Chapter 3

Something Suprising

The next day, before they were going to sleep, Charlie told Fidelio and Gabriel about the necklace and Angel and everything.

" What?" asked Gabriel. He scratched his head.

"Woa…wow Charlie!" said Fido. He looked amazed.

"Its kinda impossible…but I mean its true…and you said that it's the only picture that…er…made it?" asked Gabriel.

"Yup" Said Charlie.

"We better go to sleep now. Matron'll be out to put out the lights soon!" said Fido.

"Your right" said Gabriel as he laughed. But he stopped to hear a voice.

"Sleep!" said a voice behind them. Charlie didn't have to turn around to see who it was. It was his great aunt the matron.

Charlie wrapped the warm blanket around him. He slept thinking about what Cook had said.

"Charlie, Angels the only girl who can help find your father…"

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The next day in the hall, Charlie told Olivia and Emma about what had happened. He said it under an undertone.

"No really?" said Emma.

Olivia's mouth hung open. "Woa! Wow…Charlie! Your fathers alive!" She jumped up. Her wild green hair flew up too.

"SHHHHHHHH!" said Charlie and Emma together.

"Woopsie daisies!"

"Okay, I have to go. Could you please tell Lysander and Tancred?"

"We'll try!"

"Oh yea…" said Olivia.

"What?" asked Charlie.

"Can we tell the new girls..?"

"No…not yet…." Said Charlie slowly.

"Okay!" and than she was off, her wild hair jumping with her. Charlie grinned and started walking the other way to his next class.

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At dinner, Charlie sat down with Fidelio and Gabriel, as usual. He saw the new girl, Angel sitting in the music table too. He told her to sit with them.

" Hi." Than she whispered, "Did you think about it?"

"Yea…umm…sit down."

She sat down and started eating. She looked sad.

"Whats wrong?" asked Gabriel.

"Oh nothing." She said.

"No…something is."

She put down her spoon and looked up. "Well…Charlie knows."

"Charlie…what is it?"

"I…cant…put it in right words…Angel you say it." he didn't know why, but he still didn't know if she could be trusted.

"No one trusts me…"and she began and then she told them the whole story

"Oh. Wow…we'll..umm.." Gabriel began. Than he eyed Charlie. He raised and eyebrow. Charlie gave a slight nod. "We'll trust you" finished Gabriel.

"Really?" she said. She beamed.

"Yea…"

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The next day, which was Wednesday, Charlie found Lysander and Tancred.

"Did Olivia and Emma tell you guys the news?"

"What…Oh ya! That….Sorry Charlie we haven't had a chance to talk to you in a long time…yeah she told us!" said Lysander.

"Amazing right!" said Tancred, his hair zapping some sparks of lightning.

"Yup….I just hope I can find him." He said softly.

"Don't worry, Angel'll help ya!" said Lysander in a cheerful voice.

"I hope!" exclaimed Charlie

"She will." said Tancred.

"Come on Charlie, she's dying to help you, she'll do it. And you said Cook told you that she can help you…so she can be trusted. She can mind read. That's a pretty powerful skill you know…" said Lysander.

"Yea…It is…if I were you, I'd tell her to read Manfred, and Dr. Bloor and Ezekeil's mind…and all those people." Said Tancred as he rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, Charlie, tell her to do that." Agreed Lysander.

"I dunno…I mean do you really think she can be trusted…something tells me she cant be trusted, I don't know why….I kinda need proof…"

"Hmm…" said Lysander.

"Ask the ancestors." Said Tancred.

"Huh?" said Lysander.

"Yea! Tancred's right….ask the ancestors!" said Charlie.

"Yea…okay….thats good. But how bout like giving her a test thing….you know like tell her not to tell me something….and pretend its like something like a big secret…and if she does, than she cant be trusted, if she doesn't than she can." Said Lysander.

"Yea…but…" began Tancred.

"Isn't that something trust worthy. I mean it'll have to be something extremely….like…" said Charlie

"Important" finished Tancred.

"Yea. That." Said Charlie grinning at Tancred.

"I personally think.." Tancred started.

"Yes…what do you think?" said Manfred, who was behind him.

"Uhh….umm…" said Tancred, blushing.

"yes?" said Manfred. Behind him was Audrey and Wendy with Asa Pike and Jousha, laughing.

"Umm…" said Tancred, eyeing the group behind Manfred.

"Go on…" said Manfred, preparing a hypnotizing stare.

"He has the right to think whatever in this planet he wants to think!" said a voice behind Manfred. It was Alex. She was right behind Manfred.

Manfred turned around to see Alex with a hypnotizing stare ready to put into his coal black eyes. Manfred turned, one look, and became dizzy. He fell to the floor.

"Hey guys!" said Alex looking at them.

"Uhh.." said Charlie.

"Thanks!" said Tancred.

"No problem.

"You….You!" said Audrey.

"Me…?" said Alex.

"YES!"

"Yes….what about me?"

"YOU HYPNOTISED MANFRED…. MANFRED! MANFRED!"

"Since when did you start caring about Manfred?"

"Since..FOREVER!"

"Yea?" said Alex with a smirk.

"YEA!"

"You better keep that mouth shut or YOU"RE hypnotized too!"

"You'll be dead soon!" said Audrey, than smirked as her eyes turned into a deep red.

It didn't take long for Alex to get the powerful stare along. She thought of it and it was there. She looked and Audrey fell, into a sleep that would last for 1 week.

"That should do it!" said Alex.

"You'll be in trouble!" said Asa, running with Wendy and Josh.

"Any one who messes with me, will be like them!" said Alex pointing to the 2 brats.

"Yea?"

"Yea! Bring it on!" she said.

"Wow…Alex…you seriously got yourself into a lot of trouble...for us…it seriously was okay!" said Charlie.

"No…you're my friends." She said and smiled. "And Angel told me you trust us. Okay so what should I do?"

"Okay listen, don't tell Gabriel this…but Dr. Bloor is really …" said Charlie.

"Yolanda." Finished Tancred grinning.

"What? No way! Okay, I'll hypnotise him!" she said.

"Nooo…err…that's not a good idea!" said Lysander.

"Uh…why?" said Alex curiously.

"Cause…" said Tancred nervously.

"Okay, don't tell anybody, ESPECIALLY Gabriel!" said Charlie.

"Yeah sure, its great that you can trust me." she said grinning. Than she skipped away.

"Not the best test…but…" murmmerd Tancred.

"Whatever, It'll do!" said Charlie.

"Okay …so we wait? Until she tells Gabriel?"

"If she tells Gabriel, yea pretty much." Said Charlie.

"We better tell Gabriel or he'll think we're hiding secrets from him…"

"Gabriel!" exclaimed Charlie.

"Huh? Yea Gabriel, you know our friend who has this endowment…" said Lysander, confused.

"Noo…the locket…" said Charlie, his eyes wide.

"What are you talking about Charlie?" said Tancred.

"Yea! Gabriel can read the…clothes thingy…well I think the locket will work too!" said Lysander.

"Huh? Explain to me whats…Ooooooohhhh! I get it now!" said Tancred, thoughfully. "that's a good idea!"

"Duh!" said Lysander.

"Very hilarious!" said Tancred.

"Come on…we'll be late for…"

"Math!" they all said together, laughing as they left each other.

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It was time to do the homework in the Kings room. On the way Charlie met Olivia, who was freaking Audrey out with her new endowment.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" shrieked Audrey, as a "fake" mouse creeped up on her. Charlie laughed.

Olivia turned around to see Charlie and skipped toward him.

"Hiii Charlie! Whats up?"

"Nothing. Any news?"

"Nope."

"Oh. Same here."

"Cool…gotta go!" she said and ran away.

Charlie turned around and went to the Kings room.

"SIT DOWN!" said Asa Pike.

Everyone sat.

"Homework time! Manfred's not here due to some diffuculty's." he said glaring at Alex who sat next to Angel and Emma.

Charlie grabbed the seat next to Angel and Mark. "Hey! Can I sit here?"

"Sure!" said Mark, making space for Charlie to sit. Than Charlie sat down and smiled at Angel who smiled back a nervous smile.

"Can she be trusted?"asked a voice inside of Charlie.

Charlie started his dull homework. "Thank god Idith and Inez and Dorcas left! There used to be so much trouble with them here!" he thought.

He got bored and than looked around. When he caught a glimpse of the Kings photo.

When he did, he had the urge to touch the locket which was in his pocket. Once he did, something told him to look at the Kings photo. He did, and saw that the shadow was slowly moving. Than it got stuck halfway.

He heard the Kings voice, "You're almost there my boy! All you need is the magic braclet!"