Hey guys! SO I wrote this story with my very good friends Raven, she's really awesome and a great writer. We'll alternate writing chapters and just go from there I guess. Hope you guys like it!
~Ash
She was standing in the middle of the madness, in her own little protective bubble. She was staring out into the storm, unfazed by the close flashes of lightning. She wasn't scared, she wasn't nervous, she was enjoying it. In fact, she was controlling it. The swirling tornado that encircled her sucked up all her worries and fears and left them in nothingness. She laughed l, feeling alive. No one could bring her down now...
Stormy's eyes fluttered open. She sighed. 'It was only a dream' came the sad thought. The girl flopped back on the now flat pillow. She groaned and held out her finger. The pillow fluffed up instantly from the static. Stormy sighed again as she placed her nest of nearly white blonde hair sideways on the support. She looked around at her room. Plastered on her walls were DHI posters. One of each host, and like five of one in particular. Stormy was practically in love with Dell Philby, the redheaded English boy that was in the program. She smiled, thinking that she might meet him soon. About a week ago, she signed up to become the new host that would join the DHIs in all their Disney glory. She rolled back over onto her back. Then another reason for the tryout popped into her head. She was a freak. Plain and simple. Her power over weather made her that way. It wasn't like she cared, but it still made her feel uncomfortable at times. The other thing was her eyes. They were a piercing gray with jagged blue streaks that looked like lightning.
Stormy loved her eyes. It set her apart from the popular girls.
When people asked her what she thought her hair color was, or told her that her hair was blonde, she told them it was white. Her favorite color was yellow, and she despised cheerleading. Stormy slowly pushed herself off the bed and rubbed her eyes. Suddenly, she was slapped in the head with the humidity. She hissed at the weather and then the room became cold, the walls covered in a thin layer of frost. The page of her now soggy calendar read June 10, five days after school had ended. Two spaces over, June 12, was marked with a balloon and birthday present. Her birthday.
Her phone whistled. Stormy jumped up in surprise, and then let out a short puff of laughter. She picked up the device and and quickly responded to her friend's text. She slid on black finger-less gloves and then threw on gray pants and a yellow tank, not even bothering to brush her hair. "Bye mom!" she yelled after herself. She faintly heard her mother's reply as she closed the door. She half walked, half flew (literally) to her friend's house down the block. Stormy swung herself up the ladder on the side of their house and knocked on the window. "Hey there Stormy" came a voice from inside. Stormy groaned. "C'mon Bender! Open the window!" she said pounding on the glass. A figure crossed the room and snapped the window open. "Sheesh Storm, don't break the glass" she said. Stormy stuck one foot in, then pulled herself up the rest of the way. "Well, i wouldn't have to if you leave the window open! I mean c'mon Ben! We do this every summer" she said lowering the window a bit.
Bender Lawson was like a sister to to Stormy. They did everything together and both knew about her powers. Ben was a good foot taller then Stormy and had curly red and black hair. She also had thick rimmed black glasses and loved hanging out with her friend. "I know we do! I just have woken up later then usual 'kay?" she said taking a seat next to her chess board. Stormy rolled her eyes and took her seat across the board. "So, you excited 'bout your birthday?" Ben asked moving her piece. "Of course! I get to go to Disney World with my BEST FRIEND and I get to take a tour with my FAVORITE DHI! How awesomer can that get?" Stormy answered, taking one of Ben's pieces and setting it beside her. Ben laughed. "Dude, I can feel your excited hotness from over here, cool yourself down" she said wiping sweat from her forehead. "Right, sorry" she said. Her friend suddenly became freezing. She decided not to say anything, and continued talking. "You anxious?" she questioned studying the board. Stormy sighed. "I guess, I mean, it would be heck a cool if i got to meet the others-"
"And by 'others you mean Philby right?" Stormy's cheeks turned red with embarrassment. "Whatever! Let's just play the game ok?"
Jess covered her ears with her hands trying to ignore the heated argument going on at the table. "But she's athletic and intelligent" said Charlene holding up one of the CDs. Wayne had entrusted them with the responsibility of picking the new DHI, and they could not come to an agreement. "We already have both of those on the team! What about this guy? He looks strong and..."
"Oh shut it Maybeck! We don't need two of you on this team!" snapped Willa. Maybeck set the case down. This continued on for quite some time. Jess felt like she was going to go insane. Then, she noticed another case sticking out of Philby's backpack. "Uh, guys?" she said reaching to grab the CD. No response, more arguing. "Guys?" she asked again. No answer. "GUYS!" Jess finally screamed. All heads turned to face her. "What?!" they all said at the same time. Jess held up the case. "You missed one" she said. Philby eagerly grabbed it from her and inserted it into his computer. They all gathered around the screen.