"Bye." Ren says after talking with the three of them for a few more minutes. "They want to meet up at 6!" He shouts.
"Okay." I shout back. I look through my closet to find anything 'decent' for the dinner. Finally I find the outfit I was looking for and also the accessories.
*******
6 o'clock.
Knock knock.
The door of the huge mansion opens by a butler.
The butler steps back in fright when setting his eyes on me. "M-m-miss Blackwell and Mister Yamashita?" He asks, his voice his filled with fright and uncertainty.
"Yes. Good evening." I curtsy to show polite even when I don't have a skirt on.
"Pl-please come in." The butler stutters.
"Gladly." I respond and walk confidently into the mansion like I own the place.
"Are you- What are you wearing?" A woman asks when seeing me. She has an imposing aura which reminds me of a lioness but it doesn't scare me. I was born a fire spitting phoenix. Lions are beneath my race.
"You must be their mother, Misses Tanaru. I'm Adira Chikara Blackwell. A friend of Quantum and Quasar." I introduce my name with a smug and bored tone to it which adds to my character.
Misses Tanaru is shocked by my attitude. I can't blame her. If the elders heard me talking like this they would kick my *ss all the way to Antarctica and believe me they have tried. Good thing they're dead and their grandchildren took over.
"I'm Madam Tanaru to you." Misses Tanaru says.
"Sure." I yawn and walk to where I believe the living room should be. I look around and see my image in the mirror above the fire place.
Black hair. Off the shoulder, over-sized shirt. Huge silver skull necklace. Short ripped black jeans which look like they should rip off at any moment. Silver rings on my fingers and one has a amethyst gemstone on it which match my eyes completely too bad it's fake. Worn out boots. Thick black eye liner and eye shadow. Black studs outline my ears and a black ring hangs from the middle of my nose. One word for my image: ghost.
"Chikara-chan, Ren-kun you made it." Quantum and Quasar say when they walk into the living room. They smirk when seeing my outfit. Daniel walks in after them.
"Looks like we're last. Oh well. Is dinner ready?" I ask.
"Yes." The same butler from before says. His earlier stammer is gone and he's back to his indifferent self. Butlers are no fun when they always wear the same frown. It'll cause them wrinkles or face paralyze.
We all walk to the dining room which has a 12 seat table. Ren sits beside me.
"Nervous?" I ask him.
"Yeah and I'm not the one dressed up as a ghost." He whispers.
I nod. "I've dressed like this on many occasions to piss off the elders and it works every time. Too bad they're dead but I can still piss Edith off."
"So um what's with your outfit?" Misses Tanaru asks with hostility.
I shrug my shoulders. "My style."
Misses Tanaru nods. She leans towards her sons. "You are not to hang out with this girl again. She's a bad influence."
"If you think my outfit and make up is bad you should check out my tattoos." I say, making her hate me even more. I stand up and lift my shirt to reveal my phoenix tattoo. I also pull my shorts up to reveal an M tattoo.
"Quantum, Quasar I thought I raised you not to hang out with bad influences!" Misses Tanaru quietly hisses.
"She's not a bad influence." Quantum defends.
"Not a bad influence? She has tattoos for crying out loud."
I smirk when seeing that she truly doesn't like me. "Misses Tanaru you're a energy scientist. Also dubbed as 'dark energy'. You take energy from wind, sun, ocean currents and other sources that do not get used up. Am I right?"
"Yes. Did you tell her?" Misses Tanaru asks her sons.
"No." They shake their heads.
"I believe that you must know Kingston Blackwell." I smile at her.
"Blackwell? Yes I do. He's my senior." Misses Tanaru nods.
I smirk. "Adira Blackwell. Kingston is my uncle."
"You do have the same last name but you don't look like him." Misses Tanaru glares at me.
I take out my phone and bring up a photo of Killian and I. "I believe his nephew does though."
Misses Tanaru stares at the picture.
"Now Ma'am. I wear this outfit because one, it can give my elders a scare and two, it's comfortable. I was transferred to our school for my knowledge of many languages seeing as my family comes from all over the world. I also have friends from all over the world. Take Daniel for instance. Daniel and I are childhood friends. Our mothers were very close with each other and naturally so were we." I chuckle at the end of my words.
Misses Tanaru looks me up and down before turning to her sons who are trying to hold in their laughter. She nods. "I know this is a prank but I still don't like you."
I laugh. "Not many people do like me so adding another is of no difference."
"Okay. Let's just eat." Quasar interrupts Misses Tanaru and my staring contest. I won.
"Besides you don't qualify for my liking. You're a scientist. There's plenty in my family so I might know more than you." I taunt her.
"You!" Misses Tanaru eyes widen at my taunt.
"What cat got your tongue?" I smile innocently at her.
Misses Tanaru abruptly stands up which the chair makes a horrible sound. Daniel and I cringe from the sound since we have enhanced hearing. Misses Tanaru storms out of the dining room.
"Wow! She's never got that pissed before." Quasar exclaims.
"Do you think you went a bit too much? We want to prank her but not to hate you." Quantum says.
I shrug my shoulders and finish eating dinner. "Just wait."
The twins look at each other confused. Ren is just as equally confused but Daniel continues to eat like nothing in the world concerns him.
Misses Tanaru storms back into the dining room after a while with a book in her hand. She slams it before me. "If you're so smart solve this book."
I look at the book to see that it's a university science workbook. I roll my eyes. I've finished every subject there is in university. Even journalism and can write a mean assignment.
I open the work book and before Misses Tanaru can hand me a pen, I take one of of my pocket. Of course the pen isn't just a pen, it's also is a GPS, lighter and a knife. The basics when on a mission. A lighter to make fires to keep you warm, a knife to kill and a GPS to always find where you are.
After 10 minutes I pass the book back to Misses Tanaru and start to chew the end of the pen.
"Stop it." Daniel quickly takes the pen away since it's a bad habit. I frown before taking a lollipop out from my other pocket.
"You really solved it all." Misses Tanaru exclaims, not believing it. "Quantum and Quasar couldn't even finish the book in a month yet you did in 10 minutes. Not to mention so far they're all right."
I smile. "Now that dinner is over. We have to go. Bye, Quantum and Quasar. See you at school tomorrow." I wave goodbye and walk out of the house.
"Bye. See you tomorrow." Ren says and follows. We start walking to the bus station. "You were only there for the food, right?"
"Yup. Aw, Rennie you know me so well." I pinch his cheeks like a child.
"I'm not a kid." Ren snaps and turns away.
"Just admit you like being treated like a child."
"I don't want to be treated like a child." Ren shoulders slump remembering his family.