The Years After

Chapter 21

     I fled to somewhere where I could be alone, the Forbidden Ground. I felt like in this place, everything was perfect, the air, the colors, the water, the view, the everything. I also felt like my mother was here, with me. I would talk into the air, and it would touch my face softly, just like my mother used to do. I wanted to live here, away from every thing that harms me. Laying down on the strongly scented field of colorful flowers, I forgot about everything, I only felt peace. The chirping of the birds, the warm, crisp sun, the scents, the air, the colors in unison spelled the word peace. That's when I heard something scuffling the tree branches of the far forest. I layed low and alert, an army of military vehicles. They were not leader vehicles, they were like them, but they didn't have the Seal of the Leader. Fifteen minutes later, five military helicopters buzzed by, not the leaders either, they headed towards the Warehouse.
    "Where the heck are they going?" I asked to myself.
    "Mark ordered them for the rebellion." Someone answered.
   "Oh shi..." I got ready to go karate "...Hunter! You scared me!" I let out a big breath of relief.
    "What are you doing out here?" Hunter asked.
    "I came to relax, I have had a dark day." I answered.
    "Well I went to the Palace, one of your servants told me you "ran" away, and I asked my sister if she knew where you could be and she told me you were in the Forbids." Hunter said.
    "Well, what do you need?" I asked
    "Meeting in the warehouse, your cousin sent you a text but you didn't answer." Hunter said.
    "I turned my phone off, sorry, I didn't think the world was going to end" I joked

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I noticed the millitary vehicles go around the city, not into the city, I guess they're trying not to cause panic. I walked with Hunter towards Downtown, we walked mostly in silence, one remark here and there, but then he started flooding me with questions.

        "So I heard you were dating my sister, is that true?" Hunter asked a bit dry.

        "Uh, yes, I am her boyfriend." I answered

        "Oh, well let me tell you," I expected the "don't hurt my sister or I will chop your throat" lecture, but instead he said, "I really want to make my sister happy, I want her to have fun, she has been living for 5 years taking care of me and Matt," he stopped and looked away, "since the death of our parents, she has lived in tears and suffering and even more suffering when Matt got taken away."  he stood teary eyed.

        "Don't worry bro, I lost my mom when I was 5 and my father really didn't pay attention to me and my grand-father, the one that actually cared a bit more died when I turned 10 and I have been lonely ever since. I feel your pain" I tried to comfort him, and that's when he dropped on the grass and broke down, tears welling in his eyes and then dropping onto the dirt.

        "I remember when she used to bring us here, she would say that this was the beauty that workers aren't allowed to enjoy, she said that beauty brings lust and that lust leads to desire, desire for more, she said that beauty is what the Leader is afraid of, he doesn't want beauty ruining his plans for destruction." Hunter cried and tried to say at the same time,

        "Destruction, what do you mean?" I asked

        "He doesn't want supernaturals because we are more probable to rebel, we are curious by nature, if we see what true beauty is, we will want more, that's why he keeps us working all the time and that's why we aren't allowed to talk to tourists, because they know more, they will open our minds and we will realize what we capable of, we will see the beauty. There are more reasons, but if I take the time to tell you, I will grow old" Hunter chuckled.

        I stood wide eyed, and completely in shock, so it was not all because of our power, he just doesn't want to lose us, he is only trying to scare us, the Leader won't do anything because if he does he looses 80% of his agral work force, oh I should have guessed it before, he does it for the money. I went back to earth, " so we aren't really in trouble?" I asked doubtfully.

        "We never were, the Leader's just trying to save his money." Hunter answered, "but after all, he treats us like crap, and he deserves to be overthrown." 

        "Oh, I agree." I answered Hunter with an evil expression, and we walked towards the city, since my hoverboard ran out of battery.

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        We were inside Downtown when I finally asked Hunter, "Why did you trust me with all your information, you even cried in front of me, I thought you never cried."

        "Well it has been a long ass time since I actually talked to someone about what I have been keeping inside, and I trust you, because you're different." Hunter explained. 

        "Different? What do you mean?" I asked confused.

        "You, you are not just a boy, an ordinary boy, you may be serious, but I can see determination and the flame inside you. I know you're different. You have authority, and if you one day get a team, they will follow you, you were born a Leader not a Follower." Hunter explained, and I just stood there dumbfounded and stupid faced.

        "Oh, well that gave me self-confidence," we both laughed.

        "Come on walk faster, meeting is scheduled in fifteen minutes." Hunter said, and I walked in silence admiring the silver skyscrapers, the smell of bakeries, the sound of the crowd of people, all elegantly and fashionably dressed, this is the beauty. Then it hit me, why did Hunter look for me, why not one of my cousins, or Nicole herself, they all know where I go to, but it was Hunter, why? Was he looking to talk to me? Did he want me to know? Why did he trust me? Was he looking for a chance to talk to me? I looked at him, he was looking straight ahead, it hit me again, he didn't say it directly, but I think he was trying to say, if anything happens to me, you will take my place and win this war, because I chose you, you were born a Leader and you will be one. If I die, win for me and for all the ones that will and have died, I chose you to do it. I thought, and I felt like I was completely mind-blown.