Since I'm sorta-kinda-almost-maybe done with Chapter 3, I decided on posting Chapter 1 tonight. :D Enjoy!
Also: Sebastian not having a last name was pointed out by lovethatignites, and her story 'The Most Cunning Beast Don't Live in Cages' inspired that! Love you!
Emma Alonso and Andi Cruz walked into school together. Except it was nighttime.
"See, I just don't get the point of this lock-in," Andi complained, hoisting her backpack higher up on her shoulder.
"It's just extra time to finish our projects at school, Andi," Emma said, chuckling. Andi didn't particularly like not being able to carry her chain saw everywhere, but Emma's dad – Principal Alonso – knew her too well. So he made up some rules, and one was no bringing any weapons during the lock-in, hence making Andi really pissed about said lock-in.
"But I have to be stuck with some loser all night!"
"Hey, what if you get paired up with me?"
"No offense, Em, but you always cramp my style when we're paired together." Andi laid a hand on her best friend's shoulder sympathetically.
"That's because you suggest setting something on fire every time!" Emma shook off the arm, coming to a stop behind the gathering crowd in the cafeteria.
Jax Novoa magically appeared next to them, causing Andi to jump. Because of the numerous times he tele-transported into Emma's house, she was used to it now. Andi wasn't. Jax smirked and leaned toward Emma, whispering just as Mrs. Jones (the science teacher) stepped to the front of the crowd, "I hope I'm with you."
Emma grinned, looking up at him. "Me too!" she excitedly whispered back.
It was junior year. Over the summer Daniel Miller and Emma had decided to take a break, but remain friends. This time it was actually working out. Everything else was pretty much the same – Jax still liked Emma, the Miego (Maddie Van Pelt and Diego Rueda) power couple was still going strong, Daniel was still just a human (and still scared of any magical beings, whether he wanted to admit it or not), Andi was still as violent and dangerous as ever, Sophie Johnson still ate plants, Katie Rice still wanted to be Head Panther, Gigi Rueda, aka Miss Information, was still gossiping as much as before, and Sebastian the Camera Guy still manned the main camera for Miss Information.
While Jax and Emma technically weren't together, everyone could see that they wanted to be. But no one could blame them for not trying yet. Emma had broke his heart, Jax had kind of went out with her clone, he'd almost destroyed the Magic Realm (even if he decided to help Emma at the end), and she'd been nothing but a jerk to him when they dated. So, yeah. They were just friends for now.
"Children! I see that everyone is already gathered around, so listen CAREFULLY!" Mrs. Jones began, leaning in closer to the group. "I am announcing everyone's partners, and their assigned location. Please stay in that assigned spot for the entire night, unless you need to get supplies quickly. Anyway, without further adieu, here are the partners…" She rattled off some names, but Emma and her friends were near the end.
"Emma Alonso! You are with . . ." Mrs. Jones flipped through some papers on the clipboard she held, "Diego Rueda. You will be in the south hallway."
Emma sadly smiled at Jax. "Sorry."
Jax was about to respond when Mrs. Jones called out something that caught his attention. "Sophie Johnson is paired up with Jax Novoa! You will be in the south hallway also."
Emma grinned while Jax froze in horror. Sophie rushed through the crowd and grabbed onto Jax for dear life. "Hi Jax!" she exclaimed in his face, hugging him tighter.
Emma looked to him and shrugged, "At least we'll be near each other."
He gulped, desperately trying to pry the dimwitted Panther off of him. "Yeaah." He looked Emma in the eyes and mouthed 'Help Me'. Sophie dragged him away as Emma stood there laughing, thinking, Man, he's cute when he's scared.
Mrs. Jones finished the rest of the announcements. "Maddie Van Pelt and Sebastian . . . the . . . Camera Guy . . ." Everyone glanced at each other. No one knew his last name. "Will be in here, Katie Rice and Gigi Rueda will be in the nurse's office, Andi Cruz and Daniel Miller are in the north hallway, and absolutely NO ONE is permitted in the janitor's closet during this time. Remember, you're here to finish projects, not socialize with your friends."
By the looks most of the girls were giving each other, it was pretty clear that was still their main objective.
As soon as they were dismissed, everyone flew in all directions. Maddie and Katie had made their way into the now-crowded hallway. Maddie easily cast a spell to make them scatter. She was already annoyed and the lock-in had just started.
"Are you kidding me?! I can't be with my Proxy OR my Panthers!" Maddie whined, crossing her arms over her chest angrily. "And WHERE is Sophie?!"
Katie awkwardly scratched the back of her head and said, "Uh, she kind of took off with Jax. And by that I mean she dragged him away."
The Head Panther snorted happily. "That'll teach him to cast spells on me."
A couple of feet away Gigi was parting with her camera man.
"Sebastian! My followers are depending on me to tell them what goes on tonight, and I can't be everywhere at once. So you're gonna have to get the dirt on Maddie. And anyone whose around you." She pointed a finger at him to emphasize the mission.
"Are you going to vlog too?" he asked innocently, shaking out his mop hair.
"Of course!" Gigi smacked his arm. "What kind of reporter do you think I am?"
Sebastian grimaced, shrinking back. "But we're supposed to stay in our assigned spo–"
"Which is WHY we'll be the ones to get the supplies every time. That'll give us a TON of opportunities to gossip!"
Sebastian shook his head, not feeling too good about this plan. Principal Alonso already had his eye on them . . . But Gigi was Miss Information, and she would do anything, stoop to any low to get the scoop on Iridium High's students. "Okay," he agreed, feeling a little uneasy.
"Good. Now go get Camera 1!" Gigi gave him a firm shove to get him started.
Down a different hallway Daniel caught up to Andi. "Hey!" he called as he ran toward her.
Is it just me or do his pants look bunchier than usual? Andi shook the thought away. Maybe it's just when he runs. "Let's go, Danny Boy!" And with that, she grabbed his wrist and started sprinting off toward her locker.
On their way they passed Sophie taking small baby steps while clutching Jax. "Hi Jax," Daniel said confusedly as he got dragged in the opposite direction.
"Hi," Jax gasped out. Sophie wasn't giving him much room to breathe, and his arms were locked in one position, so he couldn't cast a spell either. It was probably for the best, though. Some people might get suspicious if Sophie finally got her wish to be a flying koala . . .
Well. The lock-in seemed to be off to a good start.
Review Time!
ghostgirl19: You literally have no idea how much I love that just 15 minutes after I post the first 'chapter', I get to see a review from you. :D
Daddy Directioner: I updated soon! Haha. :D
Guest: Lol, yes, Daniel witnessing Jemma IS always a fun time. Like, it never fails to amuse me. And sorry about Dandi, I'm not a huge fan of it either (clearly I'm okay with it tho, otherwise why would I put it in a story. XD) but we can't always have Danny Boy be miserable, can we? Oh wait. We totally can and it would be so amusing. XD
More to come pretty soon! :* :* Love you!
