Chapter One
My alarm went off at 7:00 on the morning February 8th, 2017. I reluctantly sat up on the edge of my 床, 床上 and yawned.
"Morning." I heard a voice say. My eyes were still closed.
"Luna?" I mumble. "That you?"
"Yep." I open my eyes to see Luna Middleton standing three feet diagonal from me.
I shared a room with her, her twin sister Kyla, and my brother Jacob. That's how everyone does here. 你 live with your twin and your SIDA partner.
"So, sleepy head." she smirked. "You gonna get up 或者 what? If not, I'll eat your breakfast for you."
I don't reply and shake my head.
"Oh, come on!" Luna starts jogging in place. "Show some energy!"
"How are 你 so energetic in the mornings?" Kyla says from her bed. She's still lying down. Her alarm is on snooze.
"I get up early to get the first cup of coffee." Luna says. "The first five there get two free refills."
"Mhm..." I lie back down. "Great..."
"No, 你 don't." Luna walks over to my 床, 床上 and pulls me off. I hit my head in the wooden floor.
"OW!" I stand up and run the back of my head. "What the hell, Luna?"
"If I didn't, you'd stay in 床, 床上 for another 小时 and be late to class."
she crosses her arms. "It was for your own good, Milo."
I sigh. She's right.
"Look at 你 two." I jump at the voice that came out of no where. I turn around and seen my friend Kaori Winston standing in the door of our room. "Already fighting like a married couple."
I gag. Luna crosses her arms.
"Yeah, as if." Luna says. "Like id marry this idiot."
Kyla snickers and climbs out of bed.
"I'm not the idiot, 你 are!" I say. "I actually study for tests!"
"I don't need to study!" Luna says. "It comes naturally to me."
"So that's why 你 got a C on the last math assessment!" I say sarcastically. "You must be some sort of genius."
"Guys, shut up." Kaori says.
I look at Kaori. Her long dark brown hair is curled and braided, as usual. She's beautiful, everyone knows it. We're allowed to 日期 others, so long as it doesn't interfere with anything, and if they aren't a part of the program, that we don't reveal any information to them.
"Yes ma'am," I say.
"Wait-" Kyla says. "Where's Jacob?" He wasn't anywhere in the room.
"Maybe he went down to breakfast?" Kaori suggests. "And Milo, are 你 gonna get dressed?"
I realize I'm still only in a t-shirt and boxers.
"Oh yeah." I say. I go to my dresser and pull out my clothes. "Be right back."
I run over to the little changing room we have 由 the bathroom and slip on my usual white T-shirt, jeans, and grey jacket.
When I get back, Kyla is getting dressed in the girls changing room and Kaori is stealing sips of Luna's coffee.
"Hey, Kyla!" Luna calls into the changing room. "We're leaving now! If 你 don't wanna get left behind, hurry up!"
"Go on without me!" Kyla calls back.
"You sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Kaori, Luna, and I walked out of the room and brought the halls and corridors and 更多 rooms to the breakfast room for our division. Numbers 27-51 eat here.
I smell French 烤面包, 吐司 and 薄煎饼, 煎饼 before we even open the door. And as soo as we do, I rush over to them. Stacks of French 烤面包, 吐司 are in front of me and I grab 5 slices.
"Jeez, Milo," Luna says as I sit back down at the table. "Do 你 really like French 烤面包, 吐司 THAT much?"
"French 烤面包, 吐司 is the 食物 of the gods." I say, cutting a price and taking a bite. "If 你 don't believe me, then go ask some Aztecs."
Luna rolled her eyes. "You can't just ask an Aztec that. As far as I know, there aren't any of them standing in this room. 或者 anywhere in the world. Also, 浓情巧克力 was the 食物 of the gods to them. The word for it literally translates to 'food of the gods'."
"I knew that..."
"Stop bickering." My best friend, Will, sits down 下一个 to me. His brother, Carter, takes his 座位 下一个 to Luna.
"Oh, says you!" Kaori says jokingly.
"I do NOT bicker with others!" Will snaps. "I don't fight, not with my fists, not with my words. I don't, so stop saying I do!"
"You just did, dude..." Carter says through his mouth full of bacon.
"And 你 didn't just talk with your mouth full!"
"All of you," I turn to see Kyla behind me. She sits on my right. "Shut up. It's annoying."
"We can't all be quiet like you." Kaori says.
"Well 你 could at least have good manners." Kyla says in deadpan.
"I swear," Will says. "Luna took every emotion 你 could ever feel, aside from annoyance, and gave it to herself."
We all crack up at this, except, of course, Kyla.
"So THATS why you're so over the 最佳, 返回页首 in everything." Carter says, tapping Luna on the arm.
Kyla shakes her head, a small smile on her face.
"Did she just smile!" Will says. "I guess 你 wanted to divert suspicion from yourself as an evil, emotion-sucking demon and gave your sister back a bit of the ability to feel joy!"
"Yes, that's totally what happened." Luna says sarcastically.
"So how does one become an emotion-stealing demon?" I ask.
"It works best between identical twins." Luna starts.
"I think we've got that part covered..." Carter says.
"Wait, lemme get my phone." Kaori reaches into her pocket and pulls out her phone. "Gonna need to take notes. Better record all this."
"I don't think you'd wanna take Nozomi's personality." I say. "You really wanna be a manipulative jerk who flirts with every guy 你 see?"
"I'd leave that for her." Kaori says. She never minds I 你 make fun of her sister. "Ok I'm ready!"
"Well, first 你 need a human sacrifice." Luna explains. "You have to trick them into going into the middle of a pentagram, then 你 have to chant 'I eat poop' 5 times-"
"Who did 你 sacrifice?" Will asks.
"Just some kid I found on the street." Luna says. "His mom was like 'yeah take him. One less kid to feed.' So I took him home, put him in the middle of a giant, neon blue pentagram with the promise of 糖果 and went through with the ritual."
"Does the person who's emotions your trying to steal have to be there?"
"I have absolutely no memory of being present at any satanic ritual." Kyla says.
"First off, it's not a satanic ritual, it's from a religion called Verynotmadeupism, and I didn't just make that up," Luna says. "And yes, they do. I just hit her on the head to make her pass out while I 偷了 her soul."
"You are so sadistic," I tell Luna. "You know that, right?"
"No," Luna says sarcastically. "I had absolutely NO idea whatsoever that all of the above was morally wrong and insane."
The 钟, 贝尔 rang. 8:15.
"Gotta get to class." Will stood up and put his plate away before walking out the door. Luna, and Kyla followed.
"See ya, guys!" Carter waved and left the table.
Just me and Kaori. She stares at me. I stare at her.
"Well, bye!" she stands up and walks away.
"Bye..." I mumble.
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Link to the prologue:
link
My alarm went off at 7:00 on the morning February 8th, 2017. I reluctantly sat up on the edge of my 床, 床上 and yawned.
"Morning." I heard a voice say. My eyes were still closed.
"Luna?" I mumble. "That you?"
"Yep." I open my eyes to see Luna Middleton standing three feet diagonal from me.
I shared a room with her, her twin sister Kyla, and my brother Jacob. That's how everyone does here. 你 live with your twin and your SIDA partner.
"So, sleepy head." she smirked. "You gonna get up 或者 what? If not, I'll eat your breakfast for you."
I don't reply and shake my head.
"Oh, come on!" Luna starts jogging in place. "Show some energy!"
"How are 你 so energetic in the mornings?" Kyla says from her bed. She's still lying down. Her alarm is on snooze.
"I get up early to get the first cup of coffee." Luna says. "The first five there get two free refills."
"Mhm..." I lie back down. "Great..."
"No, 你 don't." Luna walks over to my 床, 床上 and pulls me off. I hit my head in the wooden floor.
"OW!" I stand up and run the back of my head. "What the hell, Luna?"
"If I didn't, you'd stay in 床, 床上 for another 小时 and be late to class."
she crosses her arms. "It was for your own good, Milo."
I sigh. She's right.
"Look at 你 two." I jump at the voice that came out of no where. I turn around and seen my friend Kaori Winston standing in the door of our room. "Already fighting like a married couple."
I gag. Luna crosses her arms.
"Yeah, as if." Luna says. "Like id marry this idiot."
Kyla snickers and climbs out of bed.
"I'm not the idiot, 你 are!" I say. "I actually study for tests!"
"I don't need to study!" Luna says. "It comes naturally to me."
"So that's why 你 got a C on the last math assessment!" I say sarcastically. "You must be some sort of genius."
"Guys, shut up." Kaori says.
I look at Kaori. Her long dark brown hair is curled and braided, as usual. She's beautiful, everyone knows it. We're allowed to 日期 others, so long as it doesn't interfere with anything, and if they aren't a part of the program, that we don't reveal any information to them.
"Yes ma'am," I say.
"Wait-" Kyla says. "Where's Jacob?" He wasn't anywhere in the room.
"Maybe he went down to breakfast?" Kaori suggests. "And Milo, are 你 gonna get dressed?"
I realize I'm still only in a t-shirt and boxers.
"Oh yeah." I say. I go to my dresser and pull out my clothes. "Be right back."
I run over to the little changing room we have 由 the bathroom and slip on my usual white T-shirt, jeans, and grey jacket.
When I get back, Kyla is getting dressed in the girls changing room and Kaori is stealing sips of Luna's coffee.
"Hey, Kyla!" Luna calls into the changing room. "We're leaving now! If 你 don't wanna get left behind, hurry up!"
"Go on without me!" Kyla calls back.
"You sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Kaori, Luna, and I walked out of the room and brought the halls and corridors and 更多 rooms to the breakfast room for our division. Numbers 27-51 eat here.
I smell French 烤面包, 吐司 and 薄煎饼, 煎饼 before we even open the door. And as soo as we do, I rush over to them. Stacks of French 烤面包, 吐司 are in front of me and I grab 5 slices.
"Jeez, Milo," Luna says as I sit back down at the table. "Do 你 really like French 烤面包, 吐司 THAT much?"
"French 烤面包, 吐司 is the 食物 of the gods." I say, cutting a price and taking a bite. "If 你 don't believe me, then go ask some Aztecs."
Luna rolled her eyes. "You can't just ask an Aztec that. As far as I know, there aren't any of them standing in this room. 或者 anywhere in the world. Also, 浓情巧克力 was the 食物 of the gods to them. The word for it literally translates to 'food of the gods'."
"I knew that..."
"Stop bickering." My best friend, Will, sits down 下一个 to me. His brother, Carter, takes his 座位 下一个 to Luna.
"Oh, says you!" Kaori says jokingly.
"I do NOT bicker with others!" Will snaps. "I don't fight, not with my fists, not with my words. I don't, so stop saying I do!"
"You just did, dude..." Carter says through his mouth full of bacon.
"And 你 didn't just talk with your mouth full!"
"All of you," I turn to see Kyla behind me. She sits on my right. "Shut up. It's annoying."
"We can't all be quiet like you." Kaori says.
"Well 你 could at least have good manners." Kyla says in deadpan.
"I swear," Will says. "Luna took every emotion 你 could ever feel, aside from annoyance, and gave it to herself."
We all crack up at this, except, of course, Kyla.
"So THATS why you're so over the 最佳, 返回页首 in everything." Carter says, tapping Luna on the arm.
Kyla shakes her head, a small smile on her face.
"Did she just smile!" Will says. "I guess 你 wanted to divert suspicion from yourself as an evil, emotion-sucking demon and gave your sister back a bit of the ability to feel joy!"
"Yes, that's totally what happened." Luna says sarcastically.
"So how does one become an emotion-stealing demon?" I ask.
"It works best between identical twins." Luna starts.
"I think we've got that part covered..." Carter says.
"Wait, lemme get my phone." Kaori reaches into her pocket and pulls out her phone. "Gonna need to take notes. Better record all this."
"I don't think you'd wanna take Nozomi's personality." I say. "You really wanna be a manipulative jerk who flirts with every guy 你 see?"
"I'd leave that for her." Kaori says. She never minds I 你 make fun of her sister. "Ok I'm ready!"
"Well, first 你 need a human sacrifice." Luna explains. "You have to trick them into going into the middle of a pentagram, then 你 have to chant 'I eat poop' 5 times-"
"Who did 你 sacrifice?" Will asks.
"Just some kid I found on the street." Luna says. "His mom was like 'yeah take him. One less kid to feed.' So I took him home, put him in the middle of a giant, neon blue pentagram with the promise of 糖果 and went through with the ritual."
"Does the person who's emotions your trying to steal have to be there?"
"I have absolutely no memory of being present at any satanic ritual." Kyla says.
"First off, it's not a satanic ritual, it's from a religion called Verynotmadeupism, and I didn't just make that up," Luna says. "And yes, they do. I just hit her on the head to make her pass out while I 偷了 her soul."
"You are so sadistic," I tell Luna. "You know that, right?"
"No," Luna says sarcastically. "I had absolutely NO idea whatsoever that all of the above was morally wrong and insane."
The 钟, 贝尔 rang. 8:15.
"Gotta get to class." Will stood up and put his plate away before walking out the door. Luna, and Kyla followed.
"See ya, guys!" Carter waved and left the table.
Just me and Kaori. She stares at me. I stare at her.
"Well, bye!" she stands up and walks away.
"Bye..." I mumble.
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Link to the prologue:
link
1 being the best 10 the worst
These 图书 are great for summer 阅读 I can honestly say that anyone that reads them will want to read them again.
10. Deacula 由 Bram Stoker
9. The Hobbit 由 Tolken
8. I'm the king of the 城堡 由 Susan Hill
7. 1984 由 George Orwell
6. The secret diary of Adrian 痣, 鼹鼠 由 Sue Townsend
5. Pride and prejudice 由 Jane Austine
4. Jane Eyre 由 夏洛特 Bronte
3. Lord of the Flies 由 William Golding
2. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime 由 Mark Haddon
1 Rebecca 由 Daphne du Maurier
These 图书 are great for summer 阅读 I can honestly say that anyone that reads them will want to read them again.
10. Deacula 由 Bram Stoker
9. The Hobbit 由 Tolken
8. I'm the king of the 城堡 由 Susan Hill
7. 1984 由 George Orwell
6. The secret diary of Adrian 痣, 鼹鼠 由 Sue Townsend
5. Pride and prejudice 由 Jane Austine
4. Jane Eyre 由 夏洛特 Bronte
3. Lord of the Flies 由 William Golding
2. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime 由 Mark Haddon
1 Rebecca 由 Daphne du Maurier
Remembering is just an invention of the mind,
So 你 need not try to remember something,
你 remember it automatically.
Which is the best thing that 你 could have.
The good times that we had...
It is placed in a portion of your mind.
The bad times that we had...
It is placed in the other part of your mind.
你 try to forget all of the bad things that happened,
But it is not possible.
It is stuck in you.
The bad things are painted in ink on your heart.
The good things, 你 try to remember.
And they stay.
They never go.
Never leave you.
Remembering is just an invention of the mind.
And, well...I guess I'm happy for that.
So I can remember every friend I've had,
Every boyfriend,
And all the good times.
Every memory will never leave my heart.
They will never be forsaken.
Never.
So 你 need not try to remember something,
你 remember it automatically.
Which is the best thing that 你 could have.
The good times that we had...
It is placed in a portion of your mind.
The bad times that we had...
It is placed in the other part of your mind.
你 try to forget all of the bad things that happened,
But it is not possible.
It is stuck in you.
The bad things are painted in ink on your heart.
The good things, 你 try to remember.
And they stay.
They never go.
Never leave you.
Remembering is just an invention of the mind.
And, well...I guess I'm happy for that.
So I can remember every friend I've had,
Every boyfriend,
And all the good times.
Every memory will never leave my heart.
They will never be forsaken.
Never.
*Poem I wrote for a class project on the holocaust.
DON'T COPY*
Different in ways they couldn't control
Killed for reasons we do not know
Ranging from ages young to old
The innocent people were taken from homes
Soulless people did not care
That the Jewish were in despair
Concentration camps ending their screams
Breaking apart their families
Not once did they do anything wrong
They opened their mouths and sang a sad song
Years went 由 and 更多 pain came
Until on one very special day
As one we all saved
The survivors of the Holocaust
DON'T COPY*
Different in ways they couldn't control
Killed for reasons we do not know
Ranging from ages young to old
The innocent people were taken from homes
Soulless people did not care
That the Jewish were in despair
Concentration camps ending their screams
Breaking apart their families
Not once did they do anything wrong
They opened their mouths and sang a sad song
Years went 由 and 更多 pain came
Until on one very special day
As one we all saved
The survivors of the Holocaust
It is 120 years into the future and the Rights Organization is stronger than ever. They are killing 更多 people than ever and there are only three people that can save the World and they are children. Jordan is a thirteen 年 old witch and is the daughter of the Greek god sun, Apollo. Mark, a fourteen 年 old wizard who is the son of Demeter. And last but not least Ivy is a thirteen 年 old daughter of Ares and a great witch. These three children are the worlds only hope. Read Half and Half, The Begining of the End.