Chapter 1: The Three Friends
Naiden sat down in her usual seat. It was the first day back at school and everyone looked half asleep. They were starting year 10 (like me) and they had to sort out their new schedules because of their options.
Naiden had long black hair and a red fringe. She had two, red, horizontal lightning blots on her bottom eyelids and her canine teeth were unusually large and pointy. When she had first started school everyone avoided her but as the years went by she managed to pick up a few friends. Today she wore a black vest, black jeans and a pair of black, leather gloves and some red and black vans. Her hair was tied up into a plait with a red ribbon.
"Cheer up Naiden, it's not the bad." Nesira chirped happily.
Nesira was Naiden's twin except she didn't have a red fringe, fangs or any markings. She wore a red hoody and some light blue trackies and some plain white trainers. She wore a wooden bracelet around her right wrist.
"Lanny you try." Nesira sighed, giving up.
Lanny, or Lannivia, was one of Naiden's best friends. She had dark, golden hair which was an inch off her shoulders and always seemed to be smiling. She wore a dark blue t-shirt over a white shirt along with some denim flares and some red and black vans. Naiden liked Lanny's vans so she bought some for herself.
"Naiden, everything will be fine. Don't worry." Lanny said calmly.
Naiden sighed and drooped over her table. She hated starting new terms. Everyone usually acted as if a stranger to Naiden and become freaked out about her appearance which usually led to teasing.
Mr Volkavie handed out small sheets of paper to each student which had their timetable and options printed on. Lanny peered at Naiden's. Naiden had art, drama, history and cooking as her options.
"Well I have art like you, graphix, media studies and ICT." Lanny read.
"Well I have drama, history, music anddddddddddddddd geography. Lucky me." Nesira said sarcastically.
The first bell rang, signalling the two-minute time limit to get to their next class. Naiden looked at her timetabled and began heading to art with Lanny.
"I'm pretty excited about this." Lanny chirped again.
"You are way too perky." Naiden mumbled.
"No, I just don't look on the negative sides of things like you." She teased.
Naiden groaned and ignored her. Their art teacher looked perky too. Was she the only person unhappy and beginning the new term?
"Now students I have set up the class into rows. You may sit where you like and with who you like as long as you all get on with your work when told too." The art teacher began. "I am Mrs Tucker and you will have me for the rest of the year."
'Wonderful' Naiden thought as she sat on a table with Lanny at the back. Their was some paper on each desk.
"I would like you, in pairs, to come up with a drawing of whatever you like. But I want nothing rude or so on. Might as well have some fun for your first art class." Mrs Tucker blabbed on. (Don't you just hate that!)
Lanny smiled at Naiden's 'shutup so I can get on with it' expression. She never ceased to please her.
"Hay freakface! What you gonna draw? Bats and skulls?" The boy in front teased.
Naiden growled and stood up. She was not in the mood for this today. Not even Lanny would stop her.
"Miss Zanariah is something wrong?" Mrs Tucker asked suspiciously.
"No miss." Naiden mumbled as she sat down. Lanny looked at her sympathetically.
"Me and Nesira will beat him up for you at break." Lanny brightened up.
Naiden smirked, she couldn't help herself. The thought of her twin and Lanny beating someone up was hilarious.
"You win again Lanny, you win again." Naiden grinned.
"And I always will my friends." Lanny said heartily just as a screech was heard from above.
Everyone looked up in fright. In one of the windows was sitting something half human and...half bat. Naiden looked at Lanny, but she was only narrowing her eyes at the creature.