"Are you sure about this, Kid?" A tall, muscular woman said, her ashen hair a sharp contrast against the brick walls of the alley. Her voice was rasp and deep, and her smile, unwelcoming. Before her stood a small teenager. She had a triangular shape to her blondish green hair, and wore a set of glass visors over her eyes. Although she was only about half the size of the towering woman- probably less- she was 16, only three years younger than the large woman, who was 19.

"I've told you, Jasper," The small girl said, her quirky voice peaking. "I am ready."

"Listen, Kid..." Jasper said, only to be cut off by the small girl.

"My name is Peridot." She said, glaring up at her.

Jasper chuckled. "It takes a lot of guts to interrupt me, pal." Jasper grumbled, a smile on her face. "You know what I do to people who disrespect me?"

"I've got a notion." Peridot said, not flinching as Jasper inched closer. She stared into her firey eyes, ones that seemed to hold a deep rage in them. They held each other's gaze for a moment, until it was broken by Jasper's laughter.

"I like you, kid." She said, patting her shoulder. "You're not afraid, and I can respect that."

Peridot nodded, the fear she felt weighing down on her chest, but she knew that as long as she didn't show it, she would be fine.

"Alright. You want to be a part of the Divide?" Jasper grumbled, "You can join, but this isn't a place for soft, rich girls."

"I know what I'm getting into." the small girl said, crossing her arms. "Don't undermine me."

"Alright, then." Jasper said, smiling, with some indiscernible notion that, perhaps, she may regret the descision. However, she shrugged it off at the sight of Peridot's bold and child-like smile.

Lapis Lazuli, a fair skinned, tall, skinny girl waltzed through the courtyard of Beach City University. Her walk itself displayed much about her. Her arms hung carefree, moving back and forth with each motion of her body, giving the other attendants some notion that perhaps she didn't give much of a damn about anything at all.

This may have seemed even more so since, for the past three days, she had been wandering around the campus alone. No friend stood at her side, no texts lit up her cell phone. Her day seemed almost as lifeless and sullen as the look on her face, which was plastered plainly upon it all day.

Today was the first day of classes, as the last three had been set for scheduling and the arrangement of student housing. Lapis gripped her schedule tightly in her left hand as her right struck through her short, deep blue hair. She was on her way to her dorm, g16, to make sure everything was in order before she went to her first class, Geometry. It was positioned on one of the many fixated hallways that branched off from the oddly shaped school, of which was lined in comfortable carpet and beige fresco walls. The brown doors that headed into each dorm room were adorned with silver embroiled numbers, identifying who they belonged to. Lapis approached hers, opening it gently as she turned on the light. It was empty, and for that, she was thankful.

She had asked for a lone dorm room, however each room was built for two people, and the administration could not promise that they would not have to use her extra space for new students. So, at any point, some one could move in. She was just very, VERY thankful that she could have a room all to herself.

She dug through her things, which were still packed into bags neatly next to her bed. She had not unpacked much. Once she got what she needed, her laptop case, she headed out the door, and onto class.

Inside the class, dully colored posters lined the wall in an attempt to make math seem indefinitely less intimidating and more fun than it actually was. The seats were quickly being filled by eager and somewhat frantic students, excited to start their school year off with a bang. Lapis Lazuli made her way to the back of class, near the second story window, (Where all the cool anime protagonists sat.) She pulled from her bag her laptop, ready to take notes if necessary.

The teacher, a tall, broad shouldered woman with something of a masculine face greeted all of them loudly, her brunette hair swishing back and forth with each eccentric movement of her body.

"Good morning class," She said, an incredible light brimming in her eyes, as if she wanted nothing more than to see her room full of attentive, lively students who were as enthused and happy as she was about the new school year. This was, for the most part, true, although Lapis's expression gave even the teacher the notion that she hated the idea of being trapped in the four walls that surrounded her.

In truth, Lapis didn't really care about much, except that her grades were relatively high and that she got through the day. She wasn't quite sure what it was, but she often gave off the impression to other people that she was angry- at something deep down inside. Perhaps she was, she thought, but she was too laid back to delve too deep into her own psychology.

"Since we're all new here..." The teacher began, her smile lighting up the room. "And I'm sure you're excited to be the first classes to attend the newly build university, why don't we get to know each other?"

A quiet rumble began through the class. It was true, most did not know each other, so there was little to no rejection of the idea of at least spreading names. And so, it began as the bulky figure of the teacher spun around and began writing on the electronic board, nicknamed the "Smart-Board." When she finished, she stepped away, revealing a beautifully signed signature, spelling out the name "Ms. Amber."

"My name is Ms. Amber." The teacher said dauntingly, and turned to the first student to the far left of the classroom. "Now, we'll go around the room and each of us will tell who we are, and something about us."

She lifted her hand to one of the student, who was a boy with deep purple, spiky hair. He wore his sunglasses like trophies, and although he had a slim figure, his muscle mass was clear. "My name's Dexter." He said in a moderately low voice, smiling. "I like to run track."

That was all he said before he sat back down in his seat, satisfied with his introduction, as if he had given a speech about his whole life story concentrated into two sentences. It was a kind of simplicity and confidence that Lapis couldn't quite wrap her head around.

The next student stood, a girl with a considerably feminine figure and long, black, braided hair. She said aloud, "The name's Earthquake. And I'm a dabbling magician." she said, with the same level of confidence. Lapis thought for sure, the two must have known one another, Dexter and Earthquake. They both held that certain quality in a person that makes the like-minded flock together, like a moth to a flame, and inevitably, to their doom. The two could be perceived by Lapis to be nothing but trouble.

A few more students raised to say their names, and a few mentionables rose. "My name is Steven." One boy said, a small freshman who looked out of place among the towering boys and girls next to him. Though, Lapis couldn't help but think of him as cute, and likable.

Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl all came one after another. Lapis didn't like either of them just by looking at them. They seemed too focused. Too like minded. Too prestigious.

The rest of them were plain, boring, at least to Lapis. They were common people with common interests, clearly set to one group. A few geeks in the corner, some jocks in the middle, and so forth. However, the mantle soon came to Lapis, and she reluctantly stood and said her name.

"My name is Lapis Lazuli." She said crudely, her bittersweet voice echoing through the room, hanging on the ears of the students it held like gentle butterflies that, at any moment, could turn man-eating and ravenous. Perhaps it gave her the aura of being terrifying, because a few students seemed to shrink against her words.

"I like to swim," She finished, eyeing at the students almost awkwardly. Ms. Amber breathed in quite slowly, almost expectantly. For a moment there was a silence, however, that silence was broken by the sound of the door being swung open. Lapis's eyes, as well as most of the students's, darted to it. In the doorway, Peridot stood, her Triangular hair almost making navigating difficult. She dusted off her tee shirt, taking a deep breath as she looked out to the students, many of which were now staring.

"Late, and on the first day?" Ms. Amber asked, more demandingly than inquisitively, but her face lightened when she saw Peridot's face trace a bit of the notion that she was distraught.

"It's okay, dear." The teacher added, smiling. "We were just introducing ourselves. Could you tell us your name- and something about yourself?"

Peridot grinned widely at her words, taking a breath, and eyeing the considerably taller patrons of the room.

"My name is Peridot!" She said aloud, chuckling. "And I'm a member of the Divide!"

And so it was- that the flame entered the room. The flame every moth flocked to, with some indiscernible notion that, perhaps, they may regret the decision.

Okay guys, so, this was a really short starting chapter (As most of mine are) But the next ones will be longer, (Shooting for at least 3000 words a chapter.) Anyway, thank you guys so much for your support on my other works. Please leave a review, I would greatly appreciate it, and any feedback would be appreciated, even if it is negative.