Hello, all. This is my first fanfic and I hope you all enjoy it. PLEASE keep in mind that the most difficult chapter is usually the first and my next shall be much, much better. Please enjoy and read and review.

Btw: I do not own any rights, properties or anything really that is associated with Darkest Powers. All I own is three books and a little imagination .

Tori was in one of her moods. She had just heard from Mrs. Talbot that there would be a new girl that would be arriving this afternoon. The thing that really threw her was the fact that this girl was going to room with Liz. I ignored the wicked bitch of the west as lessons went on, but was annoyed at the amount of aggravation she was giving Simon.
She chose to ignore all the signs that he wasn't interested. No matter how much I told him to just tell her plainly, "Hell no!" he would never do it. I may have trouble relating to people, but I never had these problems.

Internally, I winced. Of course you don't have those problems, when you look like this.

I shook my head, slowly clearing all of those types of thoughts away. Didn't matter if I looked like Tori's, or really anyone's, dream. In fact, that sounded like my personal nightmare.

Just then Tori started whining even louder than before. "Mrs. Talbot! Liz and I are FRIENDS. Best Friends. We should have already been rooming together. Why does some new girl get to be in her room?"

Mrs. Talbot looked at her, obviously annoyed at the now ten minutes of pleading. "She will be sharing a room with Elizabeth and that it the last I will hear of it, Victoria." She gave her a stern look and exited the room, mumbling obscenities so low under her breath, I knew that I was the only one who could hear them.

Tori looked pissed. Whoever this new girl was, she was not going to be receiving a warm welcome there. Simon stood up and stretched, his work for the day finished just in time. Tori would be looking for someone to complain to. Mrs. Wang excused him and I hurried to finish my English assignment. Minutes later, the entire page was filled with an articulate essay and Wang excused me as well. I listened for where Simon was as I got up. He was in the media room, mumbling spells under his breath. As long as he didn't say the last word, nothing would happen, but he thought saying most of the spell would keep him from tripping up in case of an emergency. The words could be very long and since they were in Greek, Latin, and French, they were difficult for Simon to keep straight.

I walked to the kitchen before joining him. My stomach was already hungry, even with breakfast being only a few hours before. Rustling in the panty, I listened for Mrs. Talbot or any of the other nurses. Leaving the kitchen with my apples, I heard hushed voices at the end of the hall opposite from the media room. I quickly backed up until I was inside the door and out of sight of anyone passing by.

Even with their voices extremely hushed, I could hear easily with a bit of concentration.

"Chloe is going to be here at around three. She was given Ambien to help lessen the stress." That was Dr. Gill. "So don't expect a lot from the girl."

"Okay." A pause. A shuffle of paper. "A classic case of schizophrenia?"That voice was Talbot.

"Well, seeing ghosts in the hallways of your school isn't exactly normal. Don't forget to call Mrs. Enright about Tori. She can't be acting that way." There was a small noise and two pairs of feet paced quickly. "Well, someone was out in the hall. It was one of the girls, I believe. We'll have to continue our discussion later."

Seeing ghosts? I shook my head, waiting for them to leave Dr. Gill's office. Sounds like… It sounds like I would have to watch this girl closely. Nothing was impossible. For now, it was time to hang out with Simon.

After going outside and playing ball for a short break until the next rounds of classes, Simon and I were back in class with the crazies. A little after three, I heard the car pull up. A man's voice coaxed someone out of the car. A girl's voice said, "Is this it?" drowsily. The man shushed her, but in a gentle way. This man was acting as if afraid to break her. Her father.

Dad. Where was he? Worry creased my brow. We had to find him. Or… No… Simon had to find him. He didn't belong here. Not in a place for dangerous kids. Not in a place that I needed.

The nurses introduced themselves to the girl, who was silent. They brought her up to her and Liz's room. She said goodbye to her father and a woman who was most likely her mother. The two obviously loved her. The woman sobbed quietly once she reached the door. The girl was asleep within two minutes, breathing so softly I could only hear it on the top floor when I went upstairs to shower.

Simon was excited about the new girl. He was bored of the house after so long. Tori flirting with him every day, the same schedule every day, the constant worry about our father… It made him stir-crazy. Hopefully this new girl would be pretty enough to keep his attention from the situation. Or maybe she could be worse than Tori and give him a renewed drive to leave; To find our Dad and be willing to leave me where I needed to be.

We fell asleep as we usually did, talking about our Dad, where he could be, how we would find him. I woke up in the middle of the night when the doorbell rang. A man's voice. Groggy from sleep, I couldn't make out the words. He persisted to Mrs. Talbot and soon he was delivering a beloved stuffed toy to the new girl. It made me smile and made me almost want to cry.