Snippet #2364509

Opal stared at the matches growing in silence. She was ready for the fight, but she didn't think she should have to fight someone who had never done anything to her- but she was not going to wimp out and not do it. So she waited. The match against Jaxon and Kieran had most of her attention, and Ella was commenting on the other match in her ear. "Ella, you really don't have to do that" she whispered and made a grab for the creature, who was nestled on top of her head. "And sitting up there makes me look silly" she commented, but Ella didn't budge. "Your hair is clean, the floor is not. Besides, it's fun to play with" the red panda said positively as she pawed at Opals hair, getting a bit between her claws and raking it out.

"That is messing up my hair, Ella" Opal said, but she smiled anyway. Her demon was a neat-freak at best, and a complete nut-job at worse. It was silly, really. "Well, I need to calm my nerves. I'm going to talk to someone. Get off my head, Ella" she hissed and Ella jumped onto Opal's book-bag with a roll of her eyes. Might as well talk to my opponent. Maybe she is a nice person Opal thought as she skipped over to Aberdeen.

"Hello!" she said brightly as she stopped in front of the lady. "I'm Opal, but I guess you may or may not already know that. I guess.. I'll be fighting you today. I think that's pretty strange though. See, at most schools they would expel you for fighting on the grounds. I know because this one time my brother Jack was. It was funny. He had to stay in his room for a week. Of course, I was only four then, so maybe he just told me that" she cocked her head to the side, as if thinking.

"No, I think it was real, because I remember picking on him for it. Anyway..." she trailed off and held out her hand. "Name's Opal... but I already told you that. This is Ella" she said as Ella popped out from behind her, chewing on a caramel. "I... f...oun...d .. it... in.... you...r...boo...k....bag" The red panda said through her chewing. "That better not be covering my bag now. I know you don't want to touch the candy but its a new book bag" Opal rolled her eyes before returning her attention to Aberdeen. "Sorry. She really likes the Carmel Candies but she hates to get her paws all sticky" she said with a lopsided grin. "It's super contradicting"