Leona awkwardly sat down at a table near the ice cream store's window, waiting for Jaiden to come back from the counter.She hadn't realized that she would be so nervous to be eating ice cream alone...with a boy of all people."With Jaiden of all people..." Leona muttered to herself while fidgeting with her fingers."Hey, mint chocolate, right?" Jaiden said as he carried 2 mint chocolate ice creams over to their table.Leona tried her best to sit up straight and proper, but she could tell that she was properly drolling while staring at the ice cream."Thank you..." Leona whispered, slowly taking a bite."No problem. I'm surprised you actually came here with me," Jaiden said with a small chuckle at the end.Yeah I'm quite surprised at myself too...They sat in awkward silence until Jaiden finally decided to break it."Leona...are you scared of me?" He asked, staring at his ice cream."What? No I don't think afraid would be the right word...""Then what would be the right word?"Leona t
"I see you came to find me...""Yes. You told me I could find you here. I need answers!""Life doesn't just give you the easy way. What would you do if you knew everything? Wouldn't life be boring?""I don't understand why you're doing this...just who are you?! Why is it that you just so happen to be at Oak Lake during our field trip?""You'll know soon. I guarantee that when you come to me... You will be quite surprised.""Leona, wake up! We made it!" Khloe shouted as Leona slowly opened her eyes. She had her head on Khloe's lap and Khloe's blanket over her, so she couldn't help but smile a little."Thank you Khloe..." Leona said as she folded Khloe's blanket and gave it back to her."Yeah no problem! Come on, we gotta get off the bus."The girls grabbed their things and walked out of the bus only to be awaited by Jaiden, Donovan, and even Terrell."Did you guys already find a good camping spot?" Khloe asked, hitting Terrell's chest with her elbow as he tried to swing his arm around
"Terrell, where are you taking me?" Khloe asked as she finally nudged his arm away."Nowhere in particular. It's pretty late so we wouldn't even be allowed to go out that far," Terrell said with a sigh.Khloe looked at him with uncertainty before turning around to walk back towards the camp site. As soon as she made it there, her eyes wandered over to Jaiden and Leona, who were sitting off in the distance talking."What's the thing with Jaiden?" Khloe asked, turning to face Terrell."What- Ohhhh you mean him and Leona...uhh I don't know," Terrell shrugged."You don't think it's weird? I mean, why is he suddenly this super nice guy? Wait...was he only being nice to me so that he could get to Leona?"Terrell shook his head as he looked off in the distance at his friend."Jaiden's always been a big softie, he's only mean to me."Khloe scoffed. "You make that sound like an accomplishment.""It is! That means I'm super special," Terrell said with a goofy smile. He slowly looked down and Kh
"Woah..."Harley's eyes lit up with amazement as the blob of water floating in Leona's hands slowly morphed into a small bird as Leona let it go."You sure you're not scared? I was worried you would think I'm weird." Leona said nervously, but Harley quickly shook her head."Leona that's...that's amazing! How is this even possible!? Does this mean you're fated to be some sort of superhero?"Leona giggled as she looked off into the distance from where they sat, on the grass in the school's field."I doubt it. I have no idea where these powers came from or even how long I've had them. So you gotta keep this a secret, okay?"Harley nodded, smiling widely at her friend and begging her to show her more tricks.You promised."It was her!"Leona could feel a faint voice scream in the distance amongst the sounds of police cars and ambulances. She looked over to where her friend was, Harley's eyes filled with envy and rage as they pierced through Leona.Why?Leona could feel the tears rolling d
Jaiden sighed as he slouched in his chair, waiting for the morning sun to rise up in the distance.It was already the third day on this trip and he had no idea how he was going to spend 2 more days here.The skies began to form a pale blue color, signaling that the sun was coming up soon. Jaiden continued to stare at the beautiful scenery before someone tapped him on the shoulder.He turned around and could feel a smile tugging at his lips as Leona bashfully waved."You're awake early too?" He asked, pulling up another chair for her to sit down."Yeah... and things between Khloe and I aren't exactly resolved yet, so I figured I'd come get some fresh air," Leona said with a faint smile.Jaiden nodded and the 2 silently stared off into the distance.For some reason, Jaiden began to get a little nervous.For the first time, he didn't know how to react, or even why this feeling seemed to only be towards Leona.Is it because she's pretty and cute? But there's a bunch of pretty girls, so wh
Leona woke up in a car and started panicking as she looked at her surroundings.She started to calm down as she recognized Khloe's mom driving in the front seat and slowly sat up in the chair, catching Khloe's attention."Hey," Khloe said awkwardly as she faced Leona. "Your mom said she couldn't pick you up so she asked us to drop you."Leona slowly nodded and looked down to see a small paper bag on her lap, as well as the blanket she covered her and Jaiden with on the bus."Oh, right. Jaiden said that's for you. Open it!" Khloe's eyes glistened with excitement as she looked at Leona and the bag.Leona still hadn't said anything, but she opened the bag and saw a small music box. In the middle was a little mermaid which would probably start spinning around once Leona started the music.Suddenly, it came back to her."This... music box. It was in that small souvenir store. I remember seeing it from the window." Leona mumbled to herself, a smile creeping on her face.Did Jaiden notice me
"Who picked it up?" Leona asked herself as she stood at her locker. "And in the midst of all that chaos?""Leona!" Khloe shouted from down the hall, noticing that Leona was focused on the music box."Leona? What's wrong?" Khloe asked, when all of a sudden, Leona took Khloe by the hand and led her all the way to the rooftop."Khloe, since you already know my secret... I want to be fully transparent with you." Leona said as soon as they arrived.Khloe looked confused but she nodded either way."Y-yeah sure, what's up?"The two girls sat in silence for a moment until Leona finally popped out the question."Khloe... are you scared of me?"Khloe looked up with guilt on her face. "A little bit.""O-Oh, I get it, it's fine." Leona said, feeling a little hurt by Khloe's words."Let me rephrase that- I'm scared of your powers, but I don't think it would be in your nature to cause a flood on purpose... or at all to be honest," Khloe said, taking Leona's hand and placing it in hers."Not." Leona
She sat within the empty room, hoping for him to show up. She styled her hair in cute pigtails, put on a little makeup, and even wore her good uniform today.I may not have put enough concealer... I can still kinda see my freckles, she thought as she inspected herself through a small mirror."Tara used this method, and now she gets to go to prom with the one and only Jaiden! So maybe," she muttered, her face beginning to look a little red.Suddenly, the door started to open and she quickly shot up from her seat, only to get disappointed by seeing Jaiden's face."Oh, hey! You're that girl that Terry's been talking to... Khloe, right?" He asked with his charming smile as he looked through his bookbag for something."Uh, yeah that's me," she said nervously. Jaiden chuckled as he found what he was looking for and waved goodbye as he left the classroom.To Khloe's surprise, he came back into the room and looked at her with a big, yet somewhat concerned grin."And, good luck with him!""Rig
As Matthew lay there in the silent hut, the caretaker ambled about, digging through loads of ingredients. June sat there, staring at Matthew. The hut was warm and was bathed in light; the light was so strong it managed to travel straight through the walls of the med hut, flooding it to the brim. June started to feel a little tired as she let put a yawn. She slowly settled herself down to her side next to Matthew. She felt a little awkward though.As haven't been mentioned, Matthew had to be bandaged, so his shirt and jacket had to be removed, and now the lower half of his upper body was bandaged, but June didn't care, she simply lay there. As she waited patiently for herself to fall asleep, she stared at Matthew, hoping to see those dazzling eyes she had been hoping to see. Turning to her back, June was now staring at the blank ceiling. There were just so many thoughts in her head, like how Suka was doing, whether Atlantis would be protected, if they would even win. Just as she was ab
As the sails drew nearer and nearer towards the shore of Satilant Island, Matthew raced past the trees as June followed. He ran back to the tree with the carved symbols."This could be leading us to Atlantis. Look! There's another tree with the symbol," Matthew said as he followed. There was a trail of trees with the symbols carved on them, leading the two all the way to the other side of the island. They stopped by a tree, which was the last one with the symbol; beyond that was just a huge stone wall."What now?" June asked."There should be a gap somewhere where we could put the tooth." Matthew said as he dragged his hand across the wall, trying to feel a gap. Suddenly he felt an edge. He looked at where his hand was at. There was a gap, shaped of a tooth."June! Look! This is it!" Matthew gasped excitedly. In a hurry, he pushed the tooth into the gap. Nothing. He pressed against the tooth. It seemed like a button, for a huge hole appeared beneath the two; and the next moment they w
As the villagers packed the entire village with meat and vegetables everywhere, Matthew and June sat in Suka's house, questioning him.“...then how did you get that?” Matthew pointed at the tooth-like souvenir with the symbol of water."This, Matthew."Suka placed the necklace in Matthew's hand."Is the only key to open what covers Atlantis. It's a secret door, no one knows about it except me and my tribe. The door will lead to a very secret part of the island which is highly protected. Look for the missing hole which will fit this key perfectly."Matthew stared at the tooth with great interest. He looked up," Wait- you're saying I can keep it?"Suka nodded."I need a break from being the guardian of this secret location, might as well step down and pass it on."June gasped with excitement as she hugged Matthew's left arm tightly. He looked at her and smiled; he looked back at Suka."Thank you," he said warmly yet gratefully. Suka nodded.Outside the hut, Matthew and June joined the f
Matthew, Alexander and June set a campfire by the shores, but they made sure it wasn't too near to the water. They thought that if they rested near water, they'll somehow end up in the next level of finding Atlantis.The waves gently brushed against the sand. June lay peacefully sleeping on a huge leaf. Matthew lay beside her, whereas Alexander would rather sleep on his own than sleep on the same leaf with gits.Matthew still lay wide awake, resting his head on his hands, staring into the starry sky. All he could do was just lay there and do nothing until he falls asleep. June tossed to the other direction facing him. Matthew knew that she was probably still awake."June? " he whispered. June opened her eyes and looked at Matthew, dazed."Is anything wrong?" June asked."No," Matthew sighed, "I was just wonder if you were awake.""Yeah I'm awake." June said as she sat up; Matthew sat up too."I was wondering, well—if you'd like to take a stroll around the island since we have nothing
Matthew tried really hard to ignore the cursing from Alexander as he made his way through the bushes."Okay," he turned to Alexander who abruptly stopped his muttering. Matthew continued, "make sure you act normal. Try to blend in with the others- okay?""Yeah yeah alright whatever let's just get this done and over with." Alexander said grumpily and continued his muttering as he stepped into the clearing.Matthew and Alexander were wearing animal skins as disguise and blend in. Matthew decided he should look for June, so he disguised himself as much as he can. Now he looked completely unrecognisable as his face was entirely covered in some stuff he had puffed onto his face and his head was covered buy a round band of leaves and he was covered in bear skin. He drew fake scars on his arms and one long one across his right eye. He practiced changing his voice so the leader wouldn't recognise him by voice. He also went to a river nearby to change his hairstyle. When Matthew returned to th
Opening his eyes, Alexander found himself in a little hut. The roof was built out of straw and the door in front of him was made out of bamboo. He curiously sat up and shook his head till he got back to Earth."Where on Earth am I?" he asked himself grumpily. Just then a door opened and a figure walked in. A man dressed in thick animal-skin clothing was in sight."Who are you and why did you bring me here?" Alexander demanded. The man stepped closer and closer to him. Alexander gulped, doubting his chance of living...Cutting through the bushes, Matthew and June went all over the place looking for Alexander."Alexander? Alexander! Alexander, where are you?"' Alexander! Come on, if you're hiding this isn't funny! '"Alexander!- June where is he?""I don't know." June said, looking as though she was tempted to give up."It's almost nightfall. We'll have to work a little faster." Matthew said, looking at the sea which was now a shade of orange. They continued searching: looking behind t
Opening his eyes, Matthew found himself covered in sand. He sat bolt up, spitting out sand from his mouth. Dazed, he looked around. There was no sign of June, Alexander, or any of the men."June! Alexander?! Anyone!" he yelled. The only reply was the soft wind as the waves pushed themselves off the shore back into the ocean repeatedly. Matthew squinted at those waves, he noticed a slight movement. Heart thumping fast with hope, he stumbled clumsily to his feet and ran towards where he saw the movement."June!" he breathed as he turned June around, who was laying on her stomach. Staring at her silent face, Matthew thought of doing CPR, but his worried thoughts made him feel too weird to even rest his hands on her chest. With his hopes going higher and higher, Matthew pressed an ear against June's chest. Nothing.She isn't breathing, what now? Matthew thought urgently. Having no choice, he pressed his hands on top of each other, his fingers dug in between the fingers of the hand below a
Hearing the soft, long groaning of boredom and exhaustion from June, Matthew gulped as he peered into the horizons beyond the coastal line. He forgot how it was like to feel the breeze, brushing his hair back, the fresh smell filling the air as he took a deep breath. The next moment he found himself miles away from the equal rows of piers, all he saw now was water; high above water.The ship moved at a moderate speed as he ambled over to the other side of the ship to settle down next to June, who was resting her head on her hand, frowning into the distance."You forgot what it's like," Matthew began. June didn't answer. He continued, "I also forgot what it's like to be out here. In the breeze, watching the sun peaceful set down to the horizon."Hearing the last few words June looked up, she looked from Matthew then to the sun, which was getting ready to make its way down to the horizon as Matthew had said."Being out in the seas is way more fun than to hang around in the city." Matthe
Tossing her phone onto the bed, a young girl of 20 years ambled out of her room and plopped on to the sofa in the living room. It was really peaceful for her- almost- for her peace was rudely disturbed by a voice that called out shrilly, "June! Where's my pen?"A six year- old stomped like an elephant into the living room and glared at her sister."What is it now?" June groaned as she turned to her sister, her ponytail swayed to a side wildly as she turned to her sister, Jacie.June Calloway looked extremely beautiful with brown eyes which matched her dark brown hair, every boy would've fallen for her at the first glance. Her sister, Jacie Calloway, on the other hand, looked as though she could fight a whole pack of lions single-handedly, but most of the time, she seemed pretty helpful and encouraging."My pen!" she demanded."I don't know, okay? I didn't take it!" June snapped, "Besides, that pen looks really bizarre! Is it even a plane or a dinosaur?""No it's not! It was given by t