"You've been looking for a boyfriend, I see that. Give me time, you know I'm gonna be there. Don't be scared to come, put your-"
"Samantha Courtney Lynn Evans! Get your sh*t together!" Monica shouted, bursting through the door. Courtney closed her laptop slowly.
"Mom, I'm recording my Big Time Rush cover-"
"Your new owner has arrived," Monica said grimly.
"My new what now?" Courtney asked, whipping off her glasses dramatically.
"You heard me. I'm selling you for drinking money."
"You don't even drink!" Courtney exclaimed, exasperated.
"Milk, Courtney, I need the MILK!" with that, Monica lunged at her daughter. Courtney jumped up and ran to the front door. She swung it open to reveal a bald man with a smug look across his face. She screamed, her heart beating out of her chest. She stared up at the man's face and into his HaZeL oRbS as he clutched her shoulders in his strong hands. Everything around her started to grow fuzzy.
"Show me," he said, his voicing echoing in her mind. "Show me your-"
Everything faded to black.
Courtney awoke in a strange bed to a girl with curly brown hair looming over her.
"She's awake," the girl said to someone out of view.
Courtney sat up and picked up her glasses which were resting on the nightstand. Her eyes focused. The girl with the curly brown hair was dressed in a beautiful and extravagant black dress, adorned with many jewels and ribbons. But what really caught Courtney's attention was the tall, skinny white guy with floppy brown hair that was next to her.
"My name is Queen Mckenzie of DeLoria. You may address me as Your Majesty," said Queen Mckenzie eloquently.
"This is my bodyguard, the humble but foolish Samoht of Nephets," she continued. Samoht bowed.
"W-where am I?" Courtney stuttered, unable to tear her eyes away from Samoht's sparkling chocolate organs of sight.
"You are at the Academy of Makethink," Queen Mckenzie said.
"A very esteemed academy, indeed," Samoht interjected. Queen Mckenzie shot him a nasty side eye so he quickly shut up.
"I fund the academy. We train our students to... hone in their unique powers..." she started mysteriously.
"The headmaster is Master Bald Obi-Wan. He-" Samoht interrupted once again. Queen Mckenzie, without another thought, violently smacked Samoht across the face. A jewel must've come into contact with his face because a fresh red gash could now be seen across his cheek. Queen Mckenzie then turned to Courtney like nothing had happened.
"To start out, you will be placed on nurse duty. r e p a i r h i m," Queen Mckenzie ordered, looking over at Samoht without an ounce of pity in her eyes. Courtney began to object, but then thought better of it.
How am I supposed to fix him? I've never been a nurse before...
Before Courtney or Samoht could utter another word, Queen Mckenzie strided out of the room, her long dress trailing behind her.
"Uh..." Courtney muttered awkwardly. Samoht sat on the edge of the bed, hiding his face with embarrassment.
"Do you know where the band-aids are?" Courtney asked stupidly.
"There are no band-aids here," Samoht said ominously. He motioned for her to come closer to him, so she shakily did. He grabbed her hand firmly and shut his eyes.
"You're a healer, find your power and concentrate on it," He lead her fingers to his cut.
"What-"
"Don't ask questions. Close your eyes, child," said Samoht. Courtney closed her eyes.
"Now say the sacred word," Samoht said.
"W-what's the sacred-"
"Gonorrheaaaa," Samoht cooed spookily.
"G-gonnorrheaa," Courtney followed. They chanted for a few more seconds in sloppy unison. Suddenly, Courtney felt a funny, tingling sensation in the tips of her fingers. It was warm and soothing- and then it was gone in an instant. Courtney opened her eyes. She gasped and grew wide-eyed. The cut was gone!
"Damn, that sh*t good!" Came a voice with a New York accent.
Courtney and Samoht turned to see a young servant named Matt standing in the threshold of the door.
"Come, girl, it's time for the Sacred Initiation," said Matt.
"The what now?" Courtney asked, whipping off her glasses.
