HHHHIIII! It's Ajluv! I really am sorry, that I haven't updated this story in a while, so I will try to make it extra long.
Natalie laughed and shoved her way from Anubis House to school on Wednesday. Underneath her happy exterior she was tense. All of Sibuna was. They had been searching for a sign of the evil spirit that had given them a vague quest, but there had been no sign of her since Sunday. Even the few happy hours spent playing the all American sport and hanging out with her new friends couldn't cheer her up. She had no idea how the other member shad held up so long underneath the constant worry.
She smoothed down her ruffled black skirt to calm herself down and straightened her blazer. Like all of the girls at the school, she had customized the uniform, however she would have to change out of it once she got to school. She had gym first.
Once she said goodbye to all of her friends (even if she skipped several grades, they were still a grade above her) and had changed into her gym clothes, however she was late getting out of the locker rooms.
The coach regarded her for a moment and directed her over to a girl that was close to her size, standing awkwardly at the edge of the class. Natalie approached her slowly, until the girl noticed her and smiled, revealing blue braces. "Hi, I'm Natalie!" She said. The girl pushed her glasses up her nose and replied "Hi. I'm Melissa." (1) She stuttered.
They immediately retreated to a corner of the smelly gym, that only seemed to smell worse when the ceiling fans were turned on. They both wrinkled their noses mockingly and started tossing the ball given to them, back and forth, talking all the while. Natalie enjoyed talking to her new friend, getting more and more engrossed in the conversation, so that she didn't expect it when the bell rang a shrill and loud sound right above her head.
Startled she jumped, closing her eyes and seeing a flash of tear filled brown eyes, outlined with thick makeup, before her ankle caved in and she went tumbling to the gym floor. She opened her eyes, seeing Melissa above her. " Are you okay?" She asked worriedly, Natalie blinked her eyes, the freckles on Melissa's nose blurred in and out of focus. " Fine." She mumbled, sitting up.
"Should I get the nurse?" "No!" Natalie snapped, more harsh then she should have been. Melissa looked down, blinking furiously. Natalie softened, breathing in the stale gym air to calm herself. "I just- I'm fine." She nodded and stumbled away, leaving Natalie by herself with a queasy feeling in her stomach.
At lunch Natalie picked at her food until the Anubis gang arrived. They immediately stopped laughing and talking and got down to business, comparing notes, research, and lunches.
Natalie lost focus for a moment, leaning her head on the table. Dang she had a headache. The bell rang cutting into the middle of her dying session, she wearily stood up and trudged down the hall to science.
Melissa was in that class too, smiling, the little tiff already forgotten. Soon, but to soon enough, school was over and she half heartedly skipped down the hallway.
She jumped down the stone steps, almost bumping into Jerome. He looked down, startled.
" Um. Hey Natalie." "Hmm." Was all she could manage. He grinned at her. " Does someone want a piggyback ride?" Natalie groaned. " Not if you like puke on your shoulder." He grimaced, but walked with her and Joy anyway.
That night she plodded through her homework and nibbled at her dinner, before the smell of fried chicken became too nauseating and she went upstairs, amid worried glances from Eddie and Nina, then almost immediately falling asleep.
The goddess painted black paint around her eye, magnifying the Egyptian brown. Serket was pure Egypt, none of the Macedonian features showing on her face. She finished painting and quickly snapped on golden bracelets, forged in the heart of Egypt.
Nodding at her attendants, she rose and walked down the cool marble hallway. It was time for the ceremony to begin.
Natalie woke up gasping. Patricia and Nina were just coming through the door and she pushed them away, hand over her mouth as she raced to the trash can.
I hope you enjoyed that! Once again, I am sorry that I have not updated in a while, but it was so hard to feel motivated when no one was reviewing. Thank goodness the reviews I do get are so nice!
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