I looked around confused... I was in someplace I'd never seen before. It was an enchanted looking forest with graceful trees suspended in mid-air, letting their roots dangle into the void surrounding the narrow path ways. It was bright like the sun on a beaches back home. But what really had my attention was the tower in front of me. It was a tall cylinder shaped structure with this strange brown root type thing growing up from the base, it was cloaked a red mist type thing. I walked forward unsure for a second before hearing something like a scuttling sound and I turned around to see a cube shaped thing standing behind me.. It had four circle things with what looked like small targets inside of them and it moved toward me on six little crab like legs. I moved back as one of its eyes turned red and shot a laser at me.
I gasped and bolted up right realizing I was in my bed at Kadic Academy. "What was that..." I whispered to the darkness. I shook my head and looked over at the clock it was about 4:00 AM. I sighed and stood up turning on the light knowing I wouldn't be able to fall back to sleep. I walked over to my desk and pulled out a simple black composition book and opened it. The first few pages where written in since I'd been here for almost three weeks I'd been having this dream over and over but things were different every time some times I was in a desert, or the mountains, or a place covered in ice, each time a different monster would show up. Either one of those block things, a hornet type thing, or a really big crab, every time it would fire a laser and I would wake up. I turned to a blank page and started writing a response to a letter my friends sent me from back home in Australia:
4:05 AM My dorm room.
I woke up to the same dream as before this time in a forest and another one of those block things... Since I became friends with Odd and the others this dream has been more frequent. Can it have something to do with this school? Nah I doubt that dad used to always tell me I had an over active imagination that's got to be what it is. Not to change subject but I want to put something in here about my friends. I really like them. Ulrich is somewhat withdrawn but a good person. Yumi doesn't seem to trust me much. Jeremie is alright he seems like a good person, very smart and lives up to his nickname "Einstein". I really like Aelita she was welcoming to me when Odd introduced me to them and I think she's the only one (other then Odd) who doesn't mind me around. Odd, um what can I say? Were a lot alike me and him. We both love a good prank, both excellent skateboarders and we both love music and art. I think maybe I will like it here in France. Thanks for keeping in contact you guys. I love and miss all of you! My next letter might be short since I am getting used to my new life here and will try and send you a picture of my friends.
Love your true blue aussie sister, Musa.
I tore out the piece of paper and slid it into an envelope to send back to my mates back home. I set the envelope on the table next to my bed and walked over to my wardrobe looking for what I would wear today. I pulled out a black and white striped long sleeve off both shoulder top, a simple pair of light blue jeans with rips in the knees, my black suede combat boots, and my normal faded denim jacket. I tossed the outfit onto my bed and picked up my jewelry box from the bottom of my wardrobe and sat on the the floor looking through it. I ended up pulling out a pair of silver dream catcher earrings, and an odd aquamarine ring. I nodded setting those with my outfit and went to work designing a outfit since I had nothing better to do.
-Almost 2 and a half hours later-
I nodded content with the outfit and picked it all up along with my shampoo and towel heading out to the communal bathrooms on the girls floor. I walked in since nobody else seemed to be around and turned on the water letting it heat up while I slipped out of my black boy shorts and black lace tank top. Once the water was hot I stood under it for a good amount of time letting it relax my musels and help clear my head from those insane dreams.
"You might not see me the way I see you." I sang unknowing. "You might think that my heart belongs to somebody else. Why are you making me feel this way? You might not hear the way my heart beats when your around. You might not see the way I look at the ground when your around. Why do I not try to act like I want to when your around. But even though I try I can't help myself. You might not see how no one can help me not give my heart away." I sang as the water washed my shampoo out. "I can't fight it anymore. You might not see that I love you more then you know." I shut off the water and wrapped my aquamarine colored towel around my thin frame, stepped out picking up my clothes and walked into one of the locker rooms to slip into my clothes.
I stood in front of one of the mirrors looking my outfit over. I had done something slightly different then what I had chosen before. I wore a one shoulder black cropped top over a simple medium blue tank top, a pair of black skinny jeans that hugged my slender frame with holes in both knees, a pair of brown knee high lace up boots, my denim jacket, my dads dog tags, my snake cuff earring, and a black leather fingerless glove on my right hand. My waist length dark brown hair fell in its normal small bouncy waves and my scar stood out against my pale skin. I reached up and traced the thick dark line from my left temple over my left eye and to my jaw. I'd gotten it in a car accident when I was 8 it mostly blinded me in my left eye. I shook my head keeping the memory away.
"Um excuse me but was that you singing?" Asked a small voice.
I looked over seeing a small girl with crimson colored hair standing there. I nodded. "Yeah. Why?"
The girl smiled. "My names Milly I'm a reporter for the Kadic News Crew and was wondering your the new girl right?" She asked as another girl came in.
I nodded. "Thats right. Names Musa Carrillo why do you ask?" I looked over at the other girl she looked about the same age as Milly 10 to 11 years old with dark skin and dark brown hair.
Milly nodded. "Well we were hopeing you'd let us do a story on you." Milly said her eyes going wide. \
I couldn't say no they reminded me of my best friend, Serena's, little sisters. "Sure but I've got to be on my way otherwise I'll miss breakfest." I said.
The girls smiled. "Awsome! We'll meet in the gym after school alright?" Milly asked.
I nodded. "Abso Bloody Lutely." I said and walked out laughing to myself.
I walked up the three steps into the Cafeteria this was my first meal here at Kadic so I was kinda frightened by that thought. "Stop that." I mummbled to myself shaking my head and walking in. I looked around seeing Yumi, Odd, Ulrich, and Aelita but no Jeremie. I shrugged and got in line for food .
"Hey there miss missy I hear your the new girl." The Cafeteria woman said. She had curly brown hair, a large body, and glasses.
I nodded simply chosing to stay silent.
"Well then welcome to Kadic." She said and put a large cinnamon roll on my tray.
I smiled. "Thank you." I said and walked to an empty table within hearing range of the gang. At first I just ate but something Aelita said got my attention.
"X.A.N.A's been quite lately no attacks at all in three weeks..." She said.
Yumi nodded. "Yeah since Musa showed up he's gone silent. Is Jeremie at the Factory?" She asked picking at her breakfast.
Aelita nodded. "Yeah he's looking into the sudden silence."
"I bet it has nothing to do with Musa I mean she's just a normal girl." Odd said through a mouth of food.
"But we might want to go to Lyoko just to check it out." Ulrich said.
"Jeremie said he'd call if he found anything." Aelita said.
I put my elbow on the table as I picked off pieces of my food trying to understand what they were saying but it sounded all confusing. "Ah!" I yelled as a bunch of images suddenly flashed through my head one right after another all of them that same strange world from my dreams but with people they looked like Odd, Ulrich, Yumi, and Aelita but before I could process any of the images the cafeteria faded from my vision as the floor came up at me.
_ That song Musa was singing I just made up on the spot so no credit goes out to any artists there.
