Okay, so here's the next chapter, numero 2. Yep, okay, so it seems like almost no ones reading this, but oh well… I just have to write this and get it out of my head or I'll go crazy. Ahem. Yes, well on with the story!
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Elle walked out of the office and tried to use a map from the principal to find her way to the cafeteria. Unfortunately, the girl was horrible at reading it and ended up getting lost in the castle-like school. Currently, the girl found herself just before a staircase. Sighing, Elle backed up against the wall and sat down, thinking, Okay Elle, get a hold of yourself. Ummm…Let's see. It's about 7 o'clock, so you've been wandering around for about… 3 hours. Elle's head snapped up, shocked. 3 hours? She missed dinner! And she hadn't gotten to eat lunch or breakfast either.
As if on cue, her stomach gave a long grumble. She groaned loudly, wishing she were back at home, sitting at her dining table with a huge table setting in front of her; white piles of mashed potatoes with thick, creamy gravy drizzled over it, freshly cut honey ham, sweet delicious dessert just waiting to be devoured….Shaking her head, Elle focused on her situation. She wasn't at home anymore, and wouldn't be back until the end of the week. Instead she was stuck at Bloor's Academy, a school for "gifted and talented children."
Wait…
A school! That's it! There had to be kids everywhere, and it was only 7, so there was two hours left until nights out, two nice long hours to wander around the castle. Two glorious hours for someone to find her and enough time to eat dinner before she had to retire to her room. There had to be at least one child creeping about the halls. No one but a goody-good could resist!
With new-found hope, Elle descended down the stairs and walked across the hall. After walking for a bit, the girl frowned. The place was deathly quiet and here wasn't a soul to be found. She heard the faintest sound of rustling papers from doors around her but she didn't want to just barge into a classroom and ask for directions. It would seem to odd.
Then she heard a footstep. She turned her head sharply, looking for the noise. It was very quiet and could be missed very easily, but there were no other noises to distract her. Elle held on to that shred of hope and listened. After a moment, she heard it again, the unmistakable squeak of sneakers. Elle allowed a grateful smile to cross her face and then ran down the large hall towards the source.
Elle stopped as she saw a boy, who looked oddly young to be attending the school. He had thin white hair that was shaped in an almost-bowl cut. He wore huge glasses that magnified his blood red eyes and gave him a scared appearance. He also had scrawny features that were accented by a bright blue cape. The boy looked at her a bit confused, but greeted her nonetheless. "Hello, I'm Billy Raven. I can't say I've seen you around before, though. What department are you in anyway? Your lucky Manfred isn't here, or he'd bust you for not wearing your cape. " He stuck out his hand for her to shake it.
She took it and gave the younger boy's hand a weak swing. Elle hadn't exactly caught what he said, but she had heard the important things, or she thought she did. "Hey, I'm Elemoret Newburt, but you can call be Elle. It's nice to meet you Bobby. Who's Manfred though?"
The boy frowned, "It's Billy." Elle blushed and muttered a quick apology, but he just shrugged it off. She sighed, so much for a good impression. "Manfred's this err.. rather scary guy who has the power to hypnotize people. He's the head boy, and he gets to give you detention for breaking the rules, which you are doing right now. It's homework time, you know, so you shouldn't be here. Do you need help getting back to your classroom? What house are you in by the way?"
That triggered something in Elle's brain. Scrambling with her pack, Elle grabbed her schedule and glanced at it. Sure enough, it was homework time. In small script, it said go to the Red King's room. Asked another endowed for directions. Elle frowned, where was she going to find another endowed? "I'm new sorry." She offered, as he looked confused at her pulling her schedule out. "I'm in art. Do you by chance know where the 'Red King's room' is?"
Billy brightened. "Your endowed?" She just nodded, a bit weirded out by his excited tone. "Cool! Of course I know where it is, I'm endowed too. I can talk to animals and stuff," he said, looking at her a little awkwardly as he said the last part. He was obviously somewhat embarrassed by his talent. Clearing his throat, he resumed speaking, "Well, err you can follow me I guess."
So together, Billy and Elle walked down the hall to the room.
The room was, surprisingly, not very far from where she had been before. It was actually only a few doors away from the wall she sat at. (1) Billy motioned for her to be quiet, and then opened the door. Inside there was a circle of children, 11 she counted, around a large round table. The tallest spoke first, scolding Billy for being away for so long. The albino shrugged and scurried toward a spot next to a floppy haired boy. The boy spoke again, except it was directed at her. "And just who exactly are you?"
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Alright, so if you haven't noticed that's the end of the chapter. And yeah, Elle has a horrible sense of direction. So yep, info you may need:
1- You know at the beginning of the chapter? Yeah, that one, although I'm not sure whether the room is supposed to be upstairs or not, since I don't have the book on me….
Hmmm…. Well, that's it!
Oh wait, I forgot. I don't own Children of the Red King. Jenny Nimmo does. I wish I did, but I only have Elle.
Alright, now that's it. Bye!
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