Ch.2: Bullies and Ninja Masks

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I walked home from school, still puzzled by the scene at lunch. I tried to get it out of my mind, but it stayed like someone had superglued it to my brain. I sighed, maybe I was overreacting a bit. I passed by a construction sight where a house was set to be built. No one was there, they had all already gone home, I guessed. Suddenly I stopped, not intentionally, it was like I wasn't in control of my body anymore. Then I started to move in the direction of the construction sight. I fought with all my might to stop myself, but it was if there was a giant electromagnet and I was a tiny fridge magnet. I fell on my back but kept moving. My backpack fell off, but I kept sliding. Then I stopped, I could move again.
"That was... odd." I said to myself, knowing it wasn't the strangest thing that had happened to me today.
I looked at the piece of earth in between my outstretched legs. A tiny piece of black clothe hung out of the surface. I grabbed it and pulled, trying to get it out. The ground made way and released the held object, making me tumble back I'm surprise. I looked at the object I know held in my hand. It was some sort of black mask with blue markings on it.
'Maybe it was someone's lost Halloween mask' I thought to myself.
It was pretty dirty and it smelled like death. I walked over to my backpack and stuffed it inside. I would wash it at home. Now I had something else on my mind. What was so important about this mask?

I walked into my house. It smelled like chocolate and everything was spotless. My mom must've cleaned all day. Sure enough, she poked her head out from the kitchen and smiled.
"Hi sweetie, how was school!" She said.
Her hair was pretty messy and sticking out in places. She had an apron on and was covered head to toe in flour.
"It was... Good." I said partly exaggerating.
"That's nice." She said."You meet any new friends?"
"Um, yeah, I guess you could say that." I said kicking off my shoes and putting them by the door. "I'm gonna go do... Homework... In my room." I said which was only part true.
"Okay, I'm making brownies so come get one when they're done." She replied.
"Okay." I said walking up the stairs to my room.
I tossed my backpack on the floor and flopped onto my bed. After a few minutes of just laying there I remembered the mask. I pulled it out of my backpack and examined it some more. I shrugged and put it in the washer. I hopped onto my bed and started to do some homework. Suddenly I heard a giant 'boom' outside. I looked out the window and saw a giant "tiger" robot rampaging the streets. A black and red ninja chasing it. This happened outside of school too?! Suddenly there was a round of banging coming from inside the house. I followed the noise and saw that the washing was acting bananas. It was rocking and getting banged around. I carefully opened it and as soon as I did something flew out and fitted itself on my face. I watched as long waves of black fabric wrapped around the rest of my body, fitting snuggly. A scarf fell around my neck.
"What the Juice?!" I said running to look in the mirror.
The outfit was all black except for the blue: markings, scarf, and waist band. I looked just like the ninja I saw at school. Suddenly my head hurt and my vision blurred. I heard voices.
"She will help us..." It said." I will be free at last!"
I pulled off the mask and the outfit went with it. I through it a crossed the room, making it land on my dresser. I fell to my knees and started panting. I heard my mom's voice call up to me.
"Sweetie?!" She called." Are you okay up there?"
"Yeah." I lied." Everything's fine..."
"Okay." She said.
I shakily got up and walked into my room, shutting the door behind me. I didn't feel so good. But just as I thought it was over. I started to hallucinate. At least, I thought I was. Weird words and figures swirled around me creating a message.

To Learn the ways
You must consult the originals

What the Juice did that mean?! Well if it's talking about the ninja, maybe I have to consult that other ninja to find out what the Juice is going on. Well I would sleep on it. And with that I fell asleep, forgetting about the rampaging ninja battle happening outside my window.

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The next day I headed off to school again. The ninja mask safely tucked inside my backpack. The school was as crowded as ever. The bell rang as I shut my locker. I turned to head to my next class when I heard something down the hall. I turned to see what it was. A tall buff looking kid was laughing at a smaller kid on the ground. He was wearing some sort of black cloak, some red hair sticking out into visibility.
"Ha ha! What's with the robe?! You just come back from wizards land?!" The tall kid laughed along with the two guys behind him.
If it was one thing I hated, it was bullying. Without thinking I marched over and stood between the bully and the smaller kid.
"What do we have here?" He said, stopping his laughing to look down at me." Another pipsqueak?"
I tried to look tough, but it was hard cause he was like twice my size.
"Leave him alone!" I yelled up at him.
The few people still in the hallway stopped to see what was going on.
"Make me!" The tall boy ordered back at me.
I hadn't really thought of how I would make him stop, I just charged in without a plan. Without telling an adult.
The minute bell rang and people started to drift away to class, but I stayed. Still thinking of what I could do to this guy to make him stop.
"What?" He finally said."You can't? Well then get out of my way!"
He pushed me aside, making me slide a crossed the floor. But the boy was gone. He had simply vanished.
"What the?!" The guy said confused." Where'd he go?!"
I took this as an opportunity to slip away. Luckily my class was nearby so I made it just in time. The teacher greeted me with a smile.
"Oh Ms.Peters, there you are." She said, grasping the skeleton like a ventriloquist and saying." Your new seat will be over there next to our other new student."
I looked over to see the boy from before, but this time he was wearing a red jacket and jeans. I could now see his hair was a rowdy red style which slightly fell in front of his face. Guess he decided to ditch the cloak.
I took my seat next to him and started to introduce myself.
"Hi, my name's Ally." I said.
He looked over at me, his solemn expression staying.
"What's yours.." I asked.
After a long pause he spoke."You can call me Nomi."

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