AN/ I made some minor changes so it's a little better. Anyway hope you like it.

Chapter 1

"Welcome back students." Mr. Collins welcomed his students with a grin. "So, before any of you suggest some outrageous thing we can do instead of work, lets get started." Mr. Collins turned around to write notes on the board when a knock came at the door. Mr. Collins went to answer it. Hay Lin, curious to see what was happening, leaned closer to the door. She could just barely see a boy about her age standing next to Principal Knickerbocker. Hay Lin excitedly leaned to the other side of her desk. "Irma there's a new boy!" Irma turned to her friend seemingly uninterested. "The fun never stops." she said sarcastically. Hay Lin pouted for a moment and turned to the seat behind her to tell Taranee the news, but before she could Mr. Collins entered the class with the boy.

"Class, this is Elliott our newest student." he announced. Elliott stood at the front of the class, his blonde hair shone in the sunlight. His dark blue eyes surveyed the classroom, they paused only on Hay Lin, Irma and Taranee.

"Elliott you can sit in the empty seat next to Irma." Elliott nodded and sat down quietly. Uriah nudged Kurt and whispered something in his ear. They both grinned maniacally. Mr. Collins returned to the board, he paused to tell the students to take out their note books and started writing on the board.

At lunch time the girls met up at their lockers. "So what's this new boy like?" Will asked Hay Lin.

"I don't know he was really quiet. Hey there he is!" Hay Lin gestured down the hall. Elliott was walking confidently down the hall with his books under his arm. He checked a small piece of paper and looked at a locker not far from the girls. He opened it and placed his books inside. Just then Uriah and his friends approached Elliott. Uriah slammed the locker shut. "Well, well if it isn't the new kid." Elliott was unimpressed by Uriah and even less so by Kurt and Clubber. "You know, my pals and were just about to play a game and we thought you'd like to join us." Uriah gave Elliott a shove.

"Think we should help him?" Hay Lin asked the other girls. They shrugged in response. Elliott rolled his eyes and pushed Uriah away from his locker and opened to door to organize his books. Uriah's expression changed instantly to anger and dislike. He aimed a punch at Elliott, but he easily dodged it and threw his own. Elliott's fist stopped just before it made connected with Uriah's jaw. Kurt, Clubber, Uriah and even the girls were stunned. Elliott let his arm drop before he continued to move his books and school bag into their new place. Uriah glared at Elliott disdainfully before walking away with Kurt and Clubber close behind.

"Wow, that was so cool!" Hay Lin's exclamation pulled Elliott from his locker. Will and the others approached him, "hi, I'm Will." she reached out her hand to shake his. His dark gaze settled on Will. He took her hand.

"I'm Elliott." he said. His gentle voice gave off a strange sense of safety. Will grinned. Taking her hand back she turn sideways to her friends "This is Hay Lin, Irma, Taranee, and Cornelia." The other girls waved and said hi. He looked at each of the girls with a warm grin. After surveying each girl his dark blue eyes went back to Irma. She looked back at him and caught his gaze. She blushed and quickly looked away.

"Why don't you join us for lunch?" Irma asked still red faced and looking at the ground. Elliott looked at her, smiled and agreed. The girls lead him to the Cafeteria where Will's boyfriend, Matt, waited already digging into his food. "Elliot this is Matt." Will introduced the boys after they got their food. Irma turned to the new boy sitting at the end of the table "So Elliott where did you live before Heatherfield?"

"...Far away." he answered.

Irma blinked at him"You're quieter than Taranee." Irma grinned at her friend. Taranee pushed up her glasses clearly not amused. Elliott poked his food with his fork "Is this stuff edible?" The others at the table laughed.

After school the girls walked to the Silver Dragon, but as they opened the door they saw Hay Lin's grandmother was waiting for them. "Girls," Yan Lin said "We have a bit of a problem."

"What sort of problem?" Will asked.

"There's been a large group of refugees coming from a different, unknown world." Caleb answered. Irma looked confused "I don't see the problem."

"Yeah," Hay Lin agreed "So you have more people living in Meridian, what's the big deal?"

"The big deal his they may be bringing the source of their problems into Meridian." Caleb paused for a moment before continuing "There was an attack on the castle." Cornelia gasped, "Is Elyon alright? What happened?"

"Elyon is fine," answered Caleb "but there was some damage to the town and castle. I have Aldarn organizing troops to watch the towns but it might not be enough if there's another attack."

"So you came here for our help?" Taranee asked. Caleb nodded. Will stood up and took out the heart "Then lets go to Meridian."

"So much for a normal life." Irma sighed.