Disclaimer: Standard applies. Don't own it. Wish I did. Oh, well.
These Powers That Be
When the bell rang, Sarah sighed. History was over, but math was yet to come. Not quite so dreaded, but nearly. Math didn't appeal to Sarah's fantasy-loving nature---too many numbers and no room for argument or imagination.
Once she closed her locker, Sarah headed straight to class, even though she technically had 15 minutes to wander the hallways. It was routine for Sarah to sit in class reading, and her teachers just gave up on encouraging her to socialize when they saw how lose she became in her books. As she approached the door of her classroom, Sarah's books began to slip and she shifted her backpack quickly in an attempt to keep them from falling. Suddenly, a pair of hands lifted her books out of her hands, at the same time steadying her to keep her from falling.
"Whoa! You must have some evil teachers if you're falling over from carrying everything."
Sarah looked up to see a boy of about 17 smiling at her. Make that a handsome boy. Something clenched in her stomach when she realized his blonde hair reminded her of someone else she was more than a little attracted to.
"Sorry." she managed. "I'm fine, thanks, so if you could just give me my books back…"
"It's not like I stole them." he said, frowning slightly. "Look, my name's James Blake. I just started school here today, and while I've already rescued a few other damsels in distress, I have yet to find a class on time."
Sarah eyed him warily.
"Can you show me the way to Physics…Landers…Room 350…" he finished with a smile.
Sarah finally found her voice. "Sorry…I'm sorry, yes. I can show you the way. I had Landers last semester. He's a good teacher, but the tests are hard."
"Lead the way."
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A few minutes later, Sarah and James were standing outside room 350 on the second floor of Alter Reede Secondary.
"This is it. Goodbye." Sarah started off, eager to escape James, who had been questioning her intently the whole way. He had an intense look, though not a rival to that of a certain goblin king.
"Sarah, wait."
Sarah turned slowly to see James smiling back at her again.
"Look, I don't really know my way around town any better than around school. Do you think you could show me around after school today?"
Sarah hesitated, trying to think of a way to say no politely, but firmly.
"Well…"
"I appreciate it so much, Sarah. Look, I have my car here. Wanna meet me by the main doors after the last bell?"
Before Sarah could get a word, much less a protest in edgewise, James was headed back into class.
"The car's silver, you'll see me. Okay, great! Bye…"
Sarah stood in the hallway, dumbstruck. What has just happened here?
"This is so…"
unfair…
Sarah's voice trailed off nervously, thinking of the dreams that haunted her while she was awake. Suddenly, she realized how silent the hallway was, and looked up to find it nearly empty.
"Dammit! I'm going to be late!" Sarah stormed off to class, not even looking which way she was going. A split second later, Sarah's books spilled out of her hands once more as she collided with something hard.
"What the…"
Sarah looked up in shock as the door to her math classroom opened. But I was just in the upstairs hallway. I wanted to be here, but I wasn't.
"Ahem."
Sarah turned her attention to the disapproving look on her math teacher's face.
"Since you've decided to join us Sarah, perhaps you could take your seat. The bell should ring any…
A shrill beeping sounded through the hallways, and her teacher trailed off with a smug glance as Sarah hurried, head down, to her seat, with questions racing through her head.
What just happened here?
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What did just happen? What will happen? I'll let you know when I get some more reviews. Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Please, suggestions, comments, are helpful even if they are negative (but nicely phrased) I will listen. Don't worry, this story is J/S and btw, James is not Jareth. Also, the next chapter is longer and Jareth, never mind I'm not going to tell you until you review.
-mari