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Sorry about not publishing Athena for a while. If you’ve read all of the other parts then, what are you reading this for? Go ahead and skip to the story. But if you haven’t read the other parts, then you should go back and read them so you know what the heck is going on in here.

Chapter Five: Hawk Gives Me Clues to His Powers

“Help me, someone!” he seeemed to be crying desperatly.

“Wait,” I yelled through the sound of the wipping wind,” I’m coming!”

“No!”

    I woke up. It always happened that way, you know. I get to the part that is most important and then something wakes me up. I looked around the cabin. Last night, Annabeth had showed me to this bed and told me to wake up up at 8:30 for breakfast. I glanced at the large clock that hung over the closed cabin door. The small hand pointed to 8 and the long hand pointed to the 12. 8:12. I had 18 minutes to get ready. 

I yawned and streched. It was only then that I noticed the golden lump that lay half buried in my side. Dispite myself, I smiled. I had never had a pet, see. Aphrodite was alergic to fur. The only animal I had ever had in my house was a fishbowl with five small goldfish. They were pretty and all, but goldfish can’t exactly play with you or snuggle up in your lap. Besides, they all jumped out of their bowl four days after we got them ’cause for some unknown reason the water had started to churn.

So as I was saying, the puppy was asleep when a name for him popped up in my mind. Hawk, I thought, I will name him Hawk.

Just as I was about to drift back to sleep, the cabin door was flung open and a girl’s voice called,” Rise and shine, Element Heads! The day is begining!” The girl had a British acent and her thick blonde hair was coloected into a ponytail.

“Oh, Laura!” Nelly moaned,” It isn’t even 8:20 yet!”

“Well,” Laura taunted,” Aren’t you sleepy today!”

“Nelly always sleepy!” Tancred joked,” I’m surpriesed she doesn’t fall asleep during sword practice!”  Nelly threw a feather pillow in his face.

Sword practice!?, I thought wildly. Then, I felt the small bottle of mascara that I had safely tucked into the pocket of the nightgown I had found on my bed.

“Athena!” Annabeth called from above me,” Get up, it’s your first full day at camp!”

“Yippe. Hooray.” Nelly called sarcasticly from her bunk,” Athena’s come to stay!”

“Oh, Nelly, stop being such a meanie!” the blonde girl teased. She walked over to my bed and I got up. “Hi, I’m Laura,” she introduced herself. 

“Hi,” I said, shaking her out-streached hand,” I am Athena.”

“Nice to meet you, Athena!” Laura smiled,” I am your sword practice supervisor. You and your friends will be sword practicing with me after breakfast.”

She turned and to leave.” And, Athena,” she called,”Bring your sword and sheild with you!”

She exited the cabin and walked towards the mess hall.

“Ohhhhh, that is a really cute dog,” Annabeth cued. She was neeling next to me bed and stroking the dog. His long golden fur glinted in the sun light that poured from the open door. Annabeth’s fox was sniffling and nuzzling the puppy as a mother dog would her own pup. 

“I think Grove’s motherly insticts are takeing over,” Tancred grinned. His Snow White Owl was perched on his shoulder. The tips of his wings and Tancred’s spiky blonde hair were both sparking with electricity.

Nelly snorted and said hotily,” Why such a normal animal. Aren’t you unique enough?”

I understood what she meant and my blood boiled with rage.

“Maybe your afraid that my normal water will put out everyone of your amazing fireballs?” I shot back.

Nelly frowned at me. Then she turned on her toes and stomped out. Her cyotea followed close behind.

“Don’t mind, Nelly,” Tancred yawned,” She’s always snooty with new-camers. Believe me, I had to go through it.”

He jumped out of bed and went over to the large dresser that had five seperate draws in it. The top one had a lable that read; Henry.

“Who’s Henry?” I asked. I noticed that the next one said; Nelly. The other three read Tancred, Annabeth and Athena.

“Henry was- is- one of us. He was Speeker of sky,” Annabeth explained sadly.

“What happened to him?” I asked.

“We’ll tell you later,” Tancred called cheerfully,” Right now, you need to change.”  He pointed to the bottom drawer. I walked over to the dresser and pulled my drawer open. Inside were new clothes all folded nice and neatly. 

“Take your clothes to the bathroom and change there,” Annabeth told me. I looked at the clothes and chose a sea-green tanktop and dark blue skinny jeans. 

I got up and the dog came up to me and wagged its tail. Dog. Why do I keep calling it dog? 

“Come here, Hawk,” I called to the golden dog. He padded to the door next to me. 

“Hawk? Is that his name?” Tancred asked and, together we walked to the bathrooms.

“Yes,” I said,” Do you like it?” 

“Sure! It fits him.” 

We reached the bathroom and split our seperate ways.

Chapter 1

I woke up to the sound of horses’ hooves outside, only to notice the empty beds in front of me. There were no maids anywhere to be seen in the servants’ quarters..none at all. I suddenly realized that I must have   slept  at least three hours extra, because the sun shone through my small window.

Not wanting to know what Miss Watson, the head of servants would do if she found out that I wasn’t washing chamberpots or scrubbing floors or cleaning stables at this hour, I bit my lip and got dressed  as fast as I could.

But as I quickly walked through the hallway, careful not to make a sound, my bad luck had me bumping into Miss Watson in no time.I froze in place, and held my breath.

“There you are! Lord Humphrey and I have been searching for you along with everybody else.I expect you have already finished the fifty-one chamberpots, twenty-seven floors and five stables?” Miss Watson was sure to make her voice sound completely innocent and sweet.I could not hold back anything. So I said, ” No madam I..have been…….in my bedroom the entire time…I have just…gotten out”. The words came out involuntarily.Miss Watson slapped my cheek. I was used to every one’s abusive words and beatings, but the slapping still stung my cheek.My instincts  told me to whack the witch back, but my brain told me to ‘stay calm’.

Then Miss Watson’s fake innocent look turned into her normal one, the one where her evil black beady eyes would be staring directly into yours, where her frowns and smirks and cold icy voice would capture most of her face. “Miss Ella, you have been clearly unhappy all the time, all the time you have been working here.Why is that?You ought to be on your knees right now, thanking us for all the kindness we have showed you. You deserve to be driven out right now, like the filthy dog you are! Would you like that, Ella?” Yes, I thought, I would.”However, out of the generosity of our hearts, we wouldn’t like to throw you out. But, be aware Ella, that we do not give second chances”.Miss  Watson’s beady eyes narrowed even further as she continued to make her “speech”,”Many young girls would absolutely die for your position here at Hampton Inn.You should be thankful! Now get to work this instant!”So I did. I scrubbed twenty-seven   floors, fifty-one chamberpots, and five stables for six hours, followed by some extra “punishment” work given by Miss Watson.

When all my work was finished, I was exhausted and worn out, not mentioning that I had calluses and blisters on my rough hands.My face was dirty and grimy with sweat and dirt, and I honestly smelled like a pigpen.So,I think you agree that I had the right to scream and cry and try to pull my black hair out.I was tired of pretending to be “Cinders-Ella-that-weird-girl-the-scullery maid”,because I just didn’t truly fit in with that description.

Suddenly,a peculiar comforting thought creeped inside my head, the sort of thought that old,superstitious ladies called “of the devil”.I was leaving this inferno, and I wasn’t coming back.

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(Alya)

Chapter One:

  Water thundered down the steep cliff and into the crystal clear pool below. I am standing at the top of the embankment. My left leg bent backwards over my back and Ibalenced on my right leg. My right hand is locked onto my left leg, holding it up. I am balencing on my right leg, with my thumb pressed against her chest and the fourth and index fingure held up into a strait line. 

I opened my eyes. From where I stood I could see across all of Ilelvea. The buildings are shped out of huge trees and streams run all over the city. Elves walk on the ground and on high rope bridges.    

“Alya, consentrate,” a deep male voice intupts my thoughts. A middle aged elf who looks about 31 or 35 stood a few feet away. He has thick brown hair and hazel eyes. Around him is a cloak the color of a deep green pine. 

I let my leg go and released a loud sigh, “Sorry master, but it’s hard to consentrate with you staring at me.”

The man shakes his head, “How are you going to learn to be a warrior if you can’t even do the Doru Areba (Doh-ruh Ahr-ebah)? “

I stare down at the city. Lanterns were being lighted and magical light balls floated next to their spell caster.

My master, Durion (Doo-ree-on), sighs again and said, “All right. I guess we should do some Talent Training before going in for supper.”

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The walkways of Ilelvea were made of cobble stone and the wooden lanterns cast a soft light across the road. Warriors, Merchants, Sword Smiths, and pedestrians walk up and down the roads. Above our heads, more elves walk across the rope bridges that conect the upper level of the city. 

I made my way through the crowd of elves and finaly reached a medium sized building/tree. Wooden pillars that were mended into the upper and lower parts of the buildings held it up and windows let in cool breathes of air. Inside, elves sat at large wooden benches. This is the Aprentices’ Pavillion. We eat our breakfast, lunch, and supper here.    

I walked up to the wooden counter top. Behind it, a rolly polly elf with scarlet red hair, stood.

“Alya!” the elf cried, “Good to see you.”

I smiled at her,” Hello, Garlien (Gahr-liehn).”

She served me my supper and I made my way with my tray to a table. My friends, Arwen (Ahr-wehn), Nithron (Nee-thronn), Herion (Hair-ee-on) were already sitting there.

I walked over to them and set my tray down in my usual place between Arwen and Nithron. Arwen is my age and she had long blonde hair just like mine that she always lets loose. Nithron has thick ginger hair that is cut short, exposing his pointed ears. Herion had white hair that falls into his blue eyes.

“Alya,” Nithron nods to me in that quiet way of his. I smiled at him.

Herion, sitting across from us looks at me. His electric blue eyes are as calm as always, “Good to see you,” he say and nods to me as well.

Arewn starts talking again. She’s a rather talketive elf. Still she’s a very good fighter. You don’t want to be in a taling of sword battle with her.

She’s talking about her sword practice now.

“Alya, want to take a walk in the forest with us?” Nithron asks.

“Sure,” I glance at him, “Why are we going?”

“I’m trying to imrove my plant magic skills,” he explains.

I nod, “All right. I’ll come.”

He smiled and goes back to his food and talking with Herion.

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That night, the four of us head into the forest. It was dark, yes. But elf’s eyes sight is like a cat’s. We can see in the dark. Even so, we each have our own light globe we created out of magical means.

The trees we tall and their bark wasn’t exactly brown. It was tinted with red and a little green. Finally we reached a small grove where vines and other smaller plants had been planted. This was our Plant Magic Training Ground. Here was where apprentices practiced their plant magic skills.

Nithron got right to work on growing a grape vine onto a tall tree. I trained my self on a small lavender plant. I was trying to make the flowers sprout when I heard the voices. One femal and two male. Slowly, I lower my hands and krept over to Arwen. She was sitting on a log, trying to make a daisy bloom.

“Arwen,” I whispered, “Come here.” Together we tip-toed to a large tree and hid behind it. On the other side of the grove, my….sister Talathiel (Tahl-ah-thee-ell) stood. Her friends, Beinion (Bey-nee-on) and Rilien (Rill-ee-ehn) stood with her. The were whispering, but i could just make out what they were saying.

“The planned attack is going to be on the fourteenth moon, correct?” Talathiel asked.

“Correct,” Rilien said, “They won’t even be expecting it. No one knows about it but us.”

Behind me, I heard Arwen’s sharp in take of breath.

“So we should sharpen our knives until then,” Benion smiled. His dark black eyes glinted in the moon light, “The Queen won’t even expect it.”

To be Continued…….

Preface

I have always been the filthy scullery maid at Hampton’s Inn as long as  I remember.It was dirty work, made for the lowest of the low servants, as I expected, because nobody ever had great expectations of a scrawny petite girl, who kept her mouth shut most of the time to be actually considered mute. Nobody had great expectations… except me.

Of course I didn’t complain, no matter how disgusting and unjust  my life was. I kept my mouth shut, in fear of screaming all the nasty things people had yelled at me.Because inside of me, I was an angry pot filled to the brim , ready to spill over any minute.The only thing that helped me not give the landlord the handful that he deserved was my daily thought:”Someday they’ll be poor and I’ll be rich, and they’ll have to scrub floors and clean chamberpots.Someday I’m leaving this place”. I never thought my daydream would ever happen,but one day…it did.

I screwed my eyes shut pretending to cry in misery. I could not be silent this long,the previous conversation had fled my mind. “Deilian?” I blurted out a bit loudly.He turned to me.”Y e s?” “Zador said that I could move things with my mind but I can’t.” Deilian stopped suddenly which made me skid to a stop. I walked back to him.”I think he meant a far more useful and powerful gift then moving physical things with your mind.” I sat down. “what do you mean?”" I believe he meant a very rare gift,I am certain he’d  have plenty that could move things with their minds in his armies.I think that you have a gift of moving memories between things and people,and perhaps since he came personally get you , it must be powerful enough to move gifts,to a certain extent.And you see how that would be useful.”He said sitting down next to me. I nodded slowly,pursing my lips thoughtfully, “Don’t you have a sister?”He asked for what seemed to be no reason.I grimaced  “Yes a very wicked and twisted sister at that.”  He moaned,which I found to sound quiet odd. “is, is that bad?” I asked suddenly worried. He nodded “You see,if one has a gift and is biologically related to another,like a sister or brother,it is guarantied that their relative will also have a gift. One has  a weak gift so does the other,One has a rare and powerful gift…”  “…So does the other.” I finished,my stomach churning with fear for the first time in decades.

I smiled in vague relief as I felt the burn in my throat fade.In a few minusculemoments we had a hole dug and the corpses in it,in the next we had the hole filled and covered with grass as if nothing had ever happened.I turned on my heals and began to slowly walk away,whistling tunelessly.Suddenly I bumped into Deilian.He gave me a meaningful  look then nodded towards the grave. I stuck out my tounge  but walked back over to it.I glanced at Deilian who was beside me,then put my hands togather in a mockpraying stance. He shook his head looking at the sky as if he wished lightning would strike me,not that it’d hurt.I grinned at him then cleared my throat.” Um you were good guys even though I only knew you for,um, yeah.And I am sorry to your families i hope they ugh,ugh” I thought then put up my hand and made a V with my fingers. “Live well and prosper” Then I smiled widely at Deilian,who glared at me silently.He stepped forward and looked down at his feet.”You came out this day,thinking it another day of your life,which has now been taken to sustain other lives.The world has a delicate balance and it rarely offers a way around that.Your lives were spent with care and mind on your part….”SO on so forth,soon he trailed of into Latin,then Greek,then ancient Arabic, then who knows,goat?Finally after what seemed like an hour,literally,he looked up. “I am NEVER going hunting with you again.”I said gritting my teeth “You won’t have a choice.”He said smiling.Then we ran.”So,who is Zador exactly?”I asked cocking my head. Deilian turned grim.”He is one of the Lords,And is quiet unworthy of the title.”He said coldly “Are the Lords like the Volturi?”I asked He looked at me quizzically “Like the what?” “Remember I told you about Stephanie Meyer?” “Of coarse I remember.” I held up my hands “Just an expression.” A grunt. “The Volturi are like the rulers of the Vampires,they have this huge army of vampires,alot of them gifted,and they keep order and secrecy in the world.”I said. He nodded “I see,yes they are much like that,but each lord is in charge of a Nation,and Zador has stired up a war beetween the Nations, all eight of them,well actually five now,three fell.”We jumped over a log.”Are we part of a Nation?” I asked.He shook his head”We are ones of the few loners,most have been rounded up into Nations.It’s no different really,you just have to stay on your Nation’s land or you are killed.”I nodded absorbing this new knowledge”Do the Lords change?” Deilian narrowed his eyes “Not usually,the lords are chosen and stay lords.”My eyes grew wide “They chose Zador?”I asked He shook his head smilign darkly “I said they don’t change normally.” I shook my head,confusion weaving itself through my head like tendrils of smoke”does Zador  have a gift,is that how he became a lord?”Deilian chuckled”if you consider dirty play a gift then yes.”He said his voice  sharp like steel,cold like ice. I had never heard him speak like that before and  it frightened me,I could have sworn I felt a chill.I asked no more questions for a while

He stared at her for a second  “Whats so special about you, except for the freakishly pale skin.”He asked leaning against the table. “well the skin isn’t that different from yours,”At this he looked down at his arm and his eyes grew wide again.” I am thousands of years older then you,and,well I’ll show.”With that the shadows of the wall,the table the chair,her and Itzcóatl grew and lengthened until every single millimeter of the rooms was black.Tendrils of Darkness snaked form the floor and walls,joining each other in an elaborate dance,which sped up and they became whirling streaks,and soon the dance turned into what looked to be jumbled chaos.A  gale whipped up,tugging at their clothes and hair.Suddenly everything froze,and there seemed to be light,but it wasn’t like sunlight or electric light,well there was no light,just some sort of illumination.Soon what seemed to be a mess of figures became trees and a rushing stream,the trees leaves rustled and the grass swayed in the gentle breeze.  Itzcóatl stepped forward and ran his hand over the rough bark,it felt like any other real tree,the only thing that showed that the forest wasn’t real ws the fact that it was all shades of black and grey.He walked over to the stream and saw small sparkling grey fish dashing by. He looked at Silvia. “Can the water be drank?” She looked at him “Such horrid grammar.” He puffed out his cheeks. “well how would you say it,Mrs.Know-it-all?” She rolled her eyes ” ‘Could someone drink the water?’ Mr.Three-years-old.” He mumbled something to himself,which Silvia could hear just fine,but wasn’t even words,again.”So can they?”He asked again “No.”"Why?”She clicked  her fingers and what looked to be a silhouette of a man appeared,in it’s hands it held a real human.The silhouette dropped the man then was gone. “Drink.”Sivia commanded the human and he did.He watched  in horror as  veins of blackness crawled all over his body,and soon concealed any remains of the man,then they seemed to unintwine themselves  and fleet to the shadows like frightened snakes,melting into the surroundings.Then everything was gone and we stood in the gray room again.Silvia smiled at him”And there is much more,that was just a taste.”Itzcoalt chewed his lip thoughtfully.”Can I see something else?”He asked unsure if he really wanted to.Silvia nodded”Just one more thing then,Hmm,ah I know,maybe two,I really enjoy the second one.”With a flick of her wrist a dozen silluhets appeared,one walked up to him,picked him up and tossed him onto the table as if he were as light as a feather,the others circled him,like eager observers.The one that had thrown him leapt onto the table next to him,while four of them held Itzcoalt down,it crouched near him,and extended one clawed finger,the claw grew to about four inches long,curved and sharp,it ran the claw lightly over his skin,but it left a light gash.Itzcoalt writhed,but the sillhuets hands on him felt like sinder-blocks.The claw ran over his throat,then paused and began presing deeper and deeper.He  gasped in pain,then the silluets disolved and he sat up in a hurry.Silvia stood there smilign at him.”Are you crazy?” She shook her head “You wanted a demonstration,now for the second thing.”He shook his head violently”Oh no!”She grinned “Don’t worry you won’t be harmed.”He backed awa near the door then said fine”Fine.”She nodded.then a wortex of shadow incircled her,untill that was all to be seen,it expanded and shrunk,then as it churned whisps began separating and disolving,and in her place there was a shimmering black dragin,which soon focused and became a true figure.”Still me still have my mind but a dragons power.”It hissed.Itzcoalt gritted his teeth”Why can’t she be the Soul Weevil?”He muttered

Silvia sat there as she had for three days and five hours.She had not blinked a single time in those day,but watched the form on the table silently.Finally the form stirred and moaned.She was by the table in an instant.”M-my head.” He moaned again,he ran his hand over his ginger-brown hair then  clutched his scull as if he wanted to crush it.”It will be sore for an hour or two, but it will pass.”Silvia told him in a soothing tone “Pass?PASS?”He yelled his voice rising to hysteria “I will die before it passes.”He yelled”Oh your exaggerating.”She said waving her hand impatiently.He stared at he as if she were   crazy.”EXGATURATING ?!?Have you ever felt it?”Silvia sighed “Yewa.”He looked at her smugly.”I thought not,if you had you wouldn’t say I was exaggerating.”He said putting his hands on his hips.She rolled her eyes “For one,you idiot,I said Yes,Y-E-S,used as a function word to express assent or agreement.And two:It seems to not hurt anymore.”She said.He opened and closed his mouth like a fish.”I,ugh um,Suppressed it,yeah.”He said smiling at his own cleverness.Silvia rolled her eyes again”Itzcoalt-”"How do you know my name?!”He shouted,his eyes growing wide.She hit her forehead with the palm of her hand.Then took a deep breath”I know much more than your name,and I am going to tell it to you,and if you interrupt me one more time you won’t have a tongue anymore.”She said slowly.”Your bluffing.”He said,in a flash she was beside him,a curved black knife at is throat” Or I might not even bother with a tongue,just cut your throat.You can find out if you wish.” She said a smile playing across her lips. He leaned away from the knife.”nah I’m fine” She sat back down in the chair.”Alrighty then,You know your name, Itzcoalt.It means Obsidian Serpent,or Serpent of Obsidian in Aztec.Your family is from a line of Aztec Shamans,and you have a gift,most accurately called Soul Viewing.”She said.He cocked his head.”Soul Weevil?” Silvia blinked “What? Soul Weevil?”That doesn’t even sound like what I said.This isn’t one of your petty comedy movies,You idiot!And now that I think about it,Soul Weevil would be more fitting”. He mumbled something to himself, which wasn’t even words. “You shure like the word Idiot.”He said. “Only because it fits you.Now was your miniature brain stretchy enough to wrap around that?”She asked and not waiting for an answer continued” No?I didn’t think so,I hope it managed to stretch around the most important parts at least.”Itzcoalt folded his arms “It IS stretchy enough For Your Information.”He said,then “Hey wait,it isn’t miniature!” Silvia raised an eyebrow.”What?”He asked.She shrugged “Oh nothing.”

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                    Two elves stood under the moon light. One female and one male. The female wore a long green dress that looked light. Her long dark hair fell down her back in her back in soft curls. She pointed ears were hidden under a wreathe of pink flowers. The male was wearing a green tunic, who’s color matched the females dress. He also wore a wreathe, but this one was made up of multicolored leaves. The two were each standing one a large plate that was shaped to look like a leaf. The female’s dress’s train hung over the edge and almost touched the ground. They stood their for a few minutes. 

Elves gathered around to watch the wedding ceremony. An old elf by the name of Melda (Mehl-dah) stepped forward. She raised her head and spoke, “All of whom have gathered tonight! The world is not a peaceful place. Fights rage everyday, yet we must keep reproducing. So, even though it isn’t a peaceful time we came here to adjoin these two, young elves.”

She turned to the couple, “Now we will join hands.”

The two elves crossed wrists and the elderly elf tied them together with a strip of spring green ribbon.

~ Hey! If you liked the Prologue then please tell me! if you want me to improve it, then you can tell me how to improve it! I want all your criticisms and comments!

To be Continued….

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The Good:

Alya (Ahl – yah)

 Arwen (Ahr-wehn)

Nithron (Nee-thronn)

Herion (Hair-ee-on) 

 The Evil:

Talathiel (Tahl-ah-thee-ell)

Beinion (Bey-nee-on)

Rilien (Rill-ee-ehn)

Chapter One:

       Anika stared at the tall buildings and the sky ships zipping past them. The two suns of the planet were setting behind a large, domed building. Its windows were lightened with white light. 

Anika was on the School Ship which was on its way to The Foranum Temple.  Anika turned from the window and whispered to her friend, Johana,” I’m so excited! I want to be picked a water planet Representative!”

Johana smiled. Her large reptilian eyes are a strange green and they never blink. She is from the Planet Radona.

“If you do it will be good,” Johana agreed,” On a water planet you don’t have to worry about dry weather and water shortage.”

Just then a door opened and Master Findu strode into the room. His brown cape swished and blew out behind him. His horned face was grave,” Students of the Counsil, you all know why you have been brought here. The time has come for you to be chosen for as a Representative. Most of you have reached 15 although some of you are still in you 14s. What matters is that you know how to protect and serve the people of the galexy. What ever planet chooses you, I want you to give it your full power and loyalty.”

“Yes, Master,” the whole class corused. They got up and bowed, their cream colored capes russled and swished like his.

Then Master Laylay came and stood next to Master Findu,” We know that you’ll make us proud.”

Her red pigmented face smiled softly at us. Then the pilot came in,” We have landed, sir.” he told Master Findu.

“Good,” Findu turned and walked out the large open door. The students filled after him.

Anika looked around the platform they had landed on. I was round and about 500 stories in the air. A few feet away from the ship a robed man stood with two droid gaurds at his side. They both held sticks that had electricity sparking on the tips. The man was human like Anika, but he was at least 50 years old and his neatly cropt hair was white.

He smiled and spoke with Master Findu for a few minutes. They nodded and Findu turned and bekoned us to follow him. Then, the two men strode down a long walkway that was conected to the platform from the large, domed building.

“So, what do you think is in there?” a voice asked Anika.

Se turned. Her black braid whiped over her shoulder. The voice belonged to a boy about her age. He was human, too. He had short light-brown hair and had blue eyes.

“Probably the Counsil Hall,” Anika told him,” Why?”

He shrugged,” Just wondering. Do…do you know what planet you’ll Represent, or want to anyway?”

Anika waited for the boy until they could walk side by side,” I want to Represent a water plant You?”

The boy just shook his head. ”Well, then if your not going to tell me, at least tell me your name,” Anika said.

“It’s…Walk,” he said. Anika though that he said it with greater thought than was needed.

To be Continued….         

 ”What?” I asked shakly.

The man didn’t say anything. He turned to his desk and picked up a phone. He talked on it for a few minutes. I listened to his side of the conversation,” Yes…She is…..I don’t know yet…..maybe….Send one of them, okay?… Alright. Bye.”

He turned to me and smiled. It calmed me down,” Who are you anyway?”

“I’m Mr. Buldover. The Mytholigy teacher at Ivy Academy.” he said.

I had heard of Ivy Academy. It was a boarding school for kids who were talented in Music, Art, and Theatre. But they also took in Reseprecans.

“Where am I?” I asked.

“You’re in my office,” he said,” Jai brought you to me when you passed out.”

“Jai?” I asked,” Who’s that?”

“Jai is the Master of Creatures,” Buldover said,” He is the son of Kintara, Mistress of Creatures.”

“So that wasn’t a dream,” I groaned.

Before he could say anything someone knocked on the door. Mr. Buldover walked to the dark oak door and opened it. Michelle Jackson’s Beat It blared into the room.

“Dani!” Buldover yelled over noise,” Lower the sound!” The music turned to “Tim McGraw” by Taylor Swift. The teacher let in a girl that looked my age. She had dark blonde hair, shoulder-length, and wore punk cloths.

“Emma, this is Dani Bang,” Mr. Buldover introduced us,” Dani, this is Emma Silk. She will be in your and Dawn’s dorm.”

“Cool,” Dani grinned,” It’ll be fun. Two roommates instead of one!”

I swung my legs off the cot and tried to get up. As soon as I stood up, my surroundings began to swirl. The next thing I know, Dani and Buldover are supporting me. Everything came into focus.

“Are you okay?” Dani asked.

“Ya,” I groaned.

I slipped out of their grip.

“Go with Dani to your dorm room. Tomorrow is Tuesday so you’ll start school,” Buldover said.

I was to woosy to ask any questions so I followed Dani out into the landing.

“So you’re the Clouddreamer?” Dani asked.

“The Cloud-what?” I asked.

“The Clouddreamer. The Proficy said that when the Clouddreamer came we would have good luck.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked, confused.

To be Continued…..

That night I slept peacefully. Well, not peacefully. But I slept.

The entire night all I saw was images of someone I didn’t know. The girl had Scarlet eyes and black hair.  She had creamy skin and a long thin frame. In one of the images she was smiling. Her tiny teeth were as pure as snow. Many of the times she had a dazed look in her eyes, as if she was watching something that was not there. One of the images had Leleil in it, she was so stunning in it, her electric blue eyes breath-taking……WAIT! What am I SAYING! I hardly know her! Another girl with her there in the photo as well she had blood red hair and dark eyes. That first girl……Who was she?

A sharp pain struck my forehead and I awoke.

“THAT….is what you get for dreaming about me and my sisters.” Leleil said, her fist clenched.

“Wha–? I’ve never even met your sisters! How would I know what to dream about?” I defended, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

“You certainly know Jett enough. And you glossed over Kat so much….And me! Just for you to dream about me infuriates me!”She said throwing a pillow at me.

“Does someone in the school control dreams? I know nothing about any of these girls except you.”

Leleil looked as if she was about to answer my question when her face lit up with blush.

“KAT! I’M GONNA MURDER YOU!”

She slammed the door shut as she stormed out. I was totally confused my colors were changing like a collide-a-scope, I suddenly noticed a neatly folded outfit sitting on the floor next to my bed, a pair of shoes, and my backpack. I got up and grabbed the clothes, there was a note on top of it.

Dear Arzo
Hey dude
Listen man
Yo, Dan
Daniel, what I

Hey Arzo,
Get changed into these.
Call me with the new cellphone in your backpack, once your done
changing. Sorry. the teachers confiscated all your stuff. I
went out last night and got you some school supplies, a new
laptop, and a new cell phone, as I stated previously. I loaded
all the contacts of the teachers, faculty, and all my friends.
I didn't load Lucifer. 
If you want to go to lunch together, maybe I can introduce you
to everybody.

Lov

Later.
Leleil.

I turned into that deep purple when I realized what she had just written. Leleil…..Was asking me on a date?……

I’d never…..gone on a date before………

NO! She wasn’t asking me out……No……She was……..But, I don’t know…. how I feel about……Leleil.

I got up and got dressed in the uniform. It was just a white button up, and a pair of navy blue jeans. And there was a tie. Man! I hate ties. I picked it up. it was pre-tied…….Leleil……NO! She is my roommate. Nothing more. I have to stop doing this…What would—-

“Leleil likes you.” said a sweet voice….too sweet…sweet like poison, drawing you to it. A long, lean girl with cherry red hair and black as night eyes was sitting on the window sill.”But all the Will girls do. You sure are popular, Daniel.”

“You–how did you–get in here?”

“The window–duh!” She said hopping down, and flipping her scarlet hair out behind her.

I backed up, “Who are you?”

“Kat Will. Your roommate’s sister. The dream weaver.” She spoke her voice was sickly sweet…..inviting, yet at the same time deadly.

“You– You made me have that weird dream!”

“Weird? I just put our faces into your mind….You made the dream. ”

I continued staring at her. What was going on?

“So….You like Leleil and Jett? Pity…….I really wish I was on the list……” She said playfully pouting.

“You like darker, more rebellious girls, eh? I guess I’ll just have to step my game…” She said backing up towards the window,  then sitting on the ledge again.”Buh-Bye, now, love.” She let go of the sill and fell backwards, out the open window.

“Wait! Kat! KAT!” I shouted out the window. I looked around outside…No one.

I grabbed my backpack, it’s contents so carefully organized, I searched through the pockets then finally found my cell phone I looked at the speed dial list on my phone:

1. voice-mail

2. Leleil

3. Mr. Yamada

4. Griffon

I didn’t read more after that I punched the 2 button and listened to the dial tone.

"Heya, this is Lei. Leave a message!"

“Leleil! Your sister just—-Kat just—-just hurry over to the dorm!” I sputtered, barely comprehensible.

"Bleeeeeep! Gotcha! I'm not the voice-mail! What happened, Colorés?"

“Kat she—”

"KAT!?"

“Yeah, she just jumped out the window!”

"Hang on, Skittles. I'm getting Erik to teleport me right now!

“Okay…But…Your sister….”

"I know, I know. She's a little witch. She listens in, and manipulates
your dreams, just to embarrass you later.I'm embarrassed that she's my 
older sister more than anything...that HAG....Anyway what did she say?"

I remained silent. No way….There is no way I could tell her…..

"Dan, tell me what she said. I can still read your mind through the
phone."

“Your bluffing….”

"Ar, I'm being completely honest.....You don't want me to know it...
You'd rather face the Devil than tell me...."

“So no matter what—” I started, then a cloud of smoke appeared in font of me, once the smoke cleared, there was Leleil and a boy holding hands in front of me, the boy had tan skin and shaggy black hair, Erik, I presumed.

Leleil slid her hand out of his once she saw me. He blushed once he had followed her gaze, and seen me.

“Sorry, to teleport with something or someone I have to be touching them…..sorry.” He said casting his eyes down. Did he…….fear me? Or was it respect? Either way, to cast his eyes down and blush at me, why…….Oh, man…..Did he think Leleil an d I were an item!?

“Don’t worry about it, Erik, me and Dan are just friends. Now where is she?” That last part was directed to me. Erik detected that he was no longer needed and teleported away.

“She jumped out the window.”

“So she just came in then left?”

“You could say that.”

“What did she say?”

“Uhhhh…….” I really didn’t want her to know……what Kat had said…was just too embarrassing!

She looked at me seriously as she read my mind,

” ‘Leleil likes you…….But all the Will girls do……Leleil and Jett? Pity…….I really wish I was……You like……….eh?………guess…….. my game………..now, love…..’ “

“Leleil! You read my mind!”

“Only the bits you allowed me to.” She said sticking out her tongue, and then pouting. “So, you like Jett, too? Aw, geez. I thought I’d have you all to my self….”

“I don’t like Jett!”

“Oh really?”

“Yeah.”

“Then why don’t I take you to meet her and then we’ll see.” Leleil said grabbing my arm, “Hurry up! We only have an hour before school starts!”

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Leleil had dragged me halfway across the campus, twiddling on her phone, then finally she opened the door to a classroom. The entire room was full of all sorts of teens, beautiful and ghastly, hardly noticeable and super human, quiet and loud, and in the class room, everyone I had met so far, plus more, were there. Karen sat in the back of the room, surrounded by men, Griffon and a tiny girl with auburn hair leaned against their desks chatting. Lucifer sat in a dark corner, eying Leleil the whole time.  Erik was hurriedly reporting to Kat who, stared at me with this day-dreaming like gaze. A tall and thin girl with creamy skin and black hair, crimson eyes and tiny, pearl-white teeth, was focused on the notebook she was writing away in.

“That’s her. That’s my baby sister Jett.”

Leleil let go of my arm, and gave me a push in Jett’s direction.

Jett looked up, I noticed her entire face was coated in piercings, a nose ring, a tongue ring, a lip ring. Studs, and gauges.  Her black hair was in and emo style and her nails were in a red-black pattern. I turned deep purple, she was gorgeous.

“Yes?”

“Uh. I’m Dan.”

“Heya. I’m Jett. So you’re the new kid. The color guy?”

“Yeah that’s me.”

“So you’re my big sister’s roommate?”

“Yeah.”

“You really are that really cool looking guy from my dream!”

I froze. Cool? She thought I was cool. I smiled.

“The seat next to me is open….Wanna sit there?”

My smile got bigger. “Yeah, I will. ” I sat down and I looked around the room.

Griffon gave me a thumbs up, the Auburn haired girl beamed. Leleil looked happy, yet at the same time sad. Lucifer, who had his arm around Leleil smirked. Kat looked kinda angry. Erik looked relieved. Karen and much of the rest of the room was totally oblivious to this amazing moment in my life. Jett smiled and tossed a note at me.

I’m really glad you wanted to sit next to me. Welcome to Gala-Ivy School!

 Authors Note ~ “Emma and the Reseprecans” has been changed to “The Reseprecans”. Thanks! Here’s the first part!!! ~ Raqshan

                    I am Emma Silk. A 13 year old who lives in a small town in the upper east-side of New York. We in this town, we can NEVER leave, bacause we know a really big secret. There are people in this world who can fly, turn in wolves, make illusions and other wierd stuff. I know what you’re thinking. I’m crazy, right? Well, that’s really good. Don’t believe a word I say ’cause if you do, you’ll sound nuts to the people around you. I’m going to tell you about me. I didn’t find out that I was a Reseprecan until I was 13. Even then there were many things I had to learn.

It all happen on one fateful day in June. It was really warm and my best friend, Sandy Locks and I were strolling through the woods. Yes, woods. The Reseprecans ordered that there be at least four acres of wood in the town. Anyway, we walking, talking about next year and the latest movies and stuff like that.

“I’m going to get my hair dyed white!!” Sandy told me. Sandy really liked to do bissare things.

“That would look wiered,” I commented.

“On you maybe. Blonde hair looks good on you, but brown hair is not my thing,” Sandy shot back.

“Hey, lets, race,” I suggested,” Who ever loses has to buy the winner an ice-cream!”

“You’re on,” Sandy said.

“Ready. Set Go!” I shouted. We tore through the trees, doging trucks and low hanging branches. I was never to reach the end. We were following a path see and while I was racing, I had veered off it. I stopped running. I retraced my steps. There was no path. Only trees, trees, and more trees.

I gulped. The adults around town were always warning us about staying on the path. They said something roamed the woods. I tried to keep calm and find the path. I searched for about ten minutes before I heard a snarl. I ran. As I raced through the brush, I could hear the loud thumpping of another shape chasing me. I was running when I ran into a clearing. I was trying to choose which way to go, when a deep growl came from right behing me. Slowy, I turned. Most people would have run, but I was a little curiouse as to what this beast looked like. 

There at least a foot in front of me was a the bigest wolf. It bared its fangs, but didn’t growl. 

“Oh my god,” I breathed. Then, the thing spoke.

“What are you doing in these woods?” he seemed to say.

“I..um..that is..” I tried to say. 

“Never mind,” he growled,” I want to know, how you can see me!”

I reclaimed my witts,” Well, let me think. I guess I’m not supposed to see a wolf the size of grizzly bear, huh?” 

“No, you’re not,” he said, puzzled. Then something happened. The wolf disolved into silver light and in its place stood a boy, about my age. He had dark hair and brown eyes. He wore a dark blue-plaid button up with the sleeves rolled up. Dark skinnny jeans covered his legs. 

I freaked out then. I wanted to chang into a bird and fly away from this wolf-changing boy. As soon as I thought it, my wish came true.

First a tingling krept up my spine and I felt sick. I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, I was still in the clearing, but the wolf-changing boy had grown really big. He was at least 14 feet above me. What’s more he was staring at me as if I was the one who had changed shape.

I looked down, because I didn’t want to see his face anymore. That’s when I noticed the talons. They were sharp and small. They looked like they could scoop up a fish and turn it into a fish cabab at the same time. Then I saw the feathers. They were brown and really pretty. I opened my mouth to speak, but a,” Cawww!” came out. I screamed, which sound like,” Sreaaaaaaaaaac!”

The boy seemed to snap out of his daze and imedietly scooped my up. Then he walked briskly out of the clearing.

That’s when I blacked out.

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When I came to, I wasn’t in the clearing anymore. I lay on a bed in the corner of a large doctor’s office. It was dim and I had a hard time focusing. When everything became clear, I could see that I lay on a smal cot and I was human again. That was good. The next thing I noticed was that there was a young man sitting behing a mahogany desk. He looked about 20 years old, but his hair was white.

“Um..excuse me?” I croaked.

The man looked up from the book he was reading. He had cheerfull face and right now he was smiling,” Emma Silk, right?” 

“Um..yes, sir,” i managed. My throat was ruff and sratchy. It hurt to swallow. 

“Here,” he go up and walked over to me with a glass of water. He handed it to me and I took it. I sipped it and recoiled at the taste. It was cross between honey and…cream? 

“W-what’s this?” I asked.

“It’s called Relecan Jucie. Only for Reseprecans,” he said.

I choked,” Only for Reseprecans? Then why did you give it to me?”

“Think, Emma. I know you can guess,” he turned and took out a small book from his desk.

I had a feeling I knew, but I didn’t want to admit it. 

“I don’t know!” I cried.

The man sighed,”Okay, then, I’ll tell you. You’re a Reseprecan” 

              This is a story called Emma and the Reseprecans (Res-ep-re-cans). Reseprecans are people with talents. Leave comments  to tell me wether you like it or not! Hope you enjoy ! ~ Raqshan

Prologue:

It was night. The winter solstice to be exact. Frost cover the pine forest and snow lay thickly on the ground. It was January 3, 1969. The coldest winter in the history of this town. Yes, the town of the Reseprecans. The Reseprecans are human. They are regular mortals with the unique powers. Every day on a Season Solstice they hold an anual meeting at the old castle.                   

 Right now they sat around an large oval table, all 12 of them. They discussed problems and came up with sulutions. But this Winter Solstice meeting held a big surpries for some of the Reseprecans.   

“We should be able to command them!” Larten shouted. His dark black hair covered his eyes and his voice was evil,” The humans diserve no respct! They are weak! They should be in our command!”  Outside the dark seemed unbareble. Ghosts seemed to move even more than usual, as if supporting the Speaker of the Dead (Larten).

“As is you are the strongest in the town, Larten!” Faren, Mistress of Light tried to reason over the oval table,” If we command the town, then it would be caotic! We could never agree!”

“That is why, only ONE should rule! And in my opinion,” Larten said,” since I came up with the plan, I should cammand this town!”

“I agree!” Janton, Master of the Shadows called,” Lartens, should rule!”

“I have to disagree,” Cendre, Knower of Imotions disagreed,” The humans know they are not as strong as us. They are doing fine without our interference. We only have to put in little effort to make them do what we want!”

“Yes, but then we wouldn’t be showing them our FULL power!” Falcon, Talker of Creatures, spoke up,” They already dare to defy us.”

“Oh, Falcon,” Cendre chided,” You’re only speaking like that because a human refused to marry you!”

Falcon ignored her,” They dare to set up buildings where we have claimed land! They say it the LAW! That we have to sign papers to own land is rediculase!! We practicallt own the town!”

“But, Falcon,” Gina, Controller of Sound and Sight, asked,” They live here do’t they? I mean, if you were to have children and those children would be forced to live in this town, wouldn’t you want the best for them?”

“Pa!” Haris, Controller of Fire said,” As if! If I were them, I wouldn’t have moved into this town in the first place! Then, this trouble would never have started!”

“They thought it was a normal town, Haris,” Eagle, Master of the Skies, told him,” They thought it was a safe town. After all our logo is; Safe for the Unsafe.”

“Yes, but that was meant for Reseprecans to come if they found us!” Larten shouted.

“This meeting is ujurned!” Gina called,” Some of us can’t controll our selves!”

With that, Gina, Controller of sound and sight stood up. The rest of the Reseprecans followed, their robes and cloaks swishing. They darted dark looks at each other as they exited the meeting hall.

That was the Prologue! If you like the plot, then keep on reading Emma and the Reseprecans!

P.S. If you like this of even if you don’t tell me, so that I can improve it, or continue!

These are the characters most comonly seen in Bloodthrist,but I decided to draw them more realistic then anime,because I am horrible in computer anime.

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The good 

Azia

Deilian

Hilio

The Bad

Silvia

Zador

The clueless

 Kiera                                                                               

well now since my Idea has been jerked out of underneath me I am going to take the drawings into my own hands:Just got Silvia done,unfortuanatly the coloring is harder than the drawing on the computer so it’s not colored.

Silvia

(the computer made it all pixilated and weird)

Later Griffon left with a full stomach and sticky fingers. I flopped down on my bed, My dorm here was….more me… than my room in life as a human.

I looked at Leleil. She had her short black hair in a tiny pony-tail. Her highlights looked like lightning. She Had picked up her pastels and started coloring the picture she did of me. She did it with such care, yet so little effort, her cyan eyes glossed over the page. Then looked up at me.

My skin changed to deep purple again. She slammed her hand down on the bed, playfully. “Stop changing colors! it’s so hard to capture something like you into a picture.”My skin changed into a gray then.

“What do think my colors mean?” I asked smiling at her.

“I assume you can control pigments in objects, but seeing is to how you can’t control it changes with mood.”

“Any idea what each color means?”

“Want me to experiment?”

“Sure.” I said smirking. I had no idea what she was going to do. I sat up and looked right at her.

She sat next to me and wrapped her arms around my neck in a sort of hug or something.

My gray skin changed to that purple again.

She remained like that for a while, then she slapped me hard. My skin turned gray again. “L-Leleil?” I asked.

Then she punched me in the arm. I turned red.

“Leleil! How is physically abusing me investigating my powers!?”She smiled. Then giggled. I shook my head at her. I turned yellow. “You’re the weirdest girl I’ve ever met.”

She looked at me then, fell over, I jumped. What had just happened? “Leleil?” She continued to lay there.

“Leleil, are you okay?” No response.

“Oh God, Leleil.” I got down off the bed, my skin changing to as black as her carpet.

“Leleil…..” I leaned down close to listen if she was breathing…..No…..Oh God….What just happened?

I started preforming CPR. The first thing that came to mind. No response..I turned white as snow….Leleil was dead.

My skin changed to a chalky blue. My eyes teared up and I scooped her up in my arms. I started walking over to her bed when she snapped her eyes open and shouted, “BOO!” I jumped, my skin changed to white again, then to pink.

“I’m alive. You can put me down.” she said, toying with me. I changed to a green, the back to yellow.

“Oh my God, Leleil. You’re okay.” I hugged her tightly.

“Oof! I can hold my breathe three and a half minutes long. I’m fine.” She said strained, I released her.” Well, it’s just as I thought. Your moods match this,” she said opening a door in her nightstand. “In this drawer, I keep every gift that Griffon has ever got me. We’ve known each other since we were nine, so we’re pretty much like siblings…..Here we are.” She said as she pulled out a tiny ring box. She opened it to reveal a cheap, dollar store mood ring, and with it a chart.”Your skin follows a mood ring’s chart, stressed is black, white is fear, yellow; happy. pink; confused, Ect.”

I smiled and turned yellow. “So what’s that purple I keep changing into?”

Leleil smiled her wicked smile and the said one word. The most scary word I had ever heard. “Love.”

“Products of the Mind?” I asked, purposely speaking without thinking, just he idea of Leleil reading my mind made me shiver, she was so creepy.

“Illusions, thoughts, memories, oh and my most powerful move, shutting off functions in the Brain…..Oh and I am not creepy.”Leleil said adding a second coat of black nail-polish to her ring finger.

“Sorry……”

“It’s cool. I was freaked out when it first happened to me. Totally confused everyone when I started answering questioned nobody asked out loud.”

“Who brought you here?”

“Lucifer.”

“Who’d ever name their child that?”

Leleil looked at me seriously. “It’s an alias. Once we leave our normal lives we can’t be who we once were. My given name is Brooke Lonvias, I love the Night and I always wanted to change my name. I have two aliases; Midnight Lee and Leleil Will.”

“Whoa. That’s cool. Hey, what’s—?”

Suddenly the door knob started to jiggle and then there was a boom.

“Lucifer, you’re turning it the wrong way again. Just Shadow-step through.”

A boy seemed to come out of the wall, beaming at Leleil, then once he saw me sitting on her bed with her. He suddenly stopped smiling. “Hey Lei, who’s the loser?”

“Lucifer! He is not a loser! He has a very cool power!” Leleil said defending me.

“Cooler than mine?” He spoke, shocked.

“I never said that!” Leleil cried.

“Lei, let me see your sketchbook.” Lucifer demanded.

“No.” she said quietly.

“Fine, I’ll just Shade him into the center of the Earth.”He threatened holding onto my shirt collar.

“No! Please!”Leleil sobbed, embracing me.

“Lei…….Who is this guy?”

“Dan Thomas.”

“No, his alias….And power.”

The two looked at me.

“Uh……Arzo Bell, uh…….color.”

“COLOR!? You left Me to Crayola over there!?”He shouted at Leleil.

My flesh went crimson, I was furious. “Leave her alone! Who are you to her anyway!? Her boyfriend? Brother?”

“I’m her—–Forget it, Crayola. I want you to know though…She’s mine. You can have Karen.”

“What are you talking about? I don’t like Karen! I don’t like anybody! This girl just kidnapped me! Romance is pointless!“I shouted at him.

Leleil hid her face in her pillow choking on her sobs. “Get out! Leo! Just…..Get out!”

Lucifer took a step back then turned on his heel and ran, once again through the wall. For long moments I sat on the plain white bed across the room from her. She cried for a long time. Then sat up.

“I’m so sorry, Da—Arzo?”

“My real mom……She was a writer…..Arzo was one of her favorite characters.”

“I sincerely apologize. I’m so sorry! Lucifer…He…”

“Don’t apologize, I stepped on his toes seeing is to how, ‘Your his’.”

“No. I’m not. He obsessed. He never leaves me alone. I’ve rejected him more times than I can remember.”

“Other than the loud part…He’s a pretty cool guy.”

“He was nice at first. Then when he brought me here he got all weird and he started checking up on me all the time. If I even try to sketch something that he doesn’t like he tears it up…The only reason I don’t just erase me from his mind is…..I owe him…..He did something for me….He helped me escape my foster parents. I never met my real ones.”

“You owe him nothing. If anything, he owes you. Think of all the memories, the art, your chances to meet your parents, he ruined it all. As long as I’m around I won’t let him do anything to harm you.”

Leleil smiled at me, not her wicked playful smile, but a happy thankful smile. She ran across the room and hugged me tightly, weeping.

My skin changed to a deep purple.

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Later, after Leleil had stopped crying. She started helping me decorate my side of the room. We took all the furniture out and stored it in a spare room next door to ours.

“Now the fun part.” Leliel said lifting several large buckets of paint.”What’s your favorite color?”

“I like them all.” I said smiling at her, she could read my mind, she already knew what I wanted to do.

We both picked up a gigantic bucket of paint and threw it at the wall, we tore up the white carpeting, and waxed the hard wood floor. We threw out my white sheets that were on my bed that we had used as coverage for the floor while we were painting and Leleil and I lifted my bed back into the room. Leleil picked up her cellphone. She hit the speed dial and started talking.

“Hey, Griffon. Can you make a run to the store for me?……That really cool bedset that we saw………….Yeah. Oh wait, no. I have snacks don’t worry…. I just need the bedset……..uh, twin sized….Yeah……Thanks……….Oh, no one told you? We have a new student……….Yeah he’s my roommate……..’Kay……see ‘ya….Bye.” She said into the phone.

“Oo wa zat?” I said through a mouth full of potato chips, tossing a soda to Leleil.

“Thanks. Griffon, one of my friends, don’t worry, he’s nothing like Lucifer.”

“At’s ool.”

“Dan, swallow.”

“Sorry. Hey. You call me Dan…I get to call you Brooke.”

“Fine. Arzo. Just remember to chew.”

“Oh ha ha ha.”

“Ya know what? I like you kid. You remind me of myself my first couple days here. You may just be converted to rebel.” She said with a smile.

“Oh ho, I don’t think so.”

She cupped her hand over her mouth to make it sound scary. “Join the Dark side, we have skittles.” She threw green one and I caught it in my mouth. The door opened.

“Hey hey hey. I see skittles.” said a red headed boy with glasses carrying a bag.

“Sorry, the rainbow must go to the rainbow.” Leleil said laughing. “But the legend get’s Oreos.” She tossed a bag of cookies at the redhead.

“I shalt never doubt the Snack-keeper.”He said.

“Now….we need to make your bed.” The red head took out two sheets, a comforter, and a pillow, all rainbow tie-dyed. We made my bed quickly.

Leleil tossed another skittle at my head, it hit my forehead and bounced off, the boy caught it in his mouth.”Rebound.”

Leleil laughed out loud. “Da–Arzo this is my friend Griffon. Griffon, Arzo.”

“Nice ta meet cha.” Griffon said, chewing on my skittle.

“Likewise.” I said, this time catching a pink one in my mouth.

“So was ya powa?”

“What?”

“Swallow, Griffon.” Leleil said.

“Sorry. What’s your power?”

“Color.”

“I’m gonna call you Roseart then.” He said taking a large bite out of his Oreo.

Leleil bust into the conversation. “Okay guys. Serious time. I think Karen is scheming again. She used her full power on Arzo when we were recruiting him two days ago.”

I choked on my potato chips. “TWO DAYS AGO!? How long was I asleep?”

“A while. I told you, she used her full power.”

“We’re not allowed to use our full power at school, because most of the time, our full power is deadly.”Griffon explained.

“I can turn off functions in the brain, Griffon can rewrite history, and Karen……Karen can make you her slave, she manipulates your physical body.”

“She’s a witch.”Griffon added.

“Lisa McDarce, alias Karen White. Can not be trusted.

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Yay! More concept art! Today is Charlie’s girlfriend Andrea!

Okay people! Here are some drawings by me of the cast of Gifted! Yep, Dan, Karen, Leleil, Lucifer, Charlie and Griffon! All your favorites! But I’m an artist…….It’s not okay if you steal my art…Okay? Want it? Just ask. Ask though. Or I’ll go all Gala on you!

Oops! You guys haven’t met Griffon or Lucifer yet! Oh well. They’re coming!