Chapter 6
Searching for Shade
Kala's POV
Well, after everyone decided to split up, I guess I couldn't really just leave Lucia alone there, now could I? She was such a cute sister, and plus she was so timid. This girl could just explode if left on her own in a crowd. Too bad we had an audience. I'm not surprised that we captured their attention, and honestly, I personally couldn't care less, but Lucia would care. She even started that little habit of hers, twiddling with her braid. My hair, on the other hand, was short, just enough to be pulled into low pigtails. And I had a fringe. I like that word. Better than calling them bangs. Still, it annoys me when she worries, because then I start to worry.
"Hey, Lucia. Just stay calm, okay? They just have nothing more interesting to look at, that's all." I hoped my remark would make her feel a little better. She seemed to be thinking of something though. And I'd rather not wait for her, standing in the sun like this. Good thing there was a large shade tree near by. Over by a fence. And further on was a bunch of different plants, and even a greenhouse. Seemed like a nice place.
"What about over there?"
"Huh?"
"To eat. Why don't we sit over there for lunch?"
The shade under the tree made everything seem so much cooler. I'm not a fan of muggy weather, then again, I guess lots of people aren't. It was much more refreshing that sunlight. I just couldn't help but swing my bag around in response. Apparently, I hit something. A girl, actually.
"Hey! Careful. We're already sitting here." My accidental victim was a girl around our age, with slightly tan skin and pretty brown hair. It was all pulled back in a large bun with a silver ribbon. I thought the ribbon was really pretty. Still, the bag thing was an accident.
"Oh! Sorry 'bout that. I didn't notice you there…"
"Well, you should be more careful!" Her tone of voice wasn't necessarily mean, but it kinda surprised me. That's when I heard a boy's voice.
"Lucy, just drop it." This kid was kinda pale and had charcoal hair. There were also round glasses and his clothes were very tidy. Didn't look like he went outside much. He seemed calm, and tried to smile. "You're not hurt, so everything's fine, right?"
The other girl's mood changed at this, and she started to smile, a bit apologetically. I'm going to assume they're friends. "I guess… Sorry. You can sit with us if you'd like."
I sat in the grass, accepting the offer.
"So are you two the new students… that group of identical sisters I've heard about?"
"Well, two of them always. I'm Kala and this is Lucia."
"Wow… I'm an only child, so that sounds soo cool. I'm Lucy. Lucy Burb."
"I'm Alexander Goth, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too."
I guess this school is nice. Hopefully nothing bad happens while we're here, especially with these two people. They seemed really nice. I couldn't help but smile in response. That's when something disturbed the peace. Then again, something always does, doesn't it?
"Lucia! Kala!" Turns out Vivi, or should I say Victoria, was heading right towards us. She was even running, and she hated running. Something had to have happened. Just when I was getting comfortable in this shade too.
Lucia was the first to speak. "V-Victoria? What's going on? What happened?"
"It's Maia, again." Why wasn't I surprised. Maia was probably in a fight, like she often did. I bet Vivi wasn't too worried about Maia getting hurt and more along the lines of getting us all in trouble, but it was a good point, mean or not. "Come on, we should probably do something before she makes all of become infamous here."
There was a large commotion in the direction we were heading, so I was probably right again. I think I may have bumped into Stella near the front of the crowd, trying to see what's going on. Either way, this was all getting of Vivi's nerves.
"Maia! What do you think you're doing!"
Notes: Yay, Kala's point of view in this one. I'm mostly trying to get all the character's personalites down first, or else I wouldn't be repeating events this much.