Part VII
"What's da meanin' of dis? Do ya know what time it is?" the boy asked, obviously irritated. Claire stumbled a little as Dragonfly pushed her forward a little bit. Locks stood up and nodded to the boy.
"Spot.dis is Arietta.she's needin' a place ta stay" he said, nodding towards Claire, who smiled slightly at her newly acquired nickname. Spot went to ask her why she was grinning, but stopped when he glanced over her once.
"She looks kinda familiah" he stated. Claire's eyes darkened as Illusion nodded.
"She's Blink's sister" she said.
"And I don't particularly want to hear his name right now" Claire, now Arietta, added. Spot stepped back at her forwardness, then grinned.
"Yeah.we'se definitely gots a bunk fer ya.come on in" he said. After saying goodbye to the girls, Claire followed Spot to a room full of other kids. She was relieved to see a few more girls, who immediately came forward to eye her up.
"Who are you?" a girl with long auburn hair asked, walking up and raising an eyebrow.
"I'm Arietta." Claire responded evenly, sticking out her hand to the other girl, who nodded and shook it, motioning to two others.
"I'm Hades.this is Whistles and Snooza" the red-haired girl said, grinning as Arietta shook hands with everyone. Spot appeared from behind them and nodded to the other girls.
"Right den.you'se gonna sleep ovah heah.we don't 'ave any bunks on da goils side open.so you'se gonna share wit Locks." he said. Locks tore himself away from Brenna and nodded, pointing Arietta towards a bunk in the corner.
"I got da bottom" he said, grinning and returning to Brenna's bunk. Spot shook his head, then back out of the room.
"Lights out goils and guys" he yelled once he was down the hall. Arietta hardly heard him, she was asleep as soon as she hit the pillow.
"What's da meanin' of dis? Do ya know what time it is?" the boy asked, obviously irritated. Claire stumbled a little as Dragonfly pushed her forward a little bit. Locks stood up and nodded to the boy.
"Spot.dis is Arietta.she's needin' a place ta stay" he said, nodding towards Claire, who smiled slightly at her newly acquired nickname. Spot went to ask her why she was grinning, but stopped when he glanced over her once.
"She looks kinda familiah" he stated. Claire's eyes darkened as Illusion nodded.
"She's Blink's sister" she said.
"And I don't particularly want to hear his name right now" Claire, now Arietta, added. Spot stepped back at her forwardness, then grinned.
"Yeah.we'se definitely gots a bunk fer ya.come on in" he said. After saying goodbye to the girls, Claire followed Spot to a room full of other kids. She was relieved to see a few more girls, who immediately came forward to eye her up.
"Who are you?" a girl with long auburn hair asked, walking up and raising an eyebrow.
"I'm Arietta." Claire responded evenly, sticking out her hand to the other girl, who nodded and shook it, motioning to two others.
"I'm Hades.this is Whistles and Snooza" the red-haired girl said, grinning as Arietta shook hands with everyone. Spot appeared from behind them and nodded to the other girls.
"Right den.you'se gonna sleep ovah heah.we don't 'ave any bunks on da goils side open.so you'se gonna share wit Locks." he said. Locks tore himself away from Brenna and nodded, pointing Arietta towards a bunk in the corner.
"I got da bottom" he said, grinning and returning to Brenna's bunk. Spot shook his head, then back out of the room.
"Lights out goils and guys" he yelled once he was down the hall. Arietta hardly heard him, she was asleep as soon as she hit the pillow.