A/N: Hello everyone! I am so sorry that it has been forever since I last updated. I became busy with school and finals. I hope to be updating more often since I'm on Christmas break. But no promises. Enjoy the new chapter. Don't forget to comment and review! Thanks!
Lilly's brown eyes grew wide as she gazed at the book. It was only the cover page, but it was all ready captivating and slightly scary. The writer of the book was Lilly Moore. It wasn't because the writer had the same first name as Lilly, it was because, it had the same last name as her. Well, so to speak. The surname Moore was her mother's maiden name. She also had a relative who was named Lilly Moore. Did she really have a relative who was tied to this school? A grate torment of emotions ran over Lilly as she began to panic. She didn't know what to think. Soon, her breaths came in great gasps. Her knuckles became white as she gripped the book tightly, not daring to turn the page.
After moments had passed, Lilly regained control of herself. She was begin silly. How many people had that same name? She shook her head and walked back towards Ian. But, instead of going to their table, she went over to one of the desk top computer. Signing in, she pulled up the search engine and typed in Lilly Moore. The girl clicked the first site that popped up. It was the homepage for the writer Lilly Moore. To her dismay, Lilly stared at the picture. She recognized it. It was a very old one, but she knew the woman in it. It was her great great Grandmother. She sighed as she bent her head forward and rested it on her hands. Did her family really have something to do with Tower Prep, just like Suki's family?
A warm hand gripped her shoulder. She looked up, and saw it was Ian. "What's wrong?" He asked, concerned. She pointed to the picture.
"That's my great great Grandmother." Lilly said. "She wrote this book." She held it up to Ian. He grasped it and look at the title.
"Did you know she was a writer?"
"No, I didn't. I am completely take by surprise."
"But why are you getting so worked up over a book?"
She looked at him with an accusatory gaze.
"Why am I freaking out?" She asked, slight irritation in her voice. "What if my family has something to do with Tower Prep just like Suki's? What if my great great Grandmother had something to do with the drug that is running through us right this minute?"
"But what if she is like you? And trying to fight it?" Ian said in a calm voice
Lilly stopped at that.
"I know, based on what we've gone though, you automatically assume that people are out to get us. But I still have hope that maybe there is one person that was different." He went on.
Lilly took a deep breath and calmed herself. "You could be right. I guess I wont know until I start reading the book."
Ian smiled. "There you go. Look try not to get worked up over the little things. Maybe that is another contributing factor of why you feel crappy."
Lilly chuckled. "Maybe." She sighed.
"Well, I-" She was interrupted by the banging of the doors. Gabe and Suki came bustling in. Both wide-eyed and out of breath.
"Gabe! Suki!" Ian started. "What's going on?"
"Come with us, quickly." Gabe said as they all piled out of the library, leaving their stuff.
"Where is CJ?" Ian asked.
"She's already there." Suki said, meaning the observatory. Within moments, the four of them came bustling through the double doors, shutting them quickly behind their entrance.
"What's going on?" Ian asked. "What did you guys find out?" His heart was racing due to their rapid movement. Also, he was anxious to find out what his two friends had learned. Lilly was the same. She stood, not bothering to sit. She bit her nails as she paced back and forth across the room. Finally, it was Suki who spoke.
"We never got to break into Headmaster office. But we did overhear a full conversation between him and Nurse. Whatever they have given you two, it is working marvelously. Whatever it is, it's a bonding drug. Now, why type of bonding, I don't know."
The room was silent as the news sunk in. It was another long while before anyone spoke. Lilly finally sat down and sighed. The rest took seats as well.
"But what is it for?" CJ asked. "Why do they want to bond whatever it is they are bonding? Are they trying to create an army?"
"I don't know." Suki said.
"Whatever it is," Gabe started. "I bet it has something to do with reaching our potential."
"Maybe, if it's on the cellular level, they are bonding steroids or something to boost our abilities." Suki said.
"I thought that was what Covers 54 was." CJ said.
"Maybe their trying to break it down and make it work on the cellular level." Ian said.
Everyone was quiet as they thought of more possibilities.
"Well, I say that we all ponder this after a good nights rest." Lilly said, everyone turning to looked at her.
"She's right." Ian affirmed. "Let's get some rest and talk about this tomorrow."
Suki, Gabe, and CJ all left to their rooms. Ian and Lilly went back to the library. After they retrieved their stuff, they returned to their rooms. Ian walked Lilly to her door and bid her good night. Lilly shut the door as Ian walked off. The girl tossed her stuff by her desk. The room was quiet. Changing into her PJ's, she climbed into bed and grabbed the book her great great grandmother had written and stared at it. She hesitated to open the page, scared of what it might hold. Taking a deep breath, she opened the book, and began to read the first chapter.
