13: Discovering a Power
Rose
When I got to Anthony, he was sitting down, with his hand on his forehead. He looked nauseous. Feeling concerned, I asked if he was okay. "Yeah, I just have a headache." He told me. I glanced at his watch. Anthony hasn't known about his abilities for that long, so he hasn't quite unlocked a new power yet. He has been pretty close for a while. I had experienced a few new abilities and I knew that when you are about to get them, it sucks. You get a huge headache, and you feel like you're going to throw up. Luckily, it only lasts for a couple days. Once you figure out that you have a new power and what it is, it goes away pretty quickly. I wanted to tell Anthony that it was only temporary and would go away when he figures out his power but I knew what the consequences would be if I did. I couldn't do that to him. "I'm sorry, I hope it goes away soon." I knew it would. "So, should we wait here for Michelle, or just wander around?" He asked me. "I'm gonna wait, I don't want to ditch my best friend." "Wow, I'm not your best friend? I see how it is!" He glared at me accusingly, then smiled when I started laughing. "Shut up, Anthony!" I said, trying to keep a straight face. "Besides, we would just be walking around the track by the office. There's really no point in leaving." He thought about it for a few, then he stood up. "I guess it couldn't hurt." I grinned. "Ok, let's talk abo-" "Hold on, before you continue, please don't say, 'let's talk about our feelings' or something like that." I laughed. "No, I was gonna say, let's talk about assignments." He sighed with relief. "Good, because if you said that, I was going to change my mind about walking around." Just then, Michelle walked out from Missy's office. "I'm back!" She announced in a dramatic tone. "I have to get a locket now, I'm assuming that's where you got yours from, not your father?" She asked. I acted innocent. "Maybe…I'm sorry, I had to lie. If I didn't, it would have gotten me in trouble." She looked kind of skeptical, so I just shrugged, not knowing what else to do. She got over it quickly. "Well, is it going to be the same color as yours?" "No, the chain will be gold, the locket itself will be brown, then the jewel in the middle of the locket will be gray." She gazed like she was trying to imagine it. "That's kind of an odd combination of colors, isn't it?" "Well yeah, but the color combinations get better, as you have the higher level of training. Missy didn't tell you this?" "No, she said she had an other things she needed to do, so she just said you guys would tell me everything." Michelle explained. "Ok, well I guess we should get you your new locket!" I said excitedly. She and I were jumping and squealing with excitement. "Ugh, girls…" Anthony said in a disgusted tone. We laughed as we all walked to the auditorium to get Michelle her new locket. On the way there, a student came to greet Michelle. She looked so familiar, but I couldn't quite recognize her. "Hi! You must be the new student, Michelle! My name is Sabrina, it's nice to meet you!" She sounded really perky, which I knew was going to bother me. She had never come to talk to me or Anthony before, so I was surprised when she came to talk to Michelle. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad she is going to make new friends, but I don't know about this Sabrina chick. There was something off about her. "Nice to meet you too, Sabrina. How long have you been going here?" "I have been going here since 4th grade, and I'm in 6th grade now, so about 2 years." I was stunned she wasn't here since before then. She has been here since I came here. Well, maybe she was here a couple days before me. I didn't know, maybe I was thinking too much into it. Or maybe I wasn't… "Michelle," I interrupted. "Do you want to start training? We have nothing better to do. Plus, I can teach you a few cool tricks I learned while I was training here." Michelle glanced over at Sabrina. "It's fine Michelle, I'll get a chance to talk to you later. I mean, both of us are going to be here a lot." Sabrina smiled at us both. "Ok Rose." I looked at her. "I'm ready."