Elements Rising

Chapter Two

The blonde seemed rather excitable as she suggested they all play a game. The game she suggested was that they would go around and each say their name, element, and three facts about themselves. The other three girls were skeptical about this game, but agreed to play, since it would be a great way to introduce themselves and get to know each other. The blonde said she'd start.

"My name is Finley Luna, but you can just call me Finn or Finny. My element is air, and I have five siblings, five brothers, Tommy and Bobby, twins, Peter, Greg, and Dean, and two sisters, Heather and Meredith, my birthday is April Fool's Day, and my favorite color is white. Oh, oh, and pastels! I love pastels too!"

The redheaded girl went next.

"My name is Emily Rhodes. I control fire, and my middle name is Cathryn, my birthday is Fourth of July, and my favorite color is black."

Grey was the next to go.

"My name is Grey Iris. My element is earth, and my birthday is Halloween, I love graphic tees, and my hair is naturally gray."

Aurora was the last to go.

"My name is Aurora. I have control over water, and my birthday is Christmas Day, I don't know my last name, and I don't like wearing shoes. That's all...."

Each of the girls nodded as each person introduced themselves, then there was a knock on the door. No one was expecting anyone, since they all had just gotten relatively settled into their room. Finn got up and opened the door. Standing at the door was the man that had been showing the new students to the registration building.

"Hello, I apologize for not introducing myself sooner. My name is Mr. Doyle Grayson and I'm the Assistant Principal here at the Academy. I just came by to introduce myself and to give you a few reminders. The first is that dinner is in the cafeteria located in Sendry Hall. Dinner will begin in about a half hour. My second reminder is that you will need to come get your uniforms some time before classes begin. You can pick them up in Registration and Enrollment. Oh, and another thing, before I forget, everything that you need for your classes, books, notebooks, pens, pencils, those kinds of things will be provided in each of your classes for you, so you don't have to worry. I hope you ladies have a good evening."

He turned and walked away.

"Who was that at the door?" Grey asked.

"Mr. Grayson, our Assistant Principal. He wanted to remind us that dinner is in about a half hour, well, more like twenty or so minutes now, in Sendry Hall and that we have to pick up our uniforms before our classes start. We get them in Registration and Enrollment. I wonder what they'll look like. Why didn't they give them to us when we registered? Oh well, we can all go tomorrow and get them since we don't start classes until Monday. Tomorrow, Friday, will be a day where we can get our uniforms and explore this campus a bit, get a feel for where we're going and what's here, you know?" Finn explained to her.

Grey nodded and decided that it might be time for them to head to dinner.

"It's almost dinner time, I think we should head there soon."

The other three agreed and they made their way to Sendry Hall. Once in the cafeteria, the girls got their food and sat down at a table and began to eat. The evening's meal was steak and mashed potatoes, served with gravy and vegetables and an array of drinks. Aurora had a glass of water with her meal and she ate and drank like it would disappear. The other three just assumed she really liked the meal with the intensity with which she was eating. Emily was having a cup of tea with her steak dinner. She was drinking Chamomile, which was her favorite. She was happy her new school had her favorite flavor of tea, even though she had brought some with her when she arrived at the Academy. Grey and Finn both were drinking glasses of apple juice. The girls continued to eat until they were either full or their meals were gone. Dessert was an option, but none of the girls ate any more. They cleaned up their space and headed back to their dorm to spend the rest of the night in a quiet silence. Once the girls got back to their dorm, they headed to their bedrooms to get some sleep.