Chapter 2: My new world opens up....
Hotaru sighed; it had been an hour since she'd first stepped off the plane. Sure the place was pretty nice, but driving through an hour of it was boring. And now here she was, practically on the steps of the Peacecraft Academy and so tired she thought she'd drop into a faint. A woman with soft blonde brown hair came rushing down the steps. The girl was fragile and a bit.... Prissy.
"Welcome, Ms. Tomeo." The girl extended her hand. "I'm Relena Peacecraft. It's such a pleasure to meet you."
Hotaru smiled slightly and looked down at Relena. This was of coarse because Relena stood a good three inches shorter then her. "It's nice to meet you too, and it's Hotaru, if you please." Hotaru smiled slightly.
Relena grinned and signaled for a man from behind her, "Jeaves, will you please get Hotaru's bags?"
"Yes, mum." The man said and hurried to comply.
"Come, I'll show you to your room." Hotaru followed Relena through halls filled with classrooms and many other doors. They walked in silence, giving Hotaru time ponder about why Relena, the head of the school, had come out to welcome her personally. That was sort of strange.
"Miss Relena?"
"Yes?"
"What exactly have you heard about me?"
Relena glanced over her shoulder and smiled, "Enough. But you don't have to worry. The students won't bother you while you work."
"Work?" Hotaru asked confused.
"Of coarse. I mean, we wouldn't want a world-renowned artist to be pestered by others now would we?"
Hotaru blinked, 'world-renowned? Artist? What? Suna....... Michi..... Ruka.......' Hotaru's eyes narrowed at the thought of her three trouble making guardians. True she'd had an art show of her own, won contests and stuff like that. But world-renowned? Well it was Setsuna's fault, whatever her life story was in this life.
'Oh well.... I ought to make the most of it. Hm....' Hotaru sighed and let her eyes wander to their surroundings.
This area of the building was nicer. The dorms, she thought with a small smile. They'd passed a hall that had connected two buildings, though she hadn't realized it. And were now in the furthest building of the academy.
"Here we are." Relena stopped in front of a door. "The rooms are co-ed so you'll be stuck with a few boys. It's four people per room, so you'll share the dorm with them for the rest of your stay here. There's a bathroom in there as well as an extra at the end of this hall and every hall of the four-story dorm building. If you need anything, feel free to come find me. I'm on the bottom floor, so as to be convenient to all. This is the forth floor if you hadn't noticed and you're room, in my opinion, has the best view. I'm sure you'll like it!" Relena thrust open the door and stepped inside. Hotaru followed and looked around. The room consisted of a small kitchen, a table with four chairs, a door to a closet and one to a bathroom, and two other doors, probably leading to the bedrooms. There was TV, couch and computer in one corner of the 'living/kitchen' room.
One of the most eye-catching things about the room was the windows. They were everywhere, giving the rooms so much light it made a beautiful atmosphere. "Where are the others?" Hotaru asked after a moment.
"Others?" Relena glanced up from the paper she was scanning. "Oh!" She sighed after a moment, "The others, right now they're in class. They'll be back in another hour or so. You'll attend tomorrow, if you're ready." Relena smiled. She turned to Jeaves and motioned him to set Hotaru's things in the room on the left. Hotaru peaked in, after the man had set her things one the empty bed.
It was nice and spacious, just. bland. That was what the room was, bland. No decorations, no nothing. Well she'd remedy that soon enough, Hotaru decided.
Relena bid her goodbye and left with Jeaves, giving Hotaru some time to herself. "Well, time to unpack. I wonder who I'll be rooming with." Hotaru sighed and walked into "her" room. Okay, not really hers alone, but partly hers. "It's so strange." She murmured to herself, "I feel like I'm in a daze, like it's not actually me here. I feel that I should be going home now, but I can't. Not for a year. Damn Saturn's stupid old customs."
Her eyes rolled heavenwards, "If all you dead ancestors of mine can hear me now, I think this is foolish nonsense, but hey, that's just my opinion." She sighed to herself and started to unpack.
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Voting time..........
Who should Hotaru have for roommates? Should I get more scouts in this? Should there be a new enemy, or just plain life as an enemy? Hm. should I have you vote for couples too? Lol. I suppose.
Hotaru sighed; it had been an hour since she'd first stepped off the plane. Sure the place was pretty nice, but driving through an hour of it was boring. And now here she was, practically on the steps of the Peacecraft Academy and so tired she thought she'd drop into a faint. A woman with soft blonde brown hair came rushing down the steps. The girl was fragile and a bit.... Prissy.
"Welcome, Ms. Tomeo." The girl extended her hand. "I'm Relena Peacecraft. It's such a pleasure to meet you."
Hotaru smiled slightly and looked down at Relena. This was of coarse because Relena stood a good three inches shorter then her. "It's nice to meet you too, and it's Hotaru, if you please." Hotaru smiled slightly.
Relena grinned and signaled for a man from behind her, "Jeaves, will you please get Hotaru's bags?"
"Yes, mum." The man said and hurried to comply.
"Come, I'll show you to your room." Hotaru followed Relena through halls filled with classrooms and many other doors. They walked in silence, giving Hotaru time ponder about why Relena, the head of the school, had come out to welcome her personally. That was sort of strange.
"Miss Relena?"
"Yes?"
"What exactly have you heard about me?"
Relena glanced over her shoulder and smiled, "Enough. But you don't have to worry. The students won't bother you while you work."
"Work?" Hotaru asked confused.
"Of coarse. I mean, we wouldn't want a world-renowned artist to be pestered by others now would we?"
Hotaru blinked, 'world-renowned? Artist? What? Suna....... Michi..... Ruka.......' Hotaru's eyes narrowed at the thought of her three trouble making guardians. True she'd had an art show of her own, won contests and stuff like that. But world-renowned? Well it was Setsuna's fault, whatever her life story was in this life.
'Oh well.... I ought to make the most of it. Hm....' Hotaru sighed and let her eyes wander to their surroundings.
This area of the building was nicer. The dorms, she thought with a small smile. They'd passed a hall that had connected two buildings, though she hadn't realized it. And were now in the furthest building of the academy.
"Here we are." Relena stopped in front of a door. "The rooms are co-ed so you'll be stuck with a few boys. It's four people per room, so you'll share the dorm with them for the rest of your stay here. There's a bathroom in there as well as an extra at the end of this hall and every hall of the four-story dorm building. If you need anything, feel free to come find me. I'm on the bottom floor, so as to be convenient to all. This is the forth floor if you hadn't noticed and you're room, in my opinion, has the best view. I'm sure you'll like it!" Relena thrust open the door and stepped inside. Hotaru followed and looked around. The room consisted of a small kitchen, a table with four chairs, a door to a closet and one to a bathroom, and two other doors, probably leading to the bedrooms. There was TV, couch and computer in one corner of the 'living/kitchen' room.
One of the most eye-catching things about the room was the windows. They were everywhere, giving the rooms so much light it made a beautiful atmosphere. "Where are the others?" Hotaru asked after a moment.
"Others?" Relena glanced up from the paper she was scanning. "Oh!" She sighed after a moment, "The others, right now they're in class. They'll be back in another hour or so. You'll attend tomorrow, if you're ready." Relena smiled. She turned to Jeaves and motioned him to set Hotaru's things in the room on the left. Hotaru peaked in, after the man had set her things one the empty bed.
It was nice and spacious, just. bland. That was what the room was, bland. No decorations, no nothing. Well she'd remedy that soon enough, Hotaru decided.
Relena bid her goodbye and left with Jeaves, giving Hotaru some time to herself. "Well, time to unpack. I wonder who I'll be rooming with." Hotaru sighed and walked into "her" room. Okay, not really hers alone, but partly hers. "It's so strange." She murmured to herself, "I feel like I'm in a daze, like it's not actually me here. I feel that I should be going home now, but I can't. Not for a year. Damn Saturn's stupid old customs."
Her eyes rolled heavenwards, "If all you dead ancestors of mine can hear me now, I think this is foolish nonsense, but hey, that's just my opinion." She sighed to herself and started to unpack.
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Voting time..........
Who should Hotaru have for roommates? Should I get more scouts in this? Should there be a new enemy, or just plain life as an enemy? Hm. should I have you vote for couples too? Lol. I suppose.