Guitar Hero (Cape High Series Book 12) (21 page)

"I noticed, Nico seemed most interested in you of the new group," he says silently as I look at him. "What are you?" he asks me.

I swallow, wondering why I have the sudden urge to tell him everything. He's one of the greats. He's the leader of the North Branch Hall. "Nobody you need to notice," I say quietly.

"My daughter promises to be at my level when she grows up, yet all he said was she had a lot of promise. I didn't get to be a Hall leader by being stupid. If Technico seems interested in a kid, it's for a reason."

I turn, glaring up at him.

"Jennifer," Nico says, making me look up. "It's your turn."

I almost yelled at a Hall leader, I realize in shock. Blindly I head forward, pressing my hand to the hand print on the screen and following the glowing footprints inside. I'm actually a bit shocked as the campus comes into sight. It only covers a portion of the massive canyon, but it's still impressive.

"Welcome to Cape High," Nico says from behind us. "It's only the beginning for our school. With groups like you coming in, we're already starting to expand. That structure over there will be more dorms," he tells us, motioning to a group of norm clothed supers working on a large building. "And soon the classes will have to be split by grade level. That means, Isotonic, if you have any retired supers that are qualified to teach, we're welcoming applications.”

There’s a distinct lack of teenagers below, but before I can ask, Nico is answering. “Right now most of my kids are out trying to rescue the outed healers. You might have already heard about them. That's another thing you have to realize—once you've gotten past a certain level of training, I won't hesitate to send you out into the field." He pauses for a second and lets us soak in that statement. "Now head on down the steps and we'll begin the official tour."

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