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Sub Category : Fantasy

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  I shuffle down the stairs at four in the morning and find my sister just getting home, from another late night/early morning at the office.
"Hey sis,  just getting home again?" I ask with a yawn
"Yea, Mr. Jink had me stay a little later. Of course, we could always use the overtime money."
I slowly bob my head up and down in a sleepy agreement "yea," I say, "But you've been working late all week, this has got to be stressful. I mean you're practically running on no sleep."
My sister looks down at the ground for a minute, moves closer to me, puts her hands on my drooping shoulders, and looks me in the eyes. I can tell she's exhausted, but she manages a smile anyway. 
"Listen Sable , I don't want you to worry about me. I can take care of myself, you have school to worry about. I'm doing this so at least one of us can succeed in our dreams."
I smile back and say "I know, but I don't want you to over work yourself. Your only nineteen, you should be out having fun at parties. Not working your butt off so your fifteen year old sister can have a chance, let me help you. I've already applied for a job at the diner just down the street, you know 'Granny Aggies' the one we used to go to with mom and dad." 
She brushes my brown hair back behind my ear, "oh sweetie, mom and dad wouldn't want that. They would want you to go to school and live your life, like a normal teenager."
I sigh, "I know Monica, it's just I can't stand seeing you work like this when I'm sitting on my butt doing nothing to help. It's like I'm standing still in the ocean, I've gotta move sometime. Right? And schools out next week I'm gonna need something to do while your away at your business trip in Hong Kong."
She smiles again then sighs too, " Fine, But if you don't get the job promise me you won't go and apply anywhere else until I say."
 I shake my head eagerly. Then jog back up the carpeted stairs to get some more sleep before school. 
Not too long after Monica follows and heads to her room, right beside mine. I can hear her softly snoring through the thin walls. I look at my clock on the wall, it reads *5:42*. I decide I'm not getting much more sleep than I already have. I quickly put on a sweater and leggings and throw my hair up in a bun. I head back down stairs and plop  myself down on the couch, dig in the cushions for the remote. I pull out and empty pack of goldfish, 3 pennies and 2 quarters before i finally get my hands on it. I click the button and the TV flashes on reveiling the news channel.
"Wear you rain coats and bring you umbrella folks. Looks like today's going to be a wet one with heavy winds and a temperature of 35." The weather man says in a fake cheery voice, there's no way someone could be that excited about getting rained on. I flick through the channels until I get bored and just sign into Netflix. The first thing that pops into my suggestions box is a early 2000s TV show called 'Friends' I don't know who made it but I fall instantly in love with this TV show I notice Netflix has all 10 seasons and decide this is what I'm gonna watch for the next 3 months while Monica is away for her business trip. Just me some Chinese food and 'Friends'. Sounds awesome right?...
The next 2 week fly by and before I know it, schools out, Monicas gone, I'm working 3 days a week, Im on season 2 of 'friends', my calves are strong from all the night runs, so i dont gain wait from all the take-out, and I've moved on from Chinese right to Wasabi.  
I'm sitting on the couch in my PJ's waiting for my steak w/ vegetables and rice. I'm also waiting for my sister's annual 8 to 9 phone call. I can feel myself glued to the TV, occasionally  laughing at jokes they make, until a knock at the door rips me away, I get halfway to the door before the knocking turns to frantic pounding. I look out of the peek hole and see a blonde haired boy my age, he's not holding any food. I go into the kitchen and find my dads old pocket knife. I slink back over and open the door just wide enough to peek out, he smiles when he sees me. I can tell he's exhausted, from his breathing, but why is a mystery. Maybe he ran down the street, but why?
"Can I help you?" I ask holding the pocket knife tightly in my hand left hand, which is hidden behind the door. My right is placed on my side of the door in case I have to slam it, I have already locked the door knob so that if i do it will automatically lock. He seems friendly though almost as if we knew eachother, but that's impossible because I've never seen him before, I would have remembered a face like that. His almost red, brown eyes  highlighted by his fair blonde hair and clean cut jaw line, stand out the most. I've never seen eyes quite like these, they're gorgeous. 
"Uh..," he stubbles to find the words he's searching for, I laugh something feels familiar but I'm not sure why, this boy and I have never met. 
He smiles shyly "Are you Sable Kenry?"
"Uh," this time I'm the one stumbling, "Yes. I'm sorry have we met before?"
The boy laughs a little "Not in this life time."  he looks up at the sky, then looks back at me, "Nice weather were having, huh?" Hes joking right? I open the door slightly more so I can see the sky, dark clouds move fast across it, and I think I see some lightning off in the distance. As beautiful as it is, I still think he's joking. Nobody likes rain, my sister says it's depressing and we'd all be better off without it if it weren't for plants, and the fact that we need it to survive. 
I recover from my trip on the long train of thought and look back at him, "As beautiful as the sky is right now, I don't think it's exactly nice weather. My sister says rain is sad and depressing."
"Monica said that?" He looks confused as if he's known my sister for years and it's not something she would say, then it hits me. He knows my sister, he must have come to check on me for her. 
Just to be sure, "You know my sister?" I question him. 
"Of course, your sister and I were old friends. My parents were actually very good friends with yours. Speaking of your parents, I'm so sorry. They were really great people, it's sad that they all had to go in such a way."
I look down at the ground, cross my arms and try to hide the tears in my eyes. "Thanks, they were great parents. What I wouldn't give to hug them one more time." Wait qhy is he talking about Monica like shes dead? Its probably just a mess up with his words he seems so nervous.
"I'm sorry to cut this short," says a deep voice, "but we really should be going Ash. She'll be joining us soon enough." 
I look up and see a tall, dark haired man, with less dazzling but equally dark eyes. 
"I know Cole it's just really good to see her again."
Wait what did he just say? Again? Meaning we've met before. 
"Again?" I say a bit confused, they both just looked at me like I had 3 heads.
"Young lady, do you remember who I am?" Asked the dark haired man
"Remember?" I ask "How could i remember someone I've never met?"
He sighs heavily, "Sable, there's something you should know about you parents. Obviously they didn't get a chance to tell you before their tragic fate swept them away," he stops, "Wy sincerest apologies by the way. They were such wonderful people."
"Thanks." Is all i can manage, im trying to figure out what he means, tell me What?
"Sable your parents were part of an out of this universe organization called 'Solar System Injustice or SSI', it's kind of like your 'FBI' but it's across the galaxy. See we live on a planet not from this galaxy, we just came for the funeral, but it's time for us to leave and we would like to take you with us to start your training."
"Um..." Oh he's kidding, I heel over start to laugh, putting my hands on my knees for balance. They look at eachother with the same look, like this isn't going to be as easy as they thought. I stop laughing when I realize they're serious.
"Sable, listen. We need to take you home, your not safe here. Especially without your parents, because you have no training."
"Training?" Is he serious? "What do you mean Training? Training for what?" He seems annoyed, probably because I'm yelling now. I do that when I get frustrated. 
He looks at ash, "You didn't tell her?"
Ash looks as though he might be executed as soon as they get home. "Well," he rubs the back of his neck, "I didn't really get a chance to. You interrupted me before I got that far."
Cole looks at the ground "I understand," he looks back up at me, "If you would like to live you should come with us." He seems serious. I think about my sister, my job, but I could use some more human interaction, Monica's not even home and won't be for at least 2 months. 
"Well," I say "I could always take off a few days from work, and call Monica when we get there and.." they look startled at the mention of Monica's name, "What?" I ask a little worried
They glance at eachother, "Sable," says ash "Monica died on the mission with you parents, granted we couldn't find her body. He clothes were there, soaked in blood. I don't know how this is possible." 
"Its not," Cole interrupts, "Sable listen to me. Has Monica been acting different since your parents passing?"
"No.. Wait now that you mention it, she has been working a lot more, which I thought was odd because Monica hates work. I just assumed it was to pay bills and keep us a float. Wait, what are you saying? That my sister might not be my sister?" I can feel my eyes tearing up.
"Yes, that is what I'm saying." Says Cole
"But how is that possible? I just saw her 2 weeks ago, hugged her, told her I loved her. Now you want to tell me she's dead, how do i know your the bad ones? Huh?"
"Sable listen to me, we need to get you out of here." He turns to ash, "help her pack her things, and before you leave the house make sure your not seen. You know how."  Ash shakes his head like guarding me is a 'mission'. "I'll get the ship." I turn towards him, "Ship?" 
"Come on Sable, we need to move fast." Says ash placing his hand on my upper back to guide me. I take a deep breath and enter the house with him at my heels, I pack 3 shirts, 3 pairs of jeans, 6 pairs of socks, underwear and anything else I can fit in my bag that I thought may be useful. We run back down the stairs, I head into the kitchen and grab my phone charger while ash waits by the door. I walk past the fridge, but something makes me backtrack. It's a picture of my entire family the day before the disaster, were smiling at the park, the sun is shining. There it is, the last time I saw my parents and possibly my older sister, just hanging on the fridge by a magnet, like it means nothing. I grab it and put it in my wallet, then show my wallet into my bag. When I return back to the living room ash is anxiously watching out the window for something. 
"I'm ready." He turns towards me with a smile and pulls a small pack of gum out of his pocket. 
"Alright then, let's get going." He pops the gum into his mouth and offers me some. I shake my head no, but he insists. I take the gum and put it in my mouth. All of a sudden it dissolves into a liquid, I swallow it. The taste is  so awful, I cough and bend over to catch my breath. When I straighten up ash is gone. "ASH?" I yell, I feel dizzy. Then I feel something wrap around my waist and someone grabs my arm. "ASH?" I yell again. 
"Sable calm down, I'm right her. I'm just invisible, your about to be too. Well you would if you'd stop fighting it, just relax. That dizziness is normal, it happened to me my first time too." Oh so that's why he wrapped his arm around my waist and slung my arm around his neck. 
"Ash did you say invisible?" 
He laughs "Sure did, why you got a problem with that?"
"I haven't decided yet." I say
"Well you better decide fast cause your fading, and once you're invisible we can go outside and find Cole."
"Cole," I say "and the ship right?"
"Exactly." He says 
"Oh ok. So let me get this straight you want me to sail across the ocean, I get sea sick you know." 
He laughs "Is that right? Well then it's a good thing we aren't sailing." We start to walk towards the door,
"What do you mean, what other ship could there possibly be other then a boat thats just rediculous." I exclam, he opens the door and we step out into the dark stormy air. Just as I was going to finish making my point, a space ship looking thing flies over and lands right in front of my house, I look up at ash who smiles excitedly. 
"Let me guess," I say, "You want me to get on the giant eye sore. Right?" 
"How did you get so smart?" He teases
I sigh. Although I must admit that now that im on the ship I never want to leave, ever! Sadly I know I'm going to have to. 
We walk into this big control room, where Cole is standing reading a book 'Please tell me that's not the drivers manual!' I can't help but imagine my own death. 
He similes when he sees us, "Ready to go home?" I assume he's talking to ash who seems a little eager as he bobs his head up and down. Cole looks at me, "How about you Sable? After all you were born on planet Helm." I stare at him for a few minutes.
"I was?" 
He smiles "Of course." 
I smile back. I feel, safe. Like I'm right where I belong.
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