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Jennifer giggled at Katie. "It's just a tiny ant! I mean, they can bite, but they're harmless none the less!" She smiled.

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"I just....am worried about your reaction. Really worried. Scared even." He muttered quietly.

Kaden stared at the crack too. His symbols glowed silver, flashing brightly. Kaden stared at them, shocked.

"That-that's never happened before. It....confirms every thing..." He whispered.

The symbols on his cheeks glowed a soft pink, shaping into love hearts before disappearing quickly.

He blushed, looking away, hoping Adrik didn't see them.

"B-b-b-but- it's- a-an AAAAAAAAAANT!" she shrieked. It must've been so strange to see such a confident, sugary, full-of-energy, bubbly girl freaking out over something as little and harmless as an ant. It seemed she shrieked about the issue and trembled as though she was in the Arctic, or she just overdosed on sugar, only to go still and pale as a ghost all over again. NOTAGAIN. NOTAGAIN!! Not that. NOTTHATNOTTHATANYTHINGBUTTHAT!! (Katie are you okay)

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Jamie sighed angrily, as stepped on the and hardly, causing a BOOM, and little cracks on the ground. "There, it's gone. Can you stop being a drama queen now?" She said. Jennifer angrily frowned. "There was no need to step on it!!" She said to Jamie. Jamie rolled her eyes.

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Katie hyperventilated a while, and then composed herself. "Thank you," she said quietly. "OH, THANK YOU!!" She was suddenly bouncing and smiling again. "Although..." She frowned, for once. "Didyouhavetokillitthough?" Oddly, although Katie seemed to have a strange phobia for ants, she could not stand to see them killed either? Katie wasn't sure how to feel. On the one hand, she was grateful to Jamie. And on the other, she was upset and agreed with Jennifer. She chose instead of dealing with these feelings to change the subject.

"So, your powers are lightningbolts or something? That'sprettycoollllll!!"

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Inside of a cramped room, a girl sat on a bed, her hands pressed together. She was murmuring incantations, her midnight blue plume of hair shielding her face from light. Her light brown skin glowed under the light. Then a noise sounded in the room.

She paused.

Her hands parted.

She lifted her head and glanced around the room. On the end of her bed, a puppet leaned against the frame. The puppet's grotesque, twisted face was patchworked in spots, but in a very creepy way, it was almost kind of cute, with red animal ears and large button eyes.

When it spoke, it's voice came out squeaky and low at the same time. "You seem jumpy today, Isla! Are you scared of something?" It smiled.

The girl ignored it. "Who's in here?"

A tuft of black hair popped out of the shadows. Isla stiffened, her hand raising-

But it was only a little boy.

"You're Isla Greer, aren't you?"

Her guard instantly went up again.

He giggled. "No need to be unfriendly! I'm just asking a simple question!"

She lowered her palm, but she was starting to glare at him. "Who are you supposed to be?" she demanded. "I didn't see you-" she checked herself. "I haven't seen you here before."

"I just enrolled." He skipped up to the bed, and before she could protest, he sat directly on the puppet. Squawks of indignation rose from the bed, but the boy merely hummed and rocked back and forth. "This is a 'real nice room you got here! 'Bed's soft!" The puppet popped out underneath the sadistic child and gasped for air, its life apparently flashing before its eyes.

Isla smirked. Then it vanished. "The he-" she checked herself again. "What're you doing in my room?" she asked instead.

"Spying!"

Her eyebrow twitched. "Try again."

"Stealing your puppet!"

"Not stealing if I don't want it."

The puppet glared at her.

"Awww, well, I'm plumb outta ideas! So I guess you'll kick me out then?" He pouted. "Kinda mean, y'know. To kick out one of your classmates."

"I don't care," was her automatic answer. "Get out, or I'm calling in security."

He lifted his hands in surrender. "Yeesh, yeesh, okay! I'm leaving!" He skittered off to the door. Then he paused in front of it. "Any tips you've got for the newbie?"

"Out."

He smiled and closed the door behind him.

Isla sighed. "How'd he get in here anyway?" She eyed the puppet. "I don't suppose you-"

"He sat on me," the puppet grumped. "My delicate stitching cannot take this abuse."

She coughed to disguise her laughter. "Well, maybe it has something to do with his magic. Something had to get a brat like that here-" she eyed the door, even though he was of course, gone. "Hmph. Well, in any case, we'd better get some damage control done. I don't want that creature doing any shows of power here. Would mess the whole thing I've got going up."

The puppet hopped on her shoulder. "Revenge?"

She grinned. "Something like that."

The puppet grinned.

She opened the door and stepped out.

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Adrik tilted his head to the side. "Confirms what?" he asked.

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"Adrik. I want to tell you something. Something big. In my opinion." He added hastily.

"And...I want you to accept it straight away, don't doubt it...because it's true. I swear. With all my...heart."

He took a deep breath, his golden eyes brimming with scared tears.

"Adrik...I....li-"

A crash.

The door fell open.

A small boy poked his head into the decimated room. "Oh wow, what happened here?" He gave a few obvious sniffs. "Did like, a bomb go off or something? Is anyone dead?"

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Kaden stopped himself.

"Uh...sir....please...we are having a private moment here. Please...leave us alone."

Kaden hesitated.

"I can't say it Adrik...I'm so sorry..."

"Adrik....I'll try."

.......


"Adrik. I...li-"

The boy strode forwards, grinning his face off, his hands in his pockets. "Ooh, a private moment? That's my favourite! Share!"

Adrik coughed. Coughed again.

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Surprisingly only a few doors down, Isla yelped and stumbled backwards.

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"Watch where you're going!" Gisela scowled. "You have exactly five seconds to get on your knees and beg for my forgiveness. One... two... three..."

She tapped her foot against the floor angrily. "Oh, I don't know you, do I? You must just be that insignificant. I don't suppose that makes a difference. Anyway, go on, get on your knees and apologize. You have two seconds."

She glared intensely at this- this- person, notebook at the ready should she try anything.

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Isla blinked for a few moments. Blinked again. Then her face twisted in a snarl. "Me? Apologize to you? No offense, sweetheart but are you delusional? The only one who's begging for forgiveness will be you when I finish grinding your bloody face into the ground."

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Kaden snarled.

"I've asked you once, I'm not going to ask again," He said angrily, wrapping his scarf around his face.

"Leave. Us. Alone."

Kaden tapped the symbols on his hands, and pointed at the boy. A large invisible wall separated the two, causing the boy to not be able to hear Kaden.

"As I was saying, Adrik. I really, really li-"

The boy was now standing in front of them, obviously past the wall. He smiled. "Goooo onnnnn."

(Sorry for short post, I gtg for a bit-)

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Gisela raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really? Bring it on, you simpering puppy." She scribbled something down and a spear with electricity flowing from it appeared in her hand. She began to look for an attack opening, and considered... What powers does this insolent little girl have? There won't be any need to kill her. Just injure her enough to make her beg for the forgiveness SHE SHOULD'VE BEGGED FOR!

Thinking she saw an opening, Gisela made a dive for her opponent with the pulsing electric spear...
(You can decide if she misses or not, Sere)

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Suddenly, the jaws of a puppet closed around the spear. The puppet grinned at Gisela, the inside of its fabric mouth sizzling.

Isla's eyes burned with rage, but she smiled still, even though it didn't seem very genuine. "A fight, huh?" Her sclera began to melt into black. "Well, if you're looking to be beaten into the ground, then I suppose I could extend a little effort."

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"You... lick frogs?" Adrik frowned. "I mean, I guess that that's a passtime... And I'm not judging or anything."

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Kaden chuckled.

"No!"

He took a deep breath.

"I..."

"I....

I really. Really. Really like you Adrik."

"Not in a friendship way, as well."

He sighed.

There. I've done it.

What the HELL is this monster?! Gisela thought. She collected herself. "Soooooo- you like puppets, little girl?" She wrote down, very quickly, The next time Isla conjures a puppet, have it cut her arm in half. Underneath it, she wrote, In this fight, I, Gisela Schneider, can summon fire at will. Flames started flickering from her fingers. Perfect.

"A little effort, huh? You're not gonna give me your best? Then that'll be the last mistake you ever make." She contemplated her next move. Will the sentence about the puppet work? she wondered. Should I wait for her to come to me this time?

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Adrik froze. Then he started laughing awkwardly. "Oh, uh, so you mean like, best friends?" He scratched the back of his head. "I'm not sure if we're at that stage, yet..."

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"This one's nice enough." Her eyes glittered, the green now shifting to yellow. "Drop the notebook, or I'll have to cut it up along with your pretty face."

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Kaden face-palmed.

"No, Adrik."

"I like you."

He sighed.

"Like a crush. Do you understand?"

"I have a huge, mega, ultra super crush on you Adrik!"