Disclaimer: I own nothing that is published in a Tamora Pierce novel... I do however own Kelly and all those that you do not recognize. Also I do not own any passages that I take from a book... The first one belongs to Diana Pharaoh Francis.

Chapter 1

Something New

'Her stomach growled again, reminding her of just how hungry she was. Pressing a hand to heart, Reisil bowed a deep obeisance to the shrine and then retreated to fallen log nestled in a hollow just beyond the clearing. She smiled and sighed as she sat back against it, stretching her legs-'

"KELLY!" someone yelled destroying my concentration from the new novel that I was reading, I contemplated looking up to see who it was but the novel won out in the end.

'Now where was I? Ah right here' I thought before I continued on 'her legs out before her. The lush grasses were matted here, the-'

"KELLY GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF THAT BOOK!" the same voice yelled, but I just kept going. What can I say, when a book gets my attention as good as this one is then nothing in the world would get tear my attention away. I was just about ready to return to the book when suddenly it was taken away and all I could see were the words flying away.

I was about to yell at the book thief when I stopped and noticed that it was my friend Jill. Blond hair blue eyed cheerleader bombshell that she was had one hand on her hip and the other was holding my book hostage. My lips twitched a little when I seen that she turned the book around to face her and started to read a few lines before her face scrunched up in a scowl and closed it losing my page.

"Great Jill, now I am going to have to spend ten minutes trying to find out where I was in that book" quickly while my words distracted her I took the book back and started flipping through the pages.

"Oh no you don't" she replied taking it back and I knew that if we continued it would turn into a game of tug of war for the book. "I am not going to allow you to continue reading just so I have to get your attention yet again."

"What ever" I replied keeping my eyes glued to my hostage book while I pulled my book bag higher onto my shoulder. "What do you want? And make it quick"

"Are you or are you not coming to my eighteenth birthday party tomorrow?" Ah yes, the dreaded eighteenth birthday party where you are finally an adult and are legal enough to drink and not get a huge fine from the cops, not that I have done that. Why do you ask? Because I was the perfect angel that my parents expected me to be, but Jill on other hand somehow got her parents to believe she was an angel but was really the devil in hiding.

"I don't think so Jill, you know me and parties do not go well together" I answered pulling my glasses off my face and rubbing my eyes. Replacing them I looked at her and made another reach for my book, which surprisingly I got and she did not take away.

"Well it's about time that you came out of your shell and did something new for a change" Jill stated as she crossed her arms and continued to block my path to the blue door that lead to the main hallway of the school. "You won't get many friends if you keep being anti-social."

"I am not anti-social" I stated trying to glare her out of my line of travel, which sadly did not work. "If your followers did not stuff me into a closet the last time I attended one of your famous parties then maybe I would go."

"They did not 'stuff' you into a closet by yourself; it was your turn to play seven minutes in heaven"

"Oh yes, playing seven minutes in heaven with your moms fur jacket it just what I wanted to do that night" I relied sarcastically as I shouldered past her and headed towards the doors. I could see her face in my head, a scowl plastered on it because I did two things she really hated. One, I shouldered past her, and two, I got the last word.

"Kelly, I promise that my friends will not do that to you again." Jill stated as she caught up to me. Looks like I did not get the last word after all, oh well there is always next time. "Look I will even get Jacob to go with you as your date, that way you won't be lonely and if they try then he will have to go with you."

Much to my horror a blush creped its way onto my face at the mention of the boy I was crushing on ever since grade five. "Like he would go with me"

"Promise that you will come and I will try my hardest to get him there" Jill stated stopping me once again as an evil smile made its way onto her lips. "Besides you know that the boys here cannot refuse my amazing charms"

I shook my head smiling remembering the recent time that she turned her charms onto a boy, and in the end she got a diamond ring and he got dumped two days later, which was a record, normally the boy would get dumped within two hours. "Alright I will go" I said with a small sigh and her face just lit up like it was Christmas. "But" I continued raising my hand to point a finger at her, "If I so much as hear any thoughts or plans about me going in a closet I will tell your deep dark secrets to everyone"

"You wouldn't dare" she said in mock horror, "besides you don't know any."

"Well let's see, there is the fact that you still sleep with a teddy bear named Teddy," I smiled as I ticked off one finger. "Then there is a fact that you have the hugest crush on Ji-" but sadly I was silenced by her covering my mouth with one of her perfectly manicured hands.

"Don't you even dare" she said with a glare, "I forgot that you knew those."

"Jill" I said once I removed her hand "I have known you since grade two, how could I not know these things? You call every night to tell me new stuff to, so by tomorrow I should have some new dirt."

She just sighed and shrugged "what can I say you're a good listener, anyway I must get going, people to see and hearts to break."

"See ya" I said as she retreated off and went to the rest of the cheerleading squad and with a small sigh I looked away but not before I seen one of them mouth 'what are you doing with the freak?'

Sadly that's what everyone at this school thought of me, and they had good reasons why.

The first one was because I when I was fourteen, I found out that the people I thought were my parents turned out not to be. It was hard to say the least and I flipped out at almost anything for a few days after. What can I say, my temper gets the better of me sometimes, but the main reason why I was so mad was because Mom and Dad did not even have the decency to tell me to my face. No I had to walk into the house one day and hear them say that maybe it was time that I knew the truth. To this day they still don't know that I know and they have yet to tell me even though I have stopped calling them 'Mommy' and 'Daddy' they just assumed that I stopped because it was not 'cool' for a teenager to call their parents that.

The second reason why people seem to think I was a freak was because every once and a while I would just space out and ignore the whole world for a few minutes. And no, it was not because I was reading a book, it was because during that time my hands would seem to glow faintly with a blue aura for a minute and if I did not stop and concentrate it would hug my whole body. It was a wasted effort anyway because no one here seemed to notice when this it happened. It felt weird though as if someone was squeezing my heart so I tried to calm it down anyway.

There are other reasons why they call me a freak but they are not as big as the two mentioned. I mean it could also be the fact that I really don't care to keep up my looks and I know that if I did I would be the best looking, not that I am bragging or anything. I mean who could not fall for deep sapphire blue eyes and raven black hair which goes down to about my middle back. I could always wanted long hair so when I turned ten I told Mom that I no longer wanted it cut. It took a while to get this long and if I have it my way it will stay. But sadly every boy in this school does not seem to notice me, but it does not bother me too much. Brains are always better then looks.

The five minute warning bell went off and I scrunched up my face, normally I was already in classes by now sitting down ready to go but Jill just had to distract me. Oh well looks like I am carrying all my books to Social, but I do that all the time anyway. Might as well get some more reading in before class starts. I smiled opening my book to the exact page that I was so rudely interrupted on and continued.

I got about half a page in before I knocked into someone and boy did the papers and books fly. I must have hit them hard.

"I am so sorry" I said as I closed the book, making sure to read the page number before I bent down and helped pick up some paperwork and books that lay scattered all over the floor. I heard a few snickers from other students but ignored them. "I should have watched where I was going really" I stated as I stood up holding a messy stack of papers and a few books out.

And he just stood there, I don't even think he helped me pick up anything for his hands were empty and his brown eyes had a small look of shock but, when he seen the offered papers and books in my hands the look went away and he reached forward to grab the pile from me. "I do apologize I was the one who was not looking where I was going" he finally said once he straightened out his paper work.

"Well no harm done right?" I said smiling a little but the shock of me actually knocking into someone still had its effects on me.

"No there is not" he replied.

"Good, well then-" I was going to finish but the bell finally rang and I swore which caused my bumper pad man's eyes to widen a little in shock. "Got to go, can't be late for class" I said hurriedly as I quickly ran passed him to head to my class.

I made it just in time, the music which played for about three minutes was about to end and I was sitting at my desk pulling out my note book. That's when a little light bulb went off in my head; I opened my back pack and started to dig through it.

No book, which must mean that when he took his papers back he must have taken my book by mistake as well.

Crap.

A/N: And that's the end of the remake of chapter 1... I know it's been what two years I think? Sorry for all of you who were waiting so long for this (and other stories) to be updated... I have decided to take it upon myself to re-do most of them starting with this one which really did not make it past the first chapter. But now it shall LIVE!

Also I have another account on here and its TidsMagi... I will be removing the story from that account and remaking it onto this one because I am going to use my character from that one for this story... if you want to read what I had so far on that one here is the link. .net/s/2393846/1/New_Magic enjoy

SOOOOO really my plan is to maybe remake a chapter from that story and then a chapter from this one and hopefully if all goes well I will be able to get a new chapter up every week or so for both of them... working 40 hours a week sitting on your butt does give you a lot of time to re-do things...

Thanks everyone :)

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