The Luna101: Book 1

Purple Eggs and Yams

I wake up early the next morning to the sound of Reya meowing at the birds that are sitting on the windowsill of my room. I roll over and look at my clock. 6 in the morning, great. I roll back over onto my side and smash my pillow on top of my face. After lying motionless for around 5 minutes I feel 4 little paws on my leg.

"Fine. I'll get up." I say to Reya.

I put my pillow to the side and sit up. Feeling the messy braids in my hair. I stretch and give Reya a little pet. Her snake tail closes its eyes and sticks it's little tongue out, testing the air. I lift up the covers and get out of bed, my feet land softly on the fluffy carpet. I walk over to my wardrobe and pull out a pair of jeans and a comfy long sleeve shirt which I slip on. I put on some shoes, not wanting to walk around barefoot in this dusty house. Then I walk over to the mirror staring at my messy hair. Suddenly the mirror changes and my reflection turns into me with my hair brushed. I blink. My reflection returns and I see my messy hair once more. I pull out my hair ties and brush my hair. Once more the mirror changes and I see myself with my hair up in a braided bun. I shake my head thinking that I must be imagining it when I realize that there are things in this world that before I would not believe were real. I turn around to leave when the mirror beeps.

"What?" I say.

The mirror's reflection changes again. And this time I see a reflection of myself with some a gold streak of glitter in my hair. I go back to the mirror not as against the idea of adding the gold streak.

"There," I say looking at the streak of gold glitter in my hair and the dresser covered in sticky glitter.

Then the mirror changes once more, this time showing me with red lipstick on.

"No more," I say and once more turn to walk away.

BEEP!!!

I turn slowly on my heel and see in the mirror a reflection of myself with a clear lipgloss on. I grind my teeth but put it on anyway.

BEEEEEP!!!!!!

I hear as I turn for the 3rd time to leave.

"What now?" I say yelling at the mirror.

My reflection changes and there I am with a very light layer of blue glitter on the top of my eyes.

"Last thing, then I'm leaving," I say applying the glitter.

"Looks like someone got a little dressed up!" Says Ivy.

"Talk to the mirror. I didn't want to." I grumble.

"Ohhh! That's where my mirror went!" Says Ivy.

"What? That thing is yours?" I say.

"Yes! And it's my prized possession! How else do you think I get ready in the morning." She says.

"You get dressed... but never mind, get it as soon as possible, please," I say.

"Oh, I will!" Says Ivy, and keeping to her word she runs upstairs to retrieve it.

Ember comes down the stairs to join us at the table.

"What was her deal? She was running as fast as if she was being chased by a lion!" Ember says pointing behind her.

"It's no big deal, she just was retrieving something that she... likes a lot," I say.

"Ok... how come you're down here so early no one else is down here but me and Ivy." She says.

I point towards Reya as my answer.

"Ahhh, I see." She says.

We sit in silence for a while, until the sound of a door opening and closing, only to open and close again breaks the silence.

"Come on sleepy heads! Wake up!" I hear Ivy yell upstairs.

I hear a door open and Alicia's voice answering Ivy.

"I've already been awake getting ready!"

"I can tell," Says Ivy, and I can imagine her looking Alicia up and down.

Ivy comes down the stairs with Alicia following closely behind, holding herself like a queen. I snort loudly.

"What?" says Alicia folding her arms over her sparkly long purple dress her gold-covered eyes teasingly glaring at me.

"Samantha! Jayden! Get down here-" says Ivy.

"Coming! Coming!" Says Jayden hurrying down the stairs behind Alicia.

He's wearing a tight simple white shirt with a blue jacket over it and some simple grey pants, but somehow he still manages to look dashing.

"Looks like someone got dressed up, " he says looking at Alicia.

I suddenly feel a twinge of jealousy and look down at my plain jeans and long sleeve gold and white shirt. I try smashing the feeling down, telling myself it doesn't matter, but it just makes it stronger.

"What did I miss?" says Samantha coming down the stairs.

"So... Who's ready for some breakfast?" says Ember ignoring Samantha.

We all nod, eager to eat.

"Okay! Give me a second..." she says flicking her finger at the table.

Instantly, something purple that looks like eggs and what looks like sweet potatoes is served on 6 plates.

"What are those purple things," says Alicia as we all sit down to eat.

"Oh! They're eggs!" says Ember.

I take a bite of the yams first,

"Mhhhh, they're delicious... So are the eggs!" I say.

Ember smiles, "That's Purple Eggs and Yams for you!"