Saving Our World

Chapter 5

*Wes' POV*

"Sick!?" Maia gasped, shocked. Julia nodded. From what I know, Emma has never been sick before.

"Wes please help her," Julia cried. "We tried taking her to the hospital, but she refuses to go. When she fell asleep, her body began to heat up and she won't allow anyone to touch her." I put Hannah in Maia's room, then Maia, Fox, and I followed Julia upstairs. 

When we entered the (Julia and Emma's) room, we saw Emma sitting and sweating in her bed. She saw us and immediately covered herself with her blanket. 

"Emma? What's wrong?" Maia asked, as the four of us inched closer to her.

"Go away," Emma whispered.

"Emma don't be like that," I said. "I just want to see what's wrong with you." Emma held out a hand, which I took. I can sense what kind of illness people have by being in contact with them. When I felt Emma's hand, I could not feel anything.

"Julia, can you go take care of the girl in Maia's room?" I asked.

"Sure, but do you need any help up here? Emma seems to be resistant," Julia answered worriedly.

"I have two helpers her," I told her, pointing to Maia and Fox. Julia nodded then went downstairs. Maia quickly closed the door. I turned back to Emma.

"Emma, can you pull down your blanket?" I asked softly. She shook her head. "If you behave like this, I won't be able to help you." Emma didn't budge.

"Stop being difficult!" Maia growled. She grabbed the blanket and tried to pull it off Emma. Emma held a firm grip on the blanket. Soon they began a tug of war fight. I smacked Maia's head and flung the bundle away from the two of them.

"Don't be fussy," I said calmly. They both glared at me and I glared back.

"I can't radiate any sickness from her," Maia stated.

"Neither can I," I replied.

"Just go away," Emma snarled.

"Hey!" Maia snarled back. "Is that how you treat your friends? We're just trying to help you!"

"I'm not sick. I just had a bad dream and my body reacted on it's own," Emma explained.

"That is the best possibility," I said.

"Anyways, I never get sick, unlike some people," Emma said smugly, looking at Maia. Maia growled at her. "Anyways, who's that?" She pointed to Fox hiding in the shadows.

"Why are you hiding?" Maia asked as she forcefully pulled him out in front of the bed. I saw Emma's eyes light up.

"Aaron?" she asked happily.

"No, Miss," Fox answered. "I'm Michael Fox, remember?" 

"Michael?" she thought for a moment. "Oh yeah. But you were so small when I last saw you." 

"That's because I grew," Fox said. Maia and I stared as the two had a nice conversation with each other. We continued to stare until Emma noticed us and explained the situation to us. "Michael and I have known each other for a long time. Ever since he was born." That explained the huge amount of familiarity.

"But I thought that I was the only friend that Michael had," Maia said.

"I was the one that suggested it," Emma smirked. 

"What?" Maia and Michael asked, bewildered. 

"Yup," Emma smiled smugly. "Be happy I recommended this idea because Michael's parents were planning on raising Michael without any children around. They wanted to protect their son from any harm."

"Why were you in the castle then?" Michael asked.

"Because your parents agreed to look after me while my parents went somewhere. The same year you were born," Emma explained. "At that time, Aaron was always around to play with me." She smiled. "Anyways, I would like to have a peaceful rest. Wes, do you have anything for good dreams?"

"Umm, aspirin?" I said. She gave me a look. I handed her two pills, that I had created. "You can sleep without any dreams with these special pills." Emma eyed them suspiciously. So did Fox and Maia.

"Are you sure that's safe?" Maia asked suspiciously.

"Of course," I glared at her. Emma quickly swallowed the pills and shooed us out.

"She seemed uneasy," Fox said as we were walking down the stairs. "I wonder what her dream was about." Maia and nodded in agreement. As we arrived at the bottom step, I saw two girls sitting on the couch talking to each other.

"Hannah!" I smiled. She got up and ran into my arms. I hugged her tightly. Maia join in on our hug. It's been so long since I got to see Hannah. She is my one and only. If she had died, I would have to (on my own will).

"Wes! Maia!" We hugged each other tighter. "I'm sorry for causing you guys the trouble of worrying for me. I didn't think that I would be gone for so long." I wiped away her tear. Maia backed away.

"Don't mess up your beautiful face," I smiled at her. She smiled at me through her tears.

"Eww!" I heard Maia whisper to Fox. "Wes is being cheesy!" I heard the two of them giggling. I turned around and glared at them. Before I could kill them, Julia spoke saying, "We should have a party!" We all turned to her. Her eyes were gleaming. Even though Julia is a very obedient girl, she loves parties. It doesn't seem right to me. 

"A party seems to be a good idea," Fox piped up. Julia and Hannah stared at Fox curiously. He smiled and said, "Hi! My name is Michael, but you can call me Fox , as that guy calls me." He pointed to me. "I am a friend of Maia's." He pointed to Maia. "It's very nice to meet you!" He smiled innocently and caught both of the girls attention.

"That little brat!" I muttered, as the girls fawned over him.

"He is such a faker," I heard Maia sigh.

"The others will be back soon," Julia said. "Let's set up for the party!!" She seemed way too hyper.

*After the decorating*

"We're tired!" Hannah and I whined. We both plopped onto the couch. 

"Hey!!" Julia scolded us. "We still have drinks to bring in!!" All of us groaned. "At least all the hard parts are over!!" Julia skipped off to a paradise that we all longed for.

"Not fair!" I pouted.

"Everyone will be back in ten minutes, so please cooperate with me!" Julia smiled. She dragged us off again.

*30 minutes later*

The room had turned into a club. It was wild and ferocious, and for some reason there was a disco ball hanging.

"Everyone having fun!!" Julia called out. She was standing on the coffee table and she was holding a drink in her hand. We all cheered. "Let's drink until we drop dead!!" We all cheered. Maia and Fox were not allowed to touch a single drink that had a single ounce of alcohol in it.

"Remember not to drink kids!" Charlie yelled at them. 

"We got it!" They yelled back.

Our celebration stopped short when the front door opened. Everything stopped. The music, the cheering, all the noise. Everyone stared at the open door. A tall, cloaked figure walked in. 

"What a lively party."