Chapter 3: Day 1
Adriana's POV:
"Hey, your Adriana right?" A girl says running up behind me. She has raven black hair that has a nice wave to it unlike my pin straight hair. Her eyes shine a pure jade green – like Jill's- and she is about my height.
"Yeah and you are?" I only know 2 people here and she is neither Jill nor Luke.
"Sorry, I'm Katherine Ozera. My aunt is Jill." Oh, well that kinda explains it. "We had a family dinner and she was late so when asked why – Jill is never late – She said she was talking to you. So I took it upon myself to meet you. Is that creepy?" I laughed at that. Katherine seemed so genuine and nice. She would never come off as creepy. She would be the type of person who stalks someone just to give them a cupcake. She's that sweet.
"No. Not at all." I say after my laugh dries up. "I'm not really good at making friends so you talking to me works."
"Why aren't you good at making friends?" Her eyebrows crunches together
"Most people don't like me. I'm too blunt I guess." Maybe not as blunt as Luke but I was close. That makes her laugh. Her laugh sounds like wind chimes blowing through the wind. She seems like Miss Popular to me.
"Well, those people have never met my cousin Luke. God, he can be such an ass sometimes but he tells it like it is." Wow so she is related to Luke. I start to walk to the gym for my fighting lesson and Miss Popular tags along.
"So when schools start, how does the school run? Socially I mean." I have always been fascinated by the popular kids and the Jocks and the Pot Heads and how they fit into the flow of the school.
"Well," She says considering her words wisely "I guess my group would be the 'popular' table but only by default. My mother is the Queen so everyone tries to suck up to me. Like it could work. But my siblings and I banded together and we have some pretty close friends that we trust. The royals would be above everyone class wise, then regular moroi, then damphirs and witches." She looks at me like I might hit her.
"Cool so who is a part of your group?" I don't hit people. I just want to know where I fit.
"Well the group consists of me, my two brothers: Nick Dragomir and Eric Ozera –"I cut her off
"Why does your brother have a different last name than you?" It was a real question. I learned the basics of this society before I came to the school but I still feel completely lost.
"Oh, well for the longest time my mother was the last in her family line. When my parents had kids they decided that half their kids would be Ozera and half Dragomir."
"That makes sense." I stated "back to your group though."
"Oh right! So Nick and Eric are both seniors, I am a junior and my little sister Amy who is middle school. Then we have Mason Castle who is a junior as well. Also we have Brittney and Kim Belikov who are seniors with my brothers. Luke Mazur who doesn't go here anymore but is practically always around and now you." Wow that was a lot of people.
"Wait me too?" I asked in disbelief. I should start getting used to the idea that people are not all bad and sometimes they want to be my friend. Weird.
"Yeah, you too. You seem pretty awesome. And if I didn't include you in the group everyone would get so pissed at me." She says as we reach the gym. I turn to see her studying me. This girl may be nice but she was as quick as a whip and I like her. She is so real.
"I am glad to be a part of your group." I tell her "I have to go train before school but see you around?"
"Sure." I am almost all the way through the door when I hear "Adriana wait."
"Yes?"
"Would you like to have a sleep over in my room tonight? It is in the Moroi dorms to the left room 312 on the third floor."
"Sure I would love too. And Katherine?"
"Yes?"
"Call me Riana my full name is such a mouth full."
"Sure only if you call me Kat." I agree and walk into the gym for my first lesson.
Kat's POV:
I walk away from the gym smiling. I was never the outgoing type. I really wasn't my brothers formed our group and when I entered high school I was adopted into the group. I am not really close to any of the people in that group expect... nope no one. I always left like I didn't belong there. Sure my brothers tried but I am more of a loner than anything. Sometimes I wish I could be a loner and just be left to myself instead of getting dragged into royal nonsense. It sucks.
I was telling my mom this all last night. She has always been out going and friendly. My brothers are just like her. They all love people. My brothers can talk on hours about something someone has done and my mother will follow all of it and agree and throw in her story about when she was a teenager. No I am not like my mom.
I am more like my dad. He is reserved, sarcastic, but extremely loyal. We get along great. It also helps I am a fire user like him and he teaches me how to use my magic offensively... We can talk about pretty much anything and our favorite topic is stupid royals. I know I am royal too but not in the same way. The royals we laugh at are the ones who are chatty, self-centered, gossipy, and over all just annoying! How anyone stands them is beyond me. While my dad is amazing I can't talk to him about girl issues. More importantly friend girl issues because he will say 'Little girl you don't need friends you have me.' Yes that is what he says to me.
So I was talking to my mother who is wise beyond her age about this when Jill runs in. I hadn't realized she was running late because I was in such a deep conversation. But my stomach let everyone know she was an hour late for dinner.
"I'm sorry. I was caught up talking to a new student."
"Hi Jill" my mother says getting up to hug her sister. "Which student was it?"
"She was a new student. Her name is Adriana Sage and I was telling her all she would know about the academy." Jill said with an apologetic look on her face.
"Well Katie" My mom turns back to me "Adriana can be your new friend." My mom likes to think it is that easy to make a new friend.
"And what do I say to her?" I was a bit frustrated that she thinks making friends is that easy. NO one wants to be friends with the weird little sister. They all use me to get in good with my brothers.
"Ask her to spend the night."
I followed my mom's advice and like always she was right. Adriana seemed nice but guarded. I guess that has to deal with the fact she never had friends either. Adriana was beautiful. There is no getting around that which means when my brothers see her they will want to date her. A part of me wishes she was ugly so my brothers wouldn't want to steal my friend but the other part of me – the nicer part- says I should see what her character is like before assuming that she would even like my brothers. As it is, she is a fire cracker. She can be quiet but there is something in her eyes that says 'do not mess with me or you will regret it'.
"Hey Kiddy Cat!" Adrian says as he falls into step with me. I was so lost in my own world that I didn't even realize I had wandered over to the staff area of campus.
"Hey Adrian, how are you?" Adrian is the teacher at the academy but he is also a great friend of my parents. When I was little I used to call I used to call him Uncle Adrian but I grew out of that fast. Family title like aunt and uncle are to irrelevant in my family. All my parents' friends and or guardians have at one time been aunt or uncle to me.
"Good. How is that friend making coming along?" Of course either my mother or Jill would tell him that I can't make friends. If my mother is outgoing then Adrian is freaking Mr. Popular. He knows everybody at this school and at court.
"You heard about that huh?" I sigh "It is going really good actually one of the new witch students I met today and we are going to have a sleep over." I try to say that without having anxiety in my voice but I fail. He quickly picks up on it.
"Are you nervous Kiddy Cat?" He raises one eye brow at me.
"Yes! I have never had a sleep over before." I say almost coming out in a whine. I am not a whiner I promise but sometimes things just happen.
"Do you want to go shopping?" Of course Adrian would feel the need to solve everything with shopping. He was the master at shopping me not so much.
"Sure. But aren't you supposed to be working?" Teachers are suppose to be preparing for the new school year not going shopping. But we are talking about Adrian and he can really do whatever he wants.
"Well, I already talked to Rose, Dimitri, and Jill about plans for dinner tonight. We are taking your parents out. And my lessons are already done so I don't see why I can't take you out on the town." I laugh at come to a shocking realization.
"Who is taking care of the little one?"
Adrian just smiles back "Your brothers." I have to laugh. Adrian had gotten married five years ago to a moroi woman. I can never remember her name we weren't that close. Well they had a baby boy named Thomas around 2 years ago. But Adrian's wife got really depressed after having the baby so she left Adrian and Thomas and said killed herself. Adrian was sad about it but not in the 'I just lost the love of my life kind' of way. More in the 'what am I going to tell my son when he is older' way. I don't ever think he was in love with his wife he just trying to do what was expected of me. I have really known Adrian to be in love. I asked Jill once if he ever was in love and she said yes but it was a really long time ago and that we should never talk about it under any circumstances. Just like that I have never brought up that question.
I look at Adrian and see that he is happy or as happy as he can. I wouldn't want to take that away from him by asking about his first love or even his wife. He has gone through a lot in his life, more than anyone else should have to go through.
We get to the mall and start our shopping adventure.
A/N: Hey I know this chapter is a bit short but just bare with me. This chapter is kinda a filler chapter but not really the next one is about the sleep over. RxR
And to those of you who have read this story yes I know it was moron instead of moroi at the end but I am not going to change it because I think it is funny. Also, the parts of Adriana's past will come out in the next chapter which includes how she is related to Marcus Finch. Also if you want to see anyone special let me know. :D Thanks again and I do read all of your reviews and listen to what you say. RxR.