I couldn't believe it. I was human at last. I crawled over to the water and looked at my reflection. I had long green hair, similar to Alexis'. My eyes were still yellow and I wore a green and black uniform. At least Yubel has some sense of style.
"Hey, you!"
I turned and saw three familiar faces running towards me. One was Jaden Yuki and the others were his companions, Syrus Truesdale and Jesse Anderson. I let out a faint wave.
"Are you one of the new students?" Syrus asked.
I nodded yes.
"Well," he continued. "Let us be the first to welcome you here!"
Jaden just smiled. You could tell Yubel was going back to her work inside his head.
"What's your name?" Jaden finally asked.
I tried to talk, but then remembered Yubel's words.
You just can't talk.
I pointed to my throat.
"You can't speak?" he asked.
I nodded again.
"I guess we should call her something, then," Jesse said.
"How about, Brittney?" Syrus asked.
"Nah," Jesse groaned. "Maybe, Shannon?"
"She doesn't look like a Shannon," Syrus replied.
"How about Ariel?" Jaden finally mention.
I smiled. I personally liked that name. It reminded me of my mother that died when I was young.
"Ariel it is," Jaden smiled.
"We're looking for our friend, Jim," Syrus said. "Have you seen him? He's really tall and has a cowboy hat."
"He also speaks Austrian," Jesse added.
Syrus and Jaden sweatdropped.
"I think you mean, Australian," Jaden corrected.
Jim! I almost forgot. He's going to kill me for running away! I tried to stand up, but lost my balance. This was going to be some getting use to.
"Can't you walk?" Syrus asked.
I sighed and shook my head "no".
"We'll help you," Jesse said as he took one of my arms and put it around his shoulder. Jaden took the other.
"Just put on foot in front of the other," they instructed.
"I think we better take her to the nurse," Syrus said. The boys nodded in agreement and led me to the nurse's office.
