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Hey Everyone,

Here is yet another chapter for you all! Now, I realize that these last two have been rather short, however, I'm really trying to work with updating more often! Cross your fingers that my muses keep working with me! As for my reviews, yall seriously rock! Everytime that I see someone asking me to update, it keeps me even more motivated to keep going! So thanks so much! So...without further ado, this is my next chapter!

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Nova

"Lena...Are you ready to go sweetheart?," asked the voice of her mother coming from the doorway of her hospital room.

Taking one last glance at her surroundings, Lena nodded before turning around to look at her mother.

"Yeah. Let's go.," said Lena, allowing a half smile to grace her features.

Lena's mother held her arm open to her daughter, who gladly nestled into her side as they made their way to exit the hospital.

Once situated in the car, Lena's mother began to inform her about the morning's events as well as what could be expected in the upcoming week.

As her mother began to drive them in the direction of Ipswich and Spencers Academy, Lena's mother began to say to Lena,"Now Lena, the doctor released you, but he really wants you to take it easy, which is something that I know is definitely not in your vocabulary or understanding, for that matter. We both know that what led you to your situation in the hospital was not due to stress, however, I want you to promise me that you will take it easy this week. Now, I took the liberty of calling your Coach this morning and let him know to expect you back at school today. However, do not think for one second young lady that he is going to let you over exert yourself in the pool today at practice! Your coach and I are on the same page, which is ensuring your well-being..."

Lena's mother didn't get to finish her motherly lecture on her daughter before her daughter quickly interjected. "Really mother!? You called my Coach!? Uhhhhh! This is just fantastic! Now Coach isn't going to let me really train now for days! I have a meet coming up! This thing that is going on with me can wait and be handled later. Swimming is my life, and I'm not about to let it get in the way! So excuse you and Coach, but no matter what, I will be training as if nothing happened.," said Lena defiantly.

"Do not take that tone with me young lady! This is not up for discussion. It has already been decided upon that you will not be training at your usual level, and unless you want to compete next week, I suggest that you abide by the ground rules your coach and I have decided upon.," said her mother unwaveringly.

Letting out an aggravated huff, Lena defiantly looked out her car window at the landscape as it blurred by.

"As for the other things, I talked to your grandmother this morning as well. She thinks that it would be a good idea as well for you to rest up a bit. She knows how stubborn you are, but you really need to just rest up, and let your body get back to normal.," said her mother.

At hearing the word normal, Lena immediately tore her gaze from the window and pointed it at her mother. "Normal!? There won't be any normal for me anymore! What normal I had is now gone! You can thank the good 'ol family heritage for that!," said Lena, scoffing at her mother's words.

"Lena...just because you have been gifted with powers does not mean that you can't still be normal. Look at your grandmother. She's had powers since she was close to eighteen, and she has managed to maintain a normal life.," said her mother, as she tried to reassure her daughter.

Lena let out and exasperated sigh at hearing the mentioning of her grandmother. "Mother, let's be honest, Grammie has never been normal. Try as she might, she has always flirted with the sane/crazy line.," said Lena with a chuckle.

Deeply sighing at her daughter, Lena's mother tried one last time to reason with her. "Well Lena, you might just find after spending some quality time with your grandmother just how normal she is.," said Lena's mother.

After several minutes of silence, Lena's mother finally pulled up in front of Lena's dorm to drop her off. As Lena was exiting the car, Lena's mother's voice stopped her from shutting the door.

"Don't forget Lena, your grandmother will be out in front of the school at 3:30pm sharp on friday.," said Lena's mother with a serious undertone laced in her words.

"But Mom! I have swim practice starting at 3:30pm! I'm the girl's swim team captain! I can't just miss practice! I mean what kind of example would that set!?," said Lena, clearly exasperated by her mother's words.

"Catalena Marie, you will be out in front of the school at 3:30pm! This is not up for discussion, so don't even try to work your way out of this one! Your coach has already been given notice that you have a 'family event' on friday and need to miss practice. I'm sure the girls and your coach can miss just one day of your presence.," said her mother in what sounded like the sugariest voice she could muster.

Lena inwardly cringed at hearing her mother call her by her first name and decided not to press on any further when her mother was like this. However, allowing her attitude to shine through, Lena rolled her eyes at her mother. "Fine, but since I have to miss practice, I think you better have that discussion with Dad about getting me a car sooner than the month deal that Dad and I struck up.," said Lena, knowing full well that she was using the situation to her advantage and being quite manipulative.

Glaring at her daughter, Lena's mother said, "Catalena, do not try to use this situation to your advantage by trying to manipulate me. I will take this into consideration, but just because you have to miss one swim practice does not mean that you deserve to get a car sooner than what was agreed upon."

Huffing out of frustration, Lena merely slammed the car door shut and strutted towards the entrance of her dorm. Walking into the dorm, Lena noticed how utterly quiet it was. Everyone was already off at class, so she was left to make it up to her room and grab her things to do the same. Getting into her room, Lena glanced at the clock and noticed that it was close to 9:30am, which meant that she had already missed one class and half of another.

"Great, now I'm going to have to use my limited spare time to take notes for two of my classes.," said Lena in a hushed tone, as she quickly grabbed her full backpack and locked the door behind her.

As Lena made her way into the main building of Spencers, Lena noticed how quiet and looming Spencers really seemed when students were not walking about its halls talking amongst each other and rushing up and down the hallways. Turning down the hall towards where her next class, Lena didn't expect that she would run into anyone. Colliding with a tall figure with a broad and tough chest, Lena would have lost her balance, if it wasn't for a firm but gentle hand that snaked its way around her back to rest on her waist.

"Whoa there, watch where you're going...," said a familiar voice before it suddenly trailed off.

Looking up at who the voice belonged to, Lena's gaze soon met an icy blue stare. Finding her voice, Lena managed to hold the gaze and say, "Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going as I turned the corner."

Realizing who it was, Reid quickly recovered by saying, "No harm done. Things happen. Just make sure that you watch where you're going next time Queenie."

Narrowing her eyes at Reid, Lena could barely hold in the flood of words that so desperately wanted to escape from her lips, so she settled for walking around him and down the hall.

As Lena walked to her first class of the day, she began to think to herself, "Why is it that boys have to be so infuriating!?"

Little did she know that this would just be the first instance in which a certain boy would get under her skin.