ZION
Red and blue flashing lights blinded my vision. The feeling of the cold, hard metal handcuffs that were being cuffed around my wrists made my skin tingle instead of hurting them. I was placed into the backseat of the officer's car and driven down to the station where my parents were surely waiting to kill me.
My parents were generally awesome considering they were immortal beings who wielded magic but they were just like any parents when it came to me always getting into some kind of trouble. They weren't always so hard on me. They understood why I did what I did. I never really fitted in with other kids. And I never really expected to considering I wasn't a mortal like them. I was different and everybody noticed that about me but I made it work. I owned it because I couldn't change what I was and I wouldn't change even if I could.
There was no name for me. A half-demon half-angel was never heard off until I came along. The creator nor did Lucifer know off my existence because my parents made sure to keep me hidden away but when they learned of it, they would surely seek to destroy me. I wasn't certain of how they concealed me so well especially since I've been getting into an enormous amount of trouble from the time I could remember.
"Zion!" my mother called, running up to me and smothering me. She did that often, always calling me her baby boy. As her son, it was expected but it was worse when you combined the fact of me being her son and her only child.
"Mom quit it!" I begged, shrugging away from the warmth of her touch. The light energy that coursed through her made her touch warmer than a mortal's mere touch and although I loved my mother, her touch made me uncomfortable most of the time. After years of being with her, I've learned to tolerate it.
"Zion, what have you done now?" My father asked, disappointment coloring his tone. I couldn't blame him. Over the past few years, I had given him many reasons to be disappointed in me, and although I always try to change my behavior. I inevitably attract trouble wherever I went.
My parents had to move across a countless number of states and I've gone through one school after another but you couldn't really blame me. I learned to break the rules from the very best. My parents clearly didn't do so well with rules that was how I came along.
The only rule I ever obeyed was never to use my magic in public. No one was to know what I was. My parents were scared of the creator or Lucifer finding out about me whereas I was more scared of being hunted down by the U.S government and them running a whole lot of tests on my family and me.
Yeah, I was that level of paranoid but that paranoia kept me in check. I had never used magic in front of mortals. Not even once! Although that was the only rule I ever obeyed, my father refused to teach me how to wield dark magic. He said I was too irresponsible and reckless and instead of me controlling the dark magic it would control me.
"Just another case of vandalism Mr. Collins," a fat, round officer said with a mouth full of jelly donuts.
Pig! I wonder if his parents ever taught him manners.
"Now, now. I don't think it's wise of you to say that," my mother subconsciously told me.
"Mum! Get out of my head!" I thought and shot her a dry look.
That was my mother for you. She could scale anyone's mind fence and camp herself there. She hardly did it to mortals because she thought it would creep them out and she was absolutely right about that. She had been doing it to me from the time I could possibly remember and I still wasn't use to it.
It was how she always knew when someone was lying or was about to do something they really shouldn't do. My mother was one of the best Angels of her time. She protected mortals with every fiber of her being. I didn't and still don't understand why she did so much for them when they were the most ungrateful and disrespectful creatures the creator could have created.
"What's the punishment this time?" my father asked the officer, pinching the bridge of his nose with his forefinger and thumb. Stress lines visibly formed onto his forehead as my mother rubbed his arm reassuringly.
"You have got to keep that boy in check Mr. Collins. He's lucky we caught him before he did the damage," the officer warned as he removed the handcuffs from my bonded wrists, "You all just moved into this town and we wouldn't want anyone getting into any sort of trouble, do we?"
My father let out a forced, strained laugh which was sore to the ears due to the deepness of his voice, "No we don't want trouble. He hasn't even started school yet. We were hoping that Sapphire Valley would be a good change for him. For all of us."
The officer nodded in understanding, "We are all a close-knit family. You won't find what we have here with anyone else," the officer winked at me smugly before turning on his heel and walking away from us.
ZIONThe entire drive to our new house in this new town was pathetically miserable. This town was my last resort from all my antics. Any more misdemeanors and I would be placed in a correctional facility which my mother hated the thought off.They always kept me close to them, kept a watchful eye on me, and how I used my magic. They didn't trust me enough to send me into the outside world without them tagging along. The way my temper boiled I guess they always assumed I would incinerate someone with a beam of light.From what my mother taught me, light magic had more healing properties than harmful ones. Before my mother left her realm, she was an angel that brought unexplainable healing to mortals. When she left the realm of heaven she couldn't resist the urge of wanting to help and heal so she, therefore, became a general practitioner.Dr. Ciana Collins!That's my mum's
ZIONI woke up on my bedroom floor in fetal position. My body was as cold as ice and had no feeling. I realized I couldn't move. I was paralyzed and although I hated to admit it, the fact that I was paralyzed on my bedroom floor scared the living shit out of me.Warm thoughts, think warm thoughts!But my mind seemed to be betraying me as it thought of a massive ice cream sundae instead. So I then forced myself to think of fire and the hot sun and... I was hitting a blank.What else would be warm? I didn't know if the warm thoughts idea would work but it seemed worth a try. Mind over matter right? So if my mind thought I was burning alive right now everything else wouldn't matter. It was a stupid thought but I was taught that your mind is your greatest weapon especially since I didn't have to physically wield magic. I could just think ab
ZIONI woke up hours later. The sun just began to peak the horizon indicating a new day. Rays of orange, red, and soft yellow bombarded into my room. I perched myself up on my elbows and took in the heat of the sun as it caressed my skin and brought life to it.The creator created many wrong things in the world, mortals being one of them, but the simple sunrise and sunset that he created was probably his most majestic creation yet. A simple sunrise brought not only the dawn of a new day but it brought new beginnings and a fresh start to those who hadn't seen any hope in a long time.I shrugged the comforter off me and then dragged my now rested body out of the bed. Placing both my legs on solid ground, I realized that I seemed to have regained feeling in them again. I didn't want to test my luck by just standing up for me to end up kissing the floor so I took my time, gradually lifting my weight up.
ALINAEveryone seemed to be in their own little buzz this morning, whispering amongst themselves. They seemed intrigued about something. This town was pretty small and not much really happened. You couldn't flick a booger in this town without someone noticing.There was a cold chill in the air. A weird sensation ran down my spine. Something was wrong and I could just feel it in my bones. Something was definitely about to happen or already did for the entirety of Sapphire High to be in a chatting frenzy.From a child, I could always predict when something bad would happen. It was strange but I always regarded it as my sixth sense and for some reason my sixth sense seemed to be tingling more than usual.I roamed the eerie and chattery halls of Sapphire High with a clear goal of reaching my locker without being noticed by anyone but I lost sight of my goal when a strange figure stood at the m
ALINAZion cleared his throat, his anchoring stare never leaving me, "Are you okay?" He asked emotionlessly. Almost as if he didn't really care but asked out of courtesy.My words escaped me yet again, just like this morning, and I stood there as mute as a headless chicken. I found the energy in me to give him a slight nod before feeling a hand wrap around my arm, pulling me away and also bringing me back to my senses."What was that?" Max quipped, glaring at me with skepticism in his eyes. It wasn't like me to freeze up because I wasn't a shy person. I wasn't outspoken either, I was somewhere in the middle and I was happy for that because that meant I wasn't socially awkward."I... I don't know," I admitted, "I get a strange feeling when he's around and he always seems to be around." I shook my head as I tried to rid my mind of what had just happened."I'm surprised you d
ZIONWho would of expected that I, Zion Collins, would get laid on the first day in a new school. It didn't even take me that long. It was a new record for me. I'd admit, it was unconventional and pretty risky to do it behind the bleaches but it worked out just fine. That Megan girl got what she wanted and I got what I wanted.Everything about that school seemed to be dull and boring like every other except this one had many more promiscuous girls than the other schools I had the displeasure of attending.One girl, however, had a different energy to her. She was unlike anything I had ever encountered. She was different from every mortal I encountered. I had the same effect on her as I did with everyone else but there was just something about her. I couldn't put my finger on it.She was strikingly beautiful, entrancing me the moment my eyes met her greyish orbs. Her luscious, dark hair curl
ZIONOur house was located in a very secluded area of town. From the outside it had a scary appearance due to the black and grey exterior. Large black gates stood firm at the entrance of the cobblestone driveway to stop unwanted guests from trespassing. There were tall trees all over the yard that had a lack of leaves on them since it was autumn.The back yard was basically a huge field with dry, brownish grass. There was no way anyone could see anything that happened in our massive backyard because of how high the stone fencing was. It was why my father bought this particular house in the first place.The more secluded the better. That way we could practice magic without the possibility of being seen. Every house I had ever lived in had the same dark, mystic demeanor as this house. It almost looked as if it was haunted and with the black storm clouds that were rolling in, the house looked gloomy and petri
ZIONFlinging my school bag over my shoulder, I entered the school building for another daunting day at the miserable place. Just like yesterday, everybody stopped what they were doing to stare at me with their undying attention. I refrained from the urge to roll my eyes. It was as if they had never seen a teenage boy before.Alina was already at her locker when I arrived at the mine, a blonde girl kneeling against the lockers next to her and laughing. The girl was shorter than Alina and much curvier. She had deep blue eyes and plump pink lips to match. Her hair was cropped short, to her shoulders and wavy which matched her outfit of black high waist jeans and a black tube top. A leather jacket and boots finished her look.I took my time walking to my locker as I shifted my gaze to Alina who was having an animated conversation with her friend. Her hands moved everywhere, almost hitting a poor boy who was w