Okay so this is the start of a new Charlie Bone inspired story!

Title: A Nicholas Yewbeam Tale

Author: Madeline

Date Started: July 2, 2010

Summary: When Paton Yewbeam's son comes back, trouble is stirred up. Nicholas has always been on the good side of things, ready to fight the bad people. But when he refuses to team up with Manfred, Manfred gets another new student, Carmon DeLeone, on his team who gets Nicholas to join them. Now it's up to Charlie and his friends to save his cousin.

Setting: North Birtian

People/Parings: Paton Yewbeam, Nicholas Yewbeam, Charlie Bone, Julia Ingledew, Carmon DeLeone, Grizelda Bone, Lysander Sage, Benjamin Brown, Emma Tolly, Tancred Torrson, Olivia Vertigo, Asa Pike, Manfred Bloor.

Genre: General, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13 Just in case

Warning/Spoilers: This story takes place shortly after/during the eigth book so events that occured in/before the eighth book may take place in this story.

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING BUT THIS STORY!

When Nicholas Yewbeam was eight years old, only three years after his mother's death, he got a strange power. He was to be enrolled into Bloor's Academy but his father, Paton Yewbeam, had gone to Bloor's as a young child and didn't want his son to go. There were other academys that accepted endowed children but Bloor's was the main one and not to many people knew of others such as where Nicholas was going to go. Nicholas was sent to his grandfather, James Yewbeam's house to live with him until he was done with school.

But when the Bloor's hear about Nicholas and his useful endowment, they offer him a full scholarship, intending to get him on their team. Nicholas accepted the scholarship, unaware of the Bloor's intentions, and traveled to Number Nine Filbert Street to live with his family and enroll into Bloor's Academy.

When Manfred tries to get Nicholas on their side and Nicholas refuses to, Manfred turns to another new student to help. Carmon DeLeone, a clothing bewitcher, bewitched some of Nicholas's clothing, with the help of Dorcas Loom and Venetia Yewbeam, turning Nicholas bad.

Can Charlie and his friends save his cousin? What will Nicholas do when he finds out about his father's new wife? How long will Nicholas last at Bloor's? And why is Manfred buying Asa flowers? Answers to those questions and more in "A Nicholas Yewbeam Tale".

A very tall teenage male unpacked bags from the back of a pickup truck parked outside of Number Nine Filbert Street. Nicholas Yewbeam had just moved from his grandfather, James Yewbeam's house. He was sent back to live with his father, Paton Yewbeam, again after Bloor's Academy offered him a full scholarship when they found out about his endowment. Nicholas could read anyone's mind.

Nicholas took two bags up to the door and knocked, knowing someone from his large family had to be home.

His good aunt, Maisie Jones, opened the door. She looked confused for a second and then relieved. "Oh! You must be Nicholas." she said, looking up at the tall teen.

Nicholas smiled. "Uh yes, I am." he said. He tried to try to walk inside, but Maisie blocked him.

"You're father doesn't live here anymore." Maisie told him as Nicholas looked at her, confused. What she had said made him even more confused. "He lives in a bookstore off of Cathedral Close." she explained. "Yewbeam's Books." she added.

"Oh. Okay thanks..." Nicholas trailed off.

"Maisie." Maisie finished for him.

"Maisie. Thanks Maisie." Nicholas said, smiling. He turned around and groaned under his breath. He packed his bags back into the back of his truck after he heard Maisie close the door. He got in and started driving towards Cathedral Close. He tried to remember where to go and got lost for a while. It had been nine years after all.

Nicholas pulled up to Yewbeam's Books a while after. He looked at the shop for a while before he got out and started unpacking his stuff. Once again, he took two bags to the door and knocked.

A woman came to the door with her chestnut brown hair in a bun. Julia opened the door and looked up at Nicholas, confused.

"I'm Nicholas. Paton Yewbeam's son...I heard he lives here." Nicholas told her.

"Oh! You're Nicholas!" Julia said. "Come in." she added.

Nicholas walked down the steps and into the shop, looking around. "So are you like a customer or something...?" he asked her.

Julia laughed. "No, I'm Paton's wife."

So there it is! The first chapter! Tell me what you think! Review!