Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight Read Free Page B

The
artwork, as with most of the cards in the game, looked quite
detailed.
    "Wow, that's going to be tough to beat," said
Danny, taking the card and admiring it. Opening his own deck box,
he pulled out a crisp, glossy card. The picture on the card boasted
a monstrous silver-scaled dragon. Written in bold, black lettering
on the upper left of the card was the name of the dragon, Tyramear . Handing the card to Matt, Danny said, "I got that
about two days ago, had to trade some of my best cards to get
it."
    "Wow!" Matt said, taking the card, looking it
over. "We still have a few minutes before class. You want to
play?"
    Danny was about to say yes when a familiar
face passed through the doorway and entered the make-shift room.
"Um… no, I don't think we have time," said Danny, handing Matt's
card back with a quick jerk of the hand. Retrieving his own cards,
he put the deck box back in his pack.
    Sabrina Drake crossed the row of desks and
walked down the aisle next to Danny's, sitting next to him.
    Danny's palms began to sweat, and the room
seemed to jump twenty degrees.
    "Hi, I'm Sabrina."
    Danny's heart thumped with a heavy throb. He
felt like he was about to pass out.
    "Hi, I'm Matt," said the purple-eyed boy as
he reached across Danny's desk with an outstretched hand. "Nice to
meet you," he added with a smile.
    After hesitating, with a look of puzzlement,
she took Matt's hand and shook it, returning the smile. "You guys
play Knights?" she asked, looking at the deck of cards in Matt's
opposite hand.
    "You know all about Knights!" Danny said,
forgetting about his awkwardness.
    Reaching into her small book bag, Sabrina
pulled out a pale-colored deck box with the emblem of Light on the
top.
    "You play with the Light army?" Danny
asked.
    Nodding, Sabrina pulled out a handful of
cards. "I like dragons and Light has the best-looking dragon
cards."
    Danny nodded, already knowing this simple
fact. The truth was that he liked dragons as well.
    "You want to play?" Matt asked.
    Sabrina shrugged. "I don't think we have
time."
    Already, the room was filling up with a
gathering of faces and a massing of voices.
    Matt sighed, an obvious signal that he
agreed, but he was also disappointed.
    The final bell toned and an adult, Danny
suspected she was their teacher, entered the room and held up her
hand, ordering quiet.
    "Alright, quiet down," she said. "My name is
Mrs. Turner; I'll be teaching you biology this year." She was
slender, with dark-red hair, with a voice that demanded
attention.
    However, that didn't stop Danny from focusing
his attention on Sabrina as she slipped the white deck box back
into her pack.
    The hour passed more slowly than Danny could
have imagined. He fluctuated between daydreams, the lecture and
staring at Sabrina, who sat attentively next to him.
    After what seemed like hours, the bell rang,
signaling the end of the class. Looking over, Danny noticed that
Sabrina had her science book open in front of her, as did anyone
else who had been paying the least bit of attention. Looking down
at his own empty desk, he realized that he needed to buy some time
if he was going to walk with the new girl.
    Bending over, Danny rifled through his
backpack, attempting to give the appearance that he was searching
for something. Looking over, he noticed that Sabrina was just about
done packing.
    "You coming, Danny?" Matt asked.
    Looking up, Danny sighed.
    Matt and Alonso were waiting by the exit.
Matt's left foot thumped with impatience.
    Standing up, Danny pulled his pack over his
shoulder and looked over to find Sabrina smiling at him, still
getting her things organized.
    "Bye," she said in a musical tone, returning
to the task of putting her book back in her bag.
    "Bye," Danny said, he stalked off to where
his friends waited.
    Two more classes remained, history and
English. Danny walked into his history classroom and sighed; he saw
Steven Rooney sitting at the back.
    At least the day is almost over, he
thought, taking a seat toward