Unsure, Dorothy packed her things. There was a three day seminar in this school for first years. She put her things neatly into her suitcase as a knock came at the door. Dorothy looked up to see Angelina standing in the doorway. She was holding something behind her back as she approached the bed.
"Are you excited about going to school?" Angelina asked quietly.
"I'm not sure how I feel. This is all so sudden and new. It's strange, I never applied, and yet..."
"Dorothy!" Angelina interrupted suddenly. Dorothy saw her put a package on the bed and then her attention was brought back in focus as Angelina took both of Dorothy's hands in her own.
"It's probably best that you don't ask questions. Never question where fate brings you. And...Dorothy...promise me that you won't talk to strangers, no matter what."
Dorothy chuckled.
"That will be rather hard don't you think? I'm bound to meet someone new!"
"That's not what I mean...I...just...please just be careful my friend. I cannot lose you...not now."
Angelina hugged Dorothy tight, as if something would suddenly snatch her away. Dorothy hugged her back and said,
"What's in the box?"
"Oh, that's right, I almost forgot. This is a little good luck present."
Dorothy opened the box and inside was a glass bird. The little bird stood on a glass branch which rested on a circular music box. When she wound it up, an old, familiar tune emitted from within the tiny bird.
"Oh Angelina, this is beautiful! Thank you so much!"
They hugged, and Angelina looked around the room suspiciously as she walked out the door.
Later that night, Dorothy went to the royal library to get some more information on the school for sorcery, and learned that it was started by a man called Joseph Mannino who was a famous and powerful sorcerer. He ended up dying at the age of sixty-seven, trying to defend the king and queen of the Rose Kingdom in the East, which was destroyed and that's when the East was overthrown by the Wicked Witch of the East.
'There are so many things I have yet to learn about Oz.' she thought.
There were so many books in the royal library, it sparked her curiosity. One book in particular caught Dorothy's eye. It appeared to be very old and it was covered in a thick layer of dust. She picked it up just as Angelina walked in. Her eyes widened as Dorothy opened the book and the signs began to appear.
"No Dorothy!" she yelled as Dorothy slammed the book closed.
"Is there something wrong Angelina? I'm sorry, is this book off limits or something?"
"Yes, it's very VERY off limits in here, we must go now!"
Dorothy quickly put the books she'd used and followed Angelina out of the library. Angelina looked over her shoulder, and a chill went down her spine as the eyes glared back at her from within the book.
....It was time to leave now for the Joseph Mannino School For Sorcery. The seminar for first years was to begin in five minutes. Dorothy took her suitcase into her hands and prepared for her departure.
"We'll miss you Dorothy!" said Lion drying a tear with his tail.
"Oh Lion, I'll only be gone for three days, I'm sure you'll be fine without me!"
Dorothy kissed her friends goodbye.
"Dorothy! Oh thank goodness you haven't left yet, I wanted to say goodbye!"
"Angelina! Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you this morning!"
"I've been with Momb....I mean, around! Here and there. Well, anyway, goodbye dear friend! Listen carefully to your professors, and take lots of notes! Don't forget anything when you come back, oh! Do you have your coat?"
"Yes Angelina, I have it."
"All right then. You'd better be on your way!" said the Wizard.
"Yes, you can't be late on your first day." added Scarecrow.
"Well, goodbye!"
Her friends gave a last farewell before Dorothy clicked her heals three times and disappeared.
....There she stood, Dorothy Gale, about to enter THE best center of magical education in Oz. She closed her eyes, and remembered that last month. The good, the bad, they were all combined into this one moment, they had all existed for this brief moment of stress before the happiness was supposed to shower down. That's how it always went, it seemed.
She entered, scared and feeling alone. Suddenly, Dorothy found herself being pushed to the ground!
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I'm so nervous, I must not have been watching where I was going. Please forgive me miss!"
A girl with black and red hair helped Dorothy up.
"I'm Alyssa Callo."
"It's a pleasure to meet you Alyssa! I'm Dorothy."
Alyssa's eyes squinted.
"Are you Dorothy Gale?"
"Yes, I am."
"I knew it! Welcome to Munchkin Territory. This place has no real name, it's just a city-state of the Munchkin polis. This is so amazing! Come on, let's go inside."
The two new friends walked in the doors of the magnificent school.
There was a beginning ceremony where the students met their teachers, got their schedules and room assignments, and had a chance to meet other students.
"Dorothy, look! We're roommates! Oh, how wonderful! There are two other people too, it seems we have one of the bigger rooms. How nice that we're making all these new friends."
Dorothy took a quick look around the main hall at the new first years. At her school house in Kansas, she didn't have many friends, none that she was really close to anyway.
"Do you know anybody here Alyssa?" asked Dorothy.
"Nope! Except my brother Dave and a couple of his friends of course, but they're second year students so they're not coming until next week when everyone is here."
Everyone was ushered to the dormitories. One of the teachers grabbed Dorothy's arm and pulled her aside.
"You'll find my dear," she said. "That this is where life truly begins."
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"Are you excited about going to school?" Angelina asked quietly.
"I'm not sure how I feel. This is all so sudden and new. It's strange, I never applied, and yet..."
"Dorothy!" Angelina interrupted suddenly. Dorothy saw her put a package on the bed and then her attention was brought back in focus as Angelina took both of Dorothy's hands in her own.
"It's probably best that you don't ask questions. Never question where fate brings you. And...Dorothy...promise me that you won't talk to strangers, no matter what."
Dorothy chuckled.
"That will be rather hard don't you think? I'm bound to meet someone new!"
"That's not what I mean...I...just...please just be careful my friend. I cannot lose you...not now."
Angelina hugged Dorothy tight, as if something would suddenly snatch her away. Dorothy hugged her back and said,
"What's in the box?"
"Oh, that's right, I almost forgot. This is a little good luck present."
Dorothy opened the box and inside was a glass bird. The little bird stood on a glass branch which rested on a circular music box. When she wound it up, an old, familiar tune emitted from within the tiny bird.
"Oh Angelina, this is beautiful! Thank you so much!"
They hugged, and Angelina looked around the room suspiciously as she walked out the door.
Later that night, Dorothy went to the royal library to get some more information on the school for sorcery, and learned that it was started by a man called Joseph Mannino who was a famous and powerful sorcerer. He ended up dying at the age of sixty-seven, trying to defend the king and queen of the Rose Kingdom in the East, which was destroyed and that's when the East was overthrown by the Wicked Witch of the East.
'There are so many things I have yet to learn about Oz.' she thought.
There were so many books in the royal library, it sparked her curiosity. One book in particular caught Dorothy's eye. It appeared to be very old and it was covered in a thick layer of dust. She picked it up just as Angelina walked in. Her eyes widened as Dorothy opened the book and the signs began to appear.
"No Dorothy!" she yelled as Dorothy slammed the book closed.
"Is there something wrong Angelina? I'm sorry, is this book off limits or something?"
"Yes, it's very VERY off limits in here, we must go now!"
Dorothy quickly put the books she'd used and followed Angelina out of the library. Angelina looked over her shoulder, and a chill went down her spine as the eyes glared back at her from within the book.
....It was time to leave now for the Joseph Mannino School For Sorcery. The seminar for first years was to begin in five minutes. Dorothy took her suitcase into her hands and prepared for her departure.
"We'll miss you Dorothy!" said Lion drying a tear with his tail.
"Oh Lion, I'll only be gone for three days, I'm sure you'll be fine without me!"
Dorothy kissed her friends goodbye.
"Dorothy! Oh thank goodness you haven't left yet, I wanted to say goodbye!"
"Angelina! Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you this morning!"
"I've been with Momb....I mean, around! Here and there. Well, anyway, goodbye dear friend! Listen carefully to your professors, and take lots of notes! Don't forget anything when you come back, oh! Do you have your coat?"
"Yes Angelina, I have it."
"All right then. You'd better be on your way!" said the Wizard.
"Yes, you can't be late on your first day." added Scarecrow.
"Well, goodbye!"
Her friends gave a last farewell before Dorothy clicked her heals three times and disappeared.
....There she stood, Dorothy Gale, about to enter THE best center of magical education in Oz. She closed her eyes, and remembered that last month. The good, the bad, they were all combined into this one moment, they had all existed for this brief moment of stress before the happiness was supposed to shower down. That's how it always went, it seemed.
She entered, scared and feeling alone. Suddenly, Dorothy found herself being pushed to the ground!
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I'm so nervous, I must not have been watching where I was going. Please forgive me miss!"
A girl with black and red hair helped Dorothy up.
"I'm Alyssa Callo."
"It's a pleasure to meet you Alyssa! I'm Dorothy."
Alyssa's eyes squinted.
"Are you Dorothy Gale?"
"Yes, I am."
"I knew it! Welcome to Munchkin Territory. This place has no real name, it's just a city-state of the Munchkin polis. This is so amazing! Come on, let's go inside."
The two new friends walked in the doors of the magnificent school.
There was a beginning ceremony where the students met their teachers, got their schedules and room assignments, and had a chance to meet other students.
"Dorothy, look! We're roommates! Oh, how wonderful! There are two other people too, it seems we have one of the bigger rooms. How nice that we're making all these new friends."
Dorothy took a quick look around the main hall at the new first years. At her school house in Kansas, she didn't have many friends, none that she was really close to anyway.
"Do you know anybody here Alyssa?" asked Dorothy.
"Nope! Except my brother Dave and a couple of his friends of course, but they're second year students so they're not coming until next week when everyone is here."
Everyone was ushered to the dormitories. One of the teachers grabbed Dorothy's arm and pulled her aside.
"You'll find my dear," she said. "That this is where life truly begins."
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Ok, that's it for now everybody! I REALLY hope you are enjoying this thus far! LOTS OF FEEDBACK! My screen name is NeoTori7688@aol.com so e-mail and lots of reviews people. The next chapter is coming soon.
~*Tori*~