They opened the door to face an enormous hallway with numerous stairways and corridors. Strangely no students were around.
"We must be very early, or very late" Sasuke thought as she saw an old woman wearing a maid's apron.
"Excuse me, could you please tell us where the headmaster's office is?" Sasuke asked the lady politely.
The woman didn't raise her gaze from the mosaic floor and pointed to a staircase while muttering "last door to the left". She bowed and disappeared in one of the corridors.
The two brothers made their way up to the stairs noticing how old the building was. The walls seemed to be made
out of stone and it was pretty chilly in the building. The combination of the stone walls and being September made the whole place cold.
The building was surely built with the old standards of architecture yet it was obvious that it was left without further repair through the ages. Surely 50 years ago was probably the time it had been renewed for the last time.
Itachi tried to wash away the thought in living in a building so old it would collapse any minute and walked on the marble staircase.
The two of them where now walking on a well light corridor passing a few empty rooms and finally standing before a wooden door with 'Mrs. Standmey' carved on a golden plaque. Itachi knocked on the door three times.
"Come in!" a female voice of an old woman answered.
They entered the headmistress's office to see an old lady, 60-65 years old, sitting on a chocolate brown armchair behind a dark-brown, wooden desk.
"Oh you must be the two newcomers, please take a seat." Mrs. Standmey said.
She had average height and had grey hair caught up in a tight, French ponytail. She was wearing a plain gray skirt that was reaching down her ankles, just above her old-fashioned black shoes. She was also wearing a matching grey shirt with a collar.
Her whole appearance seemed to be taken out of the 19th century. Her face was emotionless and she had eyed sharp and piercing as a hawk's, behind her small, round, reading glasses.
Itachi gave her their papers and waited patiently to finish reading them.
"Hasn't anybody taught you that staring someone is impolite young man?!"
She raised her voice tone, without even stopping reading, referring to Sasuke who was staring her all the time. Sasuke looked on the floor ashamed.
"Well then, Mr. and Mr. Uchiha, I am, as you may have already guessed Mrs. Standmey. I have been supervising this academy for 40 years now, as well as my great-grandmother, the founder of this school. You should understand that whatever the reasons are, you are here.
I will except nothing less than perfect discipline. Am I clear?" she spoke in a demanding tone.
The two brothers nodded in response.
"Good. As you may already know, you will be staying in rooms with other students. There are separate rooms for boys and girls and there are some 'other categories' that have some 'standards' in being in them." She said now examining Itachi's face with intense.
"Well, Mr. Uchiha Sasuke you will be staying in dorm number 4. Here's your schedule. Your room is up the far right stairs, first door. You may now leave." She said.
Sasuke bowed and took his suitcases, heading to his dorm.
"As for you Mr. Uchiha Itachi, I have heard various 'interesting' things from your parents. Apparently you aren't one of the obedient and respectful kids." The headmaster said while she was walking around the older Uchiha.
"We can fix that… I know exactly where to put you. Your room will be number 13. It's a dorm for kids that are 'special', just like you." She said with pure sarcasm dripping from her voice.
Itachi stayed as cold and emotionless as ever.
"Your room is on the far right corridor, sixth door. Here's your schedule, you may now leave." The headmistress spoke now turning her back to the black haired teen, gazing out of her window.
The Uchiha bowed slightly and left the office carrying his suitcases. He went down the stairs and headed to the far right corridor.
'This place is huge, no wonder there's only one enormous building. I guess all the dorms must be here.' He thought.
Finally he reached the door. It was black wooden and fairly old with '13' painted on it with big red letters. It had some large scratches and the hinges seemed to be in a bad shape too.
'Here you are Itachi, say hello to your new home' Itachi thought bitterly as he went to reach the old silver doorknob.