're very powerful Analeigh, we just need to teach you how to control that power." Analeigh nodded, and soon they were walking into a room with a woman and man, who were discussing something privately. "Sorry to interupt, Marie and Marcus, but I have someone here I would like you to meet." The two immediately stopped talking and got up to meet the girl.

Marie quickly pulled Analeigh in for a hug. "It's so nice to meet you." and Marcus quickly did the same. They had Australian accents, and Analeigh instantly felt safe around them.

"This is Analeigh, and she's the leader of a group who will be training with us. She's very new and needs a lot of help. I want you guys to teach her the ropes, and as quickly as possible." Georgina spoke, and Marie and Marcus began to smile.

"Come here," Marie motioned for Analeigh to walk forward, and that's what she did. "Now lets see what you can do."

And that's what they did, which wasn't much, but Marie nor Marcus seemed to judge Analeigh on her lacking skills. They both were extremely supportive which made the younger girl happy. 

"Alright, tomorrow meet us here after breakfast, and we will get started right away." Marie said and pulled Analeigh in for a hug. "Marie will take you back to your friends." Marcus quickly left the room, leaving Analeigh to catch up.

"Don't worry, we will get you to top skills in a week or two. I've heard you're a fast learner." Analeigh looked up at the man, who she was now walking beside.

"You have?" 

"Yes, Marie and I monitor all of the new futures, and how well they're doing. You're doing quite well for only one lesson." Analeigh smiled nervously, and nodded. "Well, there they are. See you tomorrow." Marcus patted Analeigh's back and teleported away, leaving Analeigh all alone, watching her group have fun without her.