"Okay attention!" Mr Jason yelled catching all their attention. "It's official the battles are tomorrow. You get to use your weapons on your partner"
Some smiled and looked pleased while the rest looked terrified. Macy was among the terrified ones. Megan wouldn't spare her. She was fucked.
"So any runaway plans..."Luke leaned over to Macy. He laughed slightly as he saw Megan sign over that she'd slit Macy's throat open.
Macy sighed."Wow!"
"You know she can't kill you. No one can..."Henry said joining the two looking over at Megan.
"Well she can't kill me but she can beat me till I'm at death's door. Or break every bone in my body" Macy said her gaze fixated on Megan. She sighed.
"You're fucked!" Danny said joining them.
"Don't I know it!"
*****
Luke was in the hall as he approached Sia gathering the confidence to ask her out or probably make out. His friends ushered him on giving him the thumbs up.
"Here goes nothing..."Luke said. He patted Sia on her shoulders to get her attention. "Um hey It's me the guy who helped you"
Sia turned around a beaming smile on her face. "Yeah I remember you. Luke isn't it"
"Yeah. I was wondering if you wanted to grab a drink later"
Sia chuckled as her friends looked at the guy urging her to accept it. "Su..." Before she could speak her eyes turned black as if possessed.
"Sia!" Luke called out reaching out to touch her but Sia smirked before blasting Luke half way across the hall. She cracked her neck and slowly advanced towards the gang with a creepy smile.
Everyone in the hall was shocked as some seniors advanced to tackle her down. Sia stopped looking at them her eyes pitch black. She looked over directly at one of them and the guy started to convulse but the others still advanced.
Sia chuckled. It was dark and rumbled in the hall. She swiftly moved like a shadow snapping the necks and stabbing them before she advanced towards the group. Her eyes fixated on Macy.
The gang slowly stood up moving back to get away. In one quick motion Sia charged ready to grip Macy's throat but before she could someone interfered.
Chase stood there Sia's heart in his hand still beating. People gasped while some vomited. Chase casually tossed the heart to the empathetic captain, Tiffany who caught it. Disgusting!
Sia's body dropped dead bleeding before Chase crouched down snapping her neck. Some looked away as he snapped a dead body's neck.
"You're welcome!" He said casually before leaving.
Everyone immediately broke out into murmurs as he left as others watched the empaths drag out the bodies. Seven seniors and Sia's body were taken out. Luke was rushed away with the empaths.
"Brutal!" Henry said. "You guys alright"
They each nodded still reeling from shock. Macy rushed out after Chase.
"Wait up!" She called out in the hallway. "What was that. She wasn't a shadow!"
He turned around. "No she wasn't. It was probably a shadow controlling her body and trust me there are more to come." He said.
Just then Harry rushed over to them inspecting Macy. "What happened I saw bodies being dragged out"
Harry shifted his gaze to Chase and advanced towards him. "What did you do?"
Macy held his arm to stop him as Chase chuckled.
"I saved your girlfriend's life..."
Harry looked at Macy and she nodded confirming.
"Come on. You really think I'd hurt her. Our lives are tethered and I don't want to die..."Chase shrugged. "You should probably keep an eye on her"
Harry gruffed in annoyance as Macy held him back. "Stay away from her" He commanded through gritted teeth.
Chase chuckled and looked over at Macy. "Wish I could but fate had other plans..." He winked and left with a small salute as Harry seethed with rage.
"Hey come on..."Macy said cupping his cheek. "Cut him some slack. He did save me. Plus he won't hurt me as our lives are tethered "
Harry sighed leaning his forehead against hers. He took in a deep breath his eyes closed. "I just can't trust him. Just promise me not to go near him unless it is unavoidable..."
Macy nodded. "Promise!" Harry kissed her passionately before breaking it.
"Get a room!" Someone yelled making them laugh.
*****
"How are you feeling?" Danny asked as she was tending to Luke as he stirred awake.
He groaned in pain as he sat up..."I think I broke some bones. "Sia?"
Danny shook her head sadly. Luke sighed as he clutched his bruised side. "What was wrong with her? Her eyes...."he said as he remembered how darkened they were.
Danny sat at the edge of his bed. "Well she was taken over by a shadow. Mind and body"
Luke sighed as he couldn't help but feel a tinge of pain despite not knowing her. Danny rubbed his leg in a comforting manner as she got up.
"I'll go call Tiffany. She's a healer" Danny said. Luke nodded as he sat leaning on the headboard think of Sia.
Danny silently left the room meeting Grey in the hallway. "How's he..."
"Hurt. Both mentally and physically " Danny stated looking at Luke's door.
Grey nodded and sighed. "I know this probably isn't the best time to say this but do you think that something's off"
They walked down the hallway heading for Tiffany. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that why are shadows attacking if they know killing Macy is killing Chase..." Grey stated. "I mean they are for some reason keeping Chase alive. Why attack Macy. They would be smarter than this..."
Danny stopped considering his words. "Then if it wasn't the shadows then who?"
Grey shrugged. "I'll meet you guys in the library tonight." He said kissing her on the cheek and rushing off.