She belonged here. In a way, it was as if this house had been built for her, not my late friend. I wondered if she realized that yet.I sat propped up ...gainst the wall near the front entrance to the room. She moved as easily as a dancer on the new floor, her stocking feet gliding rather than stepping. She was completely oblivious to anything other than her thoughts. Travis sat on the round rug and watched her, his new best friend. His head was between his forepaws, his tail occasionally sweeping. I love you both and I was very happy when you came back to town and settled in. But you know what you will have to deal with. It will take a long time to resurrect your reputation. I can protect you from the school administration up to a point, but you know how kids are. You are going to be a legend in that school for a long time."I looked over at Dennis. He hadn't said a word since his dad got here. I asked, "Anything you want to say babe?"He shrugged and said, "I like it here. But I don't. Figuring I would call room service for breakfast and then take a shower before I headed for room 2626.I was lucky, cause I didn't run into anybody in the hallway and the elevator.I knocked on the door to room 2626."Please come in." said a very sexy voice.The voice matched the body behind the counter. What I also noticed was the pictures on the walls. Showing happy smiling couples."Those are pictures of our past winners of the special jackpot. You must be Dean. Last night's winner. My name is. As the short lecture portion of the class wound down, Professor McGill -- the teacher of the class -- asked the students to concoct a reagent known as Pyroclene, or the Fools' Gold reagent. It was so-called for its ability to, at the uttering of a single word, turn iron into -- and back from -- something that looked a remarkably lot like gold. McGill explained that it did this by gaining the activation energy required for the chemical process from the specific vibrations of the utterance.Soon,.