“Lauren please stop it,” Sarah gasped in exasperation. the small seemingly harmless parakeet gave her a death glare that would have unfazed most anybody else. Sarah glanced down at the chess board that separated her and the little beast. Again, looking up, she no longer saw the parakeet, but a olive skinned girl with a hint of asian in her face. “It helps me think,” she snapped, “and checkmate!”she said in a still irritated voice. The girl looked about 14 years old, with short-short hair. Sarah, the girl who sat opposite her looked the exact opposite. a girl who was very short, but you could tell was at least 13. pale, a redhead, and slightly chubby