Hey people of Earth. I know I said I was going to update this quickly, but it's the end of term and I've had lots of assignments due (and I always leave them to the last minute) and I had tests and SAC's and BLAH BLAH BLAH I will stop I think you get my point. I apologise, but it's here now, though its sorta just a filler chapter. Its really short, because its only a filler. I'll explain more at the end.

Oh, and a massive THANKYOU to everyone who reviewed, you guys are the fire in my cave. XD

Don't know where that came from, but OH WELL just read this REALLY short thing XDDDD

Chapter 14 – Aerrow Loves … Cotton Candy

Sunday afternoon, after dad dropped me off at school, I ran straight to the Lab. i couldn't stay long because Film class had been rescheduled for today.

I turned the corner and saw Lark standing by my locker. "Hey," I said. "What are you doing?"

Lark jumped back from the locker and snapped her head up to look at me. "Nothing. Gosh, cant anyone walk by your locker?"

"I've just never seen you around my locker before," I said.

"I just wanted to know how you do it." Lark shrugged. She turned her back to the locker and leaned against the wall to face me. Her short, blonde hair framed her perfectly made-up, freckled face. "How do you get so flexible?" She swallowed and looked at her boots. "Sky Fu is difficult for me because of all the movements." She rolled her eyes. "Never mind."

"Maybe try warming up first," I said. "Usually doing some stretches helps you flex more."

Lark smiled. Not a fake I-hate-you smile, either. "Maybe I'll try that," she said.

I opened my locker and faced my crystals as she walked away. "Lark asking for training advice, pfft, I thought I'd never see the day," I murmured to them. Maybe Lark was getting nervous about the tournament, too.

I left the locker. Down the aisle, Nella had her crystals out and Ayrgyn was bent over her Phoenix Crystal.

"Is everything okay?" I asked Nella.

"It's cracked," she said, her eyes filling with tears as she stared at the rare crystal.

Ayrgyn stood and wiped his hands on his pants. "It's definitely cracked, but nothing too serious. It's not deep and is quite small, but it'll need to go into repair and you may have to pay for it."

"If it can be treated, can I still take it to the show?" Nella whispered.

Ayrgyn shook his head and gave her a sympathetic look. "No, I'm sorry. Not with this one. You'll have to make do with whatever you have left. Or if you want, you could borrow some of our crystals. I'll help you pick out a good one."

Nella sniffed back tears. I leaned over and squeezed her hand. "Your crystal can be repaired," I said. "And you can borrow some crystals so you don't have to worry."

"No," Nella said, glancing at the crystal. "I won't do the show. I can't do the show. Not without that crystal. That Phoenix Crystal is what I've been practicing with. No, I'll skip the show. Just this once, until I get my crystal fixed." She kept her eyes on the crystal.

"I'm going to schedule an appointment for it to be repaired," Ayrgyn said. He left us and headed toward his office.

"Come get an ice cream with me, it'll make you feel better," I said.

Nella nodded and grabbed her purse.

An hour later, I slid into my seat next to Aerrow at film class.

The teacher stepped in front of the class. "Let's get right into it. Homework. You will write a two-page report on the strengths and weaknesses of your assigned film. Half of you will watch 'Gone With the Wind' and the rest will watch 'Titanic'."

He handed out folded papers. "You may unfold your papers as soon as you receive one," he said.

'Titanic' was printed on my instruction sheet.

"What'd you get?" Aerrow asked. He showed me his paper – 'Titanic'.

"Same!" I said. Okay, I thought. This would be a great time for Helix Piper to step it up. "Maybe we could help each other with our papers. Since we're doing the same film, and all."

Aerrow nodded. "Definitely."

OMG! Big yoga breath iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin and ouuuuuuuuuuuuut.

"What's today's flavour?" Aerrow asked, looking at me intently.

I laughed and pulled out a lip gloss from my bag. "Cotton candy," I said. "Good or bad?"

He rubbed his hands together. "My favourite," he paused for a second. "So I was thinking – "

The roar of the lion at the start of the film cut him off.

"What did you say?" I whispered, curious at the sudden change in him.

"Nothing," he said. "Don't worry about it."

I shut my mouth and faced the screen. What was he going to ask me?

MUHAHAHAHA that's funny, and I don't know why.

Its actually not funny, I just think everything is funny. Ignore me.

And the lion at the start of Titanic is you know, the lion in the frame thing that roars, like a company or something.

And this chapter is a filler because in 2 days school will be over and I get 2 weeks holidays. I might not update then because im going away, but I also might, maybe. If I do, it'll be like, in a weeks time. Next chapter I'm trying to make quite long, because it'll be the show/tournament that Piper keeps talking about. Its gonna be hard to write it, but I'll find a way, I always do!

In the meantime, review this with your thoughts and feelings and, well, anything, and I shall see you all in either 1 week, or 2 weeks. With chapter 15!

Untill then, review please, you lovely little Earthlings! Stay amazing! xxx

~ LouiLuvr