Quinn-

I stared at Sora as she explained what happened in her vision. "That's, awful." Of course Laura chose that exact moment to walk into the room. I made the room's temperature drop because it seemed like the time for it. Sora and Laura had a small conversation that ended with Laura saying something about martial arts. I turned back to Sora. "So, how are you? You don't look so good." She looked at her feet. "It happens sometimes to me when I witness people's futures. Things change for me. Usually when it's something serious I get so upset that I can't even concentrate on that person's mind anymore. I don't know why but that's what happening with Laura." I nodded. That sounded about right. I changed the temperature back to normal. "Right, well Laura didn't seem that upset. She's probably just shocked; how old did she look in the vision?" "Same," Sora muttered. I swallowed hard. "Okay well Laura's still got some time. Did you see who the person that was walking away was?" Cassie asked. Sora shook her head. "No, I didn't; it sounded like a guy though." "Anything else?" "I- I think I might have seen hand marks on her neck." "She was strangled?" "Yeah but she could have just fainted!" I looked at her sadly. "If you saw hand marks then it probably wasn't just passing out." I put my hand on her shoulder. "It'll be ok." Sonny and Kayden walked in. Suddenly my powers shut off. "KAYDEN! We do NOT need this right now!" I snapped. She turned red and looked at her feet. "Sorry I just don't want to explode you all." I rolled my eyes. "Whatever. You've gotta figure out how to control that." She nodded solemly. "Anything new to report about you know what?" Sonny asked. I got the feeling Laura was growing on her. "Yeah, apparently she was strangled." "WHAT?!" "I don't know for sure!" Sora tried helplessly. Sonny shot her a sharp look. "What do you mean strangled?" "I think I saw hand marks on her neck." Sonny gulped. "Poor Laura," Sonny said. We looked at her strangly. She was an airhead super model after all. She seemed to realize what she'd just said and her eyes started to dart around the room. "I mean, uh, nevermind." She looked at the ground. "Well I for one thing we should do something for Laura," Cassie said, a slight grinn on her pale face. "Okay, that's not actually a bad idea," I muttered. Sora didn't say anything. 

Can I join or is it a bit too late?

name: Nyota

description: Blonde hair tied in a knot behind her head, green eyes, tall

personality: lonely and mysterious

power: limited flight, but doesn't really know how to control it

Quinn-

I sat next to Kayden and groaned. "What is it now?" Cassie asked. I shook my head. "It's just a headache. It'll go away," I muttered. But it didn't go away, all the way through lunch it didn't. I was halfway through a slice of pizza when it started to get really cold in there. I wasn't cold, but I could see my friends start to shiver. Then the weirdest thing happened, it started to snow. I stared at the ceiling open-mouthed. Then I got up and left the room and the snow stopped. It was following me which meant my powers were creating it. I ran as fast as I could, following the arrow to the nurse. When I was outside her office I noticed how creepy it was that that arrow always seemed to know where we wanted to go. I opened the door to the nurse's offcie and walked in. "Um, hello? I'm having a bit of a problem with my powers!" I called. Suddenly a short fat woman with slicked back short blonde hair was standing there. "You just, I mean, you just, appeared out of nowhere!" I guess the look on my face was slightly stupid because of what she said next. "Shut your mouth darlin' before I stitch it shut. And swipe that dumb look off your face hon' before I get that kid who can change the way people look in here." I shut my mouth immediately. "Now tell me what's happenin'." "Um, well I can control temperature, and uh, I got a headache and it started to snow, so, ya." "For goodness sake come 'ere." She beckoned me closer; when I got close enough she stuck a needle in my arm and I passed out. 

When I woke up I was lying in  a bed in the nurse's office with a bunch of really bright lights pointing at my face. "What the?" "Don't you dare finish that sentence little girl. I just fixed you up," the nurse said, rushing over. That's when I noticed I was strapped to the table. "Why am I strapped to a table?" I asked. "We weren't sure whether or not your abilities would cause you to go rogue or light a fire by accident, so we strapped you down. Don't be upset; it's protocol. "Well can you unstrap me from the table now?" "Uh, yeah I think so." "Well isn't that reassuring," I muttered. She pinched me. "Ow! What was that for?!" "No sarcasm in my office!" the nurse snapped. "Okay okay, sorry." She unstrapped me and I was free to leave. Just as I got to my room the loud speaker went on. "All new students take note you will now be called class one. Class one report to the gym for training." I groaned and followed the arrow to the gym.

Sorry, I forgot to come on.  I love what you did to Sonny, though.:) I'm gonna have fun with this. *evilgrin*

Sonny~

Finally, it was the dreaded part of the day, lunch.  Classes at the school this morning were hard.  They kept on making me download information five minutes in advance.  It doesn't work that way!  Anyway, they said the meals were supposed to be 'healthy'.  I don't really think Mrs. Russo knows how many carbs are in a whole-wheat chicken sandwich.  Seriously, I can't even look at it.  I have to eat celery every single second to counteract all the calories!  At least I get to sit next to Carlos at lunch.  He looks like a young Joe Jonas.  If I can't have my sauna, I at least have to have a guy.  I sat down next to Carlos, across from Laura.  At first, I was sitting next to some kid who grows flowers, but all he talked about was leaves.  And he wore socks with sandals!  Those were never in style. 

"Hey, Carlos," I said in a sing-song voice.  Sora gagged.  I glared at her.  "How was class today?" I asked him.  "They made me jump into the pit of snakes again," he groaned.  Carlos is indestructible.  "That's not that bad.  You should try modeling in Arizona.  I got bitten by a rattlesnake on the ankle.  Orlando Bloom had to suck the venom out.  Orlando is a real sweetheart."  Everyone groaned.  "What, did you all just notice what you're wearing?" I asked innocently.  I like bragging.  "Except for you, Carlos.  I love the way that t-shirt looks on you."

The next class announcement began.  "Time to try loading information too early again," I grumbled.  Miss Russo came in. "Laura, Kayden, Sonny, I need to talk to you about your sleeping arrangements." Yes! They were finally giving me my own room with enough space for the sauna. Miss Russo led us to her office. We walked in and sat in the hard chairs. I raised my hand. Miss Russo pointed at me. "Is there a chair that matches my outfit? Something pink or black? I think Lola designed some sort of chair that will match..." Miss Russo snapped her fingers. My chair changed to a round pink one. It was soft.  "This shade of pink isn't..." It changed to hot pink. I smiled. "Now, we have decided that the three of you are going to switch into the room next door, where all your friends sleep."  My mouth fell open.  "But, there's only one closet in there. I need two just for my shoes." "Sorry, but we need your room for an... experiment," she replied with a deviish smile.

Sora-

Mrs. Russo walked in without even knocking. Kayden, Laura and Sonny were right behind her.

I’d just finished reading the pamphlet given to all the new students and looked up. “No!”

“What is it?” Quinn demanded, her head turning from me to Mrs. Russo and back.

“They’re joining us in our room.”

“What?” Cassie fell flat with her face in her covers. “Not Sonny.“

“Girls, if this doesn’t work, there’re other things I can do.” Mrs. Russo cracked her neck while staring us down with her hawk eyes.

“And why do we have to share?” Quinn wondered.

Suddenly Mrs. Russo’s head filled with Justin Bieber’s song Baby. I wouldn’t have expected her to listen to such music. But what was even weirder, was the fact that she was blocking me out, which I’d never had anyone do before.

She looked me in the eyes and the song stopped for a single second.  I only caught one word: Norbert.

I tried not to show that I’d heard the thought and turned away.

“We need it for a small experiment that we’re trying. Just a yearly experiment to improve the institution.”

“But Mrs. Russo, there is absolutely no room for six girls, my portable TV and makeup room.”

“You have a portable makeup room?” Cassie raised her brown eyebrows.

“Doesn’t everyone?”

“Miss Jefferson, you might have to-“

“If we don’t get a new room this minute, I’ll call my manager!” I couldn’t believe it. Sonny had just threatened a teacher.

“Very well. There’s a slightly larger room near our best student…”

“Best student?” All six of us cried.

“Airlia. I thought you knew.”

We shook our heads.

“Well, now you do. Pack your stuff. I’ll be back in thirty minutes.”

*

The new room looked almost exactly the same as the old one except for three bunk beds, two closets and a larger bathroom. There was more floor space and Sonny had already started to take out all her stuff.

“You know, you can’t set all that stuff up. We want to be able to walk in here.” Kayden motioned to the pile of clothing, chairs and makeup.

“I can’t believe I have to live in these conditions.” She sighed overdramatically. “Okay, I won’t set up the sauna.”

The rest of us rolled our eyes.

There was one reason - other than Sonny - why I didn’t want to share rooms. Laura. Her presence bothered me so much, I could hardly keep from ripping my hair out. Every time she came close, the scene from her future came back to me and every bit of happiness was wrenched out of me by a giant hand.

We divided up the bunks. Cassie and I, Kayden and Quinn, Laura and Sonny in the middle.

Sonny was on the bottom bunk so that she could “run as fast as possible to her makeup table if I feel a pimple”. That put me next to Laura.

*

The next morning we were all brought to a room along with eight boys and 2 other girls. This was the first class about how to control our powers. The teacher was a man with huge, bulging muscles and glowing skin.

“Shut it, kids,” was his greeting.  “I’m going to teach you how to control yourselves. This is important for life.”

Silence.

“First, let’s all just say what our powers are and demonstrate something. I’ll start. My name is S. Falcon, call me Con. I can destruct anything by using laser beams. I also have super human strength.”

We went through the class, introducing ourselves and demonstrating what we could do.

Kayden got in big trouble for turning the teacher’s power off as a demonstration.

Quinn made the classroom into an igloo.

Cassie made Con float.

Laura told everyone that Con was feeling proud, pompous and in love.

Sonny predicted that a boy was about to pee in his pants. He did.

“I’m Sora and I’m telepathic and can sometimes see the future.” I randomly picked someone’s thoughts to read.

A boy with an angular face, brown hair and shocking green eyes smiled at me so I chose him.

My face turned bright red. 

“Sora, what did he say?”

“Hey cutie.”

Sora-

Everything in class had gone well until Laura had had to enter the box.

I knew what she’d seen. When she had come out she’d been bone white and shaking. She could hardly speak.

I hadn’t said anything, only wished that I’d never been born with the power to see the future.

For the rest of class, Con made us exercise until our shirts were drenched in sweat. Then as each of us left, he scribbled something on a card.

As I walked down the hall to our room I studied what he’d written.

Name: Sora Hirnleser

Ability: Telepathic & Future-reader

Code-Name: Hirni (Heer-Nee)

Suddenly I heard sobbing behind me and saw Sonny, mascara and eye shadow smeared all across her face. Cassie was trying to comfort her.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, after they’d caught up to me.

“My- my code-name is Gucci!” Sonny let out an abnormal snort.

I laughed. “That’s why you don’t like it?”

“I haven’t even told you.”

“I’m telepathic, remember?”

“You really don’t care?! Liv Tyler doesn’t like animal products and Gucci uses alligator skin for its products.” She cried some more. “It’s so awful. If Liv Tyler only knew. I would be shunned from the Runway.”

“I highly doubt that.”

“You know nothing!” Then she stormed off towards our room.

“Sometimes I wonder what models do to themselves to become that… Weird. “ Cassie shook her head.

*

The rest of the day was reserved for recovery, yet at dinner Mrs. Russo told us that it was the first and last time we’d get a half-day’s rest. She explained that normally students had their First Session of training with Power Control, then a fifteen-minute shower off time and then they got a self-defense session. After that they had half an hour of rest and then they were forced to go outside and take part in activities.

This school was starting to get on my nerves.

The light in our room was still on because Sonny had to finish her facial.

“Do you think you can give me one of those sometime?” Laura pleaded.

“Maybe but don’t make me now. I have to relax my face muscles.”

Kayden snorted and I felt my power being turned off.

“How many times have I told you not to do that?”

“Twice? But I can’t sleep with all this power floating around me.”

“Too bad,” Quinn angrily threw a pillow at her and Kayden turned our powers back on.

Sonny finally turned the light off and we were able to relax. But not for long.

Mrs. Russo walked in. “Awake?”

We said nothing.

“Good,” she shut the door.

 We waited until the clacking of her high-heels was only a tiny sound in our ears.

“What was that about?” Quinn wondered, the temperature sinking dramatically.

“Maybe the experiment…” I could hear Kayden’s teeth chattering.

The room became warmer.

“The experiment?” I turned onto my stomach, the way I usually slept.

“The reason we’re sharing rooms.” Laura turned her face towards mine. I could see her blue eyes sparkling in the streaks of moonlight peeping through the curtains. They were sad, sad and helpless.

“Quiet down. I need my beauty sleep. Otherwise, my skin will wrinkle.”

“You’re only fifteen, Sonny…” I could feel Cassie roll her eyes.

“You have no idea. Wrinkles can come at twelve.”

“Ugh. Can we talk about something else?” Kayden kicked the ceiling.

“Yeah, this experiment… I’d like to know more about it.” Quinn adjusted her blankets.

“But how?” Laura turned away from me. “Sneak in or what? I think Mrs. Russo was telling the truth.”

“Doubtful,” Kayden said.

“So we’re actually going to sneak in?” I didn’t feel good about that idea. What if Mrs. Russo was telling the truth?

“Yep, yes, we are.”