Adriane stared out the window, chin rested in hand as she pretended to listen to her biology teacher's lecture on genetics... or something? It had been a good fifteen minutes since she had actually turned away from the window. Dark clouds were rolling in, heavy and swollen with rain. Adriane sighed, a storm was coming, in more than one regard.

"Ms. Charday!"

Adriane jumped, turning her attention back towards the board.

"Two blue alleles!" she blurted, hoping desperately that they were still talking about genetics.

"Very good," Mr. Clark turned his back on the class, drawing a punnett square on the squeaky chalk board.

Adriane sighed, glad that she had actually completed her homework for once.

Sinking back into her chair, Adriane's focus slowly drifted back out the window. Watching as the clouds slowly coiled over the school, she barely noticed when the bell rang, or the hand on her shoulder.

"Adriane..."

"Huh?" startled, Adriane looked up, taking in the figure before her.

"Class is over," Joey informed her with a bemused look on his face.

"O-oh... thanks," Adriane muttered, shoving her textbook into her messenger bag.

Joey's expression turned serious "Hey, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," she assured him, giving him a weak smile.

"Are you sure? You look pretty worn out," Joey commented. "I-I mean, not that you don't look great, you always look great, but uh, what I'm trying to say is..."

Adriane shook her head. Worldwalking used up so much energy, she wasn't surprised that she looked tired. "I'm fine," she repeated.

"There's nothing you wanna talk about?" Joey pushed one last time.

Adriane froze. Kara. She must have told Joey that something happened with her and Zach.

"I'm just... kind of worried about the upcoming bio test," Adriane explained as they made their way towards her locker.

"Oh, I could help you if you want? We could study sometime or..." Joey offered. It was no secret that Joey had liked Adriane for what felt like forever. There was a time when those feelings were reciprocated, but that was before Zach.

"Uhm, sure... I mean, maybe"

Joey leaned against a locker as she fiddled with her lock, which always stuck without some magical assistance. After much difficulty, Adriane finally got the lock open, flinging the door open. Joey peered inside, spotting a couple of photo booth pictures of Adriane and Emily, as well as a small polaroid of her and Zach. She also had a copy of Kara's headshot, which wasn't a surprise as the girl had handed them out to practically everyone in the school.


Zach tossed a stone at the wall, which ricocheted off, making a quiet echo. He couldn't tell you where he was, or even the time or date. How long was he unconscious for? It couldn't have been that long. He stood, pacing around the room as he pressed his hand to the stone walls. As far as he could tell he was in a dark room that seemed to be carved out of the earth itself. Stalactites and stalagmites connected to form make-shift 'bars' with spaces big enough for him to see through. That wasn't much help though, as the only addition to the bleak, stone surroundings were magic lights that lined the walls. No amount of magic, or brute force, could break him out, at least from the inside it seemed. Zach sighed, sinking back down to the floor. Was it bad that he was becoming accustomed to being held prisoner?


Emily closed her locker, slinging her back pack over her shoulder as she headed down the hall. She turned a corner, swerving in and out of herds of people as she made her way towards Adriane's locker. Emily broke into a jog, spotting Adriane further down the hall than she'd expected.

"Adriane," Emily breathed, catching up to the raven haired mage. "Oh, hey Joey," she greeted curtly before turning back to Adriane "We were supposed to hang out today."

"Oh, yeah. Sorry," Adriane shook her head "I totally forgot."

"I guess I'll see you later then?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, I guess"

"Kay, See yah," Joey gave a small wave "Nice seeing you, Emily."

Emily just nodded.

"So... what do you wanna do?" Adriane asked awkwardly as they made their way out the front doors and into the parking lot. They ran towards the old pick up that Adriane shared with Gran, trying to stay as dry as possible in the sudden downpour. Adriane unlocked the driver's side, hopping into the vehicle, she leaned over to unlock the passenger's side. Emily opened the door, sliding into the seat; she tossed her bag in the back.

"Well... It's raining," Emily stated the obvious. "We could just hang out in the library until Kara's done cheerleading practice."

"Kara's joining us too?" Adriane grumbled, putting her keys into the ignition. She turned, looking out the rear window as she pulled out of the parking space.

"Yeah, of course. I told you this yesterday..." Emily informed her, pulling her seatbelt on.

"I told you, I forgot."

"Is something wrong?" Emily asked, hazel eyes filling with concern.

"No... Yeah, maybe." Adriane looked around; trying to decide which rout would be easiest on her truck in the heavy rain. "I don't even know."

"Hmm..." Emily hummed.

"Don't..." Adriane started "try to read my mind. I'll tell you when Kara arrives."

"Fine," Emily stared out the window. They drove in silence for a short time. "Any word from Zach?" Emily asked, turning away from the water that drizzled down the passenger's side window.

"Nope."

"Weird."

"Whatever," Adriane shrugged. She knew she was being miserable, but she couldn't help it. Emily just had a way of breaking through people's walls. If you weren't careful, you'd end up telling her something you'd regret. "Wanna watch a movie?" she asked, an attempt to change the subject.

"Sure," Emily grinned "Boondock Saints?"

"You hate Boondock Saints," Adriane commented suspiciously.

"I don't hate it," Emily shifted in her seat "er... Maybe I just never gave it a chance?"

"Fine, then don't complain when they kill the cat," Adriane warned as they drove into the preserve.


"So then I was like 'I'm the cheerleading captain. I'm always on top'"

Adriane choked on her bite of pizza. "You said that?"

"I meant on top of the pyramid!" Kara growled, tossing a pompom at Adriane's face.

"Well... did you at least get his name?" Emily questioned, turning away from the television.

"Of course!" Kara beamed "His name is Brian, we're going for coffee next week!"

"What ever happened to Lorren?" Emily questioned, ignoring the gunshots and bad Irish accents coming from the television.

Kara's face turned red, a perfect shade that matched her red and white cheerleading uniform.

"We're on a break," Kara exclaimed hastily. "So, how's Joey?" she asked in a quick attempt to draw the attention away from her.

"I knew it! I knew you said something!" Adriane accused, glaring at the blonde who sat on the other side of the couch.

"Hey, I just thought with Zach being a jerk, you could use some comforting," Kara said with a sugary smile.

"Well, next time, don't," Adriane tossed the pompom back towards Kara.


Red and white uniform? Kara's totally cheering for Canada... No, not a team just... just the country. I tried to show the friendship between Emily and Adriane, and I'm really proud of the outcome. However, I do have a set personality that I think older Emily would have, and this didn't portray it... So... that's a bummer. And! My first attempt at anything funny! Yay! I have a horrible, dry sense of humour, so injecting some sort of humour into anything I write is REALLY difficult, and I understand if it actually isn't that funny (which... it kind of isn't). Ever seen Boondock Saints? It's one of my favourite movies at the moment. I figure it's the type of movie that Adriane would really like, but Emily not so much. This chapter is mostly just girl drama, but you know know how it is. I don't actually eat pizza, but I was thinking "What do teenagers eat?" Anyways, Rate and Review! :3

PS. I love genetics. Seriously, sometimes I just calculate people's genetic make ups... because I'm weird T.T