Joey Wildman wasn't exactly sure at what point today things had turned just so wrong. When he had gotten up this morning everything had seemed so right. It was a sunny Thursday morning with the promise of almost Friday heavy in the air, along with the scent of warm almost-summer grass coming though his window.
"Joey it's your birthdayyy happy birthday Joeyyy!" He sang lightly to the old "Simpsons" tune as he got out of bed.
Only one month left in the school year and today was his 18th birthday.
He smirked to himself, running his hands though his orange-red hair pausing to admire how hot he looked in his mirror. At 5'7 he looked pretty good, with some muscle tone-age going on coupled with a hairless body.
He actually frowned a little at that. He maintained that he just shaved to stay smooth for the ladies but oddly while puberty was right on track with everything else he never DID grow out any hair..
"Whatever..like I need a hairy chest, chicks dig the Wildman." Joey said and smirked to himself.
"Should we really let him go to school today?" Nick Wildman asked.
"He'll know somethings wrong if we make him stay home!" Snapped Cindy Wildman.
Both of Joey's parents were in their early 30's and neither looked a day over 23.
Nick was dressed in a black suit as he was due at his job right away, while Cindy was in a pair of green shorts and a white tank top standing at the stove.
"We should of told him before this." Nick said.
"I don't see why. He's had a happy childhood and we don't even know if anything will happen." Cindy snapped a silence hung in the air, and was broken as Cindy started to cry.
"He's our baby Nick! This can't happen to him!" She sobbed as her husband rushed over and took her in his arms.
Strolling out of the can after taking care of "natures call" Joey was all full of himself. Smiling and moving his head to music, apparently only he was hearing, he thought he looked styling in his spiked up hair school uniform combo.
"Listen parental units..I know Morning Wood is the best school and junk out there..but is there any luck that my big birthday gift this year can be to go to a school without a dress code for my grade 12 year?" Joey asked.
"And here I though you liked the black pants white shirt look." His mom teased.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't argue with the idea of a uniform, but the whole long pants during math class after gym is killing me." Joey said sitting down at the table. His mother seemed to stiffen at the stove and Joey raised a eyebrow.
"Whats up mother dearest?" he asked.
"N-Nothing." She said but she sounded upset.
"Righttt..well OK.." Joey said rolling his eyes.
She came away from the shove and had a plate piled with ham, steak and french toast.
"Here's my sweet little boys birthday breakfast!" she said.
Joey looked at his moms face in shock her eyes were red and puffy and she had tear steaks down her cheeks.
"Mom...have you...have you been crying because I'm getting older?" Joey asked with a grin.
"Y-yes dear. I guess it's silly but I can't help but feel like I'm losing my baby." Cindy said, smiling and wiping at her eyes.
"Mom that's just silly. You know I'm not going anywhere till at least collage. And if I get in that one me and dad have been looking at I can keep living at home. You're not losing me anytime soon old lady." He chuckled.
"R-right..so stupid of me." She said and forced a laugh.
Behind his desk Adam Vandell frowned. He is dressed in a three piece white suit his office was bare save for the desk his computer sat on and some filing cabinets. The chair that sat across from his desk was actually more comfortable then his own but Adam had stopped caring about little things like comfort a long time ago.
Though he looked like a man of 40 with his short cropped hair receding just enough and some lines on his face Adam was much, much older.
"Swords 23, 24, and 25 please come in." He said aloud. The door at the far end of his office opened and in stepped three men in black suits and gloves. Each of them were white though they had different hair colors and all were well muscled 6'1" men.
"Sir." Said 23, bowing his head his blond ponytail not flipping over for a change.
"What is it you ask of us?" asked 24, bald head shining a little in the office's lights.
"How may we serve he who serves the world?" Finished 25 who looked bored and out of place with his silver mo-hawk.
"The boy is at the age of Awakening. The Wildman boy. I want you to watch him and if at all possible prevent his Awakening. I'd rather not have anther brat to deal with if it's at all possible."
"What about his parents sir? They may give us troubles if we try to remove him." 24 said.
"They made the deal with me 16 years ago to keep their boy. They know if he Awakens they have no choice in the matter and he IS to be brought here or put down. That means 25, that I don't want to have to call in all the Swords to search a tri-state area for a escapee because you went for a impromptu nap...again..." Adam said.
swords 23 and 24 snickered at this while 25 turned red in the face.
"Of course sir. I live to serve." He said quickly.
"Then you are dismissed. I want a report about a normal human boy on my desk or i want a Monster Breed in my office dead or alive. Are we clear?"
"Crystal sir!"
"And that, my dear, is how I, the great me, scored the winning basket for our team." Joey said sitting on the edge of Megan's desk. The blond bombshell smiled back at him and for a split second Joey thought maybe he stood a chance..
"I'm sorry, what team was that for again? Was it your little pee wee team?" She asked and then gave him -such- a sweet smile but it was in pure mockery. "I know it wasn't for the team THIS year because well, you weren't at the Beer Bash I held last weekend for the true jocks of our school."
"Alright, so you caught me in a lie. You're good, but come on, You have to admit I tell a pretty good story." Joey said still grinning.
She rolled her eyes then pointed behind Joey as a large shadow seemed to block out all light.
"You're still going out with the missing link aren't you?" Joey asked not turning around.
"He prefers to be called Brad." Megan said with a bright smile.
"Brad. Bradly. Bradster!" Joey said turning around smiling and hold his palm open.
"Hows it going am-" The last thing Joey saw for awhile was a rather large fist heading for his head.
"Are we sure he's supposed to Awaken? Cause that looks like the sorta thing a Monster Breed awakens for." 25 said. The swords were in the school, each one invisible to anyone but another sword and standing on lockers. The boy was being carried to the nurses office by two other kids and 25 could almost see the stars floating around his head.
"Not all of them Awaken the first time they're challenged, although this is a good sign for the boy." 23 said.
"I'd rather not have to bring him back..it's always a shame to have to bring back someone so young." 24 said.
"I disagree. While we didn't have the the means to house everyone 10 years ago today I think we're doing the right thing bringing in potential Monster Breeds before they Awaken." 23 said stiffly.
