What It Seems

Friday

The black box loomed in front of Max , the mystery of what was inside slowly eating away at her. Cautiously , Max stepped forward and flipped the lid open . Inside ,a tangle of blue ,green and red wires connected with various devices .But in the center of the mess and what seemed to be connected to everything ,sat a small simple Nokia cellphone . A countdown flickered on it's screen .
A bomb !
Max choked down a scream .Steeling her nerves she checked the count down .7 seconds left .It was too late to try and stop it .Max jumped to her feet ,turned and ran hearing the beep of the count down .
7 beep
6 ,beep
5 ,beep
4 ,beep
3 ,beep
2 ,beep
1 .

I sat up right in my bed . A dream , it was all a dream .I felt sweaty and damp .i slumped back onto my bed with a sigh .
Beep ,beep ,beep! I gave a side glance at my dark purple beeping alarm clock .6:15 it read .I decide to stretched out my arm and try to reach my alarm clock on my desk , my fingers centimeters away from the alarm .I stretched further ,my body half off the bed .

With a loud thud and a muffled owww I tumbled off the bed onto the floor ,failing my mission to dispatch the alarm and pulling my duvet down with me.Still on the floor I reached up onto my desk ,knocking over an empty bottle and a book that decided to hit my head on the way down but finally my fingers clasp the cold steel of my alarm clock .With a slam I switched off the annoying beeping and my hand falls back to the floor to join the rest of me.

I suddenly sit bolt up right and checked the seasonal calendar on my wall above my desk.
Yesss!
Today is Friday but not just any Friday , today was the last Friday before Spring break .Yup an entire month and a half of reading and swimming and catching up on all my favorite series like The Flash or PLL and Empire .

With a new found energy ,I jump up and enter my cozy bathroom. I take a long hot shower washing my hazel brown hair .Hopping out of the shower I dry myself before slipping on underwear, a pair of ripped skinny jeans ,a black and white cropped sweatshirt and black and white high top sneakers. I Towel dry my hair before blow drying it and letting it fall into its natural straightness.

I guess I've always had straight hair but I don't know who I get it from . my mom's hair is frizzy and a dark brown afro and my dads hair is the same except pitch black . Sometimes out of the corner of my eye ,I'll see my hair and it would almost look bleached white almost blue,but then I'd blink and my hair would be hazel again.

I grab my adidas back pack but don't pack any books as its the last day of school and I'm in grade 11 now so there is not much to do . Instead I pack my apple laptop a spare notebook ,my pencil case and the new book I got from the library yesterday.I pocket my I -phone and run a brush through my hair .I brush my teeth then race down stairs.
My moms sitting at the kitchen table reading the You magazine and munching on a piece of toast .
"Morning " I say
"Morning, honey , there's a fruit salad in the fridge for you and your dads already off to work ."
"Thanks mom ,"I say grabbing the Tupperware of fruit salad and a fork .I dump it into my bag .Iv been a vegan ever since I can remember.I just don't seem to like those types of things.I kiss my mom goodbye and grab my keys heading for the door .
"Don't forget your helmet and jacket ,honey " Mom shouts.
"Thanks !" I yell making a U -turn for the rack where my motorcycle helmet and leather jacket are hung. I grab both and bolt out the door.I sling my bag over my shoulders,put on my helmet and jacket and get onto my Yamaha motor cycle I got for my 16th birthday. I speed off towards school ,the wind rushing by but somehow it feels like its pushing me along .

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I arrive at hell,I mean school 15 minutes before the bell rings .I find a rather close parking spot and hope nobody drives onto my motorcycle. I pull off my motorcycle helmet releasing my hazel locks from its safety prison.
Jumping off my bike I make my way to my usual spot with my friends in the morning . Nads is laughing at something JuJu said and Jacqui is just standing there quietly .
"Morning"I greet
"Hey ,exited for spring break?!"Juju shouts
She's crazy like that.
"Hell ya!" I reply.
" Oh !oh! Ty at 5 o'clock "whispered Nads
I swivel to look at Ty ,the guy I've had a crush on for like ever and no this is not the normal girl-likes-guy-and -guy -likes -girl -but -they -dont-know-the-other-likes-them-then -discover-and -live-happily-ever-after stories .He has been my mutual friend for 10 years and I know he likes me too but his best friend Dean doesn't know we like each other but Dean has a huge crush on me since 7th grade and Ty would never break his heart by dating me soooooo....
Still that doesn't stop me from liking him and stalking him on every social media site there is .Joking but I can't help it .His piercing blue eyes and floppy black hair ,funny character and goofy ,lopsided smile just have me melting at the knees .
And now he was heading straight for me .
They finally reached the group but to my disappointment Dean steps forward.
"Can I talk to you alone please Max " Dean says
I glance over at Ty who gives me a sad smile and let's his hair fall in front of his eyes.All I want to do is hug him and sweep the hair out of his eyes but I resist the urge and instead turn to my friends who give me a questioning look . I nod my head and they slowly walk away and to my dismay Ty follows them.I watch them walk away then turn to Dean taking a deep breathe and give him a small tired smile.
"So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?"I ask
"Well...." dean stammers ", you know how when we get back after spring break we have our Prom ?"
I nod hopping this is not going where I think its going.
"So I was wondering if you would go out with me before and then go to Prom with me?"
Great it went there!
"Cause I really like you and I was hopping you like me back ."
I take a deep breathe again and give an apologetic smile.
" look ,your a great guy ,"I start and he immediately beems
",but your just not for me ."I say .His face immediately drops
" What do you mean 'not for me'?" He asks
I sigh "when I see you my stomach doesn't fill with butterfly's ,my voice doesn't catch , my brain doesn't freeze and my legs don't turn to jelly like I think their supposed to .Im sorry ."
I say immediately thinking off Ty
"Its not always like that you know!" He argues
"I'd expect at least one of those things !" I say emphasising the one
"Prove to me its so !"he yells
I immediately think of Ty but I bite down on my lip stopping me from saying anything stupid that might hurt him.
"Come on ,I know there is someone !Tell me!" He yells
I can't take it anymore screw Dean.
"TY!!!"I yell .Dean freezes.
"Ty ?"he whispers
"Ty makes me feel like that.No better .My stomach doesn't fill with butterfly's ,it swarms with them .My voice doesn't catch in my throat ,it completely disappears ,my brain doesn't freeze it turns to slush and my legs don't turn to jelly but they seem to melt."I say releasing everything I've kept secret.
"That's how I'm supposed to feel"I say quietly.
I look up but I see that Dean is not looking at me but instead past me .I turn to see what he is looking at and almost collapse.
Ty.
Ty is standing there and the look on his face tells me he heard everything I just said. He must have been hiding behind the shrubs and listening to our conversation . He starts walking towards me but Dean steps between us .I try side stepping but Dean just follows me .I peer over his shoulders and see Ty walking towards us but now his eyes are cold and fixated on Dean alone.

Ty's point of view (POV)

I was done letting Dean try to get Max .I heard what she said and my heart started to beat 100 times faster. Then she turned to face me her eyes were full of emotion .Then Dean stepped between us and my temper spiked.
"What do you want Ty?" Dean asked
"Her" I say
"She is mine ."he replies
"Why Dean, why. Can't you see she doesn't love you ,didn't you hear what she just said.Let it go .Let her go."
His muscles seemed to tense and then he threw himself at me but I was ready and quickly dodged his first blow.

Max's Point of view(POV)

Dean ran to Ty slamming his fist to where Ty had stood moments ago. They continued fighting ,me standing there unable to do anything.Ty threw a punch that slammed into Deans nose but before he could do it Dean slammed his fist into Ty's face and then kicked him to the ground .I was pissed at Dean and myself. I ran to where they were slowly helping Ty up but Dean pulled me away.
"Come on babe" He tells me
Wait hold up 'babe'? Really?
"Don't call me that and leave me alone!" I yell the people who had gathered around the fight taking a step back. Something rushed through my veins making me feel powerful .Adrenaline perhaps .
Dean stepped forward ,his face inches from mine.
" Don't resist it " he smiles to me .No more .No more nonsense .I shove him back but instead of just a harmless shove I feel the adrenaline or what ever rushing in my veins gather at my hands and pour out as a huge gush of water pushes Dean back further and he tumbles back .People around me start screaming and running away but when Dean stands up ,the water around him turns to ice keeping him in place .What the hell just happened .I turn to Ty expecting a scared and frightened face but he smiles up at me and slowly gets up .
"I have been waiting for that for so long !" He smiles.
"What just happened ?" I ask
"I'll explain later but first we need to get going" .He grabs my hand and pulls me along. We run into the school and towards the janitors closet .
"Why are we here ?" I ask
"Watch." He replies
He steps forward and opens the door and we both step into the darkness but instead of seeing the mops and brooms of the janitors closet ,we step out onto a large field.
I feel a sharp pain in my body and my ears .My hand goes up to my ear and I feel my ear stretching on to a point.My hand pulls away and I see my fingers are longer and nimble. I glance at Ty to see that he too has changed. His limbs are more muscular and long ,his eyes larger and his face sharper and pale.His ears pointed and long with 3 piercings up his ear.
"Where are we !?" I ask
"Welcome,"Ty says ",to the fae kingdom"