CHAPTER 5
"Mmm. 'Why The Dragonlance Characters Are Not Your Lust Objects' .
'Why Dragonlance Is Not Just Another Stupid Fantasy Series' . no duh. Lily,
got anything?" Ariel flipped another page. "I had no idea there were this
many courses," she muttered.
"Nah. What are you thinking about?"
"Well, my list has 'Why The Dragonlance Characters Are Not Your Lust Objects', 'Why Dragonlance Is Not Just Another Stupid Fantasy Series', 'Magic: Do You Have It?', 'The Fighters of Dragonlance: How They Did It', and 'Dragons: All You Need To Know (and a lot you don't)'. That sounds pretty good to me, right?"
Lily nodded. "Ooh! Here's a cool one. 'Defeating the Dark'. Maybe Tanis will be the teacher? Okay, that's it. I'm in some of your courses, too. Let's turn these in - it's eleven fifteen already."
Ariel took her filled-out forms and dropped them off in the collection bin with Lily. They then stopped for lunch. Keeping her directions close at hand in her purse, the Ariel managed to navigate their way to the bookstore with Lily.
"Good morning," said the bookstore person. "I am Lemuel. I'm also the librarian here. Now, what courses do you have?..." Ariel handed the man her list and curiously looked at the things behind the desk. They were weird. She got a glimpse of a book called "Chop Off That Head: Where To Strike?".
"Here," said Lemuel. "I will have your books and supplies delivered, miss." Lemuel looked down at the sheet. ".Ariel."
"Thanks!" said Ariel, surprised at the man's kindness. The librarian in her area had been truly evil, always insisting that Ariel was trying to steal books when she handed them in a day late.
Lemuel turned to Lily after making arrangements with a little purple dragon for Ariel's books to be moved. "Normally I can't do this, when everyone is crowded in here," he said with a smile, "but it's not busy so I don't think Mevva will mind. Go ahead and follow her, I'll get your friend her books quickly. Veni will get them - he's the other one who helps me here. Go on."
Ariel thanked the librarian and followed the purple dragon, who was carefully levitating the books to float through the air in front of them. "You'll be learning to do this, too, if you'll be taking magic," remarked the little purple dragon. Ariel nodded. "Where do you guys live?" she asked, having wondered that last night.
"You'll find we aren't allowed to tell," Mevva said cheerfully. "We wouldn't mind that much - it always is exciting when people try to break in - but the Master was truly afraid some of the more . handsome . characters in Dragonlance might be less happy." Ariel nodded vehemently. "If you stay for second session, some can stay in the staff section, though," she said slyly. "We get the biggest rush of people then, anyway. We need all the dorms, you see, and the Master says we can't expand, so we let the best students stay with us. Gives you something to work for, doesn't it?"
The two reached Ariel's room. "Thanks, Mevva!" Ariel said. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Mevva let the books gently sink to the floor. "Well, no."
Ariel, however, was digging through her personal things in her drawers. She finally pulled out a 20-pack of gum. "Do you like gum?"
"GUM!!!!!!!" squeaked Mevva. Grinning, Ariel handed the pack to Mevva, making a private note to ask the useful closet to make her more. It seemed to be offended by anything empty in it. Ariel had accidentally left one of her favorite pens with a recently empty cartridge in the closet. When she took it out, the cartridge was not only full, but there was a pack of extra ink cartridges next to it.
Mevva flew to a corner of the room as Lily, Veni, and Lily's books entered the room. Upon seeing Mevva's gum, Veni (who was yellow), instantly exclaimed, "GUM!!!!!"
Lily looked at Ariel, unsure. Ariel shrugged and found a Ziploc full of assorted candy wrappers. Grinning, she put the Ziploc in the closet. Lily gave Veni a pack of gum. The two flew out, arguing over what brand of gum was best for the teeth.
"Lily, look at what the closet does!" said Ariel excitedly. "I put an empty pen in it, and it came out with extra cartridges! And the dress - and the gum." Excited, Lily went over to Ariel and exclaimed over the closet.
"It doesn't work with mine," Lily said, disappointed. Ariel looked at her watch. "We'd better start reading." She flopped on her made bed with the books and her laptop. The laptop had been given to her by her grandparents, who stoutly believed that every child should be exposed to technology in every way possible. Ariel didn't object.
Ariel's own contribution to the laptop had been a drawing on the front. It was done in a "paint-pen", which was a pen that, instead of having ink in the cartridge, has paint, typically silver or gold. Ariel had outlined a silver dragon on the top, and she was glad she had done so. The dragon seemed to smile at her-
-And suddenly there was a real dragon sitting on her laptop. Lily gasped, and Ariel reached out to touch the little copper dragon. The dragon tapped her finger gently with its nose, and then said, "Miss Kara, that's our administrator, she wants to see you. Coming? Good," the dragon said without waiting for an answer. The room blurred around Ariel, and suddenly she was standing in a stone corridor. Opening a door, the dragon beckoned her in. Ariel went.
A middle-aged woman sat at a desk. The room was stone, as was the floor. The room was bare except for the plain desk and the two chairs, one of which the lady was sitting in. It was covered with papers. The single light in the ceiling shone brightly. The woman's brown hair was pulled into a bun, and she wore glasses. She finished writing something on a paper before looking up at Ariel and gesturing for Ariel to sit in the chair.
"I am Miss Kara," she said calmly. "The first thing I would like to speak with you about is the dragons. Do not feed them gum. It is unwise. It makes them . out of sorts. Please refrain from doing so in the future. Understood?" Ariel nodded.
"Good. Secondly, I advise you not to feed Kanth, the Lady Kiara's gold dragon, sugar. It has an even worse effect on him than gum does on the other dragons. The only dragon which is not an addict to any particular sugar source is Lanth. He resides, when not with Liara, in the Courtyard. The chocolate there was his idea. Interfere with his garden in any way, and you will be sorry. Very sorry. Here is your list of rules." She handed Ariel a large packet and nodded to the copper dragon to take her back to her room. "Oh, one more thing. When you enter the Courtyard, beware the corner on your left. Lanth gave it to Kanth. It is his rock cave."
Ariel stared. "Rock?"
Miss Kara nodded. "It's made entirely of rock candy."
This chapter amuses me.
Please review!! If you have any comments, that includes grammar and spelling, PLEASE tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To The Golden Dragon: EVIL PLATYPI!
~*~Alexa
"Nah. What are you thinking about?"
"Well, my list has 'Why The Dragonlance Characters Are Not Your Lust Objects', 'Why Dragonlance Is Not Just Another Stupid Fantasy Series', 'Magic: Do You Have It?', 'The Fighters of Dragonlance: How They Did It', and 'Dragons: All You Need To Know (and a lot you don't)'. That sounds pretty good to me, right?"
Lily nodded. "Ooh! Here's a cool one. 'Defeating the Dark'. Maybe Tanis will be the teacher? Okay, that's it. I'm in some of your courses, too. Let's turn these in - it's eleven fifteen already."
Ariel took her filled-out forms and dropped them off in the collection bin with Lily. They then stopped for lunch. Keeping her directions close at hand in her purse, the Ariel managed to navigate their way to the bookstore with Lily.
"Good morning," said the bookstore person. "I am Lemuel. I'm also the librarian here. Now, what courses do you have?..." Ariel handed the man her list and curiously looked at the things behind the desk. They were weird. She got a glimpse of a book called "Chop Off That Head: Where To Strike?".
"Here," said Lemuel. "I will have your books and supplies delivered, miss." Lemuel looked down at the sheet. ".Ariel."
"Thanks!" said Ariel, surprised at the man's kindness. The librarian in her area had been truly evil, always insisting that Ariel was trying to steal books when she handed them in a day late.
Lemuel turned to Lily after making arrangements with a little purple dragon for Ariel's books to be moved. "Normally I can't do this, when everyone is crowded in here," he said with a smile, "but it's not busy so I don't think Mevva will mind. Go ahead and follow her, I'll get your friend her books quickly. Veni will get them - he's the other one who helps me here. Go on."
Ariel thanked the librarian and followed the purple dragon, who was carefully levitating the books to float through the air in front of them. "You'll be learning to do this, too, if you'll be taking magic," remarked the little purple dragon. Ariel nodded. "Where do you guys live?" she asked, having wondered that last night.
"You'll find we aren't allowed to tell," Mevva said cheerfully. "We wouldn't mind that much - it always is exciting when people try to break in - but the Master was truly afraid some of the more . handsome . characters in Dragonlance might be less happy." Ariel nodded vehemently. "If you stay for second session, some can stay in the staff section, though," she said slyly. "We get the biggest rush of people then, anyway. We need all the dorms, you see, and the Master says we can't expand, so we let the best students stay with us. Gives you something to work for, doesn't it?"
The two reached Ariel's room. "Thanks, Mevva!" Ariel said. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Mevva let the books gently sink to the floor. "Well, no."
Ariel, however, was digging through her personal things in her drawers. She finally pulled out a 20-pack of gum. "Do you like gum?"
"GUM!!!!!!!" squeaked Mevva. Grinning, Ariel handed the pack to Mevva, making a private note to ask the useful closet to make her more. It seemed to be offended by anything empty in it. Ariel had accidentally left one of her favorite pens with a recently empty cartridge in the closet. When she took it out, the cartridge was not only full, but there was a pack of extra ink cartridges next to it.
Mevva flew to a corner of the room as Lily, Veni, and Lily's books entered the room. Upon seeing Mevva's gum, Veni (who was yellow), instantly exclaimed, "GUM!!!!!"
Lily looked at Ariel, unsure. Ariel shrugged and found a Ziploc full of assorted candy wrappers. Grinning, she put the Ziploc in the closet. Lily gave Veni a pack of gum. The two flew out, arguing over what brand of gum was best for the teeth.
"Lily, look at what the closet does!" said Ariel excitedly. "I put an empty pen in it, and it came out with extra cartridges! And the dress - and the gum." Excited, Lily went over to Ariel and exclaimed over the closet.
"It doesn't work with mine," Lily said, disappointed. Ariel looked at her watch. "We'd better start reading." She flopped on her made bed with the books and her laptop. The laptop had been given to her by her grandparents, who stoutly believed that every child should be exposed to technology in every way possible. Ariel didn't object.
Ariel's own contribution to the laptop had been a drawing on the front. It was done in a "paint-pen", which was a pen that, instead of having ink in the cartridge, has paint, typically silver or gold. Ariel had outlined a silver dragon on the top, and she was glad she had done so. The dragon seemed to smile at her-
-And suddenly there was a real dragon sitting on her laptop. Lily gasped, and Ariel reached out to touch the little copper dragon. The dragon tapped her finger gently with its nose, and then said, "Miss Kara, that's our administrator, she wants to see you. Coming? Good," the dragon said without waiting for an answer. The room blurred around Ariel, and suddenly she was standing in a stone corridor. Opening a door, the dragon beckoned her in. Ariel went.
A middle-aged woman sat at a desk. The room was stone, as was the floor. The room was bare except for the plain desk and the two chairs, one of which the lady was sitting in. It was covered with papers. The single light in the ceiling shone brightly. The woman's brown hair was pulled into a bun, and she wore glasses. She finished writing something on a paper before looking up at Ariel and gesturing for Ariel to sit in the chair.
"I am Miss Kara," she said calmly. "The first thing I would like to speak with you about is the dragons. Do not feed them gum. It is unwise. It makes them . out of sorts. Please refrain from doing so in the future. Understood?" Ariel nodded.
"Good. Secondly, I advise you not to feed Kanth, the Lady Kiara's gold dragon, sugar. It has an even worse effect on him than gum does on the other dragons. The only dragon which is not an addict to any particular sugar source is Lanth. He resides, when not with Liara, in the Courtyard. The chocolate there was his idea. Interfere with his garden in any way, and you will be sorry. Very sorry. Here is your list of rules." She handed Ariel a large packet and nodded to the copper dragon to take her back to her room. "Oh, one more thing. When you enter the Courtyard, beware the corner on your left. Lanth gave it to Kanth. It is his rock cave."
Ariel stared. "Rock?"
Miss Kara nodded. "It's made entirely of rock candy."
This chapter amuses me.
Please review!! If you have any comments, that includes grammar and spelling, PLEASE tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To The Golden Dragon: EVIL PLATYPI!
~*~Alexa