LOGINJulianna POV
Is that Scott? The Scott that Lyra told me about. I thought as my eyes were fixed on the boy standing in front of me. The chair was still floating in the air a testament to him great power and mischievous attitude.
"Tsk, stand up." He said as he extended his hands towards me. I just looked at his hands, then his face, unsure of if I should accept his offer, but something about his expression made me hesitate. Instead I stood up on my own ignoring his offer.
"Owwww." The class gasped in shock, they eyes fixed on me as I stood up, my face burning in embarrassment. Scott eyes widened, and he slowly withdrew his hands, his face mixed with surprise and annoyance.
"Thank you for the offer, after you embarrassed me. I appreciate it." I said trying to sound sarcastic, my voice shaking. and patted his shoulder trying to act nonchalant then walked to an empty seat in front. The class erupted in screams and laughter. I could feel there eyes on my but I ignored trying to focus on the lesson ahead.
"Hey woman!" He growled his voice menacing.
I turned to face him "Do you mean me?"l asked trying to sound calm. "Who told you to hold me?" He demanded angrily. I scratched my head in confusion. "Ohh you mean when I patted your shoulder.... you didn't say it was forbidden to touch you" I asked.
Just then Kaid intervened "Scott, sit down." Kaid said with authority, but Scott refused to budge, his eyes fixed on me. "Ughm... You are going to get sick if you keep this up" I said trying to reason with him but he just kept staring at me.
The class bursted into laughter again. Just then the teacher intervened "Okay class that enough" Scott closed his eyes, his fist clenched and then turned away returning to his sit.
"We're not done yet." He threatened flashing a wicked grin as he went to his sit, but I ignored him.
I still couldn't believe what just happened. I certainly hadn't expected to confront Scott like that. But there was something about his constant pranks and teasing that had gotten under my skin.
So I turned my attention to the teacher
"So Ms. Harris, what does Alpha mean ?" The teacher asked me.
"In studies of social animals, the highest ranking individual is sometimes designated as the alpha. Males, females, or both, can be alphas, depending on the species. Where one male and one female fulfill this role together, they are sometimes referred to as the alpha pair. Alphas may achieve their status by superior physical strength and aggression, or through social efforts and building alliances within the group. The individual with alpha status sometimes changes, often through a fight between the dominant and a subordinate animal. are often to death, depending on the animal. "I answered.
The classroom fell quiet I was wondering if I said something wrong,but the teacher applauded. "That's right I said. Are you sure you're just human...no powers? It was almost like you read my mind." The teacher said.
I blushed "I'm just human." I replied.
"Nerd" Scott said almost silently.
I laughed and playful rolled my eyes "Just showing off" I teased. Earning laughs form the twins. I sat on the floor again instead of my chair. I noticed my chair floating again, and I glared at Scott with annoyance.
"Are you really upset or you're just interested in me, just say so instead of playing pranks" I said. The room enveloped with a long silence. They were obviously surprised by what I did, I was surprised as well. The chair fell to the floor breaking the tension. The entire class bursted into laughter.
I tried to brush it off, "Ughm... Just a joke." I said and sat in my chair closeimg my eyes wondering what I have gotten myself into.
Caleb and Cameron teased "Scott, looks like you have met your match.....ouch sick burn"
Julianna POVThe day after the mist, the school held a mandatory session for those most affected.Inside the compact auditorium, space was tight but sufficient for those most affected. I sat there with Lily, then Scott, followed by Solara, Lyra, Lila, Kaid, Elias - names ticking off like steps down a narrow hall. A few more filled out the circle, people yanked far into the dream realm during the incident. At the front, Dr. Hale held stillness like weight, grounding the room without effort. To the edge, Principal Johnson remained seated apart, eyes moving slow across every face.Heavy silence filled the space. Quiet pressed down like a weight.Someone had to start, but nobody moved forward.Patience sat heavy on Dr. Hale as we stood in silence. A long pause passed before Scott shifted, voice cracking like he’d forgotten how to speak. His attempt at humor landed flat, hanging awkwardly in the air.“So… anyone else dream about their family thro
Julianna POVWhat caught my attention right away? The quiet. It wasn’t just still - it felt heavy, like air before a storm.It wasn’t that thick, airless quiet from dreams. Just the usual hush. The school stirring slowly, like it had been off somewhere strange all night. A low sound crept through the halls - morning finding its way back.Outside the principal’s door, I paused, breath uneven from what had just played out behind my eyelids. Gone now - the dark fog that clung so close before. Lighter somehow, the space around me, nearly ordinary, yet tinged with something sharp on the tongue, like old coins left too long in a pocket.Students were stirring everywhere.One by one, students lifted themselves, hands dragging across their faces as though shaking off a dream too heavy to carry. Around them, glances darted left and right, questions slipping out in hushed tones that curled through the air. By the water's edge, a young woman flinched at each blink, tears forming only after recog
Julianna POVDown in the cave beneath the waves, I waited beside Selene. The walls shimmered like her old bedroom did. Silence filled the corners where laughter once sat. We didn’t speak, just existed together in that quiet glow.The water sat thick and black all around. Huddled tight in the corner, Selene stayed silent except for her murmurs - those quiet phrases she kept repeating without pause“It’s all a dream… it’s all a dream…”Back against the cold stone, I stayed curled up, eyes fixed on the cavern face. Now and then, its surface rippled - like still water touched by wind - flashing pieces of dreams gone wrong.That scream from Scott still echoes - flames eating everything he loved. Tears cut through Lila’s fingers after spells went wrong, leaving silence behind. Lyra hung there, veins pulled open by kin who spat shame like truth. Elias chewed without hunger, saltwater mixing with what remained of them.Each attempt to touch them slipped into nothing, fingers moving through ai
Lily POVBehind me stayed Julianna, and then Selene, deep inside that cave. I didn’t look back. Thinking about them would’ve slowed me down too much. With each passing moment, the dark figure grew tougher. Fear was its fuel, drawn from everyone nearby. A presence pressed against my mind. Up above, in the twisted copy of our school, it waited.Up I swam. Through black water I broke. Hallways of Paranormal High opened around meor the dream version at least. Slowly the walls shifted. From locker seams, liquid oozed. Copper. Ozone. That was the smell on my tongue.Footsteps didn’t echo - just a hush when I touched down. Around my fingers, light began to twist without asking. Shapes like crushed stars formed, deep purple and quiet.The space where it had stood now held nothing. Down the passage, silence took over.Something felt off.Stillness pressed hard against the ears. Not a breath of wind stirred the fog.Something shifted insi
Julianna POVAbove my eyes, darkness stretched without edge. My arms drifted slow through empty air. Nothing touched me anywhere. The silence pressed close. I could not tell which way was down.Above me, nothing. Below, also gone - just white, everywhere, too bright to bear. Heavy air clung like wet cloth on my arms. Weightless, I hung without up or down. Then came the floating, pulse loud in my ears, mind scrambling for answers.What stuck in my mind most was that dark fog moving closer - chilly, thick, pressing down - just moments after we unlocked Selene’s door.“Hello?” The sound of my voice felt thin, bouncing back at me through the still air. Nobody answered. Just silence sat there, heavy. I tried again - could hear it stretch into nothingNo response.One shaky step came after another. Beneath my shoes, a firm surface appeared - yet the ground didn’t seem real. Endless white spilled out ahead. Walls were missing. The edge of sight was gone. Empty space filled every direction.T
Cameron POVI woke up in the middle of Professor Elowen’s strategy class.A sharp tang of aged paper hung in the air, mixed with something electric - leftover traces of mana lingered still buzzing under layers of chalk residue. Light poured sideways through high panes, setting tiny specks glowing like sparks caught mid-fall. Nothing seemed out of place. Not a single thing felt wrong.Finding my spot by the window, I flipped the notebook wide, fingers curled around the pen. Up near the chalkboard, Kaid moved fast beside Lily, sketching shapes that tangled into plans most could not follow. Leaning close to the plaster, Scott held still, one brow lifted after a quiet word from Lila. Everyone else stayed silent, gazes fixed where power usually spoke first.From the chalkboard, Professor Elowen shifted her weight. She faced away slowly.“Cameron,” she said, voice calm and expectant. “Simple question. If a phoenix is cornered by t
Kael POVThe mountain shook again.Not the distant tremor of ritual wards shifting, not the low groan of stone settling into itself—but a violent, rupturing quake that rattled dust from the ceiling and sent a sharp spike of dread straight through my chest.Lyra and I we
Lyra POVThe mountain hadn’t stopped groaning since Death left. Low rumbles rolled through the stone like distant thunder trapped underground, as if the rock itself was trying to forget what had happened here. I couldn’t blame it.I sat slumped against a cracked pillar, legs splayed out in front of
Julianna POVSolara’s return changed the air at Paranormal High.Not loudly. Not dramatically.Just enough that everything felt… tilted.I noticed it first in the little things.Scott standing a bit too stiff whenever Solara entered a room. Solara h
Solara POVI don’t remember my parents.That’s the first thing people usually ask, and I never know how to answer it without disappointing them. They expect a tragedy faces, voices, last words whispered through tears. But all I have is absence. A blank space where memori







