He stood in front of his bathroom mirror, turning in every direction and examining himself from every angle possible, a small frown etched on his tan features.

Is this proper attire for my first day of school?

He was interrupted by a shout from downstairs.

"Gon, hurry up! You're going to be late for your first day of school!"

It was his Aunt Mito. He sucked in his cheeks from nervousness as he pondered how his aunt's voice could carry from all the way down there.

"Yosh! Let's do this!" Letting the air out of his cheeks, a determined glint in his caramel brown eyes δΈ€ the one that brought his tan face to life, he headed downstairs, grabbing his backpack on the way out and slung it over his shoulders.

Gon Freecss, twelve years old, was starting his seventh grade year.

His brown boots pounded on the cement beneath them as he dashed his way to where Whale Island Junior High was located. Though school had commenced a few weeks earlier, this would be Gon's first day attending. He has always lived on Whale Island, but ithas
/since expanded into more than just a fishing location. With its expansion came new homes, shops, three schools,an elementary school, junior high and a high school, and much more.

Gon, along with his Aunt Mito and his grandmother, had moved homes so Gon could be closer to the junior high.

Though I wish we hadn't been so late in moving in.

But there was nothing Gon could do about that now, so he just focused on dashing his way down the sidewalk to his new school.

He arrives just as the bell rings, and hoping it was the first bell, he dashes up the front steps and into an otherwise crowded hallway. Expertly averting through the throng of students, he keeps his eyes out for the main office, where he had to pick
/up his schedule first.

Gon was so preoccupied in finding it, that he wasn't watching where he was going and thus, ends up running into someone, knocking them down onto the ground.

"I'm sorry!" He quickly reaches an arm out to help them up and upon closer observation, he notices the someone he had run into was a girl.

Her eyes were beautifully clear and turquoise and she had long, curly blonde hair that went past her shoulders and down her back; it looked silky and smooth. He wondered if it would be soft if he touched it. Shaking his head from these thoughts, the girltakes
/his hand and Gon pulls her up onto her feet.

"It's quite alright." The girl replies, her voice soft and gentle, like a music note. She offers him a smile as she dusts her dress off, which Gon thought was rather peculiar to be wearing to school. It was very red and expensive looking, it made herlook
/like a porcelain doll. She certainly had the look and pale clear skin for it. "I take it you're new as I've never seen you around before."

Gon nodded, bringing himself out of his scrutiny. "I'm Gon Freecss." He offers out his hand, which she took and shook it once before pulling her hand away. "So u-uh...awkward first meeting, yeah?"

She laughed and Gon noticed how infectious it seemed for he laughed right along with her. "Think nothing of it. I'm Retz by the way."

"Well, nice to meet you, Retz! By the way, do you know where the office is?"

"Obviously." Retz gave a playful roll of her eyes, and Gon, realizing how stupid of a question he just asked, turned pink.

"Heh...well, mind telling me which direction it is?"

"Better yet, I'll even take you." She offers him another smile and turns around, beginning to walk.

Gon follows her while gazing around the hallway. "This school seems pretty big for a junior high. They sure went all out, didn't they?" Though this was honestly the first actual school Gon has been to, so he didn't know much about them.

Retz laughed. "You'll get used to it."

As they made their way down the hall, Gon noticed that there were a lot of students casting glances at them, which made him frown.

"Hey, Retz? Why is everyone staring at us?" He figured it was because they thought she was beautiful. Not that he would blame them, she certainly was and she had the aura of a popular maiden, even if he wasn't one of those attracted to her in that way.

Her response surprised him.

"Cause of you, duh." She covered her mouth and giggled. "We didn't think we'd get a new kid when school has already started, so it's a surprise to everyone. Plus, you're cute."

His cheeks grow warm at her last comment and he turns away with a nervous laugh. "I'm not all that special." He chuckles out, though he realizes there must not be as many students as he originally thought due to the size of the school, so of course therest
/of the student body would be able to pick out a newcomer in no time.

Retz rolled her eyes, flipping her hair over her shoulder before stopping in front of a door. "Well, here we are." She chirped out, gesturing towards the door rather dramatically. "You need your schedule right?"

"Yeah." Gon nodded, just as the second bell rang.

"Oh, gosh! I'm going to be late for class!" She gives him a little wave. "I hope we have the same homeroom! Sorry, I wish I could show you where it is, but I can't be late again!" With that, Retz dashes off, leaving Gon alone in the hallway as the restof
/the students started to slowly trudge off towards their classrooms rather reluctantly.

With a deep breathe, he opens the door of the office and steps inside. He's greeted by a middle aged woman, who looks over her glasses at him with a smile.

"You must be Gon."

"That's me!" He chirped out, a bit surprised she knew his name, but maybe not, after what Retz told him.

"Here's your schedule." She hands him a slip of paper. "You're in homeroom 1-A. I just need you to take these forms to your parents or guardian and bring them back by the end of the week. You won't be able to join any sort of club or activities untilI
/have the necessary forms."

"Great!" Gon takes the paper and the envelope she hands him, scanning his schedule over before looking up at her with a smile. "Thanks, miss!" He gives her a wave before leaving the office, hoping his homeroom wouldn't be too hard to find.

Five minutes later, he's standing in front of classroom 1-A, the door suddenly looking ominous to him.

Come on Freecss. Get it together.

Sucking air into his cheeks and releasing it afterwards, he reaches a shaking hand towards the doorknob and turns it, pushing the door open.

He's immediately greeted by the whole classroom turning in their seats to stare at him, which only added to his anxiety. He managed a meager smile towards them; it was all he could do to hide his nervousness.

He notices Retz among the students, and she grins at him, giving him an excited wave, until a girl with blue hair next to her nudges her and whispered something into her ear, which causes Retz to giggle.

"Ah, our new student has arrived. I was getting a little worried that you had gotten lost." The teacher waves him over from behind her desk at the front of the room. She had beautiful, long brown hair and a kind face. Gon couldn't help but to immediatelylike
/her.

Gon approaches her, averting his gaze from everyone now for the moment. "Did you find the room okay?" The teacher asked.

"Yeah, it was easier then I thought." He smiles at her, as she gazes over his schedule. That's when he remembers the teacher's name, having read it when he glanced over his schedule earlier. It was Ms. Siberia.

"I'll get someone to show you around the school for the day, at the end of class." There was murmurs of excitement around the classroom as she says this. "For now, why don't you introduce yourself to the class before you take a seat? Unfortunately, theonly
/empty one we have is towards the back of the room."

"That's fine with me!" Gon chirped, turning around to face the class and clearing his throat before speaking. "I'm Gon Freecss. I'm twelve years old, probably like most of you and I've always lived here on Whale Island." He taps his chinthoughtfullybefore
/continuing. "This is the first real school I've ever been to though, so I hope I can make friends with you all." With that, he gives a little bow before straightening up and smiling. He was still rather nervous and when he was greeted withsilence,
/his heart almost sank.

But the silence lasted only for a moment, as every student then clapped, including Ms. Siberia, all giving him wide smiles. Gon was surprised at this response and blushes slightly before making his way to his seat, passing Retz on the way, where she grinsat
/him again as he walks past her.

As he reaches his seat, that's when Gon saw him.

He had fluffy white hair, wild and untamed; he's never seen anything like it before. He was thin and pale, though from the black turtleneck he was wearing, it was obvious he had some muscle beneath the thin layer.

What must it be like? Gon wondered. To look through the mirror each morning to such an incredible sight?

The boy had a rather bored expression on his face and had earbuds in his ears, though he must have felt Gon staring at him, for he looked up and that's when Gon saw them; his cerulean blue eyes, the color of sapphires, looking at him curiously, as theyshined
/beneath the harsh light of the classroom.

Gon squeaked quietly before turning around and sitting down at his desk, which was right in front of the pale boy.

All through out homeroom, Gon could hardly focus, as he was only thinking about the boy behind him. A few times, he thought he could feel eyes boring into his back and he would glance over his shoulder every time to see the other quickly look away.

When the bell ending homeroom rang, Gon sighed in relief and stood up, pulling his backpack on, before he noticed all the students staring at him expectantly, and that's when he remembered that one of them was supposed to show him around school for therest
/of the day.

Retz looked quite eager for the task, as she was bouncing up and down in excitement, but Ms. Siberia had other ideas.

"Killua." She spoke out clearly, and the boy that had been sitting behind Gon, looked up just as he pulled his ear buds off.

"Why don't you be the one to show Gon around school?"