Tokateka Chapter Two (standard:adventure, 1536 words) [2/4] show all parts
Author: Siobhan	Added: Sep 24 2002	Views/Reads: 3055/2146	Part vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Karla's first few moments in Tokateka, and how she is dealing with the seperation from her best friend.

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had the urge to leap back in the bubble and head back home but the 
bubble melted into nothing.  She realized that Joyce had arrived in the 
bubble beside her. 

“Joyce,” she cried out and ran to her best friend. 

The face of her best friend was tear streaked and her voice cracked when
she said, “Hi.  I'm scared, what about you?” 

“I am definitely worried,” was her reply.  A ghostly white woman walked
up to them, her bright blue eyes were the only color on her. 

“You are to walk in and state your name and nationality,” she commanded.


“Do you mind my asking your nationality?” Karla was curious for the
saleswoman had been the same coloring. 

“I am a Tokatekan,” she responded haughtingly.  Her eyes flashed with
pride and her lips twisted into a cruel sneer, “All Tokatekans are 
proud to have such coloring as mine.”  She then walked to the next 
bubble and left the two friends looking at each other in bewilderment.  
They began walking towards the castle along with tens on tens of other 
children ranging from thirteen to twenty-five years old. 

They pushed through the heavy wood doors. Another tall, pale woman stood
with a list in her hands. 

“What is your name and group of people?” she inquired. 

“I am Karla Waves and I am water person,” she grinned back. 

“You are in the WaterHouse, next,” she glanced briefly at her list
before looking at Joyce. 

“Wait a second, is there any way my friend and I can get put together.
We're a little. . .” Karla began. 

“Are you two first years?” the two friends nodded, “That explains it
all.  You get placed with your kind not with your friends.  If you get 
lost looking for your house, ask the fairy lights and they will show 
you the way.  Now honey, what's your name and group of people?” 

Karla looked despairingly at Joyce but knew there could be no fight. 
She began to wander down the hall but had no idea where she was going.  
What in the world was a fairy light?  She then looked at the glass 
domes clinging to the wall and saw that the light was not solid.  It 
flitted around moved.  It dawned on her, fairy lights. 

“Which way to the WaterHouse?” she asked, feeling slightly foolish.  The
lights lit up dark blue down the hall and Karla followed them to a 
great door that was an aquarium.  All kinds of fish swum in it and 
little water plants bobbed up and down at the bottom. 

“Um, thank you,” Karla grinned and pushed open the door.  There were six
bunk beds carved into the wall and the bed spread looked like seaweed 
silk.  There was a bubble dome for the roof where giant electric eels 
paced the distance.  There was a magical whale walk in closet.  All 
that was needed to work it was a voice.  One had to walk up and 
politely ask to go in.  Occasionally someone was rude and either the 
whale clamped up or it let the person walk in and then they could not 
get back out.  Karla did not know this yet but she would find out soon 
enough.  There was a door that she assumed led to the bathrooms.  There 
was an area with three large desks and six rolling chairs.  Two older 
girls sat over there discussing a class they were apparently both 
taking but they looked up when she walked in. 

“Hi, are you a first year?” the taller one inquired.  Karla nodded her
head vigorously and grinned sheepishly. 

“I kind of figured so.  I am Celeste Rainriness and I am a seventh
year,” she smiled warmly and Karla knew that she was going to like her. 


“I'm Antoinette Sprinkle and I am also a seventh year. Welcome to the
WaterHouse of Tokateka,” the other girl announced. 

“I am Karla Waves and as we all know, I am a first year,” she laughed. 

“Well, you are the first, besides us, to arrive,” Celeste explained. 

“Wow, so do I get my choice of bed?” she wanted to know. 

“Of course, why do you think we arrive so early?” Antionette wanted to
know and the two seventh years laughed hilariously.  The door swung 
open and a stunning water woman walked in. 

“Hi Jocie,” Celeste waved and Antionette followed suite. 

“Hey ladies, only one more year after this and I will be a free woman,”
the girl's voice was husky, 

“Oh hi, you must be a first year.  Welcome To Tokateka, more importantly
to the WaterHouse.” 

“Hi, and thanks.  Yeah, I am a first year.  Is it that obvious?” Karla
questioned. 

“No, it's just, well, didn't recognize you so had to make the
assumption.  Don't worry about meeting any twelfth year water girls, 
they're all gone.  I am the oldest.  So, what's your name?” 

“I'm Karla, Karla Waves.”  One by one, the girls filed in and picked
their beds.  Karla chose a bottom bunk right by the bathroom door.  She 
wasn't a fool and knew how valuable the bathroom was to a teenage girl. 
She liked Tokateka so far but she wondered how Joyce was faring. 


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