[BACK ON EARTH AT W.I.T.C.H'S SCHOOL] After a glorious night's sleep in your own bed you decided to head to school with the W.I.T.C.H girls for a more normal day. Although you typically possess the look of a young adult, you've switched it up to look more like a teen to obviously blend into the school population better. It should be mentioned that you do have the ability to alter the appearance of your age (Another trick learnt from being god knows how old, it's proved to be very beneficial many times.) You walk to your homeroom classroom with Irma and Hay Lin, and upon entering the classroom a series of whispers spread throughout the room. No doubt about your appearance on a non-test day. Given the lengthy amounts of time you spend in Meridian helping the rebellion you don't have the greatest attendance record back here on earth. This has resulted in a reputation for being the 'bad girl' at school. All rumors of course, but that doesn't stop them. In fact anyone who has actually talked to you knows you are actually quite nice, although they also know not to cross your which is why the rumours stay moderate. Even Uriah does his best to avoid you whenever you show up.
Today being a relaxation day you have dressed more on the comfy side. A simple black-tee with "Karmilla" in silver print across the front, deep purple skinny pants, and your favorite mid-thigh black combat boots. You've also left the black nail polish from the night before on, but took out the hairstyle leaving it down with your side bangs simply pinned back the way they are with crossing pins. On your wrists are various bracelets and a dark brown leather cuff on your left.
Strolling through the aisle with Hay Lin behind you and Irma in the aisle over the three of you take your seats while saying hey to Taranee who had arrived early. Well you shouldn't say early, more like reasonably on time. You, Hay Lin and Irma had arrived with only about a minute to spare before the teacher would arrive for attendance. Looking around the room people were still shocked at your arrival and a few were frantically looking through their notes thinking they had forgotten a test, you couldn't help but smile at that. Soon enough the bell rang but as the teacher entered the room so did Principle Knickerbocker along with a new student. The class settled down as the Principle took to the front of the room.
"Hello class, I would like to announce a new student here at Sheffield Institute who will be joining your class," announces Knickerbocker, with all eyes being on the new student. You couldn't make out much, to many heads in the way, but the new student appeared to be a male with medium olive skin and short spiky black hair, wearing dark jeans, and a grey V-neck t-shirt, some bracelets, watches or cuffs like things on his wrist, and dark shoes. That was about it.
"Hello my name is Darik" introduces the boy or Darik. Instantaneous to his voice all the girls located in the front half of the room collectively sigh. What the fudge was going on. Something was defiantly not sitting right in your gut.
"Is it just me or does something not feel right about this dude?" you whisper to the three guardians surrounding you.
"It's like I know him from somewhere" adds Hay Lin trying to think where she might have seen him before.
"Somewhere like Meridian?" says Taranee not even turning around in her chair.
"Why would someone from Meridian want to come here, I don't even want to come here!" jokes Irma.
"I don't know where he's from but I think its best if we…" you start before being cut off.
"Miss Harvstar how nice of you to join us today," calls out Principle Knickerbocker at your whispering. Everyone in the room now has their eyes on you, as Irma and Hay Lin slink back into their chairs to stay out of the unwanted lime light.
"Pleasures all mine," you respond doing your best not to make that sound like backtalk. Principle Knicekrbocker didn't really have a liking towards you due to your skipping but there was nothing she could really do about it.
"I was about to ask the class if anyone would be willing to show young mister Darik around till he got his bearings but I think I'll just give that responsibility to you," proclaims the Principle, looking rather pleased with herself. All the girls who sighed earlier don't take this news very well and you get a few stink eye stares. Damn this dude must be pretty good looking to get a response like this.
"Don't know if I'm qualified but sure if you want" you accept. No doubt this 'responsibility' was an attempt by her to get you to show up for the next few days, jokes on her though since you had planned too anyways. Saying farewell to the class Principle Knickerbocker leaves as Darik walks down the rows of desks towards you, giving you a clear up close view of his face. Now you understood why the girls were angry with you. "These people just won't let me have one fudging day off," you think to yourself as the newbie takes the empty seat to your right.
[LATER AT LUNCH] You take your place at the lunch table with Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin who are currently picking at their food with their forks. Looks like Moldy Monday was still living up to its name.
"I swear this is the same meatloaf I threw away on Friday" exclaims Irma pushing her food away.
"This is why I don't eat lunch" adds Taranee.
"You all need to start packing lunches," you say, pulling out a ham sandwich along with a few more for the hungry girls. They accept the food graciously. "Moving on though, have you guys seen the new guy?"
"Yeah umm aren't you supposed to be showing him around?" says Will with a mouthful of ham sandwich.
"He's getting his so called lunch, but that's not the point I'm trying to make. Did he not seem familiar to any of you?" you ask. This conversation needed to get moving the kid could be back at any moment.
"Ya he seemed somewhat familiar but to be honest I was mostly distracted by his good looks," responds Hay Lin after taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"Guys I'm pretty sure that he is actually… Hey Darik great you found me!" you try to explain cutting yourself off as Darik arrives at the table. At his arrival all the girls immediately stop eating and stare in awe. All except Taranee that is, although taking notice to his presence her demeanor did not seem to change.
"If I didn't know any better it would seem like you were trying to ditch me," amusingly jokes Darik with a smile in response to your somewhat sarcastic tone. Most of the girls are shocked by his response, not in the way you would think though. Instead of being caught off guard by his blatant attack against you they were more mortified that you would even try to ditch this beautiful boy.
"Ha ha, trust me hon If I were going to ditch you I would have done it after homeroom," you retort keeping the mood light around the table. "Let me introduce you to some of my friends here. You already know Taranee, Hay Lin and Irma," Hay Lin and Irma each let out huge grins accompanied by a series of flustered waves while Taranee simply gives a sweet but simple smile, "but over here we also have Will and Cornelia." Will is barely able to stammer out a hello, while Cornelia easily slips out a flirty greeting.
"It is a pleasure to meet you ladies," greets Darik smoothly. Out of the corner of your eye you spot Caleb walking towards the table with a lunch tray.
"This should get interesting…." you mumble to yourself as Caleb approaches.
"Did you say something?" asks Darik.
"Nothing," you respond as Caleb arrives at the table. "Hey Caleb, I'd like you to meet the new student." Caleb looks over in your direction before becoming fixated on Darik. As the two of them lock eyes you quickly continue. "Caleb this is Darik, Darik this is Caleb." The two continue to stare at one another until finally Caleb looks away. This only helps to confirm your suspicions more, and to think they thought they could fool you. You figure now is not the time to go onto another of your internal rants since it looks like the encounter between the two males has sparked some embers of anger in Caleb and it would be best to put this fire out before it even starts. Just before Caleb is about to speak you lightly shake your head enough that he gets the message, the message that this is not the time nor place for a scene.
"Pleasure to meet you," coldly greets Caleb taking his seat beside Cornelia, putting his arm around her. Cornelia is at first shocked at this but smiles and doesn't object to Caleb's affection. The table proceeds to turn into a giant state of awkward silence until Will finally breaks the ice by digging into her backpack for something.
"So hey, Matt told me earlier today that Principle Knickerbocker was going to let them host a rock concert this Friday seven pm, anybody care to go to that?" says Will pulling out a poster for Matts band Wreck 55.
"Didn't we just have a dance last Friday? And didn't they play at the dance then?" questions Hay Lin.
"Hello this is a concert totally different concept!" snaps Cornelia.
"Care to go with me Cornelia?" asks Caleb making sure he's loud enough for Darik to hear.
"Of course!" exclaims Cornelia. Caleb smiles at this response and makes sure Darik sees that Cornelia is going with him. Darik doesn't seem to care at all, probably because you can tell his mind is too preoccupied in trying to figure out what the hell a concert is without showing he doesn't understand.
"It's a typical social activity that teenagers attend involving a band playing music for a large group of people, where they scream and yell and sing along to the music," you explain unable to help yourself from not doing so. Oh you could just feel the frustration emitting off of him and it was glorious. Everyone at the table looks at you like you're crazy but you know, oh you know the sweet victory in that little remark. So does Caleb apparently who is also smiling but trying to contain it. The conversation continues onto other topics as the girls give Darik some tricks and tips to surviving at Sheffeild all the while asking him questions about where he's from, you take an interest in this however it seems he had his answered prepped for these types of occasions. Just moved from Canada, no brothers or sisters, lives with his dad who isn't ever around, moved because of dads work, blah, blah, blah. The rest of lunch continues without any interesting developments and soon enough the bell rings signaling the end of lunch. "Come on Darik we've got gym next."
[IN GYM CLASS] After handing the newbie to the gym teacher to find him some gym shorts you head to the girls locker room to get changed with the other W.I.T.C.H girls. Soon enough you're all outside standing in the freezing cold gym waiting for the gym teacher to show up and explain today's activities. Looking around you also notice that Caleb and Darik are missing.
"Oh no," you think to yourself. This can't be good. You just hope that the two of them didn't get into any 'unfinished business' and pick a fight. Moments later the two of them emerge along with the gym teacher behind them. It doesn't appear that a fight happened but by the looks of their faces some words were definitely said. In silence the two come over to the group keeping their distance from one another as the teacher keeps his eye on them making sure they behaved.
"Alright people, let's get started. Today we're playing good old fashioned dodgeball. So line up while I number you all off!" yells the teacher to the class ending with a large tweet of his whistle. Promptly everyone lines up as he starts to number people off. After everyone takes to their side of the gym you find that you, Caleb, Taranee and Hay Lin have been placed on the same team while Will, Irma, Cornelia and Darik are on the other.
"Care to fill me in on what happened in the locker room?" you ask Caleb as the two of you walk to the back of the court.
"Nothing happened, just a few words were exchanged. I think we both made our points clear," responds Caleb being cryptic.
"Ya no duh words were said. I want details dude."
"He had the nerve to say some things about Cornelia I didn't appreciate. Then after I pushed him against the lockers he said 'Chill dude, I'm not interested in your girl, I've got my eye on that babe of a brunette showing me around."
"That little shit." Both of you lie down on your stomachs.
"You're going to beat the hell out of him aren't you?"
"We. We are going to beat the hell out of him my friend, and there is no better way to do it than pelting him with a constant rain of dodgeballs."
TWWWEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT!
At the sound of the whistle you and Caleb bolt up running towards the center line ahead of everyone on your team, thus being able to claim at least four dodgeballs for your side. Quickly teaming up the two of you rain hell against the other team. Out of the corner of your eye you spot Darik laying low at the back of his side assessing and learning how the game is played. You give Caleb a nudge as he spots him as well.
"Hey Darik! Whats the matter never played dodgeball before?" yells out Caleb. This gets a few stares, especially from the teacher but otherwise is passed off by most people as they continue on with the game. You see Darik return a not so happy expression while the two of you take out two of the teammates around him as warning shots for what he should be expecting soon.
"SNEAK ATTACK!" you hear someone yell from the side. In a flash you and Caleb both dodge the two incoming balls with ease while firing a double attack in that direction hitting Irma and Will, your attackers.
"Irma it's not a sneak attack if you yell out Sneak Attack," complains Will as you watch the two of them walk off to the side. With a turn of your head you spot another ball flying towards the two of you, yelling out duck, you instinctively pull Caleb down with you and both of you avoid the incoming projectile. No sooner after do you and Caleb scoop up two balls and get into offensive attack positions, scanning for who threw that last missile. There's no need to search though it becomes apparent soon enough.
"What's wrong Caleb? Scared of a little ball?" mockingly yells out Darik.
"Are you?" you yell throwing the ball in your hand in his direction. He easily dodges the shot much to your disapproval. Nether-the-less the game continues on without too much more drama, until Darik starts playing dirty that is. Off to the side you notice Darik chatting with Cornelia who is hopelessly hanging onto every word he's saying. Even more irritating is when a ball comes flying in their direction and he easily reaches out and grab it from hitting her. You know exactly what he is trying to accomplish and worse you know it's working when you look over at Caleb.
"Caleb don't. He's doing it on purpose to get a reaction out of you." Your words seemed to be going right through him as you watch him storm off in search of a dodgeball to inevitably pound Darik with. You know this is a terrible idea because you know when Caleb throws it at them, Darik will defiantly let it hit Cornelia causing even more drama. Quickly you seek out Taranee who is luckily still in the game, scooping up two dodgeballs along the way.
"Yo we need to separate those two," you state as you approach your friend.
"I assume you mean Cornelia and the new guy," responds Taranee seeing what you're seeing. Something about that guy still reminded Taranee of Meridian but she couldn't quite put her finger…. "Oh no is that who I think it is."
"Yes, now you see why we need to separate them."
"Gotcha." Lightly you toss her one of your dodgeballs as the two of you get yourselves in position for the attack.
"HEADS UP CORNY!" yells out Irma as she witnesses Taranee throw her ball in Cornelias direction. This is enough to distract Darik into grabbing that ball while you immediately throw another one effectively hitting Cornelia in the stomach taking her out. Both Taranee and Cornelia head off the court, one defiantly being happier than the other. Darik shoots you a look in response to your actions and you respond with nothing more than a smirk before continuing on playing. Soon enough the only people left on the court are you and Caleb against Darik and another male student. The other student quickly makes the mistake of throwing the ball at you in an attempt to get the 'girl' out and you catch the ball brining on another student. You and Caleb don't really pay attention to the extra player as this is the moment you've both been waiting for.
"The game ends here Darik," you yell out.
"We'll see," responds Darik looking not too worried about what's coming his way. Showing no mercy you pull back and throw the ball with full force as it goes sailing towards him. If your calculations were correct it should have hit him square in the face but unfortunately for you he easily dodged the attack. No sooner after yours missed Caleb took his shot only for Darik to once again dodge the oncoming ball with ease.
"We need to strike together,'" you whisper to Caleb dodging the oncoming retaliation shot. With a nod of his head the two of you stand back-to-back and in perfect synchronization, wind up and release two speeding bullets in your opponent's direction. Sailing through the air at top speed Darik isn't even able to react to the oncoming balls as one clips him in the shoulder while the other hits him right in the gut. Your side of the gym erupts in cheers at the victory and everyone pours out onto the court to congratulate you and Caleb. You don't stay long however after high fiving the first few people you make your way over to the other side to have a little 'talk' with Darik. Upon your arrival you find that he has been helped up by a swarm of girls who are all cooing over his muscles and complementing him on his gameplay. By the look on his face he is enjoying every minute of it, and his smile only gets wider when he spots you coming towards him.
"Beat it girls I need to talk to Darik alone for a few minutes," you order giving them the 'take a hike' hand gesture.
"Anything you have to say to me my dear you can say in front of them," he slyly responds. The girls sigh at his voice.
"Fine then," you say stepping closer, "listen here you little punk. You can mess with me all you want, but don't ever play my friends like that. Do you hear me Darik?" You finish your threat by adding an icy tone to his name whilst poking him in the chest, making your position clear.
"What are we now, jealous perhaps? You know if you want me all for yourself then you need only ask." Smoothly he grasps your hand from his chest, bringing it up for a quick kiss. All the girls gasp at his response and actions. No sooner than he kissed your hand did you rip it away from him in anger.
"Is that supposed to be some sort of counter method to get me to question whether or not I have feelings for you?" you ask offended and disgusted at his attempts to fluster you.
"What's there to question?" The two of you engage in a stare down as the rest of the girls watch in anticipation. Nobody had ever dared to talk to you like this before, and the sequence of events were already drawing more of a crowd.
"Your right," you say. This is not the response anybody was expecting. "What is there to question? I know exactly who you are and what you are Darik. So whatever it is you are planning I suggest you give up because I promise you it will not work." Your words effectively confuse everyone around you except Darik who was getting off on the whole situation.
"Anybody ever tell you that you look cute when you're angry."
"Yes. Now shut up and go get changed. We've got science next." Without another word you dramatically spin around, lightly whipping his face with your ponytail before walking away.
"Looking forward to doing a little chemistry with you," he yells out having the last words as the gym erupts in a series of ooooooo's.