Devils Kiss

Chapter 1

Beep, beep, beep!!! My alarm clock screams I slam the snooze button and immediately hear, knock, knock, knock! I groan and cover my head with my blanket.

My Uncle Percy opens the door and walks in and whispers softly "Wake up little bear," I groan and bury myself deeper in my bed. Uncle Percy gently shakes me to wake up, "Sara," he prompts, "it's your first day of school you need to wake up," he urges.

I'm 16 most Knights have dropped out by now, but no I have to graduate high school, get an education, I even saw my Uncle Percy looking at collages the other day, he really wants to push this as far as Abraham will allow him.

Uncle Percy sighs, "Fine, you have training in 5 minutes, I'll let Jordon deal with you" he gives up and leaves.

I wait until I hear Uncle Percy close the door as he leaves then I jump out of bed and get ready, Uncle Jordan would probably strangle me if I were late to training, last time I was late he tried to throw me out the window, he would have done it too if Josh hadn't decided then was the perfect time to come ask for his book back and stopped him from killing me. I throw on a pair of shorts, a red tank top and some sneakers then run down to the make shift gym Abraham had built years ago. Josh, I wonder what that will be like this year? He's my science teacher at school, has been since 7th grade, always moving up in the classes he teaches just as I enter them, but more than just my science teacher he's an Unnatural monster that serves the Knighthood. Of course it's taboo, the Knighthood are supposed to kill the Unnatural but he has been imprisoned by my family for longer than the records remember. When it was decided I would become a Knight Abraham decided to have Josh become my tutor, who better to teach you how to kill the Unnatural than one of the most powerful, who also happens to be under our thumb. I open up the door to the training room and see a silver flash and something flying through the air then crash into the wall.

I grab the dagger out of the door, so this is how we're going to play it.

My Uncle Jordan turns around as I stare threateningly at him he clicks his tongue in disappointment, "I missed" he sighs.

I roll my eyes and throw the dagger down to his feet, grabbing a sword off the stand never saying a word and not daring to break eye contact. Words aren't needed when training with Jordon but he has a big mouth and can't seem to shut it.

"Tough girl?" he mocks grabbing a sword, but he's much less tense, "how did your training with the guardians go? I hear Adams is a real hard ass," he says.

"I learned a lot," I say.

"Oh please what does Adams know that I don't?" he snorts.

"How to fight," I mock.

Jordan holds his hand over his heart, "ouch, you know I was going to go easy on you but now, you've hurt my feelings" Jordan lunges forward slightly throwing me off balance. He laughs at my lack of footing, "Just say Uncle when you want to give up," he says.

I tighten the grip on my sword as he lunges again I move swiftly out of the way and scrap my sword on the floor. He straightens back up, come on old man, I think staring at him, griping my sword to strike when the time was right. He throws his sword forward and I bring mine up to block it up and down, slightly shifting my feet as we stumble together, give me something, His eyes move down to see what I will do next and just as he does I lift my foot and kick the back of his leg then kick my other foot to his chest sending him flying. I lift my sword as he falls to the ground. Standing above him I hold the tip of my sword up to his neck. Jordan smiles "I guess you got lucky for your first day back," he sighs and lightly pushes the tip of the sword away from his neck, "alright now let's go for real this time," he says.