Thus the controls for the room's lights, air-conditioning, electrically operated curtains on the windows and on the four-poster bed itself, were under...the pillows in the centre of the bed head. The bed itself had discrete lighting so that when its curtains were shut the occupants could still have bright light if they wished to read, or dim light for other activities, or none at all if they so desired. The roof of the bed was, of course, a mirror.As the couple entered, the Emir waved away the. ...n- not that I have ever really checked her out or anything. Olivia and I are both 16, but don't have boyfriends despite being in what the boys consider the 'top 10' of the girls in their year.“Where were you Lindley?!” Olivia hisses as Ms. Blake walks through the door.“I had to go to the bathroom” I reply in a hushed tone “why are you freaking out?”“I wanted to talk to you about something before class began, I guess it can wait till lunch.”Ms. Blake turns around and looks at the two. I left the panties in the box, turning in my full-length mirror getting a good view of what my new stepbrother was going to see.Then, I slipped a robe on and went down the hall to his room. The door was open and he was stretched out watching something on television."Whatcha' watching, Tim?" I asked."Nuthin' much." Well, here's something better to watch," and I stepped in front of the television and opened the robe, dropping it off my shoulders onto the floor.Chapter 2"Omigod, Emily, you are so. I am still trying to derive where the rest of the static was from."Derrick nodded as he felt his mind clear more. A sudden thought occurred to Derrick. "Have you thought that the extra energy might have been collected during the long transfer?"Mary's holo - gram shook its head, "not as of yet. I am now analyzing data related to the event." Mary?" came the slightly confused voice of Mita. "Do you still have the last micro-cellular scan done on the Emperor?" Of course, Dr. Mita." Replied.