The blankets on my bed where warm as I cuddled my pillows and felt the warm sun on my face.

"1....2....3...."

"AHH" I yell as I as I felt four hands grab all the blankets from off my bed, throw they to the side and push me off my mattress onto the floor.

"Pfffff HAHA" Elyse and Ava start laughing as I pop my head up from the side of the bed and give them a look that makes them stop laughing.

"Who's idea?" I ask looking at the two girls.

"What" they booth say nervously.

"Who's idea was it?" I ask again.

They both go silent. Eyes wide but then elyse looks me right in the eye. She glances at me and then ava and I get what she's saying.

"Ava... Your gonna get it" I say as I jump over the bed, laughing, and chase Ava out of my room and down stairs where I tickle her nonstop.

"Ira! Stop!" She says laughing, crunched over in a little ball with tears of laughter.

I finally stop tickling Ava and walk back to my room to clean up my bed.

***
10:00am. I have an hour till Grey will arrive to pick up Ava, Elyse, Nixon and I.

I hope Nixon and Grey get along...

I think to myself as I finish floding my pjs and look at my outfit in the mirror.

I'm wearing a long grey t-shirt that says 'Adventure' in the corner in small white cursive letters with some black leggings and my black nikes from Grey.

I grab my indigo back back and start backing it with water, snacks, extra socks, a first aid kit, and other small things.

Once I finish I go down stairs to join Ava, Elyse and Nixon in eating breakfast.

"You guys ready?" I ask the trio as I grab a bowl of fruit, some strawberry yogurt and my toast from the toaster.

"Yah this should be fun." Nixon says as he puts a journal in his black backpack beside him.

"What's the notebook for?" I ask as I spoon yougurt into my mouth.

"Oh its for school. I'm studying different flowers and butterflys for a important project" He says zipping up his bag.

"Wow. Its the summer and he's still doing projects" Ava said.

"Well your your information I'm still in school remember? Living across the world an all" he says back with a grin.

"Oh yah" ava says laughing

"Well anyway" she continues.

"I'm excited for you two to meet grey. He's hilarious!" Ava says

"Oh yes! I am as well! I think you and grey will get along great!" I say while playfully punching Nixon in the arm.

"We'll see about that" Nixon says.

***

"BZZ" my phone said as it vibrated.

Grey:
Hey im here when your ready!

Ira:
Okay... On our way out!

I set my phone down and put my backpack on my back. I was standing at the front, double doors of my house waiting for everyone to grab their bags and come down stairs.

"Hurry up guys!" I yell up the stairs hearing the echo as it rang through the stairwell.

"Ok! Ok!" Ava says rushing down the stairs with elyse and Nixon behind her.

I open the front door and walk down to greys truck. I hop in the passenger seat by grey and then the other three get in tue back of the truck.

"Hey!" I say the grey as I put my seat belt on.

"Hey Ira!" He says turning his head to look at me.

"How are you? Its been a while." I say looking over at him...

***
We talked, laughed, sang and grey (attemped) to dance while driving all the way to the hiking trail.

Once we arrive we piled out of the truck and headed out.

We've been hiking for about 20 minutes amd the trail was beautiful!

We hiked through meadows of long grass with tall wild flowers blowing in the slight breeze. We hiked up rocky hills and even crossed a few old wooden bridges. They would creak as they adjusted to our weight on top of them.

We came into another clearing of the woods. It was another meadow with grass of diffrent lengths and trees surrounding it in a circle shape.

"Whoa its like a circle!" Ava said stopping the group, spining in a circle looking at the wall of trees surrounding them.

"Yah that's so cool" Grey said to Ava. They continued their conversation as I felt something.

It felt dark. I scanned along the edge of the trees to notice one section of the trees was hidden by a shadow. Then I saw him. Or I thought I did.

Along the edge of the trees was that guy from the bon fire I went to with Grey. His pale skin was darker, hair was cut, he looked in a better state than when he was at the bon fire but had a dark ora about him. It scared me but satisfied me at the same time.

I put a gental yet forceful hand on Avas back.

"Lets keep going. I have a bad feeling about this place." I said giving her a gental push.

Its been about 5 minutes but I still couldnt shake what I saw or felt. It scared me, a lot. Yet I still wanted to know more. What if he needed help? I couldnt just leave him there if he needs help.

"Lets take a break here" grey said as we approched a lake and sat down.

"Ok well while you guys rest im going to back track. Natures calling." I said pointing back at the trail and slowly stated walking backward while Nixon, Grey, Ava and Elyse sat down and got out their food and water.

"Ok be careful" Grey said with careful eyes that looked into mine then turned to the group and started a conversation with Nixon.

***
I had back tracked to the circle of trees and saw that the dark shadow was gone.

That's weird...

I thought as I hiked over to where the figure was standing last time I was here but it was gone. I venture more into the dark trees, the sunlight becoming thinner and thinner as I walk deeper into the forest.

After a few minutes I turn to walk back the the trail when I heard a snap of a stick. I turn my head to the right a see him. He was walking next to me yrt didnt see me. I drop my body to the damp forest floor, littering my hands and knees with wet soil.

He continued walking past as I lay frozen on the forest floor. Once he is a safe distance away from me I slowly rise, never taking my eyes off the back of his head.

He walked tall and strong but dark and ghostly at the same time.

After following him for a long while he stops and i see why. A huge cliff with a thick, damp,  mossy log across connecting the two sides. The cliff is 150 feet or so down but he's not looking at the cliff but another person just like him on the other aide of the log.

She wore an all black cardigan, long t-shirt, leggings and black combat boots. Her hair was a long slick black and the bottom of her hands all the way up her fore arms where stained black with long black nails that came to a point.

I just arrived to the edge of the cliff when I stepped on a pine cone.

He whipped his head in my direction and scanned the bush I was hiding behind. Squinting his eyes in concentration.

He took one step xloser to me. I held my breath. Then stepped back to his position earlier and walked across the log to the other side.

Once he disappeared into the fog on the other side I took a deep breath and lifted my hand to my chest.

That was close... Who is he?... Who was that girl?.... Why are they out here?...

I attempt to sit back with my legs bent in front of me but forget about where I am and fall.

"AHHH!" I scream as I fall off the tall edge of the cliff and hit deep tree roots, branches, ledges and other nature as I fall.

A wrenching, incapacitate pain flung through my arm near my shoulder.

Thats it! Here we go...

I think as I release my wings and fly upward trying to disregard my throbbing arm.

I land I collapse on the ground, cradling my pulsing arm with my wings over me, cuddling me like a protective blanket from the cruel outside world.

After a few minutes of slowing my breathing and calming down I sit up and look at myself and wound.
I was covered in a blue liquid all round where my cut was.

Dang it... I forgot.... I bleed blue. Ugh!
I mentally screamed as I remembered I'm not normal. But push that though aside and continue.

My cut was a deep gash in my upper right arm near my shoulder. About 4 inches long and 1 inch wide. But not deep enough to have stiches.

Thank goodness
I think letting out a small breath.

I get up and staring walking toward my backpack I ditched a while ago so I could be more 'stealthy'.

I open up the backpack and pull out the first aid kit. Once i cleaned and wrapped the cut I put all the glowing blue blood covered supplise away and head back the the lake.

"Ira!                      Ira!
                 Ira!
     Ira!              Ira!
Ira!       Ira!"

I hear four voices panickly yelling as I meet back on the trail.

"I'm here!" I yell answering their calls while hovering a gental hand on my right arm.

"Ira!" Grey yelled as he dropped his backpack a ran towards me.

"Hey hey are you ok? What happen? Where were you? Are you ok" he had panick, fear and relief in his eyes.

"I'm fine I'm fine I just tripped and got a little lost. Thats it" I said as he held me to his chest in a hug.

"Ok Lets head back to the truck and I can take a look at-" grey started to say when

"No! No I'm fine really! Its just a small scratch. Nothing big. Im totally fine. I'm totally fine. No problem here!" I say back  urgently.

"Are you sure?" Nixon says as he takes a step forward.

"Yup! Definetly!" I say with a fake smile.

And with that we start heading back the the truck. But I'm still curious about what I saw.

1795 words!!! Thats my most so far!! YES! anyway hope you liked this chapter! I work really hard on it! Now I have to go and edit..... Yah.... Go me..... Anyway see you later! Byyyye!!