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Chapter 2: An Encounter with the Enemy

Iris laid in her bed, cheeks stained with tears. She was gone forever. Her best friend in the whole world was gone from her life in one second. Iris lazily glanced at her alarm clock, which read noon. She debated with herself whether to get up or stay in bed for the day.

“Iris,” her mother called from the doorway. She sat up and looked at her mother. “Here,” her mother spoke gently. She walked over to her daughter holding a tray, which held a glass of orange juice and a bowl of Iris’ favourite human dish: macaroni and cheese. “If you’re not hungry, I understand but at least make an effort to eat.” her mother left the room, closing the door quietly behind her.

Iris gazed at the food sitting on the night sand in a trance-like state. “Iris…” a voice whispered through the room. Startled, she sat up quickly and looked around. “Iris…” it whispered again. She began to panic. The voice sounded so familiar but she couldn’t place it.

“Who-who’s there?” She asked hesitantly. A silent, gentle laughter was heard but still no reply. “Quinton! If it’s you I swear I’ll kick your ass!” There was no reply, only the whispering laughter. Before Iris could even react, a tiny ball of white light appeared and began to glow from the centre of her room. She felt frozen in her position on her bed.  What the fuck? She wondered, her eyes wide in awe as the ball of light grew and began to take on the form of an angel-like creature.

As the light dimmed down, the figure was revealed. “J- Juno?” Iris was in complete and total shock. She couldn’t even begin to form words. Juno smiled at her dear friend sincerely. “H-how? You…you’re dead!” Iris exclaimed and felt even more confused.

“Yes, I am dead. Did you not see me get shot two nights ago?” She asked in her old sarcastic manner. Iris smiled and readied herself to embrace her friend. She stood up and leapt towards Juno. Much to her dismay, she passed right through Juno and tumbled to the ground. “Okay, do you not get it? I am dead which means I’m no longer living. This is my soul, not my body.” Iris weakly stood up.

“I’m sorry…it’s just that I miss you so much Juno…I feel like a piece of my heart and soul has been stripped away from me.” Juno could relate. No longer being earth bound had it’s drawbacks. Who knew how long she would have to wait to reunite with her friends and family from her previous life.

“I miss you too Iris. You were, are my best friend in the entire universe.” The two friends were tempted to hug each other but it would be pointless. Iris would just pass through Juno like she did before. Juno clenched a fist and held it out towards Iris. She opened her hand to reveal a small, glowing golden sphere attached to a golden chain. “Here, I want you to have this.” Iris picked up the necklace gingerly and examined it. “This way I’ll always be with you no matter what.” Iris looked back at her friend and watched her soul become a small ball of light, which absorbed itself into the golden sphere. Iris gasped at the sight. Once the golden sphere stopped glowing she put on the necklace.

“Thank you Juno…thank you…” Iris whispered as she wiped away a tear from her cheek.

Iris didn’t return to school for the entire week. She had spent the past week in the forest at the Angalikan colony. Her mother and father did not object to it at all. They knew it would be best for her. It would give Iris time to regroup and prepare herself to renter the human society. Both of her parents knew if she did attend school, the slightest argument could cause her to over react and possible sprout her wings.

Iris’ mother had witnessed something like that before. Her elder sister’s friend was killed by a human before her eyes. She returned to school shortly after the event.  She tried to be herself but was failing miserably. She revealed her true colours while arguing with a fellow classmate. Nobody knew what caused it to happen. An Angelikan's wings can only sprout when they are willed to do so. Her sister never returned to school and nor did she.

Two weeks after Juno’s death Iris felt she was ready to return to the human society. She still wore her mourning colours in her outfit. Black bellbottom jeans with a red halter top seemed fitting for her mood that day. She put little effort into her hair and threw it back in a messy bun.

Throughout all of her classes she seemed somewhat distant. As she stared out the window in the classroom absentmindedly, her fingers played with the golden orb pendent around her neck. Only the sound of the bell broke her out of her trance. She picked up her shoulder strap backpack and headed out of the classroom to her locker. She dropped off her books and made her way to the cafeteria where she met up with her friends Melody, Amy, Alex, Jody and Rachael. They sat at their usual spot in the cafeteria near the back corner. None of them knew what to say to Iris.

“Are you okay?” Melody asked hesitantly. Iris looked up at her friend and forced a smile as she began to play her pendent again.

“Ya, I’ll be okay. At least Ju-” Iris paused immediately. “At least Joanna didn’t suffer too much which I guess makes me feel better.” That was close. I know if I had of said her real name they would be asking all sorts of questions. Iris sighed quietly and took out her lunch. Melody then put a reassuring hand on Iris’ shoulder and smiled cheerfully at her. Thank the gods for Melody, Iris thought as she returned the smile.

“Hey, has anyone seen Eva?” Alex, Iris’ Spanish friend, asked as he looked around the cafeteria. Rachael opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Melody.

“Well, speak of the devil!” she exclaimed as Eva sat down at the table. Eva glared at Melody and laughed sarcastically.

“Hey! Isabel! You’re back!” Eva jumped up and hugged her friend tightly.

“Ya…it’s good to see you too Eva but…you’re chocking me.” Eva immediately broke the hug.

“So Jody, how’s your brother recovering?” Eva asked as she opened her bag and took out her lunch.

“Recovering? What happened?” Iris asked somewhat interested and somewhat concerned.

“Oh he got hurt by one of those demons about two weeks ago in the forest while him and his friends were hunting.” Iris found herself completely speechless. “He actually killed one I think.” Iris’ jaw dropped. Were her ears deceiving her? The man who murdered her friend was Jody’s older brother. No wonder he looked familiar…

“Hey Isabel, is something wrong?” Melody asked concerned. Iris looked at her friend and shook her head no, even though there was something very wrong. “Oh, okay it’s just that it almost looked like you went pale.” Iris swallowed hard.

“I swear though if he had of gotten seriously hurt by that demon, I’d be ready kill it right now.” Iris’ eyes widened.

“You can’t be serious Jody!” she shouted in disbelief.

“You better believe it.” Jody stood firm by her words.

Iris clenched her hands into fists and didn’t think too much about what she was about to say, “I think he should have died for what he did!  He killed an innocent being!” Her friends all looked at her alarmed.

“Isabel, are you okay? Those things are demons. They deserve to die-” Rachael was once again cut off.

“What did they ever do to you?” Iris barked at them.

“They destroyed to most advanced civilization ever known to exist.” She rolled her eyes at Eva’s comment.

Iris tried her best to control her temper. She didn’t want to suffer the same fate as her aunt Athene. “Maybe they had a good reason to destroy Atlantis!”

“Alright, how about we drop the subject.” Alex suggested as he tried to play the peacemaker. There was a long silence in the air between Iris and her friends.

“So, who’s dressing up for cultural day this Friday?” Amy asked breaking the dreadful silence.

“I might.” Eva replied quietly.

“Ya, me too.” came Alex’s reply.

“I might.” Iris said to everyone’s shock. For the pass three years she had refused to take part in the yearly event while her friends all dressed up for it. None of them knew why exactly. Some came to the conclusion that she didn’t know her culture. Either that or she was just too embarrassed to dress up like the rest of them.

“Are you serious?” Melody asked in complete shock. Iris looked at her and nodded with a smile. “Oh this is great! So what’s your background?” she was eager to know.

“Well, you’ll just have to wait until Friday.”

As Iris walked home from her bus stop she was still thinking about her conversation at lunch with her friends. I can’t believe what I said! I’m going to dress up for cultural day! Now they’re all expecting me to but I don’t want to and I know Quinton won’t let me. He’d kill me! Man…what am I to do?

Iris walked up down the hallway to her room sluggishly and collapsed onto the bed. She rested for a good half hour. That’s when she heard her brother’s voice and one of his friends talking. Lazily she stood up and headed to the living room to see who was with her brother. Iris could have fainted at the sight. It was Matthew, Jody’s older brother.

Matthew looked at Iris with a deathly glare. Her face looked much like the demon he was attacked by on that Friday night two weeks ago. Iris avoided eye contact immediately. “Hey Quinn, Matthew.” she forced herself to smile cheerfully. “Oh Matthew, what happened to your leg?” Iris asked as she looked at the cast around the foot and calf on his right leg.

Matthew glared at her in a knowing way. “I was attacked by a demon two weeks.” he could tell she was playing innocent.

“Demon? I didn’t know demons existed.” Matthew glared at her hard.

“You know those angels of death, the Angelikans.” Iris bit her lip to stop herself from yelling at him. She hated when her kind were referred to as angels of death.

“Well, I hope your leg heals soon.” With that said she left the room and went back to her bedroom. She laid back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. He knows…I can feel it …

A/N: I hope you peeps enjoyed this chapter. Please review because I really would like to know what you guys think so I can make my story more enjoyable.

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Chapter 2: An Encounter with the Enemy

Iris laid in her bed, cheeks stained with tears. She was gone forever. Her best friend in the whole world was gone from her life in one second. Iris lazily glanced at her alarm clock, which read noon. She debated with herself whether to get up or stay in bed for the day.

“Iris,” her mother called from the doorway. She sat up and looked at her mother. “Here,” her mother spoke gently. She walked over to her daughter holding a tray, which held a glass of orange juice and a bowl of Iris’ favourite human dish: macaroni and cheese. “If you’re not hungry, I understand but at least make an effort to eat.” her mother left the room, closing the door quietly behind her.

Iris gazed at the food sitting on the night sand in a trance-like state. “Iris…” a voice whispered through the room. Startled, she sat up quickly and looked around. “Iris…” it whispered again. She began to panic. The voice sounded so familiar but she couldn’t place it.

“Who-who’s there?” She asked hesitantly. A silent, gentle laughter was heard but still no reply. “Quinton! If it’s you I swear I’ll kick your ass!” There was no reply, only the whispering laughter. Before Iris could even react, a tiny ball of white light appeared and began to glow from the centre of her room. She felt frozen in her position on her bed.  What the fuck? She wondered, her eyes wide in awe as the ball of light grew and began to take on the form of an angel-like creature.

As the light dimmed down, the figure was revealed. “J- Juno?” Iris was in complete and total shock. She couldn’t even begin to form words. Juno smiled at her dear friend sincerely. “H-how? You…you’re dead!” Iris exclaimed and felt even more confused.

“Yes, I am dead. Did you not see me get shot two nights ago?” She asked in her old sarcastic manner. Iris smiled and readied herself to embrace her friend. She stood up and leapt towards Juno. Much to her dismay, she passed right through Juno and tumbled to the ground. “Okay, do you not get it? I am dead which means I’m no longer living. This is my soul, not my body.” Iris weakly stood up.

“I’m sorry…it’s just that I miss you so much Juno…I feel like a piece of my heart and soul has been stripped away from me.” Juno could relate. No longer being earth bound had it’s drawbacks. Who knew how long she would have to wait to reunite with her friends and family from her previous life.

“I miss you too Iris. You were, are my best friend in the entire universe.” The two friends were tempted to hug each other but it would be pointless. Iris would just pass through Juno like she did before. Juno clenched a fist and held it out towards Iris. She opened her hand to reveal a small, glowing golden sphere attached to a golden chain. “Here, I want you to have this.” Iris picked up the necklace gingerly and examined it. “This way I’ll always be with you no matter what.” Iris looked back at her friend and watched her soul become a small ball of light, which absorbed itself into the golden sphere. Iris gasped at the sight. Once the golden sphere stopped glowing she put on the necklace.

“Thank you Juno…thank you…” Iris whispered as she wiped away a tear from her cheek.

Iris didn’t return to school for the entire week. She had spent the past week in the forest at the Angalikan colony. Her mother and father did not object to it at all. They knew it would be best for her. It would give Iris time to regroup and prepare herself to renter the human society. Both of her parents knew if she did attend school, the slightest argument could cause her to over react and possible sprout her wings.

Iris’ mother had witnessed something like that before. Her elder sister’s friend was killed by a human before her eyes. She returned to school shortly after the event.  She tried to be herself but was failing miserably. She revealed her true colours while arguing with a fellow classmate. Nobody knew what caused it to happen. An Angelikan's wings can only sprout when they are willed to do so. Her sister never returned to school and nor did she.

Two weeks after Juno’s death Iris felt she was ready to return to the human society. She still wore her mourning colours in her outfit. Black bellbottom jeans with a red halter top seemed fitting for her mood that day. She put little effort into her hair and threw it back in a messy bun.

Throughout all of her classes she seemed somewhat distant. As she stared out the window in the classroom absentmindedly, her fingers played with the golden orb pendent around her neck. Only the sound of the bell broke her out of her trance. She picked up her shoulder strap backpack and headed out of the classroom to her locker. She dropped off her books and made her way to the cafeteria where she met up with her friends Melody, Amy, Alex, Jody and Rachael. They sat at their usual spot in the cafeteria near the back corner. None of them knew what to say to Iris.

“Are you okay?” Melody asked hesitantly. Iris looked up at her friend and forced a smile as she began to play her pendent again.

“Ya, I’ll be okay. At least Ju-” Iris paused immediately. “At least Joanna didn’t suffer too much which I guess makes me feel better.” That was close. I know if I had of said her real name they would be asking all sorts of questions. Iris sighed quietly and took out her lunch. Melody then put a reassuring hand on Iris’ shoulder and smiled cheerfully at her. Thank the gods for Melody, Iris thought as she returned the smile.

“Hey, has anyone seen Eva?” Alex, Iris’ Spanish friend, asked as he looked around the cafeteria. Rachael opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Melody.

“Well, speak of the devil!” she exclaimed as Eva sat down at the table. Eva glared at Melody and laughed sarcastically.

“Hey! Isabel! You’re back!” Eva jumped up and hugged her friend tightly.

“Ya…it’s good to see you too Eva but…you’re chocking me.” Eva immediately broke the hug.

“So Jody, how’s your brother recovering?” Eva asked as she opened her bag and took out her lunch.

“Recovering? What happened?” Iris asked somewhat interested and somewhat concerned.

“Oh he got hurt by one of those demons about two weeks ago in the forest while him and his friends were hunting.” Iris found herself completely speechless. “He actually killed one I think.” Iris’ jaw dropped. Were her ears deceiving her? The man who murdered her friend was Jody’s older brother. No wonder he looked familiar…

“Hey Isabel, is something wrong?” Melody asked concerned. Iris looked at her friend and shook her head no, even though there was something very wrong. “Oh, okay it’s just that it almost looked like you went pale.” Iris swallowed hard.

“I swear though if he had of gotten seriously hurt by that demon, I’d be ready kill it right now.” Iris’ eyes widened.

“You can’t be serious Jody!” she shouted in disbelief.

“You better believe it.” Jody stood firm by her words.

Iris clenched her hands into fists and didn’t think too much about what she was about to say, “I think he should have died for what he did!  He killed an innocent being!” Her friends all looked at her alarmed.

“Isabel, are you okay? Those things are demons. They deserve to die-” Rachael was once again cut off.

“What did they ever do to you?” Iris barked at them.

“They destroyed to most advanced civilization ever known to exist.” She rolled her eyes at Eva’s comment.

Iris tried her best to control her temper. She didn’t want to suffer the same fate as her aunt Athene. “Maybe they had a good reason to destroy Atlantis!”

“Alright, how about we drop the subject.” Alex suggested as he tried to play the peacemaker. There was a long silence in the air between Iris and her friends.

“So, who’s dressing up for cultural day this Friday?” Amy asked breaking the dreadful silence.

“I might.” Eva replied quietly.

“Ya, me too.” came Alex’s reply.

“I might.” Iris said to everyone’s shock. For the pass three years she had refused to take part in the yearly event while her friends all dressed up for it. None of them knew why exactly. Some came to the conclusion that she didn’t know her culture. Either that or she was just too embarrassed to dress up like the rest of them.

“Are you serious?” Melody asked in complete shock. Iris looked at her and nodded with a smile. “Oh this is great! So what’s your background?” she was eager to know.

“Well, you’ll just have to wait until Friday.”

As Iris walked home from her bus stop she was still thinking about her conversation at lunch with her friends. I can’t believe what I said! I’m going to dress up for cultural day! Now they’re all expecting me to but I don’t want to and I know Quinton won’t let me. He’d kill me! Man…what am I to do?

Iris walked up down the hallway to her room sluggishly and collapsed onto the bed. She rested for a good half hour. That’s when she heard her brother’s voice and one of his friends talking. Lazily she stood up and headed to the living room to see who was with her brother. Iris could have fainted at the sight. It was Matthew, Jody’s older brother.

Matthew looked at Iris with a deathly glare. Her face looked much like the demon he was attacked by on that Friday night two weeks ago. Iris avoided eye contact immediately. “Hey Quinn, Matthew.” she forced herself to smile cheerfully. “Oh Matthew, what happened to your leg?” Iris asked as she looked at the cast around the foot and calf on his right leg.

Matthew glared at her in a knowing way. “I was attacked by a demon two weeks.” he could tell she was playing innocent.

“Demon? I didn’t know demons existed.” Matthew glared at her hard.

“You know those angels of death, the Angelikans.” Iris bit her lip to stop herself from yelling at him. She hated when her kind were referred to as angels of death.

“Well, I hope your leg heals soon.” With that said she left the room and went back to her bedroom. She laid back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. He knows…I can feel it …

A/N: I hope you peeps enjoyed this chapter. Please review because I really would like to know what you guys think so I can make my story more enjoyable.