Six POV:
I feel refreshed and AWESOME after a bath. All I want now is something good to eat.
"Who cooks here?" I ask.
"Me." says Marina and Sarah.
I nod. "Could you two whip up some dinner for us please?" I ask.
"Sure." they say.
Nine says, grinning, "So, Seven, all those years in the orphanage payed off, right?"
Marina didn't really like it. I could see she looked a little pissed. I've also heard that Santa Teresa was a religious school, so she probably would be saying prayers or something.
Marina POV:
I'm washing vegetables with Sarah in the kitchen. "Sarah... I'm nervous." She turns to face me.
"You can't be nervous. You have legacies! You are one of the Garde."
I sigh. I know I am.
"Look at Six. Look at Nine. Even look at John and Eight. They're not a tiny bit nervous. Even Ella, who has NO telekinesis, is more confident in battle than me."
Sarah lays a hand on my shoulder. "Marina, when I look at you, you look just as confident as the rest. You HAVE confidence in you. Remember what Six said?"
"What?" I ask, lifting my head.
"Remember, she said Lorien picked you guys because she recognized your strong wills and compassion. Your DETERMINATION."
"I've got none of that. I don't know WHY Lorien chose me. I just CAN'T be an elder."
Sarah sighs. "Marina, you are MORE than you think you are."
I just shrug. It is time for dinner, and I help lay the table.
"Yum- my!"says Nine, rubbing his hands in glee.
As I sit down, I nearly want to say Grace, when I suddenly remember that I don't say it anymore. Old habits sure die hard.
Six POV:
"Wow. You both sure know how to cook a meal!" I say.
I'm lounging on a sofa, watching TV, after a scrumptious meal. Marina blushes and Sarah says, "No prob."
"Let's fill each other in." I say.
"Sure." everyone else says, as I switch the television off.
John POV:
I'm highly interested in what everyone else is saying. I feel terribly sorry for Sarah and Sam. After I tell them about how I worked the tablet, they jump to their feet.
"Lemme see!" squeals Six, grabbing it from me.
"So we're all here, in Chicago. Is there any other yellow dot?"
"No. Five probably isn't having his or her chest open."
"The last time we saw Five was in Jamaica." I add.
I can see Nine gasping and looking at Six in a weird way when she told us all about her battles, and her time in captivity.
"OK, let's get proper names. I mean, it'll be kind of obvious if we keep calling each other by our numbers."
"Plus, we always call each other our numbers in battle." pipes up Marina, who was silent durning most of the talk.
"Yea. John can be Donald." said Nine, sniggering.
I roll my eyes. "No WAY." "Then you be Stanley." I add, grinning.
"The security guard know you as that, anyway."
"NO WAY." he bellows.
"Too bad." says Ella. "That'll be both of your names."
Both of us whine, and I feel a little embarrassed. Finally, we agreed. Six is now Elizabeth (her previous name), Marina is Emily, Ella is Jenny, Eight is
Alex, Sarah is Laura and Sam is Jacob. We're supposed to be friends from some school.
"I'm SO going to train tomorrow." says Six, flexing her muscles.
"OK, we should work out a battle strategy for Setrakus Ra, and then we train, then we find Five, then we get Setrakus Ra and CRUSH him." says Eight.
"Right now, all I want is some sleep." I say, yawning.
"I'm SO going to CRUSH you guys in training." says Six, smashing her fist against her palm.
"Yeah, like hell YOU are." smirks Nine.
"Puh-lease. It'll be a piece of cake!" laughs Eight, punching Nine.
Marina POV:
I'm a little nervous, and I'm SURE that I'm no match for any of them. I mean, I'm so nervous and emotional and everything...
I'm REALLY not looking forward to tomorrow. But it's really luxury living here. I really can't believe Nine spent nearly his entire life living in here while I have to endure the heavy rules of Santa Teresa.
There are six bedrooms, and I'm sharing a room with Ella. John is sharing one with Sam. The rest of us sleep by ourselves.
As I cuddle into bed, I can't help but feel a tinge of jealousy for Nine. The bed is SO soft and comfortable and I feel like I can fall asleep immediately.
I can feel Ella's warm body lying next to me, and I mutter a prayer. I'm just so used to doing this.
Sorry if you find it a bit slow right now, but I promise you that the next few chapters start to get exciting.
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