A/N: Well, well… 2 chapters published in a day… that's new for me… as of late… on this story… in fact I hardly update most of my fics much but I promised myself that I would finish them all before I'm 14… that's a long time away so it ought to be plenty of time to finish what I have already started… I can't wait to finish at least one good long story… The Fire doesn't count... It's a one shot thingy kinda.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: READ CHARLIE BONE AND THE PASTS OF THE TORTURED TEN AND EMORY AIDELAIDE AND THE BATTLE FOR BLOOR'S ACADEMY. OH AND REVIEW THEM TOO!
Chapter Six
At 3:00 PM Manfred left notes in some of the endowed students' lockers that read something like this but each had a different name… Ivie didn't get this note:
Ray Bright Lee,
Come to the King's Room at 5:00 PM to discuss tomorrow night with the others before supper.
~The Talents Master~
Ivie tossed her books into her locker and was about to slam the door and rush off when something caught her eye. Taped to the inside of her locker door was a paper that she knew for certain she had not placed there. In fact there were four papers. All very different too.
One was on a fancy and probably very expensive stationary, one was on a piece of construction paper, one was on a sheet of copy paper, and the fourth was on notebook paper.
She took the fancy stationary first, it seemed important, for it was on a nice paper.
Miss Rowan,
Come to the King's Room at 4:30 PM.
~The Talents Master~
The construction paper had a drawing of two girls it had Sadie's name written on it.
The copy paper read:
Sister,
Please tell me what Manfred Bloor is up to. I know he wants to get rid of Charlie Bone… but please tell me what exactly he is planning. I personally think that Manfred is trying to solve a feud in a very inappropriate way. Please consider this. You were in the King's Room when he spoke. Were you not? I don't understand why Manfred made me leave though…
Love, Bella
And lastly the notebook paper, this one was very confusing to Ivie.
Ivie Elizabeth Rowan,
Go to the strings room at 6:00 PM tonight. Yes I am aware that you will miss your dinner but it is of utmost importance.
~Titania Tilpin
Ps. if you need to respond to this note, simply place an envelope in the strings room with my name on it.
Who on earth is Titania Tilpin… isn't one of the endowed called Tilpin…? Ivie thought I'll ask Manfred at four thirty… and Ivie decided not to respond until then. She laid the notes in her locker, slammed the door shut very loudly, and pranced off to her hour and a half of freedom outside before she had to see Manfred.
"Sister!" Isabella ran up towards her sister "Sister, wait up!" Ivie turned around with a sigh and waited for her sister who quickly caught up then.
"What do you need, Isa?" Isabella scoffed which rarely happened. Mostly when Ivie called her Isa.
"Get my note?"
"Mhm"
"And…"
"No Bells" Bells and Isa were equally annoying "I refuse to betray Manfred and tell you what he did not wish you to hear"
"But you hardly know him, sister… and… and you've known me since I was born"
"Yes, Isa" Ivie looked at her feet "but I will not tell you Manfred's plans"
"WHY NOT!" exploded Isabella angrily and a bit too loudly
Manfred marched over to them "Rowan!" he leaned over Isabella "What was that about?" he demanded
"Sir?" Ivie squeaked from behind him. He turned around
"Yes, Miss Rowan"
What's he call Lee, Marcy, and Sadie? Thought Bella If I'm Rowan and Ivie's Miss Rowan… I s'pose Lee could be Mr. Rowan… ah well I s'pose he doesn't like me… well that's okay
"Isabella" she nodded at her sister "is trying to make me tell her what we're doing"
"Rowan?" he turned around
"Y-Yes, sir?"
"Is that so?"
"No" she mumbled
"What was that, Rowan?"
"No, I said No, I am not trying to do that"
"She is" insisted Ivie
Well so much for sisterhood
"She tried to get me to tell her by leaving a note and by talking to me"
I am really loving this girl... she though sarcastically
"Rowan, you have detention"
Yay…
"Yes, sir"
Manfred turned to Ivie "I need to speak to you… I figure an extra hour or so gives us less rush"
"Yes, sir" Ivie pranced away behind him
Sister, I have got to get you back… or perhaps you'll realize how he is using you on your own
Ivie glared back at Isabella and she knew that Ivie had heard her.
One of Ivie's many talents in sorcery was clairvoyance. Bella had counted on this. Maybe it could help.
"Brother!" she called seeing Lee walking with Joshua Tilpin and Asa Pike. "Wait for me!" unlike Ivie he didn't stop.
"Ah, well" she ran over to Charlie's group of friends who greeted her with a much nicer welcome than her siblings.
"Who is Titania Tilpin?" as soon as Ivie was seated in Manfred's office_ which was more private than the king's room Manfred had decided for a group of two_ she asked the question.
"Who?"
"Titania Tilpin"
"I don't know anyone by that name"
"Isn't one of the endowed called Tilpin?"
"Joshua Tilpin, yes but there isn't a Titania Tilpin as far as I know. Where did you hear that name?"
"I got a note from her… or it could be a 'him' I suppose but Titania seems a bit too feminine."
"What did it say?"
"To go to the strings room during supper"
"Hm, and are you going to go?"
"Whatever you want… personally I'm a bit scared but I'll go if you wish for me to go"
"Yes, Ivie, I would like you to go"
"Then I will, sir"
"Now, I wanted to talk to you about proving yourself"
Here goes
"Yes, sir. I have an idea as far as that goes"
"And that would be…"
Ivie told him the plan that hurt so much to say. The plan that she knew was her only shot. The only way to impress Manfred, She knew how to do it. In fact it was one of the simplest forms of sorcery in the world and she was a very skilled sorceress.
"Yes" he agreed when she was done "that would be very good. In fact it just may be one of the better plans."
"Thank You Si_"
"However" he continued and Ivie fell silent "nobody may know of it until it is done. If you get help or fail you will be punished. Understand?"
"Yes, sir"
"Not a soul. Not Lee, not Ray, not Joshua, not Dannielle, and certainly not that sister of yours"
"Of course not, sir. I can do it alone."
"Good"
"May I go now sir?" it was only 4:30 but Ivie figured they were done as they had begun early
"Yes, I reckon you had better" Ivie stood and Manfred opened the bookcase door. Ivie was about to step out of the room but she added
"I won't let you down"
"No, I don't expect you will nor do you want to know what will happen if you fail"
Ivie nodded and rushed out.
Sorry no chapter name… unable to think of one for this chapter. I have some future chapter names ready. You'll also see what Ivie must do when she is to do it. With the rest of the characters.
I am no longer accepting character requests by the way. Sorry. I will bring in those who have already requested characters ASAP and no more are being accepted. Thank You!
Love, Venetia