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I Hope I get more readers soon! Here's Chapter 2.

Chapter two

Ashlynn's POV

Just got my schedule! Math, science, English, French, PE, lunch, Social Studies, and finally Drama/Choir. In that order. Plus, I hear that those are really good classes! So I have hope.

Class starts tomorrow. We have today off to get settled in, and there's the sorting, and the-

"Ashlynn, we're here." Honey says. Finally! After a two-hour drive, I'm ready to go. A big smile spreads across my face. I don't care if I am the new girl. I'm going to rule this school with my sisters anyway.

Leo's POV

"Hey Michael! Whatcha got first period?" I call over to my best friend, Michael W. Daisyleg.

"Uh….. hold on.

"I have PE with Coach Ivy."

"Shoot. I have math with Mr. Bramble."

"Dang, bruh."

But there is good news. Because some of us have to live here, we're getting sorted into the different groups that make up Four Trees High. Dark, Star(prodigies only), River, Thunder, Mountain, Street, Shadow, Sky, and Wind. I've heard that while Thunder is the best, Shadow is supposed to be the real-life equivalent of Slytherin. Some of the worst criminals in history (Trent and Brent Dyson, Sabine Pasziki{Snowpelt}) came from Shadow. But let's not point fingers. Some rotten people came out of the other groups too. I'm still hoping for Thunder, though!

Then my eyes land on the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

I have to have her.

One problem, though-

She's making out with Breeze Cloudfeather, the preppie boy from Dark Academy.

"Heather Blossomheart." a guy next to me comments.

I turn to face him. "Huh?"

"The most popular senior at Four Trees. She's dating Brandon right now, but her little games never last more than a month, tops."

Oh, good. I thought I'd never get a chance.

Buuuuuuut when they quit kissing she starts yelling at him.

Yeesh. Never mind...

"Let all students gather beneath the stage for a Four Trees assembly!"

"It's starting. Shhhhh."

Thunder! Thunder!

"Welcome to another year of Four Trees High! Let's start with the Sorting. We are just going to call the new kids to the stage and they will receive their group, roommate, and room number. Then they will talk about themselves for a few seconds so we know more about them. Everyone is friends here. So have fun. First up: Ashlynn, Poppy, and Hailey!" our principal, Half Moon, says into the microphone. The first girl strolls on to the stage. " Ashlynn, will you please come forward." One of the most stunning girls that I have ever seen comes out of the shadows on the stage. "Ashlynn, your group is Thunder, your roommate is Holly, and your number is 129."

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Poppy's POV- Right After Thunder Sorting

Oh my god, yes!

I'm a Thunder Girl. My roomie is a girl named Cherryfall. She's petite with freckles and red hair. She seems nice, so I have no doubt we'll be friends. And after a quick conversation, I have discovered we both have a premature addiction to alcohol! Yes, finally! A friend to get a hangover with. As Principal MacKenzie wraps up the Star students, I walk over to her and we head off to our dorm. This is going to be a great year.

Ashlynn's POV

"Hello?" I say wearily as walk into my room. I spot a girl with jet black hair sitting on one of the beds. " Are you Holly?" She still does not turn around. I stroll over and poke her on the shoulder.

"Eek!" she shrieks, pulling a pair of gold earbuds out of her ears.

"You scared me."

"Sorry! Are you Holly?"

"Yes...oh! You must be Ashlynn. Can I call you Ash?"

I almost wince. That nickname… Mom's old nickname for me. I miss her so much.

"So I've pretty much established this side of the room as my side. Is that alright with you?"

I look around at the spacious dorm. Two blue-comforter twin beds reside in the corners. A mahogany duo of night tables sit next to them. An alabaster door leads to a small but modest bathroom. A pair of large dressers sit across from the beds, up against the sky-painted walls. And two desks sit on the left and right of the nearby window. This is really a very nice dorm. Already, Holly's clothes fill one closet.

I carry my suitcase over to the other one and begin hanging up my clothing. Two pairs of navy tights. A sparkly knee-length skirt the color of cherries. Twelve pairs of black leggings. Five dresses. Fifteen pairs of shoes. Three scarves. Seven hats. And some...well, you know.

Once it's full to bursting with half my normal wardrobe, I take out a little box for jewelry and fill it with necklaces, bangles, rings, chokers-the works. I place it on top of the dresser and move this Ash-nado into the bathroom.

Holly watches me put away all my stuff with wide eyes.

"How do you have so… much?"

"Uh… my family is very… "

"I get it. I'm a lot like you- overfilled wardrobe, too many shoes…"

She trails off as my gaze wanders over to a photo of her and her family.

"Is that your family?" I ask. That tall man looks a lot like dad... I turn my face away and let the tears flow."Oh, hey, Ash, don't cry…"

"I… I just… that man…"

"That's Uncle Bastian."

"He-wait."

"What?"

"Bastian? As in, Doctor Bastian?"

"How did you…."

"That man was my mother's doctor before she died, he made her live five months longer than she was planned to."

"So my uncle was your mom's doctor, right before she died."

I rejoice silently in this newfound connection.

Maybe we'll be better friends than I thought.