#
    Ridley tossed and turned on the uncomfortable bed, listening to the snores coming from Hadrian's bed. Sleep had been becoming more and more rare to him since his powers had developed.
    He pulled the covers back and got out of bed, quickly pulling on his pants. Brushing his hair out of his eyes he concentrated. He faded from sight until only his pants were left, then they too faded away. He looked around. The room was bathed in a dim, almost uneartly light that he could only see when invisible.
    He walked over to the wall and slowly pushed his hand against the wall. At first the wall resisted his push, then it gave way. His hand entered the wall soon followed by his arm then the rest of his body as he stepped forward into the main hallway.
    He crept down the empty hallway stepping into the large laundry room long enough to grab a pillow case which promptly disappeared. He continued back out the room, past the classrooms, and into the cafeteria. Not bothering to go around the tables, he walked through them to the serving area. He could hear quiet murmerings coming from the kitchen. The cooks were up and starting the morning meal.
    The sounds of a busy kitchen became louder as Ridley phased through the wall into the room. The head cook, a tall, thin man with a sour look on his face, was busy ordering the other cooks around not bothering to help.
Ridley walked over to the fully stocked shelves of junk food. The students were given one dessert of their choice per day during the evening meal. Ridley and his friends, of course, cut out the middle-men and help themselves to what they want as often as they want it.
    He filled the pillow case as full as he could get it with everybody's favorite. Not sure what the new girl likes he grabbed several other items since Hadrian and Kyle have decided to include her into their group. He just hoped they knew what they were doing.
    Carefully avoiding the cooks, he hurried out of the kitchen and back to his room. Once there, he allowed himself to become visible again. He knelt down on the floor in front of the closet. Placing the pillow case of food in front of him, he pushed down on it until it phased through the floor into a small hiding spot that had dug out.

 

Back