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"Speaking"

"Spells"

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Pale hands gripped the leather spine of the book as the sound of laughter and shrieking filled the otherwise quiet air. Dark hair cascaded into curls as murky sea green eyes flicked over the pages. She was small, only four foot four, and despite almost constantly being outside, she was still as pale as can be. Every now and then, the girl would look up at her yearmates, who were playing at the playground the school had only recently build over the sandlot and then back to her tree, which was her safe haven from the other kids.

Because, you see, Gracelyn Farkes was odd to the other kids. To them, she was small and frail, always reading those stupid, make believe books of hers. To them, she was a freak who never went anywhere and always got sick. To them, she wasn't like them, so she had to be pushed aside.

As she begun to read the last chapter of one of her books, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, she didn't hear the footsteps coming towards her until she heard someone clear their throat in an attempt to get her attention. 'Please don't let it be the other kids,' she thought desperately, flinching slightly.

Suntan hands was holding on a big bag of big thick books of her favorite series the Harry Potter series. She is brown wave length hair and was walking to a classmate that was sitting down on the ground. Kira Elizabeth White is one of the strange girls who loves to read and be smart but has a really talented sports side she loves to do. She sometimes plays with the boys because girls don't like her since she's more tomboyish. She loves to play sports but she likes to be a bookworm too. When she saw a new girl hoping to get her attention. She walked up and cleared her throat. "Excuse me? Is it okay to sit here with you."

Gracelyn jerked up and felt her mouth dry. Yet another reason why she wasn't very social; she had no skills to socialize with. "I, erm," she inwardly winced and fiddled with her book's spine. "I... suppose? I mean..." she dropped off and sent her gaze towards her lap. "Urgh." She fiddled with the dog eared page. "What I mean is... is..." Figuring to stop while she was ahead, she just shut her mouth with an audible snap and nodded.

Kira smiled along carrying her books down with her to sit with the girl. "So my name is Kira White. What's your name?"

Gracelyn blinked owlishly before the question caught up to her. "Oh, my name!" She exclaimed sheepishly. "I'm Gracelyn Farkes, but I prefer Grace." She offered out a small hand that was shaking slightly. Would this Kira be her first new friend in this town?

Kira smiled and shook Grace's small hand that was shaking. "I was wondering, Grace, how do you like it here so far, and also, would you like to hang out sometime?"

"Oh, well, it seems like a nice town so far," Grace murmured. "My parents don't really like me walking around the blocks the way I do, but still, it's nice." She paused, trying to figure out the wording for her next part. "I would like to hang out, but we only moved in last week, and we, uh, still have a lot of boxes," no way was she going to say they were mainly her books. "But maybe sometime during the weekend I'll have some free time?"

'Hmm...' Kira thought. "Well, I can help you unpack and show you the town sometime. Besides, my boys, the team I play with, are willing to help out also. Do you like sports? And what books do you like to read?" She glanced at the book Grace was holding, wondering if she will like to read Harry Potter.

Grace smiled at the thought. "Well, if you really want to. They're mostly sci-fi fantasy books and stuff." She spared a glance towards the boys who were playing basketball on the court. They didn't make sun of her, so maybe they were kind like Kira...? "I'm really fast and good at catching things because of how often we, my brother and I, throw books at one another to see who can guess the title by the weight and feel. No one reall knows about me catching stuff cause I'm always last to picked." She paused to take a breath. "I general ready anything as long as it's a good read." She finished.

Kira was thinking and then whistled for her boys to come before asking is they would like to hang out with her and her new friend Grace. One of them agreed and they went back to whatever game they were playing and Kira looked at Grace. "Well, looks like we got a few more people who's joining us. Don't worry, they don't bite. Besides, they will never hurt you. They are not like that and also they will protect me and you from those bullies of the girls. But hey, would you like to read some of my books that I have? I have almost, like, a whole library. I love to read, which is why my boys like to tease me about, but hey, at least I can kick their butts in sports," She laughed.

Grace laughed along with Kira. "I don't doubt. What book is that anyways?" She asked, motioning to the books in Kira's arms. If her accent bled out, then it bled out.

"Well... these books are my favorite that I love to read is called Harry Potter. I just love the adventures and the fantasy of this series. Have you ever heard of them?"

"Uh, no, sorry," she apologized. "I'm from an even smaller town than this, where our foodmart is our gas station. Still, even a town like this is smaller than what Detroit is."

"Ah, well, do you like the type of books that describes magic, different creatures, witches and wizards?"

"That kinda sounds like Lord of the Rings..." Grace thought aloud. "I generally like that stuff."

"Well here's the first book in the series! You can borrow it if you like. My boys already read it and I'm already done with the series. Do you take a music class sometime this week? I'm in one of those classes with my boys but they 'can't do anywhere with me'," Her eyes rolled. "And it's a pretty good class. I hope you like it."

Grace smiled behind a hand. "Yea, I'm in Mr. Kingjers third hour class tomorrow." She took the first book and read it carefully. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Don't take this wrong, but the title sounds really cheesy."

"Yea, it does sound cheesy, but the writer is really good about writing the adventures. Nice! I'm in Mr. Kingjer's third hour class too along with my teammates." She was giggling. "Well, looks like our free time is over. The boys are signaling both of us to go to class. Well, we can all walk together if you like. Do you know where it is?"

Grace bit her lip and pulled out her time table. "It says Monroe-123." She answered as she braced herself against the tree and stood, slipping her bag over her shoulders.

Kira got up as well, swung her backpack over her shoulders and said "I know where it is, and we can keep each other company during class too."

"So we're in the same homeroom?" Grace questioned. "How's come I didn't see you yesterday?"

"Oh I had an appointment for my eyes yesterday. I had to get new glasses and it was the time I was scheduled for."

"Ouch," Grace winced. "My brother's cat caught my eye when I was six. I almost lost sight in my right eye." She motioned where a long, angry red scratch could be seen against the bluish green iris.

"Yikes, that gotta hurt," Kira said. "But I had to get glasses since I can't see far."

During the time they were talking, Grace noted that they had filed into 123 where a mean looking teacher sat. "Has she always been so.. sour?" She asked, motioning towards their teacher.

"Well... it's how she is sometimes, but it puts us to better musicians at least," Kira said.

Grace frowned, but turned her attention as Mrs. Monroe stood up. Not wishing to take a chance, she kept her mouth shit and slipped her two books into her bag. She sent a smile towards Kira before the class began.

Kira smiled back and Mrs. Monroe began speaking for the class that just began.

And it was the beginning of a marvelous friendship...

End of Chapter 1: Prologue

Word Count: 1,585

Main Character(s): Kira White, Gracelyn Farkes

Sub Character(s): Kira's Boys, Mr. Kingjer(Mentioned) Mrs. Monroe