The Miranda MacArthur Story: chapter 6

After class, Layla and Michelle decided to have a lunch with Miranda. Devin decided to include himself out and allow his sister and the girls to talk with each other since they were closer with the girl and not him. After Miranda was served her lunch, she looked for her best friends, then smiled as soon as she spotted them and walked to them to sit at their table.

"So, Miranda, how are you enjoying school so far?" Layla asked as she bit into her veggie burger.

"It's okay, I can't really complain," Miranda shrugged with a smile. "Just that I can't answer questions as fast because I'd only be with Mom and she'd expect me to answer, even without raising my hand."

"You get used to it," Michelle assured her. "Plus, we're in second grade now. Lot's of things are different from kindergarten."

"Really?" Miranda looked at her friends.

"Yeah, you see, in kindergarten, you could take naps, play a lot, and eat snacks all the time." Michelle explained with a relaxed smile.

"Now that we're older, we get a lot more responsibility, but Daddy says that happens when you move up a grade." Layla added.

"Easy for him to say, he became valedictorian by fourth grade." Miranda smirked at her friend, due to having Double D as a father.

"Look, that's the new girl." the blood red color haired girl with a big hair bow, known as Bernice Test, pointed out.

"Yeah, let's go see her, wonder if she knows her big family secret?" the tan girl known as Nika Burromuerto agreed.

"She must somehow, come on, let's go." Bernice walked with her colleague.

"A lot of kids are jealous of me because of my parents," Layla said to her friends. "Devin and I can't really share this with anyone besides good friends like you all, but we have the Te Xuan Ze gene because of Great Ah-Mah."

"At least your mother was able to leave Orchid Bay for those few times," Michelle shrugged while sipping her milk. "I think I can see into the future. My mom said she could do that once. One of her childhood memories included when she was in a pizza place with Uncle Dexter when they were kids and she won a stuffed Monkey."

"Monkey?" Miranda grew interested. "Like the Monkey, the Superhero?"

"Can ya keep a secret?" Michelle smirked. "Monkey is Uncle Dexter's pet monkey in his laboratory."

"How'd you find that out?" Layla asked.

"Hey, Miranda," Bernice smirked, coming to their table with Nika on her side. "What's new?"

"Oh, hi... Umm..." Miranda tried to remember her name, she was never really good with names.

"Bernice." the girl narrowed her eyes at her.

"Right, Bernice." Miranda concluded.

"You should get out of here, Miranda," Bernice put her hands on her hips. "This school's only for NORMAL people, not for freaks!"

"Freaks!?" Michelle snarled.

"Have you looked in a mirror!?" Layla glared at her.

"Stay out of this, ditz and monster believer," Bernice snorted at them. "Like I said, Miranda, this place is for normal people and not for freaks, so go back to wherever you came from."

"What are you talking about?" Miranda glared at her.

"You know exactly what we're talking about!" Nika hissed, her voice sounded fiery with her Hispanic accent thrown in. "Everybody knows your mom, aunt and uncle are the freaks of the town."

"What did they ever do to you?" Miranda's blue eyes looked cross and serious.

"It's because of your grandparents, mother, aunt, and uncle that Megaville is threatened all the time!" Bernice huffed. "Don't you know ANYTHING about your heritage?"

"Yeah, mostly that it's none of your business, Bernice Pest!" Miranda spat.

"Just get out of here, nobody wants you here, except maybe your freakish minions!" Bernice wouldn't leave them alone.

"Come on, guys, let's get out of here." Miranda gathered her lunch.

"Yeah, run away, that's all your family is good at!" Nika grinned darkly.

Miranda's eye twitched.

"Miranda, let's jus go..." Michelle took her arm.

"You'll also just be a wannabe," Bernice added. "You'll never be like your family..."

Miranda gasped, feeling extremely hurt and angry.

"NEVER!" Nika emphasized.

Miranda glared back to her friends.

"Okay." Layla let go of the girl.

Miranda growled and pounced on both of Bernice and Nika which got everybody in the cafeteria to look at them. Miranda punched Bernice and Nika extremely hard and beat them senseless. There was no signs of her wolf shadow powers if she had any, but she was pretty tough for a new girl in school and nearly a schoolyard bully. The other students chanted while they fought, making bets of who would win. They just knew that three girls would enter and one would leave. Miranda even threw food against them.

Principal Delise was just getting her serving of food and would go into the teacher's lounge to eat, but as she turned, a cream pie flew into her face, much to her anger and humilation. The cold-blooded blonde woman put her fingers to her face and removed the cream from her eyes and her eyes glared into the lunch room, which made everyone in the cafeteria freeze, but Miranda kept beating up Bernice and Nika.

"AHEM!" Principal Delise coughed loudly to make them stop, if she was angry, you would always stop what you were doing, you would never dare do it again.

Miranda looked over to see the woman as she had pinned Bernice and Nika down with her knees.

"You three, my office, now!"

"But..." Miranda's voice cracked.

The other students gasped. But? Did she just say that? No, you never say that to Principal Delise. If you do, you're dead meat.

"Did I stutter, young lady?" Delise raised an eyebrow.

"Well, no..." Miranda rubbed her hands, not familiar with the woman's antagonistic behavior. "But..."

"MY OFFICE!" Principal Delise continued to yell, her teeth nearly looked like horrific fangs.

Soon enough, Bernice and Miranda were sitting in chairs outside the office while the beastly woman was dealing with Nika right now.

"You're so stupid, this is your fault, MacArthur..." Bernice glared at the new girl.

"Hey, I just got here!" Miranda glared at her. "You made me mad!"

"You didn't have to try to kill us!" Bernice yelled back.

Miranda just scowled at Bernice. Seriously, what was that girl's problem? She didn't even know Bernice, and yet the girl just hated everything about her and her family. And what did she mean that it was her family's fault that Megaville was threatened on a regular basis? Was there something she didn't know about her ancestors and family members? Nika was leaving the office with her parents, Hermione Cuzzlewitz and Alejandro Burromuerto.

"BERNICE!" Delise then yelled. "GET IN HERE!"

Bernice did as told and shut the door behind her. Miranda watched her go, then sighed. She never thought she would get sent to the principal's office like this. She had often heard this was truly a fate worse than death. She wasn't sure if it was true on all cases or that Principal Delise was basically the devil in a school faculty career. Miranda felt like the time waiting for her turn was unbearable.

At the same time she wanted to get it over with and go home, but she also really didn't want to go. The clock ticking away the minutes until her turn really got to her. It felt like the clocks hands were taunting her about being punished like this. Was this really what it was like to be in public school? Miranda also crossed and uncrossed her legs, wiggling in her seat, her heart pounding through her forced school uniform, sweat beading down her face, her skin crawling around, her ears felt itchy... She wasn't sure if school was really worth it if she had to do this, especially on her first day. Soon enough, Bernice's time was up and she left with her mother, Susan.

"NEXT!" Principal Delise called sharply.

Miranda gulped a bit and walked into the office, shutting the door behind her.

"Have a seat, Miranda." Principal Delise demanded.

Miranda nodded, then went to sit in a seat and looked up to see her mother. Jen wasn't angry or sad, she had a stoic, expressionless face. This made Miranda wonder if her mother was going to be angry with her or anything like that.

"Now, Mrs. MacArthur," Principal Delise broke the tense silence as she put her fingers together, resting her chin on top of them. "Your daughter was seen in the cafeteria and had gotten in a fight with Bernice Test and Nika Burromuerto."

Jen cupped her mouth, she didn't speak up to protest because it might be a life hazard, but she didn't believe that Miranda would get into a fight with someone.

"I didn't see the scene, but according to Nika and Bernice, they were merely minding their own business and Miranda hurt them for no reason," Principal Delise continued. "I'm not really sure who to believe, but I had went to school with Bernice's mother and heard many things about Nika's parents and they were very troublesome people. Though, I can't say as bad as Raul Rivera. What do YOU have to say for yourself, Miranda?"

"It's not my fault!" Miranda blurted out, unable to hold it in any longer as tears formed into her eyes. "They just made me mad! I couldn't control my anger, they just made me so mad! They kept making fun of me and my friends!"

"How so?" Delise demanded.

"Well, they said it's because of Mom, Uncle Jamie, Aunt Michelene, and my grandparents that Megaville is in danger all the time!" Miranda cried out. "They kept blaming me for being born and for my mother, aunt, and uncle for being born!"

"I see..." Delise looked sharp. "You're aware of your family heritage then, huh?"

"Yes," Jen spoke up. "I told her before we got her enrolled today, Principal Delise. I thought she would have a right to know, Brick and I were worried this would happen."

"So, despite this, you thought you could send your daughter into public school?" Principal Delise demanded.

"I just thought it might be good for her to try out," Jen shrugged. "I didn't think she would ask so soon!"

"Apparently you underestimate your daughter, I was never really fond of children myself, glad I was never one." Delise looked into her eyes sharply.

Miranda pulled a look to Principal Delise. What did she mean by that?

"Look, Principal Delise, my daughter has had a big day," Jen tried to lighten the situation. "Could you please give her a break and not, like, you know, give her detention?"

"Why shouldn't I?" Principal Delise looked more angry than ever before right now. "She committed a federal crime in elementary school code!"

"It's her first day!" Jen cried out. "Please, just go easy on her!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Principal Delise got into her face, her black eyebrows perfectly grooming her intense anger. "If it'll shut you up, I'll give her a warning this time since she's new here. BUT! If it happens again, I will not have mercy on her soul..."

"Understood..." Jen nearly squeaked.

"Now go." Principal Delise demanded.

Jen and Miranda nodded, then got into the car. Jen was driving them home.

"Honey, I'm so sorry this had to happen on your first day..." Jen gripped the steering wheel.

"That's okay, Mom..." Miranda stared out the window.

Jen heaved a sharp sigh. "Well, if you don't want to go to school anymore, it'll be okay... You can always change your mind."

"I know, Mom... But I still want to have more fun with Michelle, Layla and Devin... Despite Nika and Bernice... Why do kids like them have to exist, Mom?"

"Sometimes, they just do," Jen said softly. "Insecure people usually bully others to make themselves feel better."

"But, why Mom?" Miranda looked back to her mother.

"I don't know, honey..." Jen sighed. "You just can't let people like that keep you down though. You're a tough girl, I know you are... You have me as a mother and Brick MacArthur as a father... You can make us proud, make your aunt and uncle proud, make your grandparents proud..."

"Mom, do I have any powers?" Miranda asked.

Jen shrugged herself. "We actually don't know, sweetie... You see, I only got wolf powers from your grandmother and since your father doesn't have any powers, we don't know..."

"How can we find out?"

"Hmm... Maybe I should take a visit to our special family doctor before we get home, okay, dear?" Jen suggested.

Miranda shrugged, she didn't really have anything else to do. "Okay, Mom."

"Let's see now..." Jen drove up to the doctor's office. After she pulled into the parking lot, she undid her seat-belt and took Miranda out, taking her hand and taking her to the door. "Remember, sweetie, this will not change the way your father and I think of you."

"Okay, Mom." Miranda sounded determined now.

"Come on, let's go." Jen squeezed Miranda's hand gently, then went inside the doors with her daughter.

"Do you have an appointment, Mrs. MacArthur?" the nurse asked.

"No," Jen whispered so only the nurse could hear. "We need to see the doctor for something very important... It's about her bloodline..."

"Oh, yes, understood, just have a seat and I'll phone you in," the nurse nodded, then clicked a button. "Dr. Sanban, Jen and Miranda MacArthur here to see you."

Jen and Miranda took their seats to wait for the doctor. Jen read a magazine while Miranda played with the hem of her skirt. It felt like it took a while for them to be called, but they were eventually called.

"Miranda MacArthur, the doctor will see you now." the nurse called.

"Would you like me to go in with you?" Jen asked.

Miranda bit her lip and gave a slow nod. Jen smiled and went with her daughter inside the doctor's office. Hopefully this would all go smoothly and turn out just fine in the end. This was it too. The time they would find out if Miranda was like her ancestors and relatives on her mother's side. She just hoped it wouldn't end up badly like it did at school. She didn't mind Dr. Sanban too much, she always had collectable Rainbow Monkeys to give to her sick or needy patients, but it was still nerve wrecking, not to mention being forced into the principal's office on her first day of 'real school'.