Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:54:58 -0600
From: Chris Geszvain <gustopher31@hotmail.com>
Subject: Chapter 4 evergreen academy lesbian

Evergreen Academy and the Golden Club

Chapter 4
Mortals and Immortals

	The orientation was held in the basement of the auditorium. The
closer Daniel got to the auditorium, the more he was impressed by the grand
size. At the front were many magnificent pillars shooting straight up into
the sky. Residing high on the pillars were a beautiful garret and a terrace
covered by sky blue roof. The roof was shaped like wings, which gave Daniel
an impression that they were going to take the terrace and fly away at any
moment. The body of the building sprawled on the top of the hill like a
giant beast.

	The basement of the auditorium was very big. The walls were made of
big blocks of stone. Even though it was nicely lit, it still seemed dark
and oppressing. There was something sinister about the basement that Daniel
could not put his finger on.

	Only Daniel and the girl in his class were there.

	"You're new too," the girl said.

	It took a moment for Daniel to realize that the girl was talking to
him. Her voice was unsure and hesitant.

	"Yeah," said Daniel. "I just got in yesterday."

	"I got here the day before. Bit of a shock," she said, letting out
a nervous laugh.

	"But I like it here a lot," she added quickly.

	"So do I. By the way, I'm Daniel Ray."

	"I'm Kerri Bale," she said.

	The professor walked in at that moment. He looked intimidating. His
lips were thin, and he had eyes like a bird of prey.

	"My name is York Corgnon," he said. His voice was cold like steel.

	"Let's see, we have two new students here." He looked at a note pad
in his hand. Then he looked up and looked at Daniel and Kerri for a few
seconds.

	"The first thing is to find out what your power is." He looked at
Kerri, "why don't you go first?"

	"I-I think I'm a-chameleon," said Kerri with a very small voice.

	"Let's have a look, shall we?" said professor Corgnon in a voice
telling that it was nothing special.

	Kerri stood there. For a while, nothing happened.

	"Don't be nervous," professor Corgnon said. "You are not being
graded on this. We just need to document your power."

	Kerri concentrated so hard that her face turned red, which wasn't
exactly the right color. After a few minute, her fingertip started to
change color. Then her arms turned into dark stone color of the basement
wall, but her face remained the same after a long time.

	"Alright," said professor Corgnon. "That's good enough. I get the
picture."

	"Now tell me what you think your power is," he turned his attention
to Daniel.

	"I was told that I have eagle eyes and bat ears," said Daniel.

	"Really? Now that's quite impressive. We have to go through a
little trouble to test that though."

	"Wait here," said professor Corgnon. He walked out of the basement
and came back in after a couple of minutes.

	"Could you tell me what I said out there?"

	"You were calling Bluewing."

	"Quite right, now follow me." They climbed up to the roof of the
building. Daniel felt like he was standing on the top of a mountain
peak. The whole school was lying beneath him. The lake was brilliant under
the sun. Every building, every tree, and every person in the school seemed
familiar. He realized that the place had become the center of his world in
just one day.

	Professor Corgnon pointed to a small dot in the sky: "What kind of
the bird is that?"

	"Er-an eagle sir," answered Daniel.

	"And how many strips does it have on its forehead."

	"Three."

	"Very well then," said professor Corgnon curtly without looking at
either Daniel or Kerri.

	After that he gave advice to Daniel and Kerri about what classes
they should take. He suggested that both of them take transformation,
Daniel take clairvoyance, and Kerri study mythical creatures. He also
showed them how to ride a sword. Daniel was finally able to hop on his
sword without falling off. Kerri managed to fly her sword, but every time
she jumped on the sword, she and the sword both hit the ground.

	When they left the auditorium, Kerri seemed a little upset but
there was also determination on her face.

	"Normally, I can change color without even trying," she said in a
small voice as if she was talking to herself, but Daniel knew that it was
meant for him to hear.

	"Where are you going?" asked Kerri after a while.

	"The library," said Daniel.

	"Do you mind if I go with you?" asked Kerri carefully.

	"No," said Daniel without thinking.

	"I had a lot catch up to do," said Kerri. "I bet you knew a lot
about magic before you came here?"

	"No, not at all," said Daniel.

	"Really?" said Kerri. She sounded happy to hear the news, but she
didn't ask more questions.


	"You are back," said Miss Leventis. "I presume that professor
Corgnon was in a good mood today. Tell me about your powers."

	"And you, you must be new too," she turned to Kerri. Daniel was
glad that Kerri was there to distract her attention. She kept asking them
questions for almost ten minutes.

	"You can ask me for help any time you have trouble finding any
book," she said before she finally let them go.

	"She's nice," whispered Kerri when they walked away. Apparently she
liked the attention.

	"Yeah."

	"Are you going to go through the notes professor Haldan gave us
this morning?" asked Kerri.

	"Yes, sure," said Daniel. He waited until Kerri sat down, then he
found a seat close to the door that led to the left side wing. He put down
the books and hurried into the side wing.

	Appearing in front of him were hundreds of shelves full of
books. There were ten times more books than any of the library he had been
too. For a moment, Daniel stood there, not knowing where to start. He
wished that there had been a computer, so he could search the
database. With his power, Daniel could find a book relatively easy if he
knew the title of a book. He, however, only had a vague idea what he was
looking for. He could also ask for help, but he really didn't want to go
through the interrogation from Miss Leventis again-Daniel had a feeling
that the library was so old-fashion had something to do with Miss Leventis.

	Before Daniel could really browse through the shelves, the sounds
behind a shelf caught his attention. He had heard of them the moment he
stepped into the room. At first, he thought that it was a mouse, but then
there came the sound of the batting wings. A chubby boy the size of a dove
appeared from behind the shelf. He had a pair of transparent wings. His
face was like a baby's. His voice sounded like the tinkle of a bell, but he
talked like an adult.

	"You look like you need some help."

	"Who-who are you?" asked Daniel. The boy seemed harmless, but it
was still a big surprise.

	"My name is Colossa. I am what you call a book fairy. I am the
guardian of the books."

	"Against what?" Daniel blurted out and regretted right away. The
book fairy looked quite offended.

	"Enemies of the books," he said with a very serious tone. "Do you
want my help or not?"

	"Yes-I'm looking for books about mythical beings," said Daniel,
trying to sound as serious as Colossa. "Those who can do magic-like doing
charms."

	"Ah, I know exactly what you are looking for," said
Colossa. "Follow me," he turned around and flew down the aisle. He landed
on the top of a shelf and pointed at a big book with dark green
binding. There was no title on the cover. Daniel suspected something was
wrong, but he was too late. Colossa made a gesture, and the book opened
itself. All Daniel heard was a very soft sound before he lost
consciousness.


	"What are you doing?" Daniel heard Kerri ask. He opened his eyes
and found himself standing at the same spot. The green book was back in the
shelf, and Colossa had disappeared.

	"Er-I'm-just looking around," said Daniel. "You know, getting
familiar with-where things are."

	"Are we supposed to do it for the class?" Kerri sounded like she
had a panic attack.

	"No."

	"Are you sure?" asked Kerri.

	"Yes," said Daniel, feeling annoyed.

	"OK, I just want to remind you that it's time for dinner," said
Kerri. She left the library quickly without waiting for Daniel.


	Daniel went back to the library after dinner to finish his
homework. This time Owen joined him.

	The Library was more crowded than during the day. Kerri was sitting
at the same desk, as if she had never left. Even though most people were
quiet, all the sounds and noises kept flying into Daniel ears. In the
garden, the crickets were batting their wings. Other insects cried as loud
as they could. Daniel could hear people talking in the distance. There were
also the sounds of pens on paper, the individual breath from every student,
and the occasional whispers.

	Daniel found it was really hard to concentrate with all the
distractions. He managed to finish the homework, even though he wasn't sure
if it was any good. Then he picked up the notes professor Haldan gave him
that morning. When the words and images finally made senses, Daniel
realized that it contained some of the answers he had been looking for. It
was kind of an irony that he spent most of the afternoon in the library
without any success, while the answers were lying right under his nose.

	The first chapter gave a summary of all the magical beings. The
immortals Daniel had known about were the immortal counterpart of the
mortal human beings. Many advanced species also have immortals. For
example, most merpeople were mortals. Immortal merpeople could acquire a
human form and walk like a human being. The same was true for dragons and
unicorns to name a few other species.

 	"Have you ever seen immortal merpeople or immortal dragons?" Daniel
asked Owen on their way back to the dorms. Now that he knew it had been
covered in the history class, he was more comfortable talking about it. He
had feared that Owen would ask why he was interested if he had brought it
up. He wasn't ready to talk about his father's disappearance with anyone
yet.

	"No, not that I know of," said Owen. "They're really rare-there're
not as many mortal merpeople as human. Even fewer dragons."

	"It's hard to tell though," he said after a while. "You know, they
can look just like us, so I might have seen them without knowing it. Even
you might have..."

	"Do immortals usually live together-like in a community or
village?"

	"No, not really. There are villages like my hometown, but half of
the immortals are recluses. They like to avoid the mundane distractions and
practice their inner peace and strength. I have no idea about the other
immortals, but I don't think there is much difference though-I don't think
I can ever live like that. I like noises too much."


	That night, lying in his bed, Daniel thought about his father. The
day had filled his head with so much information to be digested and so many
questions still without answers. What had happened to his father? Where was
he now? Why had he decided to live as a mortal? Daniel found that he was
nowhere closer to finding out the answers with the information he had
found. His father could be anywhere in the world. It could be any immortals
that had kidnapped him.

	When he was trying to sleep, it happened again. All the sounds and
noises rushed in his head. There were the squeaking of the beds and the
sound of running water in the bathroom. A couple of boys were making fun of
their roommate, calling him names like Birdy or Ratty. Older boys were also
talking about girls. Sleep only came slowly when almost everyone else was
asleep and he was too tired to think or listen.