The Shadows We Hide by Jane Bailey (ebook reader for manga txt) 📖

"We could have also been killed if we would have stayed around to listen to a bunch of trained fighters in full body suits before running as well." Magenta interrupted.
"All we wanted-" the stick-up-the-ass guy said before Ivy interrupted.
"We don't care what you wanted. All we saw was the guy that fought in a bar along with his merry bunch of Freaks in full body suits knocking at our door. Obviously the two teenage runaways are going to try to get away."
He didn't have anything to say after that but Wolf did. "When we showed up at the motel you only saw Leah, Nabila, and Kai before you pulled your disappearin' act."
"Sure we only saw

the three women." Magenta said meaningfully.
Everyone looked confused.
"You guys hid in the shadows

." Ivy said.
Everyone started to look sheepish while the sword-guy just laughed. "You guys really hid in the shadows from a girl that has complete control over shadows? And people call me stupid."
"Listen here, Man-"
"How about some introductions?" Old man interrupted.

This is pretty much how it went.
Wolf -

Derek Wilde (Hot.)
Sword guy -

Ryder Storm (I see the way Ivy and him are eyeballing each other.)
Red head -

Leah Carter (Looks like shes with stick-up-the-ass dude.)
African Woman -

Nabila Hodo (Poised. Elegant.)
Old Man -

Victor Smith (Creepy looking.)
Creepy Chick -

Tabitha Winfred (Evil.)
Purple Dude -

Boyde Miller (Is a doctor?)
Cat Man -

Henry Jackson (DANGER! DANGER!)
Stick-Up-The-Ass -

Noah Simons (Has major stick in ass.)

So we're all best buddies now.

Magenta thought to herself. Not.

Although she would like to be closer to a certain Wolf...

"I think it's time for you to explain." Shadow growled. She was perched under the arm of Ryder so she couldn't get away. John thought it was unethical to strap the teens to beds so he decided to have Derek hold Mariah and have Ryder hold Shadow. While Derek held Mariahs arm, Ryder took his responsibility to the next level.
She still saw the way Derek and Mariah practically drooled over each other.
"Explain? Okay. Well you see, the We-Kill-Humans campaign and the We-Want-Peace-Not-War campaign over here are involved in a war that they decided to involve us in. We get to kill humans and Freaks alike! But only the Freaks with a mind chip thingy in them. That's why I decided to help. Also we get to prevent the apocalypse yada yada yada." Ryder said. Shadow was beginning to think he was utterly mad. She liked it.
"Well I want to help fellow Freaks and I'm not exactly ready for the world to end so... I'm in as long as Shadow is." Mariah said. Yeah and as long as Derek's in your pants.

Everyone looked towards Shadow. Including Ryder so his mouth was pretty much in her ear. It wasn't entirely unpleasant.
"Killing people without worrying about the law? That's like hearing chocolate bars are free. I'm in." Shadow said with a wild grin.
Ryder licked her face. "I think you are my dream girl."
"You just licked my face." Shadow said, shocked.
"You taste like tacos." He said with a serious face. "I love tacos." He then broke out in to a grin.
Mariah laughed. "This is going to be interesting."

Chapter Eight

Ivy and Magenta were showed to their room in an insurance building by Derek, Ryder just followed. Derek was the hottest man Magenta had ever seen! Ivy kept sending her sly glances and winks. That is when she wasn't flirting with the sword guy. That guy is a weirdo. I mean absolutely nuts.

What ever floats her boat.
Dereks gruff voice pierced her thoughts. "Your rooms right here."
"Mine is right next door." Ryder said to Shadow while pointing to the door to the left of ours.
"Mine's right across the hall if you need anything

." Derek then said while looking meaningfully at Magenta.
"I'm sure I'll have to take you up on that." She flirted back.
"All right kids," Shadow said even though the men were most definately older than her. "Magenta and I will go change and be down for dinner. Adios!"
"Okay." Ryder sulked and walked away with a playful grin.
"See'ya then." Derek said before entering his room.
Once we got inside the large room and started changing, Ivy started talking.
"So... You and the dog seem to be getting along, huh?" She asked cheekily.
"Well it's no licking of the face but it'll do for now." Magenta said with a serious face.
Ivy burst out laughing. "The guy is crazy. But your hunk of metal on the other hand..."
"Yeah, he is pretty... Manly. But he probably sees me as nothing but a kid." Magenta replied feeling dejected.
"Then consider him a pedophile." Ivy replied with a soft smile that she reserved just for Magenta.
Magenta and Ivy were sitting at the table. Magenta sat with Derek on her left after he bullied some kid out of his seat, and Ryder on her right. Ivy sat across from them all between a blond kid named Jacob that kept making flowers, and a kid named Loki.
Dinner was kind of awkward to say the least. All the other mutants except for Ryder and Derek were staring. The girls were jealous, and the guys were... Well, guys. This is how it went down.
Random boy Freak stares at Magenta.
Wolf growls.
Random boy Freak looks away quickly.
Magenta blushes.
Random boy Freak number two winks at Shadow.
Ryder laughs manically.
Everyone tries to hide their shudders.
Random boy Freak number two looks away quickly.
Shadow laughs.
That's pretty much how it went. No one really tried anything after that. Magenta ate some more of the amazing food. She hadn't eaten in about three days. Normally she would have better table manners but really, she was hungry.
So hungry in fact, that she didn't notice Shadow slipping the food onto a napkin in her lap rather than eating it.

Shadow sat back and watched as everyone ate their food without a care. She tried to keep the jealous look off of her face. She couldn't eat in front of people. They'd call her fat, that much she knew. Her parents warned her that was going to happen so she'd do her best to avoid it. If her own parents called her fat, just imagine what everyone else would think.
The voices of her elementary school classmates and her parents ran through her head.
Fat ass.
Whale.
Fatso.

No one noticed her not eating. At least she didn't think anyone did.

Ryder watched inconspicuously as Shadow made it look like she was eating but really she was hiding the food. Why wasn't she eating?
He watched as everyone left the room with him, Derek, Shadow, and Magenta trailing behind.
Shadow stopped abruptly.
"What's up?" Magenta asked.
"I forgot I had to talk to John. See you in the room."
"Is that an invitation?" Ryder asked with a wink, not letting on that he would be eavesdropping on her and the boss man.
Shadow laughed while shaking her head and walking back towards the kitchen.
Once she was out of site, Ryder immediately turned around looked at Magenta and Wolf. "Well, me and Mr. Winky need a cold shower now." He said with a wink towards Magenta and a nudge towards the hunk of metal. Derek growled, Magenta grinned, and they both walked away to live happily ever after. Yeah, right.
He followed Shadow into the kitchen and saw the old man in the wheel chair sitting there with a plate of food. He handed her the food quietly and she nodded thankfully to him and waited until he left out the back door before looking around suspiciously and to start eating.
What the Hell? Even Ryder in all of his awesome glory, could not understand what just happened.
He walked off trying to understand what he just saw.
"Hmmm... I got it- Nope that's not it... Hmm..." Ryder thought out loud.
"Umm, are you okay mister?" A girl asked as he walked past her.
"Yeah. Shouldn't you be in bed?" He replied.
"U- Umm, yes?" She stammered.
"Then goodnight. Don't let the bedbugs murder you with chainsaws!" He stated cheerily and walked off whistling to himself as the little girl gasped and ran away crying.
"What the Hell was the person that discovered milk doing to the poor cow?" He went on shaking his head and forgetting about what he just saw.

Imprint

Text: The cover was from Google Images. Not mine. There are some quotes in there that aren't mine also. The editing and story is all mine though.
Publication Date: 08-04-2010

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