The Secrets of Zodiac Academy ✔

8 - The Truth

Virgo! He's pretty big in this chapter!

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Taurus paced up and down the stairs, thinking deeply. Her little brother, Tyson, walked in, and looked up at Taurus. "Why are you doing that? Is that what big kids are doing these days? Or are you trying to fall off the stairs so you break something and get to skip school?"

Taurus stopped and laughed, shaking her head. "No, no, no. It's just..... Zodiac Academy is weird."

Tyson frowned. "Like what?"

Despite knowing her brother was only in pre-k, and probably wouldn't understand, Taurus blurted everything out. "The teachers treat us GT kids differently. They are so much nicer and more lenient towards us. The other day though, we were told to go on these treadmills, but these three kids refused, so the coach started throwing them and hurting us and stuff. He got fired the next period. But those three kids - my friend said they were acting completely differently before I came. It's just so confusing." She plopped down on the stairs.

Tyson looked up at his sister with big eyes. "I don't get it, Toto," he said. "It sounds complicated."

"Yes it does, and that's for sure!" Taurus and Tyson looked up to see their mom standing at the top of the stairs. "Well I'm going to the library now with Ty. You wanna join? It could take your mind off things maybe?"

Taurus nodded vigorously. "Definitely."

So they walked down to the library, just the three of them against the world. For those ten minutes, Zodiac Academy didn't exist, the GT class didn't exist, and drama did NOT exist (that was for sure!). But as soon as they reached the library, Taurus got an idea, something that could clear up everything for sure. She rushed to the non-fiction section (getting scolded by the librarians while at it) and searched the shelves for any book about zodiacs. "Bingo," Taurus thought, as she pulled out a large book titled, 'Everything About Zodiacs'.

Taurus had only heard the word Zodiac before, but never knew what the word meant. After joining the academy, Taurus' curiosity grew, but she never did get around to looking the word up. Now, she could find out what it meant - and maybe even find a clue behind all the oddness.

She placed the heavy book on the table and plopped down on the chair. She blew dust off the cover and opened it up, reading softly to herself.

"The zodiacs are twelve signs that basically rule your personality. They are based off of each person's date of birth. Each of the twelve zodiacs have a different name - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. They begin on March 21st and go year round, each one ending and the next one starting on the 21st of the next month. For example, Aries is from March 21st to April 20th, Taurus is from April 21st to May 20th, Gemini is from May 21st to June 20th, and so on for the rest, in that order."

Taurus gasped. Those were all the names of her new classmates!!! And Taurus was born on April 29th - so her zodiac was Taurus too! She read on.

"The zodiac signs are all different things. Aries is a ram, Taurus is a bull, Gemini is twins, Cancer is a crab, Leo is a lion, Virgo is a virgin lady, Libra is a set of scales, Scorpio is a scorpion, Sagittarius is an archer/centaur, Capricorn is a mermaid-goat, Aquarius is a water bearer, and Pisces is two fishes."

Taurus snickered at the part about Virgo. She would never be able to look at him the same way again!

"Each of the signs have different traits and personalities that signify them. Aries is very feisty and loves to be active. Taurus is often quite funny, and has a love for edibles. Since Gemini is a pair of twins, Gemini people are often two-faced, being sweet and kind at times, but also being rude and a back stabbed at other times. Cancers are prone to mood swings, so they are much like Gemini, only not as hurtful towards others, more compassionate."