Post by Alexandra Roxanna Kozlov on Jul 6, 2013 3:07:55 GMT
"Of the four of us, I'm the oldest, and least bratty, of the 'Ferlov kids' (no Ferlov isn't our last name, it's just what I call us in my head), I wasn't the first born. That honor went to Tylor Jacob Kozlov. I was only three and Jess had been ruining my life for only a year, when he died, shortly after his sixth birthday. Mom and Dad still haven't told me what happened to him, except to say there was an accident.
Whatever happened, the 'rents kept a very watchful eye on me once I turned four and didn't let me out from under their microscopic eyes until I had my power under control." Alexi let out a quiet groan of annoyed disgust at the memory, that ended in a slightly amused chuckle that seemed to both a sneer and smirk at the same time. "It wasn't just me though, we've all gone through it. Jessie doesn't seem to really have minded the scrutiny, but I know that's a lie, she's good at lying. Chaz is glad to be done with it and pass it onto Lizzy. She doesn't really seem to care though, she loved the extra attention, maybe that comes from being the baby of the family.
Besides that, life has been basically 'normal', as normal as a Sorcerer's life can be. Except school. Mom doesn't agree, she says home schooling is completely normal, and it is better to keep ourselves separated from humans. I took me a whole year to convince her to let me go to school, a normal school, with humans. So when I was 12 I went to a private school, good enough I suppose, things went okay for the most part. I made some friends, got into a few 'arguments'. Mom and Dad weren't very happy with me, she wanted to take me out, he said I needed to learn how to deal with them. And when Mom wasn't around, he asked me who won, and of course I did. Have I said I love my Dad? No? Well, I do.
I even kind of, sorta had a maybe boyfriend in 8th grade. It didn't last long...I was way too nervous around him. We had skipped class and hid in the basement just to mess around and have fun, the innocent kind, I swear it. But...we got really close and I got really nervous and...I'm not sure what happened, but I think I lost control for a split second. There was a sound, then motion, then...blood. Well, I flipped out. He didn't remember anything, and he didn't come back to school for a few months.
The 'rents wigged out. They acted like I did it on purpose! Who would screw up their first kiss like that? Huh? No one that's who." Alexi's voice was full of self-pity as she recounted her recent past. "They're the ones that can shut down their emotions like robots...treating me like a defect because I'm not a drone like them.
I was so glad when the year ended, I'd be going to a new school the next year where the other students didn't give me odd looks when they thought I wasn't looking. I remembered wondering what had they heard, what rumors were going around about me. But ya know, I probably should have asked the 'rents if humans can tell there's something off about sorcerers. Of course I thought of that later.
Her voice started to take on a happier tone, rising a little bit, and she sounded less depressed as she spoke, "So summer break was a bust, but when 9th grade came along, I was a Freshman! New school, new experiences, a clean slate." And then with a heavy sigh, it crashed, "A clean slate that I torched good and crispy, like the teacher's clothes."
A slight pause as she looked around a bit thinking of how someone would react if she was actually speaking to them, "...What? Don't look at me like that! I didn't do it on purpose! She just pissed me off, and with everyone picking on the new kids, and giving me crap, and the other girls hating me for whatever reason...I snapped. ...But like I said, it was an accident. I was across the room from her, near the back of the room. I was surprised when someone mentioned smoke. Then we saw the fire on the teacher's skirt, I couldn't help it, I laughed. I should probably feel bad about that, I guess I'm just a terrible person."
Flopping back against the seat, she spoke in a resigned voice, "So now my parents have seen fit to send me to some school across the ocean in England. I mean common, really? What the hell? This is going to suck."
Speaking in a somewhat angry, irritated tone. "I don't even get to take my damned cat with me! No one else likes him but me, and he hates them all too, but noooooo I can't take him with for whatever BS reason. I don't even know the reason why not. When I tried to talk to them, ask why not, they wouldn't listen, just kept telling me no, like I was three years old." Scoffing, "I hope he claws their face off or something. Not that he could do that, he's too fat." She finished the words in a small, light laugh, "He could crap in their shoes though, haha! ...I'm gonna miss that fat, tubby cat more than anyone else."
"I think we're going to have cousins in the Fertig family. 'Cuz that's where mom's from, and dad's sister went to marry someone from that line. So what does that mean for the Quirgarmo? Can dad's sister know how to make them? Will grandma teach and help her make them later? What about the kids, they'll be able to use them right? What about their kids, and their kids....Why would grandma, the family do it, what did everyone get out of the deal?" Alexi had thought she had stumbled upon something important, but the more she spoke her thoughts aloud, the less certain she became. So she paused in her dictation, "Why am I even...Blah, nevermi-"
Whatever happened, the 'rents kept a very watchful eye on me once I turned four and didn't let me out from under their microscopic eyes until I had my power under control." Alexi let out a quiet groan of annoyed disgust at the memory, that ended in a slightly amused chuckle that seemed to both a sneer and smirk at the same time. "It wasn't just me though, we've all gone through it. Jessie doesn't seem to really have minded the scrutiny, but I know that's a lie, she's good at lying. Chaz is glad to be done with it and pass it onto Lizzy. She doesn't really seem to care though, she loved the extra attention, maybe that comes from being the baby of the family.
Besides that, life has been basically 'normal', as normal as a Sorcerer's life can be. Except school. Mom doesn't agree, she says home schooling is completely normal, and it is better to keep ourselves separated from humans. I took me a whole year to convince her to let me go to school, a normal school, with humans. So when I was 12 I went to a private school, good enough I suppose, things went okay for the most part. I made some friends, got into a few 'arguments'. Mom and Dad weren't very happy with me, she wanted to take me out, he said I needed to learn how to deal with them. And when Mom wasn't around, he asked me who won, and of course I did. Have I said I love my Dad? No? Well, I do.
I even kind of, sorta had a maybe boyfriend in 8th grade. It didn't last long...I was way too nervous around him. We had skipped class and hid in the basement just to mess around and have fun, the innocent kind, I swear it. But...we got really close and I got really nervous and...I'm not sure what happened, but I think I lost control for a split second. There was a sound, then motion, then...blood. Well, I flipped out. He didn't remember anything, and he didn't come back to school for a few months.
The 'rents wigged out. They acted like I did it on purpose! Who would screw up their first kiss like that? Huh? No one that's who." Alexi's voice was full of self-pity as she recounted her recent past. "They're the ones that can shut down their emotions like robots...treating me like a defect because I'm not a drone like them.
I was so glad when the year ended, I'd be going to a new school the next year where the other students didn't give me odd looks when they thought I wasn't looking. I remembered wondering what had they heard, what rumors were going around about me. But ya know, I probably should have asked the 'rents if humans can tell there's something off about sorcerers. Of course I thought of that later.
Her voice started to take on a happier tone, rising a little bit, and she sounded less depressed as she spoke, "So summer break was a bust, but when 9th grade came along, I was a Freshman! New school, new experiences, a clean slate." And then with a heavy sigh, it crashed, "A clean slate that I torched good and crispy, like the teacher's clothes."
A slight pause as she looked around a bit thinking of how someone would react if she was actually speaking to them, "...What? Don't look at me like that! I didn't do it on purpose! She just pissed me off, and with everyone picking on the new kids, and giving me crap, and the other girls hating me for whatever reason...I snapped. ...But like I said, it was an accident. I was across the room from her, near the back of the room. I was surprised when someone mentioned smoke. Then we saw the fire on the teacher's skirt, I couldn't help it, I laughed. I should probably feel bad about that, I guess I'm just a terrible person."
Flopping back against the seat, she spoke in a resigned voice, "So now my parents have seen fit to send me to some school across the ocean in England. I mean common, really? What the hell? This is going to suck."
Speaking in a somewhat angry, irritated tone. "I don't even get to take my damned cat with me! No one else likes him but me, and he hates them all too, but noooooo I can't take him with for whatever BS reason. I don't even know the reason why not. When I tried to talk to them, ask why not, they wouldn't listen, just kept telling me no, like I was three years old." Scoffing, "I hope he claws their face off or something. Not that he could do that, he's too fat." She finished the words in a small, light laugh, "He could crap in their shoes though, haha! ...I'm gonna miss that fat, tubby cat more than anyone else."
"I think we're going to have cousins in the Fertig family. 'Cuz that's where mom's from, and dad's sister went to marry someone from that line. So what does that mean for the Quirgarmo? Can dad's sister know how to make them? Will grandma teach and help her make them later? What about the kids, they'll be able to use them right? What about their kids, and their kids....Why would grandma, the family do it, what did everyone get out of the deal?" Alexi had thought she had stumbled upon something important, but the more she spoke her thoughts aloud, the less certain she became. So she paused in her dictation, "Why am I even...Blah, nevermi-"