A single flame in the rain

CHAPTER FIVE

*** Ingrid's p.o.v ***

I ran back to the camp and gathered my stuff, I needed to find my sister fast but first I had to find out who those people were. I ran through the forest, not daring to stop, no matter how much my chest burns and my legs pain. The next town is 49 miles away and with my superspeed I'll be there in by tomorrow afternoon.

It had got dark but I didn't stop running, no I couldn't, I wouldn't,. no matter how much it hurt, I mean exercise is good for the body. I huffed and puffed as my lungs burner, if only I still had my wings I would have been there in a matter of minutes. As I whizzed passed bushes and trees and boulders i could not help but look back at my childhood, If I had done things differently what would have happened to me.

*** FLASHBACK***

I looked at my new pink room, there was an actual bed instead of a cage, a walk in closet and a bathroom with cute little posters instead of wires and computers, I was happy but still wary of the man before me. " This 5-2-9-9 is your new room, we thought it best to treat you like a normal preteen so you can assume a more normal personality for future undercover missions " he said putting his hand on my shoulder.

I slightly flinched at the physical contact, I got at what he was getting at but it still hurt to know they still thought of me as a science experiment. I put on my best fake smile and nodded my head. " Next week, after being settled in properly you'll start school. " Mr Fliora, Albion's father said as he walked out the door.

When I was sure he was out of earshot I jumped on the bed and squealed. " Aaaah! " I finally got an almost partially normal childhood. I couldn't believe I was going to school and getting a new room, maybe I'll get to hang out with Albion. I squealed once more. I was happy but deep down inside I was scared and nervous, I was about to he surrounded by aliens, the people who came to our planet and enslaved us, who killed us for pleasure, made this planet, our home as theirs, and she hated them for it but spending time with Albion she knew she couldn't judge others for the mistakes their parents made.

~ a week later ~

I was standing in the sterile white room, while the computer scanned me. " There are no abnormalities, Dr. Fliora " The AI, Mira said.

" Very well, your necessary school equipment will be given to you during your departure to school " Mr. Fliora said. I was lead through a series of white hallways by two men, who, I was informed are my bodyguards. They will be keeping me safe but I'm pretty sure they are there to protect others from me.

As we exited the building, I was led to a black car with tinted windows.The drive to my new school was awkward and silent. It was not long until we reached the school, I exited the car and my bodyguards led me to the front desk, in which they explained everything, well the story they were told to say. I was given my schedule with the school map.

I hesitantly entered my first class with my bodyguards behind me, they informed the teacher of my predicament about how I was the adopted daughter of some politician and how I needed to be protected, even so the teacher did not allow them to sit in the class so they stood outside the door. The class nice although there wasn't anything educational as I had already learnt it.

I made it through four lesson, two of which I slept through before recess, I walked towards the cafeteria, sitting there doing nothing but starring at my bodyguards bombarding them with question, none of which they answered.

*** third person p.o.v ***

Ingrid continued to ask her two bodyguards question, which they blatantly ignored. " Okay, since none of you want to answered my question how about I answer yours " she suggested. They both looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders " Name? "

" I don't particularly have a name but a friend called me Ingrid, I don't have a last name "

" What can you do, your abilities" The other one said.

" Na- ah, what are your names first? " she asked.

The yellow guy with a third eye who looked to be five feet tall yet muscular, with a purple fade and green eyes introduced himself as Cyrisi and the purple tall lean guy who was six feet seven inches with red raging eyes and yellow unruly hair sticking up like ' Goku ' introduced himself as Mito. Ingrid simply nodded her head answering any questions they and they did the same for her. Her first day of school was uneventful and boring.

It was the end of school and Ingrid was waiting in the parking lot for her two bodyguards who urgently needed to use the bathroom. As she was leaning on the car door two blonde blue girls approached her. " Hey, human " one of the girls said. Ingrid paid her no attention and nodded her head. " You look so pretty, you curves, your eyes, your head, your peach human skin which I envy so much " the girl sighed. " I don't get how this stupid peach colour could make such a difference to someones looks, hand are so lucky" she said looking towards the other girl.

" Yeah, the are also with brown skin, which compliments them so much, each human has their own shade of colour. In South Africa there are some with Yellow like skin, they are pretty and theres others too, my daddy said they are working harvesting their skin to make a body suit for us to wear, bit and don't think we can wait that long. " Ingrid watched on as they had such morbid conversation in her presence. She was violently shaking, wondering how could thirteen years olds be so scary even though she was thirteen herself, in her mind they were the devil carrying pitch forks. The girls stopped their conversation and looked at her with envy and and hate at the same time, they slowly stalked towards her and locked their arms with her's, they walked her, well dragged her through the school halls and into the bathroom, Ingrid looked around, hoping to catch sight of her body guards.

" Please, please don't hurt me " she cried, the girls looked at her and chuckled " Don't hurt ya' you say, I wasn't planning on that, were you, Anuli " The blonde with short hair said to the one with the long pony tail.

" No, we weren't Clua " Anuli said pulling out a knife from her backpack. Ingrids eyes widened in terror, was she going to die today, she thought. She closed her eyes waiting for the sharp end of the knife to pierce her skin.