Hope you like it. Inspiration was kind of a mix of The Clique series by Lisi Harrison and the Disney Movie Sky High. I won't spill about the character's powers, that's for you to find out :D.

Disclaimer: I own neither.

The bell rang shrilly again. Kristen, already on her feet, was tugging impatiently on Alicia's hand.

"Come awn, Leesh."

"Not everyone is as crazy hyper as you are, superfreak!"

Kristen smirked evilly, the scooped Alicia up into her arms. She blurred from view and shot out of the room.

Moments later, light footsteps sounded as Alicia pranced her way back into the room, supporting a sallow-looking Kristen. Kristen practically collapsed onto the bed, hands over her face.

"Is it really that bad, being phased through?" questioned Massie, raising her eyebrows.

"I thought I told you nawt to do that, Leesh." complained Kristen.

"I thought I told you never to carry me like a baby." she shot back.

"We're leaving. Now." ordered Massie.

"Just a sec, Mass. Can you throw me that brush?"

"You'll get fat if you don't exercise, ghost." muttered Massie, but she grabbed the brush and threw it over anyways.

"Kristen? You done lying around yet?" sighed Dylan. "Can we go?"

A long, slender green vine shot out of Dylan's hand, wrapped around the hairbrush three times, and yanked it out of her hand.

"Heyyyyyyyy!" whined Alicia, wrestling with the vine.

"Your hair looks FINE!" said Dylan, annoyed.

"No." Alicia tugged harder on the brush. The vine thickened suddenly and sprouted thorns.

"Oh. Okay. Whatever," said Alicia, backing away hurriedly, "just leave it on the dresser, 'kay?"

The vine disappeared, placing the brush neatly on the dresser where Alicia's finger was pointing.

"Leaving. Now." said Massie, yanking open the door and beckoning for the others to follow.

"I'm hungryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" wailed Kristen, holding the doorframe for support.

"Dylan, you think you can get us a few apples?

"What about strawberries?" Dylan's cupped hands began to fill rapidly with strawberries.

"Fine with me."

Principal Burns stood on the podium, her eyes sweeping the hall.

"A new year begins, everyone. Need I remind you of the unfortunate incident last year? I hope nothing like that will happen again, lest you will all be punished. You will be sent into isolation, and, believe me when I say that it won't be pleasant. Fighting with your powers anywhere outside of the gym is forbidden, and there are serious consequences for those who break the rules."

She paused, assessing the expressions on the student's faces.

"On a lighter note, we will have three new students joining us this year. Please welcome them."

She stepped off from the podium as two boys and a girl stepped out from the wings.

"Hi, my name is Landon. I'm seventeen." The tall boy was standing rigidly and seemed closed off, and he stepped back to let the pretty white-blonde girl speak.

"I'm Claire Lyons, sixteen, and I look forward to starting my new life here."

There was a murmur as the audience processed this new information.

She stepped delicately off the raised platform to let the third newcomer speak. His cocky grin was visible even from afar.

"I'm Derrick Harrington, seventeen, and I look forward to getting to know some of you and owning all of you in a fight."

He smiled, exposing a bright flash of teeth.

"Now, we will begin with the ceremonious double draw for the new students," Principal Burns cleared her throat and reached into her pocket, "Landon Crane will fight Christopher Abeley and Kristen Gregory, Claire Lyons will fight Cameron Fischer and Massie Block, and Derrick will fight Dylan Marvil and Layne Abeley. Please go to the gym, we'll continue there."

This chapter is kind of a background one. I promise the next one will be awesomer. Review?