Jack's Lament

Author's Note: This story starts off slow. Really slow. Just bear with me here, it'll get better, stay patient. And do me a favor: If you don't like it, please provide criticism so I can make a more enjoyable story. I'm still new to writing!

It was sunny. The heat blasted from between the clouds and landed on my face. The smell of hot pizza hit my nose as I walked inside.

"Hey Jack!"

I looked at my girlfriend, Rachel Jean. She had long, strawberry blond hair. Her face had freckles on her cheeks, and she had dimples when she smiled. She wore a blue T-shirt with short shorts, along with sky blue Converse One Stars.

By the way, I'm Jack Parker. The normal guy. I had dusty brown hair, medium length. I wore glasses. I was about 5'7, and had a well shaped form. Not skinny, but not a meatball. I wore a red shirt that had the cover to my favorite Megadeth album on the front, (Made it myself!) along with black camouflage shorts, and red sneakers. I sat down next to Rachel and kissed her on the cheek. We had been together for a couple weeks, and we were both juniors in high school.

"So, I ordered us some pizza! I heard this place was pretty good, and I knew how much you loved pizza, so I figured 'why the hell not?' and got us some." She smiled. I opened my mouth to say thanks, then the smell hit my nose. It smelled like sex. (I really had no clue what sex smelled like, I was a virgin) I thanked her, after being taken aback by just how awesome it was, and we both began to eat.

-----------------------------------1 and A Half Pizzas Later...--------------------------

"That was good!" I said as we walked around town, looking for something to do. We went into music stores, where we listened to the latest August Burns Red album, then to GameStop, where we had a friendly debate about Battelfield 3 and MW3, and finally, to the local Starbucks. After that we walked outside. The sun was setting on the horizon, but I felt something in my bones. I never felt a feeling like it in my life. It was terrifying. Rachel apparently got the same feeling, because she stiffened, and stared at me. Seconds passed by, and she grabbed my hand, moving closer to me. She was shaking.

A gust of wind blew by, and I heard a laugh.

I looked to see an old man wearing a suit that was not one, but many colors. One sleeve would be red, the other blue, and so forth, except a random color. He looked at us with a grin.

"Looks like I've found today's lucky winners!"

He ran at me with incredible speed. Rachel backed away, not wanting anything to happen. I got into a fighting stance, and threw a punch when he got close. It hurt my hand, given the speed he was traveling, but it paid off. He stumbled back a few feet.

Did I forget to mention I had a black belt in Martial Arts?

Wiping the blood off his face he charged at me, I prepared another punch. This guy just didn't learn!

Another gust of wind blew by. Rachel screamed. I turned to find he had grabbed her from behind, and he began to glow.

"Here's a present for you!"

The light exploded, enveloping me, Rachel, and the old guy.

Then everything went black.