Chapter 4: Trying to Fit In
Hey everyone! It's me, sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter! I know, it's been a long time, and I should have an excuse for not updating for so long. My only excuse is that my AP exams had just finally passed, and now I'm trying to make up for lost time. Anyway, disclaimer time.
Disclaimer: Keybladeauraofpie and I do not own W.I.T.C.H., just our OC's.
Enjoy!
It was a bright sunny day in Heatherfield, the sun was shining, the birds were singing... and Taranee's bedroom was a mess for some weird reason with clothes flying out the closet with Harmony eyeing some of the clothes. Harmony recently had her hair cut, so now it was in a short bob.
"These should do the trick, at least until I can find some better clothes." said Harmony
She then got dressed in a floral patterned dress, a dark pink cardigan, white stockings, low-heeled maroon shoes, and a pink sunhat with a pink ribbon. The girls then entered the room, with shock written on their faces.
"Uh, what exactly are you wearing?" asked Naomi
"Well, I didn't want to take your clothes, so I thought I could borrow a few from Taranee's closet before I can get my own." said Harmony
"Well, we better do it fast. We don't want her to see this one." said Mei-Xing
"I agree." said Rene
"Who?" Naomi and McKenna asked in unison
All six of them then began walking to Sheffield.
"Stacy St. Beaumount. She's the most popular girl on campus with her blonde hair and blue eyes, plus she's super rich. She wears designer clothes..." started Mei-Xing
"Has almost every single guy in the school after her..." started Tina
"And drenches herself in nasty, stinky perfume, and I'm... ah-choo! Excuse me." said Rene
"It's cool." said McKenna
"And is just me, or do I smell cheap, tacky, perfume only an idiot or a little girl would wear?" Naomi asked while plugging her nose
"Oh no." Mei-Xing and Tina said in unison
They then hurried to get inside the school but stopped when they saw Stacy in front of them.
"Oh, look who it is, the loser brigade. Showing around the new girls? Typical. You three can never mind your own business. And who's the loser in grandma clothes, huh?" Stacy asked while pointing to Harmony
Harmony clearly was having trouble to say something when Naomi began coughing and wheezing with her face turning blue.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Tina
"Looks bad. We'll take her to the nurse's office." said Rene
They hurried inside the school and didn't stop until they were out of her sight, when Naomi pulled out an inhaler.
"You have asthma?" asked Mei-Xing
"Yeah. It's normally triggered through exercise, but too much perfume or spray-on deodorant does the trick too." said Naomi
"Wow. Now we have to get Harmony here registered." said Tina
In Will's office...
The guardians had just finished explaining everything about Harmony, even explaining to Harmony that Will was the old keeper of the heart.
"Okay, her cover story is that she's an exchange student and is here to study at Sheffield for the rest of the year, and she'll be sharing the same schedule as Rene." Said Will
"Thank you so much ma'am." Said Harmony
"Please, call me Will and class will begin in a few minutes. Here's a note you should show the teachers." Will said while handing Harmony a piece of paper
"Thanks again." Said Harmony
The girls immediately left for their first period, and Harmony sat next to Tina. Unfortunately, Stacy walked into the classroom.
"Well, well, it's the loser brigade again. So, you never mention your name grandma." Said Stacy
Harmony was about to say something when Naomi walked between her and Stacy.
"What do you want?" asked Stacy
"Right now, I really want to show you a piece of my mind, but I'm gonna keep my cool, and tell you some words of advice. Just because you're Miss Popularity doesn't mean you keep rubbing it around in other people's faces. So what if they're not in the clique or in your cool book prissy, facts are facts, and you should leave people alone. By the way, you stink, both literally and figuratively." Naomi said before walking back to her desk
A very pissed off Stacy was about to say something when the teacher walked in.
"Okay everyone, take your seats. Today's lab day, but instead of the usual pairings, I'm going to pick your partners. Tina Burke, you'll be working with the new student, Harmony Patterson. Mei-Xing Yue, you'll be teamed up with Setsuna Miki. Naomi Jones, Ian Thompson. Rene Parker, Stacy Beaumount…" started the teacher
Practically everyone wasn't very happy with the pairings. By the time the teacher had finished announcing the pairings, everyone was with their partners for the lab.
"Naomi, right?" asked Ian
"Yeah?" asked Naomi
"You had a lot of guts to stand up to Stacy; I'll give you some credit. Not a lot of people are brave enough to stand up to her." Said Ian
"Well, call me the rare two percent that's not scared to speak her mind then." Said Naomi
Ian chuckled before he got the lab equipment; while Stacy looked at Naomi and mouthed to her 'You're dead.' Naomi then mouthed back 'With what army? Your perfume?'
Later that day…
"Naomi, thank you so much for helping me this morning." Said Harmony
"Eh, no prob. I was bullied a lot when I was a kid at school. I had to learn how to defend myself." Said Naomi
"In any case, Stacy's not happy with you. At this rate, the whole cheerleading squad is going to beat you up." Said Rene
"With what? Tacky, smelling perfume that smells like fish?" asked Naomi
"No, that's what she's going to put in your locker. She's a stuck-up, spoiled brat, who can't even take a C without bribing the teachers to boost her grades. She's a spoiled, rich, overdressed, fakey-fakey, poser-poser…" Rene started
Everyone at the table then motioned for Rene to be quiet for a moment.
"She's behind me, isn't she?" asked Rene
Everyone nodded as Rene turned around to face Stacy.
"So you told the new girl with the bad dye job all of that stuff she told me?" asked Stacy
"Actually…" started Rene
"Actually whatever. Forget the new girl, you and me, this afternoon. Be there." Stacy said before storming off
"If you ask me, she's got a brain the size of a cricket." Said McKenna
"What do we do?" asked Rene
"I'd say don't show." Said Tina
"Second." Said Mei-Xing
"I'd say distraction." Said Harmony
"How?" everyone asked in unison
"We make it rain." Said Harmony
Later…
"Okay, this is a bad idea. How are we going to get the sprinklers working?" asked Tina
"Without going guardian to boot?" asked McKenna
"We just need to find the T-bar for the sprinkler valve." Said Rene
"And do we know where the janitor keeps it?" asked Naomi
"And how are we going to pick the lock for it?" asked Tina
"And please tell me you have a plan for all of it." Said Mei-Xing
"Yes, no, and hopefully." Said Rene
Everyone groaned while Naomi face-palmed herself.
"Naomi! What are you doing here?" asked a male voice
Naomi turned to face Ian.
"I could say the same for you." Said Naomi
"I wanted to play a prank on the cheerleaders, by activating the sprinklers." Said Ian
"Ian, do you know where to even find the valve to activate them?" asked Naomi
"Yeah, and I can get in." said Ian
"Okay, how's this, you get the valve, for the prank, soak Stacy's posse, and I will write the entire lab report for the lab we did in class today, all typed, no questions asked." Said Naomi
"Deal." Said Ian
He ran to the janitor's shack, and got the T-bar, and put it in the valve. A team of Ian and Rene turned on the sprinklers, soaking the cheerleaders. Everyone laughed at the scene.
"Come on, grandma's waiting, but before we go home, why don't we stop at Hale's? We could use the trip." Said Rene
"Sure." Everyone else said in unison, minus Ian
"And I will type up the report tonight, like I promised." Said Naomi
"Got it. See you tomorrow." Ian said before running inside the school
"Do you like him?" asked McKenna
"Nah. Not my type. Besides, a deal's a deal after all." Said Naomi
Harmony didn't seem to think that she would belong in Heatherfield, so while the others were getting their things, she wished she could go home to Meridian, when she suddenly fell backwards through a portal she created, and into mud.
"Okay, new power: creating portals. Ugh, and my clothes are all muddy. Good thing I kept my outfit from before." Harmony said to herself.
She had gotten dressed in her outfit, and began walking around town with a cloak over her head, hoping to find someone she could trust.
"You've been gone for some time Harmony." A male voice behind her said
Harmony turned around and her face brightened when she saw a man wearing black with a white mask.
"Phantom!" exclaimed Harmony
"Right here isn't safe. We'll talk back at one of the safe houses." Said Phantom
"Right." Said Harmony
Back with the girls, they were trying to find Harmony, but with no avail, when Naomi and Mei-Xing found the portal Harmony created.
"Found her." Naomi and Mei-Xing said in unison
Rene, Tina, and McKenna soon showed up.
"We're gonna have to block off this hall so no one can find the portal." Said Rene
"I can do that once we're in guardian form." Said Naomi
Rene then pulled out the Heart of Kandrakar around her neck, and placed it in her hand.
"Guardians, unite." Said Rene
All five of them were then surrounded by swirls of magic.
"Water!" Said McKenna
"Fire!" exclaimed Tina
"Earth!" exclaimed Naomi
"Air!" exclaimed Mei-Xing
"Quintessence!" exclaimed Rene
Naomi clapped her hands together, and then bowed in front of the ground, then rose herself up with her hands over her head, creating a wall between the school and the hallway leading to the portal. All five of them soon headed into the portal and saw that they were on the outskirts of town.
"Right, now we need to find Harmony." Said Rene
"I'll handle that." Said Mei-Xing
She listened to the air around her, and found her.
"Okay, she's due northwest from here, and she's with someone." Said Mei-Xing
"I guess we'll find out who it is." McKenna said as they began flying in the general direction
Meanwhile, Harmony was catching up with Phantom about what was going on when she was on Earth.
"And we're managed to cut off food supplies to the castle, but only 30 percent. Cornelia's still getting food into the palace, but the lack of certain foods should drive her crazy." Said Phantom
"Amazing. Guess the resistance has their work cut out for them since I was wasn't around." Said Harmony
"Speaking of, how's life on Earth?" asked Phantom
"Nothing like life on Meridian. Apparently some humans like bathing themselves in substances that smell like fish called perfume, and humans think it's funny when a person they don't like gets splashed with water and the person didn't expect it." Said Harmony
"That sounds… incredible." Said Phantom
"Yeah, and it's nothing like Cornelia described. Earth's so beautiful. Cornelia described the planet as if it was a living hell. It's so different from Meridian. It's so bright and beautiful… you could actually call Earth a place to live. I could just stay there and forget about Meridian, but I can't, because Meridian needs to open their eyes. Cornelia… needs to open her eyes." Said Harmony
"Halt!" exclaimed a gruff voice
They were suddenly surrounded by guards. Harmony and Phantom were then back-to-back against each other, when suddenly; one of the guards dropped his weapon and had a burn on his hand. The other guards looked confused, until they all began doing the same, and the girls landed in front of the guard's line of sight.
"After a burn, immediately apply cold water." McKenna said before she soaked the guards
Naomi punched the ground and created a gap, causing the guards to fall through, albeit unharmed, but with a lot of bruises. Mei-Xing then blew the remaining ones into the gap, and Naomi closed the top, but made it a long way out through the bottom.
"Thanks." Said Harmony
"Anytime, so who's your friend?" asked Rene
"This is The Phantom, leader of the resistance." Said Harmony
"I thought you were the one in charge." Said Tina
"Nah. I'm second in command. So, why did you come after me?" asked Harmony
"We were worried about you, and friends look out for each other." Said Mei-Xing
"It doesn't matter where you're from, what you look like, or what you wear, it's what's inside that counts. Your heart is the only thing that is unique to you." Said Naomi
"Guys… thanks. I mean it." Said Harmony
"No prob, and is anyone else up for a shopping trip to Hale's?" asked McKenna
They went through the portal, and soon ended up in Hale's, where the girls were waiting outside one of the fitting rooms. She soon came out, wearing a white shirt with a pink sailor collar with green strips, a matching skirt, white knee-high socks, and loafers.
"Nice outfit." Said Naomi
"Yeah, where she get it? Japanese School Girls-R-Us?" Stacy asked walking up to the group
"Not this again." Groaned Tina
Stacy was about to say more, when Rene stepped in front of her.
"What is it now Parker? Oh, apologizing for earlier?" asked Stacy
"Nope. Not in your lifetime. You something Stacy, everyone looks up to you, seeing that you're the 'queen bee' and all, but you know what? You're not even close to that. You're a selfish, vain, egotistical, greedy, lying, cheating, coward. Real queen bees are better than you'll ever be in your life. You may have the clothes, you may have the money, but you're nothing." Said Rene
"Take that back!" Stacy screamed at the top of her lungs
She tried to attack Rene, but was restrained by Naomi, followed with Stacy having a surprised look on her face, seeing that Naomi was stronger than she looked. Mall security soon arrived, kicking out a kicking and screaming Stacy out of the mall.
"Thanks for helping me out." Said Harmony
"I don't think she's gonna be bothering you for a while." Said McKenna
"Yeah, come on, let's head home. It's pizza night tonight. You guys wanna stay over?" asked Rene
"Sure!" Tina and Mei-Xing exclaimed in unison
"Uh, what's pizza?" asked Harmony
All of the girls then had a look on their faces before they burst out laughing.
Back in Meridian…
The Phantom was overlooking all of Meridian at the top of the highest mountain in the dimension.
"It won't be long now Meridian. Soon, you'll be free from Cornelia's reign, and I'll have the resistance to thank for it, and the knowledge that I know what needed to be done was done." Said Phantom
He removed his mask, and revealed himself to be Prince Caleb!
Plot twist, eh? More on that later. Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Kan dao ni!