Chapter Six
Quirks, Sirens, and Leukemia, Oh My!
A/N: I FINALLY got Amber Spyglass! (Perks up) I finally got Lady Knight too! I have a mild case of writers block with this, so wait patiently for
chapters. On with the story!
Disclaimer: I own only Marissa, Eliza, the Frizz (sorta), Melinda, and Marianna. Oh, yeah I also own Salina.
Marissa's POV
The music, loud and if I do say so myself, perfect instantly broke the odd trance the other people were in.
I ducked as a siren swooped and nearly snapped me in half. I called out curses, playing all the time. Suddenly it went in front of me. I surveyed it. Wings had apparently normal bone structure. Hollow, then. Easy to brake, too. A weight to the throat would stop a lot of it's power. Easy. I waited, then swung my bag as hard as I could. It hit the wing with a large crack! Another quick swing on the throat area, and left it breathless.
I grinned and drew my violin case out, as well as my last textbook, A Study of Chemistry Basic and Complex. The Frizz could be so useful at times. A chinking sound perked my interest. A spare canister or two. In Mel's pocket. Yay, I know this reaction. After a quick whisper she threw the lead and silver nitrates at the last two sirens. The explosion was gratifying. Looking down, I noticed all of the specters were gone. I scrambled down the tree. This is almost too easy. Then I got really scared.
"Mari!" Eliza never calls me that unless it's serious. As in, Mom's about to kill me because I tripped down the steps when she's practicing. For all the confused peoples, my mom's Carmen Ruiz (Charcoal). Yes, the famous ballerina. Please don't laugh. She's scary. You know Grandmere from the Princess Diaries books? Times her scary factor by ten.
I spun around. A fourth siren was headed strait at me. (Deleted). I didn't take karate or anything, but Mom made me take ballet since I was three. I hate it, but I know the stuff. And I'm pretty good at it, so why don't I forget the violin and take up ballet only? That was my mom's point of view. My leg went up as high as it could, and I spun in a tight circle, wincing as my foot crashed into it. OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Mental Note: Never spin next to a tree. Me leg's defiantly broken. Darn, that stupid thing's barely gonna get a bruise!. (DELETED)!
"ELIZABETH ANNEMARIE CHARCOAL GET DOWN HERE NOW!!!" I yelled. Ow, broken legs hurt!
She jumped down gracefully as one of the arrows from the people hit the freaky thing.
Eliza's POV
The siren was dead. Marissa was not far from being knocked out. I had to do something.
"Hello, my name's Eliza Charcoal, who are you? Where are we?" I asked politely.
One girl, about sixteenish, smiled and said, "I'm Carrie. Why don't you know where you are? Where are you from?"
" Well, we were in chemistry class, and -" I began.
"Dingbat dumb blonde idiot caused an explosion that knocked us who knows where!" Marissa interrupted. Her leg was stuck out slightly.
"She isn't that stupid," I said.
"Yes she is!" Melinda broke in. "She caused TEN explosions or accidents THIS WEEK! And we only had five days!"
"To answer your second question, we're from Tussiont, Pennsylvania, United States of America." I said. Seeing there puzzled faces, I asked again "Where are we?" Um, let's just say I was freaked out at the answer.
"You're on the outskirts of the Royal Forest in Tortall." Carrie said gently.
"Oh, (deleted), we're not in Kansas anymore, are we?" Melinda whispered.
"Where's Kansas?"
"It's an expression." Marianna explained.
"How can we be sure?" One person asked. He was the first person Marissa had hit with her book. I rummaged in my pack. Hmm, First Test? No. Laptop? Yup.
"Wait, I want to do something real quick," Marissa whispered. She concentrated. Nothing happened.
"Just making sure this isn't a dream," she expained.
"What did you try to do?" I muttered. An evil grin was my only answer. "Do I want to know?" Evil grin. "I'll take that as a no." I pulled out my turquoise laptop. Marissa pulled out her CD player, Salina did nothing, and Marianna sat down on a rock. Melinda looked dizzy.
I hurriedly remembered that Marissa had her Alanis Morsette CD was in there. I grabbed the CD player and replaced it with my Jump5 CD, knowing that it would be a stupid idea to risk anyone listening to You Oughta Know. Marissa's CD player had a quirky sense of humor. The resume meant start at any spot.
They seemed to be ok, so she said softly, "Um, excuse me, but can you, well I think Marissa's hurt pretty bad, but she's to stubborn to mention it."
"I'm not stubborn, my leg hurts like (deleted), and I'm pretty sure it's broken." Marissa broke in. "Sorry I didn't mention it earlier, my names Marissa Charcoal. The idiot's Salina Putnam, and Marianna Sanchez is sitting, and Melinda is the one left. Yes, Eliza's my twin."
A/N: I hope you like this! Review!
Quirks, Sirens, and Leukemia, Oh My!
A/N: I FINALLY got Amber Spyglass! (Perks up) I finally got Lady Knight too! I have a mild case of writers block with this, so wait patiently for
chapters. On with the story!
Disclaimer: I own only Marissa, Eliza, the Frizz (sorta), Melinda, and Marianna. Oh, yeah I also own Salina.
Marissa's POV
The music, loud and if I do say so myself, perfect instantly broke the odd trance the other people were in.
I ducked as a siren swooped and nearly snapped me in half. I called out curses, playing all the time. Suddenly it went in front of me. I surveyed it. Wings had apparently normal bone structure. Hollow, then. Easy to brake, too. A weight to the throat would stop a lot of it's power. Easy. I waited, then swung my bag as hard as I could. It hit the wing with a large crack! Another quick swing on the throat area, and left it breathless.
I grinned and drew my violin case out, as well as my last textbook, A Study of Chemistry Basic and Complex. The Frizz could be so useful at times. A chinking sound perked my interest. A spare canister or two. In Mel's pocket. Yay, I know this reaction. After a quick whisper she threw the lead and silver nitrates at the last two sirens. The explosion was gratifying. Looking down, I noticed all of the specters were gone. I scrambled down the tree. This is almost too easy. Then I got really scared.
"Mari!" Eliza never calls me that unless it's serious. As in, Mom's about to kill me because I tripped down the steps when she's practicing. For all the confused peoples, my mom's Carmen Ruiz (Charcoal). Yes, the famous ballerina. Please don't laugh. She's scary. You know Grandmere from the Princess Diaries books? Times her scary factor by ten.
I spun around. A fourth siren was headed strait at me. (Deleted). I didn't take karate or anything, but Mom made me take ballet since I was three. I hate it, but I know the stuff. And I'm pretty good at it, so why don't I forget the violin and take up ballet only? That was my mom's point of view. My leg went up as high as it could, and I spun in a tight circle, wincing as my foot crashed into it. OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Mental Note: Never spin next to a tree. Me leg's defiantly broken. Darn, that stupid thing's barely gonna get a bruise!. (DELETED)!
"ELIZABETH ANNEMARIE CHARCOAL GET DOWN HERE NOW!!!" I yelled. Ow, broken legs hurt!
She jumped down gracefully as one of the arrows from the people hit the freaky thing.
Eliza's POV
The siren was dead. Marissa was not far from being knocked out. I had to do something.
"Hello, my name's Eliza Charcoal, who are you? Where are we?" I asked politely.
One girl, about sixteenish, smiled and said, "I'm Carrie. Why don't you know where you are? Where are you from?"
" Well, we were in chemistry class, and -" I began.
"Dingbat dumb blonde idiot caused an explosion that knocked us who knows where!" Marissa interrupted. Her leg was stuck out slightly.
"She isn't that stupid," I said.
"Yes she is!" Melinda broke in. "She caused TEN explosions or accidents THIS WEEK! And we only had five days!"
"To answer your second question, we're from Tussiont, Pennsylvania, United States of America." I said. Seeing there puzzled faces, I asked again "Where are we?" Um, let's just say I was freaked out at the answer.
"You're on the outskirts of the Royal Forest in Tortall." Carrie said gently.
"Oh, (deleted), we're not in Kansas anymore, are we?" Melinda whispered.
"Where's Kansas?"
"It's an expression." Marianna explained.
"How can we be sure?" One person asked. He was the first person Marissa had hit with her book. I rummaged in my pack. Hmm, First Test? No. Laptop? Yup.
"Wait, I want to do something real quick," Marissa whispered. She concentrated. Nothing happened.
"Just making sure this isn't a dream," she expained.
"What did you try to do?" I muttered. An evil grin was my only answer. "Do I want to know?" Evil grin. "I'll take that as a no." I pulled out my turquoise laptop. Marissa pulled out her CD player, Salina did nothing, and Marianna sat down on a rock. Melinda looked dizzy.
I hurriedly remembered that Marissa had her Alanis Morsette CD was in there. I grabbed the CD player and replaced it with my Jump5 CD, knowing that it would be a stupid idea to risk anyone listening to You Oughta Know. Marissa's CD player had a quirky sense of humor. The resume meant start at any spot.
They seemed to be ok, so she said softly, "Um, excuse me, but can you, well I think Marissa's hurt pretty bad, but she's to stubborn to mention it."
"I'm not stubborn, my leg hurts like (deleted), and I'm pretty sure it's broken." Marissa broke in. "Sorry I didn't mention it earlier, my names Marissa Charcoal. The idiot's Salina Putnam, and Marianna Sanchez is sitting, and Melinda is the one left. Yes, Eliza's my twin."
A/N: I hope you like this! Review!