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Authors Note Thingy- Please forgive me for I have given up on Peridot's accent. I just don't know how to write an australian accent. The only thing that I can think of would be to say mate at the end of everything but I have given up on that too now. Actually, I don't think I even started. So sorry if you had your hopes up for an accent but I'm terrible at them... :)

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CHAPTER 5

Opal woke up cold, wet and scared. She didn't know if Joshua had pushed her in the ocean or if it all was just a dream.But it couldn't have been a dream since she was all wet from falling into the big dark abyss or as Joshua had said the Arctic Ocean.

Joshua pushed me into the ocean. Why would he do that? Why would he push me into the ocean when he was supposed to be protecting me?

A knock interrupted her thoughts. "Yes?" She said still shivering.

"Can I come in?" Joshua's voice came from outside the door. But without waiting for an answer, he just barged right in. "I wanted to ask—"

"Don't come any closer." Opal declared. She still didn't know if what she had saw was a dream or not. Her blonde hair was dripping on her pleasantly dry sheets. She was freezing and smelled of ocean.

"What the… What's going on here?" He looked at her very confused. "Why are you all wet?" Now he was worried.

"You pushed me in the water. You were supposed to protect me and instead you join the other side." Opal wouldn't look him in the eyes. They would suck her in with his sympathy, which she thought was all an act. Hereyes were cold. Not because of the freezing child holding those eyes, but because of the hatred and deceit that was within her.

"I did see you when I was relaxing. I didn't know you could teleport too. Well I should think that you should have some of my power considering… Never mind. I did get a vision. But when I came back you weren't there."

"That's because you pushed me into the ocean. Your eyes went blank and you pushed me." She held back a tear. "Your eyes went blank and glazed over and you... you pushed me." She repeated. Now Opal couldn't hold back the tears for they were swarming down her face. "But then your eyes weren't blank anymore… just cold andextremely evil." She looked at him now.

"Are you alright?" Joshua looked terribly concerned now.

"I'm okay now. Just a bit cold." The child answered while shivering. So Joshua conjured up some dry blankets and sheets since Opal had drenched them completely. She still kept her distance with him.

"I'll leave you now to change. In the morning we will talk about what has happened tonight. Goodnight." He walked towards the door. "Oh yes, while you sleep, try hard not to dream." He left her.

She changed and found Toby still sleeping.His leg kicked.

He's having a dream. HowcanInot dream? That's impossible. You can't avoid dreaming. Can you?

So instead of dreaming she stayed awake. Opal would get bored easily so she went to the desk and wrote in her journal about what happened. Some times she would drift off but the result to that would mean falling off the chair which would wake her up. The child was bored and incredibly tired.

Having an idea to diminish the boredom Opal made a plan. She was going on an adventure in the mansion. She had heard that this house was connected to some school and that she would learn about that tomorrow. The other kids had told her at dinner.

She was going to make a map of the mansion not the school. They probably already had a map of the school. In the mansion itself she only knew a few places so she wanted to broaden her horizon. Once she made the map she would make copies so that the next two people who came here wouldn't be as confused as she was.

Opal got a big piece of paper and a pencil. They were supplied in the desk. She folded it in such a way that made it so when you opened it, it would display the bottom floor. Then when you folded it again it would show the top level. Now she was ready.

The child closed her door quietly behind her. She hoped no one would notice that she was gone from her room, especially Toby. Before leaving the clock had said two O'clock AM. So there was about four hours would be up (she hoped). On the map, the top floor already had writing on it. She had marked Garnet's and her own room. Opal remembered there being at least nine doors in between. She had figured that all the bedrooms were on one side. The other doors were probably bathrooms and closets.

Finally getting the courage, she left her door and went to the one on her right.

Now comes the hard part.

She had planned to figure out who was in each room. That meant walking in on them. Opal didn't know if some of the ten were light sleepers or not. She didn't even know if they were even asleep. If they were awake or light sleepers then they might tell Joshua. Besides the consequences, she was going to do it anyway.

She walked up to the door next to hers. Opening it slowly so she could see inside. It was completely dark except for the mysterious light that came from the hallway. She heard aminor change in the breathing, but other than that Opal knew that the person wasn't awake.

She started creeping towards the person. There was a slight creak in the floor boards which madethe breathing stop. The person must have been awake and she didn't even suspect anything.

"Who's there?" a familiar voicecalled out. The voice didn't sound frightened at all. In fact it sounded quite calm.

"Don't worry, Peridot, it's me. Opal." She whispered back. "I'm trying to figure out who's in all the rooms. Would you like to come with me?" She saw the figure get up and walk towards her.

"You think I would come with you after I catch you sneaking in my room?Where are you?" He said trying to find Opal, "Oh, I see you now."

"Sorry, butI need to figure it out. And Joshuatold meI wasn't allowed to dream.How dont you dream? You dont sleep.So anyway...would you like to come with me?" She asked again.

"Wait a second. I need to close the door." He walked towards the magical light and shut the door. He flicked on the light. "Yes I would like to go with you but we need not start on this level. For I have also made a map." He went and searched through his desk. "It's somewhat old I guess. Actually it's only about two years old but anyway. Here it is!" Peri took the map out of the desk and unrolled it. "I haven't looked at it for a while now." He studied at it with pride. His eyes glowing over all his hard work. "I have everyone's rooms, if you'd want to copy them down."

He showed Opal all the rooms. They were so detailed. Every one of them had the same things in their rooms as she did in hers. She glanced around Peri's room. It was almost identical to her own. The only difference was the walls, which were an orange color.

"There's just one thing I'd like to add to my magical map." He was writing something on it now. "I need to put you on it."

"What? You mean this is magical? You're not just kidding around?" She wasn't sure if he was lying or telling the truth.

"Yes it is magical. I'll give you an example. So if I ask for someone let's say…um… Ruby. Okay map, show me the exact point of Ruby. It will point to where she is and in this case she's sleeping." The map pointed to the mark labeled Ruby's Room. It pointed to her bed. "Also when I say thank you it will stop pointing. So map, thank you." He said in a strong voice. Opal started copying down all the rooms.

"My map also only listens to my command. You know, I can make yours do that to."

"That would be nice. How did you learn to do that?" Opal was confused. People weren't allowed to learn magic, especially children. It was against the law.

"I read one of the books downstairs in the library. Pretty cool, huh?" Peri said in the calmest voice; like it was nothing. He tookOpal's map and placed it flat on the desk. "Do you want to have it listen to your command? 'Cause if you do I can teach the spell to you."

If I learn the spell, I'll be breaking the law. I don't want to break the law.Should Igo through with this or not?I havewanted to learn a spellmy whole life but now that the idea is here,I don't know what to do.

"Well do you?" he was getting tired and impatient.

"I do really badly but I don't want to break the law."

"It's not against the law. We're in a magic school. Everybody does magic here, that's why we're here you know. To improve our powers. That's magic." She grinned.

"Really? Then I can learn the spell?"

"Yes. Are you ready? It's quite easy, because it's small and simple. So are you ready?"

"Oh, I've been ready!"

They started working on the spell which for Opal, was incredibly hard. At least harder then Peridot had said.

Yeah 'it's a small and simple spell'. Yeah right.

"Hey! You got it done!" She had finished it.

"Now lets see if it works!"

"What am I supposed to say?" The girl had forgotten. It was twenty minutes later.

"Just ask it for someone. I'd start with yourself so we can see if it works."

Opal put her hands over her new map and concentrated.

"Where is Opal?" The pointer went to Peri's room. It went to the exact place where she was, next to the desk.

"Hey it work!" Opal yelled excitedly.

"Shh… We don't want to wake anybody up. Just to be sure let's check." Theychecked everybody andonly saw Joshua up and pacing in his room. The children just looked at each other. Opal had an idea why but Peri hadn't a clue. If he wanted to know he didn't ask.

"We still have to look up Diamond." Peri said. She knew. She didn't want to find her though. She didn't want to have anything to do with her.

"Fine. Just to see where she is. Map, where is Diamond?" The magical map did as it did before; started to swirl around in circles and usually the circles would get smaller and smaller until they found the spot. This time it was different. It just kept going around and around in circles.

"I don't think she's up here." Peri said.

"Do you think she's eating my cake?" Opal asked jokingly. "Or maybe she's—"

"She wouldn't do that." Peridot didn't like it when people would talk about people behind their backs.

"Okay but she's not up here. Do we have time to go and see what she's up too?"

"Yes. It's onlya quarter to three,so we have lots of time."

"You lead the way since it's my first day here."

"And what a day it has been." She nodded. So they left together with a flashlight, just in case there was no mystical light on the main floor. Opal was thinking about what happened that day.

Wow a lot has happened on my first day away from home. I mean I almost had my hand bitten off. Her hand still throbbed from that. I met a lot of people and made friends with most of them. Some I haven't really talked to but I will try tomorrow. Diamond has made a great effect on me. She insulted everything I have. I had a vision, met my dad, and saw how I got this cool ring, whichI now think is some sort of life-line. I teleported to the North Pole and got pushed into the ocean. Opal shivered. I was told not to dream so I decided to make a map to help thosepeople after me.Found out Peridot, my newly found friend, already has a map. A magical map at that. And now we are going to figure out the main floor. What an exciting twenty-four hours.

"I hope Diamond's alright." Peridot whispered turning the corner.

That was when Opal had a vision. It wasn't too long though.

It started with her walking into a dark room. Peridot turned on the flashlight.

It must be in the present then.

They saw acouple rats scurry by. Opal thought she saw something move in the darkness but she thought she was seeing things. She then felt a swish go by her ear. Opal and Peridot heard a scream from behind them. They turned to see...

That was it. She saw nothing more then that.

"What? Opal come on." Peri had his worried look on his face again. He was staring into her eyes.

"Oh… That can't be good." The vision must have been a warning since I didn't bring it up.

"What? What can't be good?" He took her by the shoulders and was shaking her.

"Stop it, your giving me a headache." Peridot stopped shaking herbut started trembling

"I had a vision that we went into a dark room, so you turned on the flashlight, then we saw some rats and I thought that I saw something in the dark but I don't know. But then I felt something fly by my face, like an arrow or something, and then someone or something screamed from behind us."

"Creepy."

"I know, but I didn't see what it was. The vision must have been a warning since I didn't make it come."

Then out of nowhere there came a voice.

"It was a warning."