Staring out the window at things as we passed them, I tried to collect myself- place myself here. I had never really belonged anywhere I went- and I wanted to put a stop to that.
"We're here miss," the cab driver said, getting out to help me with my bags. It wasn't necessary- but it was appreciative.
"Thank you," I smiled, and handed him a tip. He dipped his hat briefly and got back in the cab.
"You have a chance to really shine now- Well patience never was one of your true virtues." The familiar ringtone sounded, and rolling my eyes smiling to myself, I picked up my cell phone.
"Do you have a timer or something set?" I asked, in a joking tone.
"Very funny," the woman on the other side laughed," So- I'm guessing you are at the school?"
"Yes," I nodded," I just arrived- and this place is huge- way bigger then it looks on the papers!"
"Of course it does silly! I want you to call me once you get settled into your room and all that- ok?"
"Alright Keera," I nodded.
"Alright- Have fun, be careful, and remember to call me if you need anything," she told me.
"I will- thank you."
"Bye Kaori."
"Bye Keera." Hanging up, I placed the cell phone back in my jeans pocket, shouldered one bag, and grabbed the other one. Keera was my Foster manager- had been since I had been enlisted into the foster program when I was eight. That was thirteen years ago- around about. Now, I was twenty one- and on m y way to college. It had taken a lot to get me available for the option to attend college; a lot of hard work in school, work outside of school, and extra work voluntarily around the city. Thankfully though, it had all paid off- and here I was- at North Blizzard Technical College in Canada. As I walked up through the streets I saw a couple people lounging around- some studying- some just messing around, enjoying the weather. All in all, this could be considered a mini town- which is what it was in my opinion. Reaching the main building to the college- I followed signs all the way to the office. The door opened manually, and I walked in, blinking in surprise as the door closed right behind me.
"Can I help you?" Looking back in front of me instead of at the door- I saw a woman at a desk; I walked over to her and handed her my papers.
"I'm Kaori Chideera," I informed, as she looked over the papers, and she nodded.
"Yes- we have been expecting you ," the lady smiled," I am Miss. Asari. I have a few questions for you before I go make copies."
"Alright." I nodded.
"Do you have a preference on genders for teachers, councilors, ect…?" she asked.
"No- I do fine with all," I replied, and she nodded.
"Very well- please have a seat, I'll be right back." Sitting down in one of the chairs, I looked around. As I studied the office, I noticed- out of the corner of my eyes- keep struggling with her black/brown bangs. Some of the strands were too short to keep behind her ear, and they kept falling in her eyes.
"Hey- Shizune, when you have time, I need these copied as well," A man with long white hair said, coming out of an office.
"Jiraiya," Miss. Asari sighed, and then nodded. Smiling, he set the papers down on the table beside her and went back into his office. When he had turned, I had noticed he had a small amount of makeup on. That kind of creeped me out a little- but hey, who's to judge people based on what they wear? All that matters to me is what's on the inside- so until I actually got to know him or anyone, I wouldn't judge them- I'd just keep track of their attitudes and what not.
"Alright," Miss. Asari said, bringing me out of my thoughts; I saw she was now sitting beside me," Here are your papers. I have copies I will put into the system. Here are some papers- your class schedule, dorm room, basic rules, and a map. This sheet I need each of your teachers to sign and you need to bring it back at the end of the day. I will be your guidance councilor- so if you ever need any thing, feel free to let me know. If you need to talk to me about anything- You can normally find me at that desk-"she gestured to the desk she had been sitting at earlier," Or you can find me in my office." She gestured to an office beside the one with the guy in it.
"Who's the guy?" I asked.
"Wow- straight foreword- you'll fit right in," Miss. Asari smiled," That's Jiraiya Tsuki- he's in charge of most detentions and he's also the other guidance councilor."
"Alright," I nodded.
"Anything-"Miss. Asari began, but was cut off by an irritated yell.
"SHIZUNE!" All three of us- Miss. Asari, Jiraiya, and I- looked towards the hall that led further into the office.
"Err… If you need anything else- let me know," Miss. Asari said," But if you need anything right now- feel free to ask Jiraiya." With that, she quickly disappeared into the hall.
"You must be the new student we've been expecting." I looked at the door and saw Jiraiya looking at me.
"Yes sir," I nodded, standing up.
"Call me Jiraiya- everyone does- besides, sir and Mr. makes me sound old," he smiled, which caused me to smile while I nodded.
"Would you like me to guide you to your dorm?" he asked.
"Yes please," I replied. He smiled kindly, and we walked out of the office.
"Everyone here is pretty nice- there are a few students to watch out for- so since you're new, it would be best not to walk around alone."
"Ah," I nodded, and then asked him," Who was the woman who called for Miss. Asari? If you don't mind me asking."
"Not at all," Jiraiya smiled," That was Tsunade- or, as the students call her, ." I remember Miss. Asari calling him Tsuki, and I began wondering.
"Are you two related?" I asked.
"You could say- we're married," he informed me, smiling," Have been for 27 years."
"Congratulations."
"Thank you- well, here we are," Jiraiya said, as we stopped. Looking forward, I saw a huge apartment-like complex.
"Thank you Jiraiya," I smiled, and he shrugged.
"No problem- I hope you enjoy your college life here ." He turned and began walking away as I climbed the stairs to the front door.
Walking in, I was greeted by a cool blast of air from the ventilation. After being outside, the air felt so good- but sadly, I couldn't stand there all day bathing in the air. Looking around, I took in my surroundings- and then, I shouldered my bag once more, took my other bag in my hand and started following the signs- and the map incase the signs were wrong- to the correct floor, and the correct place. Once I arrived though, I was unsure whether or not to knock on the door. After arguing silently with myself on what to do- I tried to the door handle and found it unlocked. Taking a deep breath, I walked in cautiously, and looked around. So far- no one was around, so I was still on my own. Closing the door softly behind me, I took a look at the papers I had been given by Miss. Asari.
Building 2
Floor 3
Room 4
"So, in other words, all I have to do is find the way to room 4," I said silently to myself.
"I c-can show you w-where it is." I spun around, and saw a woman sitting in a chair, curled up in almost a ball.
"Really? Thanks- I'd appreciate that," I smiled.
"N-no problem," she answered, getting up. I saw her waist long purple hair when she passed me, and her light grey/purple eyes were gorgeous. Following her, it wasn't long before I came to room 4.
"H-Here you g-go."
"Thank you." I smiled again, and then held out a hand," Im Kaori- Kaori Chideera.
"H-Hinata Hyuuga," she replied, shaking my hand. She walked away back towards the main room, and I walked into the room. It was pretty dim- it had a small window near the back- but even with the window, I could barely see a thing. Fumbling around a little, I found the bed, and laid my bag on it- then began searching for the light switch. After a minute of searching, I found it- it was slightly hidden behind the cabinet that was in the room. Flipping on the lights, I looked around better and saw what my room was like.
"I could get used to this," I nodded, smiling to myself. Walking towards the dresser, I looked up into the mirror and sighed. My hair would most likely be in a huge rat- or a huge mess, one of the two. No matter how hard I had tried, it always ended up like that when I left it in a ponytail for days at a time; but putting a hat on over top of that probably didn't help much. Walking to my bag, I fished out my hair brush, took off the hat, took my hair out of the pony tail and began working on the mop-on-my-head as Keera always called it when it got like this. After endless brushing, my smooth head of black shiny, wavy hair was back as it should be. It cascaded down my back, stopping off in layers every now and then. The longest strand stopped at the middle of my back; the shortest strand stopped at my shoulder. Glancing up into the mirror, it reflected my blue eyes- some say they were an electric blue, some say a bright blue- to me, they were an ugly blue. At school, everyone loved talking about my eyes- and I got tired of all the popularity. If my eyes had been a normal blue, I wouldn't have ever been as popular as I had been- which is what I wanted. I hated being popular- it made you more of a target; and for those who were already popular, it made you an enemy. I hated that more then anything, but oh well. Sighing, I decided I'd go and look around; Keera could wait a little bit longer for my phone call. Walking back into the main room, I spotted Hinata in the same chair she had been in earlier.
"Hey Hinata," I smiled, and she looked up.
"Hey K-Kaori," she smiled back, nervously. She was shy; I could tell that from how she spoke. It didn't bother me- I could be friends with some of the weirdest people and not care that others thought they were weird.
"So- are we the only ones here?" I asked.
"Right n-now, yes," Hinata answered," Temari is most likely with her brothers- and Sakura is out with Ino right now… probably giving Sasuke a hard time."
"Why would they…?"
"Because- they b-both used to like h-him, but then Ino- you c-could say- won," Hinata explained," S-Sakura is now dating S-Sasori."
"Oh, alright," I smiled, and then asked," Can you take a look at my schedule? I want to try to find someone that has classes with me… Jiraiya said it would be in my best interest to find someone to walk with since I was new."
"He w-would be correct," Hinata nodded, looking at the paper I had given her," T-there are a couple people- mainly o-one group in particular- t-that has a knack for m-making a lot of t-trouble. You wouldn't w-want to hang out w-with them." Nodding, I waited for her to finish with my schedule- which after a minute or two, she handed back.
"You and I h-have no classes t-together," she informed me," But you and S-Sakura have Chemistry t-together."
"Alright- thank you."
"No p-problem."
Once I had completely finished getting settled, I figured I'd give Keera a call.
"Hey Keera- it's me," I said, when she finally picked up.
"Hey- what took you so long?" she demanded.
"Sorry- I took a small break before I unpacked."
"A small break for what?!"
"To get to know one of my dorm mates." It was silent for a couple seconds.
"Oh- alright," Keera said," Well- is everything going smoothly?"
"As smoothly as can be."
"That's good. Well, call me when you can and let me know how things are going. I don't want to call and interrupt you sleeping- or studying- or anything like that."
"I will- I promise- Bye Keera."
"Bye Kaori- have fun and be safe."
"I will." We hung up and I fell backwards onto my bed. Staring at the ceiling, I heard my stomach growl- and that's when the smell of pizza reached my nose- and brought me out of my thoughts. Traveling back down the hall, I came to the main room- and looked around. Hinata was gone from her chair; and so my eyes traveled around.
"There y-you are," Hinata said from behind me," I w-was just coming t-to see if y-you were hungry."
"Yeah," I admitted," I haven't ate since this morning- and that was airport food."
"Ah- come on in a-and meet the o-other two," Hinata said, and I followed her into the kitchen. Surrounding the three pizza boxes where two girls- one with dirty blonde hair in four spiky ponytails- another with shoulder length pink hair.
"Guys, t-this is Kaori C-Chideera," Hinata said, and their attention switched from the stare down to me," Kaori- t-this is Sakura," Hinata said, gesturing towards the pink haired woman," a-and this is Temari." She gestured towards the dirty blonde haired girl.
"Nice to meet you," Sakura smiled, and then she and Temari- who had nodded at me- returned to their stare down.
"Do they always do that?" I asked Hinata quietly.
"Y-yes," Hinata nodded," its k-kind of like a r-routine to them." Nodding almost to myself, Hinata and I watched the stare down until Hinata pointed out she liked fresh pizza rather then heated up or cold pizza- which then made Temari and Sakura apologize and we ate. While eating, we talked and got to know each other. I found out I also had Physics with Temari's brother Kankuro- and possibly some other people that he knew. This was by far- probably the best first day at a school I could ever hope for- now all I had to do was wait and see how everything else panned out.