I feel surprisingly anxious without Melody next to me. It's Thursday and apparently those days the Student Council actually meets during lunch so I'm not allowed in, nor is she available.

I didn't realize this initially. I started walking there as habit when Nathaniel stopped me at the door. His hand had gone up gently but I still jumped at the sudden rejection of entrance. "Sorry, it's an actual meeting today. I'm sure Iris would enjoy your company though" Melody had already been inside the room and see looked apologetic.

Yes she forgot to tell me, but it was impossible to hold it against her.

The apprehension I felt approaching Iris made my palms slightly clammy around my tray. Iris was talking with Violette and another girl that I didn't know. Since I had moved from behind them, she had been the only one to notice me.

"I think you have an admirer Iris," the girl was wearing what felt like some very revealing clothes, but she looked completely confident in them. A look I'd never be able to pull off if I tried.

Iris turned around to me full grins, "Don't just stand there, sit down there's room." She felt like the complete opposite of me. She was outgoing and full of smiles her orange braid swinging as she moved to talk to the next person. In my four days I hadn't once seen her when she wasn't fully of energy. "Okay, Kim this is Kizume, she started this week. Kizume this is Kim". I went to offer her a hand shake but she tipped her hat at me and gave a toothy smile, "I don't bite, promise".

My anxiety at having lunch with them was unwarranted, and I felt calm by the end of lunch. I didn't talk much. Violette spent some of the time sketching, her art pad propped between her waist and the rim of the table. It didn't look comfortable, but Violette could be overly considerate at times, and quiet. Even with the trays gone she didn't set her pad on the table.

Iris spent the time talking with Kim about the new history teacher coming in though I didn't catch most of it.

I sat looking around the cafeteria, both in wonder if Melody would be out soon, but also because I hadn't really been in there much. I could spot some of my classmates, and others I'd never come across. Voices jumbled together in an echo, the occasional holler of people crossing the cafeteria to reach someone else. I felt lucky.

If not for Melody I wouldn't have someone to do that with. I'd probably be sitting alone in the hallway, or the library studying. No doubt would I think that within the first week I'd be talking, or at the very least sitting, with others and they not mind or force me into conversation.

It was nice.

As for clubs I ended up in gardening. It and basketball were my only choices and lord knows I don't need a second time at getting hit with a ball or humiliating myself (the first being P.E). My joining was discussed Tuesday, but after school today is my first time actually going to the club.