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Chapter 10: School

"Marta! Marta, are you alright?" I found myself yelling at the blue blur rushing past me. A yellow sheet of paper floated down from the sobbing girl's hand. I picked it up and read it. When I finished, I was pondering one question. Who was this Richter Abend Irving? Then understanding dawned on me. I asked:

"Tenebrae, is this Richter the same Richter I knew? Like Raine and Genis?"

"It would seem so. I would ask them myself. Now, let us stop focusing on such sad matters and leave Marta alone. Girls can be very touchy. How about you try those new pajamas on and go to sleep. Her parents should be home soon. Leave the note on the table, my lord," replied the dog-like creature. I began to feel sad, but then stopped. What does he matter? He tried to kill me! Well, I'll help Marta if needed.

"Are you sure? I mean, shouldn't we tell her parents? And, will you stop calling me 'lord'?" I asked.

" Yes. You need more, a lot more, sleep now, my lord," Tenebrae said the last part with an almost taunting voice. I sighed, annoyed with him, and did as suggested.

The next morning, I woke up to a note covering my face. I sat up and read:

Emil,

I hope that you enjoy school today!

Your supplies and backpack are beside the dinner table and breakfast is on the table.

We will see you this afternoon,

Kaylee and Jacob Irving.

"Wait, I have to go to school? I'm over 1,000 years old!" I complained to no one in particular.

Tenebrae appeared out of nowhere and replied, "Yes Lord Emil, you do. After all, you look 16. Just go with Marta and make some new friends. Maybe you can meet the rest of the little group we knew. I will be there as well." I nodded and pulled on a new pair of jeans and dark navy blue t-shirt, deciding to not complain.

I entered the dining room and found Marta's stuff still out. I had thought that she would be up by now. After breakfast, I looked through my supplies for school. It consisted of things Tenebrae said were called notebooks and folders, pens and pencils, books and more. The back pack itself was the same color as my shirt, but a bit lighter, with Emil on written on the back.I then turned to Tenebrae and asked :

"When is school, Where is it, How do I get there, and should I wake Marta up?"

" It's at . . . 8:00. I believe Sheena's dad is taking us at about 7:45. Have you seen a comb?" Marta asked walking into the room. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, and her hair was a real mess. She was wearing a short, white skirt with orange designs on the bottom and white quarter-sleeve white shirt with orange trim. She was pulling white socks onto her feet as she hopped over to me and began to eat.

" Ummm . . . what?" I asked.

" Never mind. You almost ready?"

" Yes, I think."

" 'Kay. We're in Raine's class."

"Nice. So, who's Sheena?"

" She's my friend. Nice, but hates perverts and has a crush on Lloyd, Colette's boyfriend. Do you like the eggs?" Marta asked.

" Yeah. They're good. By the way, is something wrong? You came home last night crying," I decided to ask her, even though it was a risk. Marta was silent for a few moments and then said:

" My step-uncle was reported missing in action. That's all." She looked close to tears.

" I'm sorry," I replied. Then a noise that kinda sounded like a bell rang around the house, "What was that?"

" That's called a doorbell. Grab your stuff," Marta replied, and ran upstairs, then ran back down with a brush running through her hair, straightening it. She pulled open the big, heavy door and smiled at Colette and a girl with violet-black hair and brown eyes stared back at me. She wore these jeans that everyone seemed to wear. Her t-shirt was lilac in color. I walked up to the girls and saw Colette wave. She was wearing a white sundress with purple trim.

" Are you coming with us Emil?" She asked.

" Yeah, I think so, " I then turned and addressed Sheena, or who I thought was Sheena, " My name's Emil, may I ask yours?"

" Umm... my name's Sheena. It's nice to meet you," Sheena said.

" Nice to meet you too," I remarked, following the girls outside. What I saw made my jaw drop resulting in Marta having to pull me along to the other side of the hunk of metal. It was like the thing I rode in with Genis except it was giant and had no doors. It had a square structure and was a dark forest green. There were 3 seats in the back and 2 in the front. I got in, buckled my seat belt and we drove off with the 3 girls talking among themselves.

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