Hello! This will be the last chapter. I know it is short, but I have no desire to keep Will a boy. She's much sweeter when she's a girl ; )
By the way, I would like to apologize to those who expected a yuri. I am very sorry, but I am not very enthusiastic when it comes to that.
Will might be a little OOC here. I thought it necessary since she IS a boy in this chapter. Only for a short moment though.
I would like to thank these people who were kind enough to leave a review...
XV-Dragon
Giraffes are not emo
Akatsuki Will
glPiItTtAer
J()e i ) o
Princess Star Neko
Kei Ikari
Sokai
Disclaimer: Of course, I do not own W.I.T.C.H.
New Friends and a Shock
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"Will! It's time to go to school!" Susan Vandom called irritably from the base of the stairs.
"Mmft." Will mumbled, her face pressed into her pillow. Groggily she pulled herself upright to sit on her bed. The floor of her bedroom was a mess. Half-emptied boxes stood everywhere with its contents strewn about the floor. One sleepy brown eye opened to peek at the frog alarm.
"It's only 7.30," Will yawned, stretching herself. Wait.
7.30!
Horrified, Will glanced at her clock again to confirm the inevitable. The digits 7:30 screamed meaningfully back at her.
"Ah latelatelate!" she yelled and jumped out of bed. "Where are my clothes! Darn it…"
"WILL! YOU'RE LATE!" Susan shouted.
"Thank you for enlightening me," Will muttered dryly as she rummaged about in a random box for clothes.
….
"Good morning class," Mr. Collins said. The previously noisy class fell silent almost immediately. "We have a new student today. The -"
CRASH!
"Sorry I'm late," Will gasped from the door, hanging onto it for dear life. The entire class gaped at her. "Hi. I'm (gasp) Will Vandom (pant). Nice to (gasp) meet you."
"Ah," Mr. Collins said, unnerved. "It appears that she has introduced herself."
"I'm a he," Will corrected him. Sigh…I have to get used to being a boy.
"But your register…"
"Number one: I'm dressed in boy's clothes. Two: I act like one. Three: My name is Will. Isn't that a boy's name?" Will said sweetly.
"I…uh…"
Will shrugged and strode cockily to the front of the class. It was one of the get-ups she prepared to become a boy. "Since Mr. Collins is tongue-tied at the moment, I'll just introduce myself to you. I am Will Vandom, a new student at Sheffield Institute. I hope that we can be friends."
Mr. Collins stared, half embarrassedly, at the new boy (Will is known as a boy, remember?). "Ahem," he cleared his throat. "Mr. Vandom -" Will cringed "- please sit in that empty seat in front of Miss Hale. Miss Cornelia Hale, would you please raise you hand?"
Cornelia, a beautiful blonde, perked up and obliged eagerly. A slender hand shot up into the air. Will gave her a grateful grin before seating herself before her. She swore she heard an almost inaudible sigh coming from the girl. Another girl with straw coloured bangs giggled softly behind her hand.
"You know, you're gorgeous," Cornelia whispered to Will. Will flinched.
Oh no…
….
"Hey Ellie! Did you see the new boy?" Cornelia asked excitedly.
Elyon giggled. "Of course I did! He's so hot! Aww…"
"Yeah! Such brown eyes…"
"Mesmerizing looks…"
"Naughty boy attitude…"
"Hey Elyon, Cornelia! What's up?" Hay Lin asked cheerfully, waving her hand madly.
"Hi Hay Lin! There's this new boy in our class who's totally cool! He's -" Cornelia launched into an eager chatter. Elyon filled in the gaps.
"And then he smiled at me!" Cornelia said in an awestruck voice, her face dreamlike, most probably thinking of the new boy.
"A boy smiled at Corny. So?" Irma teased, coming up behind Hay Lin. "Hi Hay Lin. We have some news for Elyon, haven't we Hay-Hay?" She nudged the kooky Asian girl in the ribs. Hay Lin grunted but managed a grin.
"Yup. What do you have to say, Elyon?"
Elyon scowled heavily at them. "Okay, I give up! I failed my Math. Happy now?" Thanks a bunch. Ruining the mood...
Irma and Hay Lin whooped and cheered. "Of course we are!"
"You failed!" Hay Lin squealed.
"And that means…" Irma trailed off, smirking at the scowling girl.
"PUNISHMENT!" Both squealed happily, holding hands.
Elyon groaned. "Cornelia, help me!"
Even the blonde beauty had a smirk on her face. "Rules are rules, Ellie. I can't do anything." Elyon groaned again and slumped against the wall.
"Anything wrong?" a sweet voice asked behind her. Elyon jumped and turned around to find Will leaning against the wall as well.
"Will!" she exclaimed happily. Everyone's gaze was concentrated on the newcomer. Will chuckled in embarrassment.
"Did I miss something?" She still sported her hair in a loose ponytail. Her jacket was rather messy, but it only added to her charm as a boy.
"O-Oh, nothing Will," Elyon stammered, a light blush creeping up her cheeks.
"And who are these friends of yours?"
"She is Hay Lin and she is Irma."
"Hi there cutie!" Irma said as she winked at Will. The latter tried her best not to flinch.
"Girls, this is Will Vandom. He is the newest student in our school."
"Hi there Hay Lin, Irma," Will greeted politely. She then glanced down at her frog watch on her wrist. "Oh, I'm sorry, but I have to get home early today. Goodbye!"
"Bye Will!" the chorused. Cornelia caught Elyon watching her with an awestruck look. She smirked to herself then poked Elyon in the ribs.
"Ow! What did you do that for?" she exclaimed indignantly. Cornelia grinned and looked away.
….
Just great. I can't believe no one saw that I'm a girl! Can't they be more observant? Then I can get out of being a boy. Not that it makes any difference… Will thought to herself as she walked down the steps.
BUMP!
Will staggered a step backwards. A stack of books clattered to the ground in a mess.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" a timid voice said. Will looked up to see a dark skinned girl with a pair of spectacles on the bridge of her nose. She wore an orange dress dabbed here and there with specks of red and yellow.
Will smiled. "No, I should be sorry. Here, let me help you." She picked up a fallen book and held it in the crook of her left arm, using her right hand to collect the books. The new girl flashed her a grateful smile before crouching down too.
In no time at all, the books were safely back in the bespectacled girl's arms. "Thank you. What is your name?" she said shyly.
"Oh my, how silly of me to forget. My name is Will Vandom," Will introduced pleasantly.
"Taranee Cook. Pleased to meet you."
"Well, I have to go now. Bye Taranee!"
"Bye Will! And thanks for helping!"
Will grinned and waved over her shoulder. Taranee returned the gesture with a smile although she knew that the boy probably wouldn't see it. (She thinks Will is a boy)
….
"Honourable Yan Lin," the Oracle said serenely, floating down from a pedestal. An old woman with long white hair and a wrinkly face bowed to him.
"Oracle," she murmured.
"It is time. The new Guardians have been appointed and are now gathered. Soon, they will be given their roles."
The members of the Congregation smiled. Finally, new Guardians to guard the Veil.
"It will be your task, Honourable Yan Lin, to deliver the Heart to its rightful keeper."
"I will, Oracle," Yan Lin said. Bowing, she turned translucent and disappeared.
….
(I am going to skip the part about the Halloween party as all of you know about it. In this case, Will wore black slacks and a white T-shirt instead of that black dress. Fast onwards to the Silver Dragon…)
….
"Cookies girls!" Hay Lin chirped cheerfully as she placed a tray of her favourite biscuits along with a pot of traditional Chinese tea on the table.
"Thank Hay-Hay. I wonder where Will is," Irma said between mouthfuls of cookies.
"He's not here yet. I guess he's late," Cornelia observed. "Well…I'll forgive him this time."
"No one needs your forgiveness Cornelia," Irma commented dryly. "Though I wonder why Yan Lin wants to see us four girls and only one guy. I mean, come on, don't you sense something fishy afoot?"
"I guess…" Hay Lin said as she twirled her pigtails about with her index finger.
DING DONG!
The doorbell rang, sounding throughout the Silver Dragon where the Lin family live in and run their restaurant.
"That must be him," Hay Lin piped up. "I'll go answer the door."
"Okay Hay-Hay. Whatever you say," Irma dismissed as she stuffed more cookies into her mouth. Bits of cookie stuck onto her face, making her look messy.
"Eww, Irma!" Cornelia exclaimed in disgust.
"Pfft. What, Corny?"
"I am not Corny!"
"I don't care."
"Why you -"
"Will's here girls!" Hay Lin announced, pulling Will by the sleeve of her jacket.
"Hello Will," Taranee greeted. She had been quiet throughout the entire conversation so far.
"Hi Will," Cornelia said brightly. Beside her, Irma smirked and brushed the remnants of cookie off her face.
"Hi girls," Will replied shyly. A goofy smile appeared on her face.
The scent of jasmine oil invaded the room, bringing with it a calming presence. "Hello girls. I have been waiting for you."
"Grandma!" Hay Lin greeted, giving her grandmother a hug.
"Later my dear Hay Lin. We have more important things at hand. Do any of you recognize this?"
The five girls gasped. "That's the pendant from my dreams!" Will gasped.
"Yeah, mine too!" Cornelia and Irma said simultaneously. They glared angrily at each other.
"The reason behind this is," Yan Lin began, "because you five have been appointed the new Guardians of the Veil. Your task is to close any portals you see as well as send any invaders, if any, back to where they came from."
"Guess we get to kick someone's butt, eh Hay Lin?" Irma said mischievously. Her friend grinned and returned her attention to her grandmother.
"You, Taranee, has control over fire," Yan Lin was saying. Taranee's face lit up in surprise at something unknown before her face was hidden in darkness as the glowing Heart was swept away.
"Cornelia, slender as a tree, you wield the power over earth," Yan Lin proclaimed. Cornelia's face it up in surprise, much like Taranee a moment earlier.
"Irma, restless as angry waves, water shall be your element," she said with a small smile.
"And you, my Hay Lin," she crooned. Hay Lin could not help but feel a sense of foreboding mixed with excitement and eagerness. "You shall be as light and free as air." The Asian girl's eyes fluttered open wide in surprise as she felt something like a comforting breeze blowing across her face. It faded a moment later.
"Last of all, you, Will." Will watched her in apprehension. After the near-death experience she had at the Halloween party in school, she had no desire to experience the same thing again. "Hold out your hand."
The redhead obeyed reluctantly. A shaking arm thrust itself out towards the reedy-voiced lady. Slowly, very slowly, Yan Lin lowered the pendant into Will's outstretched palm. Will closed her eyes to shield herself against the blinding light. Instead of landing on her palm, it dissolved into it! Soon nothing could be seen of the pulsing pink pendant.
"Wait, Mrs. Lin!" Irma called suddenly. Everyone's attention was turned towards the newly appointed Water Guardian. "Why is Will the only boy in our group?"
Yan Lin raised a quizzical brow at Will, who shrugged and turned slightly red.
"I had no choice. I didn't tell them," she stammered. "How did you find out anyway?" Yan Lin nodded in understanding.
"Can I tell them then?"
"Go ahead."
"What is there to tell?" Cornelia asked. "Were you hiding something from us, Will?"
"I…uh…"
"Didn't you suspect something?" Yan Lin asked.
"Yeah, like Will's the only guy among us girls," Irma drawled. "So?"
Yan Lin laughed softly. "You don't get it do you? Fine. I'll give you a hint. The post of the Guardians of the Veil have always been taken by women, or in this case, girls."
"Then why is he here?" Cornelia questioned grumpily. She hated being in the dark about anything.
"I get it," Irma exclaimed, her eyes wide. "You're a transsexual!"
Will cringed. "Yuck! How far fetched can you get, Irma?"
"Very far, especially when it comes to you," she replied flirtatiously. Yan Lin chortled. She, of course, knew of Will's secret.
"What is it Grandma? Tell us!" Hay Lin begged. She was literally jumping up and down in excitement.
The ex-Guardian took a deep breath and looked around. "Alright, since none of you could fathom this. The only reason there is a boy among you as a Guardian is because…"
The four girls held their breaths, wanting to hear the answer.
"Will is a girl."
Irma, Cornelia and Taranee fell off their chairs in shock. Hay Lin gaped at her grandmother as if she had suddenly grown two heads. The newly appointed Water and Earth Guardians were flabbergasted. Did they really flirt with a girl?
"WHAT!"
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Ha ha, complete! I know it is short, and probably terrible, but please review! Make me happy by putting a smile on my face! You can do that by reviewing : )
