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Realisations

By the time Jon got home that day after school, he only had one thing on his mind; Alanna. All through dinner he didn't say a single word and his parents had to shake him to get his attention.

"What's on your mind son? You've been distracted all night." Asked Jon's father. He knew his son inside and out but he had never seen him act like this.

"Oh nothing, it's just that there are these two kids at school. Alanna and Thom Trebond. Twins, but they are totally different. Alanna actually convinced the coach to let her into our athletics class."

"Really! She must be in very good shape. But I'm still not quite clear as to why it has you so shaken up." Roald replied with a smile on his face as if suggesting that his son had got a crush.

"It's just that when I introduced myself to her and her brother at lunch, she called me jock and she talked as if she despised me but she doesn't even know me. Her brother said that it wasn't anything personal and that she just has a thing about jocks but it seemed much more than that. She also mentioned that she wouldn't be at the school for very long. Two months at most." Jon sighed heavily while his parents had just been staring at him while he talked about this mysterious girl. Silence reined until Jon let a small laugh escape his lips, shaking his head at his rambling. "Listen to me going on and on about some girl I've only known for a few hours. Forget about it." He returned to staring at his food, so he didn't see the look that passed between his parents. Nor did he see the knowing smile that graced his mother's lips. He asked to be excused from the dinner table saying that he still had homework to do but he had no intention of doing anything other than looking up the name Trebond on his laptop.

As he typed in the name Trebond, he kept picturing Alanna's face in his head. Her long red hair that had a slight curl to it; her magnificent yet haunting eyes that seemed to contain so much pain and loss as well as a fire and hunger that he could only guess was where her attitude came from; her short but muscular frame; all the things that made Alanna who she was. He hit the search button and within seconds the results came up. He clicked on the first link that came up but came back out of it when he saw it was a website for some kind of estate. The second link he clicked on however was more successful. It was information on the world renowned professor Alan Trebond. He quickly scanned the information but slowed when he reached the part about his family. This was what he had been looking for. It said that the professor had two kids, twins, named Thom and Alanna. As the kids of a professor they were no doubt constantly moving. Perhaps that was what Alanna was referring to when she said they wouldn't be at the school long. He continued reading and saw that Alanna's mother had recently died in a car accident. He felt a pang of sadness and guilt as his heart went out to Alanna and her entire family. The first thought that went through his head at their earlier confrontation was that she was just a snob, but now he understood now why she was so angry. It explained why her eyes contained so much pain and loss.

He printed off the pages of information and then placed them in his book bag. He decided that he was going to ask his history teacher Mr Olau, or as he preferred to be called; Myles. Myles knew everything about everything and he understood why people did the things they did. If anyone was going to be able to help him understand this mysterious Alanna, it was Myles.

Author's Note: Sorry this chapter is so short. I am really busy with school and everything so for a while any updates will probably be in small sections. Nether the less hope you enjoy. Keep the reviews coming.