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Claimer- I own Kitty, Sam, Jackie, Jamie, Cory, Kita, Ben, OOC behavior, the idea, the plot, and uh…my cookies!
Chapter 7
A few days had past since I had last seen the girl. It seemed like a dream, but I couldn't help but feel something was missing.
I just didn't know what.
Odd's been really nice to me though. We often go up to the roof and gaze at the scenery. I always looked at the factory for some reason. It drew me in like magic, but the only way to it was through a dark forest.
The forest in my dreams.
Jeremie's been a bit anxious lately, especially when I was around. I wasn't sure why though so one day at lunch I asked, "Jeremie, are you ok?"
Jeremie looked at me and said, "Yeah…fine."
I knew he wasn't telling the truth, but it didn't matter because I saw the girl at the cafeteria door. She waved at me and I took off after her. I reached the door and she started running, laughing.
I ran after her, but she was remarkably fast. She laughed and said, "Let's play hide-and-seek!"
I smiled. She was giving off a different aura then usual. Normally, she was terrified and she scared me. Now, her tattered clothes were replaced by nicer ones. She was wearing a white dress, white tights, and white shoes. Her dark hair was in pig tails that were curled.
So in other words, she looked like a human cupcake. But she was very cute.
She started running to the forest. I couldn't make myself go inside. It was scary for me, scary for her too, although she didn't care too much.
I heard the scream again. No laughter, only screams of terror. I ran back to the school fast as lightning, hoping no one would wonder where I was, or why I had run out of the cafeteria so fast.
"Where were you?" Aelita asked me. Oh well, so much for that.
"No where." I said innocently.
Yumi and Ulrich both looked at me skeptically, but shrugged it off. Odd and Aelita looked at me with concern, Jeremie looked as though he was about to fall asleep in his lunch, and William looked extremely distant.
As the bell rang, I felt guilty about not telling them about the little girl. I decided that the next time they asked me where I was, I would tell them.
I wasn't really paying attention in class. I was concentrated on the little girl. I drew her picture on my notebook page. I drew her in her cupcake dress and in her rags. I wonder what her name is? I thought to myself.
I stared blankly at the teacher for a few minutes, hoping that there wouldn't be a test on whatever she was talking about. Suddenly, the classroom phone rang. She stopped talking and answered it.
That's weird. The phone never rings in class…
"Alright. I'll send her down." She said. "Kitty, someone is waiting for you in the office." She told me.
I felt the class staring at me probably all wondering the same thing. What did Kitty do? I gathered the last of my supplies and rushed out the door in a hurry, praying I wasn't in any trouble.
I reached the office in record time and opened the door. I saw four familiar faces looking at me.
"JACKIE! JAMIE! CORY! SAM!" I exclaimed, giving each of them a big hug.
"Hey there Kitten." Jackie said happily.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well, nice to see you too." Cory said sarcastically, but with a smile. I hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"How did the art show go? How are you Sam? How's the skating? How is taking over my life going?"
"I won first place!" Cory said proudly. I beamed at him.
"I'm glad to see you Kitty." Sam said, hugging me again.
"Wonderful. And I joined mathletes!" Jamie said with a smile. I rolled my eyes, but it was good just to see her again.
"And your life is HORRIBLE! But how is everything here?" Jackie asked me.
I shrugged, "It's alright. I've made some new friends that you guys will get along with perfectly!"
"Well let's go meet them!" Jamie exclaimed.
Cory said, "Any of them artists?"
"Yup!" I said.
Sam just sank into the background saying, "yeah…whatever."
"Sam…are you alright?" I asked him.
"Fine." He snapped.
"Don't mind him," Jackie whispered, "he's been like this since you left."
I nodded, wondering why Sam has been so horrible. I led my friends outside, just as it was time to change classes. I walked over to Odd, Jeremie, Ulrich, and Aelita.
"Hey what was all that about?" Ulrich asked.
"Meet my friends!" I exclaimed. I saw Sam roll his eyes but Jamie squealed.
"Wait! Lemme guess." She pointed to Odd and said, "I know you already. You're Odd."
Odd nodded.
Jamie pointed to Ulrich, "You're Ulrich. And that's Aelita, the one with the pink hair." Jamie said. Then she looked at Jeremie, "And you're Jeremie. Kitty told me that you are the boy version of me…or I'm the girl version of you. Whoever was born first I guess."
"Everyone, this is Sam, Cory, Jackie, and uh…Jamie." I said. "Yumi and William are ninth graders, so they're in another part of the school, but after school I'll introduce you guys!"
As I walked to my next class, I saw the little girl in her ripped clothes, behind a pillar. She was crying and pleaded, "Save me." Before she disappeared into thin air.
I rubbed my head before walking inside the classroom.
