Me: It's Monday, Monday, gotta get down on Monday.

Finn: Just kidding, I hate Mondays.

Me: Worst part of the school week.

Finn: Good thing we're not back in school yet, that could totally throw off the schedule.

Me: Well, Character Academy is back and ready to send Finn to an insane asylum!

Chapter 5

Kat POV

I really needed to inform George that Silvia wasn't interested. And to inform Silvia that Taffy wasn't interested. And to keep their love life out of the freaking office. I sat in my desk and began typing e-mails to the teachers. Taffy walked in and put some papers on my desk. One letter was decorated in green forest and written in glowing ink, special to secretaries and principals only. I certainly didn't write this.

Dear Delaney,

I received your last letter with high hopes. I loved going to Olive Garden the other night, you are quite the story teller. I'm well aware that Silvia is flirting with me, but I only have eyes for you. I'll see you at lunch today.

Taffy

Oh my gosh! Taffy and Delaney are going out? Without informing me? If anyone knew about this, Aphrodite would. I pressed the purple button on my phone which rang into Taffy's office.

"Yes?" he asked.

"Get Aphrodite in my office. Now," I ordered. He hung up and a few minutes later, Aphrodite stepped in.

"You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, it's about your power of love."

"I can't make someone fall in love with you, so don't ask," she snorted.

"I wasn't… wait, who was asking?"

"No one," she said stiffly.

"Tell me or I'll ban make-up from the school," I threatened.

"Okay, okay, Silvia the Vampire and George the Redcoat." I'd have to talk to them later.

"It's not what I was asking. Do you know anything about current relationships in the school?"

"Yeah, of course. Percy and Annabeth, Harry and Ginny, Carly Spencer and Sam Witwicky, Fang and Max, the Gasman and Nudge, Hermione and Ron, Legolas and Elizabeth Swan, Taffy and Delaney… the list is endless."

"Well, Taffy and Delaney I knew but… Legolas and Elizabeth Swan? Like, Pirates of the Caribbean Elizabeth Swan?"

"Yeah, insane isn't it? Will Turner left her for some chick named… umm… Nancy Drew or something like that." I grimaced.

"Thank you, you may go back to class now." She left. I picked up the phone and requested that George and Silvia be brought to my office. Silvia was first, because she's a super fast vampire, then George.

"Take a seat," I said, waving my hand to the chairs. George kept sneaking glances at Silvia, who wasn't even paying attention.

"Okay, you can't ask Aphrodite for love advice, okay? I hate to break it you guys, George, you like Silvia, but Silvia likes Taffy, who likes Delaney, who likes Taffy back. So, you both are in the dirt on this. I don't want to hear anything about you, George, trying to get Silvia to fall in love with you, and you, Silvia, about getting Taffy to fall in love with you. Have I made myself clear?" They nodded.

"Now, go." They stood up and ran out as fast as they could. I opened my drawer and pulled out the bracelet. I never thought I would have to do this, but… I put it on my wrist and it glowed before dimming into a regular-looking bracelet. This bracelet did not exist anywhere else. It had the ultimate power to erase a fictional character off the face of the earth or take their magical properties away from them, making them real. It could also, hopefully, cure the school of the disease. They call this bracelet The Bracelet that doesn't exist. But I call it, Charm Bracelet. Because that's what it is.

Finn POV

What is the name of the Egyptian god to the Underworld?

Set

B. Osiris

Isis

None of the above

I hate my life. I was on the third question out of ten and I had no idea what I was doing.

Pick B. Finn, a voice said.

What? Then I realized that in the final chapters of KKMR, Kat had written in a voice in my head. I circled B.

C., now A., now D., now D., now C., A., C., B. Voice said. I circled each one and turned in my paper. I sat there, quite bored, gazing around my new classroom. In my class, I had Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, George Washington, Set, Thoth, Sam (Frodo's buddy), Pocahontas, Sleeping Beauty, and me. The door opened and a beautiful girl who was dressed in ordinary clothes walked in. She had grey eyes and dark brown hair.

"Is this… Mr. Brunner's class?" she asked.

"Yes, take a seat, I'll be with you in a moment," he said. The only empty seat was next to me. Yes! The Fates were on my side. The Fates appeared momentarily, glaring at me, then vanished. Sleeping Beauty turned in her test finally.

"The bell will ring soon, so be prepared," Mr. Brunner announced. I turned to the new girl.

"Hi, I'm Finn. And you are…?"

"Katniss. Katniss Everdeen," she said firmly.

"Well, Katniss, welcome to Character Academy. Stay out of the way of Frodo and his macadamia nuts, okay?"

"What?" she asked, confused. The bell rang and I headed off, still thinking about Katniss Everdeen.

I went into Kat's office the next morning, asking her how long my punishment was, because last night, Set believed in some strange ritual and almost lit the trailer on fire. Of course, Frodo did nothing but curl up in the corner and watch. Only when I had arrived had something sensual be done. He was lighting candles and one fell and flamed on Frodo's bedsheet. I facepalmed and grabbed the fire extinguisher, then put out the fire and sent Set to bed. He grumbled and when I was putting away the candles, Frodo was staring at me creepily. I went up to Taffy, who was smiling bigger than usual.

"Hey, Taffy, can I talk to Kat?"

"Who?" he asked dreamily. I gave him a weird look.

"Kat," I repeated.

"Oh! Yeah, she's… back there somewhere. Oh an email!" he squealed. I wrinkled my face up and went into her office. Kat wasn't there but there were papers on her desk.

"Kat?" I asked. Then, I realized how much it sounded like Katniss. The door closed behind me suddenly. Then, a figure zipped across the room and shut the blinds.

"Who…?"

"Shh! It's me, genius!" Kat hissed.

"What are you doing?" I asked. "Do the lights have to be off?"

"Yes. There's something wrong with the school."

"Besides the usual madness?" I kind of waited for King Leonidas to barge in but he didn't.

"Aphrodite informed me of the secret relationships throughout the school. Today, I asked her when they started, she said about Wednesday of last week."

"And this means what?"

"It's a disease," she whispered. She held out her arm and I saw the glowing charm bracelet.

"Is that normal?" I asked.

"It's The Bracelet," she said.

"Yeah, it's a bracelet, I can see that."

"No, you idiot! It's The Bracelet! The one that can erase a fictional character off the face of the earth!" she whispered. I had heard stories but I didn't think it was real.

"And you're bringing this out because people are falling in love?"

"Someone's hiding in the school, acting as a character, and infecting people. It won't be long before everyone is infected and no one can think straight."

"And you're going to shoot them with the bracelet when you find them."

"Yeah, it will send them straight to the prison."

"Prison?" I asked. I didn't even know there was a prison.

"Yes, you genius, let's go." She grabbed my arm and lead me off.

Me: Sorry for randomly including Katniss in this. I just finished Hunger Games.

Finn: Very action-y. I hope they don't screw it up.

Me: The Bracelet! Hehe.

Finn: Terrifying.

Me: I could get rid of you.

Finn: No you won't.

Me: I didn't say I would, I just say I could.

Finn: Whatever.

Me: Well it's late and so am I!

Finn: We were reading most of the day.

Me: So have fun!

Finn: Don't die!

R & R? Or Set will light YOUR bedsheets on fire.