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Kid: You shouldn't be so formal.

Tegan: Whatever. Enjoy the story!

DISCLAIMER- I do not own any of the characters except my O/C character, Laina.

You Need to Open Up

PV- Laina

The sun seemed to be laughing more than usual today. I couldn't tell if it was mocking me, or trying to comfort me. I flipped my brown ponytail back, but of course, it bounced back forward. "Damn hair." I whispered under my breath. The rocky road crumbled beneath my feet as I paced towards the DWMA.

"First day. You excited?" the voice in my head asked. I had been hearing The Voice ever since I was a baby. Sometimes it says useful things, sometimes stupid. At least he's always been there for me. I recall my mother once saying something about it being a side effect of my powers.

Not really, I replied to The Voice though my thoughts.

I arrived at the school early, six o' clock, so I could look around the building for a bit. The DWMA was gigantic, and littered with spikes, skulls, and fire. I looked down at my clothing. I surely wouldn't fit in with this school. Looking at the school, all the students were probably goth. My dark blue jeans, Black Converse, and plaid shirt weren't going to work. Damn. I wonder if I could go home and change. Nah. I'm too late.

I strolled into the building and, somehow, successfully located the office. "Excuse me," I said to one of the women, "Today's my first day here."

"Oh, oh, oh! You're the new student! Lyna, was it?"

"Laina." I said skeptically. I didn't think it was that hard to say.

"Oh, oh, oh. Sorry dear. Now, now. I'll just look for your folder…Ah! Here it is! Laina Zin. Quite an unusual name you've got there, dear. Here's your folder dear. It contains your schedule, and a bunch of other forms you should look at at home. Oh! I see that you're a meister. We'll find you a weapon in no time."

"Um…Thank you." I walked away quickly. Weirdo, I thought. The long hallways were so complicated, it made my head hurt. Plus, I think I lost 10 pounds from all the stairs I had to climb.

Once I walked around the school a bit, I went in search of the classrooms. I looked down at my schedule. 'Class Crescent Moon' it said. I wandered around a bit before I found a cute little sign hanging above one of the doors. This must be it! I took my phone out of my pocket. 6:54. The paper said that we were allowed to enter our classrooms 10 minutes before school starts. I'm going in! I push open the door, and a few students are already there. Actually there was quite a lot. I walked up to the teacher who, by looking at the paper, I could tell his name was Dr. Stein. "Excuse me? Dr. Stein? My name's Laina Zin, and I'm new here. I believe I'm in your homeroom."

"May I see your schedule?" he questioned. I handed him the folded paper. "Well…looks like you are. Go and take a seat next to…"He observed the students, "Maka. She's the girl up there with the two ponytails. You see her?" I nod, "Good." I walked up the stairs, clumsily tripping over two of them. Once I reached the chair, I took a seat and turned to the girl arranging her books.

"Hi. I'm Laina Zin."

The girl removed her head from a book, "Hi! Welcome to DWMA! I'm Maka. Maka Albarn. Weapon or meister?"

I stumbled a bit on that question, "I'm a meister," I think. Is that what I put on the form?

"That's great! Me too. Why did you start here so late in the year?"

"Oh…um…Dad's work. He travels a lot." I lied.

"I'm so glad I got to meet you! I hope your year here is great!"

"Ya…um…thanks." I looked down at my form. Did this mean I made a friend?

"Oh!" Maka turned to me again, "I LOVE your shirt."

"Oh! Thanks." I said, "I like your coat. It's cute."

She laughed, "Ya. It's one of my favorites." Then we both resumed what we were doing.

Did you like the 1st chapter? I promise you, it's going to get a lot more interesting. Reviews are supportive! ;) Thanks for reading chapter 1!

Kid: I wasn't even in this chapter.

Tegan: I'll put you in the next one.

Kid: Don't make me look stupid, okay?

Tegan: Maybe.