(!) "After learning what his new life will be like at Esmeralda, and the purpose of the school being secretive about some things; Andre continues on with the day. Today is the day to choose a club to be a part of or create one. More surprises to come."

Chapter 11: Speaking of Clubs

Monday

9, September, 2013

The Violet World/ Main School Building (Auditorium)

[No Time]

"It's ok to talk to me Andre, I already know you can speak. I know you can't hear without your hearing aid, but your speech isn't impaired and your vocal chords are strong. I promise I won't tell anyone, especially your harem about this. I wouldn't want to jeopardize your powers from developing and maturing."

Andre made sure the Auditorium was empty, there was no one left in the audience area, everyone had left for school in the real world. Andre could finally speak to someone other than his folks, Michael and Tori.

"All I know it that Michael gave me his powers, it was in a dream. He focused everything he had into his hand, and transferred it into me. I stood up, remember this is still a dream, and saw myself in a three piece suit, wearing a long white overcoat over that. Everything was just white on me, I mean white, white. I guess I looked somewhat like any man would be wearing in 1920's Chicago on a chilly night. Oh and I also had white flames flickering off of me, and a pair of headphones around my neck. If any of that makes sense."

"Can you describe me the feeling you got, when you were in that form." Jasmine asked him.

"Well…it was, different. I felt like I understood every problem in the world, and I also knew the solutions to those problems. But I guess the biggest part of that form that I felt was the power. Its so difficult to describe…but I would put it like…it was like being the only lightning rod in the world and absorbing all the lightning the planet had to throw at me. Michael called that form…my Phonic Form. I know that the word Phonic means… of relating to the sounds of speech."

Jasmine sat on her chair and looked at Andre, then looked over to the audience area. She was thinking about something, but just as She was about to say something, Andre's right hand became enveloped in a small white fire. "Look jasmine…its back, this happened back when I went to pick up Sam's sister with her and her mom."

"I see…you know something Andre, my brother called his form the Virgin form. He realized early on when we were young during the development of our powers, that in order to reach the peak of his power. He would have to sacrifice the most desired of all male rituals. Sex. My brother's form took on the form of a white dress uniform, because he was a solider, a man among men. In that form, yes he was amazing to look at, but he was at his most unbeatable state. You said he called your form…the Phonic form? You know why that is right?"

"Not really, not at this moment at least." Jasmine stood up from her chair and approached Andre, she took him into her arms, his head and face right between her breasts. Andre went stiff, he had no idea what to do, should he hug her? Push away from her? Jasmine looked down at him and kissed his forehead. Andre's vision went blurry until it went black.

Jasmine pulled away from Andre, In turn, Andre became Michael in physical form His light lit the whole auditorium several times over. Jasmine removed her heels, and prostrated herself before her brother. Michael's white flame and light dimmed in order to talk to his sister.

Michael and Jasmine

"My sister, Jasmine. Como va todo con tigo. Todo esta bien. Jasmine please don't do that, I'm not a god. Not even close…please get up and look at me like my equal."

Jasmine lifted her head up, then the rest of her body. She stood up and wiped tears away that were falling from her eyes, it's been such a long time since she saw her brother. The last time she saw him, he was only 16, now he looked more around the age of 25. A grown man in her eyes.

"Jasmine…I hope I didn't put to much trouble on you when I left, I look forward to talking to you about what happened to me and Caroline. But right now I want to talk to you about Andre's Abilities."

"So like you Miguel, I can't even get a hug from my own brother?" Michael looked embarrassed, how could he forget to give his only sister a hug. They hugged each other and let out a few tears.

"It was like Andre told you before, I did in fact give every last bit of my powers to him. But even before I did, he had his own unique abilities. Because of his past, which I had seen, his powers are all defensive. Currently he wont be able to tap into more powerful offensive abilities, with my powers, his unique powers will become more stable, focused and powerful. As for his Phonic form, I will explain to him what he needs to do to tap into that alpha stage of his power."

"Andre is someone special Jasmine, a heart and soul weighed down by many issues created by society, internally, and by self doubt. Spiritually he may be weak now, but with time, he will rival even me. I think that's what mama and papa would have wanted. My essence is disappearing and Andre's waking up, I'll see you soon Jasmine…I mean…Principal Esmeralda."

Andre and Jasmine

Andre rubbed his eyes and yawned, he felt like he just woke up from a very relaxing sleep. His vision returned, and what he saw first was Jasmine's cleavage. He blushed, and looked away.

"Its ok to look Andre, I would just recommend not touching."

"oh, ok."

"Back to the matters at hand Andre, apart from me helping you develop your powers, I will assign you to Harem leader to serve as your partner during future missions for the school. These missions will include tracking lost gifted people, taking down rogue gifted people and repelling attacks, defending this school if the government, domestic or foreign, tries to launch an attack on it."

"Can I make suggestion Jasmine?"

"Please do Andre." she replied to him.

"I know that this is a world of powers, and abilities and so much more. But how about labeling different kids of gifted people so we don't keep calling them "gifted people". Royals can be gifted people. Men, women, teenagers and children. They know what their powers are, and they know how to control them. They use for good and defensive purposes.

Broken Crowns, can be people who know they have powers, but instead use them to terrorize and victimize the innocent. These are rogues in attitude and in spirit.

And Vacant Thrones, these are lost individuals who know they have powers, but have no knowledge on how to control them. Many of them are unstable and even dangerous, these are the ones we can't let any government get their hands on. The labels might be weird, but I guess that's my writer inside of me telling me these names."

"They sound…unique Andre. I'll think about it, I know time doesn't exist here, but it feels like it's getting late. That reminds me Andre, do you have a name for you house yet?"

"I was doing some thinking and…well…I want it to be known as The House of Volume. Because of all the space in it, it's really, really big."

"Sounds beautiful and original. Well before sending you off Andre, you need to know that today is September 9. Every second week of a new school year, freshmen students are to choose an existing club to be a part of or create their own. there are a lot of good clubs around Andre, take a look at all of them."

"I'll get on that as soon as I get back to school, but two more questions then I have to bounce. Will I still be graded on my hard work instead of on my power, and second, who is that girl with the red hair."

"I don't want you to think I accepted you into this school just because you and my brother share similar powers, and aura signatures. To answer your question, yes you will be graded. And if you happen to fail all your classes miserably, you will not be able to attend this school. However, because you are now a part of this school's defenses, you will still be able to live here. That is, if you happen to fail, so study hard, work hard and enjoy yourself.

Your second question, I'm sure you already know that red headed girl's name by now. Her name is Cat Valentine, or as the government knew her, The Red Kinetic Force. She is what we will begin calling her, a Vacant Throne. Wow, I guess your name fits well. Anyway, no one knows where she came from, all that we know is that the American government had their eyes on her. I dispatched Beck and Griffin to locate her, since I was also tracking her. They found her wandering the streets or Portland, they brought her over, but before doing so they faced against government agents.

Those two made an excellent fight pair, both of them sustained little damage. When Cat was brought over here, I examined her using a few magic spells. I discovered why the government wanted her so badly, she possessed three powerful abilities, along with three personalities. The first power she has is called Shatter Point, it's able to detect any weak point in any structure, attack and defense abilities. That power belongs to the person known as Cat, a kind, loving shy girl.

The other power is The legendary Telekinesis, an ability whose size, range and power is only limited to the amount of mental strength the user possesses or can create. That power combined with Cat's shatter point can take down any structure or ability. This power belongs to a personality who calls herself Princess Cat. The other…I can't see, even with my most strongest magic spells. My Aura vision can't even penetrate the mental defenses the third personality has erected around itself. For now, I have a close eye on her."

"But Beck said she was part of harem, what happened to her."

"The little jerk thought he could do anything he wanted to her just because she liked him, I kicked him out of here for placing his hands on her. A woman gives permission, a Man then has the choice to act upon it or refrain from doing anything. Nothing should ever be forced upon anything."

Andre nodded his head, he wanted to continue talking with Jasmine, but he needed to get this day started. "I can see just how comfortable you are talking Andre, maybe you should let them all in, it's probably best. And besides, I find your voice attractive."

"Thank you…for that compliment, well I gotta get back to school. See you around Principal Jasmine." Andre ran out of the auditorium and out of the main school building, he went running all the way back to his house to grab his book bag. Remembering what Jasmine said about a golden hamster stature, Andre located it, touched it and was sucked into a swirl in space.

Esmeralda High School

Andre appeared in a bathroom stall, but there was something odd about where he ended up. The stalls weren't blue, they were pink and the toile was cleaner. "Oh crap…ok, just open up the stall and run out of here. Damn statue must be busted." Andre was thinking to himself. He looked past the small space lining the door and saw someone he recognized.

He saw some red hair, and then face that went with it. It was Cat valentine, and she was brushing her hair in front of the girl's bathroom mirror. Andre gathered all of his courage and stepped out of the bathroom stall. Cat saw him and jumped from the surprise of seeing a boy in the girls bathroom. Andre walked quickly over to the door to leave as soon as possible, but the door locked itself.

He got on odd feel about all of this, he turned around and saw Cat, just a few inches away from him. He backed his face away from hers, her eyes were a dark brown color which slowly turned blood red in color. Andre felt something ominous about her, or around her. It got so bad, a white burst of fire surrounded Andre, which blew Cat away from him. Andre relaxed himself, which made the fire around him leave. He jetted out of the girls bathroom and made his way over to History class.

First Period, History Class, East Wing

9:10 [Morning]

Andre rushed into class and took his seat, he signed to Ernesto, his teacher, that he was sorry for being a few minutes late. But Andre took a look around his classroom, it was just pockets of students here and there. Members of his Harem weren't anywhere to be seen, where did they all go?

[ASL] "Mr. Valdez, where's Jade, Tori, Sam and the other two new girls that were here."

"Mr. Harris, you're girlfriends are all waiting for you in the gymnasium. Today all new students have to choose a club, or can start one. Now go, shoo, their waiting for you. Apurate! Go, go now."

Andre scurried out of the classroom and on his way over to the gymnasium, he came across first best friend Randall and his girl Courtney Vancleef. There appeared to be another girl around him, she had auburn hair and wore glasses.

[ASL] "Andre! hey man how are you, it's nice to see you could stay here. Let me introduce you to Rebecca Berkowitz. She's someone I met over the weekend when I took Courtney out on a date over the weekend."

"I tried telling her to get lost, but she's thick in the head. She won't leave Randall alone." Courtney protested.

"I like him! He's nice, he doesn't talk much and I love that he loves movies." Rebecca said in her defense, she held on tightly to Randall's arm.

"You like him, but I Love him. And he doesn't talk much because his vocal chords don't work. And who doesn't love movies?"

Watching Randall stuck in this kind of predicament, just like him, warmed Andre's heart.

[ASL] "By the way Andre, where the hell were you this morning? I was looking everywhere for you."

[ASL] "I was with the principal, sorry I missed out on the welcoming early this morning." Randall excused Andre missing out the welcoming early in the morning.

Andre, along with Randall with his girls went over to the gymnasium. The gym doors were already opened, and waiting for Andre by them were Jade and Tori.

"Hiii Andree!" both of them yelled together.

"What the hell took you so long, huh babe?" Tori asked.

"Remember you're still all mine Andre, today and Tonight." Jade remind him and Tori.

"Why tonight? Isn't all day enough with you?" Jade pulled out her phone from her book bag and showed Tori the text message Andre sent her. Tori read from the text message. "I'm with Sam and her mother right now, plus her twin sister. I promised her I stick with her today, but don't feel sad, Monday I'm all yours, k?"

"Why the hell would you say you were all hers today Andre!?" Andre looked at both girls, then looked at Tori, then looked at Courtney who passed by him. Andre hugged Tori tightly, then nibbled on her ear.

"Andre…Andre…No…no…Hahahaha, oh god stop that." Tori squirmed and giggled, but never did she once push him away from her. Jade was getting jealous.

"Alright Andre that's enough of that! Come on, let's find a club we both like and join it." Jade dragged him by his arm, while Tori hitched a ride on his back. "Stop jade! He wasn't done…uuh…he wasn't done giving me an Eskimo neck kiss."

Andre saw the rest of his girls sitting on the top bleachers waiting for him, he was happy to see them. He still couldn't believe he would be living with them, he wondered what his shower place would look like. He never did get a chance to look at it. Sam came down and jumped on him, Sam pushed Tori off of him and wrapped her legs around him.

Her actions surprised her sister Melanie. "You know you could just say good morning Sam, guys will get the wrong impression if you jump on them like that." Melanie pulled her sister off of Andre. Trina came from bleacher down along with Puckett sister, and what Andre saw were shiny thighs, large, possibly D size breasts behind that white shirt and bra. Andre closed his eyes anf began to imagine a troll and leprechaun fighting, something to get his mind off of how hot the second Vega sister looked in the school uniform.

Trina got between Melanie and Andre and placed an arm around his neck, Andre grabbed Melanie's hand to nullify Trina's hive inducing touch. Trina placed her face on his and spoke a few words, "If these girls can't get you off…and the aliens hovering just outside the orbit of our planet…then feel free to visit me anytime you want Andre." After taking another good look at her, he had to admit, Trina was Hot.

"Alright stop flirting with him Trina, what club should we check out first Andre." all the girls looked at him, man it was hot, and it wasn't just him.

[ASL] "Ok hold on a sec." Andre took a look and saw that there were like thirty clubs to choose from.

[ASL] "I want each and everyone of you to check out the clubs YOU like, then report back to me here in ten minutes. I'm gonna sit for a while, Jasmine had me talking while I stood and she sat on her comfy chair earlier."

Andre watched as his girls took off in all direction of the Gymnaisum, he saw Tori run over to the Paranormal Club. Melanie walked off to a club with promoted oil paintings, Sam, not surprisingly went to gym teacher who was the head of the boxing club. Jade went over to two Clubs, the insect-bug death battle club, and the Original Stories Club. The Original Stories club was headed by Eli McAlister. Not much was known about him, except that he was a kid who spent more time looking at words than girls.

While he waited on the bleachers, Someone familiar came walking into the gym. Andre looked over at the entrance and saw Cat Valentine. What Principal Jasmine told him about her was proven true in the girls bathroom, she might have been cute, pretty and what not; she was dangerous. Whatever her deal was, he wanted no part of being near her. If he was , there probably be trouble that would follow them.

Cat turned and stopped, she took one long look at him, Andre felt a heavy invisible force bearing down at him. But that sensation lifted when Andre kept repeating Michael's name in his head. His name was like a strong repellant, was she evil? Perhaps it was the other personality that had approached him in the girls bathroom. Andre couldn't worry about all that just yet, he had to focus on members of his harem who were coming back to him. First Tori spoke.

"Well me and Trina just came back from checking out the Paranormal Club, it's run by a kid named Sinjin Van Cleef. It think that's Courtney's older brother [takes another look over to the sign up desk] yep their definitely siblings."

"I really love it, actually as soon as I saw the UFO balloon and the Area 51 signs, I was bought instantly." Trina told Andre.

"I'm going with the Boxing Club, want to join on me that Andre?" Sam wondered.

"Andre already knows how to fight, I think Jade will agree with me on that. That is how he saved me and her reputation."

"Tori brings up a good point, but I know which club he wants to join more than any other. Original Stories Club, I mean me and him are pretty much the only authors in his circle. He loves dark scary stories, I also love dark scary stories. He loves the color black, I also love the color black."

"No he's going to join me in The Oil painting club, ain't that right Andre?" Melanie chimed in.

"Painting's boring, like watching a cocoon to become a butterfly. like I said he's going to join me in Original stories Clu-"

"No! he's going to join me and Tori in the paranormal club!"

"Boxing Club!" The girls were on him like fleas to a small puppy, jade had his left arm, Tori and Trina his right arm. Sam had has left leg and Melanie his right leg, with all their combined strength they pretty much lifted him up off the ground.

"That's it! You all forced me to do this! Time to take out my secret weapon." Trina took out a silver bracelet with strange symbols on them from her book bag. "I got this at a Ufology and Paranormal with a hint of Supernatural Convention back in Los Angeles. This will create a force field around me and Andre…oh and my sister."

Trina pressed a button on it, but nothing was happening. "Hahaha, so much for your super advanced alien technology." Jade mocked her.

"Oh damn I forgot to buy batteries for it. I thought they came packed with Uranium in them" While the girls still battled for Andre, Randall came over to sign to him. The girls placed him back down and allowed them to 'chat' with each other.

[ASL] "Sorry to be breaking up your…conversation Andre, but I needed to ask you something."

[ASL] "Go right ahead man."

[ASL] "That red headed chick over there, she asked me if you had a girlfriend, and if any of the girls around you were your girlfriends."

Andre looked over the direction Randall pointed at, and spotted Cat leaning on the sign up desk of the Grapes vs. Blueberries club. She had her arms crossed, like someone who thought they were to cool to be where they currently were. Andre didn't like her, and by the way she looked over at him; the feeling was mutual.

[ASL] "Tell her to mind her own business, what I do with Jade, Tori, Sam, Melanie and Trina doesn't concern her."

Randall went back to tell Cat, Andre watched his buddy sign to Cat. And saw Cat leave the Gymnasium, she glanced over to him and chuckled. What was her issue.

Jade, Tori, Melanie and Trina who understood the 'chatter' that was going on between the boys, rallied around him with a look on their faces.

[ASL] "What' the matter, why are all of you looking at me like that?"

Creative Writing Class

10:00 [Morning]

It was decided that Andre and Jade would be joining the Original Stories Club, melanie would go to the Oil Painting Club, Sam to the boxing club and Tori and Trina to the paranormal club. They left the gym, and moved on to third period.

The classroom was quiet as the rest of the class worked on writing a love/ drama story, for the first semester, every freshmen was required to write a one chapter Sci-fi story, love- drama story, and a survival story that needed the themes of a dystopian society, poverty and coming of age. Andre worked on his story for the club after school, he was already finished the class assignment. He might as well write a short original work while the rest of the class lagged behind. He thought about what Principal Jasmine told him before he left her while he was in the Violet World.

"I can see just how comfortable you are talking Andre, maybe you should let them all in, it's probably best. And besides, I find your voice attractive."

He did feel comfortable talking normally, but as for letting them in? well Tori knew he could speak, a great start. But that wasn't good enough, he knew it and so did Michael. Andre's thinking was cut short, he could feel something on his back. Someone was looking at him. He looked over his shoulder and saw Trina, who was sitting way in the back, looking at him trought a blue topaz stone which had a hole in the center.

From Trina's end, she saw Michael standing by Andre, except she could only see him as a white mist.

"That girl with the tiger hair, she's got a special stone from a very powerful place. She's able to see beings from the same plane I'm in. of course I only allow her to see very little of me as possible." Michael told him telepathically.

"I like her Michael, she's unique. Plus she gave me that remote controlled flying UFO toy. I love that all of them, the girls, are themselves. I can't see my days or nights or the fours years here without any of them."

"Right but which one of them do you like more, would you like my opinion on the members of your Harem?"

"Not now Michael…"

Over In the back, Trina wrote something on a piece of paper, crumpled it up and threw it at Andre. he jumped a bit, he grabbed the note and opened it up. What he read in his head made him rosy red in the cheeks, he looked over and saw Trina waving and winking at him. Andre smirked and waved back at her, Tori came up from behind him and snatched the note from his hand.

"Trina did you give him this? No he's not gonna allow you to give him an experience that'll send him flying higher than any secret government UFO!"

"What was that Ms. Vega, something about Government UFO's?" Mr. Jones, the class reacher asked.

"What?" Tori replied.

"Yeah that's My sister for you, she's got this thing for UFO's. I tried telling her there was no such thing, maybe in the world of fiction, but In the real world, not a chance in oblivion."

"WHAT?! Aliens, Gnomes, Ghosts and The secret shadow government is all your thing!"

Trina went over to calm her sister down from the anger she caused, All Andre could do watch them and laugh widly, inside. "Like I said Michael, completely their own persons."

Lunch Period, Cafeteria

12:10 [Noon]

At lunch, Andre went back to the old table he and Tori, along with Jade ate at in the beginning of last week. Now his Harem had expanded since then, of course none of that would have been possible if he had never saved Tori Vega from those thugs from the West wing of the school. His harem was joined by Randall's, it was still small, but big thigns do have small beginnings.

Andre was getting that overbearing feeling again, he placed his sandwitch down on his plate and looked over to the table that belonged to Beck. That table and many others next to it had a lot of girls, girls who were eating anf gossiping. But Cat, her eyes were fixed on him, and him alone.

[Andre's Mind] "Michael…I don't get what's her deal with me. Is she mad because I managed to protect myself? And why did she want to know if I had a girlfriend? I don't know much about her, except for what Jasmien told me."

"What's the feeling you get when you see her Andre? is looking at her opening up old wounds."

[Andre's Mind] "She backed me into a corner Michael…I had to defend myself. I wasn't going to let her get her way. Never again. Why is that when boys or men are victims of abuse no one comes to our aid. It's perfectly fine for women to call out for help, but as Boys, fathers, older brothers and uncles tell us to man up and face our problems head on. Why does one gender get protected and favored over the other! Why does one have to face their problems and source of pain head on while the other never has too ARE WOMEN NOT AS DANGEROUS AS MEN!"

"ANDRE CALM DOWN!" Michael yelled at him.

"I'm sorry Michael…I wasn't screaming at you…it was just."

"I know Andre, I do know about your past. As a boy, I know what it feels like. To have people laugh at you, while you cry, they ask themselves: why doesn't he protect himself. The hurt and pain only mounts up until it has to escape from somewhere."

Andre drifted into his world where he saw Michael standing a few feet away from him, he went over to him and hugged him. Michael hugged him back and explained to him something.

"Women can be just as abusive as the most abusive Man in the world. Sisters pick on their younger brothers. Certain Mothers will tend to favor one son over the other if there are more than one. And girls, teenage girls especially will often target boys who they know they can pick on and get away with it. Women are more dangerous in the psychological level. Men for the most part know they can hurt a woman. But fists can't cut deep into one's mind like a knife. Bruises heal, but an abused soul and mind can't heal quickly enough."

"What happened to you in the past wasn't your fault Andre, it was not out of your choice to have to experience those events. I know why you held back from hitting, you are kind, you do not love to hurt. I know because I too was the same, when my mother was killed- I felt all my restraints leave. I almost killed everyone in the government, hadn't it been for my sister who was there to keep me balanced. Let me leave on this note…What happened in the past is in the past, it is dead. You have girls here who love you, you made a friend who shares the same disability as you. And even if you choose to say nothing right now, their warm feelings are speaking louder than any hurtful things said to you and done to you in the past."

"Andre…yo Andre!"

Andre turned and saw that Trina was the one talking to him, "So when are me and Melanie gonna get out own golden button pins. Why does my sister and her sister have one? Aren't we good enough."

[ASL] "I'm sorry for day dreaming Trina…I don't have any button pins on me right now, I'll give you two somes when we go back home. I promise."

Melanie smiled and reached into her book bag, she pulled out a button pin and handed it to Andre. her button pin had a rose modeled into a Chinese dragon. Trina handed him here also, not surprisingly her button pin had a little UFO craft on it, and her name under it. He gave trina a kiss on the cheek and gave one to Melanie as well.

He looked over to Cat and saw Beck whispering into her ear. She looked mad.

After School

4:00 [Afternoon]

After one long day of school, everyone headed to their new clubs. Older senior students simply returned, unliked the freshmen. The original stories club was in the same classroom, Creative writing class was took place at. Andre and Jade headed there, when they got there, who they saw in there was Beck oliver and his Queen, Alice Sheppard.

"Welcome to The Original Stories Club new members, it's good to see this Club grow from four members to seven members. You must be Andre harris and Jade West, well I already know you Jade, you used to extort my ex girflriend."

"Oh right, Elizabeth, how is she these days Eli."

"She came out as a lesbian last year and left, so I don't know if that's good. I'm just happy I made enough memories with her. You don't know what you have until she's up and grinding on another girl."

Andre's attention was pulled over to the classroom door, it opened up and who came walking in was…was…

"Hiiii, sorry I'm late Eli. Beck, Alice I finally made it. Who else is here…." Cat stopped and looked over at Andre, Andre chose not to look at her, what for, he knew that she was looking at him; and only him.

Beck stood up out of his seat and grabbed Cat's hand, "Cat…keep the other one at bay. I don't want you causing trouble. Ok? Ok Cat."

"Yes beck…whatever you want." cat approached Andre and introduced herself.

"Hello…my name is Cat Valentine, its very nice to meet you two."

Next Chapter: Speaking of Light The Fire

(!) "Continued in Chapter 12."