First Things First… Breakfast!
Summary: The Chosen One Returns!
Evie's Notes: Happy Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful week . Thank you so much for your support of this story, it truly means the world to me 💜! I hope that you all enjoy the this new update 🌺.
"What about Nina?" asked Fabian worriedly, hopping to his feet.
"Miss Martin and her companion's arrival has been delayed and they won't be arriving until later. I am afraid I can't give you any more information than that" explained the headmaster before hurrying out of the room.
"What?" yelled Fabian as he chased the headmaster out of the room.
While it was certainly strange that Nina contacted Mr. Sweet of all people about her travel plans; the group, sans Fabian, simply shrugged it off. Flights get delayed all the time, this couldn't be a big deal.
"Well given that Mr. Sweet managed to thoroughly kill the mood, I'm going to go unpack. Want to come help me, Amby?" asked Lili.
"Sure thing! See you guys at supper!" waved Amber as she followed Lili upstairs.
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"Are you ready for classes to start tomorrow?" asked Lili, hanging up her dresses in one of the room's wardrobes. She figured that since she was the first one to arrive she had the right to call first dibs on the room's furniture.
"Ehh, it'll be nice to get back into a routine but I'm certainly not looking forward to having homework again".
"That's fair. I wonder what the teacher turnover will be like this year"
"It'll probably stay about the same given that we didn't uncover a school cult last year" guessed Amber as she set up Lili's vanity.
"Well at least two of the cult members are still at the school, not that their little group has much of a focus now that the chosen hour has passed and they're out of elixir" added Lili.
"Hopefully Sweetie keeps pretending to be a 'good guy' and Victor channels his focus towards marrying Vera. That way we can get through a year without having to do anything Sibuna related"
"That would be a dream," agreed Lili. The pair spent the rest of the night catching up and preparing for classes the next morning.
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The first day of classes was as hectic as usual for the Anubis House Residents. Lili, Joy and Eddie were happy to be starting at the beginning of the semester with their classmates. It made everything so much easier from an academic standpoint when they weren't constantly struggling to play catchup.
Lili had woken to a shocking surprise when she rolled over and found a young black girl sleeping in the bed across from her. She had initially attempted to quietly sneak around the room and let her new roommate get some much needed sleep. Her attempts turned out to be for naught though when Amber's shriek of excitement woke up the entire top floor.
"Wazzit?" worried the new girl sitting up sleepily in her bed.
"Don't worry" assured Lili from her spot at her vanity. "That's just Amber realizing her roommate came in over night".
"Oh" muttered the girl, flopping back down against her pillow. "That's certainly quite the wake up call".
"Haha. Yeah, luckily it doesn't happen too often around here. Breakfast will be served in a bit so I would recommend getting ready soon" smiled Lili. "I'm going to go check on Amber and Nina so you can have the room".
"Thanks" replied the new girl appreciatively, shooting Lili a thumbs up as the blonde girl bounced out of the room.
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Vera had gone all out for the group's 'first day back' breakfast. Lili helped herself to a blueberry muffin, half an omelet and settled in to chat with her friends.
"I've got first period Scientific Ethics with Johnson, second period Literary Studies, third period Advanced Life Sciences, fourth period Mandarin, fifth period Sculpting and time for my independent study last period" rattled off Mara to the table at large.
"Are you excited to get started on your internship?" asked Mick, extending an olive branch to the girl despite her having cheated on him just a couple months ago.
"Definitely! I loved working with Mark and Lisa over the summer, so I was thrilled when they offered to keep me on during the year. It took a bit of doing, but Jacobs finally agreed to allow me to file for independent study. Apparently being put on probation twice actually has 'consequences'... or at least that's what she said before I spammed her with emails and phone calls. She gave in and signed the form so I am set to go!" beamed the excited girl.
"Got to love how even the less sketch members of this school still have no backbone" snarked Joy quietly, causing Lili to dissolve into a giggle fit.
"What about you Liliana?" asked Mara sharply, probably taking Lili's laughter as being directed at her.
"Hm? Oh it will certainly be a busy day! I have a double block of Advanced Latin first period followed by Modern History of Warfare. Unfortunately I still have to knock out my final science credits so I'll be taking Sweetie's Anatomy and Physiology course with most of the others".
"Cool, I'm just excited to get back into the classroom. I hear that Sweetie hired another new teacher" commented Mara.
"Wow, it's almost like this school isn't a pleasant place to work," mocked Joy. "It's a wonder your dad is able to hire anyone at all anymore"
"Tell me about it, I had to hear all about his hiring struggles during our required bi-weekly calls" sighed the blonde boy.
"Hush guys. It's not right to talk about the headmaster that way" shut down Mara.
"Just let it go, Emmy" recommended Patricia, "Those two have very valid reasons for feeling this way".
Mara looked like she wanted to continue the argument, but luckily she was cut off as Nina entered the room flanked by Fabian and Amber.
"Nina! Welcome back" greeted Alfie happily, waving at their friend.
"Thank you Alfie! It's so good to finally be home" smiled Nina.
"What held you up, girlie? Fabian was going crazy yesterday when you didn't show up on time?" asked Liliana.
"Oh… I just ran into an old friend from my summer trip. He hadn't been the biggest fan of me returning to Frobisher Academy this year. K.T. and I had to, umm" here Nina hesitated clearly trying to come up with a lie to keep Mara and Mick in the dark. "to 'talk' him down… my phone died during the 'conversation' and I wasn't able to get through to anyone".
"Really? Strange, how did you talk to Mr. Sweet though?" asked Mara, her inner-journalist clearly scenting a juicy story.
"I borrowed K.T's phone and called the school number I found online. I didn't know anyone else's cell number, since who knows anyone's number these days. Mr. Sweet promised to pass on my message, but clearly his message had the opposite of the calming effect I was shooting for," laughed the American girl.
"Who's K.T.?" asked Mick.
"My cousin!" grinned Nina, at the same time as the mystery girl from this morning appeared in the dining room doorway.
"I am!" chirped the girl peppily. "Hi y'all. I'm Kara Tatianna, but you can call me KT".
"Great, more Martins," moaned Joy quietly from her spot beside Lili, gloomily eyeing the new girl.
While the time apart over the summer had helped, clearly the extra space hadn't entirely healed the gaping rift between the two girls.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you roomie, I'm Liliana Wells" beamed Lili waving welcomingly to the girl. The other students quickly offered up their own names in greeting.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all" replied the girl as she settled down into the only open seat at the table between Patricia and Joy at the end of the table. Clearly Joy had to get over her Martin Family related angst quickly, since she would be sitting with the new girl for the foreseeable future.
KT helped herself to a plate of eggs and toast before asking for Eddie to pass the hot sauce. The second that those words left the girl's mouth, Lili was sure cartoon hearts began floating around the American boy's head. The bottle of hot sauce had been an addition by Eddie last semester since apparently none of the food they made had enough of a 'kick' to it.
The Anubis residents enjoyed their leisurely breakfast and the chance to get to know their new housemate. All too soon though their time together came to an end when Mara's phone alarm beeped. Dropping off their dishes with Vera in the kitchen, the students grabbed their bags and headed off to face their first day of senior year!
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