I don't own Charlie Bone but I DO own Kate Jameson.
A New Endowed
I woke up from a terrible sleep. Well, the cause of that was just last night I found out I would be attending Bloors Academy. That would make anyone have nightmares. As I got up to get dressed the alarm clock screamed, "Get up! Get up!" over and over again. I groaned, it took forever to make it stop. After I stopped it, I continued getting dressed. Finally I put on the purple cape I was required to wear. Because I was a fantastic actress I got accepted into Bloors. They also wanted me for another thing: I was endowed. I was endowed with super speed and healing abilities.
I glanced at my clock. Crap, I had to bolt down breakfast and run to catch the bus for the drama students all under 10 minutes. Hurriedly I grabbed an apple and banana and rushed out the door. My parents had to work extremely early on weekdays so I was forced to do things for myself. My parents were doctors so they had to go to work early.
At the top of the hill, I sat down on the sidewalk to eat my apple and banana. It was a beautiful day out, the sun was shining and the sky was speckled with few clouds. After a few minutes a purple bus came into view I threw the banana out in the neatest trash can and stood up. As the doors opened a rush of noise came surging to my ears. The bus was alive with multicolored kids. I looked so out of place. My shoulder length white-blond hair wasn't dyed. I wore only a pair of jeans and a simple t-shirt.
As I looked for an empty seat, a girl called to me, "Hey are you the new girl?" I looked over and saw a girl with black and white stripped hair, a gold sequin shirt, and black shiny pants with huge black boots. "Um, yea. I'm Kate."
"I'm Olivia. You're free to sit here if you like."
"Thanks," I said gratefully. The rest of the bus ride passed in non-stop conversation. Olivia talked all about Bloors and the endowed. She said there were now 10 of us. As the bus pulled to a stop outside of Bloors, Olivia warned, "No talking in the halls or else you get detention." "Thanks," I whispered back.
When we went in Olivia guided me around Bloors for the day. When it was time to go outside for a break she introduced me to her friend Emma. "Hey, Emma this is Kate, she's in drama with me and she is endowed. " Emma studied me for a minute then smiled, "Hi, Kate. I'm endowed too. If you need any help just ask me. I'll help you find the King's Room after dinner. That's where the endowed are supposed to do their homework."
"Oh. O.K. Thanks," I replied. The rest of break passed along this way and I found it would good to have these two girls as friends. The rest of the day passed in a blur until dinner came. I sat next to Olivia watching the food get passed along until it came to me. After I had finished I looked for Emma. I found her waiting near her table and wandered over. "Come on. Follow me," she ordered. I did as I was told.
When we reached the King's Room we were the first ones there. We sat next to each other and started whispering when two boys breezed into the room. One was African and had a warm, welcoming smile on his face, "Hi, Emma. Hi, um sorry I don't know your name."
"Hi. I'm Kate Jameson. I'm new here."
"I'm Lysander Sage and this is Tancred Torsson." I knew Tancred, I lived behind the woods in the back of his house. I knew he was a strom bringer. Living behind him, I learned that many times. Tancred sat next to me and Lysander on the other side of him. After the two boys came in, an overweight girl came in. "That's Dorcas Loom," Emma said from the side of me, "And that's Billy and Charlie." "Thanks," I said. The rest of the people filed into the room with Manfred coming last, "Ah, you must be Kate." "Yes," I said as I quickly lowered my gaze from his eyes. Olivia said he could hypnotize people.
"In this room you must do your homework until eight. If you fool around you will get detention," he said. "O.K.," I answered. It was extremely boring to finish your homework before eight, as I found out. Not to worry though, Tancred kept me entertained with a nice cool breeze that came every other page I turned. As it got closer to eight he gave me a note that said, "Tomorrow at break come with me and Sander, I want to show you something." He cast a sideways glance at me and I nodded very slightly. A strong breeze ruffled the room. "Torsson, control yourself, now," Manfred said with authority. But the breeze continued. "Now!" yelled Manfred. The breeze died down a bit and when Manfred saw that this was as good as it was going to get he laid off, still mad. Tancred grinned. After homework was over I followed Emma to our dorms. Olivia was there and had saved two beds. One on either side of her. "Thanks," I said, "Could you guys help me with something?"
"Sure," the two girls said in unison. "Take a look at this. Tancred gave it to me." Emma and Olivia read it over. "Do what he says. It might be worthwhile," Olivia said. "Yea Livvy is right."
"Lights out!" a voice barked from the door. A hand reached over and turned the light off and I fell fast asleep.
The next morning I woke up groggy and confused. Then I remembered: I was at Bloors. "Morning," chirped Olivia. "Hi," I said.
"Come on, or we'll miss breakfast," said Emma.
"I'm coming just hold on a sec," I replied. I rummaged around in my bag and found a box. Inside were all my treasured items. Among them was a gold bracelet that my mom gave to me. I took it out and put it on. Then I took out a rubber band and threw my hair up in a messy bun. I put on a striped shirt t-shirt and some jeans with a mini skirt over them. I put on my cape and rushed out with Olivia and Emma straight ahead. I jogged to catch up. "Wait one minute Kate," a voice came from behind me. I froze then turned around. It was Manfred. "There is no running in the halls. I am sure someone has told you the rules. Detention!" he barked.
"What!" I cried outraged, "I was only jogging to catch up. I don't want to get lost in this hellish place and Emma and Olivia are making sure I don't!"
"That's right," said Emma.
"Come on Manfred ease up, she's new here," said Olivia.
"Keep your mouth shut unless you want detention too," said Manfred quietly. Olivia opened her mouth to argue but I cut her off, "It's alright Olivia I got it from here." She kept quiet but never left.
"Too bad. Oh, Kate just look right into my eyes. Come on it won't hurt. "Kate don't!" warned Olivia. Crap, I felt myself look into his eyes and tried desperately to look away. Too late. His eyes were like coals, dark and forbidding. As I felt myself fading from conscience, I saw visions swim before my eyes. A little girl was lying sick in bed, her parents right beside her. "Come on pull through," the father was muttering. "Don't leave us Lucy. Please," the mother cried out. As I peered at the girl lying in bed I saw it was Lucy my older sister. "No!" I cried but no one heard me. As I rushed over that image was replaced by another one. This time it was a funeral. My parents were there and so was I. They were crying and I was too young to understand why. I saw a casket with the name Lucy engraved into it. When I touched the casket another image came. This time I was in a forest, the one behind my house. I was running toward something I couldn't quite see. Then I heard it: a beautiful melody coming from the forest. I was drawn towards it. As I slowed down to a walk, I saw it was coming from a tree. The music changed and a soft, sad tune was being played. It filled you with sorrow to hear it. As I sat down to listen I saw the tree had man-like features. Fingers that could barley be seen, toes that looked like bark, a head that was covered by leaves were among the only body parts visible. As the song ended I saw a brilliant white light then woke up.