There is one high school that most people in our town go to including Emery and I called, Marshall High. Being the closest high school to the Sector where the Atrians live and because our principal probably wants the publicity, this is the high school they're sending them to, all week people have been talking about how they will fit in, if any of them were hot, or just plain hateful threats about them.

Today is the day they're coming and I don't know how to react, should I be scared? Nervous or maybe even fuming? I brush my brown hair and look into the mirror getting ready to go to school. The sounds of screaming and shouting fill the bathroom and I walk to see where it is coming from, my TV is showing my school with a bunch of protesters holding signs. Even the police and soldiers stand outside the school with guns in their hands. Now my nerves kick in and I turn off the TV seeing it go from a picture to blackness on the screen.

"Hurry up, Rachel," My mom shouts. "You'll be late!" I go back into the bathroom to finish brushing my then run out grabbing my backpack. My mom comes to me carrying my science book with a smile on her face.

"Thanks." I grab the book out of her hands and put it in my backpack. She still stands there leaning on the table with her hand holding her up. Her brown curly hair sits on her shoulders and she stares at me in thought. I pack the rest of my books and look at her; she snaps out of her thought and looks at me.

"Are you nervous about today?" She asks biting her lips very quickly I could barely notice.

"Yes, I just saw on the news what is outside of my school. It looks like they're ready to kill the Atrians coming right when they get off the bus." She shakes her head and I zip up my backpack; putting one strap over my shoulder and head for the door.

"Remember, Emery is going to meet you with Lukas!" She shouts from the kitchen.

"Okay!" I walk out shutting the door and start jogging to school. I put in my ear buds and turn on my music and pick my pace up faster after checking the time. 'Please don't let me be late!' I thought repeatedly. I looked around seeing the tall green leafed trees drifting in the wind causing me to take a fresh breath. In turn around another corner seeing the yellow and black stripes of a school bus drive past me on the next street. I start to sprint checking the time over and over again, part of me doesn't want to be late and another part of me wants to see the Atrians arrive. Anxiety and excitement for some reason strives me to run faster and faster to my destination, I wish I had a car right now. I see Marshall High in the distance and a smile of relief comes over my face, I can see the protestors' signs and almost hear the shouting the whole area gives off. When I run on the driveway to the school I see the whole area clearly, the police block off the protestors from going into the school and clear the street for the bus's arrival. I see Lukas who waves to me and I wave back, I start to jog and he starts walking to me. I stop and put my hands on my knees panting hoping for water. I look up to see Lukas staring at me weirdly.

"What were you doing?" He asks chuckling a little bit. I take a breath in so I can talk to him and stand up wiping my forehead.

"I ran here, do you have any water?" He pulls out a bottle and I grab it out of his hand almost drinking it all. He just shakes his head and smiles staring out at the distance.

"I should time you next time, who knows you could run for track." We both smile and laugh until we see a protestor coming at us. He is an old man with white hair and glasses carrying a sign that says, 'Hatrians' on it.

"I'm sorry for you children; this is the end for us all! They will kill us all!" Lukas stands in front of me and pushes the guy away. Then two policemen come and grab the man putting him back in the group of protestors. We both give each other a look and shake our heads.

"Crazy," Is all Lukas says. I nod my head in agreement.

"So, where is Emery?" He asks. I shrug my shoulders but I then see Emery staring at the crowd of protestors. I point to her and we both start walking towards her, Lukas touches her shoulder and we all walk inside the school. Everyone is talking, staring outside the windows looking at the crowd outside, or leaning over the arm rails waiting to see the Atrians come in.

"How is Julia?" I ask Emery.

"She is doing well, I just left the hospital and she told me to tell you hi." She says as I check the time on my phone.

"Well tell her I said hi, I going to my locker. Bye." Lukas and Emery both wave and keep walking forward. When I go to my locker I see my friend, Caroline standing in front of it waving hi. I walk to her smiling and she begins to talk.

"I can't believe they're coming!" She exclaims.

"I want to try and date one," She says moving away from the locker so I can open it. I give her a look and just roll my eyes at her placing my fingers to open the locker.

"What will your parents think?" I ask putting my books in.

"I don't care what they say, I saw the news this morning and one at the very end looked so cute." She says. I grin a little bit, and I get shoved into the door causing it to shut.

"They are here!" Two guys shout as they scream running by us. Caroline grabs my hand and takes me up a set of stairs to see their arrival. Everyone clears the area by the door and moves up stairs waiting for them to enter. Caroline and I get a good view of the door and stand on the less crowded side. Everyone gets quiet and no one moves after hearing the bus stop outside. I feel Caroline jumping and grab her arm because of my anxiety. The doors open and the Atrians walk in, first a girl and a boy, then the rest of them follow behind a tall and masculine boy.

They all look up at us as we look down on them, some people taunt them by bringing their fingers up to their heads and some give them glares of hatred. They all have kinds of tattoo on their faces and necks; I look at the masculine one and see he has a tattoo on his neck. He spots me looking at him and then looks away at the other people next to us, I take a short breath as they proceed to walk away and out of sight but my eyes kept looking at the strong one for some reason and I don't know why.