The Truth of Us: The Rebellion

Ch. 28 It's a Thin Line

James

I hate this. I think to myself as I complete another assignment online. Lucinda said I'm lucky to get into this two year college when I did, given my test scores suck. And I know if I do well here for the next year, my scores will transfer over and I can go to a four year. Damn my parents really screwed me over home schooling me! I think to myself as I rub my head.

I am still living with my parents even though I am 19 but that is because my parents refuse to actually parent. Hell I am only at this school because Lucy helped me study and pass my GED last year. Maybe I can talk my parents into helping me get my drivers license. I think to myself as I push away from the desk and walk out of my room and into the living room where my dad is watching the news and my mom is in the kitchen. Yeah that won't happen. They don't even know that I am going to college online. Much less know that Lucy has helped me with scholarships some how. Maybe I should just move to Oklahoma and go to East Central where Lucy is. I mean at least I won't have to travel far when the seals break and magic is here. I think walking past the second bedroom door.

My family's apartment is just three bedrooms. Sarah, my little sister, has her own small room. My brother Don and I share a room, and then there are my parents.

I get to the kitchen and see something out of the corner of my eye. I turn and can see a shape of a girl sitting on the counter. She is watchin' me like a cat watchin' a mouse. "Hi Luna?" I think over to the person on the couch.

"Wrong wolf keylesio. Luna isn't here." Flaira says laughing at me for getting it wrong. "Though I will give you points. At least you knew I was a girl. So I guess you are getting better." She says teasing me.

"Shut up pup." I say back to her and stick my tongue out at her.

"PUP!? That's it! I'm killing you!" She says jumping at me and fazing though me, taking my soul with her.

Yeah that was a mistake. Yet it was so worth it! I think to myself as I feel pain course through my body. Okay so maybe not so worth it. Owie.

***

After getting the royal ass whoppin' of my life by that pup, and by that I mean she killed me four times. I walk through the forest and smile as I can hear the forests sounds.

I stop at the waters edge and frown. Can't I just live here? I mean I know I'm not wanted by most of the rebels but at least I can be me and I wouldn't be around humanity anymore. I sign looking at my reflection. I lift my hand up and the water responds to me by flowing up. I bend it into little shapes and play with it for a while.

"Not bad." I hear a voice behind me making me jump. I turn around and see Lily standing there. "Your bending skills are good, now you just need to command fluid types and be an amazing water user." She says smiling.

"Hey Lily, whatcha doin' here?" I ask looking at her and pretending not to be startled by the fact I didn't even know she was there.

"I didn't mean to scare you and I was collecting herbs. I'm about to go on a mission where I need to make the guards go to sleep then steal some important documents." She says smiling. "I would offer you to go with me but I don't think you have clearance for possible kill missions or even thieving." She says bending back down to pick a herb.

"You need clearance to kill someone?" I ask raising an eye brow. "I thought I already had that?" I say getting confused now.

Lily looks up at me and frowns. "Lucinda babies you." She says flatly. "We Rebels are all basically mercs meaning we take a lot of different classed jobs. Meaning, there are different types of killings, all of which make you a murder to a degree. " She says standing up and wiping dirt off her long flowing shirt. "You are classed at demon level meaning you kill creatures who are evil. Possibly with the holy knife that kills only the demon that possesses a host."