Chapter Two: Misery Loves Uninvited Guests
Blythe groaned as she lugged her suitcase into her new dorm room and flung it on the deep red comforter. She had no idea why her aunt Renee had packed the jewelry box along with an old inter-realm phone she’d had laying around in the cedar chest she’d bought at the church thrift shop in town. Blythe also had no idea about her new roommate except that her name was Emer and she was from Andros- whatever and where ever that was. In fairness she admitted that that Emer would have no idea about her either, but she knew the girl wouldn’t think to ask if she drove a dog sled or lived in an igloo as some people on Xbox live did from time to time. Blythe had once told someone from Australia that she had to go replace the penguin that was running the generator for her igloo after a game of Halo Reach and the guy believed her.
Blythe had tucked away her last t-shirt and placed her mother’s jewelry box on top of her dresser when there was a knock- or more accurately a kick- on the door jamb. She turned to see a short tan skinned girl with aqua hair pulled into buns on either side of her head and adorned with seahorse barrettes. In each hand she held a bulging duffle bag and she wore a handmade quilt with blocks of blue fabric around her shoulders like a shawl which dragged on the hardwood floor of the dorm. In short she looked slightly overwhelmed.
Blythe stopped her observation and went over to the new girl. “Let me help you with that.” She offered.
The aqua haired girl smiled tentatively and slowly handed over one of the bags. “Uh…thanks.” She smiled again, a real smile this time which lit up her turquoise eyes. “My dad tends to over pack and then my mom insisted I take the quilt that she made me when I was in primary school.”
While explaining about the quilt, the girl flipped it off of her shoulders and quickly spread it on the other twin bed. “It really brightens up the place. I’m Emer from Andros by the way.”
“Blythe De Lune from Canada.” Blythe replied reaching out to shake Emer’s hand. “Nice to meet you and you’re right this place needs some brightening up.”
“Canada? What planet is that?” Emer asked sounding curious and confused at once as she began to unpack. Blythe could see that Emer favoured ocean colours because nearly everything she unpacked was in various shades of blue and green, much like the quilt on her bed. She was even wearing a sheer blouse which changed from indigo, to sky blue and then teal whenever she moved over pale blue spaghetti strap top and went nicely with her white shorts.
“Beg pardon?” Blythe asked politely as she could.
“Where is Canada?” Emer repeated, never pausing from her unpacking. “I haven’t heard of that planet before. Do they have a lot of water?”
Blythe relaxed and chuckled. “You could say that, but Canada isn’t a planet it’s a country in North America. I’m from Earth and I lived in the province of British Columbia in Canada before I was sent here.”
“Another Earth girl?” Drawled a new voice. “There are just an influx of you now aren’t there?”
Emer and Blythe turned to see a girl with long jet black hair and bright green eyes wearing an expensive looking yellow knee length dress and white heeled sandals. She sauntered into their room as if she owned the entire building and sat right on Emer’s bed running her hand over the quilt.
“Quaint, very quaint.” The girl commented airily. “You can even tell it’s handmade, how adorable.”
Blythe and Emer were far from amused. Blythe was about to put the intruder in her place, but Emer beat her to it.
“And you are?” The aqua haired girl asked as her turquoise eyes glittering with anger. “I don’t recall inviting you in here.”
The onyx haired girl had the decency to look taken aback. “Oh I’m sorry; I assumed you’d seen my name plate on the single dorm and knew who I was.” She gestured towards herself. “I’m Starla the second princess of Splendora and I’m one of your new suite mates.”
“My aunt says when you assume something you make an ass out of yourself.” Blythe told Starla icily.
“Starla has the power of foot in mouth syndrome.” Explained another girl, this one had pale blonde hair and slate grey eyes. She was dressed a lot more casually than Starla in bright red skinny jeans and a vintage band t-shirt.
“I’m Lilith from Solaria, by the way. Star and I know each other from sleep away magic camp though.” The blonde grinned at the Splendoran princess. “Don’t we Star?”
Starla stuck her tongue out at Lilith and instantly looked a lot less self assured and intimidating than she had when she’d tried to make herself at home on Emer’s bed. Blythe felt she looked almost likeable.
“I can’t be faulted for trying to help you with your wardrobe.” Starla argued. “It was atrocious.”
“One of Starla’s spells set my clothes on fire!” Lilith exclaimed gleefully. “She needed me to put them out for her! And for whatever reason the camp counselors kept making us bunk mates for three summers in a row! And now here she is sharing a dorm with me the ruddy stalker!”
Blythe and Emer giggled at Starla’s evident outrage.
“I couldn’t help that my parents couldn’t convince the owners of the camp to give me a private cabin so I kept ending up with you.”
“Star, your sister was one of the counselors. I heard her tell your parents thought it was best for you to get along better with others.”
“Whatever, Pippa is a shameless kiss up. That’s why she’s a fairy as well as the crown princess.” Starla groused. “Anyway, Lilith and I introduced ourselves. Now who are you two?”
Blythe and Emer looked at each other shocked.
“Didn’t you read the name plate?” Emer asked as she stuffed her duffle bags in the bottom drawer of her dresser.
“I did.” Lilith replied, “I just don’t know which one of you is which.”
“Fair enough, I’m Emer from Andros.”
“And I’m Blythe from Canada.” Blythe put in with a smile. “Which is actually just a country on Earth.”
“So you don’t know Sapphire Cole? Because she’s from Earth too or Bloom Peters for that matter.” Starla asked curious.
“No I just got here. Earth is a large planet. Just because someone is from there doesn’t mean I know them.” Blythe explained.
“All these introductions have made me antsy.” interrupted Lilith. “What do you say we find my new roommate at the general assembly then head out to town for some junk food?”
“I’d like that.” Emer replied as Blythe nodded her agreement. “Maybe we can check out the shops too.”
“Ooh, who do you have as a roommate, Lili?” Starla asked being her usual nosey self. “Anyone I might care about?”
“Aradia from Callisto.” Lilith answered. “I checked the name plate when I got here. I don’t believe I’ve heard of her though she does seem polite. She left me a note saying that she had some business to tend in the library and would try to meet me later.”
“How would she meet you if she doesn’t know what you look like?” Emer wondered.
“Good point, by the way what time is the assembly?” Blythe asked glancing at her watch.
“Oh about a quarter to…” Lilith trailed off as she caught sight of the large digital alarm clock on Emer’s nightstand. “Now!”
“Don’t worry I have a spell for that.” Starla offered, having a perfectionist fairy as an older sister did have its perks. “Transferus!”
The quartet was immediately sent just outside the auditorium with moments to spare.
Afterwards.“Well
that was certainly a waste of a perfectly good transport spell.” Starla groused as she sprawled on a deep red sofa. Her and the other three girls were lounging in the suite’s common room still waiting for Lilith’s truant roommate Aradia to show herself.
“I know,” agreed Lilith as she repeatedly braided and unbraided a piece of her pale blonde hair, “with the exception of seeing two girls I was in grade 7 with and the dance that assembly could have been emailed to everyone to save on boredom.”
“That dance at Alfea is in two weeks though. That’s hardly enough time for me to find something in my size.” Emer sighed.
“Don’t worry; I’ll help you with that.” Offered Starla.
“Am I in the right place?” a new voice asked. “Everyone sounds cheerful in here so I hope one of you is my roommate.” All eyes turned to see a dark haired brunette with her hair in a high ponytail wearing a khaki knee length skirt and a floral tank top with clear sequins over it. “I’m Aradia by the way, is one of you Lilith?”
Lilith raised her hand. “That would be me.”
“Oh good. I’m sorry I didn’t meet you earlier but I had to run over to Red Fountain to check in with my older over protective pain in the ass brother. And well he wound up talking so damn much.” Aradia blew out an exasperated breath and blushed. “I'm sorry I started ranting and you all were talking about going somewhere.”
“Yes, and you should come with us.” Starla said not so much suggesting as demanding looking Aradia up and down- sizing up the other girl’s fashion sense. “If we only have two weeks to prove to those Alfea girls that witches do have style, we’d better get on task.”
“Just as long as we can get food too.” Lilith stated, “As I said before I am starving.”
“Agreed.” Replied Blythe, she didn’t remember eating lunch and breakfast had been a hurried ordeal back at her aunt’s house because Renee was worried about the portal not staying open long enough to get the bags through. Her stomach growled its consent. “Let’s see what Magix has to offer.”
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