Chapter 7- I Freeze Digby
I joined the others for dinner in the cafeteria, eager to tell them about my new name. Unfortunately, some commotion seemed to be going on at our table.
"No, I will not leave. I can sit where ever I want!" said a voice that sounded a lot like Wolf.
"Then can you want to sit somewhere else?!" Digby shouted.
"C'mon Digby, he can sit here, he's not bugging anyone," Jaqueline cut in.
"Why does everyone want to sit with me!" screamed Luis in mock annoyance.
I walked over quickly and set my hands down on the table. "Everybody stop!" I shouted. Everyone froze and looked at me. I sighed. "Now that I have your attention, what's the problem here?"
"Digby won't let me-" Wolf started.
Digby cut him off, "Wolf is being a noob!"
"Who's calling who a noob?!" Wolf exclaimed, pulling out his wand. This was going to get bad, and fast, if I didn't do anything. I pulled out my wand, trying to remember the name of a spell I had read about in my "Thaumaturgy for Dummies" book.
I drew the ice symbol in the air, just as Wolf grabbed a Lightning Bat card from his deck. I sure hoped that this would work without a card. "Freeze!" I shouted, and both boys stopped in their tracks, dazed looks crossing their faces. Jaqueline gasped.
"Grace! How did you do that?!" she exclaimed. I shrugged, and put my wand back into my backpack. I walked over to Digby and Wolf, hoping I hadn't done anything permanent. I tapped Digby on the arm, and he gasped to life. He whipped his head around, astonished.
"What'd you do that for?!" he shouted.
"I just didn't want anyone to get hurt," I mumbled, suddenly finding my shoes to be very interesting.
Digby sighed. "You gonna unfreeze Wolf?" I nodded slightly. "Oh," he said in a disappointed voice. I walked over to Wolf and tapped him on the shoulder. He shuddered back to life. He glanced at me, and then over to Digby.
"You're a lucky duck, Digby. This time." He scowled, storming away through the cafeteria. It was at that moment that I noticed the hundreds of eyes staring at us. I should have expected a crowd, Wolf's fight drew one yesterday, but I couldn't help but be a little surprised.
I scowled at Digby. "Why were you two fighting?"
"He… He just wanted to sit down. It was stupid."
"You got that right," Jaqueline said under her breath.
"What do you have against him anyways?" I asked, sitting down.
"Doesn't matter," Digby mumbled.
I suddenly remembered what I had wanted to tell them. "Hey, guess where I just was."
"An assassin's camp," Luis said in a serious voice.
"Nope."
"The Commons?" Jaqueline asked in a bored voice.
"Nope."
"C'mon, just tell us," Digby moaned.
"Okay, okay. I was at the Headmaster's office. I got a last name."
Jaqueline's eyes widened. "You can do that?!"
"Who cares?" Digby said excitedly, "What's your name Grace?"
"Nightwhisper." I smiled.
"Nightwhisper?" Luis asked wearily. The three of them exchanged glances. It was quiet for a moment.
"You know what," Digby piped up, "Congrats, Grace. You finally have a full name."
Conversation then moved on to a more normal topic, but I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Why had they all gone silent? Was my name bad for some reason? Or did they just think that it was stupid? I finally decided to just ignore it, and proceeded to devour two plates full of bacon.