It was the bell ringing that brought Alex back to reality. Maths had finished, and he'd only managed to write two lines in his book. He had pretty much spent the whole time staring aimlessly out the window. But of course, nobody noticed this. Nobody ever noticed Alex. Not that he was disliked. That was just it, not even the bullies seemed to bother him, he was invisible. Although that fact didn't bother Alex, that's the way he liked it. Afterall, what's the best way to get away with anything you want? ... To be invisible.

Alex hoisted himself up, grabbed his books and made his way out of the classroom. On his long walk through the endless school halls, he tried his best to stay out of everyone's way. He pushed the main doors open and stepped outside. The cold air whipped past his face, making his flinch slightly. He'd never been one to enjoy the harsh weather of Toroville, but it was better than living in one of those places where nobody ever saw the rain. It was his friends who had always been fussy about it. At this time, he had no idea where his friends were, but he didn't concern himself with that thought for too long.

Alex took a different route to everyone else, instead he travelled behind the school and took the path through the forest. This path lead him straight to the back of his house. The first time he'd changed bedrooms in his house, he couldn't get used to looking out of the window to see a dark woodland area not too far from him, but now he didn't mind so much. He could just image a troll poking his head out, accompanied by a few fairies and maybe even some elves. This was another love of his. Old myths and legends. It was practically all he could talk about when he first met Teddy and the others, although Teddy didn't seem too into it.

On his travels through the all too familiar woods, something caught his eye in an instant. "That's not there normally," Alex murmered, "I wonder what it could be". After a moment or two of thinking, he let his curiosity get the better of him and walked over to the shiny red object that was pinned to an old oak tree. As he came closer, he identified it as being an envelope. Without even thinking, he pulled the envelope off the tree and opened it eagerly. It was about time he found something interesting in this boring little town.

The letter read:

Alexander, I have been keeping a close eye on you. Do not be alarmed, I'm not any sort of stalker, but I see the power hidden away in your blood. The same goes for your three friends. Me and my people need your help. I do hope you accept, otherwise our world will be plunged into chaos.

At the bottom of the letter was a small sketch. A few names and a small map. He couldn't quite understand what this person meant. He/she didn't even leave a name of any sort. Alexander shrugged it off, then continued to walk towards his house. When he reached the end of the woodland, he had to sheild his eyes from the sunlight. It had been such a long walk through a dark place, his eyes must have got used to the dark.

When at the back door, he opened it and stepped inside. He had no expression on his face and he had hidden both hands in his pocket. Alex made no attempt to say hello to his mother, whom was watching Eastenders in the living room, as he walked upstairs. His bedroom was right at the top of the stairs. The door wide open. A low growl rumbled through Alex's chest as he muttered "Janie". Janie was his little sister and she'd always snoop around in his room whilst he was at school. He stormed through the door and saw her sat on his bed, looking at his laptop. From what he could tell, she was on his emails. "Damnit, Janie, get out!" Alex's tone was filled with hatred as he gripped onto her neck, pulled her off the bed then threw her outside the door. Before Janie could even defend herself, he slammed the door in her face.

"Now remember, you must study the sheet I handed you, or else the test tomorrow will be difficult." said Mr. Brock, the chemistry teacher. Theodora, most commonly called Teddy, could not care less about anything that came out of Mr. Brock's mouth. She had been staring at the clock the majority of the time she was in class. School was great for the socializing part of it to Teddy, but when it came to the educational part, she would rather get punched in the face then attend classes.

Ring!

The annoying, lengthy sound of the school bell irritated Teddy. She always wondered why she was always irritated by something when she was in school. Maybe the administrators could fix it up, as the school was old. Teddy believed that if a student who was strong enough punched the wall, the whole school would simply collapse onto itself.

"Ms. Carmen?" Teddy had been sitting in her chair after the bell rang, too deep in thought. Mr. Brock noticed and wanted to shoo everyone outside of his classroom. There was a rumor going around that he did nasty things when he was alone in class.

"Sorry." said Teddy, and she slung her backpack across one shoulder and grabbed her textbooks. She walked out of the class, sighing with relief that the school day was over. Almost immediately, Teddy was hit by a passing student as he rushed out of the school.

"Excuse me!" yelled Teddy. Rude much, she thought. Rolling her eyes, she walked towards the front doors of the school. She caught sight of Alexander, nicknamed Alex, opening the door and walking out. Alex was a friend of Teddy's; although she disliked him when they met, they grew close over the past few years. She exited the school and walked to her car. Teddy was one of the few students who was allowed to park in the adult section of the lot, as she had started going to school late in her early years and was now a senior at the age of nineteen. She got in, started her car, and drove home.

Teddy's mother, Marsha, opened the front door as Teddy pulled her car up in front of her house. "Welcome home, darling!" she yelled. Teddy put on a fake smile and walked towards her.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome." replied Marsha. She was the type of mother who was always bubbly and happy, which Teddy hated. She brushed past Marsha softly and passed the many clocks that were placed against the walls. Teddy glared at the time on the way to her room. Opening her bedroom door, she took out her phone and sent Alex a text message.

Hey.

Alexander was browsing the web on his laptop. His homework had been piling up at the last minute and, being his normal self, left everything to the last minute. It was a few minutes after he'd finished that his phone started to beep. He lifted it up and clicked on 'read new message'. "Hm, she must want to chat. Pfft" he mumbled.

'Hey. How's it going?' he texted back, then put his phone down and continued to search. Like usual, Alex was on a myth website, it gave him every little piece of information on any myth he could ever name. It was smart, he liked it. Then something caught his eye, an old artifact that was said to give people sub-human abilities. Did it really work? Well, he was going to find out. He clicked on the topic and read a little bit more about it.

It had peaked his curiosity. He picked up his phone, seeing Teddy had not texted back yet, then added to his text. 'How do you feel about going on an adventure?'.

Jordan other than the other students was paying attention in class, World studies to be exact. Her class was learning about the Roman Empire. She jotted down notes, asked questions, your normal behaved student. Then that one thing happened that gives all the students joy...the bell. It ring for at least 3 times before stopping, it's usual thing. Grabbing her stuff she headed out to her locker to get the list of products for her mothers salon. She shut her locker just in time to see Alex and Teddy leave A.K.A her only friends. She opened the main doors and walked to the store first before going to the salon like she promised her mom. She liked to take her time walking getting in the outdoors before she was back inside like she was suppose to. What can you say when you have a protective mother.

The automatic doors flew open as soon as she got near. She took one look around the store to find the beauty isle. "Medication, drinks, snacks, ha!" She whispered and walked over to the isle. Taking a glance at her list she had to buy 4 packs of shampoo and conditioner, combs and brushes and a flat iron. She always had to run errands for her mother. But she never bothered to complain. At least she was outside. She walked over to the line which started growing as soon as she walked in. She made sure she had her mothers credit card ready so she wouldn't take long. She likes getting done quicker so the people behind her get their stuffed checked out. Now if everyone else did the same it would be a whole lot different right now.

She was second to the register and the woman infront of her was rummaging threw her purse looking for her wallet which carried her money. She sighed and shook her head. This was excatylg what she was talking about. To her luck another cash register opened and she made her way over to it and put the stuff on the counter top. She never relized how heavy it was until she felt like her hand was going to fall off. The man worked quick and easy with no problems. She didn't even ask if she wanted a bag. Isn't it obvious she wanted a bag if she was carrying so many things. She grabbed her bags and stuffed her moms credit card in her pocket where it's safe in sound. She walked towords her mom salon already tired. And on top of that, she had to do homework and help her mom out! What a life.

"Honey do you have my credit card?" The first greeting and only greeting she would get from her mom. "Hey mom." She muttered and reached for her pocket and set the card in her wallet, the thing she cherished most. She went to the back and put things away to their rightful place. She walked back out to the front desk and turned on the computer. Better get started on her homework, OR she could just play games and chat. That one seemed like a better option. She went to her favorited game site Sport games arena and played a soccer game for most of her time. Of course she had customers and had to do her job as the front desk person until she heard her name.

"Jordan! Come take this one for awhile I have some business to attend to." And by buisness she meant argue with a I satisfied customer in public. She got up and walks Dover to the lady at the sink. She put shampoo on her hand sand started to scrub her hair watching her mom and the other lady fight. It's was always funny to watch her mom make a customer mad because the funniest thing happens "3,2,1." The lady burst out in screams and stormed out the salon her hair still laps from shampoo a employee was giving her. Everyone burst out in laughter, even her mom. Jordan rinsed the lady's her and put her under the dryer for one hour. It was either blow dy or the dryer and the blow dryer was tiring. She sat back at the front desk and pulled out her phone an texted Teddy and Alex 'Im dying here, give me something to do! S.O.S'

Hey. How's it going?

Teddy read the short message and rolled her eyes. She hated general conversation starters as she knew it would lead to a pointless chit chat. She tucked her phone into her pocket and turned the radio on. Teddy's favorite song blasted out of the speakers and she smiled to herself.

"One day!" she sang, dancing around her room like a maniac. The upbeat tune of the song dashed through the walls, and Marsha could hear them all the way from the kitchen. "Dear, turn it down!" yelled Marsha. She had quite a voice, as Teddy heard her command and immediately turned down the volume. Breathing heavily, she let herself fall back to her bed. Her phone vibrated.

How do you feel about going on an adventure?

It was from Alex. Adventure? This boy, Teddy said in her mind. Rolling her eyes as she always found herself doing when texting Alex, she texted back,

What adventure? Lol.

Another message popped up shortly after Teddy sent her message to Alex. It was from Jordan, another one of her friends.

Im dying here, give me something to do! S.O.S

Teddy texted back,

Jordan, how do you expect me to give you something to do through a phone. You silly girl. :P Btw, Alex's blabbering about some adventure. You know what he's talking about?

Jordan sighed as she waited for a reply. She went over to the lady under the dryer and put a comb through her hair. It was still damp but dry so it was easy to comb and it did t hurt the customer which was good so she could get pains more. Not like she could keep the money. She started to divide the ladies -who like to be addressed as 'Ms. Johnson'- hair in sections so she could flat iron it. This part scared all her customers. They always asked, 'Do you know what yor doing?' Or 'Little girls shouldn't be using hot things in people.' Jordan tends to ingnore them because when she was finished with them they looked 10x better than they did when they first walked in. Right on cue the Ms.Johnson asked "Sweetie let the adults do this not little kids." This was the most hurtful thing yet. Not only did she call her sweetie but she called her a kid. She took a breath and heated the flat iron and got started.

Jordan didn't now how long it's been since she ironed Ms.Johnson's hair because when she picked up her phone she had a text sent 10 minutes ago. That would deffinently piss of Teddy for sure. She read the text and almost did a dance of happiness. Alex was talking about a adventure thy coukd go on. Oh how this made Jordna so happy she could be outside for a LONG period of time. She quicky sent a text back not wasting another second.

'No but it sounds like a plan to me!You know how adventurous I can be.'

Jordan pushed send and smiled. She liked up at the clock smiled wider. It was time for her to leave. She started counting her tips she got the. Out if the blue her mom came and snatched it up. "Thank you honey, you did a good job." Funny thing because she didn't even look at her when she was talking to her. Jordan grabbed her phone Nd headed back home. Itbwas the middle of the afternoon an the sun was setting slowly yet beautifully. It would be a perfect time for a nice walk. Jordan grabbed her keys me opened the door t her house. She shivered as a cool breeze hit her. She quickly ran to turn the heat up despite the cost. She went over to her room and started to read the book Rapture. The final and best book of the Fallen series.

No but it sounds like a plan to me!You know how adventurous I can be.

Teddy read the message and raised an eyebrow. What if the adventure is simply walking out of town? She didn't bother to reply, and decided to turn her song's volume a little bit louder. Dancing once more, Teddy let go of the day's worries and enjoyed herself.