Chapter 7: Helped by Mathew?

In the morning after the sleepover with Noah, Jane called me and asked if I could meet with her and Ace since it's been a while since we meet up outside of school. I had said I could meet later in the day since I was with Noah and she said that was fine.

I am now in the diner she said to meet at waiting for them. I did arrive a bit early so they should be here in a minute or two. The bell rings above the door and when I look over I see Jane coming in. I wave at her and when she sees me she comes over and sits down.

"Hey Sam. How are you doing?" Jane asks after she orders 2 iced coffees.

"I am doing fine. Where is Ace anyways. Wasn't he meant to meet with us too?"

"Oh, ya. He found a tree house in the woods near his house this morning and he insisted on cleaning it and said that we should meet him there after getting him an iced coffee." Jane says pointing to the iced coffee that is being brought over to us.

"Ok. Why does he want to meet at the tree house anyway?"

"He said that it is big enough for us all to sit in and talk and we can play hide and seek so he can hopefully, finally beat you."

"Ha. He should just give up on that. He is never going to beat me. He should know that." I say as I laugh.

"Ya well he doesn't want to have a complete losing streak. He only wants to beat you once so he can say he beat you."

"Lol, well we should get going then. Don't want to have him waiting too long do we."

"No we do not." Jane says as we get up and leave the diner.

As we are walking to the forest I see Mathew waving at me from beside one of the outdoor toilet places. I notice him going into one of them and I look over to Jane and see she didn't see him as she is too preoccupied on her phone.

"Jane I need to go to the toilet so I will meet to at the edge of the forest over there." I say as I point over to the forest that is a few buildings over.

She looks up at me and to the forest and then back to her phone.

"Ok sure see you in a few minutes then."

I wait a minute as she walks off before making my way to the toilet Mathew went into. I knock on the toilet door and tell him it's me and to come out. I wait a minute and then I hear the door opening and he comes out. As soon as he comes out he is looking around trying to see something.

"If you are worried about Jane, I said I will meet her eat the edge of the forest so you don't need to worry."

"Ok. Umm... Hi." Mathew says nervously as he looks at me.

"What do you want to talk to me about then since you have been following me since the diner."

"Well umm.. I wanted to warn you about Jane and Ace."

I look at Mathew like he has 20 fucking heads.

"You want to warn me, about my two best friends." I say looking at him in disbelief.

"I know it sounds weird, especially coming from me but you have to listen. They are not who you think they are."

"Wow. You couldn't be more clique than that Mathew. Like seriously."

"Who do you think told me about you being gay then. It's not like you showed it any way or talked about it to anyone besides them anywhere near me."

Shit. I never actually taught about it but he is right.

"Well that doesn't mean anything. You could have followed us or something for all I know."

"Ok then how about the fact that I know you have magic and that it is nature magic then. Is that enough proof that I am not lying. They are after you because of your magic. They both have magic as well and my dad is in the woods with Ace waiting for you so they can get you to join them."

"Ok, ok. The fact that you know my magic and that I sense no bad intent or anything from you I will believe you for a second. Why do they want me and how do they know about me. Also how do you because you sure as hell don't have any magic."

"They want you for your magic and they know about you because of your dad."

"Wait what about my dad." I say surprised and angry.

"He was a part of their group but they found out he was a spy and he escaped. I don't know anything else about that matter though."

"So my dad's death could off been there doing then?" I say as less than a question but more of a statement.

"It is a possibility but I don't know. They are also called the Heavenly Enforcers which is a shit name but who cares. They are an evil organisation that is trying to use magic to control to world of magic. They don't really care about the human world which is a good thing I suppose."

"Ok, but that doesn't explain why you know about them."

"Well I said they don't care about the human world but that dent mean they don't interfere here and there if it helps with their plans for the magic world. They have two sort if groups, one which is made up of the people with magic and the other with the people without. My dad is a part of that group and he has been trying to get me to join too. That's why I am in the school. It was so he would have an excuse to be near you so he can get you."

"Ok I believe you. However, I can't just leave now so you are going to go and get Noah. He lives in an apartment. You know that already because you followed me there when I went to hang out with Noah yesterday. Is that alright."

"Ok. I will get Noah and bring him to the forest. You should try act normal and hold them off as long as you can if things go wrong."

"Ok, bye. Be quick about it though."

I leave Mathew and run as fast as I can to where Jane is.

"Sorry I took so long. I had to go more than I thought." I say as I hold back a laugh.

"It's fine. I will message Ace to tell him we will be there in a second."

As we walk into the forest I use my powers carefully to see if there was anything wrong. I try talking to the trees but they seem to be scared of something and don't want to talk. I guess Mathew saying that Jane and Ace must be true and they must have some magic that can proper harm the trees.

"Ok we are here. The tree house is up on that tree across the clearing, see?"

"Oh ya. Damn that is a pretty big tree house. Wow."

I then see Ace pop his head out from the tree house and he goes and climbs down the ladder. I sense someone else behind the tree though which I assume is Mathews father. Ace waves us over so we start to walk over to him. I am being cautious and it seems Jane and Ace notice this as Jane stops walking and Ace looks at me with a confused look.

"Why do you look worried or cautious Sam." Jane asks looking at me annoyed.

"Well I feel like there is someone behind that tree which Ace would have seen so it means he knows they are there. That means something must be going on since you haven't mentioned anyone else being here with us."

"You sure are a smart boy aren't you. Sam Lucks, son of Danny Lucks, an old friend of mine." Mr. Hall says as he steps out from behind the tree and walk to stand beside Ace.

"I don't think friend would be the right word to use. I would say fake accomplice would suit the situation better. Don't you." I say as I look at Mr. Hall with an angry look.

He looks at me with an evil smile and I can see he knows where I am going with that sentence. He then starts to walk towards me and I walk back not trusting him.

"I wouldn't do that Sam. Your friend has orders to kill you if you try to run." Mr. Hall says motioning to Jane.