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Adriane looked around her dorm. The walls were white, with big windows over looking tall mountains. There were queen-sized beds in a row along the walls. Adriane had already unpacked and had decided to tour the school.
Adriane stepped out the door. She looked in both directions, but did not see anybody except a girl that looked about Adriane's age. She had shoulder-length dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. She was dressed in a blue t-shirt, white capris, and grey sneakers. A sea-green sparkly jewel was hanging from a golden bracelet on her wrist.
"Um, excuse me?" asked Adriane.
"Yes?" asked the girl.
"Um, I'm kinda new here and I was wondering if someone could show me around," said Adriane.
"Oh, sure!" said the girl, walking over to Adriane.
"My name is Caitlin," she said, sticking out her hand.
"My name is Adriane," said Adriane, shaking Caitlin's hand.
"So... this school is extremely huge. Even I haven't seen all of it yet," said Caitlin.
"Wow," said Adriane in amazement.
Caitlin walked Adriane down a set of white marble stairs. She led her to the second floor.
"I don't see any stairs anywhere. Shouldn't this be the first floor?" asked Adriane.
"Yeah, I thought so to. I've never seen the first floor. It must be a dungeon, then. Some people say that's where they hold the detentions," answered Caitlin.
A girl with wavy brown hair that dropped just below her shoulders walked up to Caitlin and Adriane.
"Hey, Caitlin," she greeted. "Who is this?"
"Hey, Caroline. This is Adriane. Adriane, this is Caroline, my best friend," introduced Caitlin.
Caroline smiled and waved. She was wearing long, black robes. They were kind of like the ones Harry, Hermione, and Ron were wearing, except it didn't have a symbol on them (Gryffindor symbol).
"I was giving Adriane a tour of the school," said Caitlin.
"Oh. Mind if I tag along?" asked Caroline.
Caitlin and Adriane nodded and the three started down the hall. Caitlin and Caroline showed Adriane the classrooms, the dining hall, the Mages's main hall, and the ball room.
"Okay, Adriane. See you later!" called Caitlin.
The tour was over and Adriane was headed back to the dorms to tell Emily and Kara about the school. Adriane waved goodbye and started back toward the dorms. Just as she was about to turn a corner, she saw Ron and Harry standing together.
"Who was that hottie that Adriane was with?" Ron asked Harry.
"Her name is Caitlin," said Adriane, sneaking up on the two.
Ron's ears turned a bright red.
"You heard us?" he asked, embarrassed.
Adriane raised her eyebrows and nodded. Ron blushed. Harry grinned.
"So, where are you two heading?" asked Adriane.
"To find Hermione. She's been gone all day," answered Harry.
"I think I saw her speaking to Professor Aida," said Adriane. "In her office."
"Thanks. We think she's obsessed with finding out about the school," said Harry.
"I bet she's trying to find a Wexlers, a history," said Ron.
Harry and Ron set off toward Professor Aida's office, talking and commenting on the school. Adriane went to her dorm. She passed through the Mages's main hall, which was a place where the mages hung out. Adriane noticed a lot of people gathered near the bulletin board. She walked toward it.
A big white notice with golden letters was hanging from the board. It read:
Come to the welcome dance at Wexlers school! It will be held
in the ballroom on Friday at 7:30. Be there!
Adriane looked at all the people who had read the notice. They had happy smiles on their faces and were giggling and chatting away about the dance. Adriane rolled her eyes. What was so special about a dance?
Adriane walked toward a white door that read "Mage dormitory - 12-13" She stepped inside and saw Kara digging in her closet.
"What are you doing?" asked Adriane.
"I need to find a dress to wear to the dance!" said Kara from underneath a pile of clothes.
"It's just a dance! Why do people obsess over these stupid little things?" exclaimed Adriane. Kara didn't answer. Adriane walked over to her bed.
"WAKE UP, YA'LL! CLASS STARTS IN ONE HOUR!"
A voice rang through the mages's dorm.
"What is that!" asked Emily.
"That's the morning wake-up call," replied Caitlin from her bed.
"AH! Stop the madness!" screamed Kara.
Caitlin got up and started rifling through her drawers. She tossed a red t-shirt with the words "Get a life" in black letters, a pair of dark jeans, and all-star sneakers on her bed. Adriane gave Kara a "stop blubbering" look, and followed Caitlin's example. She picked out a black t-shirt, black pants, and black boots. Kara groaned and went back to sleep.
Emily, Adriane, and Caitlin rushed down the marble staircase, into the dining hall. There were small wooden tables all over the place. Hundreds of silver bowls covered the table tops, and over a million kids sat down on the benches.
Emily and Adriane followed Caitlin toward an almost full table. Caroline was sitting, dressed in long black robes and a witch's hat on top of her head. Caitlin beckoned Adriane and Emily to sit down.
"Hi, everyone," greeted Caroline. Caitlin smiled, her green gem glowing in the sunlight that was pouring from the giant windows.
"Did you guys get your schedule yet?" asked Caroline.
"They were appeared out of nowhere as we where getting dressed," said Emily, a look of confusion on her face. Caitlin laughed.
"Ms. Kate likes excitement," replied Caitlin.
"Who?" asked Adriane.
"She is the principal of the Mage house. Oh, there she is right now!" said Caitlin.
A woman that looked in her mid-twenties was walking into the dining hall. She was dressed in a red shirt, and purple bell-bottomed pants. She had long, dark hair that was pulled up into a weird hair-do. Her icy blue stare was enough to scare away a bunch of little kids. And she was wearing - a bellyring.
"She's your principal!" exclaimed Emily.
"She along with Professor Aida, Madame Yan-Lin, and Coach Yolen," said Caroline.
The bell rang and the students jumped to their feet.
"Time to go to class," said Caitlin, heaving her green backpack onto her shoulders. Adriane, Emily, and Caroline did the same.
Emily, Adriane, and Caitlin bid Caroline good-bye and started toward their first class, P.T., short for Physical Training. They stepped into a medium sized classroom. They found a class of other mages sitting and chatting.
"You want to meet your other classmates?" asked Caitlin. Adriane shrugged and nodded, while Emily nodded and started biting her nails. She got nervous in front of strangers. The three walked up to a girl with long dark brown hair. A red ruby jewel hung from a copper bracelet on her wrist.
"Hey, Hilary. This is Adriane and Emily. There new here. Emily and Adriane, this is Hilary," introduced Caitlin.
"Hey!" greeted Hilary. Her chocolate eyes shone and the sight of Emily and Adriane.
"Um, I don't mean to be rude or anything. But are you the Warrior and the Healer?" asked Hilary.
"Yes," answered Adriane. Hilary beamed at them. But before she could say anything, Ms. Kate walked into the classroom. Everyone hurried to their seats.
"Hey, everyone. What's up?" she greeted, moving to the front of the classroom. The class mumbled some "hello"s.
"Hey, now! That isn't anyway to act before another hardcore session of ... P.T.!"shouted Ms. Kate.
Emily fidgeted in her seat. She hoped she wouldn't make a fool of herself. Adriane, however, listened carefully. After all, she was the warrior. Caitlin mouthed "Don't worry" to Emily. Emily gave a weak smile.
"So everyone MOVE OUT!" yelled Ms. Kate excitedly. The whole class started walking out of the classroom.
"We're going to the fields now to practice," explained Caitlin. Adriane and Emily nodded as they walked through the now deserted hallway.
They saw Kara running toward the group. She looked tired and out of breath. Ms. Kate didn't notice her.
"Where have you been?" whispered Adriane. Kara gave her an angelic smile.
"I over-slept," she said simply.
The class reached the main entrance and stepped out onto the grass. They walked until they were at the "field". It was surrounded by trees. The center was all grass. A stone path led back to the school.
"Okay, now we're gonna - oops! I almost forgot. We have three new students with us today. Kara Davies, Emily Fletcher, and Adriane Charday, will you please step up?" said Ms. Kate.
Adriane, Emily, and Kara stepped in front of the class. Kara gave everyone a flashing smile.
"Okay, girls. In this class we practice with our stones according to what they are capable of. I need to know what your jewels can do," said Ms. Kate.
"Well, my jewel is a rainbow jewel. It contains healing powers," answered Emily, twirling her hair nervously.
"Mine is a wolf stone. It has fighting qualities," replied Adriane.
"And mine is a unicorn horn. I'm not really sure what it does, but I can shape-shift!" said Kara. Ms. Kate looked at their jewels, impressed.
"Alright, then. I will coach you for this class. Everyone else, you know what to do!" ordered Ms. Kate.
Caitlin and some other mages headed toward the trees. They formed a line. Caitlin was first. She spun around, unleashing a green ring. She sent the green energy toward a birch tree. It chopped the trunk in half.
"Great job, Caitlin!" praised a girl with sandy-colored hair. Caitlin glowed and forced a modest smile on her face.
I wonder what type of jewel she has... wondered Emily. Her thoughts were broken by Ms. Kate's directions.
"Okay. Adriane, you say you can use your stone for battling. Try fighting these..." Ms. Kate flicked her jewel - a brown one - toward a pile of rocks. The rocks rose up into the air and hurtled toward Adriane.
Adriane concentrated. She sent an amber/gold blast at the rocks. They shriveled up into dust.
"Excellent!" praised Ms. Kate. Adriane nodded and stepped aside.
"Alright, Emily. Your jewel has healing powers. Nothing else?" asked Ms. Kate. Emily blushed and shook her head.
"Okay. Hmm... my rat, Butler, is looking ill. You think you can help him?" asked Ms. Kate. She pulled out a sickly looking rat out of her pocket.
The rat was looking pale. It's whiskers were dropping and it seemed to be fighting to stay awake. Emily reached out and touched the rat. She concentrated on locking it's heartbeat with her's. It worked! Blue/green light bathed the rat. When the light vanished, the rat was healthy.
"Wow!" admired Ms. Kate. "You guys are awesome! Now, Kara? If you can shap-shift..."
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