Changes Part 2

'The Striker Hotel' is beautiful. I've lived in more hotel penthouses in my life you wouldn't believe me if I told you. New York City. The heart of New York, the life of the party. I'm starting to like this place at the same time i start to hate Mother. Do this, Clean that, Unpack that, This goes there, that goes there! Elinor why can't you do something right!? Holy shit! Mother seriously needs to cut me some slack. This time I'm ditching before she starts going into hysterics. I'm not the perfect daughter she always wanted because, sorry to tell you all but, no one is perfect! If everyone could get that damn statement through their head then maybe there could be some hint of perfection in this world but currently, there is none. I jump in the elevator and slowly make my way to the lobby. My new blackberry bold rings playing the chorus of The Mess I Made by Parachute. It's Mother. I groan and click the ignore button. Well this will come back and bite me in the butt later. I walk through the lobby to the front desk.

"How can I help you young lady?" The man at the front desk says. I read his name tag and his name is Dante. Hes an older black man who sounds really sweet and sincere.

"Uhm yeah hi. I just moved here with my mom and I was wondering where I could get something to eat." I ask.

"Oh hello! You must be Lilly Linel's daughter." He says

"Yeah, I'm Elinor. You can call me Eli." I smile and he returns my smile.

"There's a cafe' that sells everything from pizza to cookies and sandwiches there 2 buildings to the right. All the kids your age go there. They have live music on Fridays. It's called The Solar Lounge."

"Thank you."

"Any time. Tell me Eli, do you have a middle name?"

"Mhm, Rose. Eli Rose Linel. Do you?"

"Yes I do Ms. Eli Rose." I smile. "I'm Dante Scott Destan."

I mimic his light joking tone and say, "Well Mr. Dante Scott, I'm starved. I'll see you when I come back."

"It was nice to meet you Eli. I hope we can be friends." Dante smiles.

I laugh. "I would like that very much."

I walk out the door and turn to the right headed toward The Solar Lounge.

Mirror Image Chapter 3

I close my eyes. My mouth starts to burn. Man, I just can’t get away from that burning sensation. Ow. Two sharp things pierce my tong, forcing me to move it away from my teeth. Fangs. I have fangs. Not as dull as a vampires or as thick as a dogs. They’re slick and sharp and strong, like…a spider’s. My mouth goes dry, then it’s my throat. Hey guess what? My throat starts to burn.

“Rider,” I whisper in his ear. I tangle my hands into his hair. I feel cat ears. What the hell?!

“Yes?” He replies.

“Dude what the bloody hell! You have cat ears.”

“You can see them? Or feel them?”

“Both. I’m colorblind not completely blind.” I say matter-of-factly.

I hear Ella chuckle. “Hey genius boy, I’m trying to stay out of this but she did just make the transformation. Care to explain to her quote what the bloody hell unquote is going on?” She laughs. Ella has the same sense of humor as me.

“Good point.” He looks at me. I kind of freaked because I can see the color of his eyes but no other color. “So love. You’ve now made the transformation to the Skilance community, a.k.a. ‘The Community’. The community is a group of Starlers, sons and daughters of the stars.” He pauses. “The thing with Starlers is that your two biggest fears are your biggest advantage, except when we transform we aren’t afraid of them anymore.” I smile. He smiles moving my hair out of my eyes. “Yours are spiders and mirrors right?”

“Uhm yes?”

“Okay so mirrors I know for positive. You’ll be able to do something with a mirror. What it is varies from Starler to Starler. I’ve never seen the Spider before, have you Ella?”

“No. That might be why she’s colorblind.” She replies unsure of herself. “Check her teeth. Spiders have fangs. Your teeth go as sharp as a cats when you transformed.” I open my mouth revealing my fangs.

“Now that’s just downright sexy.” Rider stares right into my eyes then kisses my cheek.

“I’ll take that as a ‘yes she has spidey fangs’.”

“I can see your eye color Rider but they aren’t green they’re blue…wait. No now they’re a deep, sexy red” I stare into his eyes.

Changes Part 1

In my last sorrow filled goodbye letter, I changed and you didnt even notice, All I know is that it's for the better, You've been hanging over me like darkness.


Moving has become a lifestyle for me. I can never picture my life without it. I've lived in Hollywood, California, Boston, Massachusetts, and Montgomery, Alabama. I've traveled Italy, Britain and Greece. My recent adventure was Quebec, Canada and now it's off to New York City, New York. Moving isn't as fun as it sounds. My mother is a fashion designer and being 15 in my sophomore year of high school just makes it down-right annoying. It's not fair that just because Mother moves I have to. I've never lived anywhere long enough to be in a relationship or even long enough to get to know a guy. Mother said we should be in New York for a while, so I could make some really good friends. Yeah she says that but she doesn't mean it. She said that when we moved to Quebec and when I finally got comfortable it was moving time. So here I am again, on Mother's privet jet, heading to the new Penthouse on 5th avenue at the "Striker Hotel"

Mirror Image Chapter 2

Mirrors are everywhere. Spiders climb over them. My two biggest fears surround me. I’m alone. My screams echo into the dark abyss. My Body is on fire. I close my eyes in fear of seeing my reflection. Rider. Where’s Rider?

I start to gain consciousness in the back of a truck. Rider’s next to me. He’s hands stroke my head resting in his lap.

“R…Ri…Rider?” I say barely audible.

“Ivory?!?” Rider calls, quite loudly and nervously. “Ivee? You okay baby girl? Love, can you open your eyes? Ivee?!?! Please.” I can’t open my eyes or my mouth to speak. It’s like my mouth is taped. Rider is shaking my arm trying to wake me up. I feel his tears hit my cheek. “Ivory Allyson Latter, I love you. Please. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before but baby you need to wake up. For me.” I know I love you too Rider. Free me from this.

“Ri she’ll wake up soon. It was her time. We’re getting her out of here. Her parents know and they have the house ready in Boston.” The voice is familiar. Ellen Staresse, that new girl. I blink my eyes open. I start to scream. Rider flips a shit.

“Holy crap! Ivee are you okay?! What’s wrong? Love tell me what’s wrong!” He kisses my forehead.

“Ow! Shit. Rider. Fire. Fire. Buring!” I start to cry.

“Hug her or lay on top of her and kiss her! Rider listen to me, you have to do this NOW!” Ellen screams orders from the drivers seat. Rider lays me down and lays on top of me making the burning ease. He kisses me and it disappears. I can open my eyes.

“Rider.” I whisper in his ear. “I love you too,”

“You’re okay. Ivee your okay!” I start to hold my breath. “Babe what’s wrong?”

“I can’t see any color”

Rider looks me in the eyes, terrified. Ellen catches her breath. Tears form in my eyes.

I, Ivory Allyson Latter, am now colorblind.

Mirror Image Chapter 1

1st period English is one of the classes I don’t mind so much. I sit in the back corner, away from the windows and any reflective object. I sit next to my best friend and neighbor Rider. Rider moved here last month and we became friends the second we met. He lives next door and I often catch him swimming at night and sometimes sneak over to talk to him. Rider sits next to me in this class so he easily passes me a note.

Ivee, love-Are you okay?

You look…off.

We’ll talk after.

-R

Good to know.

TTYL.

-Ivee

His handwriting is perfect. I hate him. No, seriously I don’t, I love him. He’s awesome. Yes, I am stubborn. Oh I love the boring wonderful attendance call.

“Ivory Latter?” Ms. Lisselley calls.

“Here” I call back.

“Rider Maiden?”

“Here” Rider replies.

I don’t bother listening to the rest of the attendance list because I could tell you, in all honesty, all but two people in this class hate me. Ellen Staresse is new. Ms.Lisselley, my favorite teacher, announced that Rider and I will be her welcomers and show her around during 1^st and 2^nd period. Strivilla High is a pretty big school. Ms. Lisselley hand me and Rider a welcomers hall pin to in on the lanyard that holds our ID card. When the door closes behind us I say “Hi, I’m Ivory Latter and this,” I point to Rider, “is Rider Maiden.”

“Hey, I’m Ellen Staresse” Ellen says. Her hair is blonde highlighted with chestnut brown parted over her left eye with short bangs over her right. She has deep brown eyes. I have deep brown hair parted the same but my bangs are longer and on an angle bordering my right eye. My eyes are a deep dark blue. Rider on the other hand, Mr. Personality, has black hair cut just above his eyes. His eyes are green. He’s gorgeous.

“Wow Ellen, I really like your hair.” I complement her to make her feel comfortable.

“Thanks. It’s natural. I like yours too, especially your bangs and how they just miss covering your eye.” She replies. Ellen’s really nice.

“Thanks.”

“I know my way around but we could walk and talk for a little if you want.”

“How do you know your way around?” Rider asks.

“I just do.” Ellen shrugs. She stares me in the eyes blankly. I’m captivated. That’s when my entire world…Goes black.