The Day {Not official title}

Chapter 15 Iron Prison {Gavin}

Chapter 15: Iron Prison {Gavin}

            Another day. I’d have to hang out with Danica for the most of today, since Rion wasn’t at school and he told me about what was going on last night. Today was the monthly finals and it was also the day we were planning to tell Dan her story. Through the classes, I received a series of hi’s and a collection of phone numbers. Barely a week and people already wanted to be my girlfriend. I. Was. Amazing.

             The finals started at five and Rion was able to come. Danica was talking to her teammates about their plan. The announcer made a half-hour speech about the game. To summarize what she said, it was a relay. The fastest team wins, but that fastest swimmers will be recognized whether their team wins or loses. Each swimmer will be timed, and the team with the fastest combined time wins. Jeez, half an hour to explain three sentences. I had absolutely no idea that Ieo swam for AA. I wanted to root for Danica, but Ieo was on the opposing team. Who was I going to cheer for? Go ahead, cheer for Ieo. I can cheer for Dan. Came that annoying voice again. I replied, Okay. Where are you? Looking around, I didn’t find him. I felt a hand over my shoulder. Rion. Right behind me, where I’d never look. I knew that he’d be in the most unlikely place. That was my weakness. The first swimmer was about to start swimming, when the water started to look a little different. It wasn’t too noticeable, so it was reasonable that no one else saw. It seemed to have faint, dark swirls in the water. Like drops of watercolor were sprinkled on the surface of the pool. Like food coloring dripping in water then slowly dissipating. When the dark substance hit the bottom of the pool, it disappeared. Did you see that? I asked Rion mentally.

            Yeah. What do you think it is? He replied.

            I’m not sure. Let’s go check out the main water tank in the basement. I suggested.

            But what about our girls? Who’ll cheer them on?

            The rest of the school will. It’s not like they’ll really search the stands for us. And we won’t even be that long. Danica and Ieo are swimming the tail of the team.

            Ok, let’s go. Block Dan out first. I’ll do the same. They don’t need to know.

            Or, I can use Archxiton.

            Oh, right. You do that. I’ll block her out.

            The first swimmer entered the pool with no absurdities. We left the stands and snuck into the basement. The locks weren’t even locked. The locks were very hefty, but what use are they if they aren’t even locked? The door was pretty heavy too. It took both Rion’s and my amazing muscles to move the door.

            We were pushing the door for at least 15 minutes before it opened up about a foot of space. When we opened it enough, we saw how thick the door was. Immediately, I felt that there was something very wrong. I could tell Rion felt it too; I didn’t bother to ask anything. I changed my eyes to magnetic material and moved a little closer to the side of the door, being careful not to get too close. I stepped away as soon as I felt a slight pull. “That’s a door made of iron. It’s a full foot thick. But it can’t be a door. It has no hinges,” I said after I changed my eyes to a ‘normal’ color again, at least as normal as my eye color can get, “There’s a couple engravings right here.” They were in Japanese. It read Beyond the Iron Shield lies the dread of a dead nation.

            “So it’s the Iron Shield. Sounds familiar, but I can’t remember where I heard of it before. Do you remember anything about the Iron Shield? ” he asked.