Name: LeAnne (Lee)
Age: 16
Power: Shape-Shifting (with limits; explained later on)
Personality: All in all, she's a pretty normal girl, aside from her power. She's witty and clever in fast thinking situations.
Appearance:

Name: Katrina (Kat)
Age: 16
Power: Can control the natural elements with only the sound of her voice
Personality: She's easy to get along with,pretective of her friends, and loves to be under pressure in any situation (except school)
Appearence:

LeAnne sped-walked to the school building, taking in the nice autumn air. It was the very first day of the new school year. She was finally part of the upperclassmen. Not quite a senior, but still youthful and filled with life. That day was meant to take on anything for her. Striding up to the front of the bulding, she caught Katrina from the corner of her eye. Grinning, LeeAnne nearly pounced on her. "KAT!!" She giggled. "I've missed you all summer! How was your trip? Tell me everything." she said, excitedly.

Katrina was walking down the hall of her school, becoming accustom to them once again. Since she had been in France all summer with her parents, it took some getting use to again. But she was kind of excited being one of the upperclassmen after all. Kat was pumped to be able to see her best-friend LeeAnne again. To keep those girls apart was like a death sentence. While she was walking to the front of the building, she was nearly pounced on by Lee. Her best-friend started asking her questions like rapid gunfire. Trying to restrain herself from hugging LeeAnne she gave in and squeezed her in a big bear-hug. "How about I'll tell you after school if you'd like to come home with me today after school." she suggested.

LeAnne grinned. "Is that even a question? Of course I will! Do you think your mother would be okay with me staying the night? It's the first day, so no teacher is going to assign anything." LeAnne thought a minute. "Ooh unless if you have Miss Zhelan. There's homework for her everyday. Mostly essays too." She smiled. "Oh! You haven't got your schedule yet. Let's go to the office and get it!" LeAnne seized Kat by the wrist and pulled her gently behind her.

"Well of course my mother is ok with it!",Katrina said, letting herself be pulled along. Her best friend was always so up-beat and talkative it was just enough to be around LeAnne to calm her down. Kat never got sick of her. "I hope we have our classes together.",she said. Though it was a uneccessary statement because every year, they were always in the same classes together. "Do you know if there are any new students?",Katrina asked curiously.

LeAnne placed her index finger to her chin, in thought. "Hmm. Well, I believe there's a couple of sophomores, twin girls, I think. Oh, and two boys. Junior and senior." LeAnne chuckled. "Though, I can't remember any of there names." The two girls went to the office and obtained Kat's schedule. Before Kat could even look, LeAnne snatched it out of her hands and looked it over. She looked up at her friend. "It matches mine almost exactly except for 5th period. I hope we have the same lunch." The bell rang and LeAnne's head perked up. "To first period!" She yelled.

Katrina was startled by how pumped Lee was. She knew she was excited, but no THAT excited. Kat giggled,"Well aren't you anxious? Come on, dont you wanna meet the new boys? I hope we have some classes with them!" Walking briskly forward, Kat read her schedule. "First period art Mr. Hertiel here we go!",she said flinging her arms out with a flourish. Art was one of her favorite subjects and she couldn't wait to get started. Even though it took her a while to finish her work, they always turned out beautiful.

LeAnne walked happily to Mr. Hertiel with Kat. Kat was always one to excel at art. She didn't even have to try. LeAnne, on the other hand, didn't have artisitic hand her friend possessed. In fact, she was terrible, but whenever LeAnne was around Kat, she was happy and vice versa. Plus art made Kat very happy and LeAnne thought it was the least she could do. Especially since LeAnne had made Kat take choir with her every year since fourth grade. They got to the classroom and sat down as the tardy bell rang. "Good, we aren't late. Good way to start off the semester."

Kat laughed,"Well you're one to talk! You haven't so much as been tardy once in your Highschool records. On the other hand I'm always so late!" Walking towards a long green table, she sat down and patted the. Hair next to her so LeAnne would sit there. "I just hope we aren't doing any shading anytime soon.",Katrina pouted. Mr. Hertiel stalked into the room, his face all red and blotchy. A typical morning in art. Kat took out her sketch book and started drawing a mountain lion stalking its prey. A mountain goat. The sketches were rough, but when she went back over it, and darkened the lines, you could at least tell it what it was.

LeAnne giggled. "I have always been on time, not just high school." As the teacher walked in and said nothing, she assumed they weren't going to be doing much of anything today. LeAnne stared longingly at kat's hand, admiring her artwork. Her eyes shifted over to him. He didn't look so good. "I'm going to see what's up with Mr. Hetiel. I'll be right back." She stood up and walked to his desk. "Mr. Hertiel, are you alright?" He scribbled on a piece of paper and handed it over to her. Reading the note, she clasped her hand over her moth, trying not to let out her giggles. LeAnne showed the note to Kat which read "Hangover."

Looking up from her drawing, Katrina saw what was in the slip of paper. Hangover. She almost laughed out loud, but contained it. In fear of getting a detention slip. "Why dont they fire him again?",Kat asked in a whisper. Smiling, she put a hand in front of her mouth, trying not to draw attention to the two friends.

LeAnne finally calmed down her laughs. "Because he's actually good at teaching. He's just a terrible role model." She flipped her hair and noticed something off. "Kat, did you get paint in my hair?" Her once black hair had turned brown. She saw that Kat wasn't working with paint and the brown wasn't coming out. "What's happening?" Her clothes were starting to feel loose. "Come on, Kat." LeAnne stood up. "We're using the restroom, Mr. Hertiel!" She began sprinting as soon as she hit the hallway, hoping her friend would follow. When she got to the bathroom, she didn't recognize her own reflection. "What the hell?" She whispered.

Katrina looked at LeAnne and stammered,"Nn...no..." Running after Lee she entered the bathroom and locked the door behind her. "What happened to your hair and your clothes?!",she freaked. Walking around her friend, everytime she took a step her horror grew. 'What the? No couldn't possibly!' Taking a deep breath, Kat asked,"You know how I like to read books about fantasy? Well in a couple of them, the people can change their appearances and forms. You don't have to believe me, but I think you're one of them!"

"That's crazy!" LeAnne inspected herself in the mirror. She looked twelve and her entire appearance was different. She turned to her friend. "I'm willing to believe anything at this point though. Do you know how I could change back? I'm not sure my mother would believe this." She looked in the mirror once more and poked at her face. LeAnne couldn't fathom anything except that she felt incredibly weird and awkward in the new skin.

Katrina stroked her hair in deep thought. "Well, think of someone you have strong feelings for. Good or bad.",she said. In most of the books she read, the shifters already knew how to control their powers, it was like an instinct. But with both of them freaking out and not knowing anything about this sudden turn of events, it didn't look so good. "Think about their features, their hair, eyes, how tall they are. Think deeply about them."

LeAnne shut her eyes tightly. She thought for a minute. Who? She was never really close with her family, so the best thing she could think of was Katrina. Her light brown hair and ocean blue eyes swam through her mind. When LeAnne opened her eyes again and looked in the mirror, she was her normal self again. Touching her face, she sighed in relief. "Oh my goodness. It worked!" She hugged Katrina tightly. "Thanks, Kat. You saved my butt! Do you know what's going on with me, though?"

Katrina was completely releaved when it worked. Rubbing the back of her neck, she said,"Well no. I actually have no clue. It's very weird. This situation. I think we should call home sick. To have some time to figure these things out. Because if this is contagious in any way, I don't think at school would be the best place for you right now. We can go to my Aunt's suite. She's gone and said I could go over there whenever I wanted."