Step after step, a pair of red converse was getting closer to one specific room. Bright green eyes were watching and memorizing every detail on the way.
The building was amazing. Whoever made it was a genius. It was practically made out of a central square connected at a corner with another one. The interior was so different from the norm. It looked like an University out of a fictional movie.
"The headmaster is inside. Please, take care what you say" Those curious green eyes moved on the older woman.
The new student raised an eyebrow and nodded. Once she entered, her eyes fell on a stoic face. They stared at each other for a few minutes. She wasn't sure if she could approach him or not. In the end, she took a step forward.
"What is your business here, herbivore?"
His eyes were cold and he held a different aura than most headmasters. Actually, he didn't look at all like one. His attitude was probably the mirror of his looks: cold and authoritative.
"I just transferred here. I'm-"
His eyes scanned her. It felt like he was looking into her soul. She was tall and very feminine. It was clear from her face shape and her green eyes that she was a foreigner. She was dressed in a green dress and had a cardigan over it. Her red converses were matching with her upper clothes. She was dressed in a certain style. She wasn't interesting and she seemed weak.
"I don't use my time for something as petty as that. That is why I have a secretary. Go talk to her about your installment" She blinked. She entered for nothing. He wasn't even welcoming her. He was nothing but rude.
"But she told me you have to-" She shut up when she saw him getting up. He narrowed his eyes at her and scowled. With every step taken towards her, she could feel her heartbeats getting louder.
"Rule number one: never defy the headmaster" He stopped right in front of her and glared. His voice sent chills down her spine but she wasn't intimidated; at least not yet. She bowed out of respect and left quickly.
The secretary led her to the girls' dormitory. It was quite spacious.
"This place looks amazing"
She was really confident in her choice. Enrolling into Hibird was probably the best for her. It looked like no one was really courageous enough to enter those fields on their own.
"We take high pride in our University's style and architecture" the secretary sounded really proud. She had reasons to be. It was an amazing building.
"How many students does it have?" The secretary rubbed her hand and thought closely about that.
"Hibari has high standards so he doesn't accept everyone. He tests them throughout the year and if they fail, he throws them out"
Somehow, she was surprised. He looked like that kind of guy.
"Isn't he a little too young to be headmaster?" The secretary chuckled.
"I guess he is. I bet I'm older than him" Ira chuckled. "But he is a good headmaster. He has a certain style to deal with the sponsors and with the students" Ira raised an eyebrow but didn't pry into dangerous subjects.
"It's really big, though. I'm going to share this room, right?" The secretary nodded.
"The university has 50 students and 10 teachers. They all live on the campus so the rooms are properly equipped" That sounded great. She could live in a place where not many could afford or venture into.
"I like it" The secretary smiled softly and left.
Ira sighed happily and placed her hands on her waist. It was going to be an eventless year and she was excited for it.
The next day, Ira woke up in a new bed and a new room. The clock just struck 6 am and she was the first up. She blamed that on her former mentor. He was an annoying bastard who would always wake her up very early in the morning.
She took her time in the bathroom. She looked at her reflection and smiled contently. She moved to Tokyo for her own sake.
"New beginnings come with new responsibilities" She really believed that. She wanted a normal life with common interests and nothing flashy. If she could, she wanted to fit in and forget about the past.
When she walked back into her room, her roommates were just waking up. They were around 18 years old.
"You must be the new girl?"
The girl who started the conversation was probably the eldest between the two. She looked tired. Even if she just woke up, she had prominent halos and she looked pale. The other one looked better.
"Yes. I'm Ira" She smiled kindly, gesture that she didn't get in return.
"Don't expect me to welcome you nicely. Nothing about this university is nice" The girl left and closed the door loudly behind her. Ira blinked in confusion.
Her eyes turned to the younger girl. She was making her bed. Ira tilted her head to the side and inspected her. She was very thin. She looked like she didn't eat much. Or, she was really careful what she was eating.
"Are you a model?"
The question surprised the girl. Not because it came out of nowhere, but because Ira's tone sounded judging.
"I try. But my measures keep changing" Ira raised an eyebrow and walked closer to her. She sat on her bed and stared at the girl.
"I'm Ira. I just transferred from Osaka. I hope I'm not intruding" The girl shook her head innocently and sat on her neat bed.
"I'm Yumi. The other girl, her name is Mei. Sorry for her behavior. She got scolded by the headmaster yesterday" Ira's interest quirked instantly.
"Hibari scolds the students if they do something against the rules?" Yumi nodded. "Did you?" She sighed. Even if they lived in luxury, they were being scolded. "Isn't that a little extreme?"
"You don't know what you got yourself into, do you?" Ira blinked in confusion. "Most students here are not smart and they are definitely not up to their parents' expectations. That's why we are here, in the first place"
"So this is your punishment. This is more of a rehabilitation center than anything else" She nodded. Ira's plans suddenly came to a halt. She hoped that life would become normal but that was only a good dream. She entered the lion's cage on her own.
"You may not know and may not notice but, most of us have issues. The teachers from here are weird too" She shivered. The teachers were probably really harsh.
"But you do learn something?" Ira wasn't sure what to expect anymore. It was only her first day and she found out why Hibird was such a handful university.
"We do. They do teach us normal subjects too. But the rules are a little unstable. The teachers change them as they see fit. The headmaster doesn't really get involved too much"
For the rest of the morning, Yumi told Ira everything she needed to know about the student life in Hibird Univ. What seemed like a luxurious life was only a cover for Hell. That was the conclusion Ira came to. There was one more detail that she didn't understand.
While she walked around the halls, she noticed different crests on the vests. Yumi had the answer to that mystery.
"Have you watched Harry Potter?" Ira nodded. She was quite a fan of that series. It made her think that the good side was always winning in the end. "We have the same format; kind of"
Many students were talking in the hall. They looked very normal. Much like Yumi said, they didn't seem to cause any trouble. They didn't even notice the new student.
"There's the elite, the students who try and reach Hibari's standards. They are all from the Violet House. Next are the medium level students. They are the Blue House. We are in the Blue house. The lowest rank is made out of students with behavior problems. They get scolded a lot and get into trouble. They are the Red House"
"I see"
"One more thing. It doesn't matter how rich you are or how influential your family is. We are all treated the same and have to obey the rules" That was quite a surprise for Ira. That was rare in the whole world.