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"Kiara! Are you done packing, like I asked you to?" My mum called up the stairs. I sighed in frustration, and brushed some of my brown hair out of my face.

"Yes Mum! I still don't understand why I'm doing this. School starts in like, two days." I called back, rolling my eyes. She'd made me pack every single piece of clothing that I wear. Meaning, every piece of clothing I own. And, to top it off, she made me pack blankets and my laptop, and special things that I don't even need. Whatever.

"Good! Meet me downstairs in twenty minutes with everything packed!"

"Okay!" I looked around my room that was now bare of all posters and decorations that I had had up. I was getting really suspicious, of whatever my Mum was doing. I just didn't know what it was.

"A regular mother would spring something on her daughter the normal way- she'd do it in the car so her daughter wouldn't be able to escape. But no. My Mum needs to spring something on me a week in advance, and still wont tell me anything other than the fact that I'm going somewhere for awhile." I mumbled to myself. I finished shoving everything into my four suitcases, and hauled each of them down the stairs in turn.

I grunted in effort when I dropped the last one at the front door, and sat down on the bottom stair, and tried catching my breath. I had a lot of stuff in those suitcases. I looked up when I heard footsteps on the tile floor, and saw my dad standing in front of me. His hair had mostly gone grey now and only had bits of blonde in there. He stood at 6 feet tall and smiled down at me.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be to go somewhere I haven't been told about yet." I answered, sort of resentfully.

"Okay let's go Kiara." My mum walked down the stairs, followed by my two little sisters, who were also Skin Walkers. Jessica was 12, and had short brown hair, and brown eyes, and was only slightly shorter than me. Allison was 9, and she had longer sandy hair, that was curly, and brown eyes.

"Are Jess and Allie coming?" I asked.

Mum shook her head. "Jess will babysit Allie, and we'll be back fairly soon in any case, so it's not tat big of a deal."

I nodded. "Let's go."

After two hours of driving we reached a sign that read Welcome to Arden, Population: 4. And of course, I gaped. That wasn't possible. Until now. We turned left, and drove until we came to a sign reading Arden Academy.

"No way I am not-" I started when I realized that they were bringing me to a school, and then I saw the grounds. They were huge, surrounded by woods, and a huge school building with at least four levels, and then dorm buildings, and a horse barn, and a huge indoor arena, and an even bigger outdoor arena, and tons of students milling around in the grounds. The best thing was, at least half of these students were supernaturals, and I could tell, just by their slight difference in body shape, or movements. I couldn't help but grin hugely.

"And Lina, Lhaeyla, Lily and Mae are going to be there as well." my mum smiled from the passenger seat.

I beamed from the back seat and tried to keep myself from jumping out of the car right then and there. "You can stop. I can get to my dorm myself."

"We're going to help you get settled in Kiara. You can't get rid of us that easily." my dad smiled and shook his head. I frowned slightly at that, and wiped it off my face when I saw the rest of the forest. It went on for ages. I wonder how it would be to run through the woods as a leopard...

I jumped out of the car after my dad parked and ran to the back, popping the trunk and grabbing two suitcases. I hurried to the building that had a sign reading Administrative and Educational Building I laughed and shook my head. How straightforward. I entered through the door -with my parents trailing after me each carrying a suitcase and a smaller duffle bag- with great difficulty. When I finally fell through I approached the front desk, and a lady in her late thrities smiled at me, and flashed fangs that could only be a vampire's. She had short blonde hair, and blue-green eyes.

"What can I do for you?" she asked kindly.

"I'm new here-" I started

"And she needs to find her dorm room." My mother finished for me.

"Name?" The lady -Mrs. Koboldy, her nametag read- asked.

"Kiara Gryffith." I answered automatically. Mrs. Koboldy tapped some nonsensical things into the keyboard and something printed out beside her.

She handed me a sheet with a room number, and my schedual, and also handed me a room key. "You're in building C, that's on the eastern half, right in between the Senior Boys dorm- Dorm B- and the Junior Boys Dorm -dorm A- and across from Dorm D -Sophomore Girls dorm." She pointed out on a map that she then handed to me, after also highlighting my building, and I turned and left, thanking her on my way out.

It took me and my parents twenty minutes to figure out that had given us the wrong directions, and that the buildings she mentioned were all on the south half. There wasn't a east half in the dorms, since they were divided into two sections of four (dorms A,B,C and D, and then dorms E,F,G and H). When we finally got to dorm C, it was almost five, and I was getting hungry.

Inside, there was a small welcome area, and a desk with a man sitting in it. He smiled, and went back to typing things into the computer. There was a map hanging on the wall, with all the halls and the room numbers on there, and I looked from my sheet to the map, groaning. My room was 311, and it was on the third floor, over in the farthest corner from the stairs. "You might as well go, thanks for bringing me. Love you." I gave them hugs and they reluctantly left, looking back every few seconds, as if to make sure I wasn't freaking out, or hurt.

I decided to take two suitcases first, since I'd be more tired later, and it would be even worse for me to carry them if I was tired. I exited the white stairwell, thankful that I was at the top, and walked down a hallway with light blue walls, and a plush white carpet on the floor. At the very end of the hall was room 311, the last door to the right. I pulled the key out of my pocket, and jiggled it in the lock for a second, and opened the door to find a room with two queen beds, two dressers, two mirrors, and two closets. There was also a bedside table beside each bed, with a lamp. I dropped my suitcases down, and went to check out the bathroom, and found two sinks, as well as both a shower and a bath. Both the bathroom, and the bedroom were designed with a darker blue than the hall, and accented with soft lavenders, navys and indigos.

I flopped down on my bed, and sighed in satisfaction when the bed sunk down slightly, but not too much- soft beds aggravated me, and hard beds were even worse, and since I spent most of my time in bed, my bed needed to be perfect. I heard the door open, and looked up to see none other than my auburn-haired best friend. How convenient. I would no longer need to go and have 'the privacy talk' with my new roommate.

"Lina!" I grinned, and she looked up, clearly surprised.

"That's convenient." she commented, smiling.

"Exactly what I was thinking. At least we know now that our Marianas Trench Posters will all be staying up. I was scared that I'd have Justin Beiber staring at me in my sleep, or some creepy picture of Robert Patinson." I laughed, and Lina shivered. I'd grabbed the bed farthest from the window and she raised an eyebrow at me. Wha... OH! I moved my stuff to the bed on the opposite side of the room, farther from the door, but closer to the window, and she smiled.

"Thanks Kiara."

"Come down with me, I need help bringing up my suitcases." I tugged on her arms, and her long hair whipped me in the face. "Holy goodness." I grabbed my face and she laughed.

"My bad..." she giggled.

"Mmmhmmm." I glared at her, shaking my head, and trying not to laugh. "Let's go grab my suitcases Lina."

I looked down at my schedule an hour later, with all my things in my drawers. Posters and odds and ends were covering my bed and I was painstakingly trying to figure out when dinner was. My stomach grumbled, and I glared down at it. "I realize you're hungry, I don't need you to complain too. If I could do something i would. So shut up!" Lina stuck her head out of the bathroom door, and her hair was wrapped in a navy towel.

"Are you talking to yourself?"

"Maybe..."

She laughed and shook her head. "Well on the subject of towels... I'm using the blue ones, and you're using the purple ones, 'kay?"

I nodded, and she closed the bathroom door again, probably changing. I decided to go outside, and look around, so I wrote a note for Evangeline, and left. I walked around campus, around the dorms, smiling at everyone I saw, and getting some smiles back. They somehow kept the grounds green, even in the fall, and I couldn't help but think that that had some supernatural help. I ended up wandering down to the barn, which was on the North Western part of campus, and I entered it, trying to be quiet.

Some horses looked up, and then went back to eating, but when I got closer, they all perked up, sensing a being that wasn't human. I grinned. "Hey..." I stroked a sorrel mare, that was about 16 hands high, and she leaned into my hand, closing her eyes. "People don't come just to stroke you very often, do they sweetie?" I cooed, kissing her nose. Then I had an idea. I willed my finger to grow into a black berry bush, and it did, and some black berries began to grow as well. I plucked off the blackberries, with my left hand, and fed them to the mare, who didn't know the difference between real berries and supernatural ones. The nice thing about being a Skin Walker, is that doing things like this is like plucking hair off your head for a human- it is only temporary. I let my hand go back to normal, and there was no sign that it had ever not been a hand. "Don't tell anyone I did that, okay?" I smiled, and left, and the horses went back to eating their hay.

I looked around, and realized that I'd been in the stable longer than I'd planned. It was getting dark out, not that I needed to worry- I could change into anything within seconds, I was basically untouchable. I grinned at that thought, as I walked back to my dorm. A black shape materialized in front of me, and I blinked, and my eyes focused onto the shape of a guy. He had straight brown hair that could only have been that straight because of a flat iron, and brown eyes, and he was in skinny jeans that were riding much lower than they should've, showing off some lovely smiley face boxers. He was only about an inch taller than my 5'7'', and he was smirking at me, showing his fangs.

"There's a meeting here in two hours for the supernaturals, about rules to follow, tell all the girls in your dorm, and tell them to pass on the message." He flashed a smile. "I'm Jared by the way."

"Kiara." I answered, but he was already gone. Knowing vampires, though, he'd have heard it, and I did know many vampires. I shook my head, and hurried back to my dorm, and told every supernatural girl I came by, about the barn thing. I unlocked my door, after fishing through my pocket for a minute or so for the key, and flopped down on my bed with a sigh. I was exhausted, after only being here shortly. I sure as hell didn't want to go to the barn thing, but it sounded like a mandatory thing.

"Are you going to the barn thing?" Lhaeyla asked, walking into my room, without bothering to knock. She was followed by Lily, who was grinning hugely.

"Of course. What other way are we supposed to meet the hot guys here?" I winked, and they rolled their eyes.

"Make sure to save some hot guys for the rest of us-and try not to flirt as much." Lily smiled.

"As if that's possible." Lina walked in, snorting.

"I don't appreciate that, you guys. I don't try to flirt... it just sorta-" I looked down at the clock and realized we only had ten minutes to get down to the barn. It had taken me twenty to get back here. "Shit- we need to go to the barn! Like, now!"

I jumped up, and was followed by Lily and Lhaeyla, but Lina ran into the bathroom, dabbing on makeup, and fixing her hair, while simultaneously undressing and yelling at Lily to grab a better shirt for her. "Come on Lina we don't have time for that!" I called while running out the door. I sprinted down the stairs, ditching Lily and Lina, and Lhaeyla was right beside me.

"We're not going to make it!" she cried. I could see the barn now, but we only had a minute left- not even. I sprinted harder than I ever had, and when we stumbled into the clearing with the rest of the kids, I changed my shorts and tee-shirt into skinny- slightly high wasted jeans, and a short-cut, loose-fit tee-shirt, with fuchsia and purple tie-dye designs on it. It showed off my stomach slightly. I looked down, and saw my necklace with the black half of the yin-yang symbol, and my great-grandmother's locket hanging off of it and smiled. My hair was flattened down again, instead of windswept, and I was ready for the public.

There were three wooden bleachers, in a semi-circle facing the stage, that was covered in a little roof, and had a fire going on either side. The barn was just farther past this little fire place. I went and sat right at the bottom(the front) of the middle bleacher, and Lhaeyla sat down on my right side. Lina and Lily sat down quickly, just barely sitting down before a man stepped out onto the podium. I was surprised to find that he was a Skin Walker, like me.

"Hey guys!" Everyone quieted at that, and he smiled. "I'm Mr. Emmerson, but you guys can call me Mr.E."

When nobody said anything, he continued, a little more awkwardly. He was a tall man, and fairly young too, chin length brown hair, and big, brown eyes, and a slim build. "So, I summoned you kids here, to talk about some rules that need to be followed here, and not just any rules, special rules, for supernaturals. One big one you guys all know already is that you must not tell any human about supernaturals. But here's the list:

Werewolves, on full moons should report to the barn at the beginning of their day.

Vampires must go into designated forest to hunt. Can only hunt after hours.

Skin Walkers cannot change into staff, personnel, or superiors. 0 tolerance.

Inccubi and succubi must use discretion within physical relationships.

Nymphs must stay on schools grounds during hours and must not use seducing powers.

And that's it, thankfully. Now you kids can go and 'chill' together. Remember, curfew for you kids is 1 A.M. but if any of you abuse it, then it'll be changed." he finished.

"This is fantastic! It's going to be so fun here!" Lily exclaimed, and jumped up, her blonde curls bobbing on her shoulders.

"Oh and school starts at 9:00 tomorrow! Don't be late!" He called to the kids whose backs were mostly turned, and whose ears had long tuned out.

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to sleep." I yawned. They nodded, and waved bye to me and Lina, when we parted ways- their room was on the second floor, and our was -sadly- on the third. When we got to the room, I didn't even bother undressing. I flopped down on my bed, and let sleep overtake me, falling into a deep, calm black.