Chapter Two
Welcome to Nitesco
The train rattled on through the Greek countryside. I watched the hills and fields pass by. We passed many olive orchards that held the rich olives Greece had become famous for. I sighed.
"Something wrong?" Keket asked looking up from her book.
"No, just enjoying the view." I replied.
"Oh, alright." Keket said and returned to her book. I looked down at it. It was bound in brown leather that was worn. The pages were stained with age and they made a crinkling sound every time Keket turned the page. There were small pieces of paper stuck to a lot of the pages, almost like bookmarks.
"What is that?" I asked the curiosity getting the better of me. Keket looked up at me after turning another page.
"Oh this? It's my spell book." Keket replied looking down and turning another page.
"A spell book?" I asked suddenly intrigued.
"Yes, I guess I would technically be considered a sorceress. I can read the spells from this book and basically do magic." Keket explained still flipping back and forth through pages.
"Can you show me?" I asked. Keket suddenly stopped and looked up at me.
"Well, you see, I guess I could, but I'm not very good at it." Keket replied laughing awkwardly.
"Oh, maybe a simple spell? If not that's fine I've just never really seen magic done before." I said. I didn't mean to pry but I really wanted to see what magic looked like.
"Well, I could try one. It's pretty easy I guess. All I really do is make water appear, it's no big deal." Keket said. My eyes grew wide with shock.
"You can make water out of thin air?!" I asked completely impressed.
"Well, yes, in a sense. You see, magic can also be looked at like a science. The components of certain objects also contain certain particles that can be broken down and remade into other objects of the same mass. That is more commonly known as alchemy. My magic just consists of taking molecules out of one thing and brining it together to create a larger mass," Keket leaned forward and put her hand on the side of her face, "but if anyone asks, it happens because it's the God's will." She said and smiled. I smiled back. I was amazed at the knowledge that Keket had. She knew so much about this "alchemy" and magic. I was genuinely intrigued.
"Now, I don't literally pull magic 'out of thin air' but I can pull water out of thin air seen as air itself is full of moisture, or water molecules. To use the magic all I need to do is recite the incantation and use it to manipulate the water molecules in the air, bring them together, and virtually create water." She finished her explanation, took a breath, and smiled. I found myself leaning forward with my elbows on my knees and my chin resting in my hands. I was waiting eagerly for Keket to start.
"That's amazing." I said.
"Oh, it's not that great. I guess I can show you now." Keket opened her book and started flipping through pages. She stopped on a page marked with a light blue piece of paper attached to it. Keket's eyes flashed over the page quickly. She took in a deep breath and started chanting in a language I didn't know nor did I even come to comprehend the string of words. It was almost like a song drifting throughout the train compartment. It was beautiful. Suddenly Keket's hands started to glow with a bright white light. My eyes grew wide with shock. So this was what magic looked like. Suddenly the glow started to get brighter and without warning there was a sudden loud explosion. Smoke filled the compartment. I started coughing and quickly opened a window.
"Keket are you ok?" I asked bending down to avoid the smoke.
"Yeah, we need to get out of here, the smoke's too thick." Keket replied through coughs. I ran to the door of the compartment and opened it.
"Keket you go first I'll follow." I said through the smoke. I saw a sweep of turquoise linen brush passed my foot. I quickly followed and slammed the compartment door behind me. Keket and I started panting, trying to get fresh air into our lungs.
"You ok?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I can't believe I screwed up again!" Keket said angrily stamping her foot. She crossed her arms and pouted.
"Hey, is everybody ok here, yeah? I heard an explosion."
"Tobi heard it too!" Keket and I turned to see two young men coming towards us. One of them was slightly tanned with bright blue eyes and long blond hair. He wore some of the hair on the top of his head in a tightly wrapped ponytail and the rest was left hanging. His bangs were long and fell over his left eye obscuring it from view. He was wearing what I guessed was the academy uniform. The uniform was a black jacket with a brown sweater vest and a white dress shirt underneath. The tie the boy was wearing was striped black and brown. He had black dress pants on and black leather bound shoes. On the jacket was an insignia that looked like a shield with gold lining and the shape of a rock in the middle of it.
The other boy was wearing an orange mask with one hole on the right side and a black spiral around it. His hair was black and spiked up. He was wearing a uniform that was very similar to the one the blond boy was wearing except his sweater vest was red and the tie was striped red and black. Also, his shoes were very expensive looking black leather dress shoes.
"Yeah, we're fine. Just a spell that went wrong that's all." I explained brushing a piece of hair out of my face. I looked at Keket. Her eyes were huge and her cheeks were tinted a light pink. The blond boy walked up to her.
"Are you ok?" He asked staring down at her. Keket didn't answer verbally, but just nodded her head. The blond boy smiled brightly.
"That's good, yeah. What were you guys trying to do anyway?" He asked turning back to me.
"She was trying to do a water spell, and unfortunately…" I trailed off not wanting to embarrass Keket in front of the boys.
"I didn't mean to blow it up! Honestly I didn't!" Keket suddenly said stamping her feet again.
"Hey, don't worry about it, stuff like that happens, yeah." The boy said smiling. How sweet, I thought. Keket smiled at the boy but her face was still a light pink that was beginning to become a dark red.
"Oh, how rude of me, my name's Deidara, yeah, nice to meet you." He said putting his hand out. Keket stared at it for a moment and then slowly took it. Deidara shook her hand. Suddenly Keket screamed and jumped back.
"What happened?!" I asked concerned.
"S-something licked me!" Keket said completely horrified.
"Oh, yeah, sorry about that. My hands just seem to have minds of their own. I guess that means they like you, yeah." Deidara said smiling.
"What are you talking abou…" I stopped as Deidara raised his hands palms out. I gasped. There were mouths on the palms of his hands! They smiled mischievously at us and then stuck their tongues' out before licking their lips. I shuddered.
"Yeah, it's a little weird but I was born this way. My parents say it's because I was cursed and for having such a big mouth, yeah." He said sticking his tongue out playfully. Keket giggled and I just cocked an eyebrow. Suddenly the other boy pushed himself through.
"Tobi wants to meet the girls too!" He said to Deidara. Deidara's face fell and he rolled his eyes obviously annoyed.
"Honestly Tobi why don't you just go back to your cage, yeah?" He asked. Completely ignoring Deidara, Tobi turned and faced Keket and I.
"Hi, my name's Tobi, who are you?" He asked. He put a black gloved hand out. I took his hand and shook it smiling.
"My name is Kalonice." I replied.
"A-and I'm Keket." Keket said from behind me. She hid her hands away probably still concerned about being licked by the mouths on Deidara's hands.
"Wow, Tobi thinks you're pretty." He said to the both of us. Keket blushed brightly but I smiled.
"Thank you Tobi." I said releasing my hand from his. Tobi suddenly turned and faced Deidara.
"Tobi met pretty girls Deidara." He said happily.
"Tobi, go back to the compartment, yeah." Deidara ordered. Tobi's happy exterior suddenly slumped.
"Ok, Tobi will go back." And he slowly slunk away.
"Did you have to be so mean to him?" I asked watching him go.
"Oh please, he's like a puppy, yeah, he gets upset when scolded but give him a few minutes and he'll be just as giddy as before. He is such an annoyance, yeah." Deidara replied crossing his arms. I rolled my eyes and went to look inside the compartment.
"How is it?" Keket asked.
"There's still a lot of smoke in there. I don't think we can go into the compartment for another little while." I replied.
"But, all our stuff is in there." Keket said concerned.
"Yeah but there isn't really much we can do." I replied shaking my head.
"Tobi can get it for you!" I looked over to see Tobi running over to us again.
"No, Tobi it's ok you don't have to." I said.
"No, no Tobi can do it. Tobi's a good boy." He said. Before I could stop him he darted into the compartment and closed the door before even a wisp of smoke could escape.
"Is he going to be ok?" I asked concerned.
"I'm not lucky enough for him to die of smoke inhalation, yeah." Deidara replied coldly. Within a minute Tobi came out of the compartment with our luggage in his hands. I quickly closed the door behind him.
"Tobi you did it." I said smiling.
"Of course Tobi did, Tobi's a good boy." He replied. There were small wafts of smoke coming from his clothes and hair.
"But, what are we going to do now? We can't go back into the compartment while it's still smoking." Keket said sadly.
"Oh, oh Tobi has an idea Deidara! Tobi has an idea!" Tobi said jumping up and down with his hand in the air. Deidara's eyebrow twitched angrily.
"What…is it…Tobi, yeah?" He asked through clenched teeth.
"Why don't Kalonice and Keket come to Tobi and Deidara's compartment?" He asked. Deidara stood there most likely contemplating the idea. After a few moments he shrugged his shoulder.
"Might as well, it was just the two of us anyway, I need a break, yeah." Deidara agreed.
"Yay, Kalonice and Keket are coming to Tobi and Deidara's compartment!" Tobi announced. I looked at Tobi shocked. I had never seen any boy so absolutely happy before.
"Do you girls want to come to our compartment, yeah?" Deidara asked.
"I have no problem with it." I said shrugging my shoulders.
"O-ok." Keket replied.
"Alright, we'll take your stuff, yeah." Deidara said. He grabbed Keket's suitcase from Tobi and walked off. Tobi followed closely behind. I looked at Keket and walked with her after the boys. Suddenly Keket grabbed my arm her eyes wide with excitement.
"They have boys here?!" She asked.
"Uh, yes?" I said confused.
"I had no idea! And we're allowed to talk to them, and won't get in trouble?!" She asked.
"Yes, of course you can talk to them. Why would you get in trouble?" I asked.
"Well, back at my temple it was forbidden for the women and men, especially at my age, to even speak with each other. The only men I ever really talked to were my father and the other priests. I think the only other boys I talked to were my friends Gaara and Kankuro, but I've known them since I was young." She explained.
"Is that so? I never lived in such restrictions. I could talk to whomever I wanted to. But I suppose our lives are too different to really compare." I said.
"True, but now look! I can talk to boys all I want! This is so exciting." She said her eyes gleaming. She must have been nervous before because she thought she'd get in trouble for talking to Deidara and Tobi, I thought. I smiled and shook my head.
"Something wrong?" She asked cocking her head to the side.
"No, just thinking to myself." I replied. Finally Deidara and Tobi stopped in front of their compartment. Deidara opened the door and stepped to the side.
"Ladies first, yeah." He said sweetly. Suddenly Tobi started walking in. Deidara quickly grabbed him by the back of his jacket and pulled him back.
"I said ladies first not idiots, yeah!" Deidara yelled angrily.
"But Tobi wants to sit down." Tobi whined.
"That's it, yeah! Death by suffocation!" Deidara said. He jumped at Tobi and wrapped his legs around his neck. Tobi started struggling. Keket and I stared at them completely shocked.
"What do we do?" Keket whispered.
"I think we should just go sit down." I replied not wanting to get in the middle of the fray. I quickly walked in the compartment and sat by the window. Keket did the same and sat across from me. We waited for a few minutes before Deidara and Tobi finally came back into the compartment. They put our luggage on the overhead shelves and sat down. Deidara sat beside Keket and Tobi sat beside me. The compartment fell into silence.
"Kalonice what are you?" Tobi suddenly asked breaking the silence.
"Um, excuse me?" I asked confused.
"He wants to know what race you are, yeah." Deidara replied angrily. His arms were crossed and his eyebrow kept twitching.
"Yeah, yeah what race is Kalonice?" Tobi asked again.
"Oh, uh, I'm a demi-goddess." I replied. Deidara's arms uncrossed and everyone stared at me.
"You're a demi-goddess, yeah?" Deidara asked.
"Yes…is that bad?" I asked.
"No, it's not bad. It's kind of impressive actually. There aren't many demi-gods at Nitesco, yeah." Deidara said.
"Oh, I see." I replied.
"And what are you Keket, yeah?" Deidara asked turning to her. Keket sat up smiling.
"I'm a sorceress and possessed by the spirit of the Egyptian Goddess of cats Bastet." Keket replied without even skipping a beat.
"Wow, that's pretty impressive, yeah." Deidara said smiling.
"Thank you." Keket replied.
"What about you two?" I asked.
"Tobi's a vampire, Tobi's a vampire!" Tobi said pointing to himself.
"And I am an elf, yeah." Deidara said. I looked at Deidara and suddenly noticed his ears that tapered to a light point. How did I miss that before? I asked myself.
"Wow an elf that must be so interesting." Keket said completely serious.
"Well it's not that interesting…" Deidara began explaining about his life as an elf and about his culture. Keket listened intently and added questions and some commentary as Deidara went on. I turned my head and stared out the window. We had already gone through most of Greece and soon most of the Italian countryside was going past the window.
Deidara had finished talking about elfs and Keket was already deep in conversation about her own culture and heritage. I couldn't help but notice how flirty she had suddenly gotten with him. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Is Kalonice ok?" Tobi asked. I turned and looked at Tobi almost forgetting he was there.
"Oh, yes, I'm fine. I just want to get off the train." I replied.
"Oh Tobi does too. Tobi doesn't like to be in one place for too long." Tobi replied. I smiled. That much wasn't very surprising. Tobi had enough trouble sitting in one spot for long so this train ride must have been driving him nuts.
"Do you have your uniform yet Kalonice?" Tobi asked.
"Oh, not yet. I think I'll get it when we get to the school." I replied.
"Oh yes most likely. Which house do you think you'll be in?" He asked.
"House?" I asked confused.
"Yes, Nitesco has four houses each student gets placed in. Terra, Aqua, Aeris and Ignas. Tobi's in Ignas and Deidara is in Terra. What would Kalonice be in?" He asked again.
"Oh, I'm not very sure actually. I've never really thought about it." I replied.
"Tobi hopes you're in Ignas because then we can be best friends." He said happily.
"That sounds…fun." I replied smiling.
"Well you can have Kalonice, I think Keket should join Terra and hang out with me, yeah." Deidara said. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders teasingly. Keket blushed and pushed Deidara away.
"Deidara you're so funny." She said. I think I'm going to puke, I thought but just smiled. I looked out the window.
"Hey, isn't that a village?" I asked. Everyone looked out the window.
"Oh yeah, there's a few small villages we pass before we reach Rome. We must be getting pretty close if we're already passing one." Deidara replied. I couldn't help but notice how close he leaned towards Keket. He was practically draping himself over her shoulders, and she didn't even seem to notice. I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back out the window.
We passed many more villages as we went and Deidara and Keket were continually making random conversation and Keket was flirting constantly. Tobi was silent but continued to fidget every other second. The sun was slowly beginning to dip closer to the horizon. It had to be closer to three or four. I was surprised at how quickly the train could cross the Greek land and make it to Italy in such a short amount of time. Maybe it's a magic train, I thought and giggled at myself for even thinking something as silly as that. There were normal humans on this train as well so they would know if something like that was up and as far as I could tell, this school was all about privacy and secrets.
"Something funny?" I turned to look at Tobi who was staring at me. At least I thought he was, it was hard to tell with his mask on.
"Oh, no, I was just thinking to myself that's all." I replied. Deidara and Keket were still deep in conversation. What in the world did they have to talk about? They only just met, I thought cocking my head to the side while looking at them. I was never very good at making conversation. Only when it was for the Gods did I manage to put my own input and ideas into the conversations, though I didn't have much seen as I was usually ignored or they smiled and nodded that they heard me, but didn't care. I sighed. I knew it was because they all pitied me, and only because I was the daughter of Aphrodite and Hephaestus.
"Something wrong?" Tobi asked.
"No, nothing's wrong Tobi I'm fine." I replied.
"You don't talk very much do you?" Tobi asked cocking his head to the side. I shivered slightly in spite of myself. The fact he wore a mask and hid his face made it hard to tell what he was feeling let alone thinking, a fact I hated since I had trouble trusting someone whose face I had never seen. Cocking his head to the side, much like a child or a puppy, scared me slightly. Just the manner in which he did it made me think there was something very suspicious and…wrong with him.
"N-no, not really. To be honest I don't actually have much to talk about." I replied. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. There is no way I should be afraid of someone like Tobi, I was a demi-goddess, mortals were supposed to fear me, not the other way around. Then again, Tobi wasn't necessarily a mortal. I shivered again as I remembered that Tobi had told us he was a vampire, a fact that made me mistrust him even more.
"Oh, neither does Tobi. Well, actually, Tobi does, but Deidara gets annoyed at me when I try to talk to him so I don't ever really get to talk." He told me.
"Why do you hang out with him if he treats you so badly?" I asked.
"Because, Deidara's Tobi's partner." Tobi replied. I looked at him shocked. That was his reason? Because they were "partners". Not friends, not even companions, just partners. I suddenly felt pity for Tobi. Deidara was the closest thing he had to a friend, and with a friend like Deidara, who needed enemies?
"Hey Tobi, I think we should be friends." I said. Tobi suddenly turned to me and I could have sworn I saw a glint in his eye that was hidden in the darkness of his mask.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just started at this school so I think it'd be nice to make some friends. So how about it? Want to be my friend?" I asked. Tobi jumped and clapped.
"Yay, Tobi has a new friend! Kalonice is Tobi's new friend!" He said happily. I laughed and smiled. He was just like a little puppy.
"Hey I just realized, I don't know how old either of you two are, yeah." I turned my attention from Tobi and looked at Deidara. He was staring at me and glared quickly at Tobi.
"I'm seventeen." Keket said quickly trying to draw Deidara's attention back to herself.
"I'm also seventeen." I replied. Suddenly a dark gleam filled Deidara's eyes.
"Oh really? I'm eighteen, yeah." Deidara said smiling.
"Tobi's eighteen too!" Tobi said happily.
"Oh, I guess that means we won't have any classes together." Keket said slightly disappointed.
"No actually, we might have some classes together, depending on what you take, yeah." Deidara said.
"Really?" Keket asked her eyes growing wide with excitement.
"Yeah, the classes are separated between primary, junior, and senior students. The primary students are basically grades four to six, juniors are grades seven to nine, and the seniors are grades ten to twelve. So technically you two are in grade eleven and Tobi and myself are in grade twelve, yeah." Deidara explained.
"Wow, I've never been to a public school so I didn't know they worked like that." I said.
Tobi gasped. "Kalonice has never been to a school before?" He asked shocked.
"No, I was home schooled since I was younger." I replied.
"Sounds boring, yeah." Deidara said resting his arms on the top of the seat behind him.
"Not really, especially when your tutors are Gods like Athena, Poseidon, and Zeus himself." I replied. That shut Deidara up quickly and he looked at me shocked. I just smiled.
Suddenly there was a sliding noise as someone started to open the door to our compartment. A pale white hand grabbed the door and slowly pulled it open. A man stood in the doorway and I shivered at the sight of him. His skin was deathly pale, his eyes were a bright yellow and the pupils were slit like a snake's. His hair was long, straight, and black. Some strands fell over his face. He had purple marks that went from the corners of his eyes and came to points just near his nose.
He was wearing a black jacket, sweater vest, and a white dress shirt. His shoes were black dress shoes and his pants were black dress pants. He had what looked like a coat of arms on his jacket. He smiled at us and we all fell completely silent.
"The headmistress just wanted me to warn you that we should be arriving at the school any moment now. So, children, I suggest you get ready. Oh, Deidara, Tobi, good to see you both back again this year." The man said. His voice hissed as he spoke.
"Um, good to see you too professor, yeah." Deidara said without looking up. Tobi remained silent his mask looking right at the professor.
"And I see we have some new students joining us as well. I hope you've been treating them well." He said looking from Keket and then to me. I shivered slightly again. His gaze was terrifying, and rather creepy. It was more like he was observing us rather than just looking at us.
"Yes professor we are, yeah." Deidara said. He turned and glared slightly at the man.
"Very good, see you students at school." He said and then slowly closed the door. We were silent listening to him walk away. As soon as he was gone Deidara glared at the door.
"I hate that man, yeah." He whispered under his breath.
"Why? Who is he?" I asked.
"Professor Orochimaru. He's a teacher at Nitesco, yeah." Deidara explained.
"What does he teach?" I asked.
"Potions, and he's really good at it I have to admit, but I refuse to take that class since he teaches it, yeah." Deidara spat. I wanted to press for more information about Professor Orochimaru, but I could tell it was a subject Deidara preferred to ignore. I searched for another question to ask to change the subject and change the sour mood that had filled the air.
"Um, so, uh…" I started but couldn't think of anything.
"Oh, I just realized something, Kalonice and I don't have our uniforms nor do we know what classes we're in." Keket suddenly said looking concerned. I sighed with relief. At least someone stopped the awkward silence from lasting.
"Oh, that's easy, yeah. When we get to the school the students who are returning to the school will just go straight in and up to their dorm houses. As for new students you go off with a teacher, it changes every year, and you get sorted, your uniform, you sign up for your classes and then get a quick tour of the school before getting sent up to your dorms to meet with your house's head teacher, yeah." Deidara explained.
"Oh, that doesn't sound so hard." Keket said and smiled. I smiled as well but it faded as the train horn sounded. All of us looked out the window and could see a train station coming into view.
"We're finally here." Deidara sighed and smiled. Keket's eyes were wide with excitement. It was hard to tell what Tobi was thinking but his constant fidgeting was getting worse. Eventually the train started to slow and finally came to a stop. We all stood and started to get our suitcases down from the overhead shelf.
"Tobi will get Kalonice's!" Tobi said happily and grabbed my luggage before I could even move a finger. Deidara rolled his eyes and got Keket's down for her and carried it out. Keket followed behind with Tobi coming out behind her. I looked around the compartment and sighed before coming out after them. Deidara led us through the train and passed the other students who were trying to get off the train. We finally made it to the door and walked onto the platform. The sun was slowly dying in the sky but the heat was overpowering.
"Man why do they make us wear black in this heat, yeah?" Deidara asked fanning himself. Sweat was already beading on his forehead.
"Actually, I think it's quite nice out." Keket said. She took in a deep breath and sighed happily.
"I agree with Keket, the weather is very nice." I said. We smiled at each other. We both came from regions that were hot all year round so coming to Rome was not as bad as it would be for those who came from colder climates.
"Well of course you both would, you're wearing light clothing." Deidara said trying to cool himself down.
"All students who are returning to the school please start heading towards the school please, I repeat, all students returning to Nitesco Academy please start heading towards the school!" A voice shouted from the corner of the station. I looked over to see it was a man with spiked up brown hair and a black beard that went down the side of his face and stopped just under his chin. He had a cigarette in his mouth and he was wearing a teacher's uniform like professor Orochimaru's. His eyes were black and he was leading everyone in the right direction.
"So Professor Asuma is the teacher this year, yeah." Deidara said. He dropped Keket's luggage.
"Are you leaving?" Keket asked sadly.
"Yeah, we gotta get going to the school, yeah. I'll catch up with you guys later. Can't wait to see which house you get put into, yeah." Deidara said and winked. Keket smiled.
"But, but, but, Tobi doesn't want to go! Tobi wants to stay with Kalonice." Tobi complained. Deidara turned a fierce glare on him.
"Tobi stop whining and let's go! I want to get settled before I miss dinner, yeah." Deidara yelled. He started walking off.
"Deidara wait for Tobi!" Tobi yelled. He lightly placed my luggage on the ground for me. Before I could stop him he wrapped his arms around me.
"Bye Kalonice. Tobi will see you around." He said. I awkwardly hugged him back.
"Y-yeah, bye Tobi, see you later." I said.
"Be careful who you talk to at this school, remember there is no such thing as trust." I stood shocked. What happened to Tobi? He sounded so, dark, not the usual happy Tobi I had listened to before.
"W-what?" I asked confused. Suddenly Tobi let me go and coked his head to the side.
"What are you talking about Kalonice? Tobi didn't say anything." He said his usual happy demeanor coming back.
"Wait, but I thought, I could have sworn you…" I stuttered.
"Sorry Kalonice but Tobi has to go now or Deidara is going to leave Tobi behind. Bye Kalonice, bye Keket." Tobi said. He waved and ran off to catch up with Deidara. I waved after him and Keket did the same.
"He's so hyper, but cute." She said smiling.
"Yeah, cute." I replied. I hugged myself as a sudden chill raised the hairs on my arms. Something was wrong, but I didn't understand what it was or why I felt that way. I watched Tobi run after Deidara and shivered again.
"Cold?" Keket asked.
"What? Oh, no I'm fine. Do we know where to go yet?" I asked trying to change the subject.
"Not yet but I'm sure we'll find out in a minute." Keket said. We stood on the platform waiting.
"Would all first-year students please come over here? I repeat, would all first-year students please come over to where I am." Keket and I looked over to see a lady with wavy black hair and bright red eyes calling out to everyone and directing them over to her. Keket and I looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, grabbed our suitcases and walked over to her. When a large group of us, Keket and I the oldest people in the crowd, had found their way over to the lady she smiled and started introductions.
"Hello everyone. My name is Professor Kurenai and I'm going to be giving you a small tour of Nitesco and getting you settled in. First of all, I need you all to follow me to the subject pavilion where you will be signing up for the courses you wish to take as well as being sorted into your appropriate houses. Follow me." Professor Kurenai started walking forward and we all followed. She was heading in the direction opposite of where the other students had gone.
After walking for about ten minutes we came to another building that was beige but with a white roof. There were pillars holding the roof up and stairs leading into it. The windows on the building were large with stained glass and the building was two stories high. Professor Kurenai continued forward and we all followed silently. We finally entered the building and were immediately hit by a blast of air conditioning.
"Alright, primary students please step to the far left, junior students in the center and senior students to the far right. You'll be picking your courses then you will be sent to the second floor where you will be placed in your appropriate house and given a uniform. After you have your schedule and uniform you may meet me outside the building where I'll take you around the school grounds and then into the school itself." With that final remark Professor Kurenai left the building. Keket and I looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and entered the line for seniors. We were the only two in the line.
"Name, age and race please." The person behind the desk said. He was tall and surprisingly handsome with a cloth across his nose, black eyes, and black spiked hair. I looked at Keket and she put her hand out offering to let me go first. I nodded and walked forward.
"Kalonice, seventeen, demi-goddess." I said. The boy looked up at me shock on his face.
"Demi-goddess? Wow, impressive." He said and smiled slyly. I smiled sweetly in return.
"Well here's a list of the courses you can take. They're separated into days A and B with 5 classes per day. Breakfast is from 8 until 9, if you're not there during that time you starve, lunch is 12 until 1, and then dinner is served from 6 until 7. After dinner you can walk around the school and such but you have to be in your dormitory by 11 at the latest. If you're caught outside of the dorms after 11 you will be punished. Now fill out the courses you want by checking them off and then bring the sheet back to me." He smiled at me and handed me the course selection sheet. I took it and walked over to a small desk with a tin of pencils on it. I looked over the sheet and began checking off boxes.
After almost half an hour of checking and erasing boxes I had finally chosen the ten courses that interested me the most. Keket looked up and smiled as she finished her sheet as well. We both walked over to the same guy from before and handed in our sheets.
"Ok, give me a few minutes to run this through here…" He trailed off as he put my sheet in a large machine that greatly resembled a photocopier but had illegible markings on it. He whispered something under his breath and a white light surrounded the machine. We waited a moment before the light disappeared. The man took the sheet and handed it back to me. To my surprise the boxes I had checked had rearranged themselves into a timetable split up into Day A and Day B. I looked at it, folded it, and then placed it safely in my purse.
"Ok, and now I'll take yours…" The man took Keket's and did the same to hers. Keket took her schedule and together we walked upstairs. The line up here was longer seen as it consisted of every new student instead of being split up.
"Know what house you might be in?" Keket asked while we waited.
"Absolutely no idea." I replied shrugging my shoulders.
"I hope I get put in Terra, or even Ignas, that would be fun." She replied looking around dreamily.
"You just want to be in those houses because Deidara and Tobi are in them." I said cocking my eyebrows.
"Oh, you think so?" She said eyeing me slyly. I looked at her shocked and my face fell.
"You have no shame." I told her. She just smiled and continued to look around innocently.
We didn't say anything through the entire line other than random questions that never really made it into full conversation. Finally it was our turn. Keket went first. She walked forward to a man with a scar across his nose and black eyes. His brown hair was pulled back in a tight spiked pony tail. He smiled at Keket as she walked forward. She sat down in a seat beside the desk and he started talking to her. I guessed he must have been asking questions since after every sentence he stopped and Keket said something in return. They were speaking too quietly for me to make out any coherent words. Finally the man gave Keket a piece of paper. She took hold of it and focused on it intently. Suddenly the paper fell limp and started dripping water. Iruka nodded his head and began jotting down notes. He then said something to Keket and she stood and went behind a large curtain.
After a few minutes Keket came out from behind the curtain and moved to the side. She was holding a uniform and she looked happy but there was an air of disappointment around her. I went up next. I sat down in the chair and the man smiled at me.
"Hello there, my name is Iruka, Professor Iruka. Welcome to Nitesco. Now I need your name, age, height, weight, race, and what length skirt you would prefer. There is short, knee-length, and long." I took a deep breath and began answering the many questions he had asked me.
"Ok, my name is Kalonice, I'm seventeen, 5'7", 123 pounds, I'm a demi-goddess, and I would prefer a short skirt." I replied. Professor Iruka nodded his head and jotted down some notes on a piece of paper he had with him.
"Ok, can you tell me three subjects you have on your schedule, name them at random."
"Um, ok." I pulled out my schedule and read it over. After looking at it I returned my attention to Professor Iruka.
"Literature, languages, and divination."
"Oh, interesting choices. Now that the small introductions are over I want you to take this piece of paper and focus your energy into it."
"Focus my what?" I asked confused.
"Your energy. That paper will take your energy and then I'll know indefinitely what house you should be in." I looked at Professor Iruka and cocked an eyebrow. When he just smiled I sighed and looked at the paper. I "focused" my energy into the paper. For a moment nothing happened, but then I started to notice the fine details of the paper. The contours of the pieces of parchment all intertwined. I felt a small vibration in my fingers which soon turned to a slight tingling sensation. Then suddenly, and right in front of my own eyes, the paper split perfectly in half between my fingers.
"Ho-how did I…?" I looked at the paper shocked.
"This paper is used to judge a person's energies and tells us basically what house would best suit you. Looks like you are in Aeris." Professor Iruka nodded to himself and wrote it on his note.
"S-so am I done?" I asked.
"Yeah, just take this sheet and head behind that curtain there. They'll take your measurements and then give you a uniform." Professor Iruka passed me his note. I stood up and headed behind the curtain.
"Welcome!" I jumped as a loud voice sounded out. It was a woman with purple eyes and purple hair pulled back in a spiked bun. She was smiling brightly with her hands on her hips. She had a yellow tape measure around her neck.
"H-hello." I replied. The woman ran over to me and pushed me forward.
"Well don't be shy come in, come in and let's get you all measured out. Can I have your sheet please?" She asked. I nodded and gave her the sheet. She took it from my hand and read it over.
"Oh Kalonice that's pretty. And a short skirt huh? Good choice, your long legs are perfect for that length." She said happily and smiled.
"Oh, thank you." I said blushing slightly.
"Now then," she said taking the tape measure from around her neck and pulling it tight, "let's measure you." She came over to me and before I could stop her she was measuring my hips, waist, chest and shoulders before I even had a chance to react. She turned me around quickly and measured the length of my arms, shoulders, torso, and legs. She turned me back around and smiled.
"All done." She said with a bright smile. My eyes were still spinning from being turned too quickly. The lady walked over to a huge closet that covered the left wall and opened a door. She looked for a moment and then pulled out a black jacket, black sweater vest, black and white striped tie, black blouse, and a white short skirt. She handed them to me and smiled.
"There's a uniform, it should fit, my measurements are never wrong." She said proudly.
"O-ok, thank you." I said. She suddenly grabbed me again and rushed me to the exit.
"Now have fun at school I'll see you around." She said. She winked and waved as I went out through the curtain. I quickly ran over to Keket.
"Ready to go?" I asked hurriedly.
"Well if you are then-"
"Ok let's go." I said and pushed Keket back downstairs and out of the building. I continued to push her when we suddenly hit something. I looked out from behind Keket to see a tall man in front of us. His hair was silver and slicked back. His eyes were red-violet and he was glaring darkly at us.
"Hey, why don't you watch where the fuck you're going?" He spat.
"Oh, sorry, I was being pushed and…forgive me!" Keket suddenly yelled and fell to the ground bowing.
"Whoa, what the fuck?" He took a step back looking completely confused.
"Um, Keket, what are you doing?" I asked just as confused.
"I have to bow and hope he forgives me. He's a male after all and I'm a female. I have to show my respect." She replied. Suddenly the man smiled slyly.
"Well, what the fuck do you know, hey Kakuzu come check this out." Suddenly another man came over. His skin was tanned, his pupils were white and the outside of his eye was black. He had stitches around his mouth, and all over his face.
"What do you want?" He asked coming over.
"Look at this. This chick is fucking bowing to me!" The man said laughing haughtily.
"Why the hell would I care?" The man with the stitches asked.
"Cause she's fucking hot!" He said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Unless she's offering to pay us some money I don't care." The man with stitches said. I stood there appalled. What the hell was going on? Who were these two? I glared at them and looked down at Keket.
"Keket, I think you can get up now." I said angrily.
"No, I can't get up until he gives me permission." Keket shook her head and remained on the ground.
The man laughed. "Dude seriously, this is fucking sweet!"
"Hey, do you mind letting her up? We kind of have to get going." I said to the man. He looked at me and cocked an eyebrow.
"Sorry sweetheart but this is my only fucking entertainment of the day so you can fucking forget it. Actually now that I look at you you're pretty fucking hot yourself, seriously. I think you should bow down to me too." I looked at him shocked. How dare he! I was not about to bow down to someone like him. I was a demi-goddess for goodness sake! I bowed to know one except the Gods themselves.
"I don't bow down to those lower than myself." I replied coolly. Suddenly the man glared at me.
"What the fuck did you just say?" He asked angrily.
"You heard me you simpleton. I am Kalonice, daughter of Aphrodite and I will not bow to a lower being like yourself." I replied.
"Who the fuck is Aphrodite? And why the fuck should I care."
"How dare you! Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty and love and deserves more respect."
"Sorry to break it to you sweetheart but the only God I believe in is Jashin. Any other God can go fuck themselves." My jaw dropped. I was about to retort when Keket suddenly looked up.
"Who's Jashin?" She asked.
"He's my God of course." The man suddenly replied turning away from me.
"Oh, how interesting. I'm a priestess of Bastet myself, but I've never heard of Jashin before." She said smiling. The man smiled back and pulled out a necklace. On the end of it was a pendant of a circle with an upside-down triangle in the middle of it.
"This is the symbol of Jashin." He said and kissed it.
"Oh, how very interesting. Bastet is the goddess of cats but I know many other Gods than that." She said.
"Really? Jashin is my one and only God. I guess you can stand up now." He said. Keket smiled and jumped up happily.
"Finally, can we please go now Keket?"
"Hey hold the fuck up sweetheart, Keket and I are trying to have a fucking conversation." The man said glaring at me again.
"Why do you swear so much?" Keket suddenly asked.
"It's part of my religion." The man replied without hesitation.
"Ugh, this is ridiculous." I groaned.
"Hey, look you little bitch I have had it with your fucking attitude."
"Excuse me?!" I yelled.
"Seriously you are grating on my fucking nerves. Why don't you piss off so Keket and I can talk?"
"Who do you think you are?!" I asked angrily.
"Name's Hidan bitch, I suggest you remember that." He said. I glared angrily at him.
"I swear to Zeus…" I muttered to myself.
"Bitch please, you don't have the balls." Hidan said shaking his head.
"That's it!" I screamed.
"Bring it bitch!" He yelled back.
"Hey, what is going on over here?" We all looked over to see Professor Kurenai walking over to us. She looked worried.
"Nothing Professor Kurenai, we were just talking." Kakuzu said.
"Is that so? Hidan you're not bothering these girls are you?" She asked eyeing Hidan warily.
"No Professor Kurenai, not in a million years Professor Kurenai." Hidan replied. I could tell he didn't mean it.
"Good, you girls should join the rest of the group, we should be heading to the school soon. Kakuzu, Hidan, behave yourselves." She said before walking back over to a group of students.
"Yes Professor Kurenai, you're a bitch Professor Kurenai, why don't you go fuck yourself Professor Kurenai?" Hidan said after she had left.
"Yeah I thought so. Big words and a big mouth but as soon as the teachers come around you fall to pieces." I said crossing my arms.
"Hey, fuck you, seriously I don't fucking answer to anyone." Hidan said glaring at me.
"Whatever, Keket we've got to get going." I said grabbing Keket's arm. I pulled her away from Kakuzu and Hidan.
"Oh, uh, bye Hidan, I'll see you around."
"Yeah, and leave that bitch behind next time!" Hidan called back. I stomped forward without turning back.
"He was…nice." Keket said as we made our way over to the group.
"Yeah, like a rattlesnake." I whispered under my breath.
"Ok, would you all please follow me and I'll give you a quick tour of the school before you all head off to your dormitories." Professor Kurenai said as we reached the group. She started walking up a small hill. The rest of us followed. In no time we could see the academy in the distance. It was a huge building four stories high. There were light windows on every floor and the school itself was light beige.
"Now from here if you look right you can see Building B which is where we have our alchemy classes. Not too far from it is the Terra dormitory. To the left is Building A which has divination and religious theory. Just above that is the Aeris dormitory. If you keep going straight from here you'll eventually find Building C which has sorcery classes and Building D which has home economics. Next to Building C is the Ignas dormitory and next to Building D is the Aqua dormitory.
"If you go straight past Building A you'll eventually go behind the school where the terrain has many hills and small forests. It is a popular meeting place and hang out but you are forbidden to go beyond the hills without permission. Now follow me and I'll show you the main building." Professor Kurenai explained. She went down the hill and headed towards the main building. She stepped off the hill and eventually came to a cobblestone path that led to the main building. She walked on it until she came to a type of courtyard just before the main building.
"This is the courtyard of the school. There are stone tables and chairs for students to sit on. You can eat your lunch out here or study in the warm weather." Professor Kurenai said. I looked around. The courtyard itself was beautiful. The stone chairs and tables were light beige like most of the school. To the left there was a beautiful fountain spurting out crystal clear water. There were potted plants set up around the courtyard and there was a black fence around it. Professor Kurenai started walking forward again and entered the main building. Again we were hit with a burst of cool air. The inside of the school was magnificent. The lobby was large and had beige and tan checkered floors. There were sweeping staircases that led to the fourth floor. Statues adorned with Roman armour were everywhere as well as paintings and sculptures.
"This is the main building of the school. Each floor holds different subjects. On the first floor you have your gym and combat classes, sciences, as well as the cafeteria and library. The second floor has the art classes including music, art and drama. The third floor has all the history classes and the fourth floor has languages, literature, philosophy, and other language arts. That pretty much sums up the entirety of the school. Any questions?" Professor Kurenai asked turning to the rest of us.
"What subject do you teach?" Someone in the group asked.
Professor Kurenai laughed. "I teach chemistry on the first floor. Any other questions?" She said smiling. When no one answered she nodded and smiled again.
"Then I hereby welcome you all to Nitesco Academy. Please feel free to look around but be quiet. There are some classes that have already started. Dinner will be served at 6 but until then feel free to look around. I suggest you go to your dormitories first to get changed into your uniforms and unpacked. Hope to see you all around and I hope you enjoy it here." She said smiling and with a whip of black hair turned and walked away. Keket and I looked at each other and immediately headed outside. The air outside was warm and the air was refreshing.
"I can't believe we're really here." Keket said in awe of the courtyard.
"I can't either really. I think I'm going to head to my dormitory now." I said turning to Keket.
She nodded. "I will too. I can't believe our dorms are on opposite sides of the school." She said sadly.
"I know, but at least we'll see each other in class and around the school. Don't forget we also get to see each other at breakfast, lunch, and dinner." I said trying to cheer her up.
"You do have a point." She said smiling. I smiled back and turned to go.
"I'll see you tomorrow. I think I'm just going to go to bed, I'm not hungry" I said waving.
"Ok, see you tomorrow." Keket replied and we parted ways.
The walk to the dorm was pleasant and quiet. No one was really outside since they were either in their dorms or already in class. I continued to walk until I finally came to what I decided must have been the dorm. The dorm was two stories high and, like every other building, beige. The only difference was the roof was white and there was a large crest above the door that had two swirls that must have represented blowing wind. I walked up to the door. I was shocked to find the door didn't have a handle or a knob. Instead there was a large empty crest on the front of the door. What am I supposed to do? I thought to myself confused. I looked around the door and still couldn't figure anything out.
"You're supposed to scan the crest on your uniform." I jumped as a voice sounded behind me. To my surprise there was a girl standing there. She had blond hair tied back in four spike pigtails, two on the top of her head and two on the bottom. She had teal eyes and was leaning on a fan almost the same size as her. She was wearing a uniform that resembled mine but her skirt was knee-length.
"I'm sorry what?" I asked.
"It's a magic lock to keep students from other houses from entering the dorms. If you move I can show you." She said. She walked forward and stood in front of the door.
"I, Temari, request entrance into the house of Aeris." She said. Suddenly a white light emitted from the empty crest and it covered the girl, Temari's, body. Suddenly the same symbol on the crest above the door glittered and appeared in the center of the door. The door slowly slid up and opened.
"That's all you have to do, just repeat what I say but use your own name. I would stand back though, the door will reject anyone except me." She explained with a cocky smile. She slowly took a step forward and entered the dorm. As soon as she was past the door slammed back down and the glittering symbol disappeared. I stared at it and swallowed hard. I took a step forward and put my jacket up so that the symbol faced the door.
"I, Kalonice, request entrance into the house of Aeris." I said slowly. Suddenly the white light appeared. It surrounded me and I was covered in the light. Finally it disappeared and the glittering symbol appeared again. The door slowly slid up. I took a few steps forward before walking in. I was nervous and kept thinking the door was going to slam on me but it stayed securely opened until I finally made it into the dorm. It closed behind me and I was stuck inside a dark hallway. I slowly walked forward. Eventually I made my way to an opening that led into a large room.
The room was huge with a bookcase in one corner and desks and chairs everywhere. There were large windows around the room allowing light to filter in giving the room a warm and glowing feel. The floor was white and black checkered and most of the furniture was white. There were some students already hanging around reading and talking. They stopped talking and looked at me as I walked in.
"Who's that?"
"I have no idea."
"Is she new?"
"She's hot." The whispers continued around the room. I took a deep breath. Remember Kalonice, you are perfection. Let nothing show, just remain calm and make them do the watching. I told myself. I shook my head to get stray strands of hair out of my face and smiled. I looked up, chin held high, and walked into the room. There was a winding staircase that went to the second floor. I made my way towards it without a hesitation.
"Hey, can I get your bag?" Someone asked. I turned to see a boy offering to take my bag.
"Oh, thank you." I replied and smiled. Instantly I was surrounded by people who were offering to help me upstairs and help find my room. Most of them were boys but that was not surprising. They took my bags and led me upstairs. They went down a hallway and continued that way until we finally came to a room that had my name on it. I took my bags and smiled at them.
"Thank you." I said and walked into the room. The people were asking me random questions but I politely closed the door on them. I leaned against it and sighed.
"Thank Hera that's over." I breathed.
"Having problems?" I stood up straight completely caught off guard and looked to see the girl with the blond hair from before sitting at a desk on the left side of the room reading.
"Oh, no, just a little…claustrophobic I guess is the right word."
"Yes, popularity will do that to you." She said not looking up from the book.
"So, I guess you and I are roommates?" I asked.
"Is it that obvious? The left side is mine and the right side is yours. Feel free to decorate your side as you see fit, but don't touch any of my stuff." She said. I looked at my side of the room. There was a bed, desk, and chair along the wall. There was also a dresser and armoire for my clothes. The girl's side of the room looked exactly the same but she had some flowers as well as many origami shapes around her side. The room was surprisingly spacious considering all the things in it and there was a door that led into a bathroom.
I walked over to my bed and placed my suitcase on the bed. I quickly and quietly unpacked.
"Oh, um, my name is Kalonice." I said after putting the last of my clothes in the dresser and my libra on the desk.
"Temari." The girl replied.
"It's nice to meet you Temari." I said trying to be friendly.
"Yeah, whatever." Temari replied and turned another page. I looked at her and sighed. I have a feeling we are going to have a very quiet relationship. I thought. I walked over to the dresser and pulled out a simple nightgown. I quietly changed and walked over to the bed.
"Um, Temari, I'm really tired so I'm just going to go to bed for the evening." I said. Temari was silent for a moment. She turned another page and then closed her book. She stood and turned to look at me.
"Suit yourself. It's almost dinner time. I'm going to go get something to eat and I guess I'll stay downstairs so you can sleep." She said shrugging her shoulders.
"Thank you." I replied. Temari nodded and slowly left the room. I sighed and fell back on my pillow. I put my arm over my eyes.
"I can't believe I'm here." I whispered to myself. I lifted my hand into the air and stared at it. It was so odd, being in the school. The train ride had made me anxious but now that I was here, it just felt so odd, so new. I sighed and rolled on my side. I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep but what Tobi had said to me before was repeating itself in the back of my mind, "Be careful who you talk to at this school, remember there is no such thing as trust".
I awoke to a light tap on my shoulder. I turned over to see Temari standing above me. Her blond hair was wet and falling forward.
"Hey Kalonice, if you want to get some breakfast you might want to get up." She whispered. I sighed and slowly sat up. I looked around the room and rubbed my eyes.
"Thank you Temari." I yawned. She sighed and went over to her side of the room. It was then that I noticed she was wearing a bath robe. I guess a shower would be nice. I thought to myself. I sat up and walked over to the door that led into the bathroom. I walked in and turned the light on. It was bright and I had to shield my eyes while they adjusted. When I could finally see I looked around the room. It was a nice bathroom with marble countertops and granite tiled floors. The tap was plated with gold and there was a long mirror behind it. There was a toilet in the right corner next to the sink and the shower ran along the left wall.
I walked over to the shower. It was long and the bathtub was a Jacuzzi. The shower was surrounded by faded glass and there was a towel rack beside it that held two towels. I opened the glass door, took off my night gown, and stepped in. The shower head was large and also plated gold. I grabbed the top of the tap that forced the water through the shower head and turned the hot water on. I cringed slightly as the hot water touched my skin but sighed as my body got used to it.
After a shower that was longer than needed I got out and made my way back into the room. The sun was starting to shine into the room. Temari was sitting on the window ledge reading her book. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out my uniform. I got dressed and walked over to a full-body mirror beside the dresser. The uniform actually looked nice. The skirt did show off my long legs and the jacket fit well around my curves. It actually made it look like I had some even though my mother often said there wasn't anything there.
I looked over at Temari, she was already dressed and her hair was back in the four pigtails. I went back into the bathroom, dried my hair and let the waves fall around me. My hair fell down past my hips and my bangs fell just above my eyes. I quickly did my make-up and put on the golden choker with pearl studs around it and a ruby pendant that I always wore. It was the first present my mother had ever given to me, and the last. I put some bracelets on that were also gold and adorned with Greek designs. After a quick look over I smiled to myself and left the room.
"Are you ready to go?" Temari asked.
"Yes, what am I supposed to use to carry my books and things?" I asked.
"In the first drawer of the armoire there is a book bag that you may use. It has the Aeris symbol on it and your own name. They put it there once they knew you were enrolling in the school." Temari explained pointing to the drawer she was speaking about. I nodded and went over. I opened the drawer and sure enough there was a black book bag with a white handle and clip. The crest with the Aeris symbol was on it and my name was right next to it. I picked it up and looked at it smiling. The bag was amazingly well made.
"Are you coming to breakfast?" Temari asked. She already had her bag and was walking to the front door.
"Oh, yes I'm coming." I replied and followed behind Temari as she made her way out of the room.
Again on the way out of the room I was surrounded by students that I had seen the day before. They asked me more questions and were hoping that they might be able to sit with me at breakfast. I politely apologized that I already had plans to sit with someone else and followed Temari out of the dormitory. I let out a sigh of relief.
"Still feeling claustrophobic?" Temari asked.
"Yes, but I'm used to it. I was constantly given gifts and offerings when I lived at the base of Mt. Olympus and there were always people trying to get a glimpse of me." I explained.
"Mt. Olympus?" Temari asked.
"Oh, yes, Mt. Olympus is a large mountain in Greece. It is impossible to climb it if you're a mortal and the Gods live on the peak of it." I explained. Temari nodded and then fell silent.
"Um, Temari, if you don't mind me asking, what race are you?" I asked realizing that I still didn't know.
"I am an air sorceress from Egypt." She said.
"Oh, that's interesting." I said.
"Yeah it's alright." Temari shrugged her shoulders. I nodded and we continued our walk. Eventually we both made it to the main building of the academy. The sun was staring to shine and the air was warm with a cool morning breeze. Temari led me into the academy and straight forward. We walked past the staircase that led upstairs and down a hallway to the left. She continued to walk straight and we soon came to two gigantic mahogany doors. Temari grabbed the handle of one of the doors and pushed it open. Inside students were already sitting down at long marble tables and there was a strong smell of eggs and bacon.
"So, where do we go to get food?" I asked. My stomach was already starting to growl since I hadn't eaten the night before.
"The line for food is right there. The menu of what is for breakfast is printed on that board there. You can ask for anything that's on it." Temari explained. I nodded and followed her to the end of the line. I looked at the board. They were serving a lot for breakfast and there were a lot of choices. Omelets, pancakes, bacon, sausages, French toast, everything. I decided finally on a plain omelet and two slices of pea meal bacon.
I got to the front of the line and ordered my food. After my food was put on a plate and then on my tray I grabbed a carton of milk and turned to look at the tables. Temari had already gone off to sit with some of her friends and right now the only person I was consciously looking for was Keket. I noticed a lot of students from the Aeris house were trying to get my attention. I ignored them and pretended that I hadn't seen them. Finally a head of dark hair and golden skin caught my eye. I walked over and found Keket sitting at a table already eating her breakfast.
"Good morning Keket." I said smiling. She looked up and smiled brightly.
"Good morning Kalonice, how was your sleep?" She asked.
"Oh it was good. How did you like your dormitory?" I asked in return.
"It was very nice. It took me awhile to get in but a nice boy helped me. I also met my roommate. She's very quiet and shy but she is nice. I believe she said her name was Hinata and apparently she's a siren." Keket explained.
"It took me awhile to find out how to get into my dorm as well. And I met my roommate too. Her name is Temari and she's not very talkative. As for race she told me she was an air sorceress." I said cutting a piece of my omelet and putting it in my mouth.
"Temari is your roommate? That's so cool, I know her from back home!" Keket exclaimed. I nodded and took a drink of my milk. Suddenly there was a thundering of footsteps and two arms wrapped themselves around me.
"Kalonice, Kalonice good morning!" I looked over to see Tobi hugging me tightly.
"Um, good morning Tobi."
"Tobi you idiot get off of her!" Deidara said punching Tobi in the head. Tobi grabbed his head and looked up at Deidara.
"Tobi's sorry. Tobi was just happy to see Kalonice." Tobi said sadly.
"Good morning Deidara." Keket suddenly said happily.
"Oh, hey there Keket. I see you got put into Aqua, and you, Kalonice, in Aeris." We both nodded.
"Aww, and Tobi wanted Kalonice to be in Ignas." Tobi said sadly.
"Sorry Tobi." I said.
"No, it's not Kalonice's fault." Tobi said happily. Suddenly a light ringing noise filled the air.
"Attention students, breakfast will be over in five minutes. Would all students please finish and head to your first period class. Just a reminder that today is Day A and you should follow your schedules accordingly. Thank you."
"Who was that?" I asked. The voice had been female.
"That was the Headmistress Tsunade. I guess we all better get to class. What do you two have now?" Deidara asked. I turned to my book bag and pulled out my schedule.
"Um, I have Literature on the fourth floor with Professor Kakashi Hatake." I said. Suddenly Keket squealed with excitement.
"I have that class too!" She said happily. I smiled. At least I had a class with someone I knew.
"No way! So do I." Deidara said.
"Tobi has it too, Tobi has it too!" Tobi said excitedly.
"So we're all in that class?!" Keket asked excitedly.
"Looks like it." Deidara said and he winked at Keket. Keket blushed and smiled.
"Well, then let's get going." I said and stood.
"Ok, what do we do with our plates?" Keket asked also standing.
"Oh, just leave those on the table they clean everything up with magic anyway." Deidara said shrugging his shoulders.
"Oh, alright." Keket and I cleaned up around us but left the plates on the table. We grabbed our book bags and followed Deidara and Tobi. Keket walked forward to talk to Deidara and Tobi slowly stepped back to talk with me.
"So how does Kalonice like the school?" He asked.
"It's definitely big." I replied. We started our ascend up the staircase to the fourth floor.
"Oh Tobi agrees but Kalonice will get used to it in no time." Tobi said and looked at me. I looked at his mask and smiled but I still couldn't tell if he was smiling back or not.
Finally we made it to the fourth floor. Deidara led us down a hallway to the left. At the end of the hallway Deidara took a right into a second hallway. He walked halfway down it and finally came to a door that read "Senior Literature – Professor Kakashi Hatake".
"So this is it?" I asked.
"Yeah, this is it. You guys are new so Professor Kakashi will probably want you to introduce yourselves." Deidara said. He opened the door and we followed him in. The room was already almost filled with students. The professor was sitting at his desk with his feet up. He was reading a book.
"Hey Professor Kakashi." Deidara called. The professor suddenly stirred and looked up. His right eye was black but his left eye was covered by a blue headband. His hair was silver and fell to the left in spikes. He looked completely bored.
"Deidara, good to see you. Tobi here's too huh? Wait, who're those too?" He asked pointing to me and Keket.
"Oh right, these two are new here." Deidara explained.
"Hello." Keket said waving.
"Pleased to meet you." I said smiling. Suddenly the whole class was silent. Keket and I looked to see that everyone was staring at us. Some of the guys were looking us up and down while the girls just stared.
"Huh, I didn't think you could quiet these kids down that fast. Anyway now that everyone is settled I guess you two can introduce yourselves and take a seat." Professor Kakashi said turning back to his book.
"Ok, um, who should go first?" Keket asked turning to me. I shrugged my shoulders.
"It honestly doesn't matter to me." I replied.
"Ok, I'll go first." Keket said happily. She walked forward and turned to the class.
"Hello, my name is Keket. I'm seventeen and a priestess of Bastet from Egypt. It's nice to meet you all." She finished with a smile.
"Good, does anyone have any questions for Keket?" Professor Kakashi asked.
"Yeah are you single?" A boy asked. The girls rolled their eyes but there was laughter and high fives from the guys.
"Um, Kalonice, what do they mean by single?" Keket asked turning to face me. I rolled my eyes and put a hand on one hip.
"They're asking if you have a boyfriend, you know, a lover." I replied. Keket's face turned bright red.
"What?! Of course I don't!" Keket exclaimed.
"Excellent." The boy who asked the question said.
"Alright that's enough, you can sit down Keket." Professor Kakashi said. Keket nodded and made her way over to an empty seat on the left side of the room.
"Alright, you're up." Professor Kakashi said. I nodded and stepped forward.
"Pleased to meet you, my name is Kalonice daughter of Aphrodite. I'm a demi-goddess of the fates and I'm from Athens, Greece. Thank you." I finished and smiled brightly.
"Good, anyone have any questions for Kalonice?" Professor Kakashi asked.
"Yeah, same question as Keket, are you single?" The same boy from before asked. This is ridiculous, I thought to myself but remembered to keep my mask of perfection steady. I smiled and cocked my head to the side.
"Yes I am single, but I'm not looking for a relationship right now." I replied and winked. The boys definitely ate it up. I looked around as drool fell from basically every mouth. Suddenly one of the boys caught my eye. He had long black hair tied back in a loose ponytail. His bangs were parted in the middle and fell just past his chin. He had a beautiful face and his eyes were crimson red. He stared at me completely emotionless. I was shocked. It was the first time a boy had never shown a reaction to me before.
"Alright thank you, go sit in an empty seat." Professor Kakashi said. I nodded and sat down in a seat next to Keket. She smiled at me.
"Wow, I never realized how pretty you are." She said.
"Oh thank you, you're very pretty yourself." I complimented. She smiled brightly.
"Alright, now that that's over with I guess we can finally get started. Keket and Kalonice since you don't have textbooks yet I guess you can share with someone else or something. Now as for everyone else turn your textbooks to-"
"Hey what the fuck do you think you're doing?! Walking on my side of the fucking school?! Who the fuck do you think you are?! If I ever see you on this side of the fucking school ever again I swear I will kick the fucking shit out of you! Now get the fuck out! Yeah that's right you better keep fucking walking!" I looked at Keket and she shrugged her shoulders. Suddenly the door to the classroom burst open. A girl walked in with a scowl on her face. She had what looked like war paint on her face and pointed ears. Her eyes were dark violet and her hair was long and silver with a purple sheen. Her hair was tied back at her neck line. She was wearing her uniform and she had a knee-length red skirt and her white blouse was unbuttoned a little lower than it should have been. Her skirt was red which meant she must have been in Ignas.
"Can I help you?" Professor Kakashi asked.
"Yeah, I'm Eámanë, the new fucking transfer student."