The Twelve Heroes: Finding Our Identity (Editing)

Beginning (Edited)

Anthony's P.O.V.

It was already 12:30 and Sophie was still asleep. There was a lot of activity in the house now. People were running around, screaming, play games, yelling at the people who were running around and screaming, and I think a few people still had to train.

I walked back to my room to wake Sophie. She must have not slept at all last night. When I walked in she was just stirring. Rubbing her eyes, she sat up. 

"You're finally awake!" I said, exasperated slightly.

"Yeah, sorry about that." She apologized.

I waved my hand dismissively. 

"Look, I went to tell Austin and he doesn't believe you. He also told me some stuff about how you used to lie all the time." I said slowly, waiting for a reaction.

"He'll believe it when he sees it." She said the same thing Austin had said. I had a feeling that she was ignoring the second part of my statement.

"That's what he said." I replied.

"Yeah, twins think alike? Anyway I'm going to go get lunch. Want anything?" She got up and was about to leave.

"Sophie," She stopped and turned around, "Is Austin telling the truth?" I questioned.

"No." She hesitated for a moment, "Yes, he actually is."

"Are you lying now? To get attention?" I incriminated her.

"What? No! Why are you accusing me of lying? What did Austin tell you?" She demanded, a slight note of embarrassment-or was it sadness-and anger in her voice.

"He just said..." And I told her the whole story.

"I wasn't a com-." She cut herself off.

"You weren't a what?" I asked.

"Nothing. I was a complete wreck." I could tell that she was having a flashback.

"Why? Austin said that he wasn't go to give me the details for your sake." I responded.

She threw her head back, revealing her neck and faintly, and I mean FAINTLY, visible Adam's Apple. Running her hand threw her hair, she looked at me with her huge blue eyes, which seemed magnified by sudden tears.

"Please, d-don't ask me about it." She left the room quickly, and not for lunch.

Sophie's P.O.V.

Of course, leave it to Austin to tell everyone my business. I mean, I wasn't an absolute wreck. Well, at least not in my mind. Highly emotional is what I considered myself. 

I didn't know if I should go into my room and cry about it or just hang out it the living room. Hanging out in the living would probably get my mind off of it, so I chose to do just that. But it just got worse. 

I found everyone who was a couple in the living room. Cameron and Brooke. Josh and Annabelle. Riley and Kaylie.  Austin and Valerie. But Josiah, Riley, and Vincent were the only ones without a girlfriend here because there weren't enough girls to go around. I sat on an empty chair, which was extremely comfortable, and let a few tears escape. I wiped them away with the back of my hand and looked at Austin and Valerie.  I can't say I approved of that relationship. Austin saw me and walked over.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"What do you think? You told Anthony about last year! You know I absolutely hated last year!" My voice was a tad bit hoarse.

"I'm sorry, but at least I didn't tell him about your breaking point." Austin said, trying to come up with a valid argument.

"Austin, please tell him you believe me. He's starting to think that I lied to him...I really don't want him to think I lied to him. Just because all I did was...lie...last year doesn't mean I'm the same, and you know it!" I implored.