Author's notes: this is my first fanfic, so any help would be great. Of course, I don't own any of the LJ
Smith characters, but I do own any you don't recognize. Please read and review. Hope you like it... Kristy Marie
Chapter One: A New Start
Phil looked at his watch, in 15 minutes he would find out
what it was like to be the new kid. It was still hard to believe what had happened in the last few
months. Phil thought of his sister
often, wondered what she was doing and where she was. The past few months had been lonely without her and now he
had to start his senior year at a new school without her. The shock of his mother and Cliff
telling him they were moving out east was still fresh. Phil knew that the move was because his
mom couldn't deal with Poppy's death and the memories their house held. When they moved, Phil was sure to keep
Poppy's belongings, one day he would give them to her.
"Phil! You need to get going if you're going to make it to school on time. You don't want to be late your first
day."
"Alright mom," Phil yelled back, "I'm
heading out the door now." Phil grabbed his book bag and car keys and headed out the door. It was time for the adventure to begin.
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Phil walked out of the guidance counselor's office
satisfied. He might like this
school after all. Of course it
will probably be hard to make friends since he was a newcomer and all these
kids had probably been together since grade school. Oh well, he would just grin and bear it. Phil stopped in front of a room, this
was his first class, mythology. Mythology had never interested him before, but now he was eager to learn
more. After everything that
happened with Poppy and James he was curious about this stuff. Sure, he had told them that he didn't
want anything to do with his heritage or the Nightworld, but over the past few
months he had gotten curious. So
Phil opened the door and walked in.
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Keller looked up from her desk as the door opened. She looked over the boy who walked in.
He had blond hair and chiseled features, except for the green eyes, he looked
like a Viking. Then she heard Mr.
Straith announce, "Class, this is Phil North, he is a senior and just
starting here. Phil, you can take
a seat at the desk by Galen. Since
we've only been here a week, you haven't missed much. Just read Chapter 1 in the book." With that said, Mr. Straith began his
lecture on dragons. Keller watched
as the boy sat next to her soulmate. She hoped that the boy would not be a threat. She had been worried when Iliana had somehow convinced
Circle Daybreak to let her finish out school and stay at home. It meant for a lot of protection, but
so far everything had been running smooth. That's what worried Keller the most. Keller concentrated on projecting her
thoughts so that Galen, Winnie, and Iliana would pick them up. Maybe Nissa could even pick them up
from her post outside. ((Keep an
eye out for trouble!)) The three in the room picked up her thoughts and gave
her a wink.
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Phil took a seat beside a blond headed guy. So far things were going good, maybe he
would like this place after all. Then he heard a voice in his head. It whispered ((Keep and eye out for trouble!)) Shocked, Phil looked around him. He hadn't heard voices in his head since he was with Poppy
and James. Then, James had
explained to him how he could turn the voices off or turn them back on using
the power he had. Phil used this
to give Poppy and James some privacy, but had not worried about it since
then. Who in the class could be
projecting thoughts, were they Nightworlders? Phil hardly heard the teacher talk about the subject of
dragons and the origins of the legends surrounding them.
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Galen sat listening to Mr. Straith, trying not to laugh
out loud. This guy wouldn't know a
dragon if it were right in front of his face. Galen ad helped to destroy a dragon, heck, he was descended
from dragons. So Galen let his
thoughts drift on the new guy. Could he be a threat? Shapeshifters
were the best at picking out nightworlders, but he couldn't get a definite
sense on this guy. There was
something there but he couldn't tell for sure. They were going to have to check up on this guy. Galen looked around at the team. There was Iliana, the Witch Child/Wild
Power. She still looked innocent
and fragile, but those who knew could see the look of someone with power and
knowledge in her eyes. Iliana had
faced the dragon and defeated him. Then she had faced Circle Daybreak demanding to stay in her school for
senior year. So now, they were all
in their senior year with Iliana. Winnie sat actually listening to Mr. Straith and taking notes. The red headed witch was all about
studying. She wanted to show Nissa
that someone else could have brains. Nissa was outside the school somewhere since she had already
graduated. The vampire girl was
their perimeter defense and their escape route. Then he looked at Keller. Every day he had with her was a treasure. He could feel their connection without
being near her. He knew they could
protect Iliana from whatever danger came.
