Reflections Of A Dream To Find Her Way

Chapter Two

Jackie and I walked down the path towards Mystwhirl Academy much like we did every other day. "I won't lie, I thought there would be a lot more yelling from your mom." Jackie said, her arms placed behind her head. I blew a bubble from the chewing gum I was chewing. "Oh I'm sure I'm getting grounded for the rest of my life, but I sure do look good." I said as I brushed my hand through my hair. We weren't the only ones who walked along this path, other kids much like us walked along the same path each and every day.

"Hey Jackie!" A familiar voice called out to her. Up ahead there was a brunette boy waving towards us. "Hey Rudy!" Jackie yelled back. Rudy was Jackie's boyfriend, the two of them started dating last year and for the longest time they had been inseparable. "Oh wow, you look two are looking good." he said playfully as he noticed the sudden change in our hair color.

Rudy had been a friend of Jackie Lynn and mine ever since we were eight years old. I still remember the day that we met him, Jackie borrowed a pencil from him and ever since then the two have been friends since.

"You think so?" I said happily as I gave a little twirl. Jackie wrapped her arm around Rudy's arm and kissed him on the cheek. Young love, it was so disgusting, every time I thought about the two of them together I wanted to barf.

"What's on the agenda today?" Jackie asked, curious as to what plans her boyfriend had today after school. "Oh you know, I got band practice immediately after school." "Again, do they have to practice everyday?" she asked. Ever since Rudy was a kid his one goal in life was to become a well known musician, he wanted his name known all over Wisperra Island.

"Hey now Jackie, let the boy follow his dreams." I said, teasing them playfully as I walked next to Jackie. "And what about you Ami?" he said. I glanced over towards him, my eyebrow c****d. "What about me?" I responded in turn.

"You've been going to Mystwhirl Academy for seven years now and you've never once joined a club. Surely there was something that piqued your interest?" he asked.

I crossed my arms and looked up towards the sky. "Piqued my interest huh?" "Oh I know." Jackie chimed in. "Your mom, Nachiroux, she's a sword fighter, I'm sure you've picked up something from her?"

That I had, I had practiced the sword with Mama Nachi ever since I was a little girl. "What about the fencing club? Surely that sounds interesting for you Ami?" Rudy asked. "Nah, clubs just aren't my thing. Besides, I'd hate to embarrass someone." I got a chuckle out of Jackie.

"So what plans do you two have today then?" he asked. Jackie nuzzled up closer to him, the Academy was slowly coming into view in the distance.

"I got to help dad this afternoon, I've been working part-time at our families bakery to earn some extra coin." she said much to his disappointment. Jackie had started working at the bakery in town over the Summer, she would always bring me the most tastiest croissants you've ever sunk your teeth into. "I think I'm gonna go to the park." "You better not be feeding those geese again, you remember what happened last time?" Jackie replied.

My body shuddered, the last time I was at the park I accidently fed some geese that approached me, then in a fit of rage from the crazy fowls they chased me all through the park, I thought I'd never get away from them.

"Oh it's nothing like that, I got this wonderful book I've been reading, I haven't been able to put it down in the last couple of days." I said happily.

"You're not reading them romance novels again are you?" Jackie said. I blushed slightly. I elbowed her in the arm before pretending to cough.

"Anyways, that's my plan for this afternoon."

It seemed like the three of us all had plans for this evening, soon we would arrive at Mystwhirl Academy. I shared my first class with Rudy, Algebra. It was the one subject I couldn't quite understand. Once we arrived at the school we walked up the stairs leading to the front entrance.