Author's note – Elana is going to be mad at me if I don't get at least the second chapter done by this weekend.

Aurora & Ikuto
ACT ONE: Enter the Muse
Chapter 1.2: Welcome to Seiyo

Two dull amethyst eyes stared out the window of the limo as the scenery rushed by her. Her obsidian locks cascaded over her shoulders as if her hair was a waterfall. The charcoal cascades came all the way down to her bottom. Finally the limo pulled in front of her new elementary school and she picked up her small bag.

Her footsteps were soft as she went towards her new class. She didn't bother to look at the students who were gawking at her and commenting on the fact that Aurora Lawrascal was the daughter of a very rich man who controlled a good portion of the city and the things that went on within said city. They also questioned why she hadn't come to school until now. The answer was she had been home schooled to be the proper doll when she went out, completely emotionless.

She walked past a sign saying something about the school guardians. She could honestly not care one bit about what other people thought or the major activities that went along with the school day. She wasn't to be joining any clubs. She was simply there to stand pretty and be a representative of all the amazing things her father could do. That was how she ended up at the front of the classroom with a blank expression as she looked at the unfamiliar classroom.

"She is so amazing." One of the girls piped up. "It is so cool someone as amazing as her came to our school. So spicy and cool."

Aurora introduced herself to the classroom and then found the other students began to ask her questions she had no idea why they were asking. One boy asked what her size was while other students asked her what her favorite television show was. Even the questions she felt were answerable, like her favorite book, simply was to personal. Her father demanded that she not be personal with everyone. She was to be absolute perfection.

The day progressed and she found herself bombarded by people who wanted her to join their club. It was a non-stop torrent of questions and she preferred to focus on her studies. She was emotionless and the students at her school seemed to love this and call it the "spicy and cool" phenomenon. She choose to ignore these comments and headed back to the limo to head on home. To her surprise her father was there and rolled down the window.

"What is with these friends who are following you?" The man's voice was dark and Aurora glanced back in time to see her classmates following at a distance.

"They're classmates." The female glanced back. "They aren't friends. I didn't make any as I promised."

"I don't believe you." The man stated. "And even if they aren't friends you obviously drew too much attention to yourself. As far as I am concerned you can walk home."

"I don't know the way." The girl blinked a couple of times

"Learn to read a map. You can find plenty of them at the bus stations in town." With that the limo took off."

One of her classmates suddenly approached her. "Did your father say you weren't allowed to ride home?"

"I told him I needed the exorcise and he's allowing me to walk home." Aurora smiled at them. "I must be going now."

"We'll walk with you." One of the girls smiled fondly.

"Do you know if we're going in the same direction? If not it is not advisable." And with that Aurora took off. Eventually her feet became tired and she felt blisters forming on her heals. She knew the address where she lived but it was a long way from the school. She was almost home when the rain suddenly began to pour down upon her head.

Her clothing became soaked and she eventually came to the gate. She pressed a button on the entrance and she heard the butler speak up first. Eventually her father came over the intercom. "What took you so long."

"It was a long walk."

"Nonsense. You can stand out in the rain for another hour." The man spat out his words before the intercom turned off.

Aurora found herself shaking from the cold as she waited for the hour to pass. Eventually the gate opened and she found herself walking up to the main house. The butler greeted her at the door with a towel and a bucket. "Master will not have you going through the house in your wet clothing."

"Where is my change of clothes?" Aurora asked as her amethyst eyes panicked.

"Your change of clothes is up in the bathroom." The man stated. "Your father wishes to punish you for your misdeeds."

Aurora removed her black coat and dropped it into the bucket. She didn't like how her pink bra showed through the white shirt. She then began to remove her socks and shoes. The shirt was unbuttoned and put into the bucket as was her red skirt. Her hands hesitated for a few minutes to remove her underwear but finally she put them in the bucket.

She held out her hand for the towel only to have the man set the bucket down and began to dry her off. She resigned to the fact she wasn't allowed to dry herself off, and figured this was a part of her humiliation that she deserved for causing her father as much trouble as she had in the past including today. She stepped into the home as the eyes of the servants upon her naked body. She also saw her father watching her, and she wondered why he had to be so cruel to her.

Eventually she arrived at her room and she stepped into the bathroom closing the door behind her. She glanced at the ground before getting into the shower. "I wish that I could be somebody even if my weakness shows through."

She also didn't feel well.