"Lisa Marie Cheshire Holmes?" called Mrs. Hobbes. "I go by Cheshire, ma'am." she called back. Her teacher wrote that down and called for the next student. London Academic High was the same co gender school her brothers went to and have enrolled her to continue the legacy. The boys around her were looking at her with a questionable look and the teacher saw it. "Mr. Jackson, I would advise you to not stare at women. You'll definitely get the wrong impression." some other girls snickered and Cheshire ignored the boys by drawing a wing on her paper. Then, she added a body and made an angel. She was no artist, but it was nice and clean. Mrs. Hobbes got everyone to introduce each other at the front at the class and in alphabetical order. "My name is Cheshire Holmes, I'm sixteen, and I am different." Everyone looked confused and Cheshire didn't really care. She knows normal is impossible because what is normal? Cheshire believes there is an average, but normal was the average on a statistic amount. There is no perfect, no normal, and no abnormal. Some people are either above or below average and Cheshire knows she and her family was above average. "I'm Thomas Jackson, I'm seventeen, and I know Cheshire is a freak." some others snickered and some had silent pity for Cheshire. The pale teen figured someone would be like this and knew people wouldn't stand up to help her. "I disagree with you, Fomas. There is no normal. I'm different too." protested the Russian student named Ivan Romanov. The tall thick accented boy sat next to Cheshire and smiled at her. "You are different from me, Cheshire, and even your best friend." A new German student clapped in agreement. He wasn't much of a talker and was more of a bookworm. Thomas sat down and glared daggers behind Cheshire's head. Ivan slipped a note to Cheshire and Dirk.
"Here is number and address if you two want to be friends." -IR
Underneath that was his number and address. Cheshire thought and slipped her address and cell number to Ivan and Dirk. The three met at the school's library after school to talk and get better acquainted. Ivan was a newly legal citizen of England and Dirk was a science prodigy of his mother. "Wow, you are related to Sherlock?" Dirk said with his accent. Cheshire nodded with a proud smile. "Watch out for Fomas, he is the bully here and likes to pick what he shouldn't have." Ivan warned. "I could read that right away. I never liked him when I saw him, but I've seen meaner." The boys were impressed and they planned to meet before class tomorrow.
Cheshire went her her dorm room and sat at her desk doing her homework. She didn't want to do it, but if she was going to be known as a genius like her family, then she wants to prove it. A knock sounded on her door and she went to see who was there. "Thomas." she said looking at the blonde. "I'm sorry about earlier. I know Ivan and Dirk told you about my behaviour last year, but I'm trying to change that." Cheshire read him and knew he was being honest and apologetic. "You're forgiven." Cheshire closed the door in Thomas' face and went back to work at her desk until dinner was called.
"Cheshire, over here!" Dirk called. Cheshire sat by her new friends and they ate in silence. Well, Cheshire wasn't following the conversation and drifted into daydream for some reason. "Earth to Cheshire!" Ivan called for the fourth time. Cheshire snapped out of it and rubbed her eyes. "What?" Ivan and Dirk smiled. "Come, you got called by Headmaster. He has something for you." Dirk gleamed. Cheshire felt suspicious and followed anyway. They went to Headmaster's office and sat down waiting. Eventually the Headmaster came in and sat in his chair. His peppered hair was messy as if he ran his hands in his hair repeatedly. "Ms. Holmes, how would you like to work a case for me?" Cheshire tilted her head. "Depends what it is. I will either solve it now or actually work and I prefer working a case." Cheshire sighed. Ivan and Dirk thought they were looking at a different person and not the girl they just met hours earlier. "Someone's leaving threatening messages to the students in every grade. Most of them harmful threats. In my own personal investigation and depending on the popularity of the student in the student body social structure, a lot of them are death threats." Headmaster grimly stated. Now that did get her attention. "We have already one incident when one student was thrown off the third floor stairway down to the second. He is in a new school and I don't want this place shut down anytime soon due to these types of events or for them to get anymore server." Cheshire looked pleased with her mischievious smirk. "Leave it to me if I pass my math examines this year." she offered. Headmaster was taken aback and rubbed the back of his head. "Oh, I'm afraid I have no choice then. Fine, we have a deal." he sighed as he dismissed them from his office. Cheshire grinned and began thinking of scenarios and motives for the threats. "If I could get a copy of the letters and a list from most to least popular students who have received them, then I can start there." she asked the front desk lady. Ms. Venili nodded and began composing the list as Headmaster was asked to get the letters. "You want to be excused from math exams?" asked Dirk. Cheshire sighed and ran her hair back. "I maybe a genius, but I cannot do geometry or large algebra equations. It took me a while to understand adding fractions when I was younger." she admitted. Dirk had the same issues in math classes so he understood the issue. Ivan stuck a lollipop in his mouth and was given a mountain of papers. "There you are, Ms. Holmes." Ms. Venili said going back to whatever she was doing earlier. The three went to the library before curfew to work or at least try and narrow the suspect from everyone to about fifty people including staff. The warning bell for curfew tolled and they went to their rooms. Ivan and Dirk chose to share a room and walked Cheshire to her room with their papers and notes. "Just set them on the table. Goodnight, boys." CHeshire yawned as she pointed to her desk that was organized with her homework. Ivan set the papers in a nice stack by the desk and left with Dirk. After she closed the door, Cheshire worked on the case and thought of possible people with a bad school record. She first looked up Thomas, but dismissed him when his record looked clean except for teasing girls a lot. A boy named Andy Moriarty in her grade came up on her laptop and she pondered. "That can't be his family." she repeated as she listed him under possible. Cheshire went through everything and fell asleep at her desk. "Cheshire, come on, breakfast!" called Dirk. Ivan picked the lock and they saw papers everywhere and her grooling a corner on her homework for chemistry. Ivan shook her awake as Dirk got her a clean uniform. "Few more minutes, Sherl." she mumbled. Ivan gave her a wet willy. "What the hell? Oh, hey." she snapped with a yawn. They left her to get dressed and waited until she finished brushing her teeth. "Okay, breakfast time." Ivan concluded marching to the dining room. Cheshire yawned again and rubbed her eyes. Dirk made sure she didn't pass out in their first and fourth period while Ivan made sure she didn't sleep for the second, seventh, and eighth periods. Thomas saw her going to sleep in fifth period and got her away before the teacher noticed.