Uncreatively Titled.

The darkness slowly gave way to a small amount of light. I was vaguely aware that I wasn't breathing, but it didn't bother me much. Actually, I couldn't really even feel anything in my body. Mainly, I just had a vague sense a panic, as if someone was dying. And then, suddenly, I felt the pain of not breathing, and gasped for air suddenly. I started coughing and my vision returned. Luna was hovering over me, and I tried to say her name, but I barely had enough air in my lungs.

"Are you okay?" My vision shifted out of focus again, as another image overlapped my current vision. I couldn't make anything out though, except that Luna was saying something. Then everything went back to normal again. "Emma?"

"Sorry," I muttered, sitting up. "I need to sleep." Luna helped me up, and I fell asleep the moment I reached the bed.


I flt perfectly fine again the next morning, and barely even remembered anything had happened the night before. Luna was a bit moody, but it was probably because she was worried about me. I was too busy thinking about what our first real day here would be like to have any time to worry.

"What do you think lessons will be like?" I asked Luna, hurrying to get ready. She didn't say anything. "Where do we even go? I already forgot where to go. Do you know where we go?" Someone knocked on the door just then. A moment later, I flung the door open, and found Alice standing at our door nervously.

"Alice!" I beamed.

"Er, hi," Alice said nervously. "I, uh, figured since, you know, it was your first day today and all, I'd help you, you know, show you where you're supposed to be. I know Alejandro gave you that tour and stuff, but he did that for me too, and I couldn't remember any of it." Wow. Yes! Of course!

"That would be great! Thanks, Alice!" Alice grinned back at me, and seemed a lot less nervous, having gotten that out of the way.

"So it's about time for breakfast right now. Are you guys ready to go? I can wait."

"I'm all ready. Luna?"

"Give me a minute," Luna grumbled. A few minutes later, we were on our way to the dining hall.


"There's always food in the dining hall," Alice explained as we walked. "Clayton - he sleepwalks - said he woke up in the dining hall eating strawberries at 3 in the morning once. Oh, by the way, if someone comes to your room in the middle of the night, it's probably Clayton. Apparently, he has prophetic dreams, which is why he sleep walks."

"Prophetic dreams?" I asked. We were in the dining hall now. It was huge. A long counter ran along one side of the room. It was covered in assorted food, like a great feast. Maids were running here and there, making sure all was well. There were dozens of round tables throughout the hall, many of them occupied by other teenagers. There were also some teachers and a few young children scattered in the hall. This wasn't a mansion, it was a castle!

"Yeah, it's weird. Sees the future and stuff. Get whatever you like," Alice nodded to the counter of food, snapping me back from my racing mind. "It's all free and you can have as much as you like." She quickly got her food and took a seat at an empty table behind us. A minute later, Luna and I sat down next to her with our food. "Anyway, Clayton has to go to the people in his dreams, I guess. Like if he was going to have one with you in it, he has to go to you while he's sleeping. His last roommate got so fed up with the sleepwalking thing though, that he just up and left."

"Hey, Alice!" A teenage boy waved at us as he walked in. His thick, black hair looked to be in desperate need of a hair cut. Once he had gotten his food and sat down, he quickly broke our temporary silence with the fastest talking I had ever heard. "So you gonna introduce me to your new friends, Alice, or do I have to do it myself?"

"Seamus, this is Emma and Luna. Emma, Luna, this is Seamus." Seamus stuck out his hand, and I shook it. "Today's their first day here. I was going to show them around to where they're supposed to be. You know Alejandro's tours are always horrible." Seamus and Alice both laughed.

"So what class are you guys in?" Seamus asked speedily.

"Uh, I'm with Alice," I said. "I think Luna's in the same class as that Eric or whatever his name was guy."

"Eric? Woah. Wait, what am I thinking?" Seamus stared at Luna suddenly.

"Seamus!" Alice gave him a dark look.

"What?"

"Even if she was a mind reader, that's rude. And she probably isn't one, right Luna?"

"What? No. I just move stuff," Luna blurted. Finally! She talked!

"Woah! Sweet! Like with your mind? That's awesome!" Seamus was practically bouncing in his seat. "Alice, can I take her? Pleeeease? I have to go over that way anyway and you and Emma are on the other side, so it'd just be logical to do it that way. And---"

"Ask her, not me," Alice said. Luna shrugged, and Seamus just about flew through the ceiling, bouncing.

"Are you ready? I'm ready!" Seamus squealed. Luna just shrugged again. They both stood up to leave. "Bye Emma! Bye Alice! See you later!" Alice and I waved back, as Seamus quickly dragged Luna right out of the hall.

Once they were out of the hall, Alice burst out laughing for a moment. "I feel so bad letting her go with him, but I couldn't argue with him. It'd be stupid to go all the way over to the west wing if we're going east wing."

"Why's he so . . . hyper?" I asked.

"He's super fast. Walking at a normal speed is hard for him. His whole body functions faster than a normal person's. He shaves his hair off constantly, and it just grows back at hyperspeed. He's also pretty strong, despite how skinny he is. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to carry Luna so he could run to class with her." I laughed at that idea. Luna was in a bad mood, so she'd probably get pissy if he tried to carry her at all.

"So everyone here has powers?"

"Almost everyone, at least. Mrs. Ackern doesn't have any, so she's always rude to everyone with powers. Oh, and most of the maids don't have any powers. Sorry to rush you, but if you don't finish eating soon, we're going to be late."

"Oh, right, sorry." I hurried to finish my food, and then we hurried out the hall and headed back up the grand staircase.