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At long last, it was the day before summer break. All of the seniors had planned to come down to the spooky old facility near the edge of campus at eight thirty pm, just before the sun would set in rural New York, to have one last get together. A few showed early at the expansive place. There were three sections of the dark labyrinth to the West of the school, but all of it was built in the same gray-black stone. One had the looks of a kitchen but all the equipment was broken and cobwebs filled every corner. The next group of buildings looked to be housing but there were broken locks and boarded windows in all of the rooms in the town house except one. It had a dark shade over the window and was the only thing which was untouched by graffiti. Regarding the room, opinion differed.
Young or gossipy students had often told tales of how the place was an old asylum and the room was haunted by one of the predecessors, while many others believed a hobo had gotten the keys to the place and was allowed to stay. Lastly was one large dome-shaped building that some believed to be the hiding place of an old Satanic cult`s abode while the less superstitious thought it to be an old astrology laboratory.People came down in twos and threes as one of the nerds was building the campfire. When almost all of the logs were filled around the fire, drinks were handed out. Teens popped tabs off their beers but sat in almost silence. There were a few frightened giggles at attempts at ghost stories, but they all seemed to be waiting for someone or maybe something. Two shadowy figures crept down the hill and into the room in the housing complex where the teens were partying. Out of the shadows, a handsome man tapped a blond girl on the shoulder and his face twisted grotesquely and shone almost an unearthly white against the moon that came in from the badly bound windows. The blond shrieked then huffed as she realized it was one of her friends. Many members of the circle laughed and one pulled a stump at the head of the circle for him to sit. The trickster with auburn hair sauntered over to his place at the bonfire with a smirk that added a haughty elegance to his strong chin and blue eyes.
Behind him came a black haired beauty draped in a purple flowy shirt with sleeves that came to a point just above her middle finger. There were many cat calls from the audiences as she sat right next to the trickster and they held hands. " All right, All right you louts calm down. So, what do y`all want to hear tonight? " “Your story Gunner, the one on how. you two met," one of the girls shouted. “ Do you REALLY want to know," he asked, ever the showman. The guys hollered their acceptance and a few of the girls cheered. Gunner blushed and said, “ Hey it might be hard to believe, but don't blame me for the truth." He settled comfortably on the log and held his partner's hand, silently asking if he could tell the story. She nodded and Gunner turned back to his audience. He eyed every person in the crowd and they all became silent in anticipation." I was amazed when I found out I was accepted Cadmar Academy, it was one of the best days of my life. I had just found my powers and already I got the letter in the mail. My parents were so happy for me, but a bit sad I was going. I was going to miss them, but I knew it was better I leave and learn how to keep myself in control. I stacked up on supplies and got ready for the long drive. When I arrived and got past the barrier, I dropped off my car and found a place to nap. Of course I fell asleep in a bench by the old observatory because I was that stupid freshie and I got here five hours before school started accepting new students for their dorms ." Laughter chorused from the crowd at that particular remark and when it settled he, again, began to speak. " I woke up later with a nice sunburn from two hours in the sun and wandered amongst the scary buildings until I found one with an open door and walked into the dark cool corridor shuffling trying to find a nice place to rest out of the sun.
I walked through the damp area getting drips of foul liquid exploring my hiding place until I found an open door with a neat but bare living quarters. The room concealed a medium cot a desk with paper and pens placed in neat stacks to the left -hand side, a nice chair, a medium sized wooden chest of drawers, and another door. I was just about to riffle through the drawers to ease my curiosity when the gong clanged its resounding message that the opening ceremonies would soon start. I scrambled to get out and find the main stands at the campus frustrated that I had lost track of so much time and quickly found my place, then rushed to it, trying for nonchalance. When the ceremonies ended, we were split into groups and shown around by two upperclassmen per group in order to learn the ropes. The male student speaker droned on about duties, lunch schedules, and other parts of student life as they showed the new class our new home. The only thing I was interested in though was when he mentioned the gym where scenarios were created to test our control, tactical decision-making skills, and endurance when using our powers and physicality. The female upperclassman told us it was based on these tests that the headmaster would determine our mission partners.
The female speaker also intrigued me. She was blonde with soft curls, lips a cherry red and was overall quietly pretty, and 'helpful'. She said her name was Becky with a flip of her hair and helped me with my schedule after the walk through and announced her dorm building so that I could ask her any questions about student life. I asked her how I would find her in the dorm and she responded by giving me her number. I guessed some people weren't overly subtle. I left with a wave and went to find my dorm. I set up my side of the room and then called Becky about were to go for good places to eat and how to sign up for training sessions. She told me she'd come show me around and took me to Benny's. You know the Dinner of Fifth St? Anyhow, while there she asked me out, big surprise... I said yes because honestly, I thought she was cute enough but also because I felt like she would stop helping me if I said no. Later I found out I was right, but we'll get to that later. So she showed me how to go the fastest ways to get to all my classes and the teacher's preferences with a mind connection. I wasn't surprised per-say that she offered a mental connection. As you know mental connections are possible between any of those of virtue. Aka us powered people. She must have sensed I had an inkling of her powers when I ignored her charged advances. I allowed it because I wanted to see a bit of her nature as well and I was confident in my mental shield training. I could feel her trying to reach my inner thoughts while she distracted me with the information. Becky was a little ice snake just as a suspected. I would use her just as much as she used me because I knew from seeing her mind as she messed with mine that she wanted to use all that I allowed her to see to blackmail me in the future.