Clueless sand

She had been wondering for a while now if this whole deal wasn't some joke from one of the bullies. The thought of a place for people with "problems" just like hers sounded too good to be true. Madelin could remember it like yesterday when they got the letter at home, her parents hadn't trusted it and claimed that she should resume getting into a private college. Her brother, Johnatan, was the only one who encouraged her to go. Even if his reason may sound selfish, to Madelin it was a good point. If the gift, as they called it, wasn't as strange as they had said, surely they should be able to help her?

Just for that reason she had gotten on the boat hours ago and was now waiting till she could get off the boat. She had been sitting on a small bench on the other side of the cabin, facing the door. It wasn't like she didn't brought enough things to read, music to listen to and movies to watch with her, she just felt bored. Nothing was more boring than waiting and wondering about what to do but not being able to do something. Although the difference here was the water that had been constantly crashing into the boat, which had made her quite jumpy and annoyed.

A knock could be heard from the door, shortly followed by footsteps walking away. Madelin peers outside before frowning and opening the door slightly. Bright sunlight hits her sensitive eyes and she picks up her umbrella, opening it outside to provide some shade before stepping outside. Looking around it had seemed that she was the only one standing there, they had arrived at the island yet the dock appeared to be empty. She picked her bag up and put it on her back before walking off the boat towards the docks.

It was a problem though, she needed to find the administration office, but where was it. There was no-one to ask directions, she didn’t have a map either. With a deep sigh she sits down in the sand of the beach. She puts the umbrella in the sand and makes sure not a part of her body is exposed to the bright sun. Madelin takes the letter from the academy out of her bag and looks at it, hoping to find a hint. “Small.. Island in the Pacific Ocean…" she frowns and anwers sarcastically. "Gosh, I didn't notice that it’s in the middle of the Pacific. Thank you for saying that mister paper.” She glances up from the paper, looking around to see if there where any people before looking back down again. “Doesn’t it have an address on it?” She skims the paper again and sees a phone number written on the bottom of the paper. Delighted she takes out her phone and start calling the number, only to receive the message that she is out of reach for the company.

Madelin groans and leans back while placing her phone on her lap. “This is hopeless, I will never find it within the week. I should had stayed home.” She sighs before watching the waves on the ocean, wishing that someone would appear, even if just to ask directions.

Madelin had been watching the waves, they lazily rolled onto the beach only to quickly retreat back towards the big ocean. The next wave was about to come up towards the beach when she suddenly heard a voice and saw a hand wave on the bottom. "Hey! I am a bit small, so it is okay if you did not notice me down here. Um..."

She blinks and pushes herself to sit up and notices the small figurine standing in front of her. It seemed to held her arms really close to herself, as if protecting herself. Madelin raises an eyebrow, thinking where it came from or if she already got a heatstroke. The sun was quite bright and she was full clothed, so it would explai- before she could think anything else it spoke up again.

"My name is Chitose. Is everything okay? You seem frustrated." Madelin looks while the figure called Chitose spoke, the mouth moved, just as the eyes. After that she thinks about what it asked, before speaking up she gives a short nod to herself. “I am afraid I am quite frustrated yes.” She looks at the docks and the ocean before looking back at the figure. “My name is Madelin, I’m… Well, I think you could say I’m quite lost." Madelin smiles an apology before fishing the letter from the academy out of her bag. She points at the bottom of it where it says to go to the administration office. . “I’m looking for this, would you happen to know anything about it?”

Madelin was sure if someone would walk past her they would say she was crazy, asking a six inch figure directions. Although it did talk, so maybe it wasn’t a real figure but someone their “gift” activated or backfired? It did seem like a real figure, like the ones her brother had once, not like a porcelain doll or so. She frowns and watches Chitose some more while waiting.

Madelin was still surprised of the way Chitose had chosen to show that she was indeed no ordinary anime figure when she noticed the way Chitose was looking down. A frown formed at Madelin’s face but before she could ask if something was wrong she was speaking up again. Looking really happy with a big smile on her face.

“It's nice to meet you Madelin! Hopefully I can help you out. I am a bit new here myself, yet I have a feeling I would not be as new as you are.” After that she looked at the letter, before giving a confident look to her. “Oh, I know where that is. I can take you there whenever you want.”

Madlin nods and smiles and puts the letter back in her bag, turning around she sees Chitose looking at the ocean before speaking up again. “Did you just come from the world out there? I came from North America myself.” Madelin nods and looks at the ocean. She wasn’t sure what to say really, it was a good way to meet new people. Even if they only where six inches and appeared to be a figure. As long as they where nice it shouldn’t matter, right? It wasn’t like she looked ordinary to most people.

A soft sigh escapes her lips before she points at the sea. “I come from Europe, I took a ship from the south of New Zealand towards here though. I.. Arrived a little while before you came here. My phone provider doesn’t reach here so I was unable to call the office for help. It was the reason I was so frustrated“ She looks at Chitose before leaning back, hiding herself completely under the umbrella again. She looks up under the edge of the umbrella towards the ruthless sun that was still shining upon them. Maybe if Madelin wasn’t an albino she could have enjoyed this, the warmth of the sun, the feeling of warm sand. Right now it was nothing more but an annoyance, although not being alone again made her feel better.

“It’s a long way from home, but sometimes there are things you must do. Even if you’re miles away from everything you know.” She didn’t know why she said that, but maybe it was just because they were both new to the island. Thinking about it, maybe that’s why she was more at ease? Even though she had always been the odd one maybe she wasn’t here, surely there would be more people who looked out of the ordinary.

Madelin was looking the sea again, without really thinking she asked. “Do you also have a power as they called it in the letter? It’s alright if you don’t wish to speak about it. I’m just really curious.” she was looking at her right hand, watching the small lines on her palm that seemed to cross and curve before looking at the edge of her dark coat.

Madelin couldn't help but smile when Chitose said that she shouldn't be worried about her difficulties, not to mention when she looked over to her she had seemed to be playing in the sand. The sand seemed to make the figure look even smaller, yet also more like a human than a resin figure.

She mentions that she comes from California and the first thing Madelin thinks of is a song, it's a silly thing obviously, not all of California is like discribed in it obviously, but it wasn't your everyday thing to meet people from the other side of the world. Although Madelin probably should get used to it, seeing as she was on the other side of the world herself. Even if North-America sounded very far away, Europa was currently probably even further.

Chitose didn't sound so as cheerful when mentioning that her parents wanted her to go into a good school system, Madelin nods, understanding how the girl must feel. She thinks a bit before answering the question about where in Europe she comes from. "I'm from West Europe, The Netherlands to be more specific, on the border with Germany though. And don't worry about the good school system, I'm sure the system here is good. And, well, I don't think any system is better than another one, they all have their own up and downs." She wasn't happy to say it, but it was true that all school systems had their own pro's and cons, they where all different in their own way.

It was just as she said not being alone makes things easier, Madelin had looked up from her hand at Chitose when Chitose started explaining her power, it was a strange sight, to see the six inch figure paint onto nothingness. Even though there was something appearing on the place she was painting. When she was done it stopped defying gravity and fell into Chitose her hands. Madelin couldn't help but applaud the girl her work, it was a beautiful flower, even if not completely real looking, Madelin doubted that she could do a better job than the girl.

"That's amazing, really nicely drawn too. You must have practiced a lot to make it seem so good." She leans slightly forward to get a better look at the flower before leaning back again and smiling. "Do you practise drawing just for fun and since it's part of your power or did you already practise before you became aware of it?" Madelin frowned as she had said that, she didn't want to poke the subject too much in case Chitose didn't like talking about it, but on the other hand it didn't make her feel as much of a monster anymore.

Madelin looked up at the sky when she heard Chitose say that she had liked the school, shortly after that she asked about what language they speak in The Netherlands. Madelin thinks and wonders why someone would want to know more about other languages, she disliked learning languages, even if for her study she had to learn some.

"We speak Dutch, it's closely related to German I guess, can't say I'm a big fan of languages myself." Madelin looked at Chitose and noticed that the flower was standing up right in the sand. It looked like it had grown there, a very pretty sight indeed. The litille figure herself seemed to enjoy the sand, Madelin looks at the sand on the opposite side of her and puts her hand on it. It's warm and looks at it while making a small circle on it, drawing a childish sun in it.

Chitose had begun speaking about her drawing experience and she couldn't help but listen closely. She had also gotten/discovered her power recently? She looks over and frowns slightly, the figure didn't look unhappy or as if she uncomfortable being the way she was. Had she gotten used to it so easily?

Madelin had been thinking and staring when Chitose asked her a quesion back, slightly taken aback she sat up straight and looked towards the sea again. "Literature, although on my former school it was mostly learning languages, reading books and writing revieuws and small novels ourselves."