The clouds were heavy with rain, and I knew that at exactly 4:27 on the following afternoon, there would be a heavy rainfall. This would come in handy, since I had planned on going out later on in the week. I knew better than to go out tomorrow now.
After a few minutes, the school came into view. It was a large building, old and fancy looking. There were stained glass windows, large wooden doors, and dumbwaiters. Everyone who visited Burgess would think it was a historical building, reserved for museum tours. While they did give out tours on the weekends, its sole purpose was not to be landmark. The real use of this old building was to be a school for many girls all over Burgess.
We found a place to land in the back, where few people ever went. There was peace and quiet back there, making it the perfect place to hide my new abilities. It would be very hard, trying to explain why I could fly, control nature, sense rain before it came. I would make the best weatherwoman ever!
"I guess I've got to. See you at 2:45, right?" Jack asked, a frown replacing the happy smile. This would the longest amount of time we had to spend completely apart since getting back together. Even at night, I'd sneak out or he'd sneak in. It was hard, knowing that I would be away from him for that long a time.
"I'll be watching the windows. If I don't see you in that window," I said, pointing to a window a few feet away from me, "at exactly 12:10, I will scream."
Jack smiled and kissed my hand. "Can I have your watch, then?"
My eyebrows rose. "You want to borrow my glittery pink watch I got when I was five? Sure, that wouldn't give Bunny anymore reasons to tease you." I rolled my eyes and pulled a nice silver watch out of my bag. I'd bought it for him on the day we'd always celebrated his birthday, but it was still months away. "Here, use this one."
The way Jack's eyes lit up was hilarious, but I didn't have time to laugh. It was almost time for class to start, and being late on the first day is a horrible way to start the new school year. Which is why I left Jack with a quick kiss and the promise that I'd see him at lunchtime.
A ball of blonde hair barreled towards me, knocking the air out of my lungs. Luckily, I didn't need it quite as much as I used to, so I didn't crouch over in pain.
"I missed you so much, Pixie! Never go missing again!" Katie shouted, hugging me as tightly as a boa constrictor. Her brown eyes darted back and forth, looking me over as if seeing me for the first time. In an odd sense, it was the first time she'd seen me. "Whoa, major makeover. Did you go missing in a beauty salon?"
We both started laughing, knowing the possibility of that was slim. I'd never been fond of beauty products such as make-up and hair styling tools. There was no logical reason for me to be in a place filled with nothing but those things. Chap stick and a hairbrush were all I needed to get by in those areas.
"No, but seriously. Where have you been?"
I felt her tug on my hand pleadingly. I felt bad that I had to lie to her, but I didn't have another choice. Besides, I'd only told her about the Guardians, and I was not a Guardian. I was just a short girl with an intense amount of power whose boyfriend happens to be a Guardian. You know, some nights I would stay awake and wonder how I got to this point in my life.
There were dark shadows building from the corners of the hallway, but as I casually leaned back, my hand flicked the light switch. The shadows instantly vanished, as though they had never happened in the first place.
"Katie, do you want to head up to class? It's better to beat traffic, even when you're just in school," I said, hoping to get far away from the place I'd just seen shadows in. If anybody else were in my shoes (and I can't begin to say how happy I am that they aren't), they would have done the same thing. So, when Katie linked her arm through mine and we began walking away, I felt very calm.
The seats in the back were right by the windows, and this teacher just happened to have a set of dying flowers. No matter, because if I sat there, they'd be in full bloom within ten minutes.
Katie seemed to notice the flowers sudden liveliness, for halfway through class, she elbowed me and gestured to them. "Weren't they dead when we came in?"
My response, something I had forced into my mind, was that she was just seeing things. Even though I didn't like lying to my BFF, now was not the time to tell her that I was Mother Nature. Maybe I could convince Jack to tell her for me. He did say he didn't care about his title when he told me about the others. And weren't we supposed to gather more believers? Why keep everything a huge secret all the time?
"Don't look now, but I think JF is trying to get your attention," Katie said, pointing to something outside.
I turned and saw Jack doing the strangest dance moves I'd ever seen. Once he saw me looking, he drew a little heart out of ice and held it closer to me. Using my powers, I blew some random leaves over to the heart and made a colorful ice sculpture. Jack and I started laughing, but I soon had to turn my attention back to the teacher. At least I knew he couldn't stand being away from me too long.
So, a little bit of Pitch already. And the dance moves I was thinking of Jack doing were failures of modern dances. Thanks to everyone who has read and at least secretly liked my story. Now, I have but one thing to ask of you, DON'T KEEP YOUR LOVE OF THIS STORY A SECRET! I am thankful to everyone who liked the first story and decided to give number 2 a try. You people are so awesome.