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Lady Snow
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**** St. Marie's Private School for Girls, Paris, France ****
A blond girl woke up in a cold sweat. Not that dream again! What does it mean? Ava got up from her bed and went to the bathroom. "Jeez, Ava! You look bad," she said as she saw her reflection in the mirror. Her deep blue eyes had dark circles underneath them and her hair looked as though it had lost a battle with a hairbrush. Ava splashed some water on her face and went back to bed. Maybe things will be clearer tomorrow. She slid back under her covers and fell asleep.
**** Crown Arcade, Tokyo, Japan ****
The interior of the arcade was pitch black except for some light coming from a Sailor V machine at the back.
"They are back, Artemis" Luna said while looking at the video screen. On it there was a dark cloud hovering over the earth.
"I know, Luna... Do you think we should wake them?"
"We aren't even sure if they were reborn!"
"Then we are doomed!"
"No! We will find a way. Let's start searching for them. They have hopefully
been reborn."
"Should we tell the senshi?"
"No, not yet. Let them enjoy their free time."
"Ok, Luna... Now, where do we start?"
**** St. Marie's Private School for Girls, Paris, France ****
"Ava! Ava, wake up! You're going to be late!" said a tall girl with
brownish blond hair.
"What? Veronique?" Ava Waters said in a very sleepy voice to her best friend Veronique Desvents.
"Finally! Come on! Put on your uniform. We're going to miss breakfast."
"Shit!! I can't believe I didn't hear the alarm go off!"
Ava grabbed her black and blue uniform, ran into the bathroom, changed, grabbed her schoolbag, and ran out the door with Veronique.
* * * *
"Thanks again for waking me up," Ava told Veronique for the hundredth time.
"Hey, no problem! What are best friends for?" Veronique answered.
Ava and Veronique had met during the first week of school at St. Marie's, a very exclusive private school for girls. Ava's father had sent her there because he couldn't take care of her; his job made him travel around the world all the time. Veronique, on the other hand, had won a scholarship to St. Marie's since her parents didn't have enough money to send her there. They became unlikely best friends. Ava loved to play sports like ice hockey and handball. She was interested in myths and magic. Veronique, on the other hand, loved to study and hated sports. But when the two were assigned to the same dorm room, they became instant best friends.
**** 4 hours later ****
"That was the most boring day in the world! A whole day of science! You should have let me sleep for the rest of the day," Ava exclaimed.
"Argh! Damnit, Ava! We are not going through this again. You need to pass science
in order to graduate!" Veronique exclaimed.
"I know, I know. I'm just not as good in science as you are! Anyway, let's
go check the mail," Ava said, trying to change the subject.
They walked down the halls of their old school. The walls were painted a dark red, and heavy curtains made of velvet blocked most of the sun from entering the building. Pictures of old headmistresses hung on the walls. They walked out of the main building and headed towards an old baroque style house that was converted into a dorm.
"We've been here for almost a year and I'm still totally creeped out by the
school. It has a bad aura around it," Ava said, looking around her.
"Ava a building can't have an aura around it!" Veronique said, annoyed.
"Never mind. Let's go see if we have received any mail."
They walked to the end of the main hall to a door that had the top half-open. On top, there was a sign that read "Poste Française". An old woman sat behind the door at a counter. She was wearing a blue flowered dress.
"Bonjour Madame Orléans! Comment allez-vous?" said Ava in prefect French.
"Très bien Ava et toi?" Madame Orléans answered in a high-pitched, squeaky voice.
"Je vais très bien. Alors, vous avez de la poste pour nous?"
"Oui, tenez une lettre pour chacune d'entre vous!"
"Merci!" said Ava and Veronique.
"Come, let's look at them in our room!" said Veronique.
* * * *
Ava and Veronique's dorm room was fairly big. They each had a bed, a desk, and a closet. On Ava's side of the room there were posters of her favorite actors and sports teams. On her desk, there was a pile of books about ancient Greek and Roman myths. In the corner was a pile of clothes that needed to be folded and put away. Veronique's side was tidy. Her books were neatly piled on her desk and her science trophies on the top shelf were all nicely polished. The only two posters she had on her wall were one of Albert Einstein and Marie Curie.
"What does your letter say, Ava?"
"I'll read it out loud":
Dear Ms. Waters,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to our humble school. We will await your arrival on the 26th of June. A car will be there to pick you and other students up at the airport. A list of necessary items is attached to this letter.
Sincerely,
S. Snow
principal
English School of Tokyo
"That's weird! I never applied to go there!" Ava exclaimed.
"Look, a paper that fell out."
Veronique picked up the paper and gave it to Ava.
"It's a note from my dad!"
Dear Ava,
I sent an application to the English School of Tokyo. I thought it
would be good for you to live somewhere new. I included a plane ticket with my letter.
Love,
Your father.
"I can't believe it! My dad is sending me off to another school! One in Japan of all places. What am I going to do...?" Ava said, on the verge of crying.
"Oh, Ava! Don't cry!"
Veronique got up to get some Kleenexes. Her letter fell on the ground and she picked it up.
"Look! My letter is from the same school!" Veronique exclaimed.
"What?" Ava said, brushing away the tears from her face.
Veronique looked over the letter.
"It says that St. Marie's is doing a student exchange with their school and that I have been chosen to go. What a weird coincidence!"
"Thank God! I don't have to move to the other side of the world alone! Come, let's talk to the head mistress. We can pack our trunks after," Ava said. All traces of her sadness had disappeared.
"OK, but don't you think it's weird? Us getting into the same school and everything..." Veronique said.
"You know what they say; don't look gift horses in the mouth or something like that. Come on! Anyway, my dad probably set the whole thing up. I'm always writing about you in my letters. Now come, let's go!!" Ava grabbed Veronique's arm and ran toward the headmistress' office.
***Antarctica***
A man and a woman stood looking into a crystal ball.
"When do we attack?" the silver haired woman asked impatiently.
"Patience, Leona" answered the silver haired man.
"But, King..."
"No," the king cut her off, "We wait! We will not make the same mistake as last time!"
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Translation:
"Hello, Mrs. Orléans! How are you?"
"Very well, Ava, and you?"
"Also very well. So, do you have mail for us?"
"Yes, here you go, a letter for each one of you!"
"Thank you"
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****Antarctica****
Leona sat on her chair at her desk. Her long grey cape was draped over the back of her seat. She was playing with one of the strands of her long silver hair. She couldn't understand why the king, her brother, did not want to attack. It had taken them thousands of years to get back to Earth and now that they were here, he refused to attack. She wanted revenge and she didn't know how long she could wait.
****Gate 46, Charles De Gaulle Airport, France***
Ava walked toward the waiting area that was just after the customs desk. Her wavy blond hair was tied in a high ponytail. She was wearing blue jeans and had a black leather jacket over a yellow tank top. Veronique ran up to her. Her hair was braided and she was wearing a red jean jacket, a black t-shirt and pants.
"Can you believe that woman at the customs desk? She didn't believe that it was me on picture!! I know it's three years old but it's not like I've changed that much since I was 14. What a bitch! I should report her to somebody..." Ava fumed. If looks could have killed, the custom's lady would have been dead.
"Ava, please calm down. It's not the end of the world."
"I know, you're right. Anyway, I still can't believe we're both going to Tokyo. Is that cool or what?" Ava exclaimed.
"I still think it's weird..." Veronique answered.
"Oh, stop it! Now look who's being annoying. Aren't you happy we're going?"
"Of course I am. I guess I'm reading too much into this."
"That's more like it! And you say that I'm the one that reads too much into stuff. Now come on, they've started to board our flight."
Ava pick up her brown carry-on case, turned around, and slammed right into the back of a girl with long black hair.
"Excusez-moi!" Ava said to the girl.
"Pardon me? I don't speak French," the girl said with a British accent.
"Oh, that's Ok, I speak English," Ava said, switching over to English with ease.
"Oh, thank God! Could you please tell where the counter for Air Japan is?"
"Sure, it's right that way," Ava said, pointing to her left.
"Thanks a lot!" the girl said and disappeared in the direction Ava had pointed.
"You coming, Ava?" asked Veronique.
"Yeah, I'm coming, it's just... I don't know! I got weird vibes from that girl."
"Don't start with your vibe thing again! Come on, we don't want to miss our flight."
They walked to the tall flight attendant and gave her their boarding passes. They walked down the corridor and entered the plane.
"What's the number of our seats again?" Ava asked Veronique.
"H 22 and H 23," she said, looking at the numbers on the tickets.
They walked down the crowded alley till they reached their seats. They put their bags in the overhead compartment.
"Argh! We're in the center aisle. We won't be able to see outside," Ava whined.
"Well, your Dad sent you a first class window seat. You're the one that changed it for coach."
"I know, but I didn't want us to sit all alone for the whole 20-hour flight."
Ava and Veronique took off their coats and got comfortable for the long voyage ahead. Veronique had pulled out a physics book from her carry-on bag and started to read it. Ava looked around at the other passengers on the flight. There was an old Japanese man sitting across the row from Veronique, the seats in front were vacant and beside her were a young couple that looked like they had walked out of a fashion magazine. I have a feeling this is going to be a long and boring flight. She looked at her watch. It's already 10:15 p.m.! Why haven't we left the airport yet? Oh well. Ava looked around again. She saw the girl that she had slammed into earlier get on the plane. She walked up to the row of seats in front of Ava and sat down.
"Welcome aboard flight 227 to Tokyo, Japan" said the flight attendant. She proceeded to explain the emergency exit and all the safety instructions in English and Japanese. Ava heard the sound of the roar of the engines turn on and the plane started its long journey.
****3 hours later and a couple thousand feet up in the air****
Ava was having her dream again. She was in an old castle running down a lavish hall. She could hear the sound of canons being fired and people shouting and screaming.
"We have to help," she told a young man in armor.
"I know. Get the others and try to keep the castle safe. I'm going to the Moon to see if I can help," the young man answered.
"Be careful," she answered. "I don't know what I would do if..."
"Don't worry! I'll be all right, Ava."
"It's just that... Just be careful..."
With that, the young man ran off and Ava went down another hall. She went into a room; three other girls were there. Ava could barely make out their faces.
"Did you find him finally?" asked one of the girls.
"Yes. He decided to go to the Moon and see if he can help. That means it's up to us to keep the castle safe" she told the mysterious figures.
Suddenly, Ava was standing outside in a huge garden. An army of people were attacking guards and winning thanks to the help of horrendous monsters.
"We have to go to the Moon! There is nothing more that we can do to save our kingdom, but maybe we can help save the Moon's!" Ava shouted to the others.
Once again, Ava suddenly found herself standing in what must have been the main entrance of a huge palace, but it was completely destroyed. She ran outside and saw the young man she had been talking to earlier get stabbed.
"Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, her heart braking in a million pieces.
"Ava! Ava! Wake up! For the love of God, open your eyes!" said a distant voice.
Ava opened her eyes and saw Veronique staring at her.
"Christ, Ava, are you ok? You were speaking VERY loud in your sleep and sweating. Were you having a nightmare or something?" Veronique asked Ava, worried for her friend.
"I don't know. It felt so real... It was like it had really happened or something...."
Ava looked around her. The old Japanese man was looking at her with a worried expression on his face and the fashion couple were looking at her like if she had something disgusting on her face.
"Well, you see, I've been having this dream lately. Except I would call it a nightmare. It felt so real. Like I had lived it or something."
"Why don't you tell me about it? Maybe that will help."
Ava agreed. She told Veronique about her vivid dream.
"Wow, what a dream! I think it's probably influenced by that book you were reading."
"The one about the legends on the moon? I guess. But the dream felt so real! Like it had happened."
"I read in a book that some dreams are actually memories from our past lives," said a British voice coming from the seat in front. "Sorry, but I heard what you were saying..."
"Hey," said Ava, recognizing the girl, "you're the girl I bumped into at the airport, right? Sorry about the scene I caused."
"Hey, no problem. Thanks for the help at the airport. If it hadn't been for you, I would have missed the flight."
"You're welcome. I'm Ava Waters and this is my best friend Veronique Desvents," Ava said, presenting herself and Veronique.
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Maya Ashton. Sorry for intruding on a private conversation, but I'm reading this book on dreams and it was saying that some of our dreams are actually moments from our past lives that are resurfacing to our memory," she said, showing the two girls the book she was reading.
"That's interesting, but I don't think that Ava's dream could be her past life. Even if we did have past lives, which I doubt, everybody knows that no one has ever lived on the moon."
"I wouldn't want to have lived what was in my dream. It was so terrible and sad... Anyway, let's talk about something else. What brings you to Tokyo?" Ava asked Maya.
"Well, I received a scholarship to attend the English School of Tokyo."
"You're kidding!" Ava and Veronique exclaimed, their mouths opening wide.
"What?" Maya said, confused.
"That's where we're going," Veronique said.
"Now that's a coincidence!"
"Ok, now I find it weird again."
"Don't start again, Veronique! Remember what the letter said? That there would be more students arriving?"
"Ok, whatever..."
"So, Maya, tell us about yourself," Ava said.
They talked about their families for the last hours of the flight. They had a smooth landing at the national airport. They took their carry-on bags and got off the plane. They went through customs and got their luggage. That whole process took about an hour. Once they had everything, they went to the main exit and looked around for a person with a sign saying "English School of Tokyo". A woman walked up to them.
"Excuse me, are you the new students attending EST (English School of Tokyo)?" she asked them.
"Why yes," Veronique said. "How did you know?"
"Then you must be Veronique Desvents, Ava Waters and Maya Ashton," she said, avoiding answering Veronique's question. I'm Ms. Snow. We must still wait for some students before going to the school."
Ava looked at the woman in front of her. She had long black hair and blue colored eyes. She looked as though she was about thirty years old. She had a worried look on the face. Ava could feel strong vibes coming from her. She didn't know if that was good or bad.
*Ring, ring*
"Hello?" Ms. Snow said, talking into her cell phone. "Yes... I see... Ok then. We're on our way there now."
"Well it seems the other students will be arriving later," Ms. Snow told them. "If you have everything, follow me to the van."
The girls followed Ms. Snow to a red mini-van. They put their luggage in the back and seated themselves on the back seats. Ms. Snow started the car and they were off.
Ava looked outside as they drove to the center of the city. There were tons of people everywhere, much more then the small village where St. Marie's was allocated. Ava realized that she should have learned some Japanese before coming. She wasn't worried though; she had always been able to learn languages quickly and easily.
"We're here!" Ms. Snow announced to them. They turned into a private alleyway. Ms. Snow got out of the car and walked toward a massive metal gate. She entered a code in a keypad and came back to the car. "The entire grounds are protected by a security system. I'll explain it more later." They drove up the alleyway. A huge and beautiful brick mansion appeared before them. It was three stories high and very imposing. Beautiful green vines climbed the walls; beds of flowers surrounded the house. Beside it was a five-door garage also made of brick. Ms. Snow stopped the car in front of the main door. The girls got out and took their suitcases inside. The beauty of the inside amazed them. The entrance had a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a deep red colored staircase that led to the floors above; beside the staircase was a hallway and to the left and right of the main entrance were four doors.
"Wow! This is one nice school!" Ava exclaimed, walking through the front door threshold. Just then, she got the same weird feeling that she had got when they met Ms. Snow.
"Yeah, it doesn't look like a school at all," Veronique said.
"Where are the classrooms?" Maya asked Ms. Snow.
"I'll tell you everything after you get all of your things ready. Here are the keys to your rooms. They are on the third floor. Your names are written on the doors. Your trunks arrived yesterday and are already in your rooms. I hope you like them. We used all your favorite colors to decorate them." Ms. Snow gave them each a key and disappeared down the hall.
"Well, I guess we should go check out our rooms..." Ava said.
"I wonder how she could have known what our favorite colors are..." Maya said.
"Don't you think that it's kinda weird that there are no other students here?" Veronique said, looking around.
"I was just thinking that... Maybe they're on vacation." Maya answered not very convinced of what she was saying.
"I don't think so. It's almost the end of the year."
"We can ask Ms. Snow when she comes back. For now, I say we go to our rooms," Ava told the others.
"Ok," the two girls answered.
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They walked up the first flight of stairs and the second. When they got to the top, the third floor, there was a long hall in front of them. The first door had Ava's name on it, the second had Veronique's, and the third had Maya's. Their three doors were on the same side of the hall and three other doors were on the other. They each entered their rooms.
Ava's room was fairly big. The walls were painted in a soft tone of blue, Ava's favorite color. A queen size bed was set against the left wall. It had a blue striped duvet cover on it. Blue curtains hung in front of the huge bay windows. A white night stand was beside the bed. On it was a off-white lamp and a phone. A huge chest of drawers was on the opposite wall of the bed. Beside the chest was a white and blue armchair. Beside the armchair was a door that led to a small bathroom that was also decorated in white and blue tones. Ava sat on her bed, amazed that Ms. Snow had been right.
Veronique's room was the same size as Ava's. Light yellow wallpaper with tiny flowers covered the walls of the room. Her bed was in front of a window; on it was a light yellow duvet cover, Veronique's favorite color. Next to her bed was a desk that had a phone and lamp on it. Both were white. One of the walls had a closet incorporated into it. A small white chest of drawers was on the right wall. Beside it was her bathroom door.
Maya's room was also the same size as the two other girls' rooms. Her baldachin bed had a purple quilt on it. Next to the bed was a desk with a phone on it. She had a small balcony with a view of the gardens. A white chest of drawers with little flowers painted on it was on the same wall as the door. A wooden chest was at the foot of her bed. She also had a bathroom door on the wall in front of her bed.
Each girl came out of her room. They couldn't believe that Ms. Snow had known exactly how to decorate their rooms.
"Now that's weird! How could she have known...?" Maya started to say.
"I don't think we should talk about this in the hall," Veronique said.
"Let's go into my room," Ava suggested.
The girls went into her room. Ava sat on her bed, Maya sat on the floor, and Veronique sat in the armchair.
"You know, I thought that all of this was just a big coincidence, but now..." Ava said.
"I know what you mean! Where are all the other students? How does this Ms. Snow know all this stuff about us?" Veronique said.
"Well she just knew what our favorite colors are. My dad could have told Ms. Snow when he sent my application in," Ava suggested.
"Speaking of enrollment, my parents never even asked for my enrollment here. I just got a letter saying that I had been offered a full scholarship. They thought it would be a good experience for me to live in another country on my own," Maya told them.
"That sounds a bit like what happened to me. Ava got a letter from her father saying that she would be attending this school for the rest of the year and I got a letter saying that I was chosen to do a student exchange with this school. When we went to go see the headmistress of our school, she said that she had received a letter from EST saying that they were offering a scholarship to a student interested in doing an exchange in Tokyo. Our headmistress sent her some student records and the woman from EST told her that she thought that I would be the best candidate. That's how I ended up coming here," Veronique said to Maya.
They're right. Some things here don't seem to add up. I wonder if I should tell them about the vibes I got when we entered this place.
"I've had this really weird feeling since we got here. I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I know, Veronique, you'll think it's just my imagination, but..."
"Don't worry, Ava. This time I believe you. I think it's time we had a talk with Ms. Snow."
The girls went out of Ava's room and went down to the ground floor. They looked around, but couldn't find Ms. Snow or anybody else, for that matter. They entered the room that was on their left. It was a library. It had very tall walls and the windows were made of stained glass that let the light pour in. The bookcases were placed on two levels. A small staircase beside the door gives access to the second floor. Two long wooden tables with old looking lamps were placed in the middle of the room. The whole room was decorated with dark shades of blue and purple.
"Wow..." the girls said, amazed by the grandeur of the room.
"This is a huge library!" Ava exclaimed.
"Talk about stating the obvious," Veronique said, looking around her.
The girls went to one of the tables and sat down. Maya and Ava were sitting on one side and Veronique was sitting on the other.
"Where do you think everybody is?"
"I don't know. This is really creepy. A huge place like this and we couldn't even find one sign of life!"
"Hey, look!" Ava said. "I found a sign of life. There is a cat!"
Maya and Veronique looked to where Ava was pointing and saw a black cat walking toward them. The cat jumped up on the wood table.
"What 's that weird looking thing on her forehead?" Maya asked.
"It's blue, white, green, red, and yellow," Veronique said, staring at the shape.
"It looks like a star," Ava said, picking up the cat and looking into its big blue eyes, "And what's your name, kitty?"
"Oh please, Ava, like the cat is going to answer you!" Veronique said, rolling her eyes.
"Why wouldn't I answer her? She asked a very good question," a voice said.
"Who said that?" Maya said, looking around her.
The cat jumped out of Ava hands and onto the table
"From me!" the cat said.
"What?!?" all the girls exclaimed. "YOU CAN TALK!!!
To be continued....
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Lady Snow
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**** St. Marie's Private School for Girls, Paris, France ****
A blond girl woke up in a cold sweat. Not that dream again! What does it mean? Ava got up from her bed and went to the bathroom. "Jeez, Ava! You look bad," she said as she saw her reflection in the mirror. Her deep blue eyes had dark circles underneath them and her hair looked as though it had lost a battle with a hairbrush. Ava splashed some water on her face and went back to bed. Maybe things will be clearer tomorrow. She slid back under her covers and fell asleep.
**** Crown Arcade, Tokyo, Japan ****
The interior of the arcade was pitch black except for some light coming from a Sailor V machine at the back.
"They are back, Artemis" Luna said while looking at the video screen. On it there was a dark cloud hovering over the earth.
"I know, Luna... Do you think we should wake them?"
"We aren't even sure if they were reborn!"
"Then we are doomed!"
"No! We will find a way. Let's start searching for them. They have hopefully
been reborn."
"Should we tell the senshi?"
"No, not yet. Let them enjoy their free time."
"Ok, Luna... Now, where do we start?"
**** St. Marie's Private School for Girls, Paris, France ****
"Ava! Ava, wake up! You're going to be late!" said a tall girl with
brownish blond hair.
"What? Veronique?" Ava Waters said in a very sleepy voice to her best friend Veronique Desvents.
"Finally! Come on! Put on your uniform. We're going to miss breakfast."
"Shit!! I can't believe I didn't hear the alarm go off!"
Ava grabbed her black and blue uniform, ran into the bathroom, changed, grabbed her schoolbag, and ran out the door with Veronique.
* * * *
"Thanks again for waking me up," Ava told Veronique for the hundredth time.
"Hey, no problem! What are best friends for?" Veronique answered.
Ava and Veronique had met during the first week of school at St. Marie's, a very exclusive private school for girls. Ava's father had sent her there because he couldn't take care of her; his job made him travel around the world all the time. Veronique, on the other hand, had won a scholarship to St. Marie's since her parents didn't have enough money to send her there. They became unlikely best friends. Ava loved to play sports like ice hockey and handball. She was interested in myths and magic. Veronique, on the other hand, loved to study and hated sports. But when the two were assigned to the same dorm room, they became instant best friends.
**** 4 hours later ****
"That was the most boring day in the world! A whole day of science! You should have let me sleep for the rest of the day," Ava exclaimed.
"Argh! Damnit, Ava! We are not going through this again. You need to pass science
in order to graduate!" Veronique exclaimed.
"I know, I know. I'm just not as good in science as you are! Anyway, let's
go check the mail," Ava said, trying to change the subject.
They walked down the halls of their old school. The walls were painted a dark red, and heavy curtains made of velvet blocked most of the sun from entering the building. Pictures of old headmistresses hung on the walls. They walked out of the main building and headed towards an old baroque style house that was converted into a dorm.
"We've been here for almost a year and I'm still totally creeped out by the
school. It has a bad aura around it," Ava said, looking around her.
"Ava a building can't have an aura around it!" Veronique said, annoyed.
"Never mind. Let's go see if we have received any mail."
They walked to the end of the main hall to a door that had the top half-open. On top, there was a sign that read "Poste Française". An old woman sat behind the door at a counter. She was wearing a blue flowered dress.
"Bonjour Madame Orléans! Comment allez-vous?" said Ava in prefect French.
"Très bien Ava et toi?" Madame Orléans answered in a high-pitched, squeaky voice.
"Je vais très bien. Alors, vous avez de la poste pour nous?"
"Oui, tenez une lettre pour chacune d'entre vous!"
"Merci!" said Ava and Veronique.
"Come, let's look at them in our room!" said Veronique.
* * * *
Ava and Veronique's dorm room was fairly big. They each had a bed, a desk, and a closet. On Ava's side of the room there were posters of her favorite actors and sports teams. On her desk, there was a pile of books about ancient Greek and Roman myths. In the corner was a pile of clothes that needed to be folded and put away. Veronique's side was tidy. Her books were neatly piled on her desk and her science trophies on the top shelf were all nicely polished. The only two posters she had on her wall were one of Albert Einstein and Marie Curie.
"What does your letter say, Ava?"
"I'll read it out loud":
Dear Ms. Waters,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to our humble school. We will await your arrival on the 26th of June. A car will be there to pick you and other students up at the airport. A list of necessary items is attached to this letter.
Sincerely,
S. Snow
principal
English School of Tokyo
"That's weird! I never applied to go there!" Ava exclaimed.
"Look, a paper that fell out."
Veronique picked up the paper and gave it to Ava.
"It's a note from my dad!"
Dear Ava,
I sent an application to the English School of Tokyo. I thought it
would be good for you to live somewhere new. I included a plane ticket with my letter.
Love,
Your father.
"I can't believe it! My dad is sending me off to another school! One in Japan of all places. What am I going to do...?" Ava said, on the verge of crying.
"Oh, Ava! Don't cry!"
Veronique got up to get some Kleenexes. Her letter fell on the ground and she picked it up.
"Look! My letter is from the same school!" Veronique exclaimed.
"What?" Ava said, brushing away the tears from her face.
Veronique looked over the letter.
"It says that St. Marie's is doing a student exchange with their school and that I have been chosen to go. What a weird coincidence!"
"Thank God! I don't have to move to the other side of the world alone! Come, let's talk to the head mistress. We can pack our trunks after," Ava said. All traces of her sadness had disappeared.
"OK, but don't you think it's weird? Us getting into the same school and everything..." Veronique said.
"You know what they say; don't look gift horses in the mouth or something like that. Come on! Anyway, my dad probably set the whole thing up. I'm always writing about you in my letters. Now come, let's go!!" Ava grabbed Veronique's arm and ran toward the headmistress' office.
***Antarctica***
A man and a woman stood looking into a crystal ball.
"When do we attack?" the silver haired woman asked impatiently.
"Patience, Leona" answered the silver haired man.
"But, King..."
"No," the king cut her off, "We wait! We will not make the same mistake as last time!"
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Translation:
"Hello, Mrs. Orléans! How are you?"
"Very well, Ava, and you?"
"Also very well. So, do you have mail for us?"
"Yes, here you go, a letter for each one of you!"
"Thank you"
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****Antarctica****
Leona sat on her chair at her desk. Her long grey cape was draped over the back of her seat. She was playing with one of the strands of her long silver hair. She couldn't understand why the king, her brother, did not want to attack. It had taken them thousands of years to get back to Earth and now that they were here, he refused to attack. She wanted revenge and she didn't know how long she could wait.
****Gate 46, Charles De Gaulle Airport, France***
Ava walked toward the waiting area that was just after the customs desk. Her wavy blond hair was tied in a high ponytail. She was wearing blue jeans and had a black leather jacket over a yellow tank top. Veronique ran up to her. Her hair was braided and she was wearing a red jean jacket, a black t-shirt and pants.
"Can you believe that woman at the customs desk? She didn't believe that it was me on picture!! I know it's three years old but it's not like I've changed that much since I was 14. What a bitch! I should report her to somebody..." Ava fumed. If looks could have killed, the custom's lady would have been dead.
"Ava, please calm down. It's not the end of the world."
"I know, you're right. Anyway, I still can't believe we're both going to Tokyo. Is that cool or what?" Ava exclaimed.
"I still think it's weird..." Veronique answered.
"Oh, stop it! Now look who's being annoying. Aren't you happy we're going?"
"Of course I am. I guess I'm reading too much into this."
"That's more like it! And you say that I'm the one that reads too much into stuff. Now come on, they've started to board our flight."
Ava pick up her brown carry-on case, turned around, and slammed right into the back of a girl with long black hair.
"Excusez-moi!" Ava said to the girl.
"Pardon me? I don't speak French," the girl said with a British accent.
"Oh, that's Ok, I speak English," Ava said, switching over to English with ease.
"Oh, thank God! Could you please tell where the counter for Air Japan is?"
"Sure, it's right that way," Ava said, pointing to her left.
"Thanks a lot!" the girl said and disappeared in the direction Ava had pointed.
"You coming, Ava?" asked Veronique.
"Yeah, I'm coming, it's just... I don't know! I got weird vibes from that girl."
"Don't start with your vibe thing again! Come on, we don't want to miss our flight."
They walked to the tall flight attendant and gave her their boarding passes. They walked down the corridor and entered the plane.
"What's the number of our seats again?" Ava asked Veronique.
"H 22 and H 23," she said, looking at the numbers on the tickets.
They walked down the crowded alley till they reached their seats. They put their bags in the overhead compartment.
"Argh! We're in the center aisle. We won't be able to see outside," Ava whined.
"Well, your Dad sent you a first class window seat. You're the one that changed it for coach."
"I know, but I didn't want us to sit all alone for the whole 20-hour flight."
Ava and Veronique took off their coats and got comfortable for the long voyage ahead. Veronique had pulled out a physics book from her carry-on bag and started to read it. Ava looked around at the other passengers on the flight. There was an old Japanese man sitting across the row from Veronique, the seats in front were vacant and beside her were a young couple that looked like they had walked out of a fashion magazine. I have a feeling this is going to be a long and boring flight. She looked at her watch. It's already 10:15 p.m.! Why haven't we left the airport yet? Oh well. Ava looked around again. She saw the girl that she had slammed into earlier get on the plane. She walked up to the row of seats in front of Ava and sat down.
"Welcome aboard flight 227 to Tokyo, Japan" said the flight attendant. She proceeded to explain the emergency exit and all the safety instructions in English and Japanese. Ava heard the sound of the roar of the engines turn on and the plane started its long journey.
****3 hours later and a couple thousand feet up in the air****
Ava was having her dream again. She was in an old castle running down a lavish hall. She could hear the sound of canons being fired and people shouting and screaming.
"We have to help," she told a young man in armor.
"I know. Get the others and try to keep the castle safe. I'm going to the Moon to see if I can help," the young man answered.
"Be careful," she answered. "I don't know what I would do if..."
"Don't worry! I'll be all right, Ava."
"It's just that... Just be careful..."
With that, the young man ran off and Ava went down another hall. She went into a room; three other girls were there. Ava could barely make out their faces.
"Did you find him finally?" asked one of the girls.
"Yes. He decided to go to the Moon and see if he can help. That means it's up to us to keep the castle safe" she told the mysterious figures.
Suddenly, Ava was standing outside in a huge garden. An army of people were attacking guards and winning thanks to the help of horrendous monsters.
"We have to go to the Moon! There is nothing more that we can do to save our kingdom, but maybe we can help save the Moon's!" Ava shouted to the others.
Once again, Ava suddenly found herself standing in what must have been the main entrance of a huge palace, but it was completely destroyed. She ran outside and saw the young man she had been talking to earlier get stabbed.
"Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, her heart braking in a million pieces.
"Ava! Ava! Wake up! For the love of God, open your eyes!" said a distant voice.
Ava opened her eyes and saw Veronique staring at her.
"Christ, Ava, are you ok? You were speaking VERY loud in your sleep and sweating. Were you having a nightmare or something?" Veronique asked Ava, worried for her friend.
"I don't know. It felt so real... It was like it had really happened or something...."
Ava looked around her. The old Japanese man was looking at her with a worried expression on his face and the fashion couple were looking at her like if she had something disgusting on her face.
"Well, you see, I've been having this dream lately. Except I would call it a nightmare. It felt so real. Like I had lived it or something."
"Why don't you tell me about it? Maybe that will help."
Ava agreed. She told Veronique about her vivid dream.
"Wow, what a dream! I think it's probably influenced by that book you were reading."
"The one about the legends on the moon? I guess. But the dream felt so real! Like it had happened."
"I read in a book that some dreams are actually memories from our past lives," said a British voice coming from the seat in front. "Sorry, but I heard what you were saying..."
"Hey," said Ava, recognizing the girl, "you're the girl I bumped into at the airport, right? Sorry about the scene I caused."
"Hey, no problem. Thanks for the help at the airport. If it hadn't been for you, I would have missed the flight."
"You're welcome. I'm Ava Waters and this is my best friend Veronique Desvents," Ava said, presenting herself and Veronique.
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Maya Ashton. Sorry for intruding on a private conversation, but I'm reading this book on dreams and it was saying that some of our dreams are actually moments from our past lives that are resurfacing to our memory," she said, showing the two girls the book she was reading.
"That's interesting, but I don't think that Ava's dream could be her past life. Even if we did have past lives, which I doubt, everybody knows that no one has ever lived on the moon."
"I wouldn't want to have lived what was in my dream. It was so terrible and sad... Anyway, let's talk about something else. What brings you to Tokyo?" Ava asked Maya.
"Well, I received a scholarship to attend the English School of Tokyo."
"You're kidding!" Ava and Veronique exclaimed, their mouths opening wide.
"What?" Maya said, confused.
"That's where we're going," Veronique said.
"Now that's a coincidence!"
"Ok, now I find it weird again."
"Don't start again, Veronique! Remember what the letter said? That there would be more students arriving?"
"Ok, whatever..."
"So, Maya, tell us about yourself," Ava said.
They talked about their families for the last hours of the flight. They had a smooth landing at the national airport. They took their carry-on bags and got off the plane. They went through customs and got their luggage. That whole process took about an hour. Once they had everything, they went to the main exit and looked around for a person with a sign saying "English School of Tokyo". A woman walked up to them.
"Excuse me, are you the new students attending EST (English School of Tokyo)?" she asked them.
"Why yes," Veronique said. "How did you know?"
"Then you must be Veronique Desvents, Ava Waters and Maya Ashton," she said, avoiding answering Veronique's question. I'm Ms. Snow. We must still wait for some students before going to the school."
Ava looked at the woman in front of her. She had long black hair and blue colored eyes. She looked as though she was about thirty years old. She had a worried look on the face. Ava could feel strong vibes coming from her. She didn't know if that was good or bad.
*Ring, ring*
"Hello?" Ms. Snow said, talking into her cell phone. "Yes... I see... Ok then. We're on our way there now."
"Well it seems the other students will be arriving later," Ms. Snow told them. "If you have everything, follow me to the van."
The girls followed Ms. Snow to a red mini-van. They put their luggage in the back and seated themselves on the back seats. Ms. Snow started the car and they were off.
Ava looked outside as they drove to the center of the city. There were tons of people everywhere, much more then the small village where St. Marie's was allocated. Ava realized that she should have learned some Japanese before coming. She wasn't worried though; she had always been able to learn languages quickly and easily.
"We're here!" Ms. Snow announced to them. They turned into a private alleyway. Ms. Snow got out of the car and walked toward a massive metal gate. She entered a code in a keypad and came back to the car. "The entire grounds are protected by a security system. I'll explain it more later." They drove up the alleyway. A huge and beautiful brick mansion appeared before them. It was three stories high and very imposing. Beautiful green vines climbed the walls; beds of flowers surrounded the house. Beside it was a five-door garage also made of brick. Ms. Snow stopped the car in front of the main door. The girls got out and took their suitcases inside. The beauty of the inside amazed them. The entrance had a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a deep red colored staircase that led to the floors above; beside the staircase was a hallway and to the left and right of the main entrance were four doors.
"Wow! This is one nice school!" Ava exclaimed, walking through the front door threshold. Just then, she got the same weird feeling that she had got when they met Ms. Snow.
"Yeah, it doesn't look like a school at all," Veronique said.
"Where are the classrooms?" Maya asked Ms. Snow.
"I'll tell you everything after you get all of your things ready. Here are the keys to your rooms. They are on the third floor. Your names are written on the doors. Your trunks arrived yesterday and are already in your rooms. I hope you like them. We used all your favorite colors to decorate them." Ms. Snow gave them each a key and disappeared down the hall.
"Well, I guess we should go check out our rooms..." Ava said.
"I wonder how she could have known what our favorite colors are..." Maya said.
"Don't you think that it's kinda weird that there are no other students here?" Veronique said, looking around.
"I was just thinking that... Maybe they're on vacation." Maya answered not very convinced of what she was saying.
"I don't think so. It's almost the end of the year."
"We can ask Ms. Snow when she comes back. For now, I say we go to our rooms," Ava told the others.
"Ok," the two girls answered.
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They walked up the first flight of stairs and the second. When they got to the top, the third floor, there was a long hall in front of them. The first door had Ava's name on it, the second had Veronique's, and the third had Maya's. Their three doors were on the same side of the hall and three other doors were on the other. They each entered their rooms.
Ava's room was fairly big. The walls were painted in a soft tone of blue, Ava's favorite color. A queen size bed was set against the left wall. It had a blue striped duvet cover on it. Blue curtains hung in front of the huge bay windows. A white night stand was beside the bed. On it was a off-white lamp and a phone. A huge chest of drawers was on the opposite wall of the bed. Beside the chest was a white and blue armchair. Beside the armchair was a door that led to a small bathroom that was also decorated in white and blue tones. Ava sat on her bed, amazed that Ms. Snow had been right.
Veronique's room was the same size as Ava's. Light yellow wallpaper with tiny flowers covered the walls of the room. Her bed was in front of a window; on it was a light yellow duvet cover, Veronique's favorite color. Next to her bed was a desk that had a phone and lamp on it. Both were white. One of the walls had a closet incorporated into it. A small white chest of drawers was on the right wall. Beside it was her bathroom door.
Maya's room was also the same size as the two other girls' rooms. Her baldachin bed had a purple quilt on it. Next to the bed was a desk with a phone on it. She had a small balcony with a view of the gardens. A white chest of drawers with little flowers painted on it was on the same wall as the door. A wooden chest was at the foot of her bed. She also had a bathroom door on the wall in front of her bed.
Each girl came out of her room. They couldn't believe that Ms. Snow had known exactly how to decorate their rooms.
"Now that's weird! How could she have known...?" Maya started to say.
"I don't think we should talk about this in the hall," Veronique said.
"Let's go into my room," Ava suggested.
The girls went into her room. Ava sat on her bed, Maya sat on the floor, and Veronique sat in the armchair.
"You know, I thought that all of this was just a big coincidence, but now..." Ava said.
"I know what you mean! Where are all the other students? How does this Ms. Snow know all this stuff about us?" Veronique said.
"Well she just knew what our favorite colors are. My dad could have told Ms. Snow when he sent my application in," Ava suggested.
"Speaking of enrollment, my parents never even asked for my enrollment here. I just got a letter saying that I had been offered a full scholarship. They thought it would be a good experience for me to live in another country on my own," Maya told them.
"That sounds a bit like what happened to me. Ava got a letter from her father saying that she would be attending this school for the rest of the year and I got a letter saying that I was chosen to do a student exchange with this school. When we went to go see the headmistress of our school, she said that she had received a letter from EST saying that they were offering a scholarship to a student interested in doing an exchange in Tokyo. Our headmistress sent her some student records and the woman from EST told her that she thought that I would be the best candidate. That's how I ended up coming here," Veronique said to Maya.
They're right. Some things here don't seem to add up. I wonder if I should tell them about the vibes I got when we entered this place.
"I've had this really weird feeling since we got here. I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I know, Veronique, you'll think it's just my imagination, but..."
"Don't worry, Ava. This time I believe you. I think it's time we had a talk with Ms. Snow."
The girls went out of Ava's room and went down to the ground floor. They looked around, but couldn't find Ms. Snow or anybody else, for that matter. They entered the room that was on their left. It was a library. It had very tall walls and the windows were made of stained glass that let the light pour in. The bookcases were placed on two levels. A small staircase beside the door gives access to the second floor. Two long wooden tables with old looking lamps were placed in the middle of the room. The whole room was decorated with dark shades of blue and purple.
"Wow..." the girls said, amazed by the grandeur of the room.
"This is a huge library!" Ava exclaimed.
"Talk about stating the obvious," Veronique said, looking around her.
The girls went to one of the tables and sat down. Maya and Ava were sitting on one side and Veronique was sitting on the other.
"Where do you think everybody is?"
"I don't know. This is really creepy. A huge place like this and we couldn't even find one sign of life!"
"Hey, look!" Ava said. "I found a sign of life. There is a cat!"
Maya and Veronique looked to where Ava was pointing and saw a black cat walking toward them. The cat jumped up on the wood table.
"What 's that weird looking thing on her forehead?" Maya asked.
"It's blue, white, green, red, and yellow," Veronique said, staring at the shape.
"It looks like a star," Ava said, picking up the cat and looking into its big blue eyes, "And what's your name, kitty?"
"Oh please, Ava, like the cat is going to answer you!" Veronique said, rolling her eyes.
"Why wouldn't I answer her? She asked a very good question," a voice said.
"Who said that?" Maya said, looking around her.
The cat jumped out of Ava hands and onto the table
"From me!" the cat said.
"What?!?" all the girls exclaimed. "YOU CAN TALK!!!
To be continued....
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