The Elementals #1, Kiki XoXo [book club suggestions txt] 📗

a person, but it's my room so there isn't anyone in there . . . or at least there shouldn't be.

 

"Lyra! You have to come back with us!" Flora says smiling when she sees me. Oh shit, no dream. Stepping away from her, I grab my phone.  "Lyra?" She asks.

 

"No." I say, "Flora I don't want to be with a bunch of liars and secret keepers." I say leaving her there in my room.

 

"Who were you talking to?" Sean asks, right outside the door. I freeze, who were you talking to Lyra!? Holding up my phone, I laugh slightly.

 

"Melanie." I say, following him downstairs and outside. Getting into his car, he actually tells me happy birthday. Arriving at school, he holds my elbow a second.

 

"I guess, since it's your 16th birthday. . .  I can bring you to that party." He says looking towars the school, my heart leaps.  I get to go to Tatum's party! What will I wear? I have nothing good, for a masqurade party! Skipping to the school still doped up on happyness, I meet Melanie and Sophie. Explaining what just happened moments before, we all talk about what we're going to wear. It's just the three of us sitting in math room, no one else.  I mean who wants to go to math early?  So it's nice and quiet. Looking up images on our phones,  talk about how we will even get the outfits/costumes. I wont be able to go shopping to get one, but the other cn maybe pick one out for me and bring it to my house.

 

Scrolling through the website of the towns store, that's actually a year round costume store, we find a couple cool masqurade dressed. Although, most of the girls invited probably went there and go there costumes there as well. Melanie and Sophie decide that they will go check right after school, to see if anyones bought any of them. So we waste another, 10 minutes  just messing around on the internet, of course nothing inapropriate because the teachers monitor what we're doing. Out of know where one there is a knock on the storage room door. We all jump, then put it off.  Then it happens again, and again. I get up from my seat. Maybe there is a window in there knocking things down. Opening the door, and switching on the light I'm greeted with Chase and Flora!  Shutting the door in there faces, I tell Sophie and Melanie there was nothing in there.  Once the bell actually rings, and the teacher shows up we play hangman, and and cards all period. I keep glancing at the storage room, even thought there is no more knocking. 

 

The student body is told to report to the auditorium, where we are going to all watch a movie that we all voted on last week. Turns out we're watching 42 The Jackie Robinson Story.  Taking my seat between Sophie and Melanie, and sharing my popcorn that I bought with them we chat through the previews.  Once the actual movie begins we hush, I focus on the screen. Half way through the movie gets paused, and there is a bathroom break. I just need to wash my hands that are full of butter. Leaving the bathroom, I get pulled into the science room across the hall by Chase.

 

"What are you doing!?" I scold, pulling my wrist from his grip. He looks frusturated, good he should be! What do they want anyways? The deal was I would go meet my parents, and I did.

 

"You're parents Lyra! They want you to come home, along with the Holt's and everyone else! This isn't your home! You aren't from here!" He says, not holding his handle at all. I feel a wave a guilt, I guess it was a bitch move of me to  see my parents and leave with out a word.  But like they said, I don't know there ways, I no human ones. I'm not supposed to be able freeze rabid dogs, and time travel with rocks!

 

"I just... " I sigh unsure how to continue, " It was a lot for me to take in." I lower my voice. "Meeting parents who were supposed to be dead, using powers! It's a lot for a human." I say.

 

"YOU ARE NOT A HUMAN LYRA!"  He yells, loosing it. Sending a desk flying, he takes a couple deep breaths. "You're an elemental! You belong in Spridge with your family, and the royals whom you are supposed to be protecting!" I back away, I've never seen anyone this angry. Only in movies and TV shows!

 

" Chase, I don't know what you want me to say." I whisper, clenching my hands into fists.

 

"What you should be saying is that you'll come back with me! Forget about this stupid human life you've been living, it's not real! Come home, and  learn how to se your powers again! Get to know your parents, and-"

 

"Marry Frederick, risk my life protecting some poeple I don't know, almost get eaten by rabid dogs, worry about fighting Drarkals! . . . Right? that's what you want me to go home to? I life of danger and death? When I can stay right where I am, and have a happy life?" I interupt him. He pauses, going through what I just said.

 

"You wouldn't have to marry Frederick." He whispers, sitting on one of the desks. I lean on the other across from him. "Those dogs, were going after you because they didn't know who you were. I'm sure the Holt's have reprogrammed them by now." He adds.

 

"Reprogrammed? Like computer?" I ask, he nods. "So you have computer dogs and internet, but no cars?" I laugh, and he sighs, with a chuckle.

 

"Lyra. . . " He begins, "I understand, it is a lot to take in. But it's your home, and your real family and real friends. We want you to be with us. You're right it is your decision.  It is dangerous, but you can always be retrained.  Please, Lyra. Just think about it." He says. Looking me in the eyes.

 

"Yeah, I will." I sigh, and then he is gone. Going to check on the desk he flung, trying to give my heart a couple seconds to calm down. It's broken, I can't do anything to help it. Heading back to the auditorium, I see Tatum talking with Sean.  Tatum seems to be scolding Sean, and Sean isn't fighting back he is taking it. That's unusual. They see me, and Tatums smiles waving. Sean is studying me, he can tell something is up. Waving bye, I turn into the auditorium, taking my seat. Hushing the girls who are trying to ask me where I was th past ten minutes.

 

Finishing the rest of the movie, and heading to my homeroom, I wait for the anouncement that will anounce it's my birthday. I'm dreading it actually. Maybe they wont anounce my birthday, even though they anounce everyones birthday when it's on a school day. Sitting quielty at my desk, Tatum walks in the room. Walking towards me, I sit up. His dark hair reminding me of the boy from yesterday. The one with the slutty girl, and the way he said my name.  Although everyone yesterday who said my name sounded a bit sad. That boy though, wow was he hot. He had bad taste in women though.

 

"Lyra. Are you coming tonight?" Tatum asks pulling over a chair and sitting next to me. Looking closely at Taum I see, he is still good looking. Although, compared to that boy he isn't much. Why do I keep thinking of that boy? If I'm going to be thinking about any of the Spridge boys it should be Frederick, and don't get me wrong he wasn't bad looking either. I don't think he wants, to marry me still, and I'm perfectly okay with it!  "Lyra?" Tatum breaks my train of thought. Oh right, back to Earth Lyra!

 

"Uh, yeah. Sean said he would bring me, since it's my . . . birthday." I sigh, and he smiles. "Speaking of Sean though, what were you two talking about earlier during the movie?" I ask leaning in a little closer. I do know that curiousity killed the cat, but I can't help but wonder.

 

"Oh." He says, I can almost see the tension his body gains. So, Tatum was scolding him? "I was.. yelling at him somewhat. Asking him to bring you to the party." He says, smiling.  He's lying. The thought hits me like a brick wall. Why though?

 

"The party.. hmm." I say, leaning away.  He sighs, and gets up.

 

"Lyra, just promise me you'll be at the party." He asks, and I nod. My body language must've given away that I'm mad.  Putting away the chair, he leaves the room. Glancing around everyone is whispering and looking my way. Gossip on the last day of school. Minutes later, we are dismissed to the cafeteria for lunch. Finding Sophie and Grae imediately, I tell them what happened with Tatum.

 

They both say I'm crazy and just trying to find excouse for me to not go out with him. It isn't even worth argueing with them about it. Taking my tray and going through the line for food, I try to think of way to get out of going to the party. Even though I did just promise Tatum I would go. I don't want to be with liars, or people who with hold the truth. Eating my meal and listening to the girls talk about shopping afterschool isn't a fun lunch period. It seems to go on and on and on. I get up dumping my tray, I see Flora peeking around the corner. I send her a glare and she whips away. Fumming, I head down the hall. What is with these people? I mean, I understand and I told Chase I would think about it.

 

"Look Flora I already talked to Chase." I say rounding the corner. Not only Flora is there. The other girl, with brown hair who was in that sun dress yesterday walking in the garden. "Oh. Hi." I say, turning to Flora, I'm not in the mood. "Also, you can't just keep showing up in my school. You might get seen!" I say.

 

"Told you." Flora sighs, looking at the girl. I get another good look at her, she is dressed in another exspesince looking dress. Her hair all done up. "Seeing you wouldn't help."  Flora adds, "Now we must get back before your parents find out." Grapping the girls wrist Flora, pulls out her traveling stone.

 

"Wait." The girl says. "Just let me look at her. I mean I thought shes been dead for two years, let me get a good look at my other best friend." She says, looking me up and down.  "Chaston.. Chaston ho-"

 

"I got it. You're the princess. Chaston Holt." I say, remembering what the queen said yesterday. Chaston and I used to be very good friends.  "Yeah, Flora is right. You should probably get back." I sigh, turning away. I feel tears come to my eyes. Why am I being mean to these people. All they're being is nice to me, and I'm being a total bitch. I want to live a normal human life, that's all. No dangerous job, no magical powers! I can't have that life in Spridge, I can here.

 

"Lyra wait!" Chaston say behind me. I stop, Looking back at her. "I heard there is masqurade here for your school year ending." She begins, if this is her way of telling me she'll be there I wont be happy. "I'll have Flora bring you a dress, or... a costume I guess is what you call them." She smiles. I smile back, god even though I was just a bitch she is still offering my a dress.

 

"Really?" I ask, and her smile spreads. "Thanks." I say, walking towards them. I hug them both. " I'm sorry I don't remember, and I promise