Clare Collins is a fifteen year old school drop-out, pursuing a life of fame and riches as an actress. After three years, her small-time agent insists that she returns to high school to complete her education, back to the school where she grew up, St Madalynn's College. Clare finally gives in and returns with her friend Riley who also attended the same school as a child but nothing is as she remembers. The students all bear markings of brown, white, blue and red which Clare and Riley soon come to learn represent the four elements: earth, air, water and fire. The students and teachers of St Madalynn's can control the elements and when Clare reaches her sixteenth birthday and remains unmarked she begins to worry. Will she ever fit in inside the world she has been involved in from birth? Will she ever find where she belongs?