Starting From Scratch

Hedgemond High

I walk into the courtyard of Hedgemond High school. A school of magic and mystery. The sun is blazing but I don't mind. Temperature has never really bothered me. I look around to see if I can find a familiar face. When I find one it's my friend Olsen. We go back to the beginning of middle school. Those were some crazy years let me tell you. All though freshman year everything seemed to cool off and we finally found our lives and became familiar with what friends we had. I wave him over so I'm not all alone. "Hey Lila, how was your summer?" I reply "Not too bad. It was nice to see my parents." He looks out towards the sun. I ask "How was yours?" "Same as always." He simply says "I'm sorry" I say. I wish I could say something to change it but it's always the same response. His parents are always busy. Due to them being able to use magic, in particular fire controlling magic they had both become fire fighters which meant not a lot of time for Olsen. In the summer the fires really picked up so they were always at work or sleeping. He looks at me, "Hey it's no big deal I'm glad to see you guys and to start a new year" I nod and respond "True we should probably go find everyone else" He nods and we walk towards the center of the school where we spot Jasmine and Daren. They make their way over and we explain that we are looking for the rest of the group so we continue on until we find Ally and Cassie. We catch up on how Ally went to France over the summer and how Cassie traveled Europe. Jasmine and Daren's families both went to Mexico over the summer. The two were practically raised together and seemed to do everything together.I talked about my time with my parents and Olsen said his was not bad. I knew he was just covering in front of the group but knew better than to say something. He hates explaining himself. A girl stops by us and says that all sophomores need to head to the theater. We make our way over and sit down. Soon after,what seemed like a sea of sophomores flooded in. The speakers suddenly crackle to life. Our headmistress Wendy (the Wendy that flew with Peter pan) began to speak. "Welcome everyone to your Sophomore year it must be very exciting to know that the block on your powers will soon be lifted and you will begin to learn to manage them." The theater lets out a cheer of excitement. Wendy starts back up again "About ten minutes into your designated home room the block will be removed by your teacher. With that being said you will be teleported to your class and that is the same home room you will have all year and then you will have an elective that you have selected. It is time to send you off, have a good first day sophomore class and remember that controlling your powers takes time and patience. Good luck" with that the room begins to fade and I can feel myself being teleported. It's like you are in a giant vacuum almost as if you are being sucked through life itself. Sometimes you can see images in your mind from the person teleporting you if they are emitting strong enough emotions. It finally stopped and I looked at my surroundings. I was in a class room with about ten desks evenly spaced with a glass dome roof. The walls were also glass but at a second glance I noticed they were also bullet proof. From the outside view that seemed ridiculous. We were surrounded by fields and mountains on all sides. Suddenly Olsen appears next to me both of us are relieved to not be with only strangers. Though honestly it was mostly me Olsen seems to be friends with everyone. It seemed as If we were the only people who were coming. I turned and saw a door behind us but it is locked from the outside. Suddenly the door knob turns and in comes a woman. She is fairly tall and has short auburn hair. She suddenly says," You must be Olsen and Lila"We both nod. "Do you two know each other by any chance?" Olsen speaks up "Yeah we are actually really good friends" she nods and continues "That is good because you two will be my only students this year as far as I know. The only fire magic users in the whole school." I feel a sense of security in knowing no one else will be joining us. She finally introduces herself " I am Ms. Marigold by the way and if you don't mind please follow me outside." We both oblige and follow her outside into the large open field. "Your blocks will be removed in the next minute or so when you feel your powers awaken notify me immediately" we both nod. She allows us to socialize until our powers come. I whisper to Olsen, " What do you think of her?" He responds "I'm not really sure yet." Suddenly his eyes grow wide and he smiles. His smile is contagious. I ask "What is it?" He replies " My powers I can feel them" suddenly I feel warmth all around me. "Wow that is amazing." He lets out a small chuckle "This isn't even the beginning of what I should be able to do" he walks over to our teacher to let her know that his powers were very much awake. I still felt exactly the same as if nothing had changed for me at all. Ms.Marigold makes her way over and can see my disappointment. "Your powers will come when they come dear. You are different you know. The only child here who is related to the original magical creatures. It may take longer for your powers to make themselves present." Olsen already knows who my parents are. My mother is a pure blooded dragon and my father is a half dragon half demon. Making me a very powerful mixture. The only problem is that my abilities aren't wanting to make themselves present. I smile at her "I know they will come I just had hoped they would come like everyone else's" she instructs me to go sit on a stump as she works with Olsen. She makes a ball of fire appear and tells him to take it from her. He reaches out and suddenly it disappeared. Then he opens his hand so that it reappears in his palm. They repeat this process until he can throw the fire from one hand to the other without difficulties. About half an hour later they finish and we head back to our class room. It turns out that from the outside out room is cloaked. She reaches forward and turns her wrist and the door appears and we walk inside. She tells us she will be leaving and that we will be teleported to our dorms soon. We both sit down as she leaves. He starts to speak "Well that was an interesting class" I reply "Yeah it was. You got the hang of your abilities quite quickly." He smiles "Yeah I did I guess. I hope we get to see your powers soon." My stomach at that moment decides to imitate a whale. Olsen begins laughing and then pulls out a baggy from his sweater. It has chocolate covered almonds and dried mango inside. He states " I had a feeling you would want these but I forgot to give them to you before we teleported." I throw my arms up and smile "You are the greatest friend ever!" He chuckles "You say that now but wait till someone gives you more food." I begin to stuff my face. Suddenly I feel that pulling sensation start again and turn to Olsen who nods knowing that we are about to teleport to our new dorms with new roommates. Last year I shared a dorm with my best friend Stacey. She and I don't talk anymore for good reason. I'm a bit anxious to meet my new roommate. I feel the teleportation stop and am surprised to see Olsen standing next to me. The headmistress suddenly appears along with Ms. Marigold. The headmistress begins "I know this is an odd arrangement but since Olsen is the only one who could help control your powers when they come if they come outside of class. It's for your safety and I was told you two are good friends. Do you two have any objections?" We both shake our heads and thank her before being left to ourselves. "So we aren't just our only classmates but roommates as well eh?" I respond "I guess so are you ok with it?" He nods "Yeah as long as your cool with it I don't mind looking out for you." We go to the closets to find out which room was who's. The school gets our belongings a day in advance to our arrival so that it is already put away when we get there. I find my room immediately. All of my baggy sweaters and sweatpants making it obvious. I have some normal clothes like shorts and jeans. A few shirts and tank tops to go along but mostly I live in leggings and baggy shirts for school. I own one nice dress but haven't worn it yet. I walk back out where Olsen is already figuring out our TV set. I walk around to find out kitchen and a small dining room table.I call out to him that the fridge and freezer were packed with the food I had ordered in advance. He runs into the room and begins jumping up and down like a small child. He had completely forgotten about ordering food so the fact that I put in orders in bulk relieved him. I pull out a package of pizza dough and ask him if he wants pineapple and ham pizza. He says yes and I have him go in our nicely stocked pantry to get me pineapple chunks and sauce. I grab the ham pieces from the fridge and get to work rolling out the dough. Olsen appears behind me and puts his hands on the rolling pin to try and help me. We are done in a few minutes with prepping it. I turn around and his Blond hair practically assaults me. I look him in his sea blue eyes and smile. He lingers there for a moment before stepping aside. I place the pizza in the oven. It's done about twenty minutes later and we begin eating. We don't have our electives until tomorrow so we have plenty of time to hang out. We turn on the TV and like the amazing person he is he suggests we rewatch Full House. I love this show so much and he knows it. After binge watching the first season we decided to watch Sword art online because we are major Otakus. After watching the whole thing part one and two we decide it's time to get some sleep. We wash the dishes and head to our rooms. I strip and put on my Doctor Who pjs.I hear a knock at my door and call for Olsen to come in. He walks in in pj pants and shirtless. I can't help but stare for a moment. I ask him what's up and he tells me we have no towels for the bathroom. I sigh and ask why this is urgent. He explains he wants to take a shower in the morning and won't be awake enough to search for towels. I lead him out of my room and to the cupboard by our bathroom to show him the towels before saying goodnight. I fall asleep almost immediately.

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