Life After Champion

Chapter One

Hello everyone! My friend Alex and I love the legend trilogy so much and after finishing Champion we decided to write about June's life after the events that occur in the book! Most of these characters are not our own, except for any new characters we may introduce! We will try to post as regularly as possible!

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After being separated for so many years, being right there, in that exact moment, made the first step I was about to take all the more real to me. We stayed there for a while exchanging small smiles and short comments about the past few years and how we were, but nothing personal at all. My eyes had darted over to Eden, Day’s younger brother, who made it seem as if he was eager to get on his way with his brother. I let them walk a few steps before I stumbled over to Day to ask him one more thing, if he would come out with Tess and me for my birthday tonight. As the words escaped my lips, I felt the smallest smile appear on my face as he accepted my last minute invitation. I saw Day’s smile beaming with happiness as Eden pulled his arm and lightly urged him to keep moving.

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I had felt so confident about inviting Day tonight, but now? Not so much. What if he doesn’t like me as much as I remember? What if he gets bored? I settle on first deciding about what to wear and getting ready, and then worrying about what Day will think.

I had never been the girly type and now I wish I had been. Maybe I would’ve had a better Idea of what to wear tonight. Tess had only told me one thing about tonight: dress nice. I stare up into the abyss of clothing that is my closet. On one side clothing from many years ago hang with memories and age. But on the other side, clothing from more recent purchases sag on the hangers and wait for my approval to wear tonight. What on Earth should I choose?

I spend a good time trying on shorter dresses, longer dresses, and many more combinations when I decide on a floor length red dress with little flair or embellishment.

“Perfect” I whisper out loud as I run my hand down my side, flattening the small wrinkles in the fabric. As I stare into the floor-length mirror, a memory from long ago surfaces in my mind reminding me of the last time I had worn a dress just like this. Day and I had been at a banquet to discuss the virus that had been spreading through the Colonies, and that his brother might have been able to provide a cure for it.

I breeze through applying makeup because I don’t want to take away any attention from my dress and I pin my hair up easily as well in a neat bun.

Three firm knocks soon land themselves on my door which means it’s time to go. Tess and I are led out of the building and taken to the restaurant. “Are you excited? I can’t belive Day is going to be there tonight!”

I take a deep breath. I’m more nervous than anything but I choose to try and not let that show. “Yeah, and I can’t wait to see where you’re taking me to,” When the words leave my lips, I see that Tess isn’t fully convinced. She can see right through me.

“June,” she says giving me a reassuring look. “you’re going to be just fine tonight, I’m positive. Just be yourself. That’s who Day loved once before, and it’s who he’ll love now.”

“But what if that isn’t true, Tess? I was so different back then. We’ve both changed. We’re different now and I-”

“Stop. You will be more than fine.” she interrupts.         

I take a deep breath to calm myself. I just need to stop worrying about it. He said it himself earlier tonight that he wants to get to know me again. I shouldn’t fret about it. It’s my birthday after all, I want to have some fun tonight.