Chapter 7
Emma
I walked out of my third period class with Andi, checking my schedule for my next class.
"Hey, I have History of the Realm, with that teacher that helped you yesterday." I tell her, showing her my schedule.
"Lucky, she seemed nice. I have Agamemnon this period." Andi groans.
I offer her a smile. "It's not too bad. But you do have to take notes most of the period."
Andi only rolls her eyes. "Why doesn't that surprise me?"
She waves as she heads down the hall, the opposite direction from me. I continue to room 57, when Carly appears by my side.
"Hey Emma!" She says, falling into step with me.
"Hey Carly! Where are you going?"
"History of the Realm with Mrs. Pettifier. You?"
I smile. "Same thing. Mrs. Pettifier seems pretty nice and I actually really do want to learn more about the Magic Realm."
Carly nods. "I had her for Intro to Potions last year. She's a really good teacher, fair too."
I widen my eyes. "Intro to Potions? Thats a class?"
She laughs. "Its an elective. You can choose to do it second semester. I did it, it was really cool."
I definitely want to try that.
Carly and I walked into the classroom to see everyone else surrounding something in the middle of the room. The desks were arranged in a circle, surrounding a larger one. We walked over to the crowd, and I tried to get a glimpse of what they were all looking at, but I couldn't.
Then, a head poked out from the crowd and a hand waved us over. Jax. My insides warmed when I saw it was him.
I took Carly over to where Jax was and he squeezed us in, tucking us in front of him.
In front of us laid a large map, spread wide across a desk. It wasn't any ordinary map, though. It was a map of the Magic Realm, our realm.
Instead of laying flat on the table though, it was sort of like a holographic pop up. We could scan through it, move things around to get a better look.
Plus, when we double tapped on a certain region, it showed the name, the history, and the date it was settled. It was incredible.
We were all marveling at it until someone snapped their fingers and the map shut off, rolling itself up and levitating towards the person that had summoned it.
Mrs. Pettifier stood in the doorway, having just come in, map in hand. She walked inside, shutting the door behind her, her high heels clicking on the tile floor.
She set the map on her desk and looked out at us, still standing, waiting for her instructions. She raised her eyebrows.
"Well don't just stand there, take a seat!" She has a slight British accent that I didn't notice before.
We all rush to find a seat and I find myself sitting in between Jax and Carly. Not that I minded.
"Well, I'm glad to see that you all liked the new holographic map. We won't be using it today, but we will throughout the year."
We all nod.
"Welcome to History of the Realm." She shakes her head, smiling. "I've always loved teaching this class, our history really is an interesting one. Well, all things considered."
We all laugh.*
"Now normally, I would jump right into the good stuff the first day. But this year, we have a special student joining us. Class, Emma Alonso, our next Chosen One." She smiles at me and I blush.
Everyone around me starts clapping, except for one girl who claps lightly, like she doesn't really care.
But Jax beams at me and Carly pulls me up to stand so everyone can see me. I only blush further, attention isn't really my thing.
I sit back down and the applause comes to a silence. Mrs. Pettifier claps her hands twice to get everyone's attention and continues speaking.
"Now, I know you're all teenagers now and you did this all the time in elementary or middle school, but I still like to do this. I just want to get to know you all, I'm not very good with names." She says.
She pulls out a sheet of paper, and attendance sheet I'm guessing and goes to the center of our desks.
She does a simple roll call then puts the sheet away, smiling at us.
"Alright, now I think you've all done this little game. You'll say your first name and a food that starts with the first letter of your first name. Let's start with me." She points to herself. "I'm Amy, and I'm bringing apples to the picnic. " She then points to a student on her left.
"I'm Lila and I'm bringing limes to the picnic."
"I'm Ella and I'm bringing eggs to the picnic."
"I'm Chase and I'm bringing cherries to the picnic."
We go around like that until everyone has gone and we've all learned each other's names. Mrs. Pettifier laughs.
"As you may have noticed I'm not like a regular teacher, I do like to have fun in this room." She raises her eyebrows at us and then made her way back to her desk.
"I like her." I whisper to Jax and Carly.
"Everyone does, she's one of the nicest teachers here. Probably the only one." Jax replies.
"Alright guys." Mrs. Pettifier looks at the clock and sees we still have a half hour of class left. "I guess we should so some work now, huh?" She turns back to us.
We sigh.
"Ah, don't worry. No notes. Just want to talk." She perches herself on the edge of her desk.
"The Magic Realm was first originated by the very first ever witch known in our history, Clara Von Bell. She constantly felt like she didn't fit in, so when she discovered she had magic powers, she was sure everyone would find out her secret."
We're all sitting up now, rapt with attention.
"Then she thought that there might be others out there, feeling the way she felt right then. Having to hide their powers, doing things the mortal way, afraid of being revealed to the people. And she figured that they shouldn't have to suffer in the human world. That she shouldn't have to suffer."
"So she created the Magic Realm for witches and wizards only?" One student, Dimitri, asked.
"Originally, yes. Then again, she didn't know if there were other creatures out there, like kanays, goblins, or even trolls."
"Would she have allowed it if she had known?" Carly speaks up from beside me.
"That is for you to decide as we learn more about her." Mrs. Pettifier gets off her desk, walking around the room. "Sure she could have, but do you know what she was really like yet? She could've hated them for all we know. For now, all we can do is guess what could've been, if she had known about those other creatures. Eventually, 30-40 years later, witches and wizards came across strange encounters with other magical creatures, and a little later after that, the Realm was open to them as well."
"Were they just allowed in? Didn't anybody question it?" I ask.
"Yes, people did actually." The bell rings. "And that is what we'll start talking about tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your day, great discussion!" She waves us out and we all stand.
I sling my backpack over my shoulder and turn around, coming face to face with Jax.
"This already seems like a great class, I love the way she teaches!" I say to him.
"Yeah, Mrs. Pettifier is definitely one of the more actively participate teachers, thats why everyone likes her." He says.
"Hey Jax." A blonde girl slithers up next to Jax and I remember her as the girl who clapped without a care.
"Hi Amanda." Jax says to her, with a tight smile.
Whoever she is, she obviously makes him uncomfortable.
She turns to look at me. "The Chosen One, huh? Cool."
"Thanks." I force a smile and she focuses her attention back on Jax.
"So Jax, a few of us are getting together tonight down at the town diner. Wanna come?"
Jax shakes his head. "Nah, I promised my sister I would see her, her first night after classes, sorry."
I looks at him, confused. Jamie didn't mention anything about Jax checking in with her.
Amanda's face hardens at first then she relaxes. "Alright, well if you change your mind, we'll be at the diner."
With that, she walks out of the room with one last flirtatious wink to Jax.
Jax sighs with relief, picking up his backpack. "Finally."
"Who is she?" I ask.
"Amanda Hyde." Carly says, coming up behind me. "She's been shamelessly flirting with Jax ever since the first day of freshman year."
"Like pretty much every girl at this school I've noticed." I say.
Jax shrugs, as if to say, I can't help who I am.
"Yeah, but Amanda has kept at it. The girl doesn't know when to quit." Carly states as we walk out of the room.
"And she can't take a hint. Thats the fifth lie I've had to tell her this year so far and its only been two days!" Jax says.
I only sigh in sympathy. At least I know he doesn't like her back.
JAMIE
I got out of class, simultaneously stuffing my notebook in my bag as I leave.
"Hey Jamie...need some help?" I look up and see Luke staring at my backpack, which I am still trying to put my notebook in.
"Um, no, I got it." I push it in further, but the notebook just comes right out.
Luke laughs a little, then takes the book from my hands. He carefully places it in my bag and then zips it up.
I smile at him. "Thanks."
"No problem. You had Agamemnon, right?"
I roll my eyes. "Yeah, notes on the first day, the guy gives me a headache."
"I had him second period, but I had Cameron in my class, so every five minutes it was, 'Will this be on the test? Will this be on the test?'" Luke shakes his head.
"Is that kid just like a teacher's pet or something?"
"Pretty much. He treats Agamemnon like a god and always follows the rules, except when it comes to Maddie Van Pelt."
"Maddie Van...?" I shake my head.
"Maddie Van Pelt. She's the most popular girl here, and Cameron turns to mush around her. Or any girl, for that matter." Luke says as we head to class together.
"So he bends the rules for girls he likes?" I ask, gears turning in my brain.
"Kind of, yeah."
I nod. "How do you know that?"
"I constantly hear sophomores talking about him and you could say that I like new information."
"So you eavesdrop." I state.
"Pretty much." He shrugs and we both laugh.
"So what class do you have next?" He asks me.
I check my schedule. "Uh, Algebra 1." I do a double take. "Wait, what?"
Luke laughs. "I guess they have to include some real subjects."
I laugh also, locking eyes with him. We smile at each other for a moment until the late bell rings, bringing us out of our trance.
"Great. Now I'm late. And I don't even know where the room is!" I exclaim.
"I'll show you, come on." Luke said.
I shake my head. "Then you'll be late for your class."
He shrugs. "Its fine. Come on Jamie." He starts down the hall.
I smile to myself and follow him to my next class.
A/N: I like Mrs. Pettifier, how about you guys? Amanda will be recurring so don't think that that's the last you'll see of her. Quick question: Do any of you guys watch The Fosters? Cause I am just about dying waiting for it to come back on. So yeah. Anyways, what'd do you think of this chapter? I love the reviews you guys leave thank you!
*Get it? Cause they live in a magical world? Whatever, that was hilarious.
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