I step out of the car eager to stretch my legs after so long sitting down, after feeling my back crack I took the time to look at my surroundings while dad unloaded the truck. So this is it huh, not as bad is I expected.I was standing in front of an old looking home in the middle of some woods it's at least two stories with peeling gray paint.I could hear Eridan grumbling in the back seat must have fallen asleep on the ride here.

"come on and wake up kid we're here." I told him trying to get him to wake up.

"Need any help dad?" I called out Figuring the kid would wake up on his own when he was ready least I have time to sort outa the age old problem of who gets which room.

"Ya can you take these boxes and pick out the room you want" he replied. I quickly picked up the box labeled Cronus and the other labeled Eridan and hurried into the house.

I walked inside and saw that it opened directly into the living room with the kitchen to the side, from the doorway I could see the backyard which appeared to be relatively overgrown, but it had a lake at least

Looking around the main floor a little longer I found only a bathroom with the stairs being right across from it. Figuring that the bedrooms where up the stairs I quickly climbed them. At the top I found a second living room with four doors, the closest one to me was clearly the master, across from it was what would end up being either me or Eridans room. Beside it was a second bathroom and beside that was another room nearly identical to the other except it had a window facing the backyard, whereas the other one had a window facing the woods. I set down the box of my stuff and placed Eridans in his room then I looked around and thought about how this may not be all that bad, when I had first heard the news that we would be moving I was understandably upset now though I need to head down and help unpack.

"God I am so sore." I whined as I came down the stairs for breakfast. We had somehow managed to get most of our thing in their correct places, which means we could have actual food before school. Seeing eridan already up and chowing down on a piece of toast I decided to temporarily forget my woes in favor of eating. Not long after I showed up did the old man show his face telling us to be ready to leave in ten minutes.

The ride to school had been uneventful save for my complaints about how going to school the day after you moved was completely unfair, all of which went ignored.

When I arrived at the school grounds I decided that this must be the most average high school in the world there was nothing I could see that was at all eye catching or stood out in any way. So I made my way inside and got my schedule. Seeing that my first class was English I made my way to the room.

When I got finally found my way there almost everyone was already seated so I took one of the few seats left which happened to be right next to a kid in a bright red sweater, what kind of person wears a sweater at this time of year? I thought it was barely fall and nowhere near cold, but I decided to be a nice guy and try to make friends.

"hey what's your name, an' what's with the get up you know it's still summer right?" I must have been zoning out because the poor kid jumped almost out of his seat. When he turned to answer me I got a good look at his face, he was quite pale which was a stark contrast to his almost black hair which he had cut short just a little below his ears, his eyes where a striking shade of brown, in fact they almost looked red in the rooms lighting, all in all the guy was pretty cute.I was so entranced by his eyes that I hadn't even noticed he had started talking.

"And furthermore—" I quickly stopped him." Sorry chief I missed the first part mind going back for me?" I apologized hearing him make a little huff of annoyance before staring again.

" I said that my name is kankri and that I have every right to dress how I want and that, yes my attire is slightly out of place for this time year, I feel most comfortable in it and as I have no classes that require me to leave the school building I run little risk of overheating." It was clear to see that the guy wanted to say more but that was when the teacher came in and started the mandatory first day of school get to know your classmate games.

After 5 periods of being told the same set of rules and expectations it was time for lunch and with it presenting a new challenge, finding somewhere to eat. It turned out not to be as big of a challenge as i had thought it would be. Almost as soon as I had gotten my food a girl with swirling tattoos all the way down her arms and a black and green dress practically dragged me to where she and kankri were sitting

"my name is porrim I saw you talking with kankri earlier and figured you might want to sit with us seeing as your new and all." She introduced herself.

"That's very nice of you, thanks. I'm Cronus, I just moved here yesterday with my dad and younger brother." I told her then I explained that we had moved so my dad could help figure out what had happen to the that had gone missing recently."ya I think her name was lotus, or tulip, or something."I said trying to remember what my father had told me, she had supposedly left her house to go skating with some friends but she never showed up. That was several months ago and the police were running low on leads.

"Latula, her name is, I mean was latula." Kankri corrected me it turns out that the two of them had been pretty good friends with the girl. After that we mostly ate in silence until lunch was over.