Chapter three - Mr. Problem

At school Sharon went to her own class and the Trix sisters walked to headmaster's office. At once as Sharon had gone out of sight, Stormy and Darcy turned to Icy. "You should have a good explanation", they blurted out together.

Icy sighed deeply. She had waited this. "Calm down, sisters. We have a perfect chance to be at Earth, so let's use it", she explained. "And at the same time we can spend more time with our dear friend."

Darcy and Stormy looked at each other. They had to admit that Icy was right again. After all the idea wasn't so bad. Even Earth wasn't very interesting place, it would be nice to look around. And maybe Sharon could show places to them.

"Okay, now we can go to talk with the headmaster", Icy said.

Sisters didn't want to waste their time with the headmaster, so Darcy hypnotized him. In this way they very easily got into school and at the same class with Sharon.

The headmaster of school was a middle-aged man, who gave the impression of being very strict. Sisters walked behind the man towards their class.

"In my view he is just like professor Griffin, but I can't say why", Stormy whispered to Icy. She had to admit that Stormy was right. But she couldn't say neither what the same was between this school's headmaster and Cloudtower's headmistress.

After the right class had found the headmaster knocked on the door and stepped in, the Trix right behind him. There was nearly twenty students and a small, curly-haired woman in the class.

"Here are new students of you class; Icy, Darcy and Stormy", the headmaster introduced to students."I hope that you will accept them to the class and help them become adjusted to the new school."

After the headmaster had left, the teacher came to introduce herself. "So I am your class-teacher. I'm the teacher of history. You can call me Mary", she said smiling friendly. She seemed to be nice, but a little uncertain.

"You probably don't know anyone at the class, if you have just moved to Gardenia", Mary noted.

"In fact we know one student", Icy said smiling. "We met Sharon at the morning and came to know her better."

Students in the class gasped.

Mary seemed to be very happy. "That's nice to hear. You can go to sit beside her. She is sitting at the back row."

The Trix sisters walked to Sharon. They noticed most of students staring at them as they sat beside Sharon. Their expressions told that they weren't exciting about new students being with Sharon. But Sharon was very happy.

- - -

The first lesson seemed to last forever. The Trix sisters were very relieved as the lesson ended.

"Oh my goddnes. I have always thought that the history of magic creatures is boring, but it is very interesting compared with the history of Earth", Stormy told her sisters as they walked out of the class. Sharon wasn't with them, because she had to go to talk with her gymteacher about "something important".

"So you three are Sharon's new friends", said a voice behind the Trix. They quickly turned around and saw the crowd of boys who stared at them coldly. Most of boys were in the same class with sisters.

The Trix looked at each other. They hoped that those boys hadn't heard what Stormy said about the history of magic creatures. If someone would know about them being witches, they would be in trouble. In big trouble.

"You probably don't know that it isn't good to be with Sharon", said a brown-haired boy, who seemed to be the leader of the crowd. Other boys were standing behind him. "I think you should choose your company better."

"Who you think you are to order us!" Stormy said angrily. Icy and Darcy gave her a strict look telling her to calm down. Stormy always got angry so easily and as she got angry she would also use her magic powers. And then she would uncover that they are witches.

The boy smiled viciously. "I'm not ordering you. I just gave advice. I'm sure you could find better company", he said. Others nodded behind him telling that they agree with him.

Stormy was going to say something again, but Darcy made a little trick that no one didn't notice: Stormy couldn't speak.

"Thanks for your care, but we can choose our company without you", Icy said coldly taking control of the situation. She didn't like about that boy, not at all.

The boy grinned. "Well, that's your decision", he said taking slowly a few steps towards Icy. "I really wished that you would make a better choise."

Icy felt her heart beating hardly. That boy was so close that she could felt his breath at her face. It seems that he can threaten, Icy thought. But so can I.

"And what is your better choise?" Icy asked staring at the boy. "You and your ridiculous friends perhaps?"

The boy seemed to confuse for a moment. He wasn't expecting this. Boys behind him seemed confused too.

Darcy and Stormy looked at each other with worried expressions on their face. They both knew that the situation wasn't good. That boy absolutely didn't like about what Icy said. He was taller than Icy and probably also stronger than her, even he was a couple of years younger than she. If there would be a fight between them and Icy wouldn't use magic, she would be in VERY big trouble. What would happen to her then?

Just as boy was going to say something, he noticed one of teachers coming towards them. He stared still a while at Icy and walked then pass her whispering at her: "We will continue later."

- - -

Right after the boy had gone away of sight Sharon came to the Trix. Judging by her worried and sorry expression she had heard and seen everything what had happened.

"I see that you have met the person, who had kept care about my life being difficult", Sharon said. "His name is Mark."

"But why?" Icy wondered. "Why does he want to do so?"

"I don't know. We have always been at the same class, but he started annoying three years ago. I think he just wants someone to annoy."

Icy didn't believe that was the reason.

"I'm really sorry that Mark caused trouble to you", Sharon said quietly and looked at the groud. "I understand, if you don't want to be my friends because of this. Mark won't give up before you leave me and..."

"I don't care about one boy", Icy interrupted and smiled happily at Sharon. She gave her hand and Sharon caught hold of it smiling. They walked to class hand in hand not caring about expressions on Mark's and other's face.

Darcy and Stormy walked behind them. "Icy is a REALLY good actress or she is really friendly for that girl", Darcy whispered to Stormy.

Stormy nodded: Darcy was right. They had never seen Icy acting like that.

"I hope that Icy's awful behaviour will end when we return to Cloudtower", Stormy whispered back. "This is really getting on my nerves."