Kloe's POV
Shortly after James had rescued me, I passed out.
I woke up on a medical bed, with Lily standing over me, looking exhausted. James and Julia were there as well. Julia seemed more worried whereas James looked relieved.
"Kloe, are you ok?" Julia inquired.
I jumped off of the bed and hugged Julia. It had just came to me that she was now doing better.
"Julia!" I elated, "I know my next wish!"
"Is that so?" Julia giggled
I nodded.
I whispered what I wanted into her ear.
Julia clasped her hands and said, "Your wish is my command."
Light began illuminating from Julia's hands and light up the entire place.
~~~~~~~
I woke up in a normal bed; not a hospital bed nor the floor of a cave, a normal bed. I was struck with joy.
"Mom! Dad!" I shouted
I went and hugged Julia's parents.
"Hey Sis!" I said to Julia.
My wish was that Julia's parents would love me as their own child. Now I'll have parents that actually care. And I have a sister now.
I ran outside and greeted by James, holding a bouquet of roses.
"Happy Valentines day" he said, putting forth the roses.
I hadn't even been keeping track of the dates up until now. But why would he be giving me flowers, out of all the people? I didn't know what to say.
James' eyes widened.
"I-If you don't like it I~" he went
"No- no. I love them. Thank you" I reassured, taking the roses.
His face turned a bit red as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Just didn't want you to feel left out." he said
I decided to smell them. There isn't really much I can say other than the fact that they smelled like, well-, rose.
"Ok, well, since it looks like you'l be here for a while, how about a tour?" offered James.
"Sure." I replied
~~~~~~~
"And this is our school; Montineui Academy." James announced.
My mouth dropped, "A school?"
"Yup" he replied
We went in for a tour of his school. Eventually we made our way to his classroom.
I spotted a girl with dark purple hair sitting in the front of the middle column.
"Oh, who's she?" I questioned.
She turned around to me, and I could clearly see the contrast between her good looks and that depressing makeup she was wearing.
"Violet." he snarled
"So James," she began, "This thing is supposed to be your copping mechanism with what happened with us? Ha. Yeah right."
The atmosphere had suddenly become so tense; I had no idea what was going on.
"Kloe, meet Violet, the girl with the power to manifest emotions" James introduced.
Violet rolled her eyes at me. Immediately after, it was as if someone had slapped me in the face. I clenched my cheek, now even more confused.
"Violet stop!" James demanded.
She stormed off. After that James suggested that we leave.
"Well," he began "If you're gonna be staying here then you gotta go to the school. But don't worry; you won't be in Violet's class. I'll make sure of it."
"Ok. So how do I get in?" I asked
"Well, you see..." he started, "there are levels, from 1-5. Level 1 is quite basic. As your level goes up it would show that you have more control over your abilities, and unlock new moves. Level 2, you'd learn a new trick or two. Level 3, you'd unlock your Supermove. Level 4, you would unlock a new side of your power. Level 5 now, ha, that's where you unlock your special move."
"Hm." I hummed, "And what level are you?"
"3." He responded, "So is the rest of my team, but unlike them,
"So, to enter, they test what level you're at and then put you in one of the two classes in that respective level." He added.
Well now I was more interested in getting into the school.
"When can I start?" I prompted
"Well, how about tomorrow? I can notify the principal about it." Asked James.
"Done!"
When I went home I told Julia everything about the tour, including Violet. Turns out she's like that with all of James' friends.
I was so exited that night I couldn't even fall asleep. But, you know, eventually I did.
~~~~~~~
James came over to Julia's house and woke me up early; just so that he could brief me about the entrance exam.
James explained, "You will do a one versus one with five different candidates. Those candidates are the top students in their grade. First, you face the top student from the Level 1 Grade. If you beat him, that would mean that your power is in the Level 2 range. Then you'd fight the top student in the Level 2 Grade. If you beat him as well, then you'd prove that you're atleast a Level 3. If you make is to the third candidate, then a word of advice; don't go easy on him. I'm pretty sure you've seen him around, but don't underestimate him. K?"
I was a bit confused about the last part, but I just nodded my head.
~~~~~~~
It was now time for the test.
I was now standing in the middle of a large arena. There were a lot more people watching than I expected. Looks like the entire village came.
I saw Julia and James' friends in the crowd, cheering me on, especially Zach.
I was there for a while, before I heard a lady announce over speakers that the test would now begin.
Soon after, the ground began to shake. I struggled to keep my balance.
There was a guy standing in the center of the vibrations. He was wearing grey colored clothing and a grey visor.
I was confident every step of the way, but now, nervousness started settling in.