AN: Hey! Look. I'm back. Yaaay! :D I take such short breaks these days... Do I leave you guys in suspense at all? Well... Few breaks on the Pearl Drops series. I'm currently working on the next chapter of Daughter of the Scroll, but I'm having some writer's block, so I started other little fun projects. Gotta love the life of an author. Anyhoo, back to this. There's a huge time gap between the end of Book Four and the start of Book Five, so I made all these one shots about our favorite characters, and maybe some characters you don't know or remember. I promise, each of them is important! Enjoy! Review! I love reviews. They make me happy. This first part is about the other Daughters.

Part One: The Last Days of School

Chapter One: Torrence

The office looked so much different than in the beginning of the year when Larry had posed as principal of La Brea. Remembering that filled Torrence Hudson with such shame... She been so stupid!

The stand-in principal--as Torrence called her--sat down in her big chair, looking pompous and important. She looked down her nose at Torrence. Torrence ground her teeth. Where did this woman get off?

"Miss Hudson, how are you today?" Principal Anders asked her, leaning forward over her desk. Torrie hoped that wasn't the same desk that Larry used...

"Confused. I haven't missed school. I haven't been in any fights lately. What do you want from me?" Torrence got to the point, narrowing her eyes at the woman.

Anders sighed, nodding her head and sitting back. "I've read your records, Miss Hudson. You've had a hard year it seems. The teachers are worried."

"What for?"

"You've missed so many days this year. You have come close to failing two of your classes. You're doing poorly in all of them."

The Daughter frowned. Tell me something I don't already know!

It was true. Math was a disaster for Torrence, and she hated her American Government class. She was constantly trying to find a way out of gym class. And forget English!

She probably wouldn't even live to graduate, the way her hectic life was. Not a happy thought, but she rarely had any of those anymore. And it was realistic. It was always Daughter things, and her visions, and visitations from Hekate trying to kick her butt into gear. There was Blaze's fears to worry about. Ella's obsession with Anthony was coming close to an explosion of disaster. Ariel's crumbling hope. Nick's crush on her. Dancing. Robert and Maria.

Honestly, with her schedule, who would really care about school anyway?

"I'm aware of those facts already, Principal Anders," Torrence replied curtly, smirking at the prissy woman.

"You are in danger of not becoming a Junior. Are you aware of that fact?"

Well, yeah. Several teachers had already mentioned that fact! Of course, she didn't want to fail, but really... What else could she do?

"It kinda comes with the territory."

The principal smacked her lips in disapproval. "Do you even care about what I'm trying to tell you? I understand about your home life and... What occurred here. I am trying to help you! Don't you want that?"

Touching speech, Anders, but no. "Help me how? I'm just going to fail and be in tenth grade again."

"There could be another way."

Torrence eyed the woman carefully. Was she a spy for the Atrox? The Infidi? Her mother, maybe? "Meaning?"

Anders smiled brightly, finally hooking the problem student. "All of your teachers have agreed to pass you, as long as you pass your finals with an A." The woman smiled brighter. "I know you can do it. I've seen your grades from last year. You're smart, Torrence."

Well, Torrence couldn't have felt anymore shocked than if Anders climbed onto the desk and did a strip tease for her. All she had to do was get an A?

"Even math?" Torrence whispered, undeniably impressed with this principal.

Her smile dimmed, though, with that question. "It seems that there is no way Mr. Hughes will pass you in that class. However, you can go to summer school and make it up."

Scratch out whatever Torrence was beginning to think about the principal. "Summer school?!" That was a cruel, cruel joke.

"Do you want to pass?"

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"So, Torrence, anything happen at school today?" Catty asked from across the dinner table.

"I have to go to summer school," she groaned, stabbing the meatloaf roughly.

"Summer school?" Miranda asked, a smile on her face. "I thought you were smarter than that!"

"Stuff it, kiddo," Chris laughed, obviously agreeing with his little sister, though.

Kyle even grinned. "It's better than failing, Torrence."

She frowned, thinking it over. Charlie was ruthless during summer. Torrie was going to be killed when the old lady found out.

"Some help you guys are..."

"That's what family is for, sweetie," Catty reminded her, perking Torrence up a tiny bit.

Next Up: Ever wonder what happened to Hailley's play from Shimmering Moonstones?