Life Of A Sin

Chapter 6

~Avalon's POV~

"What is she talking about, Avalon?" Grant asks. 

"It's nothing you need to concern yourself with, Grant," Floris says, and everyone gasps. 

"Did Floris just speak?" Baldovino whispers to Jazmin. 

"Yeah," Jazmin answers. 

"This must be serious then," Baldovino says. 

"Yeah, so shut up," Jazmin whispers.

"You first," Baldovino responds, and Jazmin turns his mouth to stone with a poke on the cheek. 

"Enough messing around. The Jazmin, Baldovino, Floris, Teal, Wendy, and I will all be attending this meeting. Grant, you will keep Ani ignorant, and I shall explain the situation to you at a later date," I order. 

"Did Avalon just call Jack by his real name?" Teal whispers to Jazmin.

"Yeah..." Jazmin says, as a nervous expression appears on her face. 

"This must be serious then," Teal says. 

"Can you please shut up!" Jazmin shouts, and Avalon places a gentle hand on Jazmin's shoulder. 

"It's alright, Jazmin. It's just a meeting, there's no reason for you to be nervous nor frightened."

"Thank you, Captain," Jazmin says. 

"Listen up everyone, the meeting is to take place this Wednesday. So please find and polish your old armor, and prepare for a substitute teacher to supervise your classes. Grant, not a word is to be said to Lara. It seems that she has informed her Commander of our current situation. I will deal with her later. Please take into consideration the future of our world, and don't make any rash decisions that could put any more innocent lives at risk. We don't want a repeat of the last war," I advise everyone, and they all nod hesitantly.

"Yes, Captain. Will will be sure to follow out your orders and won't allow another war to break out," Baldovino answers with his head held high. 

"Thank you, Baldovino," Avalon responds before disappearing. 

"When was the last time you saw Baldovino and Avalon respect each other?" Grant asks Wendy. 

"World War II," Wendy answers. 

...

~Anastacia's POV~

"This is so stupid. Why'd she have to go and send us home for?" Jamie pouts. 

"Most likely so our parents don't get worried about us," Hideki answers. 

"You mean, your parents," Jamie snickers. 

"Hey, I didn't mean it like that, Jamie! I'm sorry," Hideki apologizes. 

As the two continue bickered, I had my eyes set on the sky. (I wonder what's going on. It must have been important if she even sent Ani out.) I think to myself as I see something in the clouds. (Have the clouds always been this pretty? They seem to be moving quite fast today...) 

"Hey Stacia, are you feeling okay?" I hear Jamie ask, but I can't seem to take my mind off the clouds. 

(It's not sunset yet... so why does the sky look blood stained? And the clouds... they've all gone dark)

"Jamie, is she alright?" Ani asks. 

"She's not responding!" Hideki shouts, and I feel Hideki shake my arm. "Stacia! Wake up!" 

(I am awake... my eyes are open, aren't they?... I can't see anything, but the bloody sky and the darkened clouds)

"I'm pulling over, try and get her to look at you," I try to look at Hideki, but my eyes are being drawn to the sky. 

I feel someone take off my seat belt, and I fall out of the car. I'm now laying on my back and looking up at the sky. "Why is the sky red?" I ask, but Ani doesn't answer. 

"Stacia!?!" Jamie shouts, and I feel Ani's cold hands on head. "Ani!? Why did you just freeze there!?!" Jamie continues shouting. 

Ani takes her hands off me, and looks up at the sky. "Ani!?! What happened!?!" Jamie asks. 

"I think... I just had a premonition?" Ani answers. "It was about Stacia... Stacia, you need to wake up!" 

"The sky..." I quietly mumble. 

"I know, it's red, but you need to look away. They sky, it's the blood of the gods, goddesses, angels, and sins. You need to look away from it or else it will drawn you in completely!" Ani says. "Stacia! Look at me!" 

"Why... why are the clouds black?" I ask. 

"They represent demons. The demons who killed the heavenly," Ani explains. 

"That was you..." I say quietly. 

"No, Stacia. It wasn't, I wasn't around back then. You need to snap out of it! Stacia!" Ani shakes me, and I feel Jamie hug my tightly. 

"Stacia, stop it. Please, stop it, you need to wake up, now," I feel Jamie tuck my head into his chest, so I couldn't see the sky. 

"Jamie... I'm sorry..." 

"For what?" He asks. 

"For worrying you... I worried all of you. I'm sorry," I apologize and continue to look down at the grass beneath me. 

"Stacia, don't look up at the sky. Alright? I'm going to call Avalon real quick. Jamie, Hideki, make sure she doesn't accidentally look up," Ani says before holding her phone up to her ear. 

~Avalon's POV~

"Hello?" I answer my phone. 

"She's an apostle isn't she?" Ani asks. 

"No-"

"Don't give me that bullsh*t, I know she is! I just had a f*cking vision!" Ani shouts through the phone. 

"You have visions now?" I ask. 

"I guess it's one of the powers I have as the Sin of Sloth," Ani says, clearly not in a good mood. 

"Being able to predict an occurrence, but not being able to act upon it. Very creative-"

"Quite the small talk! What is she!?!" Ani yells. 

"She's a reincarnation, they all are," I answer. 

"... Jamie too?" She asks. 

"Hideki as well," I continue. 

"So they aren't collaterals, they've actually been involved in this ever since they were born?" 

"Yeah-"

"WHAT THE F*CK!?!?! SO YOU KNEW JAMIE WOULD BE A PART OF THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING!?!?!" 

"No, I didn't sense that they were reincarnations until they walked into my classroom. I was only ever able to predict your future," I explain. 

"So now what? Stacia's supposed to just live the rest of her life staring at the ground?!" 

"Of course not. She'll have to stay inside," I answer. 

"WHA-"

"I was only joking. As long as those three are always with each other, they'll be able to live as normal humans. They all have the power to heal each other," I explain. 

"Your humor isn't funny."

"Of course it is," I smirk. 

"So what are they? Demons, previous Seven Deadly Sins members?" 

"More like gods-"

"WHAT!?!" 

"Just Jamie and Stacia, Hideki is someone else..." My voice trails off, and I can feel how tense Ani is through the phone.

"And-um, who is Hideki?" She hesitantly asks. 

"My older brother..."