For Starters, I do not own Gone; all rights go to Michael Grant. The only character that belongs to me is Lilith.

This is a love story between Drake Merwin and a girl named Lilith, not a sadist like Drake. Constructive criticism is welcome, and I do encourage you to review (:

I sat on a stone wall, legs crossed and a huge drawing tablet in my lap, on the page was a sketch of the mountain that my school was surrounded by, that held me prisoner. Coates Academy, a school where kids with bad reputations were sent, a place where our parents could abandon us and continue on with their lives.

My name is Lillith, I'm what you would call an arsonist, someone who intentionally sets fires, the cops were worried I'd eventually set fires to kill people. So, I was shipped off to Coates along with a bunch of other odd kids.

One boy particularly caught my attention, Drake Merwin, a sadist and a bully, and I tended to be one of his victims. Drake was tall, about six feet, enough to tower over my five foot. His shaggy brown hair fell in his face a bit and his brown eyes looked down at me like I was just another victim, which I basically was.

Thunder cracked in the sky, I pulled my camera from my bag and took a picture of the lighting as it struck off in the distance. I packed away my things in my mustache bag and slung it over my shoulder as I walked back to the looming brick building, barley missing the rain.

I stepped inside the building, and heard a whimper and someone being slammed into what sounded like lockers, I peeked around the corner to see Drake harassing Computer Jack, slowly I slipped down the hall trying not to cause Drake's wrath to come down upon me. Once I made my get away I sighed and headed back up the stairs where my best friend a roommate Diana was painting her nails a dark red color.

"Hello Lil," she greeted as I threw my bag onto my computer chair by my bed, I sat down on her bed and looked at the bottle, "I love this color," I said as I eyes it on her toe nails. "You can borrow it," she said as she picked up my hand and held it, examining the electric green polish, "as long as I get to borrow this one," she smiled as she finally let go of my hand and continued to paint her left hand.

"I'm going shower," I said as I grabbed my pajamas and walked into the bathroom, locking the door. I put the water running and poured in some bubble bath, the bathroom soon smelled of roses, I slowly slid in and rested my head against the back of the tub, rubbing my face cleaner in.

"Did you get a read on her yet?" a voice came through the walls, my keen hearing picking up on it. The voice was smooth and assertive at the same down, I figured it must be Diana's love interest, Cain. "Three bars," Diana said in a blank voice. "Tell her about us tonight, find out what her power is, she's probably useful," he said, I heard footsteps walking toward the door. "Oh, and don't Drake or anyone else her power level, wouldn't want to ruin his little crush by letting him know she's a freak to," I heard the door slam.

My power, how did they know about that? I could control anything fire related, lightning included, not to mention I can move as fast as it. I started about a year ago, when I started getting in trouble for Arson. The summer I found out that I can light myself on fire without burning, my blue hair turned into gorgeous blue flames, I could ignite my arms, and that's where my fascination with fire started.

However I was starting to notice something different, I could move water with my mind as well, I guess you could say I could control the elements. I sighed as I washed up and rinsed off my face in the sink. I pulled on my red tank top with the black slash letters that said Sixx; I pulled on my black short shorts with the red hearts and tucked my spiky blue hair in a ponytail.

I walked out of the bathroom and jumped on my bed, trying to appear normal. "Hey turn on the TV," I demanded, "Supernatural is on tonight," I muttered staring the TV, waiting for my favorite show to appear. Diana put it on then she turned toward me, it was on commercial.

"Lillith, I have to tell you something," she said, I looked at her and raised a brow, laughing at the direct TV commercial. "A while back Cain and I noticed something. Kids are developing powers, I have the ability to read peoples power rate. I read you as a three bar. Cain is a four bar, he can move things with his mind." She said looking at me dead in the eye.

"So, pray tell, what's your ability?" she asked, I sighed as I looked at my best friend, working for a demented boyfriend, I decided I's only tell her about one of my powers. "I have the ability to control lightening," I said as I made a lightning bubble appear in my hand, I made it unwrap itself and coil around my fingers like a loving pet snake.

"I can make it bigger, I can blow stuff up with it if I want or just move things with it." To demonstrate I picked her up a few feet then set her down gently. She smiled, "That's pretty cool," she said and then sobered up.

"You can't tell anyone about your power, only three people will know: Me, Cain and Computer Jack. There are a few kids who Cain over see's in their training, Penny, Taylor, Brianna, and Dekka are the only ones I can think of offhand. "

I nod, "Cain's planning something," she said as she slid under her covers, turning off her lamp. I sighed as I did the same, "Good night Diana," I say as I turn off the light, "Goodnight Lil," she said.

Drake's POV

He stared out the window watching the girl with the blue hair, her hands twitched elegantly as she drew out the mountain scene before her. He watched as the sky turned a dark blue color, as the girl that was called Lilith took out her camera and photographed a strike of lightening.

She then proceeded to pack her things up, "Look me," he whispered lightly, begging for the bluenette to notice him in the window, but she kept her head down as she walked quickly into the building.

"Stalking girls now," a small blond boy muttered as he walked down the hall, "what did you say?" Drake snarled aggressively as he slammed the boy into the lockers nearby, "Say another word about it," he smiled evilly, "And I'll cut you to pieces," he said as he took out his knife and cut a ways into the skin, the cut hidden by his hair. Drake let Jack go just in time to see he bluenette run into another hall.

He threw Jack to the floor and stalked of down the hall, and into his room. Cain was out, probably seeing Diana, Lilith's best friend and roommate. Drake sighed as he sat on his bed, deep in thought.

*Flashback*

"Class, this is our newest student Lilith," a girl with brilliant blue eyes stepped in the door, her blue hair was in curls and falling elegantly down her back, her dark eyeliner making her breath taking. Drake believed this was the exact moment he fell for the bluenette, the way her soft blue eyes looked at, without the fear everyone else looked at him with. It made him feel human.

He watched her, had even confronted her, but each time it had ended in disaster, he'd messes up, his temper would flare and he'd end up hurting her. Like that time she ran into him, he had hit her with a book; she'd fallen and slammed her head on the lockers, falling unconscious.

She'd never know how he's pulled her into his lap, whispering how sorry he was, rocking her back and forth. Eventually Diana had found them; we took her back to their room where Diana watches with careful eyes as he laid her gently onto her bed

*End*

Cain soon came strolling through the door like he was king; it annoyed Drake how high and mighty he thought he was. As soon as he could, Drake would have him on his knee's begging for his life, begging for the pain to stop.

"Diana read Lilith, I'm sure you'll be happy to know she was a zero bar." Drake didn't let his smile show, but he hated the freaks and was happy to have his Lilith clean. "Diana's still going to tell her about us, she's wants her friend in on the action," Drake nodded as he fell onto his pillow.