Poppy and Rosemary stood outside the school building, staring at it apprehensively. Turning, Rosemary tucked a strand of long blonde hair behind her ear nervously. "Poppy, I don't know if I can do this."
"Of course you can," Poppy encouraged her, her golden eyes meeting her twin's wide gaze. Though they had the same eye color, and they wore the same outfit (a navy blousse with skinny jeans and blue flats) their hair was radically different. Poppy had short pink hair, unlike her sister's long golden locks. Also, Rosemary was MUCH shyer than bold Poppy. "Just follow my lead."
Together, the twins stepped into the school.
"Hello girls," called the principal as she bustled over, "welcome to Sweet Amoris High. I hope you'll feel at home quickly in your new school. I would suggest you go see Nathaniel, the student body president. He'll help you make sure your registration is complete. He should be in the student council room." Without further ado, the principal disappeared to her office.
"We should take a look around," Poppy said to Rosemary.
Rosemary gave Poppy an are-you-crazy look. "We don't know anything about this place, Poppy! We'll get totally lost. We should go see Nathaniel."
Poppy sighed. "Fine."
When the girls walked into the student delegate room the principle had pointed out, someone at one of the tables looked up. It was a boy with blond hair and golden eyes. Poppy seemed dazzled by the sight of him, so Rosemary spoke up. "H-hi, have you seen Nathaniel around?"
He answered, "Hello, I'm Nathaniel, do you need something?"
Recovering, Poppy quickly responded, "The principal asked us to come and see you about our enrollment forms."
"Oh, you're the new students, I'll take a look." He turned to his table and shuffled through his papers before coming back to them. "Well, it looks like there are some things missing here. Let's see... You still need a photo for your ID and $25 for the enrollment fee... And the most important thing, you seem to have forgotten to hand in one of these forms, the one with your parents' signature. You need to take that in, too."
"I checked everything myself, are you sure?" Rosemary asked, confused. Then she blushed, embarrassed, but Nathaniel didn't seem to mind.
He said, "Just in case, I'll make sure your form didn't get put in another file. Go and take care of your photo and money for the enrollment fee." He smiled at her, saying, "Well, in any case, it's nice to see some new students here that are serious."
Rosemary blushed even deeper and fled the room, Poppy following her.
The dreamy expression on Poppy's face soon disappeared, though, as three girls approached them. "Hey, so you're the new girls!" the leader said.
"Yeah, hel-" began Poppy.
"Wow, between you and that other new guy, we can't exactly say we got lucky this new term, can we girls? Ha ha ha!" The three of them laughed like the joke was hilarious, and the girls barrelled right past them, almost knocking them over.
Poppy dusted herself off, looking disgusted. "What a brat," she muttered under her breath. "Come on," she added to Rosemary, "let's go before they come back." She led the way into a nearby classroom, where they were greeted by a redhead girl.
"Hello, so you're the new students, is that right? My name is Iris, we'll be in the same class together." The girl beamed at them, and the twins were glad to see that there were at least SOME nice girls at this school.
"Hi, I'm Poppy, and this is Rosemary," she said, introducing herself and her sister.
Iris grinned at them. "Nice to meet you two, I hope you'll like it here, I'll see you later."
"Thanks, see you later," answered Poppy, her irration at her previous treatment gone already.
Moving to the courtyard in their explorations, the girls ran across a redheaded boy. He scowled at them in a way that reduced even Poppy's boldness to a querulous "...Hi?"
"Hi," he said flatly.
"We just got here, we're having a look around," Poppy said hurriedly, suddenly feeling the need to explain what they were doing.
"Ok, all right. Go have your look around." He seemed completely uninterested. Poppy wandered back into the school with a very frightened Rosemary at her heels.
In the hallway, they came across someone... unexpected.
"Hey Rosemary, how's it going?"
Rosemary nearly jumped out of her skin at the sight of an admirer from her old school. "What...?!"
"I transferred schools so I could be with you!" The nerdy kid beamed at her.
"Uh... yeah, that's great, but I have some things to do still..." said Rosemary awkwardly, trying to avoid her not-so-secret admirer.
"I don't believe it!" Poppy declared. "Are you going to follow us around for this long?!" Normally Rosemary would have admonished her, but she was actually somewhat relieved.
"Oh I'm..." Ken seemed hurt as he continued, "I'm sorry, I just thought it'd be too depressing if I couldn't see you anymore." He directed that last part at Rosemary, but Poppy dragged her away before she did something she regretted.
They ended up meeting later on in a classroom, and Rosemary said, "So, tell me..."
"Yes, Rosemary?" asked Ken eagerly.
"What are you doing?" Poppy hissed to her.
"Trust me," Rosemary whispered back before turning back to Ken. "Where did you get your ID photo taken?"
"I got it taken in town at a shop run by an old man," Ken chirped in reply.
"Thank you," Rosemary said, disappearing promptly so that he wouldn't try to follow her.
He did anyway. "Wow, you've looked around the whole school already, it's super big!"
"Well, go get lost somewhere, then," snapped Poppy
"Uh..." stammered Ken, "okay I'll try."
Poppy dragged Rosemary away again, and this time Ken didn't follow. "I'll stay here, and you go to the store so we don't run into that creep again," Poppy said. Rosemary nodded and disappeared from the schoolgrounds.
Poppy headed back to the student delegate's room, where Nathaniel asked her, "So your file, is it coming along? I haven't had a chance to see if your enrollment form was around here, can you come back just in case?"
Fake-pouting, Poppy teased him, "Well, it's obvious you don't have a lot of fun."
To her surprise, Nathaniel agreed with her, saying, "Yeah, I'm not really known for being funny, I should try harder."
"Come on, I'm sure you can be fun if you want to be," Poppy said, flirting a little.
He smiled. "You're right, I'll make an effort next time."
The twins regrouped in the courtyard, where they were surprised when a visitor popped up. "Yoo-hoo sweeties! I've been looking all over for you!" cried the pink-haired woman before them.
"Auntie?" Both twins blinked in confusion, and Poppy continued, "What are you doing here, and why are you dressed like that?" She goggled at her aunt's fairy outfit.
"Let's see, I'm your godmother, so I must be your fairy godmother too, hee hee hee. Here, take this gift." She handed them each a pearl necklace. "It will help you in your quest for love. Ah love, love is such a beautiful thing..."
"In our quest for what?" cried both girls. "What are-"
But it was no use. Their aunt had already left.
Shaking it off, the girls headed inside, where Nathaniel met them. "Oh, Poppy, I forgot to tell you, I'm sorry but you two's registrations couldn't be completed."
"What?" shouted both girls. "Why?" demanded Rosemary. "What have we done?"
Poppy, meanwhile, stared at him for a moment as realization set over her face. "This is a joke, right?"
Nathaniel chuckled. "Ha ha! You should see your face. So, pretty good joke, huh?"
"Ah, that's not funny, you had me worried!" declared Rosemary, relief flooding her features. Then she blushed again.
"Oh, sorry, I'll try harder next time," Nathaniel said simply.
Later the girls checked in with Nathaniel, who had found their papers. Then they found the principal in the hallway. "Ah, young ladies, have you completed your registration?"
"Yes, here are our enrollment forms," Poppy said, holding out the papers.
"Let's see, I don't want to lose any sheets of paper. Find some paper clips to keep it all together and then come back."
Nodding, the twins set off for a nearby classroom. They ran across Ken. "Ken, do you have any paper clips on you?" Rosemary asked kindly as Poppy shook her head.
"No, but if I find one, I'll give it to you," he said eagerly, heading out quickly for the search. The girls soon found a pair of paper clips in the room and clipped their papers together. The principal asked them back in the hallway, "Is that your enrollment form, is it completed? Thank you, I'll take it. Yes, everything seems to be in order this time, you two are officially enrolled at Sweet Amoris High School. School's finished for the day, you can go home. See you soon."
"Goodbye, Ma'am," the two girls chorused.
Suddenly they heard, "Poppy, Rosemary, wait!" Nathaniel appeared before them, smiling as he continued, "I didn't have time to show you around the school, but I can at least show you the library if you want."
"Yeah, why not," said Poppy, trying to act casual and failing miserably.
Nathaniel led them down several halls, explaining that access was reserved for students who were doing research for a class project. Because he's the student body president, though, he can come whenever he likes. He seemed to like the library a lot.
Poppy and Rosemary went home content.
