Chapter 16-More Exchange Students?
Sakura and Meilin smiled at their new friends. "You'll be fine!" Alyson nodded. Crystal swallowed, and squeezed her pendant.
Careful! Crystal immediately let go. The snapping sparkles glowed less bright.
I'm sorry. I know this is your first day, but I can't help feeling...like I'm losing my baby! Crystal smiled. *You've been my teacher for 12 years. But now, I'll have one teacher for schoolwork, and one for lifework. You're not free yet, Anomalous!* The necklace seemed contented.
Sakura waved as she entered the class. "See you in a minute!" Alyson looked at Meilin. The girl paused, then nodded. Meilin entered the classroom. Crystal looked to Alyson. "Later. Here comes our teacher."
A woman in a bright blue dress approached. Crystal winced. "What?" Alyson whispered. Crystal smiled. "Later." Alyson groaned.
"Hello, girls! May I ask, who are you?" Alyson smiled, and opened her mouth. *Anomalous!* The gem glowed brightly, and Alyson stood there, slightly confused. *Thank you.* Crystal smiled at her sister apologetically.
Crystal smiled. "Yes, you may ask. This is my-friend, Alyson Raphael. I am Crystal Glass, and we are exchange students. Meilin filed the report for Alyson, and Sakura filed it for me. We are to be spending most of the year here."
The woman smiled. "I'm Abigail Abijar. But my students must call me Ms. Abijar." Crystal winced again. The teacher noticed. "What's wrong, Crystal?" Crystal quickly smiled. "I'm sorry, but you remind me very much of someone I don't know." The teacher looked confused. "I don't know, either." She apologized.
A moment later, Ms. Abijar walked in. Li and Eli immediately sensed her power. *not another one!* Li inwardly whined. Eli was terrified. *No! She can't destroy the cards! I won't let her!*
The teacher smiled. "I am teaching 7th grade this year. My name is Ms. Abijar, and we have two new exchange students."
Zachary smiled. *Great! Two fresh, innocent minds! Now which story should I tell first...*
"We have Crystal Glass and Alyson Raphael here. Alyson is from America, and Crystal claims to be so, also, but her Japanese is much too fluent."
Nikki looked at Alyson and smiled. Alyson smiled back. *I knew it! She's a writer! I saw the same look when I got my book signed by...*
"Although they look like twins, Crystal was quick to assure me they're not."
Crystal shivered. A teacher didn't cross examine new students the first day of class. She turned to Alyson. The same uneasy look was on her face.
"Let's see, where will everyone sit? Here's how it's going to look." And Abijar showed them a chart.
Sakura Zachary Eli Crystal
Li Chelsea Nikki Alex?
Madison Elixe Meilin Alyson
"Well, since the little kidnapper has been going around, I don't expect the others her for a few weeks. Their parents are probably afraid school interaction will bring him forward again."
Crystal exchanged a glance with Sakura. Both were thinking the same thing: *Card!*
Sakura and Meilin smiled at their new friends. "You'll be fine!" Alyson nodded. Crystal swallowed, and squeezed her pendant.
Careful! Crystal immediately let go. The snapping sparkles glowed less bright.
I'm sorry. I know this is your first day, but I can't help feeling...like I'm losing my baby! Crystal smiled. *You've been my teacher for 12 years. But now, I'll have one teacher for schoolwork, and one for lifework. You're not free yet, Anomalous!* The necklace seemed contented.
Sakura waved as she entered the class. "See you in a minute!" Alyson looked at Meilin. The girl paused, then nodded. Meilin entered the classroom. Crystal looked to Alyson. "Later. Here comes our teacher."
A woman in a bright blue dress approached. Crystal winced. "What?" Alyson whispered. Crystal smiled. "Later." Alyson groaned.
"Hello, girls! May I ask, who are you?" Alyson smiled, and opened her mouth. *Anomalous!* The gem glowed brightly, and Alyson stood there, slightly confused. *Thank you.* Crystal smiled at her sister apologetically.
Crystal smiled. "Yes, you may ask. This is my-friend, Alyson Raphael. I am Crystal Glass, and we are exchange students. Meilin filed the report for Alyson, and Sakura filed it for me. We are to be spending most of the year here."
The woman smiled. "I'm Abigail Abijar. But my students must call me Ms. Abijar." Crystal winced again. The teacher noticed. "What's wrong, Crystal?" Crystal quickly smiled. "I'm sorry, but you remind me very much of someone I don't know." The teacher looked confused. "I don't know, either." She apologized.
A moment later, Ms. Abijar walked in. Li and Eli immediately sensed her power. *not another one!* Li inwardly whined. Eli was terrified. *No! She can't destroy the cards! I won't let her!*
The teacher smiled. "I am teaching 7th grade this year. My name is Ms. Abijar, and we have two new exchange students."
Zachary smiled. *Great! Two fresh, innocent minds! Now which story should I tell first...*
"We have Crystal Glass and Alyson Raphael here. Alyson is from America, and Crystal claims to be so, also, but her Japanese is much too fluent."
Nikki looked at Alyson and smiled. Alyson smiled back. *I knew it! She's a writer! I saw the same look when I got my book signed by...*
"Although they look like twins, Crystal was quick to assure me they're not."
Crystal shivered. A teacher didn't cross examine new students the first day of class. She turned to Alyson. The same uneasy look was on her face.
"Let's see, where will everyone sit? Here's how it's going to look." And Abijar showed them a chart.
Sakura Zachary Eli Crystal
Li Chelsea Nikki Alex?
Madison Elixe Meilin Alyson
"Well, since the little kidnapper has been going around, I don't expect the others her for a few weeks. Their parents are probably afraid school interaction will bring him forward again."
Crystal exchanged a glance with Sakura. Both were thinking the same thing: *Card!*