"H-Hailea." I reply. She ruffles her hair and look in the direction of the gym.

"We should probably go out there before Coach yells at us. I don't need a detention." Melody tells me. I nod and we go back into the gym, and to our groups. Jeremiah and Eric look at me.

"What took you so long?" Jeremiah asks.

"Oh it's nothing." I respond, then begin the exercises. Before I know it, we are called to go back into the locker rooms and change. I walk inside and quickly change into my uniform, making sure that amber won't get a chance to talk to me. I exit the locker room as the bell rings, and try to find Philip.

He was nowhere to be seen, so I look at my schedule. He said that Army was like being in a normal high school JROTC, so I thought I would give it a shot. I wander around until I find the classroom, and go inside. There are two long tables, with two smaller tables connected. There are five seats at each one. People we standing up and talking to each other, not paying attention to me. Nervously, I go over to the teacher.

"Hailea Fairfield?" He asks. I nod, and he looks me up and down.

"Darkness Wielder huh? You can go sit with the other two. Kirby and Sam." He tells me, and points at a table with two people at it. After I sit down at the table, the bell rings.
"Everyone stand at attention, face the flag, and put your right hand over your heart." Someone's voice calls. I copy what Kirby does and everyone recites the school creed.

We are Strike Academy.
We use our powers for good,
Not for destruction.
With honor and loyalty,
Strong we can be.
Don't ever let your legacy fade,
This is Strike Academy.

We all sit down when we finish, and the teacher calls roll.
"Christian Bristol?"
"Here, Sergeant."
"Amber Hunt?"
"Here, Sergeant."
"Hailea Fairfield?"
"Here, Sergeant."
"Sam Marshall?"
"Here, Sergeant."
"Philip Smith?"
"Here, Sergeant."
"Kirby Normand?"
"Here, Sergeant."

He finishes up with roll and I spot amber sitting next to Philip, practically in his lap. The teacher stands up.
"Alright class. We have a new student if you couldn't already tell. I am Sergeant First Class Keller. We will now go around the room and introduce ourselves, and one thing about us." SFC Keller says. People stand up and say their name, rank, power and one interesting thing. Then it's Amber's turn.
"Amber Hunt, Private, Light Powers, and one fact about me is I'M dating Philip." She glares at me. I roll my eyes and stand up.
"Hailea Fairfield, Private No Insignia, Darkness Powers, and one fact about me is I don't really understand my powers yet, but I hope that I can make friends and figure things out." I say quickly and sit down. The rest of class passes by quickly, with Kirby and Sam not really talking to me. The bell rings and I  head to the cafeteria. I get my food and look around. I couldn't see anyone I knew. A guy walks up to me.
"Hi. Would you like to sit with us?" He asks and gestures to a table with a few people.
"Um...sure..." I respond. He leads me over to the table, and sit down. I glance at their uniforms. All of them were Air Wielders. The guy who invited me over smiles at me.
"I'm Drew." He tells me.
"Hailea." I say.
"What's your next class?" He inquires.
"Math." I answer.
"Cool me too. I'll walk with you. Sound good?" He smiles kindly at me. I nod and finish my lunch. When the bell rings, Drew and I travel to the math classrooms. I go inside my classroom, which I share with him, and spy Melody in the back. She looks up from her book and sees me.
"Hailea, Drew!" She calls and waves us over.
"Oh so both of you have already met?" Drew asks. I nod and he smiles.
"This makes everything easier." He laughs. I sit in a seat in between them, and class goes by quickly. Melody turns to me.
"I have free time next hour. What do you have?" She asks.
"An elective, Dance, Dueling, or Drama." I reply.
"Oh Drama is so much fun. The teacher is H.O.T. HOT." Melody giggles. I roll my eyes and smile. The bell rings and Melody walks me to the class. She hugs me, and leave. Gulping, I walk inside and see a group of people around this one kid.
"So I said, 'Hey baby, imma light your world up!'" The kids says, and starts dying of laughter. Nobody else laughs, and when he notices, he goes completely serious.
"If y'all fuckers don't laugh imma light you up." He says with such a straight face. But no one moves.
"This girl is on FIIIIRRRRREEEE." He sings and lights Amber of all people on fire. Everyone screams.
"Eh not what I wanted but good enough." He smiles and the flames on Amber go out. She was completely unharmed. The teacher walks in a moment later and we scramble to our seats. I end up next to the Fire Wielder.
"Sup new girl. I'm Eddie." He whispers to me. I nod and the teacher looks over at me.
"I'm Mr. Hooper. Would our new student kindly stand up and introduce themselves." He motions for me to stand up, and I calmly rise to my seat.
"My name is Hailea Fairfield, and I'm a Darkness Wielder." I say. The murmuring class goes quiet. Mr. Hooper nods to let me know I may sit down, and in my nervousness, almost miss the seat. Nobody notices, and the rest of the class goes off without a hitch. And Melody was right. Mr. Hooper is pretty cute. The bell rings and Eddie turns to me.
"So I hear your next class is English. I know a Darkness Wielder in there, and I'll introduce you that way you won't be so alone." He offers. I nod and he walks me to the class.
"Hey! Kirby!" He calls to the kid I say with in Army. Kirby looks over and Eddie pretty much drags me over to him.
"This is Hailea, another Darkness Wielder. You should help her out since you're the only other Darkness Wielder in this class." Eddie tells him, then sprints out of the class.
"H-hi...." I stutter. Kirby smiles warmly.
"It's okay Hailea. Sit by me and I'll help you out." He says. I smile in thanks and sit down. The teacher, Ms. Caldwell, doesn't even acknowledge me. I don't mind of course, and Kirby helps me whenever I need it.
"Hey since we have free hour next, do you wanna go hang out some where?" Kirby asks.
"Sure." I answer and we finish the rest of class. When the bell rings, I gather up my stuff and Kirby walks with me to our dorms. I throw my stuff onto my bed and go back to the lounge area. All the Darkness Wielders were here. Searching through the faces, I spot Kirby and wander over in that direction. Jeremiah walks over to me before I reach him.
"Hey Hailea. Wanna go hang out in my room and watch some movies?" He asks.
"No thanks. I already have plans." I say to him, and go over to Kirby.
"Ready to go?" He questions. I nod and we head out. I felt eyes burning in the back of my skull. I didn't need powers to tell me that it was Jeremiah, and that shit was bound to hit the fan. Kirby and I sit down on a bench in the garden as night slowly presents itself to the world. I look up at the darkening sky, as stars pop into existence.
"It's so beautiful." I whisper.
"You're right..." He murmurs and I glance at him. He wasn't looking at the sky. He was looking at me. I blush and he takes my hand. I don't object.
"That stupid prophesy is stuck in my head now. How can I be the only girl Darkness Wielder when there are four other schools like ours..." I find myself saying. Kirby shakes his head.
"Prophesy or not, that doesn't change who you are. I may have only known you for a day, but I know you aren't a bad person." He tells me. I smile and a bell goes off.
"That's curfew. We better go back." Kirby stands up and helps me up. We silently walk together. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was a nice, comfortable silence. We enter the dorm and see everyone still in the lounge. Eric glares at me, along with Jeremiah and Samuel. Sam just keeps watching the movie on the screen. Kirby walks me to me room.
"What was that about..." I look up at him.
"They're just jealous. The only girl in the dorm was with me." He caresses my cheek. I smile and close my eyes.
"Well...goodnight Kirby." I murmur.
"Goodnight." He whispers and kisses my hand, then turns and goes into his room. I lay on my bed and smile, heat flooding my face. I just had to tell Melody, Eddie, and Drew tomorrow. That's when it clicked in my brain. I had friends. I giggle like an idiot, then get up and get ready for bed. I step out of the shower, and put on my pajamas, and go back to my bed.
"Hello Hailea."