Forgotten Heroes

6

LIBBYS' POV.
Ow.
Where am I?
Star is screaming, meaning something bumped his mind.
I faintly remember a masked wolf saving me.
I remember dancing with him, and another guy chasing me with a knife.
I stand up, shaking my pelt.
A smell rings bells in my head.
I can still smell a bit of his colone!
It smells like rain.
Wow. I can totally track that!
I find a shard of his black mask.
Shifter.
I also remember wings.
I decide, "I'll call him Ares for now. He was the war guy in some mythology. Fits the mystery man."
I stanter back to the school with a wicked headache from falling down the stairs.
I wander around, shard in my hand.
It smells like him still.
Suddenly, it turns to a peice of Shadow Armor.
Of course!
I rush to he sound of metal on metal, but find a girls' training session.
I decide to go on a rider hunt for Ares. Find his true identity.
A memory hits me like a freight train.....

FLASHBACK....
I'm saying goodbye to the love of my life.
I can tell he's near tears, and my brother is clining to coolness.
My tear are flowing like rivers.
He sends me a message through Star, "Even if this affets us both, I will always be here for you. I will come back."
End of flashback.
Then, another scene overwhelms me.

SECOUND FLASHBACK.
I'm in a prision. I'm running, to where I'm unsure.
I see a cell full of blood, a whip leant in the corner.
I sniff it.
It's my lovers.
I think hard, and realize this is a dream state.
I work to collect more information.
I sniff the whip, and realize it's just an illusion. I sniff the blood, and realize it's his scent alone.

I snap back to reality with tears rushing over me.
Where is he? Whhheeerrrre?
I break out in sobs.
A man in black, with spikes on his suit, a black fedora, white wings, and golden eyes comforts me.
He looks like a fairy tale.
His complection is snow white, and his eyes glow like polished gold.
I ask, "Who are you?"
He responds, "The one who no one knows."
I ask, scared, "Am I dead?"
He laughs, shaking his head.
He laughs, "No. Not unless I am too. Then we're both in big trouble."
I pull out the shard, and he looks it over.
He shrugs, "Couldn't help you."
I smile, and he goes to leave.
I ask, "Did you know Apollo Farthing?"
He freezes, a smirk playing over his face.
He smiles, and replies, "He was a good man."
I see him walk off.
Tears threaten me, but I push them back.
Something about him..,, I don't know. He seems really odd. Unique.
I try to remember his name.
He reminds me of Ares. But he doesn't smell like rain. He smells like smoke, and Ares didn't have spikes anywhere.
I walk around, trying to find any information on who Ares is.
I see a man in a suit, like the gentle stranger, but too happy. He wears all pastel colours, no wings, a black head of hair, and a bounce in his step.

I ask him, "Have you seen the owner of this mask?"
He rolls up his nose, and keeps walking.
Snob.
I catch the rain smell, and find myself in a crowded hallway.
Darn it!
I hold the shard above my head, and call, "Has anyone seen the owner of the rest of this mask?!?"
I hear laughter, and realize they didn't hear me.
I run towards the center of the hall.
The mystery boy is on the ground, wing at an awkward angle.
I help him up.
Random animals circle us, protecting us.
I ask him, "What are those?"
He smiles, "My Shadows."
He mends his wing with a flick of his wrist.
Where have I seen that hand before?
He smiles warmly, and disappears into a classroom.
I hope I can find out who he and Ares are. I have a feeling I don't have long before one's gone for good.
A/n haha! I'm back! After the epic struggle to make this, here it is! Now... onward and upwards!