Kate tried to make her way as quickly through the hallway as she could without dropping her things. She'd been making several back-and-forths to transfer all of her belongings to her dorm and it was down to just one last trip. But she hadn't been fast enough to unload the last few books: students had by now flooded the academy, and it was becoming increasingly hard not to bump into anyone. Perhaps if she could just make it out of the main hallway, she could-
"Ow!"
Kate had been so distracted avoiding obstacles she'd walked right into someone. Luckily, she didn't fall, but she dropped all of her things!
"Oh man!" she said, dropping to her knees and picking up the books.
Some of the pages lost their grip on the bindings and fluttered away, slipping just beyond her reach.
"Oh, sorry!" said a male voice. "Here, let me help,"
"No, it's okay, I'm..."
Kate raised her face so she could pick up the papers she'd dropped, but a hand was already holding them out to her. She looked up to thank the person and froze.
"...good." she finished her sentence faintly.
She was face to face with the best-looking human male she'd ever seen. Tanned skin, dark brown hair and the most amazing blue eyes.
"Here," said the boy, flashing a breath-taking smile as he held out the pages.
Kate took them and they both stood.
"Thanks," she said, smiling and blushing furiously.
Of all the things she thought would happen upon her return to the Interstellar Academy, this wasn't one of them!