Second chapters always seem to be way too short...

This is the morning! Aura thought to herself as she was waking up. The first alien exchange student is going to be here soon! I can't wait! She stretched and got out of bed to turn off her alarm clock. Even though Fridays were generally a drag, she could tell that this wasn't going to be. She had to make sure that Gala didn't get into any trouble. She had read up in her manual that her planet had a few different customs, and that Gala was not all that human, though she looked slightly so. She had hair on her head, and wore it like Earth people, but hers was a light sliver-blue. Her eyes were an ice blue, almost the same color as her skin. Then you have the trouble of the ears and tail, like that of a wolf. She hoped that Gala had a strong masking spell to cover that. She shrugged and got up to quickly get things ready for Gala. She dressed and brushed her hair with imense speed, having her toothbrush brush her teeth as well. She ran out to get breakfast on the table for her little brother, who had no idea she was a wizard. He would be up in about ten minutes, and Gala would most likely be there in about 15. She threw her brother's cereal on the table and decided to get him up early.

"Wake up! I want you to be dressed at least when Gala gets here! That would be a horrible first impression!" She turned on his bedroom light and waited for him to complain.

She didn't have to wait long. "What time is...WHAT! It's only 5:45! Why'd you wake me up so early? And you never even told me where she's from!" He looked at her grumpily and got out of bed. She left him and went to say good morning to her parents.

"I was wondering when you'd finally end up in here! I heard screaming downstairs, did you realy have to wake your brother up so early, Aura?" Her mom asked. Her mother was awesome. She was the one that first said ok to the whole exchange student idea, though she was slightly skeptical about it being a good idea.

"Oh Mom, everything'll be fine! I'll prove it! And I'll make sure the CIA doesn't end up here or anything. It's never happened before!" She smiled as she said this. Last automn, an alien the size of an elephant knocked on her door asking for directions, and it looked nothing like an elephant. It took a little while to erase the memories of the passers-by, but in the end nobody knew except her and her parents. She left the room to start finding clothes for Gala.

"Um, let's see here, what would be good? This sweatshirt should fit her, and there's no stains or anything. Same with these jeans. Now to find some socks..." That was when she heard the knock on the back door. Gala must have ended up on the porch. She ran over and opened it to see the blue face smiling nervously back.

"Dai stihó, cousin. I am honored to have the privilege of living here." Gala said. Aura looked her over slightly. Today she was wearing a beautifully crafted silver dress that really showed off her features.

"Dai! Welcome to our home, cousin." Aura replied. She invited Gala to sit down at the table for breakfast. "I expect after traveling that you are hungry. Is there anything in particular you'd like?" Gala looked at the food on the table, taking an obvious interest in the muffins.

"What are those? They look delicious!" She said. Aura told her, and Gala took a bite. "Wow! This is delicious! What is in it?" Aura told her the main ingredients, berries, flour, and sugar. Then she heard her brother climbing the stairs to eat his breakfast.

"Can you do the masking spell quickly? He doesn't know we're wizards!" Gala nodded and started speaking in the speech. Aura quickly asked the door to lock itself. It obliged.

"How do you lock this door, it doesn't have a lock! Let me in!" Screams were coming as Gala said the last few syllables. Instantly she was changed into a light tan-skinned blond human. Her eyes were a little darker, and the dress was less amazing. Aura threw the clothes she picked out to her and asked the door to unlock itself. Her brother instantly tumbled in, falling on the floor.

"Char, when will you learn! You don't try to force yourself through a locked door, you always fall, silly! Meet Gala." She laughed. Gala smiled a little at this too, and Char just looked upset and confused.

"But that door doesn't even have a lcok! And you were way over there? I wish I could figure out what was going on! Oh, hello Gala, it's nice to meet you. Where are you from? Aura never told me."

(Remember he doesn't know you're a wizard) Aura mind spoke to Gala. She nodded a little, but was obviously unsure what to say. (Say you're from England, and that your family lived here before you were born) She smiled instantly and told him with an appearance of calm and casuality that Aura could only dream of. That seemed good enough for Char, and he nodded and started eating. Aura sat down with a muffin and started eating as well. After they were done, it was time for Aura to teach Gala about Earth clothes.

"These are pants, this is a sweatshirt, these are socks, these are sneakers. Do you think you can put them on easily?" Gala nodded so Aura left the room. When she was done, Aura noticed Gala's necklace. It was light blue with silver diamonds on it.

"Wow, that's so pretty! What is it?" Aura asked, looking at it. Gala took it off so that they could see it better.

"The base is a blue fabric, and the shapes are made from silver. You can get them fairly easily, since silver is as common on our planet as iron is on yours. Our planet doesn't have much iron, I'm afraid." Aura nodded. She knew just what to get Gala for a welcoming gift. She smiled.

"You get to go to school today, what fun for you! I can't believe that you graduate when you have only gone through 8 years of school!"

"Well, we get 10 years of break between now and our next eight years, but yeah, it's ok. I still hate it."

"Isn't that universe-wide?" Aura laughed. Gala smiled, and looked at the clock.

"On your planet, you leave to your school soon, do you not?"

"You're right. We'd better get going."

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