Sun Child ('Sun Child' Series Book 1)

Chapter 14

Here is chapter 14! Hope you guys like this one. It may be a bit short but you should be glad that I uploaded again.... Well, here it is!

P.S. I dedicated this to IamEpic34 (otherwise known as Sean) because he has been amazing at supporting my stories and giving me awesome feedback. THANKS BROTHER!

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I tucked my head down against the wind, looking at my brown boots. They were uggs, I had gotten them last year, and I wore them as much as possible. 

Suddenly I bumped into something hard. My head snapped up and I looked into the familiar eyes of Max. He smiled down at me and I smiled back up at him, he sure had grown in just a few months! He was now a head and a half taller than me, at least, and was... big. Not fat big but like he had been working out a lot. 

"Hey, Ash!" he said, pulling me into a hug. His embrace was warm, and I found myself hugging him tighter to me.

"Hey, Max! You been good while I was gone?"

He nodded,

"Joined the football team, Coach loves me! Kaylee is my girlfriend now too. Isn't that great?!"

I smiled wider. He had a crush on Kaylee since like 5th grade and she's always been a cheerleader, so figures they're dating now.

"That's great, Max!" I felt myself start to shiver more as he stepped back, and he noticed.

"You look cold," he wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close, "let's get to Starbucks!"

We walked to Starbucks, talking happily. It's always been so easy and fun to talk to Max. I really missed him, I realized.

We both ordered hot chocolate and sat down at a small table, using the cups to warm our hands.

"So, what's boarding school like?" he asked.

"It's really nice, Max! I have some really nice friends, you'll get to meet them soon. I told them to meet us here in 45 minutes."

"Cool, what are their names?"

"Rhea and Natalia."

"Those are some unique names!" he laughed.

"I know right! I could never have imagined one of those names, and you know how much of a wild imagination I have!" 

We bursted out laughing at that. I have always had a special mind.

Exactly 45 minutes later the bell rang again and I heard Rhea and Talia walking in. Max's breath caught in his throat and I turned around quickly, wondering what he saw. He was making googly eyes at.... Talia. 

"Max?" I said, unsure and hurt.

"What?" he snapped out of it.

"That's my friend you're looking at, Nataila."

"Natalia." he breathed and I swore I saw him floating from that one word.

My best friend is now officialy in love with my other best friend. Crap.

"Ummmm, hey guys!" I said cheerfully as they walked over. I gave them each a big hug and they sat down on either side of me.

"So, that's Max," they said hey in unison, "and Max, this in Natalia and Rhea," I pointed to each of them.

He nodded, but only had eyes for Natalia.

I sighed,

This is not good! They can never be together!

So, I did the only thing I could think of doing, I grabbed my two friends' arms and bolted, leaving Max sitting there dumbstruck.

I pulled them over toa corner, out of Max's view. 

"Talia, you need to make up a fake excuse and leave."

"Excuse me?"

"Max is in love you, right now. He has a girlfriend back home, and it is forbidden for us to love a mortal. You have to go away so he can't become more attached to you. Please, it's bad for him."

"You should go, Talia. I can feel what's going on inside his brain. He's becoming too attched to you without saying a single thing. You. Have. To. Leave." Rhea put in.

Talia sighed,

"Fine. But I'm not happy to leave you guys."

She walked off, acting like she had somewhere to be.

Rhea and I returned to the table.

"Where did she go?" Max asked.

"She had to go back to the school to do some extra work." Rhea lied easily.

He nodded.

"Will I get to see her again?"

"No. The school is only allowed to be seen by those attending it." a voice said behind us. I looked and saw Madame Laurence.

Welcome, I thought, come join the party!

"Who are you?"

"The principal." she spoke.

Max nodded, obviously intimidated by her presence.

"I will you see you girls in two hours, have a nice time." she nodded and left again, leaving everyone stunned.

Man, is this place wierd.

"Do you guys have to go shopping now?" Max asked.

"Yeah, I guess we kinda do." I said, smiling sadly.

"Okay, I'll see you around then." 

We hugged and said our goodbyes before Rhea and I went back out into the cold world.

That sucked.

I didn't even get to talk to Max!

I sighed and Rhea and I hurried in and out of stores, shopping in high speed.

In the end I got 2 pairs of jeans, a new pair of boots, a sweatshirt, new underwear, another purse, a winter coat, and a few long sleeve shirts.

I did good today!

Oh ya, and I got some frames and stickers to cover our empty dorm walls.

Back at the dorm, Talia was sitting on the bed reading. I sat down next to her and comforted her, she was obviously upset about having to leave and shop on her own.

We did a mini fashion show, taking pictures to put in frames and on the walls. Then we decorated everything and made it ours for the year, and the year after that.

At 10:00 we went to sleep contently. Except I still had Max to deal with. Poor Max.

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