[IMG]http://i65.tinypic.com/1z2f7lj.png[/IMG] [h2][b]Skylar[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ "Where you think you're going goldilocks?" Skylar had been making her way to sit with the others and watch the fetuses make their way into school. She had no idea why anyone gave a damn about it but she knew better than to disobey. However, arriving on time was a different story. Her layered blonde hair fell a couple inches past her shoulder and she wore no make up beside her eye make up. Skylar never felt like she had to try for anyone but apparently she was good-looking just like this to some people. Some superior liked to dress super hard-core in order to pose a threat without even speaking but Skylar stuck to some jeans, boots and a tank top. Skylar turned, her leather boots crunching lightly against the dirt as she turned to glance at the speaker, lowering her shadess to glare at him. "The fuck are you? Who gave you permission to exist?" A couple of guys had emerged from the bushes. She recognized them from being in the superior but she knew they were not from their group. "We were told you that our master wants to see you immediately. You owe him a conversation or two." One of them spoke up, moving forward threateningly. "I don't owe anyone jack shit."Skylar snapped in annoyance. "God, at least you guys are giving me an excuse to be late." She didn't flinch when the one who spoke took out a gun and pointed at her. "Don't act stupid, girl. We know you're not even superior blood. You're just another kid the superior decided to kidnap. You're not as strong as the rest of them. Us three can-" Skylar raised her hand to him and smiled. She watched the speaker stumble as a sudden loss of energy washed over him. He would have probably collapsed if she hadn't taken the opportunity to twist her body around and kick him hard in the face, knocking him out. She elbowed another in the face and then punched him in the gut. No one could ever say that the girl didn't know how to fight. She turned to glance at the final guy, smirking. He was stepping backward unsurely. "Tell your leader that the girl you were supposed to get kicked your asses and if he sends any more dipshits like you, I won't be as merciful as I was this time." She grabbed his scruff and shoved him forward a bit, laughing in his face. Spinning on her heels, she made her way to through the trees to join the others. Swiftly, she climbed up and took a seat on a branch next to Torie. "Sorry. Ran into some traffic."She said lightly with a smirk. She watched as Felix climbed down from a higher branch to sit next to Faith. He smiled faintly at her and greeted her. This was probably more than Felix really did for anyone. He was definitely a hard book to read. Skylar, however, was good enough friends with him to know that he was in love with Faith and had a secret despise for the other superior. [h2][b]Alexander[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ Alexander had made his way up to the bulletin board with Shay and Emma. "Let's see the list of daily tortures we have to endure this year."He said dryly, moving to angle his body to protect the two girls from the obnoxious crowd. He had no idea why everyone was pushing and shoving just to see a stupid class schedule. [i] Do you see that guy by Ari, Alex? He’s HUGE! In muscle![/i] Shay's thought rang through his mind and he looked around, craning his neck to try and see who she was talking about. It wasn't hard to pick out who she meant. There was a huge-ass dude chilling with Riley and Ariana. He had a buzz-cut and wore a white-tank that showed off his over-sized biceps. Piercing eyes looked back at him as the guy caught his gaze and Alex quickly moved his gaze back to Shay. [i] Don’t worry, you’re much hotter, babe. Love you.[/i] Alex kissed her hair and smirked down at her, "I would hope so. That guy looks like he's on every steroid imaginable. I wonder what Riley and Ariana are doing with a dude like that. It seems like Riley's got a whole group of new kids or something." He got his schedule and Emma's schedule after Shay did and took a photo of it on his cell phone. He began examining it as he moved out of the crowd, moving Emma along. [b][center]First: Animal Behavior Second: AP Calculus Third: Gym Fourth-fifth: Power training Sixth: Lunch Seventh: Advanced Fencing Eighth: AP English Ninth: Advanced Martial Arts Tenth: AP Government Eleven: Self-Defense/Combat Twelfth: AP French Roommate: Lindon Brown, room 217 [/center][/b] "Kill me."Alex moaned, hanging his head back. He sighed and looked at Shay for a moment before yelling, "ALCINA!" Alcina emerged from the crowd a moment later, holding a paper-copy. She joined Alex and Shay, "I'm guessing you guys got hard schedules." He noticed every couple seconds she kept glancing at Ariana and the group of boys. "Yeah. Look at mine!" He cried frustratedly, showing her. "Well I'm in AP Calculus and AP English with you. "Alcina said, "We can work together okay? No worries!" She gave him a encouraging smile and patted his shoulder. "Thanks Aly. I just hope I can do this... Let's see your schedule." Alcina's schedule ended up seeming a bit tough as well. He wondered if she already took most of the APs in the school yet because she was actually taking a fun class this year. "I should have took cooking." He said jealously. [b][center] First: Animal Behavior Second: AP Calculus Third: AP Biology Fourth-fifth: Power training Sixth: Lunch Seventh: Advanced Archery-> Teaching Eighth: AP English Ninth: Advanced Martial Arts Tenth: Orchestra Eleven: Self-Defense/Combat Twelfth: Cooking Class Roommate: Ariana Rivers, room 214 [/center][/b] "So, errr... Aly. Who are all those big dudes Riley's hanging out with?" Alcina folded her arms, "I have no clue. I've never seen any of them here before. They're all new kids apparently. I think I'm going to walk over and make sure Ariana's okay before we go inside to check into our rooms. " "I'll come with you. "Alex offered and looked at Shay. "You in?" He then remembered Emma and looked at her. "Go to James and Rose. We'll come get you in a minute." "Okie dokie!"Emma went bounding up to the couple. [h2][b]Rosaline[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ "Jason... How are you?" Rosaline followed James gaze to find Jason approaching the two of them. She grinned and went running up to hug him, "Jaaaacee!" Jason laughed and hugged Rose back, "Hey blondie. Have a good summer?" He set her down, ruffling her hair. "I'm amazing as always, thanks James how are you-" He suddenly stopped speaking and tensed. James had froze up too. Rosaline wondered why they were so freaked out. She once again followed James' line of sight and found herself looking at Riley. Riley and Ariana were hanging out with a group of guys she didn't quite recognize. They must have meant trouble because the twins seemed to definitely recognize them. "God damn it. Yeah I see them."Jason said when James nudged him. "What the hell are they even doing here? Did they fucking enroll or something?" "Okay wait who are they? What beef do you guys have with them?"Rose asked. She knew she could be quite nosy sometimes but if they thought they were going to react like this and expect her to stand there oblivious, they were crazy. James finally spoke to her, grabbing her waist and pulling her close to his side as he did. Normally she did not mind this action. She always felt so safe feeling his warmth against her body. “Stay close to me, Rose “ He had said. Rose leaned into him out of force of habit. She glanced up at him, "Okay. No problem with that but what the heck is going on?" He never really got around to answering. The crowd ended up pushing them along to get their schedules. She found she didn't really care about her schedule right now. James looked truly afraid and it was freaking her out. She could see the sweat gleaming off his forehead in the sunlight. She tried to hug him comfortingly and ended up feeling his heart racing against his chest as she did."James..."She drew off nervously. He still said nothing up until the point he finally received his schedule. He had withdrew in order to go get it. Rose hastily got hers as well but hadn't opened the envelope to really look at it. He was at her side the moment she had moved out of the crowd. James pulled her back to his side and gave a sad attempt at forcing a smile. On the other hand, maybe she just knew him too well at this point for him to try to fake anything with her. “What’s your schedule, Rosie?” He asked and kissed her forehead. She couldn't help but blush whenever he kissed her. He tried his luck with another smile but Rose knew better. He had hugged her to him again and she could once again feel his heart hammering. "I love you." James had finally said quietly after a long silence. "James I love you too but I know you. Those guys really spooked you and I want to know why. "Rose said stubbornly. "Did they ever hurt you? Are they here to bother you?" Jason rejoined before he could answer and as did Emma. Emma had skipped over. "Alex said to stay with you guys!" "Hey kiddo!"Jason greeted her, "First day of school exciting?" Emma nodded, "Yeah! I can't wait!" Rose tuned out the rest of their conversation as she was distracted by Alex, Alcina and Shay approaching the group of dudes James had just freaked out over. That was when she noticed Riley and Ariana were with them. "Oh geez."She whispered. She wasn't sure what happened exactly but Alex had suddenly dragged Riley to the side roughly. It was so unlike him to treat anyone with anything other than kindness. She wondered if he had said something about Shay. [h2][b]Riley[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ "Wow Ariana! We have the same classes!" Riley showed Ariana his schedule. It was EXACTLY the same just as Riley had demanded. He hadn't been trying to be a stalker. He had only wanted to be there to protect her. He had a single with no room mate so Ariana could come in any time she wanted. "We're going to have so much fun together!" "Yeah. Totally."Lindon said with a slight grin, chuckling. "So this is the pipsqueak you talk about."Louis joined and folded his arms. He eyed Ariana up and down. "She's a bit too innocent looking to my taste. Pretty though." He tilted his head. Riley knew he was probably comparing her to Shay who was a bit more of a biker chick. Louis was creepily obsessed with her. In fact, a lot of these guys got creepily obsessed and he wasn't so sure he liked them but he had to hang with them. They were ensuring him a spot in the superior. Most would think that it was a horrible idea to join the superior but they were so strong and powerful. For years, guardians had been training to try to get on their level. The only way to become as strong and powerful as them was to become one of them. Knowing Ariana's relation to Damien, he knew she'd play a big role in the future. A war was coming and it would have no mercy. He needed to be strong to protect her from it. He had seen what the superior could do to people and there was no way he was ever letting anyone hurt her. "Uh no one asked for your opinion and of course she's pretty. She's absolutely gorgeous. " Riley retorted and hugged Ariana to him. That's when Alcina showed up. He swallowed. Alcina was so pretty too. He was afraid one of them would take a liking to her. He wasn't so sure he could protect them both from these people. "Hey, Riley..."Alcina said, glancing around at the group. She folded her arms uncomfortably. He wondered what the girl was going to have the guts to say. He knew she froze up in front of crowds. "Hi Alcina."Riley greeted, "What can I do for you?" Not to his surprise, Alex walked up behind Alcina a bit protectively. Alex and him had been friends for years and he knew firsthand that Alex could size up a bad situation when he saw one especially due to his mind-reading. He also knew he would do anything for his friends. He felt a bit better knowing at least Alex wouldn't forget Alcina despite his devotion to Shay and he would make sure Alcina was protected as well when things got bad. Not that Alcina and Shay couldn't protect themselves. He just knew they wouldn't be able to handle what's going to come on their own. They needed to have each others' backs. Riley watched as Alcina and Alex looked at each other, probably exchanging thoughts. She finally looked at Riley and said, "I just wanted to borrow my sister for a moment. I would like to discuss our schedules." "Oh, sure."Riley untangled his arm from Ariana and swallowed. Louis was staring at Shay so intently. It seemed as if the piercing gaze would actually make holes in her skull. Alexander's expression changed super quickly and his eyes seemed to fill with flames as if in a cartoon. He turned his head to glare at Louis, clenching his fists. Not a moment later did Alex grab Riley's arm a bit roughly and drag him to the side. Riley could imagine what Louis must have been thinking to make Alex act like this. "Who the fuck are these guys, Riley?" Alex whisper-hissed. "They're fucking freaks. I don't care if you think you're friends with them. They're not good people. Why on earth would you be-" Riley covered Alex's mouth. He had to shut up before Louis or someone heard him. He knew with their anger problems they would turn and start a fight with Alex. "I know they're kinda weird but just trust me. I'm hanging with them for a reason-" "You really think they're going to help you protect Ariana? From what even?"Alex demanded, "I think one of them has coke in his pocket I'm not entirely sure-" "Look Alex just trust me okay? You know me. "Riley carefully filtered his thoughts, "We've been friends for years you know me." "I really don't trust you right now because I thought you knew better to hang out with people like this. Do they even treat you well?"Alex asked. Riley could imagine steam coming out of his ears. He wondered how much willpower it was taking him not to approach Louis. Unfortunately, he was getting the heat instead. "Y-Yeah they treat me fine. They won't hurt anyone don't worry. "Riley told him. His voice hadn't sounded as sure as he had willed it to. They were pretty brutal to him because they didn't see him as one of their own yet. "Whatever man. If we've been friends for years, you should be able to tell me the truth. "Alex said, rolling his eyes. "Keep that Louis kid away from Shay or I might end up in jail for murder."Alex suddenly snapped. He turned and went to make his way quickly back to Shay and Alcina. "Wait, Alex. Let's shoot some hoops after school, okay? I'll tell you more then."Riley tried. He hadn't known Louis was going to start thinking some perverted shit or whatever he did. Now Alex was going to be mad at him for days...Maybe even weeks. Alex wasn't someone that got mad too easily but when it came to Shay... He would forgive nothing. "I don't know. Maybe."Alex grumbled in response, not turning back to look at him.