~Shadows of a Dying Soul~
Me too! Especially the one by Dutchess Frost, that one is amazing! :D :D
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I couldn't leave you guys hanging with just an allegiances page! XD
~Snowcrystal of Thunderclan~
Alrighty! I will try to put them all in ^_^
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I'm glad you like it so far! And Yes! Down below the Reviews and Author Note sections is a section that explains the Power Jewels a little more! ^_^ Personally I think mine's pretty awesome. But then again, my opinion is biased cause it's mine so... XD
~Featherflight123~
Well I did just barely upload it the day you reviewed XD I'm hoping it'll turn out great, I'm glad you like it so much! It has been done a million times hasn't it? I figured why not add another to the skyscraper of Warriors High stories! ^_^ The Power Jewels are interesting, you see Holly and Honeyfern's (I almost put Haliah XD) in this chapter, so there's two more to add to the revealed Power Jewel Collection :D
~Sylver Hearte~
Glad you think so! :D
~Silver-Rose Writes~
Ooh, I like both of those ones! They are officially added and they each have a tiny, tiny, bit in this chapter ^_^
~Ravenfrost of RiverClan~
Sure, why not! However, you can only have one in this story, I can't have many OCs in a story because it disrupts my writing flow, but! I am in the process of writing a story that involves you guys submitting your OCs so I can put them in a short story collection! ^_^
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I'm glad you think it's so good! And look! *gasp* I updated! ^_^ Ray is in the second to last scene, his scene is two whole pages long! ^_^
~Jayfeathers Friend~
Halffeather's cute, I just have a preference for bouncy happy Briarlight ^_^ (I'm considering featuring Stick as Jay's dog, what do you think about that?) Interesting is good! Right?
Hey, guys! How's everyone's day going? I hope this brightens them just a tad! ^_^ Don't forget to read the info card below! It involves the Power Jewels! Info galore! :D
Power Jewels- Power Jewels are special stones that are created by someone going to Glistening Cave and announcing to 'the cave' what they want their Power Jewel to be. No two power jewels are the same nor very similar, it just can't happen ^_^ Power jewels are be used a will only if it's a gift and not an enhanced ability, enhanced abilities enhance attributes instead of giving people abilities. A couple has the potential of forming a Jewel Bond, which is why Bree has two power Jewels, and so does Jay (not that you guys know about his yet :P) A Jewel Bond is formed when two people gain the ability to wield the other person's Power Jewel (which is rare, only one other person than the wielder can wield a Power Jewel, and that's their Jewel Bond Partner. When that happens the emotional connection between two people is strengthened and each partner chooses a different Power Jewel that they think would best fit the other. The Power Jewels chosen also have to be complementary
Meet The Gang… Or The Dorm Mates
Just as Bree neared the door of their dorm the door opened and the door hit Bree hard enough in the face that she stumbled backward and fell on her butt on the grass of their small lawn.
"Ow!" Bree complained as she covered her nose with both hands, amber eyes watering in pain. "My nose!" She half wailed, "I don't want my nose broken again!"
Cynthia couldn't help it, she started giggling at her friend's attitude, it was extremely rare to see Bree complain and when she did it was highly dramatic, loud, and rather funny.
"Oh my gosh!" Haliah yelped and quickly put down the books she was carrying to help their bubbly friend to her feet. "Bree I didn't see you there at all!" Haliah Lawson -Cynthia's older sister- was an incredibly popular girl at Warriors Academy nicknamed 'Honey Bee'. Everyone knew her and around the school, she had the flirty, kind, energetic yet calm, and intelligence appearance. Although all of her friends knew that sometimes on the weekends she liked to flop on the couch in the dorm with ice cream and a few movies in sweats and a t-shirt.
Bree took Haliah's offered hand and allowed her to pull her to her feet, at which she wobbled for a few moments. Bree's balance was horrible, once she got knocked down it was pretty hard for her to get her balance back due to her injury. When Bree was little she had been running with Jay in the woods near their neighborhood. Jay had strayed into the road and Bree had shoved him out of the way, meaning she had been hit with the car, which left her paralyzed. However, when she was ten, Bree had designed a special device that would help her body counter the effects of the paralysis. And it had worked, Bree could walk, run, play, skip, and jump. The only downside was that her balance was terrible, she occasionally got bad pains in her legs, she limped whenever she was tired, and she couldn't run very well or walk fast. Hence the hoverboard. "It's okay!" She giggled, completely unfazed by the small amount of blood on her face. "I should've been watching where I was going! That and Lion could've warned me!"
"My apologies," the AI said sheepishly, "I was testing one of Bree's games, I don't understand how simple games can be so entertaining."
"What're you playing?" Haliah asked her friend's AI curiously.
"Something called piano tiles? I don't really understand the point of the game-"
"What?!" Bree yelped and yanked her phone from her pocket, "Nooo!" she groaned once she saw the score her AI had gotten, "I wanted to keep my high score Lion! I programmed you to be able to beat most apps remember?!"
"Oops," Lion said sheepishly and the AI purposely messed up, causing the new high score to be over ten thousand.
Bree pouted, slouching her shoulders and hanging her head, "I'm duplicating the app and fixing my score." she mumbled under her breath.
"Oh dear," another voice sighed as she emerged from behind the still open door, "Lion beat Bree's high score?" The speaker revealed herself to be Holly, her emerald green eyes twinkling with amusement. The studious teen was wearing jeans that flared at the cuffs, a light green t-shirt, and a pale green thin knitted sweater. A book was levitating itself onto Haliah's book stack behind her, the book itself surrounded in a faint emerald green aura.
Bree's amber eyes rounded excitedly and she gasped, her mood lifting as she squealed at the sight of her friend's Power Jewel active. "Holly that's so cool!" She squealed and watched with awe at their friend's Power Jewel.
Holly had gotten her power jewel during the last few weeks of school last year, but she hadn't been able to use it very well nor had she been able to show them. "I wish I could move things like that!" Bree squealed, "can we see it?!"
Holly laughed, "sure Bree, you guys can see it." She pulled her gold chained Power Jewel from under her sweater, the green jewel gleaming brightly in the bright light of the 'clearing.' Holly's power jewel was an emerald green amber cased leaf that was surrounded in a smooth transparent green tinted sphere that gifted her with the ability of telekinesis and slightly heightened intelligence. That being said, the telekinesis allowed her to do many things at once, her mind splitting its attention between the tasks to do what she needed. The unique part of her Power Jewel was that she didn't have to look at whatever she was doing with her telekinesis. Her favorite thing to do with it was read while doing other things physically, allowing her to read nearly twenty-four-seven and remember most of what the books contained while she did everything she needed to do.
Bree stared at it for a few moments before she bounced around, clearly excited and happy to see her friend's Power Jewel at last.
"It's amazing Holly," Cynthia smiled and pulled her Power Jewel out to compare the two Power Jewels. "Mine's more colorful."
"It's still cooler than mine," Haliah sighed and pulled her Power Jewel out from under her tank top. Haliah Power Jewel was a honey-colored sphere that contained a golden lava lamp style liquid that changed between shades of red, orange, and yellow depending on the amount of stress she was feeling. Haliah's Power Jewel gave her the ability to sense other people's strong emotions and it gave her the nickname 'Honey Bee' due to her idea of using her new skills as a way to fix broken relationships between students, direct the upset or sad students toward Bree, and regulate the amount of arguing in the halls and buildings of the school.
"Telekinesis is great, but your guys' is just as 'cool' and unique as mine is," Holly pointed out with air quotes around the word cool. "All of them are different, they're meant to be."
Haliah suddenly took notice in her sister's Power Jewel, "someone's happy," she teased playfully at the yellow background of her Power Jewel.
Cynthia let go of her Power Jewel and spun around, gesturing to the area around them, "of course I'm happy, I'm finally home!"
Bree suddenly broke into their conversation, "where's Jay and Leon Holly?" She asked curiously, "I completely forgot to ask him about his Power Jewel yesterday!"
Holly laughed, "maybe that's why he's sulking, he's been sulking all morning!"
"I am not sulking." Jay snapped irritably as he emerged from the dorm, dressed in dark blue fleece PJ bottoms and a black t-shirt, his black hair messy and falling into his eyes.
Bree's eyes brightened even more at the sight of her boyfriend and the shorter girl practically bowled Jay over in a tight hug, "Jay!"
"Ack!" Jay yelped as she knocked him off of his feet.
Luckily for him, two muscular and tanned arms kept him from being knocked all the way to the ground. "Woah Bree, Jay's fragile remember?" The arms' owner teased, his amber eyes twinkling light-heartedly as he emerged from their dorm as well.
"Oh stuff it, Leon," Jay retorted after he got his balance and punched his brother in the gut, attempting to knock the wind out of him while he had his other arm around Bree's waist.
Leon just laughed, his amber eyes twinkling softly in the light. "Good try Jay, I'm breathing a little harder." He ruffled his older brother's hair. Leon was taller than his other brother, who was about five-ten, being six-two, four inches taller than Cynthia -who was also five-ten and one of the tallest people out of their group.
Jay muttered grumpily under his breath and instead turned his attention to Bree who had wrapped her arms around his neck and was now giggling, her head tilted upward toward him. While she wasn't super short being five-seven, she was on the short side.
Cynthia's blue eyes strayed toward Jay's amber eyed brother who was her crush. Sometimes she couldn't decide between being grateful that he was in her dorm and frantically wishing that he wasn't.
Leon was a tall guy Cynthia's age with amber eyes that always had a light-hearted twinkle in their depths, soft golden blonde hair that resisted a brush and was usually in a rather messy style, tanned skin, sparse freckles along the bridge of his nose, and he was one of the athletes alongside Cynthia. Which meant she saw him more than the average girl, and when you had a crush on the king athlete of the school, being on three of the sports teams weren't helpful.
Cynthia felt heat warm her cheeks, clearly, he had been up for an early run judging by the track pants and muscle shirt he was wearing along with the messier than usual styling of his hair.
"Hey Cyndy," Leon grinned his usual lopsided smile at the black haired girl, a very faint blush staining his tanned cheeks. "How was the city?"
"Boring." Cynthia shrugged, she hated leaving him. Okay, that sounded weird. She hated leaving him because then everything got all awkward for the 'reunion' and she always felt more like a love sick school girl than the athlete she really was.
Haliah leaned closer to her sister, "someone's gotta crush!" she whispered in a sing-song voice and subtly pointed to her Power Jewel. To Cynthia's embarrassment and Haliah's amusement, the background of the gem glowed a rosy hue, meaning she was feeling a lot like the lovesick schoolgirl she had mentioned earlier.
Cynthia pushed her Power Jewel beneath her t-shirt, her cheeks, and ears a faint shade of pink. "Shut up," she mumbled under her breath to Haliah before smiling at Leon, trying her best to keep her mind straight. "How was your summer, Leon?" She asked and offered him a high-five.
Leon grinned, "I got my Power Jewel!" For those few moments, he sounded like a very excited teenage girl as he ignored Cynthia's handshake and hugged her, lifting her heels off the ground in the process.
"Are you suddenly a girl?" Jay asked, his curt voice tinted with mischief, even as he rubbed one of his ears like Leon had ruined his hearing. "I think you messed up my eardrums with that high pitched noise."
Leon released Cynthia, who inwardly felt like she could hardly breathe, and responded to his brother's comment. "You're the one who squealed and jumped around Glistening Cave when you got yours!" He retorted and smirked at the blush that rose to his brother's cheeks.
Bree couldn't resist, she started laughing, imagining her curt and rather a grouchy boyfriend jumping up and down was a sight she would've died to see.
Jay huffed, looking rather indignant now even as he looked at his brother through his visible blue eye -the icy blue one- and poked his tongue out at him.
Leon stuck out his tongue back at him and jerked backward as Jay nearly managed to pinch it. "Hey!" he complained and stumbled slightly.
"While I love seeing my adoring brothers act like immature preteens," Holly rolled her eyes, "can you two mess around inside the dorm instead? People are going to start staring at us."
Leon gave a dramatic sigh, "fine, oh dear sister of mine… Ack!" He jumped backward as Holly made a book nearly whack him right in the face using her telekinesis. "Fine! Fine, I'm moving, sheesh!" He then turned on his heel and marched back into their dorm with as much dignity as he could muster.
Jay followed his brother's lead and led Bree in with him, her hoverboard following at its inventor's heels.
Holly rolled her eyes, "boys."
Haliah giggled, "can't live without them."
Cynthia shook herself free from her Leon induced temporary paralysis and smirked at Holly, "oh, poor little Holly Wolly, she has to live with two boys who are inwardly still four-years-old."
Holly sent a playful glare at her best friend before she hugged her, "it's good to see you again Cindy, it's been awhile since I've heard your 'utterly hilarious remarks.'" Holly teased her at the end and released her friend.
Cynthia smirked and stuck her nose in the air, "well, of course, I mean who isn't glad to see me? I am Cynthia Lawson, Sapphire Gleam you know."
Holly affectionately rolled her emerald green eyes, "now don't get cocky Mrs. National-Teenage-Singer."
Haliah giggled, "I know someone who may not like to see you."
Cynthia wrinkled her nose, "don't say, Ashton! that guy is a freaking creep!" She exclaimed.
All three of the girls burst into laughter, this was what was missing for the three of them, being with all their friends and here where they belonged.
Holly wiped a mirth-filled tear from her right eye, "welcome back Cindy, we missed you."
Haliah hugged her sister, "welcome back sister."
Cynthia hugged her sister and pulled Holly into another hug, "I'm glad to be back."
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Once Cynthia actually entered the dorm she truly felt at home. Everyone was there, some were in the kitchen making breakfast, others were sprawled out in the living room, and a handful of them was playing a board game at the table of the half kitchen half dining room.
Ivory, Braxton, and Atol were all sprawled together on one of the coaches looking drowsy and half asleep -Ivory was actually dozing off with her head in Braxton's lap and feet in Atol's- with one of the ceiling pullout holographic TVs in front of them so they could watch something while the main tv was taken.; Fin, Brendon, and Brendon's sister Hazel were sprawled on the floor playing a video game on Bree's holographic tv, the two boys kept shoving each other and goofing off while Hazel was clearly in the lead; Ben, his sister Brittany, and Mike were sitting at the table playing what looked like a two vs one game of battleship; Hannah, Isa, Cynthia's other sister Paige, and Ivory's sister Diana were chatting together in the kitchen while working together to make breakfast for the group of hungry teens; Finli was casually reading in the recliner; and Leon and Jay had flopped on the empty couch, Bree was sitting in Jay's lap, now playing a game on her HoloTab -a watch-shaped device that created a holographic screen on her arm and was practically a tablet.
Cynthia loved the dorm, with Bree's additions everything was perfect. The dorm was an apartment style place
There were only about four main dorms per floor -but there were twelve floors including the cafeteria floor and the underground floors- there were two mini-dorms per floor that was just a bedroom with a small kitchen space. Cynthia considered herself lucky, the dorm they got was the biggest dorm on the floor, with six dorm rooms, a small kitchen dining room, a large living room space that the kitchen took up a part of, and a smallish room Bree had converted into a multi-usage room.
The six dorm rooms roomed two people each -except two that roomed three- and each dorm room was different, customized for the 'inhabitants,' the living room was quite spacey with a creamy carpet, a sunset painted on one wall -from Bree- two white couches were tucked into the right back corner, a holo-technology tv that Bree had created a few years ago stood on a stained oak DVD case, a recliner, and DVD case that held all the movies and video games that Bree hadn't converted into virtual reality, SD style memory cards, or holo-technology. So there were only about twenty DVDs for the giant group of theirs -even including those who weren't in this particular dorm. The kitchen was small with a sink, fridge, electric stove, microwave, black countertops, and a handful of cabinets that were up against the walls. Bree's technology consisted of the HoloWatches, HoloTabs, the HoloTv pullouts, a special set of speakers that vibrated the floor and objects to allow dorm members to hear what the speaker was broadcasting better than a normal speaker, a glass-doored cabinet stood tall next to the Holotv and contained special comm line earbuds and thin and light headphones, six HoloTabs, ten virtual reality and gaming visors -a special virtual reality headset crammed into sunglasses- with the special gloves needed to play the games, four HoloDraws -a drawing tablet that had paper that could be absorbed back into it and it could essentially 'scan in' the drawing on the paper- with a few normal pens, and the 3D pens -pens that could use a tiny amount of Bree's main Power Jewel power, allowing easy sculpturing and other 3D art. Overall the dorm was perfect. Bree's tech was the icing on the amazing cake.
Bree suddenly straightened up in Jay's lap and darted over to Cynthia like a rocket, "oh! Ready for my surprise?!" At the last word, everyone stopped talking and the video game was paused, clearly, they all had been waiting for Bree to reveal her dorm surprise.
Cynthia looked startled, hadn't the brunette been absorbed in her game a moment ago? "Sure?" She said, the mystery in her voice slightly audible.
Bree grinned, and everyone looked at her, all of them waiting impatiently. Bree brought up her HoloTab before she pressed a button and spoke. "Everyone, say hello to Blissie! The dorm's AI!" She chirped with a smile, "Blissie can do anything that requires electricity! Holly gave me a tiny bit of her Power Jewel's power so if you ask Blissie to get something she can get it for you if it's out here in the living room or kitchen!"
Everyone stared at her, how in the world did she come up with this stuff?!
"I've been working on her all month so I've ironed out all the glitches and Lion and I have taught her what is and isn't okay!" Bree continued, "say hello Blissie!"
"Hi everyone!" A cheerful but soft-spoken AI's voice spoke up.
Bree smiled proudly and Cynthia chuckled softly, of course, Bree had to make another AI to nearly automate their dorm. If they wanted to anyway.
"Hey Blissie," Cynthia greeted the AI, "it's nice to meet you."
"I'm thrilled to meet all of you, Bree and Lion have told me a lot about all of you!" Blissie responded eagerly.
"All good things I hope," Jay said curtly as he looked over at Bree from his spot on the couch.
Bree smiled sheepishly and he rolled his eyes.
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(Cynthia is singing a parody of 'Best Day of My Life' that I wrote, look it up it's not of the internet! I own these lyrics so the moderators can't claim I'm using other people's work.)
Faint lyrics caught Ray's attention as he walked toward his dorm as they filtered into his ears, "This is gonna be, this is gonna, this is gonna be the best year of our lives... Everything is moving up! Everybody up now! Oo-oo-oo," A tiny smile tugged at the edges of his lips, it had been a while since he had heard another musician. While he had gone to a few concerts over the summer -his friend Jay had given him a ticket when his girlfriend had to cancel going with him, and one of the other girls in Jay's group, who was a singer herself gave him a ticket to his favorite band- he hadn't really heard any music without the speakers, loud instruments, and crazy fans in a while. He hadn't heard this particular song before, which made him wonder who was the composer. Ray emerged from the hallway to see where the singing was coming from. Gathered in the dorm clearing where a whole group of students. Who were all sitting around with a familiar face to Ray singing as she moved around the clearing, pulling students to their feet and smiling encouragingly at them all. "This is gonna be the best year of our lives, Our li-i-i-i-i-i-ves." Cynthia finished and the students in the clearing erupted into cheering or laughter, she seemed to have that effect on people with her music.
"Hey, Ray!" Cynthia shooed a group of eagerly chatting ninth graders as she made her way toward the other musician, "how was your summer?" She asked after shooing the loud younger students away from her.
Ray shrugged, "it was okay I guess."
Cynthia rolled her eyes, "at least tell me that you're excited to be back," she said with exasperation, amusement faintly gleaming in her blue eyes.
Ray gave an exaggerated sigh, "eh…"
Cynthia rolled her eyes, "honestly," she huffed, "the only person you have a good conversation with is Jay."
"What?" Speaking of Jay, the other black haired teen made his way over to them all, a rather large sized RC car in his arms. "Do I even want to know what you said about me, Cindy?" He asked with a snort.
Cynthia rolled her eyes, "I was just saying that Ray only really talks with you around."
Jay shrugged, "it's probably because unlike some people, I know what it's like being antisocial."
"Not all of us are hermit crabs like you Jay," Leon ruffled his older brother's hair, still smug about being taller than him.
Jay scowled and glared at his brother, "and not all of us are capable of having an ego as big as yours."
Leon wilted, "sheesh," he complained, "you didn't have to be rude Jay."
Jay rolled his eyes. Then he was nearly knocked over by his girlfriend jumping onto his back. "Ack! Bree!" He complained as he lurched forward slightly and nearly lost his grasp on the RC car.
"Jay's king of the hermit crabs!" Bree giggled, having overheard the last part of the conversation as she snuck up on Jay. "And Ray talks to me too!"
Ray cracked a grin, Bree's bubbly nature was infectious, it was really hard to not smile when she was around. In fact, Jay was the only one who could be around her all the time and not smile constantly.
Jay straightened up as Bree took the RC car from him and he held her up, allowing the brunette to put her head next to his and hang on him from behind. "I'm not a crab, I'm a mystery." he grunted, "there's a difference."
Cynthia's lips twitched into a playful smile, "totally Jay, totally."
Jay scowled at her and glared at her, "your sarcasm is not appreciated."
Leon got over his pout from the ego comment from his brother earlier and grinned as well, "hers is appreciated Jay," he commented with a slightly mischievous smirk, "yours, however, not so much."
"Says the jock who can make a four-course meal but can't use a toaster."
Ray couldn't resist, he grinned and gave a snort of laughter, Jay really was the King of 'Hermit Crabs' and the King of Sarcasm, poor Leon, he couldn't compare to his brother in that aspect.
Leon wilted once more as the others in their group fell into loud laughter.
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Leon blinked the sweat from his eyes, he really needed to convince his sister to cut his hair, he could hardly see when he was playing soccer or basketball! Quickly passing the ball to one of his other teammates, he then flicked his golden bangs out of his face, while he hated doing that -it caused too many girls to stare at him- he really needed to see what was in front of him. As he did so he saw Cynthia dribble up the court for a slam dunk, her height helping her get the extra inches she would need to do it. Despite how he tried to turn his attention away from his friend, he couldn't. While she was always a distraction to him with her love and talent for music, and her appearance and personality, whenever she was playing sports he couldn't resist watching her. He watched as she raced up the length of the court, dodging the other members of their team -that were playing as defense against her- and making her way toward the end of the court, her ponytail swinging behind her as she ran. She jumped and slammed the ball through the hoop. Leon mentally gave himself a shake as the students watching cheered at Cynthia's perfect slam dunk as he tried to return his attention to the game but failed and watched as she gave Ivory a high five.
"Come on Captain!" Brendon yelled to Leon as he ran past him and got the ball from Cynthia to start the next round. "Get your head into the game!" The team was currently split, they were playing a round of basketball with Mike, Ashton, Hazel, Ben, Brendon, Tyler, and Fin against Cynthia, Leon, and Ivory. The point of the game was to strengthen the weaker ones of the team, that and so Leon could prove that he, Cynthia, and Ivory could take down their entire team on their own.
"Watching a certain star player of ours?" Fin asked cheekily as he elbowed Leon. "Does my best friend have a crush on our resident 'Sapphire Beauty?'" he teased with the nickname he and the other members of the basketball team had created from a twist off of one of her school nicknames.
Leon shook his head, "no," he shot indignantly, "I don't have a crush on her Fin, get back to your team!" He huffed, indignant and embarrassed that Fin had caught him staring at his crush.
"But don't you want to go and kiss her?" Fin teased and nudged him some more.
Leon shoved the shorter ginger, "two laps Fin! Now!" He huffed.
Fin cackled mischievously as he started jogging around the basketball court. After nearly tackling Hazel to the ground in an attempt to make her give him a piggy back ride of course.
