Finding Soul (on hold)

Teenagers and Sharp Objects, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Sara

After quick showers, we changed into clean uniforms. I attacked my hair with the brush and tied it up again. Maddy and Amber had that magical hair that just cooperated with them. Adhya sloppily braided hers.

"I don't want to put the corset on," I complained. Maddy nodded in agreement, "I don't even know how we managed to do the freaking obstacle course in them."

"Better put them on though, who knows what we'll have to do next?" Amber grumbled. I sighed in frustration.

Adhya came over to help me with the armored corset. This time, we were laced up much quicker. Walking into the hallway, we ran into the boys.

Adam was rubbing his temples like he had a headache. Griffin snorted and Jared hid a laugh behind his hand. Keanu was biting his lip, eyes raised to the ceiling, barely holding in laughter. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Just no," Adam said abruptly. Adhya looked to Jared, "What the...?"

"Adam has a thing about hair looking good at all times," he chuckled.

"Beg pardon?" I said. Adam let out a frustrated sigh, "Bah just come here!"

I, of course, didn't move so Adam stepped forward and quick as a flash had whipped my hair into a complex braid. He tied it off then went to work on Maddy. It was a bit more difficult because of her height.

As he finished up with her, I shook my head in disbelief, "How are you doing that?"

"These things tend to happen when you grow up with nine sisters," Adam replied sassily while struggling with Adhya's hair.

"Ten sisters if you count the cousin that lives with them," Keanu added.

"And the only other male is the goldfish," Griffin finished. I choked back a laugh. Adam grumbled as he completed Adhya's braid. Within seconds he had plaited Amber's hair as well.

"That has to be a magical ability," Adhya commented. Maddy nodded, "Agreed."

Jared led us back outside to where we'd finish up our break period. Kathryn, Charlie, Kyla, Tim, Madi and Ginger met us in the courtyard. There we discovered that Mr. Draggerd was surprisingly the one to supply us with lunch. We sat cross cross on the grass eating sandwiches. Mr. Draggerd made a mean PBJ. Literally. It tried to bite Kathryn.

While passing out much nicer fruit snacks, Keanu asked, "So how you feeling girls?"

"Like I got hit by a bus," Adhya replied and fearlessly grabbed another PBJ. I nodded, it was pretty accurate.

"You'll get used to it," Griffin comforted. "We have weekends and odd days off from training. And if your feeling really bad, you only have to take notes with Gwen then you can go relax."

"That's a relief," Amber sighed. Kyla laid down on the grass, "We even have a healing hot spring to go swim in after training. It's pretty nice."

I stretched out on my back as well. Griffin laughed and mimicked me. Charlie flopped back like a felled tree, making us all laugh. Mr. Draggerd walked around to each group and handed out bottles of ice water.

"Drink it all," Ginger said and took a swig. Jared sipped his then explained, "Magic is energy and you guys have used a lot today. You can only use a certain amount at a time. It's like a muscle that you have to exercise."

"This explains the water, how?" I inquired, still confused.

"The magic causes an excess of energy which translates into your body heating up. If you use to much at once your symptoms can range anywhere from a bad fever to incinerating on the spot," a girl's voice said. It belonged to one of the gold eye twins.