Chapter 1

We were driving down the discoloured highway it was grey instead of black and the lines on the road were faded. There wasn’t much traffic on the road so we drove by easily.

“Next, s**t, crap” I was saying while flicking through my mother’s music on her IPod

“This isn’t crap or s**t music its good, solid gold music from back in the day, not like your crap head-banging screamo stuff you listen to” she explained

“YEAH back in the day when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Did you have a pet dinosaur?” I asked

My mother made a sarcastic laugh

“Aunty DI he has a point this is bad music and our head-banging music is pretty good” my older cousin said from the back of the car. She had short blond hair with a rounded face almost completely covered it pimples, she was tall and skinny

“Thanks, Danny” I replied while I rolled my eyes at her

“So where do I have to turn off?” My mom asked us

“At the next off-ramp” I said

We drove in silence for the rest of the way listening to the faint music in the background. We soon saw our newly built school for the first time it was in an electronic ‘C’ shape with dark grey walls it was 2 stories high with a metal roof, there was a huge heap of square grass patches that still obviously had to be planted. Next to the building was another smaller building but also quite high but it seemed to be one story only

“It’s huge!” I exclaimed

“They still need to build the high school” my cousin said

“If they still going to build the high-school then where are we going to work and how!” I asked

“No this is the temporary high-school at the top” my cousin explained

“You mean the second story, ‘at the top’ is the roof and that metal will break if we sit on it” I corrected her “so this is St. John’s Academy”

“That it is” my mom retorted

We got out of the car and walked toward the front doors, which was made up of glass with the name ‘Golden Cross Academy’ on it. Outside the front doors were a few primary and high school teachers greeting the children and talking to the parents. I greeted a few teachers and walked through the glass doors to put my extremely heavy bag down. A few seconds after my bag was on the floor my old friend hugged me from the back

“Hello Jono” she said

She was a bit overweight and was a head shorter than I was. She had blond hair and had perfectly plucked eyebrows, her eyes were hazel brown. She was tan and absolutely gorgeous with her flawless skin

“Hey you b***h” I said jokingly

“Yeah but I’m your b***h” she replied

“I would never date you” I said seriously

“Why?” she asked looking sad

“I don’t want to ruin our friendship EVER!” I replied 

“Oh okay then” she said still looking a bit sad

“Okay so let’s move on” I said quickly “you ready?” I asked her

“For?” she replied with another question

“The first day of high school dumbass” I said

“Oh that yeah I am but I’m a bit nervous” she said

“Okay I’m on the other hand am s**t scared” I said

At that last comment the school bell rang saying it is time for class. The entire grade 8s lined up in a line and was split into two classes 8M and 8B.

“Jonathan Daven” the teacher called my name, I looked up “8B” she said. I then walked into the 8B line and waited for the rest of the classes to be split up.

When the teacher finished splitting us up another two teachers walked into view both slim and looked about in their thirties

“8M please follow me” said one teacher who was male with a raspy voice. He had a checked blue shirt tucked into a black pair of chinos with high polished black shoes. The class followed the teacher to their register class.

“8B please follow me to your register class” said the female teacher. She was wearing a summer dress with different types and colours of flowers on it. She has grass green eyes and had brunette hair she had a small delicate face which had piles of make-up on. As we walked to our register class someone came to stand next to me;

“Hi I’m Aimee” she said whipping her short blonde hair out of her face

“I’m Jonathan” I replied with a warm smile “nice to meet you”

 When we walked into class we all sat were we wanted, I sat next to Amanda. The teacher introduced herself as Ms DE Felder and says she was a geography teacher but she does reach the grade eights and nines

"Mrs Alber teaches you guys’ geography" Ms DE Felder informed us. The teacher explained without success the school rules and handed us our timetable and explained to us in great detail how the timetable system worked. Once she was finished with explaining everything there was a little bit of time left before first session. So we spoke among us, soon after there was a cacophony of sounds the boys were making

"Ooi you little s***s, shut up" the teacher screamed

I laughed; the teacher smiled and looked in my direction.

"It seems as if someone has a good sense of humour, what is your name sweetie?" she asked me

"Jonathan, ma’am" I replied 

When the school bell rang indicating the start of the first period we all got up and was just about to leave when the teacher said "Wait, I almost forgot there will be a talent show a few months from now and there will be audition lists up on the notice boards, and we need as many people as possible, I'll explain everything in finer detail tomorrow. You're dismissed"

As I walked outside I thought about entering the talent show "this may be the time I can show everyone about super naturals and the creatures out in the world, but what am I going to do" I thought

"Hey Jonathan what's the first period" someone asked my from behind, I recognized his voice and turned around to see if I was right and yes it was the infamous Simon. He had short army style black hair and was an inch or two shorter than me be had a few pimples and had a small button nose

"Um... It’s EGD" I replied back kindly

"Thanks" he said, she smooth, pink lips curled to reveal a smile

I smiled back

Amanda caught up with me, and started to say something but I wasn't paying attention

"-hey, would you like to" she said

"Pardon, please repeat" I asked

"I was saying do you want to meet the rest of the group" she repeated herself with a hint of annoyance in her tone

"Um... Yeah totally, please that'd be great" I replied

"Kay just come with me at break and ill introduce you" she told me and we were quiet as we walked the rest of the way to EGD. As we got into the class our teacher told us to it at a desk, once we all settled down he introduced himself as MR. Smith and told us that EGD is just technical drawings. Be showed us what a T-square and a drawing board was and asked us if we knew how to do an isometric drawing.

I was the only one who put up a hand. After the first four periods of the day it was finally time for break, I took out my lunch box and opened to see what I had for lunch; I had a small fruit salad and a cheese sandwich.

"Jonathan, come follow me" Amanda said

As I followed Amanda and while we were walking I was thinking “it’s nearly my birthday” I thought. We walked down the stairs toward the large school quad and I thought “Everyone thinks I’m a harmless teenager, HA I’m five thousand years old” I thought as a wicked half smile broke onto my face. Amanda sat at a grey bench with four other people sitting there. All girls and one guy.

“Hey guys this is Jonathan, as you guys should know already” she introduced me as her pale blue eyes landed on me and she smiled revealing her white teeth

“Hi I’m Christina” said the girl to my far left. She had a perfectly rounded face with a few cute freckles on her face. Her eyes where dark blue, her lips were pink and glossy and her nose was small but matched her perfect face “aren’t you the one who laughed at Ms DE Felder’s joke?” she asked while running her had through her long black hair

I laughed and replied “Yes”

“Anyway, my name is Michaela nice to meet you” said a short pale girl with flawless skin and dirty blond hair with dark brown eyes and glasses

“Hi” I replied nervously

She seemed one not to mess with, but I could see kindness in her eyes

“So how you” Michaela asked me

“I’m great, but deep in thought” I replied

“About?”  A guy asked me, I recognized him from class and his name is Jason. His violet eyes stared at me in wonder, his perfectly plucked eyebrows raised in anticipation and his chin resting on his tan hands

“Um… nothing” I replied and chuckled

“Well how can you think of nothing” the last girl asked me while she fixed her bun of her dark brown hair

“Well I am thinking of something but it’s not really important” I answered her question while looking down at my shoes, as I did this I  scratch the one slit on my right shoulder wing were my black angelic wings unfurls out of my skin. “What is your name, if you don’t mind me asking?” I asked the girl

“Of course I do” She snapped looking very serious, seeing the shock on my face she quickly chuckled and said “no I’m just joking with you, my name is…. Drum roll please…. Jessica!!!” She eventually said

“Nice to make your acquaintance” I said politely

“Sit, make yourself comfy, we won’t bite” Amanda joked  

“Thank You” I replied to her with a delightful smile

 

 

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