Chapter 3: Making Friends
"So you want to trade your detention for an act of service?"
The next morning, Jake headed to the Principals' office to ask if he could trade his detention for service. He couldn't tell the Principal he wanted to be a student assistant. It would be suspicious!
"Yes." Jake worked hard to keep a straight face. "I think my detention might be better served in helping others."
"Well, Jake, I'm quite impressed!" The principal said as she placed a folder on her desk. "It appears we have a new student. I was going to find a student assistant to her, and you would be perfect for the job."
"Cool!"
"I warn you though. Any word of complaint from Leah-the new girl- it's back in detention."
"Okay. I promise I'll be nice."
"Good. I'll send her in, and you 2 can meet."
Decerto called Leah in, and the 2 of them had to pretend to meet again. After a lengthy explainatinn of Leah's' classes, locker, school, Jake and Leah exited the office, and headed to her locker.
"You were right, Leah!" Jake exclaimed. "How do you come up with this stuff?"
Leah looked around before whispering. "My powers."
"Ohhh." Jake nods. "So, I'm gonna show you around school, but since I don't want to hurt any feelings, I'm gonna think what I say, got it?"
"Got it."
"Now...there's a rumor about surveillance cameras in every hallway and classroom, so be careful about what you say or do." They were now walking past the football team. "That's Brad Harrison. Captain of the football team." He loves girls so much; I'm surprised he didn't get a sex change! He added in his mind. "Those are the cheerleaders..." Annoying, hyper and loud. "the mathletes..." It's hard to get a straight answer from those guys. "And that's the Mythology classroom." Professor Rotwood, the teacher, is obsessed with magical creatures, and has a very different idea on what they're like. He's also kinda-sort of on to my secret. Long story. "So, since your locker is near my friend Trixies', we'll just go there."
"Okay."
The 2 new friends went to Trixies' locker where she and Spud were hanging out.
"Hi, guys!" Jake greeted his friends. "This is Leah. The girl I told you about."
"Hey, Girl!"
"Hi, wassup?"
"Nice to meet you guys!"
They talked, and became friends instantly. They made plans to hang out at Lombardo's' after school. Leah and Trixie had some things in common, so they talked to each other more than they talked to Jake and Spud.
This would've been a happy ending and a very short story had it not been for what the Huntsclan was planning.