The pendant he lost at the site of Metias's death and the pendant that June has in her pocket. But then, as Day is falling asleep, June sees him reach for the pendant that he had once had around his neck.

They wind up making out in an alley, unaware of the circumstances. However, neither of them know who the other person is. After a little while, Day and June realize that they're falling for each other. After posing as a girl from the slums, Day rescues her from a fight, and he and Tess help heal the knife wound she was given during the fight. June is sent to find Day, and turn him in to the Republic. It is during one of these attacks that Day supposedly murders Metias. Day hated the Republic, and used his phenomenal athletic and intellectual capabilities to harass them, attacking their military bases and hospitals, and generally causing chaos. From then on, he led a life of extreme poverty, living on the streets with his friend Tess, a 13 year-old orphan who had been found three years prior to when the story occurs. The Republic took samples from Day's body and left him for dead, but he managed to escape. He was sent to the Republic's 'work camps,' which turned out to really be labs to experiment on the supposedly worthless children who had failed the Trial. But this would have most likely meant nothing had he not failed his Trial. Day's crime spree started early on, after his father was beaten. Day is a 15 year-old boy born into the meanest slums of the Republic and the country's most wanted criminal. That is, until the day Metias is mysteriously murdered while guarding a hospital. With no parents to rely on (they were killed in a car crash years before), she can always count on aid from Metias], her older brother. June is a military prodigy (with a perfect score on her Trial, the method of determining a child's physical and mental capabilities), born into an elite family, and 'groomed for success in the Republic's highest circles.' She has a habit of getting into trouble with her superiors, as her stunts at her military college are often rather dangerous. Legend centers around Day and June, two 15 year-olds from opposite sides of the economic spectrum. Mixed into this fight is a rebel group, known as the Patriots. Legend is set in dystopian Los Angeles, in a time where North America has devolved into two warring countries: The Republic and The Colonies.

Legend by marie lu