"Who else is hungry? I'm hungry. Anyone wanna go to the dining hall with me?" Dylan rambled as she grabbed a sweater. Billi, Amanda, and Maddie followed.
"Fallon you coming?" Maddie said as she was about to close the door.
"Yea, I just need to find my sweatshirt. I know I put it down around here somewhere," Fallon answered as she rummaged through an ever-growing pile of laundry.
"Ok, see ya in a few," Maddie nodded as she closed the door and joined the other girls.
"Where is that stupid sweatshirt!" Fallon said to herself, still rummaging.
"This the one?" Dane said with a slight smirk.
"Hey you," Fallon replied as she looked up from the laundry pile. Fallon walked quietly over to Dane. "Thanx," she purred quietly as she slipped the shirt over her head and headed for the door.
"Hey," Dane said, grabbing Fallons hand and lacing his fingers in between hers. "Where you going?" he said quietly as he wrapped his arms around Fallon's waist.
Fallon looked into his green eyes and shaggy, dirty blonde hair. "Dining hall," she answered as she slung her arms over his shoulders. He kissed her gently on the lips. Then he squeezed her and buried his head in her shoulder.
"You still haven't told Billi about us yet, have you?" Fallon asked.
"And you, Maddie?" he countered.
"No. Maybe we should just, like, publish it in a newspaper, and if they don't read it, then it's their fault," Fallon answered. Dane laughed. "What's the matter, Dane?"
"Nothing, why do you ask?" he replied.
"I don't know you've been like, clingy, lately."
"It's nothing," Dane nearly shouted as he pulled away. Suddenly he seemed to tower of her. Fallon watched him stalk off to the boy's bedroom.
"So you and Dane?" came a voice from the couch. Saber's head popped up from the front of the couch.
"You eavesdropper!" Fallon yelled as she picked up a pillow and pelted it at him.
"No. An eavesdropper would be a person who is purposefully listening in on your conversation, you came in on me resting and starting talking; therefore I did nothing wrong," he argued.
"Oh, you are smart aren't you? You could've let your presence be known."
"Why, now that I know who you're hooking up with, and Lancelot and Billi," he began.
"Wait, Lancelot and Billi are going out?" Fallon interrupted.
Lancelot's face turned blank, and then surprised. "You, you didn't know?" he asked.
"Does it look like I knew?" Fallon yelled.
"I'm going to leave before I find out what your powers are," he said as he power walked to the hall.
Fallon stood in disbelief. Lancelot, and Billi.
"Psssst," came a familiar voice.
Fallon looked around to the boy's bedroom to see Lancelot emerging.
"You!" Fallon steamed. "You and Billi?" she half yelled and half whispered. Her face flushed, and her breathing got heavy.
"Are we alone?" Lancelot asked, knowing that they were.
"Tell me what's going on, now! What about the curse that you told us about last year?" Fallon ranted.
"Nothing's changed. I'm still cursed, except I messed up, and I need your help," Lancelot admitted. Fallon could feel the flushing in her cheeks start to fade. "Will you?"
"So, Dylan what year are you here?" Billi asked as she stuffed her face with a piece of pizza.
"Well, this is my first year, but it's Saber's third year here; well not here exactly. It's his third year in training I guess you could say. How 'bout the rest of you?" Dylan replied as she piled spaghetti onto her plate.
"I'm a first year here," Billi answered.
"Me too," Maddie chimed in.
"It's my second year here," Amanda sighed.
"WHAT?" Maddie and Billi questioned simultaneously.
"Well, yeah," Amanda responded.
"You never told us that," Maddie protested.
"Well you never asked, did you?" Amanda shrugged.
"No, but, then, why are you here so early?" Maddie questioned.
"My parents couldn't wait for me to leave. They had anniversary trip planned. No kids allowed. The twerps are staying at my grandma's house for the rest of the summer, but me and my cousins were dumped here early to help out."
"Your cousin?" Billi questioned. How did she not know all this?
"Yea, his name's Moore. He's actually from Morocco. His parents were archeologists there, but went MIA, so he's been living with us the past 2 years. He's actually a first year," Amanda explained as she helped herself to another serving of fries.
Half an hour later, and about three gallons of ice cream, the girls headed back to their room discussing the upcoming school year, clothes, and of course: guys.
"So, you and Lancelot, huh?" Dylan nudged Billi.
"Don't tell anyone though, ok?" she pleaded. They all agreed. "So, moving on, new topic. Let's see, powers! Who has what power?"
"Nada, not me, or at least not yet," Maddie sighed. "What about you Dylan?"
"Well, you guys will probably be freaked out, but my eyes turn this violetish color, and I can see through things, and see body heat even. Sometimes, I mean every once in a while, I can see emotions. For example, someone who's calm has this dark blue glow around them," Dylan explained.
"That beats out levitation!" Billi laughed.
"Oh nonsense! You get to fly when you get tired of walking! Way better than being able to tell who's cranky or not," Dylan giggled. "What's yours, Amanda?"
"I can morph into a panther," she answered calmly. All the girls looked at her in disbelief.
"No way!" Maddie shouted. Amanda just nodded. "Oooh, please show us!" they begged.
"Fine! Fine, I'll show you!" Amanda yelled finally giving into the endless begging.
I don't even know why I'm doing this. It's like they want me to prove it to them or something! Amanda thought to herself as she felt her body go rigid.
Stay calm. Stay calm she directed herself. When her hands reached the floor they had become large paws and sleek, black fur had quickly grown over her skin. She gently sat down bending her back legs, and straightening the front ones. She looked at the squealing girls for their "ok" to change back. They were still squealing in delight.
"Oh my god Amanda that's the coolest thing I've ever seen!" Maddie giggled.
Ok, happy yet? Amanda thought as she laid down and rubbed her back on the floor revealing her stomach to the girls. They all bent down and starting scratching her stomach and under her legs.
Hey, that tickles! Amanda thought as she quickly started scratching her ears. The girl where still laughing and giggling at her until there where shouts of horror.
"WOLF!" Maddie cried out as a white, black, orange and brown blur ran past her knee.
What? Amanda thought just as the blur leaped on top of her, but quickly fell off.
"Oh shit," Dylan said under her breath.
Billi watched both the animals wiggled to get off their sides and stand up. Then she watched as Amanda sped off first.
Wait, I know that animal. It's not a wolf, but it can't be what I think it is, they're extinct! Dylan mused to herself as she ran after the two animals. Trailing right behind her where Billi and Maddie.
That isn't a wolf! Amanda thought as she kept running. Whatever the animals was, it was right behind her, and gaining speed. Suddenly she felt claws sink into her left, hind leg. She roared out in pain. Now Amanda was sure it wasn't a wolf, it had a feline's claws. She quickly stopped and the other cat pulled their claws out.
Now she could see the animal more closely. The cat was in fact, a tiger. There were a few, small black stripes surrounded by white, brown and orange fur, but the most intriguing feature was it's teeth. They were at least 6 inches long. Another strange characteristic she noticed was the size of the animal's tail, it was more like a stub than an actual tail.
There was no mistaking this animal, Amanda thought, this was a Saber-Toothed-Tiger.
The tiger pounced at her, but this time Amanda was prepared, and batted her claw at it, it roared in pain. She had hit it in the eye, and that's when Amanda noticed it, it's eyes. One was blue and the other was green, just like Saber's.
Immediately she stopped fighting, Amanda could hear Dylan, Maddie, and Billi running down the corridor. The tiger, finally realizing he was outnumber bounded off, down another corridor. Amanda let herself change back.
"Amanda!" Dylan wailed as she stopped to catch her breath.
"My god! He got you! Your bleeding in your thigh!" Maddie said as she looked down at her legs.
"Ha! Not good with blood!" Amanda screamed after she saw her jeans stained red. Suddenly she started to feel very dizzy.
"Are you ok?" came a boy's voice. Amanda saw Saber jogging towards them, looking actually worried.
"What happened?" he asked the other girls. Amanda heard the other girls recounting the "tiger attack", but all Amanda could do was stare at Saber.
I think I'm going insane. Who are? Amanda thought as the room began spinning.
What are you thinking? Are you ok? Why are you staring at me like that? You look like I killed your mom or something! Amanda heard in her head. She knew it was Saber, and her genuinely had no clue what she was talking about. He was staring back at her with a questioning look. Amanda tried to talk but couldn't, and suddenly she was falling.
"She's going to faint!" Dylan cried as Amanda started to crumple.
Saber reached out and grabbed her arms just in time to keep her from hitting her head on the ground. He carefully lifted her limp body into her arms and started walking down the hall.
"We have to take her to the hospital," he instructed when the girls started questioning him.
Why was she looking at me like that? he questioned himself. I wasn't even around her when this "tiger" was there. But, then again, everything today has been foggy. This is just a dandy first day.