Mahine: I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Chapter 11 Who Knows (Avril Lavigne)
Cornelia savored the feeling of being back in school. She never thought she'd actually truly miss it. She titled her head, catching a little gossip everywhere. Ever since the Heart of Earth, her senses had been sharpened. She never had a lot of time to test them out. Then, she spotted something worth reporting to the others.
"Hey, guys, look!" Cornelia leapt in front of them. Her hair was bouncing and her eyes were glowing. She was alive.
"Look at what, your new lip gloss?" Irma felt that Cornelia had fully recovered and that she could poke fun at her again.
Cornelia shrugged it off. "The new kid from Ireland. He's the mysterious looking one talking to his little finger."
They all turned to where Cornelia had pointed. A pale boy was standing by himself muttering into his nails. "You're right," Will mused. "I wonder what he's saying."
"Oh, please, come on. I want extra time to familiarize myself with the new year and reread my first few chapters." Taranee said, seeming uninterested in the new boy.
"I think you're nuts but sure," Irma said. They all left but Cornelia, who was straining to hear what he was saying.
"Butler," the boy was saying. "If I want to blend in I can't have a six foot bodyguard following me everywhere. Tell my father to stop worrying." There was a pause. Cornelia tried in vain to hear what Butler was saying. "Yes, I know my classes are going to be a joke, but I can fake average if I tried." He wasn't average? Then what was he? "With two of them. They are more significant I think, and around my age group." Two of whom? Suddenly, this new student seemed rather sinister. "Yes, one is the blonde, it's none of your business, Butler." Cornelia fingered her own blonde hair nervously and backed off to class.
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"Did it work, Artemis?"
"Yes, beautifully. Do you think the rest will know by…say, the lunch break?"
"Of course. Tell me, how did you know she could hear you?"
"It was her expression at the others around her. I could tell she had exceptional hearing. She was listening very intently."
"Two steps ahead, as always, Artemis."
Artemis smiled. He had Social Studies first, having memorized his schedule in advance. He tried to sort out what things he should know and what he shouldn't. The blonde was there again. He gave her a friendly smile (one he'd been practicing for a while) to show he wasn't all that ominous.
Hesitantly, she smiled back. He felt his hormones kick in again. He would have to control them somehow, no matter how impossible it truly is. At least, until he had investigated her group. Then, who knows? Maybe there's something there after all.
It's a little confusing, but what the heck! It'll be a challenge (not really)! A life without challenge is a life without depth! Ok, whatever, ignore me. They're just the ramblings of a lunatic. Ok, just review. Sorry for the short piece!