24 hour cycle // Solby AU (DC)

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"You guys are actually dorks," I laughed watching jake and Corey dance around the living room. Music sounded through the speakers around the room as Jake and Corey just jumped around waving their hands around. I was sat on one of the fluffy love sacks in the corner of the room, my phone lying next to me open.

On the sofa was Kat and Devyn also watching the duo as they jumped around their arms locked around each other. Devyn was swiping on her phone and Kats eyes never left Jake and Corey.

"What the hell is going on here?" Tara laughed stepping through the archway.

"Welcome Tara," I yelled over the music making her laugh again.

"Hi Colby!" She yelled back before running up to Jake and jumping on his back. His hands instantly moved and shot out to grip her thighs as her own arms wrapped loosely around his neck. "Hey Jakey," she gushed kissing his cheek gently. The duo soon stopped jumping around and settled on the sofa and the extra love sack now deeply infatuated in their own phones.

"Colby where did you go a few days ago?" Kat spoke making us all look at her. I raised an eyebrow at her placing my phone down next to me again, and moving to brush the stands out hair out my eyes.

"What are you on about Kat?" I quizzed the dyed hair girl.

"When the shouting was outside our house and I joined you in your room. I woke up and you weren't there but you were there in the morning. Where did you go Colby?"

"Wait was that you?" Jake spoke "I heard the door open then close again but I didn't want to check it out,"

"I just had to go for a walk guys, I felt uneasy knowing someone was lurking moments before,"

"But the guards took him," Tara spoke

"You know how I get Tara, once I know someone's around I have to make sure they are gone. Plus guys I was safe there were guards around and I would of used my powers to get away," I explained rolling my eyes crossing my arms.

"Just checking Colby, you're more at danger now since you know-," she trailed off making me sigh.

"I'm in more danger since my partner died. Yes I know guys," I scoffed sinking into the soft love sack shaking my head. "I just felt suffocated you know? Everyone here is happy, with someone, or strongest on their own. I went from the most dangerous one to the most weakest one without their partner."

"Is there any proof they died?" Devyn spoke locking her phone and looking at me with a hazel stare.

"You said their parents told mine, and they told you who told me. So I guess so, why would they be lying?"

"Do you not think it's slightly odd the news came what two days after the beam of light was spotted?" Kat added shaking her own head. "Something is off here."

"The timing was weird," Jake muttered. "It was a knock you down while you're up moment,"

"And think about it Colby all through school we never met them, they never moved with us for the trials." Tara added leaning forwards to look at me around Jake.

"What are you saying guys?" I sighed closing my eyes waiting for a response of one of them.

"We believe they aren't dead Colby. And we believe they don't know what they are meant to be light, they were sheltered from the truth for whatever reason," Katrina muttered running a hand through her blue tinted locks "And I'm telling you now, we are going to find out the truth about it all. Even if people have to get hurt,"

Hours had passed since the whole talk about light again, my heart aching as I had to relive being told the news. I was sitting in front of my window, the cool glass resting against my cheek as I looked up at the stars. A thick hoodie and joggers were covering me and a thin blanket was thrown lazily over my legs. Not a noise was sounded in the house due to everyone else being fast asleep, like they have been for hours. However I couldn't sleep.