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                                     Ch.1-

Feather paused as she neared the edge of the road. She glanced around quickly; making sure no one was watching her. Then like a whisper of wind, she slipped beneath the bridge and into the tunnel. To most people it would seem like a sewage pipe, but that is what you are supposed to think. To Feather, it was the quickest route home. Winding through the twists and turns of the tunnel,

Feather ran her fingers along the walls beside her. There was no one about in the tunnels so near dawn, and Feather only p*censored*ed batty Mrs. Abbot sitting in an alcove, selling her canned peaches. Just as the sun started to tinge the dark night sky pink, Feather reached the entrance to her home, ducked in through the open gate and stepped into the courtyard. The light coming from the storm drain overhead told her it was very early morning. Feather turned toward the right and went into the kitchen. Her mother was there, making eggs and toast, Feather’s favorite.

                         “How did the hunting go last night?” Feather’s mother asked.

                          “Great“, Feather said, “I got a whole bag of carrots, the wheat you wanted, and some apples.” Mother nodded, and took Feather’s bag off to the pantry to empty. Feather smiled. The uppers are so stupid. Us Lowers take their food all the time, and they think it’s animals, or the weather. Ha! At least I am lucky though. I live in the country, where we can hunt on farms or gardens. In the city, they have to take food out of the trash!

            Mother came back and handed Feather the empty food bag with a smile.

“You did well today Feather, But you must be tired. Go get some sleep“, she said and waved Feather off to her room. Feather stumbled wearily to her room and collapsed on her pallet. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.         

Feather woke to see the late afternoon sun shining in through the drain that was her window. Now, you night be wondering, “Aren’t those drains in the side of the road use to collect rainwater and runoff? How can she be using it as a window?” It is really simple actually, The Lowers have devised a system to collect and carry the water using special aqueducts to the purification plant. Then it is brought back to the Lowers house and they use it for cooking, cleaning, and drinking, much like us.

Feather glanced around her room. Her bed lay on the floor, Japanese style. She had a few raggedy posters of some outdated bands hanging on the walls, a quilt her grandmother had made for her on the bed, a set of shelves with some cl*censored*ic books her mom had given her, and in the corner the phone her mom had given her for her birthday. Her clothes were folded neatly inside a low dresser that was also her desk. Feather took off her crumpled clothes from yesterday and pulled on a long, multicolored skirt and a grey sweater. She slipped on her flats and pulled her hair up before walking into the courtyard. Mother was arranging flowers in a terra cotta vase.

“Mom, I’m off to Lilly’s house. I’ll be back before dinner!” Feather called as she lit her glow lamp.

“Okay, but be careful. It rained last night and the tunnels are slippery!” Her mom cautioned.

Feather rushed out into the familiar tunnels, her skirt sweeping the ground. Following the glow of her light, Feather soon reached Lilly’s house. She knocked quickly on the screen door three times.

“Hello, anybody home?” she called, laughing. Lilly opened the door.

“Ha-ha.” Lilly said sarcastically. “Come in”

“What’s wrong?” Feather asked, worried. Lilly didn’t usually act like this.

“Let’s go to my room and talk“, Lilly sighed, nodding her head towards her dad, who was sitting on a chair nearby, mending a rug. Lilly and Feather walked down the narrow hallway of Lilly’s house (They didn’t have a courtyard) until they reached Lilly’s room. Feather hopped on Lilly’s hammock, and Lilly sat across from her, at the desk.

“So”, Feather asked,” What’s wrong?”

“Well, you know how I have hunting Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Training on Mondays?” Lilly asked. Feather nodded.

“Well“, Lilly continued, “There’s this boy in my Training who’s really cute, and he wants to hunt with me on Thursday, and I don’t know what to do!”

Feather snorted. Here I was, thinking something horrible had happened, and in reality, Lilly was just freaking out over some cute boy who wants to go hunting with her. Humph.

“Really? That’s it? Well, go hunting with him. I’m sure he won’t bite!”

“You really think so?” Lilly asked,” But what if I do something stupid and he laughs at me or we get caught or something?”

“I’m sure you’ll do fine!” Feather practically yelled, exasperated.

“Okay, no need to get so worked up,” Lilly sulked.

“I’m sorry”, Feather said, “Truce?” Lilly nodded, and they shook hands.

“So, what’s going on with you?” Lilly asked.

“Nothing much, I’m still the same old boring Feather!” She replied.

“Hey you know Rail, the wimpy kid who was in Training with us last year?”

“Yeah, what about him?”

“He deviated!”

“No Way!”

“Yeah he got a foster family and joined the Uppers last night!” Lilly exclaimed.

“Do you know his cover story?”

“Yeah, this time he’s a mountain climber’s son. His dad took him up into the Rockies a while ago on an expedition and they lived there for a while. The story is that his dad died and Rail’s been roaming around the mountain since. They made it seem pretty realistic for what they had to work with. So now he’s an ‘orphan’ in a foster house.” Lilly said, all in one breath.

“Wow“, Feather gasped, “Lowers don’t deviate much, but when they do, it’s always so interesting”

“Yeah, but I feel sorry for his REAL family. They must be really sad.” Lilly murmured.

“Hey, Lilly? Promise me we’ll never deviate. Promise me you’ll never leave me alone down here, and I’ll never leave you. Please?”

“I Promise“, Lilly said, and they shook on it.

Feather glanced out the window. It was almost dawn!

“I gotta go! I told my mom I’d be home before dinner!” Feather said. “I’ll see you tomorrow at training!”

“Bye”, Lilly called, as Feather raced down the tunnel towards her home.

-just the first chapter,but you get the idea!Please comment!