Traveller High (Slow Editing) (completed)

18 - controlling and a game of bowling

OH MY GOD!!! This chapter is amazing!!! Not to toot my own horn or anything :P

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I woke up the next morning at 5:30. yay. I am not a morning person. I had to have a shower, so I got up out of my nice, cozy bed and went across the bedroom, past the living room and into the wide bathroom. I had turned on the water and saw that Emma had left her smelly candles out. I found a box of matches but I didn't need them.

The candle flickered to life by its self. Shocked once again, I hesitantly put the candle out with my fingertips. I turned off the water and picked up the recently burned candle.

A normal vanilla scented candle with and 'E' carved on the front. I focused on the wick of the candle. Thinking the word 'Fire'. And Voila, Fire. But thats- Oh! I gasped and ran to Saige's bag to find a book. The history book that she was studying from. I pulled out the heavy book and opened it to the contents page. "Umm.....Powers, powers AH! Powers, page 43." I said aloud. Flipping furiously through the thin pages, I finally found page 43. The 1st paragraph read:

'4 children were born. The gods could see their destinies and had given them the power to influence the elements. Their children's children will have these powers as well as a spot on the palm of their left hand.'

Thats not right then. My last name is Grey. I eyed the vanilla candle that I had placed in front of me. Once again, it flared up into a bright orange. I slammed the book shut and it blew out the candle. I ran into bed and hid my head under the covers. Only to be woken up at 6am to the girls screaming.

"Fire!!! Aaah!!! Fire!!" They came and woke me up. "Sam!! get up!! wake up!! Theres a fire!! Samantha!" I jumped up out of bed and away from my dream.

But I saw no fire. Only smoke and burnt things. The girls calmed down and looked around, bewildered. "I swear there was smoke. It had engulfed the whole of the bathroom." Hannah said quietly.

We all looked around. The widow was wide open. "Brittany? Did you leave the window open last night?" I asked Brittany. She shook her head.

We had more classes today so we calmly and quietly got up and got dressed. Saige and Hannah put on matching Summer dress, one green and one yellow. Brittany wore a denim shorts and a royal blue singlet that she tucked in. I found a pink skirt and a black tank top. But Emma wasn't moving.

Emma's lips parted to speak but it wasn't her voice coming from her perfect pink lips. The voice was scratchy and twisted.

"Sam. Use your fire! Sam! Run! Run far and run fast!" Emma collapsed onto the floor.

The others rushed toward her, but I couldn't. Whoever that message was from, it was directed at me.

It was time to confess. "I THINK I HAVE THE POWER OF FIRE!" I said really fast and really loud.

They all stared at me. I walked over to the history book that I had left on the floor by Saige's bed. I picked it up and showed them the 1st paragraph and then my left hand.

They looked from the book, to my hand and then to me. "April said that its a mark from the gods. But I'm not one of the four." I said quietly. Emma stood up and looked fine. "Well now we have to go speak to the devil."

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We walked down the hall to Aprils door. Emma bashed on the door. It opened quickly and a blonde and pale looking girl. The girl looked the five of us up and down and scoffed. "Well, if it isn't the misfits. April isn't here right now. She went to the library to study." the blonde girl said. I guess Brittany could see tension that was beginning to rise; she stepped in. "Thanks Tiffany see you in class." Tiffany shook off the thank you from Brittany and slammed the door in our faces.

"I'm so glad I don't hang out with THOSE people anymore!" Brittany said with a laugh. "You were friends with April and Tiffany?" I asked, puzzled. "Well yeah, that was until I saw them picking on my pal Emma over here." Brittany said, slinging an arm over Emma's shoulders.

"C'mon guys. Lets go talk to April." I said. Then we made our way across the green grass and past the silver, metal container that was still radiating heat...on a cold day...this school is weird!

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Walking into the library it was like diving into ice water. The was almost no noise aside from the occasional scratching of a pen or the ruffling of papers.

I spotted April and I told everyone but Saige to wait at the front of the library, because April is still not very...i'll just say not very pleasant, around the others and vice versa.

Saige and I went and sat across the table from the studying April. April didn't even look up. So I decided to get everything off my chest. Starting from the very beginning. God this will take forever. Ok "So April, remember when I first came here? You know, how I was pretty much a nobody...well I have a spot on my palm in the shape of a D. I can light candles by looking at them and I'm kind of freaking out!" I said in about 3.2 seconds.

They, once again, stared at me...I think its a Traveller thing...I hope. My phone vibrated in my pocket. I swear my phone picks the most inopportune times to message/call. Grrr! I checked my phone and it was a message from Alex. I have to meet him. Again! Only this time he has asked me to go bowling! Yay! I love bowling!

I shot my head up and invited both April and saige to go bowling with me and Alex. April was hesitant at first but she agreed, as did Saige and when we met up with Hannah, Emma and Brittany, they wanted to come too. So looks like the seven of us are going bowling.

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Walking to our dorms to get ready, I spotted Jason sitting all alone by the green house. Suddenly Brittany strolled up beside me, "Jason says that it would be cool if he could come as well." Well that was a really good coincidence! I think Brittany has got the Mind Speak thing down! Good for her!

Jason appeared in front of me and winked. "God, he's gorgeous." No, no, no, no, no! I said that out loud. Jason grinned and linked my arm in with his. April shuffled away from Jason and I. Hmm. I found Alex by the front gate of the school but he looked all most like he saw a ghost when he saw the 7 of us approach him.

"Its alright if I bring my friends right?" I asked Alex. He looked Jason up and down but stopped when he saw our arms, they were still linked! I quickly pulled away from Jason and cleared my throat. "Ok! So who's ready to go bowling?" I said cheerfully. Whoops and yeah's followed and we took both my car and Alex's car. Emma, Brittany and Hannah went in Alex's car, and April, Jason and Saige went in mine. Well this should be fun. And this time I wasn't being sarcastic.

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We arrived 10 minutes later at the bowling alley and everyone shuffled in the door. Jason stopped and pulled me to the side and walked me back to my car. "Jason what are you-" I was incapable of thinking, of speaking, of breathing. Jason Strent is kissing me. I started kissing him back. Soon, our arms were around each other and we didn't dare stop to catch our much needed air. But I felt like Jason was my air. I felt pushed against him. Every fibre of my being was hot and cold. It was absolute bliss.

I heard pounding footsteps in this direction. Jason was ripped off me and my eyes flew open. Alex had Jason on the ground and was beating him up. "Alex! Alex stop! We were just kissing! Please stop!" I screamed. But it felt like no one could hear me. Jason's eyes went white and Alex's lips went blue and he started shivering. Jason got onto his feet, with my help, and punched Alex in the face. Alex was left unconscious in the parking lot of the bowling alley. Jason and I, hand in hand, walked into the bowling alley and played a game with the girls.

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