Ali: This is the next chapter of my story, The Gaia School of the Arts. Enjoy guys!
Disclaimer: Along with all of the characters from the last chapter (save myself) I also do not own: .Ace., CrazySpork, Suturoberri x Princess, P O E, Cajanic and timstut. Please enjoy! I don't own Gaia, but I do own the plot
Ace walked around the halls of school with a dull look on his face. Sighing as he came to the row of lockers and he quickly spun his combination through the lock. The locker creaked but wouldn't open. Becoming frustrated, the red-head slammed his right fist into the cool black steel of the locker and the door creaked once again before finally opening.
"Ace, be gentle with the locker," Spork came up behind the taller teen and laughed.
Ace rolled his eyes. So many of these people thought that they were his friends? Why? Why couldn't they just leave him alone?
"Hey Spork, Ace," the two turned to see Kadargo standing in front of them. With him was Peaches, a huge smile as always with her. She was also dragging along Aelia and an unknown girl.
Spork gasped. "Is that a newbie, Kadargo?" she giggled.
Aliana raised an eyebrow. "I'm new, but…"
Aelia turned her cold eyes on Spork and she suddenly became still and quiet. "She's one of us, ok?" With that, Aelia stalked off. Aliana ran after her. Peaches rolled her eyes. "Whatever, she left me right? I don't need to go after her."
Ace raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about Aelia or the new girl?"
Kadargo chuckled. "She was talking about Aliana, or Ali. That's what she said we should call her."
"Hey guys!" Three girls suddenly appeared before them. Princess, Poe and Timstut (who everyone called Timmy) smiled up at them.
"I'm out of here," Ace turned and walked off in the direction Aelia and Ali had gone.
"So, what are we doing?" Timmy looked at her friends. Peaches looked around almost nervously and suddenly spotted someone. An evil grin spread over her face and she suddenly jumped out in front of UA.
"Ahh! Peaches!" The silver-haired girl started chasing Peaches around the hallway.
Kadargo laughed a bit before BW appeared. "One of the teachers would like us to meet in room 700," he grinned.
"Who's 'we'?" Poe asked.
BW blinked. "Umm… he said Kadargo for sure, Peaches, UA, Aelia, Timmy, Spork and Ace I believe…"
Kadargo raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
BW shrugged. "But everybody NEEDS to come!" Kadargo nodded. "I'll go get Aelia and Ace. Can you, Spork and Timmy get Peaches and UA?"
Timmy grinned. "Of course!" The she took off down the hall after the crazy pinkette and the girl with the biggest afro ever. Spork laughed and followed her and finally BW ran off.
Aelia stood by Ali's locker as she tried to un-do the lock. "These stupid things never open! I feel like a girl out of a fictionally story about high school!" the purple-haired girl sighed. "Fine! I don't need a locker. I carry all my books in my bag!" With that she glared at the locker one last time before starting to stomp away. Aelia watched for about 30 seconds before the girl stopped and turned around and trudged back.
Kadargo suddenly appeared before them. "I've been looking for you Aelia. We're told to meet in room 700 right away."
Aelia shrugged and started off before stopping and beckoning for Ali to follow, which she did without a word.
"I'm glad you all came," the tall teacher looked around at the nine of them. "Wait.. I thought there were only nine of you?"
Peaches rose and pointed to Aliana who was seated next to her and Aelia. "This is Ali, she's new and has to follow me and or Aelia around all day, including this."
The teacher sighed. "Well, you see, there have bee some problems this year with a certain book. We cannot seem to find the key to open the lock and we were wondering if you could help? I guess the more, the better."
BW nodded. Then Timmy spoke up saying, "Of course sir! We'd love to help."
Then Spork stood. "May we see the book sir?"
The teacher pulled out a parcel and unwrapped it to reveal a large book. It was very old and a rusty brown. Dust hid the golden lettering, which, even after Peaches blew the dust away and caused everyone to cough profusely, was still unreadable because of the language.
Ali stared at the book for awhile. "I'll help!" She stood and looked at the teacher. "Where should we begin looking?"
"Around here, in this room. Especially the closet." the teacher replied. Aliana nodded and headed to the closet. Timmy and Spork followed her. Aelia and Kadargo went over to the desk while BW, Peaches and Ace just started at various places around the room.
Ali pulled out stacks and stacks of books trying to get to the wall at the end of the closet. Timmy and Spork took the books and put them in steadily growing piles right outside the doorway. Ali got on her hands and knees feeling around for anything small.
Meanwhile, Aelia and Kadargo looked hard in each drawer. They pulled out pens, pencils, teacher's addition textbooks, notepads full of student art, some old teacher's notepads and various other things.
Peaches had fallen into a chair and stood staring at the book long and hard. The key was nowhere around the room. Ace headed over to the closet and started moving books out of the way and trying to see where the three girls had disappeared into in the mysterious closet.
BW headed towards Kadargo and Aelia and started looking through the desk as well.
Peaches sighed and reached for the book. A she held it in her hands, the rest of her friends piled around her. Aliana, Timmy and Spork were covered in dust, as was Ace mildly. Aelia and Kadargo were clean as well as BW. The teacher had long-since left. He'd told them he'd return in an hour.
Suddenly, Peaches threw the book hard against the wall. Everyone except Aelia and Ace jumped at Peaches' temper. "Why'd you do that?" BW yelled. Peaches 'hmphed' and turned away.
Ali ran to retrieve the book followed by Kadargo when they realized something. The lock was broken and the book was glowing.
"Guys?" Ali picked up the book cautiously and everyone stared at it.
Suddenly, the book's pages began to flip forward and then everything was black.
Sorry this took so long guys! I hope you enjoy it! I thought that the action wouldn't start until chapter three, but, I got this idea and I stuck with it. I'll continue soon, hopefully, but I WILL NOT give up this fic, so, no worries. Review
