The Secrets of Zodiac Academy ✔

10 - A Twist

Saggi!!! I love that picture so much, tbh...

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Taurus was still in shock about the whole 'ending the world' thing, which was actually quite reasonable. After her parents told her about their little story, Taurus went up to her room and just thought for a while. At first, Taurus thought that maybe it was a prank. Capricorn & Virgo were  the two smartest kids in the school, so they could've easily made that website using code or whatever. They could've easily spoken to Taurus' mom while Taurus wasn't around in the library, and boom - prank set up and ready. Taurus becoming an animal? Zodiac Academy being secretly evil? Taurus being the reason for the end of the world?! It was improbable and so obviously a set-up. The more she thought about it, the more crazy the idea seemed.

But something just seemed... wrong about the whole situation. Maybe it was everyone's sincerity, maybe it was how that actually gave Coach Robertson a reason, maybe because Taurus wanted so bad to believe it. Maybe an answer would be the key to all her problems. Maybe she was just so confused. Maybe she just wanted a break.

So on Monday, when Taurus met the others in the courtyard before school, when the Nerd Squad looked at Taurus knowingly, she wasn't sure what to say. Should she go up to them and start saying, "So her guys, wassup?! Ready to save the world?" Or maybe she could just admit that she knew the truth, saying, "Look, I know you made that website, and it's all a prank. Busted!" No matter what she did, she knew the end result would be really crazy. As she stood there, pondering about what to do, Capricorn and Virgo spotted Taurus, waving at her casually. Taurus smiled weakly, waving really small.

"Hey Taurus," Virgo said, waving shyly. "I'm undercover, acting all shy. Don't tell anyone, shhhhh!" He put his pointer finger to his mouth softly. Capricorn giggled.

"Yeah, hey Taurus. Look, I need to talk to you about the library thing-"

"I know," Taurus interjected. "It was a prank. You got my mom to make up some story that goes with what you said, and roped our school into it. I found out, so.... busted!" She pointed at the two and made the sound of an explosion. "Pshhhh.... BOOM."

Capricorn just frowned. "What do you mean... that stuff is all true. Why else are there twelve kids in our class? And where did the website come from? How about Coach, huh?"

"You can drop the act, Capricorn. You obviously made that website through that ChaiScript or whatever it is you use to make websites. You two are smart enough! And maybe Coach just has an immense love for treadmills and anger issues!"

"Actually, it's JavaScript, and you don't use it for that. Just saying!" Virgo perked up.

Capricorn looked a slight ticked off. Her hands were on her hips, and she was scowling. "Vir & I don't like to prank people, and I am a sucky actress. If you don't wanna believe it, then don't. Stay in denial for as long as you want. But we were not lying. Zodiac Academy is trying to harness the power of 'us' to end the world."

Taurus snorted. "Look, you can try to convince me as much as you want, but where's the proof?! There isn't any. Which is why I can't believe you. I just want some proof!" She shrugged and walked off towards Aquarius, not waiting for a response.

"Hey Tau!" Aquarius exclaimed. "What's going on? You said you wanted to talk to me?"

Taurus shrugged nonchalantly. "I don't even know, Aqua. This whole school is driving me nuts."

Aqua tilted her head. "What do you mean?" With that, Taurus began to tell Aquarius the whole story, about the library & her parents. When she was finished, Aquarius had her signature expression on her face - mouth slightly ajar, eyes glazed over, staring into space. "Whoa," she muttered. "That's crazy!"