Amelia VII
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The first day of school dawned bright and early in the city of Hiddenville. Amelia was nervous but excited knowing that she already had friends to hang out with at lunch. Putting out food for the stray Thomas and her cat Duchess, Mia hopped in her car and headed to the high school.
Walking through the front doors she could see Max and his band gathered by their lockers. Adjusting her bag she walked over to the group. "Hey guys! First day of senior year! Excited?"
"No way Mia!" disagreed Gideon, "I needed another couple weeks of summer".
"Yeah, I was not ready to switch my swimsuits for textbooks yet" added Oyster.
"You are literally wearing swim trunks right now" laughed Mia.
"Yes well, they are comfortable"
"You bet they are bro!" agreed Max holding his hand up for a high-five.
"Well I'm apparently supposed to go to the front office before my first class".
"I'll walk you there, it's on my way to AP Chem" offered Max shutting his locker. "We'll catch up with you guys at lunch".
Following Max, Amelia made sure to commit to memory the different turns they took to get to the office. It wouldn't do any good for her to not be able to get back once she was done.
"What do you need in the office?"
"They said I have to meet with the Principal to get one of my classes approved and pick up my updated class schedule".
"Ah, well be careful with Bradford. He can be a bit of a pill so just don't take anything he says seriously".
"Thanks for the advice, I'll try to keep that in mind"
"Good, well this is the main office, so I'll leave you here. Remember we are meeting at the picnic tables under the palm trees for lunch today if you want to join us".
"Sounds awesome! Have a great first day Max and thanks for the help" waving goodbye Mia made her way over to the receptionist. "Excuse me sir, I'm here to meet with Dr. Bradford".
The apathetic look that the man shot her put Mia on edge, "Name?".
"Uh, Amelia Jones. I'm new this year".
"Take a seat and I will let him know you are here".
While she waited Mia checked her phone and found first day messages from the rest of her team.
Fastest Man Alive: Good luck today, please don't punch anyone. It's not fair if you get to and Char won't let us…
Magic Man: Char said to text you good luck so… good luck :)
Skynet: Good luck today babe. You are going to crush it and rule the school in no time! Call us as soon as you get home so we can share horror stories ;)
She couldn't wait to get home in a few hours to hear how their first day had gone. The group had revealed that they were feeling rather nervous about how everyone would react to the trio's changed dynamic. Shooting back quick responses to them she assured them that she wouldn't punch anyone and that they would be her first call as soon as she got home that afternoon.
"Miss Jones, Principal Bradford will see you now" called the assistant.
Gathering her bag she headed into the Principal's office. "Ahh, Miss Jones our newest delinquent".
"Good morning Principal Bradford".
"Pull up a chair we need to talk about your record".
"My record sir?"
"Yes, when your transfer scripts were being reviewed, we found some discrepancies".
"What sort of discrepancies?" asked Mia. It was times like this that she really missed Fred, he had been a wizard when it came to forging documents. Since he wasn't around, Amelia had had to forge her transcript at the Hiddenville library using whatever she could remember him teaching her. She really should have expected something to go wrong. Next time she needed forged documents Mia was just going to ask Charlotte to make them in the Man Cave.
"Well lucky for you I don't care. You delinquents cause enough trouble without me looking for it" grouched the Principal. "So I'm just going to sign off on your forms and hope that I don't see you in my office again".
"Thank you, Dr. Bradford!"
"Yeah, yeah get out of my face. You can pick up your schedule from Niall".
Well Amelia wasn't going to argue with that. Picking up her schedule she headed off to her first class of the day hoping that the day would improve from there.
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
By the time lunch rolled around Amelia was so ready to get back to her friends. Pushing her way through the crowded hallways she finally burst through the doors and out into the bright sun. Putting on her sunglasses to protect against the bright glare she looked around for the band.
"YO Mia!" shouted Gideon from he was standing and waving on top of a picnic table. Waving back she hurried to join him.
"Hey Gideon! Where are the others?"
"Oyster is buying lunch and Max got into another fight with Pheobe during AP Gov so the teacher held them back".
"And Pheobe is…"
"Oh! Pheobe is Max's twin. She's so pretty…" he trailed off clearly thinking about the girl. Snapping her fingers in front of his face pulled Gideon back into the present. "Wha…"
"Pheobe" she prodded.
"Right! Phoebe, she's like the total opposite of Max but they still tend to do a lot of things together. I'm surprised you haven't met her yet, she's super involved in all things school. She's a school ambassador and gives tours to prospective parents, is obsessed with her prefect attendance record and aces every class except art".
"She sounds like a very accomplished girl".
Yeah, I think you'll like her. She also is rarely separated from her best friend Cherry. Seriously those two seem to be attached to at the hip".
"Well I'm looking forward to meeting them both".
"As long as you don't ditch us for them" warned Oyster as he joined the pair.
"Of course not Oyster! You know I love hanging with y'all"
"Good! How was your first day?" he asked digging into his lunch.
"It was ok, it's just strange to be back in school".
"Yeah I know the feeling" commiserated Gideon, "It feels like it should still be summer".
"Yeah… that's what I mean" agreed Amelia hoping that no one would catch her slip. She had actually been thinking about how she was now in the past and had actually been a high school dropout in her past life. Having the chance to safely pursue her high school certificate was definitely a blessing and she swore to herself not to squander this second chance.
"Mrs. Smith expects way too much of us!" bemoaned Max as he dropped down next to Mia.
"What happened Bro?" asked Oyster
"She seriously expects me to sit quietly while Phoebe is off Phoebeing everything up… Why the administration thought it was a good idea to put us together I will never know!" he huffed.
"You would think they would have learned after dealing with you two together for the past three years, but then again no one ever accused Bradford of being smart" agreed Oyster.
Turning his attention back to Amelia, Max asked "How did the meeting with Bradford go? You're still here so I guess he didn't manage to scare you off with his charming personality".
"No, not yet, I can't say that I'm angling for a repeat visit any time soon though" she joked.
"Yeah he tends to have a rather depressing effect on the student body" laughed Gideon.
"But don't worry! The students tend to give Bradford as good as they get. Especially Max" reassured Oyster.
"Oh!" teased an intrigued Amelia. "Are you some kind of prank king Mr. Thunderman?".
"Sweetheart, I am THE prank king".
"Is that so…"
"Yup! I'm the uncontested pranking royalty of this school".
"Well we'll just have to see if your reign lasts now that I'm here". Her announcement caused the trio to dissolve into laughter.
"You're a prankster?" asked an incredulous Gideon.
"No offense M but you don't really strike me as the pranking type. I mean… you're just so preppy" explained Oyster while gesturing to her outfit.
They were definitely in for a surprise. "Just you wait! Soon enough y'all will be calling me Queen of Pranks" swore Amelia. She had already started to create and reject possible plans. Those boys were going down!
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
When school let out for the day, she said goodbye to the boys and rushed home. Her phone was blowing up with messages from Jasper, so she was sure the Swellview trio had had an interesting first day back. After changing clothes and fixing herself a snack, she settled down on the couch in her RV and called her family.
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