Defenders of Destiny Bk 1: Destiny Begins

All That We've Lost.

Warning ⚠️: This book contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.

October 10th 2014.

" Esther, I'm an introvert. What if they don't like me?" Joelee questioned as she scratched her arms awkwardly.

" Most of us are just as antisocial as you are. Chill out." Esther sighed as she approached a large group of boys who all immediately grinned at Esther.

" Ayeee, Esther. Long time, no see." Derek hugged the girl who smiled immediately after the boy greeted her.

" Guys this is Joe." Esther said after she gave each boy a hug, motioning to the short blonde who waved awkwardly.

" Isn't that a boys name?" Derek arched an eyebrow before letting out a yelp of pain as Connor smacked his arm.

" I'm Connor, and this is my cousin, Derek. He's a little stupid, don't mind him." Connor smiled at Joelee, running a hand through the neon blue hair at the top of his head.

" It's okay, I get that a lot. Nice to meet you." Joelee tugged at her red and black flannel awkwardly, keeping her gaze on his nose rather than his eyes to make it appear like she was making eye contact without having to actually make eye contact.

" I'm Kent! But you can call me awesome!" Kent reached out a hand to shake hers which she reluctantly did after a moment, looking incredibly uncomfortable at having to touch him after just meeting him.

" She's VERY shy. Poor girl. We don't bite... Well most of us." Connor gave her a reassuring smile which made her smirk as she finally met his gaze.

" Can I meet the one who does?" Joelee asked before slapping a hand over her mouth as her face turned red.

" That would be me." Nathan said as he walked forward, having been concealed by that shadows of the tree he stood next to previously.

" This is Nathan, he's the geekiest one of the group." Kent said as he motioned to Nathan who grinned at the title.

" Then that's my reason for being here, because I'm about to take that title." Joelee smirked which caused Connor and Esther to arch their eyebrows at her sudden change in demeanor.

" Oh, are you? We'll see about that! What do you know about..." Nathan began as the two began to walk towards the football field, ignoring the others as they began to discuss lore around comic books and video games.

" That was the quickest personality change I've ever seen." Connor commented as the rest of them began to follow the two after a moment.

" When you talk about something that she's passionate about, she gets to talking pretty quickly." Esther explained as Connor nodded in acknowledgment.

" Okay, but wouldn't that kill them? If it's a bacteria then wouldn't submerging them in freezing cold water cause the mutations to slow?" Joelee arched her eyebrows which caused Nathan's jaw to fall open as he realized she was right.

" I... Never thought about that." Nathan admitted as he looked up at the stars thoughtfully.

" Joe, help!" Esther exclaimed as she ran up to the two, hiding behind the shorter girl as Kent chased her.

" Get off. What's wrong?" Joelee asked with an annoyed expression as she crossed her arms over her chest.

" Acid spit!" Esther yelled looking at Kent who had his hand up as he approached the two with a large grin.

" Dude, it's just spit." Joelee said, spitting into her hand before she raised it with an expression that said she wasn't going to run from him.

" High five." Kent challenged, not thinking that she would actually do it as he took a step towards her.