Chapter 10 Meeting and Pranking.

"Otto, are you all right, Otto?" Tara heard voices calling, as well as feet running towards her and the boy she had run into.

Tara sat up and looked over at the boy "Are you all right?" she asked. "I'm so sorry, I should have looked were I was going. are you OK?"

The boy named Otto looked at her "Ugh, Yeah, I'm fine." As three other people walked up including a worried looking redhead. He added. "I really am fine. Don't get all worked up Laura." To Tara, he said. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine." Tara was shocked. Most kids would have beaten her up(or tried to) for running into them like that, but this guy was totally chill. He got up and offered her a hand. Tara took it and let him hoist her up.

"Uh..." Tara wanted to say something."You're Otto, right?"

"Yep, a real evil genius." said a girl with blond hair. She then punched Otto playfully in the shoulders. An Asian boy walked up behind her

He tuned his attention to Tara. "What is your name?" He asked politely.

"She doesn't have to answer any questions until I say so" the girl with red hair, Laura, walked passed the Asian boy and over to her "are you all right? Do you feel light headed or anything?"

"what happened to no questions?" Chuckled Otto.

"I'm fine" Tara said. "and my name by the way, is Tara."

"Laura stop fussing, it was just a small fall and besides Otto fell to!" exclaimed the blond headed girl.

"Yeah but we both know that he weighs more then an elephant, and has fallen more then a hundred feet before. On purpose!" she replied back.

Tara got to her feet and brushed some imaginary dust off of her uniform. She was trying not to remember home, but a memory come flooding back to her.

Flash back!

Tara and Era walked in the halls of their school. They where talking telepathically so that no one could hear them. They were new at the whole 'powers' thing and Tara wanted to set the school on fire.

"Tara! For the hundredth time no. It would only make use have to go to a new school and we already have to walk a lot to get to a bus stop. Besides we shouldn't use our powers irri...

"Irresponsibly, I know, but I'm super bored!" Tara complained

"Well create something to take your mind of that foolish idea!" Era mentally yelled at her.

Then it happened. The prom queen wannabe, Bliva Samheater, ran into Tara knocking her to the ground.

"Hey, watch it loser! You almost ruined my outfit with your heavy backpack!"

"Chill Bliva, Tara's backpack didn't even touch you." Era tried to calm her down.

"And you can't catch dorkyness, because you already have it." Tara insulted. She hated Bliva so much, she was thinking about frying her right were she stood or maybe just burn her perfect hair. Tara smiled evily, as she started to singe her perfect hair, when Era noticed. She started to drag Tara away when Bliva's boyfriend, Drake Humble, came over.

"Hey loser, did you just bump my girlfriend?" he accused.

"Yes I did." Tara snapped at him

He straighten and pulled Era away before he took a swing at Tara. Tara ducked and hit him instead. She smiled, she loved a fight, she always used her power to make her opponents feet hot and had them running away in five minutes. The key, was to get one good hit in, to startle them and make them predictable. Era knew Tara had been in a lot of fights and she tried to push her way to the front of the crowed that was forming. But every time she got past a few people, she was pushed back.

"Aaaaahhhh!" Bliva screamed. Era had lost control of her powers and had accidentally flipped water onto her, so now she was soaking wet. Drake stopped and rushed to her. Gently, he guided her to the nearest bathroom. He cast a glare back at Tara before he turned the the corner. Tara looked around for Era, but she had disappeared into class. Tara shrugged and walked to class alone.

End of Flashback

"Hi Tara, I'm Laura, and this is Shelby, Wing, and Otto." Lara said.

"Why were you in a rush to get out of your cell?"Otto asked. using the nicknames for the dorms.

"I just didn't want to talk with my roommate any more."Tara replied shaking herself out of her reverie. thinking about Era hurt. Shelby noticed this.

"Is something wrong? Hey I know what will cheer you up!" Shelby grabbed Tara and raced for the dinner hall and they ate dinner.

"Thanks, but food isn't comforting." Tara said.

"No, its whats after dinner that will really get you happy!" Laura replied.

After dinner, they dragged Tara to the pool and they sat down. The water polo team walked out, and Tara brightened. Nothing beat watching guys play a sport that Era had never let her go to. She giggled. she had several tricks up her sleeve that she loved to play on sports teams(one of the reasons Era never let her go to any games). All through out polo practice, each team had number of odd things happen to them. One team had their hair catch on fire on a slow pass. The other team almost had their whole team caught in a huge duck-tape net that fell from the ceiling. Tara laughed her head off at every trick she played, and Laura and Shelby laughed as well. Afterward, they all walked back to their block.

"Something tells me you had something to do with all those accidents at the pool."Laura said slyly to Tara.

Tara shrugged, she had enjoyed playing the pranks, but she didn't want to tell anyone about her skills just yet.

"I for one loved it! It was great when the team captain's swim trunks got snagged and he hung there when all the water in the pool was evaporated, pure genius right there!" Shelby laughed.

"Though I wounder who could have rigged that up, and how they did it." Laura wondered, after she was done laughing. "Tara are you all right?" Laura asked you haven't said anything since polo practices. Did you not like the pranks that were played?" Finally, Tara couldn't keep it in. she let out a laugh.

"That was the best prank ever! I can't believe Era didn't want me to do it, even she would have laughed!" Tara exclaimed as another giggle fit found its way to her lips.

Lara and Shelby were shocked. "You did it? But you couldn't have, you just arrived and you never got out of your seat!" They both exclaimed

"Your right, I couldn't have done it.. of course it wasn't me.. there is no way I could have done it.." Tara stammered.

"Tara are you not telling use something?" Shelby questioned.

"You know you can trust us." Laura added

"How do I know I can trust you? I've only just meet you." Tara asked defensively, then she marched to her room leaving her new friends standing their shocked at her outburst.

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