A/N: I'm going to take advantage of the artistic license I've been given by canon and have decided that Tsukune and the girls graduated in 2015. I do not own Rosario + Vampire, Mass Effect or anything else I reference intentionally or otherwise.

Chapter 2: Before The Story Begins

Monday, November 11, 2165 - 6:15 AM – Female Dormitory 1, Yokia Academy

She sat on the beach, it was a perfect day. No clouds, not too hot, and she was with her friends.

"Jennifer come and play some volley ball with us," she heard her best friend call.

As she moved to stand a horrible noise flooded the world, the noise was coming from her alarm clock. Reflexively she hit the off button. "Over a century and they still haven't made one with a pleasant sound, though I guess that's the point," she muttered to herself as she forced herself out of bed. Then the importance of today hit her like a tonne of bricks, her interview with the headmaster was today.

As she rushed through her routine to give herself a few extra minutes to prepare, she noticed a lack of noise that usually filled the building, it dawned on her that they didn't have any classes today. Unlike the schools in the human world Yokia Academy had certain days off, why, only the Headmaster knew. "That might be a good question actually, better right that down," she mumbled as looked for something to call breakfast. Unsatisfied with what she had in her room she decided check what the cafeteria was serving.

Monday, November 11, 2165 – 7:03 AM – Cafeteria B

As she approached the cafeteria a chill descended upon her, it was strange being the first here. She quickly shook off the feeling and made her way to the serving counter. In order to appease the palates of foreign students the academy served food from around the world in three cafeterias, but for some reason only this one had waffles.

After grabbing her food she found a table out of the sunlight, and started to review the questions she had and possible follow-up questions. Yokia and Humans are more alike that most admit, especially high school students, while the Headmaster is famous, there are more rumors about him than grains of sand on a beach. The most ridiculous one she had heard was that he is made of wood, how they came up with that she'll never know.

She quietly finished her meal while wondering if her friends decided to be lazy today. Feeling full and prepared, she returned her tray and made her way to the Administration building. She made a commitment to the newspaper club and she was going to fulfill it.

Monday, November 11, 2165 – 7:42 AM – Administration Building

Arriving at the Administration building sooner than expected she decided to stop by student Services and give her parents a call. Her mother tried very hard to hide the truth about her mother but she always suspected something. The day they revealed the truth to her, they were so nervous it was almost comical. To be fair they didn't have any idea how she would react. At first she though they were playing a joke, at least until her mother shot a soda can with an icicle. When her mother did that she felt an interesting combination of wonder and amazement, but never fear. This was her mother and she knew she was safe around her.

After three rings someone picked up, "Hello" they spoke in the voice that projected friendliness and protection, a voice only her mother could manage.

"Hi, mom how are things back home." Despite being a Yuki-Onna her mother loved the human world, specifically Alaska.

"Hello sweetie, things are just fine, business has picked up at your father's store and he had to hire two more people." After they revealed the truth about her mother they never lied again, even if she wish they had.

"Is that colonial recruiter still bothering you and dad? You could always make him disappear, Alaska is dangerous if you don't know what you're doing." That man couldn't or wouldn't understand that we are happy on Earth and had responsibilities to those around us.

A gentle laugh came through, a sign she was thinking about but wouldn't actually do it, "No, I think he finally got the message and is bothering another family now."

"Alright mom I have to go, I'll call you when I can."

"Alright sweetie, I love you."

"I love you as well mom." She ended the call and made her way to the Headmaster's Office.

Monday, November 11, 2165 – 7:57 AM – Outside the Headmaster's Office

Maybe being so early was a bad idea she thought to herself, fear and doubt was replacing the confidence she had less than fifteen minutes ago. The rumors she had heard over the years started to creep into her mind, everything from the Headmaster having a bowl of candy on his desk to taking blood from every student that visited. This continued for three agonizing minutes until she heard someone say something.

"The headmaster will see you now." the secretary sitting at the desk said with a smile that helped put her at easy. She quickly thanked the woman and made her way to the office door. As she moved to open the door something caught her eye. "Is something wrong," the secretary ask appearing genuinely concerned.

"Nothing, just nervous," it was true, she was nervous.

Letting out a laugh she put her smile back on, "Don't be, the Headmaster is a nice man. I've heard every rumor you have and half again. I assure you most are not true."

With that she opened the door and took the plunge, as she closed the door she remembered the keyword: most. As she turned to approach the desk she took in the headmaster's office.

It was an elegant room, ancient designs mixed with modern, nature mixed with artificial. On the left was a fireplace with a flat screen television above it. In front of those was a coffee table with a pair of matching couches around it. On the right was a counter with various beverages and snacks on it. Instead of a table there was a Chabudai, this was most likely for more visitors that preferred most traditional arrangements. The furniture was made of a yellow-brown wood, but she could only guess what kind of tree it came from. As she glanced at the floor it appeared to be made of wood, but as she walked across it she noticed it was really metal.

The thing that really caught her attention was the Headmaster's desk. It was back dropped by a large window overlooking the academy and flanked by two massive bookshelves, both made from the same wood as the rest of the furniture. To the immediate left of the desk were three very old-fashioned computer monitors hanging from the ceiling instead of holo-screens. On the desk sat a combination of papers, books, and datapads. In front of the desk were two office chairs that appeared to be the same style as the headmaster sat in.

A voice broke her out of her observation, "Ah, Ms. Solandro please have a seat by the fireplace. I will join in a moment." The headmaster spoke in a voice the force all of her fear and doubts from her mind. She quickly complied and choose the couch facing the window. Less than a minute past when the headmaster joined her taking the couch opposite of her.

A/N: Two imaginary cookies available, one to whoever figures out where I got the chapter name from and another to whoever know the wood the furniture is made out of.