AN: I know that Ms. Mitchell's name is Ana, but I am changing it to Susannah.
Chapter 1:Welcome to Breaker High!
Captain Edward Ballard was speaking to his co-captain, Tony, when they were distracted by new students coming on board. They watched for a few minutes and were about to leave when they heard someone that sounded like they were surprised. They stopped in surprise when they watched a younger teenager rush up to one of the staff with a gleeful expression on her face.
Susannah's POV
She was walking around the ship while looking around at the students. She was glad that she had made the decision to quit her old job because she had always wanted to work more often with teenagers. She knew that she needed to meet with the captain as Tony had hired her, but she figured that she would have plenty of time. She heard a voice shout her name and she spun around. Her jaw dropped as she spotted Danielle Oliver running up to greet her. Danielle stopped a few steps before they bumped into each other. Susannah smiled upon seeing Danielle up close for the first time in 16 years.
To everyone else it would be strange that they had known each other 16 years ago because Danielle was actually only 12 years old. Susannah knew that it would come as a surprise that Danielle was actually a witch and was able to exist before she had even been born. Danielle had been involved in everything that Susannah had gone through when she herself was 16, but she certainly didn't know everything about Susannah's life and it could be a long time before she did.
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"Danielle, it has been a long time, hasn't it?" Susannah asked.
Dani smiled, "Yes it has. Why have you not written to me in all of these years?"
Susannah smiled, "I was busy and besides, you were to busy growing up. What are you doing here on the ship?"
Danielle laughed, "My parents thought that I should skip a few grades while traveling to different cities at the same time. I will be taking classes with the 16 year olds."
While they were talking Edward had to keep his jaw from dropping in surprise. He asked, while trying to sound casual, "Tony, who are those two people?"
Tony answered, "The woman would be one of the teachers, a Ms. Susannah Mitchell. The girl is a student by the name of Danielle Oliver."
Before Edward could say anything in response Tony walked up to Dani and Ms. Mitchell while they were talking and he motioned for Edward to come over. Edward followed and Tony said, "Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Oliver, this is Captain Edward Ballard."
When he introduced the females to Edward he noticed that their faces drained of colour as soon as they saw him. As he looked back and forth between the three of them, he wondered why but instinctively he knew that it was none of his business. He kept an eye on them and also noticed that they were a little too polite for just having been introduced.
Before any of the three could say anything they turned at the sound of bags dropping and Susannah nearly gasped at seeing one of the students that looked remarkably like Edward, even if he didn't seem like he wanted to be there.
Dani nearly cried out in surprise at the sight of the new student and knew in her heart that the near future would not be as calm as she had originally hoping for. Tony asked the student what his name was. The student looked as though he wouldn't be answering when Edward said, "This is my son, Max."
Danielle quickly looked at the boy, than turned to look at both Edward and Susannah. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion when he saw that Susannah had somehow managed to force a smile onto her face, which was odd because she had never been able to do that before. She then turned her attention onto Edward and noticed that he was careful when he introduced Susannah, Tony and herself to his son. Danielle realized what was going to happen and she started to turn away sadly. After gracing Edward with a fierce glare, she grabbed Susannah's arm and they walked off.
Tony started to go after them but he was stopped by the rest of the students that just arrived. Max looked towards where the two of them walked off and asked, "What was that all about?"
Edward answered, "I don't know. I do hope that you won't have anything to do with them very much."
Max looked at his father curiously before he turned away to watch the other students. He thought that it was strange that his father didn't like the two of them, but he knew enough to actually not ask any questions. He watched as a blonde girl walked on board and smiled softly. Apparently she had already made a friend because he could hear her mention that she might be able to find her birth parents now. He shook his head and was grateful that he already knew all he needed to about his parents, even if he didn't always get along with his father.
As Danielle and Susannah turned the corner Dani quickly asked, "Where is your room, Susannah? It is definite now that we will have to talk about things."
Susannah snorted, "Things? This is more than just a thing, you know that Danielle."
Danielle smiled gently, "How are you going to handle this exactly? I mean, what are you and Edward going to do about this now? What are you supposed to say to Max?"
Susannah smiled sadly, "At this point in time, I honestly don't know the answer to all of your questions."
Danielle sighed, "Well, we can't really do anything about the past, can we? I suppose that we just have to let things happen on its own and deal with as it arrives." Susannah looked over at her younger friend and smiled as she noticed that Dani had laid down on the bed like she always had when they were talking about the important things in life.
Dani looked at her as Susannah whispered, "Well, some things certainly never change." Danielle realized what she had done and they were soon both laughing even though Danielle could tell that Susannah was still worried about what would end up happening in the future. Unknown to the both of them the future was going to become even stranger than it already was.
They left Susannah's room and walked to the main part of the ship. They stood unnoticed and they watched as different students introduced themselves to the others. Susannah and Danielle shared a knowing look as Max and 7 other students introduced themselves. They both had a feeling that the seven of them would become the closest of friends, and even a family that they would have while they were on board. Susannah smiled, she knew that Danielle would also become one of their group.
They walked closer and introduced themselves to the students, than Susannah turned and left the teenagers to themselves so that they could get to know each other. Danielle watched her go and she knew that everything in their lives would be changing drastically once again.
It was later in the afternoon when all the staff and students were gathered together. They knew that they would have to get to know each other as they would be spending most of their time together when they were on board. The staff had already been introduced to the students but they were waiting for Edward to tell them where they were going. Susannah looked over at Danielle and frowned as she noticed that Dani looked to be worried about something that no one else knew just yet.
Unknown to anyone, Edward was watching both Danielle and Susannah. He mentally shook his head in order to stop from remembering the past, as this wasn't the right time to be thinking about these things. He knew that all three of them had made their own choices and instinctively he knew that they would be having to deal with the consequences, even if they wanted to ignore what would be happening as the result of their pasts.
