Real Illusions (Captainsparklez)

Chapter 15

(AN: This chapter is where things go crazy, it's really important to the storyline.)

"Oooo pancakes," Katy said as our breakfast was placed on the table. She stabbed a pancake with a fork and greedily took a bite from it.

"Whoa, go easy on the pancakes, you are killing them." Carol was pouring some maple syrup on hers.

"Who cares? I'm hungry. And besides, pancakes are not living things." She took another huge bite.

I took a small bite and looked around. We were in the dining hall and there were many other people eating their breakfast in silence, there were a few whispering among themselves, some turned to look at us.

"Hello girls!" said someone from behind me.

I turned around. It was Ms Lena, her hair was messier than usual, but still neat. Daniel was standing beside her, straightening his black shirt.

"Hi Ms Lena," Carol said, grinning.

"Did you guys have a good sleep?"

Carol nodded, still grinning, "We slept like a log."

"Great! Do you mind if Daniel joins you for breakfast?"

"Not at all."

He suddenly spoke up, "No no, I think I can get my own table." He pointed to the only empty table in the dining hall.

"Daniel, you need to get to know the girls better. Go on, they don't bite."

He looked at her, then to us, then he looked at her again.

"Sigh....Okay," he said as he reluctantly sat beside Hazel. He then took a fork and poked his pancakes, leaving many holes in them. Ms Lena then went to the other side of the room to sit with Bob.

He noticed that we were staring at him, so he said "Urm, I'm not used to girls surrounding me while I eat my food."

"Don't worry, you will get used to it," Carol said and changed the subject. "So.... Do you like Ms Lena?"

"Yeah, she is a nice woman. She talked to me last night. Who wouldn't like her?"

"What did she talk about?" she stopped cutting her pancakes into tiny little pieces.

"Why do you want to kn-"

Hazel interrupted with a smirk, "She is just jealous of you, Daniel, for staying in the same room as her. She's her idol."

"Ohhh, I see. Well I can ask her if you could stay with her if you want," he suggested, ruffling his hair.

She thought about it for a while. Finally she said, "Thanks, but no thanks."

"Are you sure?" he asked.

She nodded "Very sure." and she said nothing for the rest of breakfast. I noticed she was cutting the pancakes more vigorously than usual.

The four of us quickly ate our breakfast (Katy ate hers a LONG time ago) and we chatted for some more. I told him about our stay in the asylum, (sometimes he would ask me to repeat because I was too soft) and we talked about Jordan.

"The asylum has nuns?" he almost choked on his orange juice. Some drops spilled on the table. I was talking about the shrine back at the asylum.

I nodded, smiling to myself, "It even has a religion too. And of course, Jordan is the god." The expression on his face was priceless. I thought about the beautiful statue of Jordan and the stained glass. It's a beautiful room.

"I see you guys are getting along well," Ms Lena observed with Bob beside her. He nodded.

"Well," he said, looking at our empty plates, "I think we ... i mean you are ready to tell them our plan." The five of us looked at each other. What was this 'plan' that they are talking about?