*AN~I don't own anything by Disney, Dreamworks or Pixar. Also, sorry for the late update, the first week of school really kicked my butt. Pls review and all constructive criticism is appreciated! ;)*
The plane ride to New York City was relatively uneventful, no ice or anything, which was surprising given that I was about to cry thinking about being so far away from home. But, other than a snoring companion to my right, nothing was amiss and and I spent the whole 10 hour trip watching movies and trying not to think about Anna's emotional state.
I can't believe I left Anna without even a proper goodbye, but a clean break heals the fastest. She was probably beside herself with confusion about why I left, and why I wouldn't run away with her after everything that we went through to stop us from being apart during high school. No matter how much I wanted to be a good big sister, and help her through her troubles, I wouldn't hurt her. Like my dad said, running away would only end in sorrow. It was for the best.
Getting off the plane, I realized I had to pee. Like, really bad. Ten hours on a plane trapped between a sleeping giant and a wall will do that to a person. Hey, at least I had the window seat.
So, understandably, as soon as I was off the plane I was rushing off to the ladies room. But if you'd ever been in a New York airport, you'd know that they are crowded as hell; business people of all sorts were blitzing about at lightning speeds and wouldn't even stop to tell you the time of day. Or, in my case, where the bathroom was.
So I was standing in the middle of the terminals, looking for an official looking person when a plume of red ringlets brushed past me, her suitcase very effectively catching on my foot and sending me to the floor. I fell in a fantastic blaze of glory, yelling and arms flailing. I hoped I didn't get trampled to death once I was down, that would look nice the obituary, and I wished I would be there to see my parents face. My wildly swinging arms caught on the mass of red curls, and I had brought down the tripper with me.
I could only hope that I hadn't let any ice slip through my fingers, or if I had, that no one had seen it.
I lay on the dirty airport floor with someone else's suitcase on top on me and a body laying across my legs with my hand in her hair. Now I really, really had to pee.
"Oi! Watch i' you pale yeti! People i' this blasted country!" A heavily accented voice complained. For a second I froze, pun intended, thinking that she called me a yeti because of my powers. then I realized that it was meant as an insult on my looks and that she hadn't seen anything after all. Yay!
I groaned, "where's the restroom?"
We both slowly reassembled ourselves, and stood facing each other. She was a curvy girl, and had strong facial features that were surrounded by a mess of red waves. She looked at me curiously, like she had never seen someone with whitish hair before.
"Ah'm sorry for runnin' inteh you, um, you said you need thae toilette? It's down tha' way," pointed behind me, "ah'm Merida by thae way."
"I'm Elsa, sorry for bringing you down with me. Um...thank you for the bathroom tip!" I turned and ran with my carry-on, towards the direction she pointed.
Fifteen minutes later, I was exiting the airport into the frigid September air and looking for the transport that was supposted to pick me up and deliver me to the school. I had grabbed the rest of my luggage before retreating from the building, and I now waited on a bench underneath the roof overhang.
A quarter hour later, a blue Mazda pulled up to the curb and a middle aged woman go out of the passenger seat. She was a stringy sort of person, all arms and legs, and had corn colored hair swept into a loose bun. The expression on her face was just as colorful as her clothes, which were a brilliantly colored purple pantsuit that made her hair look brighter. From the passenger seat she pulled out a small sign saying Elsa Vinther.
Once I spotted her, I got up from my seat and make my way over. She gazed strangely at me when I approached, so I stuck out my had to introduce myself, as a way to break the ice.
"Hi i'm Elsa, my dad enrolled me at your school," I spoke. She gripped my hand and I grasped it with light even pressure like my dad had taught me when I was younger.
"Well," her voice was energetic and sunny, "that where we're taking you! Hop in."
I was slightly suspicious of the stranger, I mean, who wouldn't be if you depended on someone you didn't know to get you somewhere safely. For all I knew, she was taking me to an abandoned warehouse where no one would hear my screams. I could feel my powers aching to emerge, but I resisted and put my hands in my pockets.
But my worries fell away once I got in the car.
"Merida?" I said, surprised.
"Pale yeti?"
The woman, now in the passenger seat, asked, "you two know each other?"
"Kind of," I replied.
"If you can call it tha'," Merida said.
"Wonderful! When we get to the Academy, I'll see to it that you two are roommates."
Great, another person to hide my powers from. Hopefully i'll be able to lie low and keep to my studies. It's my last year of high school, if I don't socialize my parents can't make me go back. I can be myself finally.
The car sped off into a skyline of tall skyscrapers and the grey sky was scattered with clouds in fluffy formations. Once in a while I would see a smattering of fiery trees and miss my hometown where they would be in abundance. New York was made of steel, and nothing was natural. It was a new style that I wasn't used to, and I want sure if I liked it.
"I hope you girls like our school. Most of our students stay there year round, so you're our only new students, other than the freshmen. As the principal, I like to take it upon myself to see that all new students are safely situated, and blend in to our academic environment." Via had turned to talk to us, and her enthusiasm was kind of annoying.
"You're thae 'eadmaster?" Merida asked.
"Yes, I guess you could call it that. My name is Olevia, but I encourage students to just call me Via."
Merida nodded, and Via continued, "Since you two are new, the school will be assigning you a guide to help you out on your first couple of weeks. You will meet her when we get to the main building."
Awhile ago we had entered into the countryside, and I hadn't noticed. It was very beautiful despite the grayness of the rest of the state. Yellowing grass lined the paved road and trees stood tall among it. We slowed down and entered into the school gates. They were painted green and purple, with leaves adorning the edges in swirling patterns that accented the greenery round them. Red brick buildings decorated the campus and hid the rest of the wildflowers and forest from view while the sun peeked out from the small openings in the changing leaves, creating small patches of brightness. It was like walking into the enchanted forest from Snow White, which is how the name was chosen I figured. I wondered how it would look like in the dead of winter, all snowy and white, but when I felt my fingers tingling and my clothes getting frosty I immediately turned my thoughts to warm water springs and hot summer days.
"Wow," Merida exclaimed.
I agreed, "It's almost like home."
The car stopped in front of what I assumed was the main building by its grandeur and the tall columns in front of the double oak doors and we exited the Mazda. It was around seven in the afternoon, and people were milling about soaking up the last of the daylight from the setting sun. Both Merida and I looked up when we heard the sound of the big doors open in front of us, and a tall girl flitted down the red steps until she stopped right before us.
She had long golden hair like corn silk, and it flowed in gentle waves down to her waist. Her green eyes sparkled with emerald sanguine, but sadly I didn't have the same optimism she had.
She wore a grey knitted sweater saying Made of Magic, and cut-off jeans.
"Ladies," Via addressed Merida and me, and we turned to her, "This will be your guide to our school, I hope you all get along with each other, and I will see you in the morning at our first day feast." She left on that high note.
"Hi, my name is Rapunzel," our guide stuck her arm out and both Merida and I looked at it surprisingly. Wow, she wasted no time. Not one to be rude during first impressions, I grabbed her hand and introduced myself as well as Merida. Rapunzel went on, "it's very nice to meet you, welcome to Enchantment Academy."