Deadric Memories

Chapter 1

                                                                                     Luna's POV

   ~  "Lu~ come to daddy." I need to get out of here. He's gonna kill me too. "LU, GET BACK HERE! You don't want to end up like your mother." He's insane. Tears rush out of my eyes and down my face as I hide in a cabinet in my mom's study. He slams the door open, "Lulu, I won't hurt you. Your mother just tried to take you and your twin brother, Kai, from me. She even hid your other siblings from me. I need your help, Luna. Just a few more tests than me, you, and all the others can live together happily." He walked past my hiding spot and left the room.

     After he left, I crawled out from inside the dusty cabinet and stood. I grabbed my mother's sword from its stand. Unsheathing it, I walked out of the study and towards the grand foyer to leave the house. "I SAID DON'T RUN, LU," he yells from the top of the stairs. I hit the ground with a loud thud, "Ugh, get away from me. You'll just kill me too."

     Kai comes running from the dining room to my left. He helps me off the dark, scratched, mahogany floor. Once standing, I grab the sword and take stance like my mom, Celeste, showed me. I lean towards my brother and whisper, "I'll distract him while you get away. Get to mom's bunker where the others are." Kai hesitated but finally ran out the front door and left it open for me.

     Cold air hit my legs and neck, "Let us leave, Gore, and you won't get hurt." He chuckles at my statement and starts down the stairs, "You think I'm scared of some little girl?" Once his foot hits the floor, he stands not showing showing any sign of moving. He then lunges towards me, and I push out the palm of my hand and a bright red light shines, "Goodnight, Gore."~

     I jolt out of bed covered in a cold sweat. As soon as I wake up the door to my bed room opens, Its my sister, Jewel, "Are you alright, Luna?" I look at her and control my breathing, "Yes, I'm okay. Just a bad dream is all." She nods her head, "You need to get up. Today you leave for L.A. remember?" I chuckle and motion for her to leave so I can get ready. She leaves and I push the covers off my body. I place my feet onto the cold, wooden floor. It sends chills up my spine. It reminds me of that night. I finally stand and walk over to my desk where I placed the clothes that I would wear today.

     I get dressed in my signature black and green hoodie with matching Phatts(shufflers pants) and green sneakers. I then pack my chargers and electronics that I left out into my backpack. I rolled my shoulders — this is going to be a long flight for me, but at least my uncle handled everything, like paying for the apartment. My uncle, Jase, lives in Scotland in an old mansion that I lived during my early years in with my mom, brothers and sisters, and Gore. I sighed at the memory, trying to not let myself get worked up over it. I walk down the stairs to eat breakfast with my adoptive family before they see me and my friends off for California.

     I make it to the bottom of the stairs and walk through the living room to get to the kitchen. "Morning sweetheart. Are you excited for this?" my dad asks, stirring the pancake mix. I take a seat next to Jewel, "Yeah, but I am sort of nervous. I won't know anyone there, and I'm not the most social person on the planet."

     My sister giggles at me and then gives me this look of understanding. I smile at her, "You at least are getting better socially. Robotics has helped you a lot like how it did me. Ya know there a lot of sweet guys in robotics." Her face turns light pink, "Hush, yeah but I won't always be on a team. Hopefully my new school will help with it even more."

     Dad finishes the pancake mix and poured some of the batter onto the pan. The pancake began to take form, and Dad hummed without bothering to turn and face us, "Well, at least you are moving there with your friends, so you won't be all alone."

     I smile down at my hands, "Yeah, they are great friends for moving with me all the way across the country." He flips a pancake as mom walks into the kitchen, "Ah! Luna, you're awake. Do you have everything packed into your suitcases? And are the others on their way?" I nod, " I don't know about the three's ETA. I'll text Poet."

     I pull out my phone and unlock it. After tapping on the texting icon, I scroll to Poet's name. I type, "Hey are you on your way here? Dads making pancakes"

My phone vibrated merely a few moments later.

     "We are about 1 minute away. My sis is driving me, sim, and ang HELL YEAH PANCAKES," her text said. I laughed to myself as I text her back. "lol cool see you soon then"

     As soon as we stop texting, a knocking sound resonates through our house. I stand from my seat and walk into the foyer to open the door. I barely have the door open before it swings out of my hand, and arms weave around my neck. Poet giggles into my ear as she jumps up and down, arms around my neck, "Hi, Lu!!"

     I laugh at her childishness and hug her back. I pull away as dad walks into the foyer as well, "Well aren't you just in time. I just finished breakfast," he waves us into the kitchen, "Grab a seat. I'll bring food to the table."

     "Thank you for letting us eat breakfast with you guys," Angeal states. Mom smiles sweetly at him, "You are welcome. It's good to have a home-cooked meal since you probably won't have one for a few days." They all sit as I aid dad with the rest of breakfast.