Fallen
by Lauren Kate



RISING ACTION



CLIMAX



FALLING ACTION







Our Story begins with 17year old Lucinda Price on a tour of her new school, Sword & Cross, a reform school. She was sent here after a boy she used to go to school with, Trever, was mysteriously killed in a fire that Luce got blamed for. She instantly is befriended by Arriane, who seems a little off but is kind to Luce and shows her around. Luce quickly meets other people like Cam, a friendly boy that is perfectly nice to Luce but isn't liked by many other people, Daniel a mysterious guy that Luce is drawn to and feels like she knows but he is very rude to her, and Penn a kind and smart girl that is kind of an outcast at the school.
As the story continues, Cam begins to fight for Luce's attention as she is drawn in more and more by Daniel. We learn more about the mystery surrounding Trevor's death and why Luce is at Sword & Cross. Ever since she was little Luce has seen these Shadows that follow her around and cause problems. They had been present the night Trevor died and started the fire that killed him. They continue to follow her at Sword & Cross and start a fire in the Library while Luce is trying to find out more about Daniel. Another student, Todd Hammond, saves Luce but dies in the process.Then Cam and Daniel get in a fight over Luce where they display inhuman strength.
Then when Cam takes Luce outside of the school for a date to apologize for the fight, he gets into another fight with a guy at a bar and Luce realizes she is in danger. Just then Daniel shows up and gets her away from Cam. They stop at a beach on the way back to the school where Daniel finally gives in and kisses Luce. After that he gets flustered and starts freaking out and rambling about how Luce has never lived through a kiss before. Luce has no idea what he is talking about but the next day at school he explains to her what he meant.
He is a fallen angel and instead of choosing to fight for God or Satan, he fights for his love for Luce. While she doesn't remember it Luce and Daniel have been in love for year but every time they fall in love Luce dies when they share their first kiss. Yet they always meet again in 17 years. It is hard to believe but, in her heart, Luce knows it is true.
Cam is also a fallen angle and chose to side with Satan.
Because Luce did not die this time after they kissed, it means that her soul is at stake and now both sides of fallen angels will try and fight for her.
A battle breaks out in the cemetery of Sword & Cross and a column of lightning shoots down in the middle as the angels fight. Daniel asks the school librarian, Miss. Sophia, to take Luce and Penn to a safe place, but does not know that she is really evil. She kills Penn and attempts to kill Luce as well, but Daniel saves her just in time.
Unfortunatley, the battle isn't over and Sword & Cross is no longer a safe place for Luce. Daniel and Luce spend one last day together and then go for a quick swim, in the morning, down at a secluded pond on the school grounds. He promises her that he will always come for her but for now they must be apart so he can take care of things and make it safe for them to be together.
However, that will be easier said than done, because there are many forces out there, doing every thing to keep them apart.