Chapter One
Midgar Boys Academy
6 o'clock pm Late August
The taxi came to an unceremonious stop in front of the large school building. Its cargo lurched forward in her seat, her hair disheveled and her nerves shaken. Shaken from the abrupt stop, shaken from what waited inside the doors just outside of the car.
"That's twenty-two. fifty miss," a gruff voice came from the front seat.
Aeris fumbled around in her purse until she found a wallet. Opening it up she removed a good portion of the contents and placed it into the driver's hand. As soon as she slid out of the car with her luggage he took off leaving her in a cloud of dust.
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"Now we must be polite of course.yes, yes." The head of the school board, Mr. R. J. Riley said more to himself than anyone else. "She will of course be the first female addition the faculty here at the Academy."
Sephiroth yawned indiscreetly. Who cared whether some old bat librarian was coming to the school? She wasn't going to get any special treatment from him. It wasn't as if filing 3" by 6"'s and stamping books was such a job to demand great respect from coworkers anyway.
"It looks as if she's here," Prof. Gul said from the chair next to him.
Sephiroth stuck his index and thumb through the slotted blinds. All he could see was a taxi and a few suitcases. Oh well, he guessed this was the end of the staff meeting.
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Aeris rang the buzzer once more and then returned to folding her arms, making her appear vulnerable. For August, it was gray and a cold breeze played with the hem of her dress and tangled her hair. She appeared as one might expect in an artist's blue phase.
Finally she saw figures materializing towards the door. Bending over she lifted up her two suitcases with much effort that she chivalrously tried to hide, not succedding of course. The door opened.
"Here Miss, let me help you with that," an older gentleman in glasses and an argyle sweater offered taking one of the suitcases.
Aeris smiled gratefully.
"You must be Ms. Gainsborough-the new librarian?"
Aeris nodded in agreement.
"Don't talk much?"
Aeris shook her head and they both laughed.
The man stretched out his hand, and gave hers a gentle squeeze. "My name's Garland and if you have any trouble settling in just see me."
"Thank you, I'm Aeris."
"Well Aeris, let's get you to your new apartment."
Garland led her up several flights of stairs and Aeris would have had to have been blind not to notice the beauty of the place. Certainly, the outside had been lovely with stone and ivy, and the huge arched windows-but it was nothing compared to the inside. The floor was of long planks of gleaming, polished wood with warm beige walls adorned with pictures of the previous staff and graduates. There were two staircases on the first floor leading onto terrace upon terrace, Aeris counted 8 flights in all.
Garland noticed the expression on her face and chuckled. "It is rather nice isn't it? Mr. Riley insists upon using only stairs as it promotes fitness among the students but I must say it is quite a trouble on these old bones. The top floor is conference rooms and common rooms for the faculty. The seventh floor is the staff's apartments, where you will be. The 6th and 5th are four student's quarters, 4th and 3rd are the classrooms. The ground floor, as you might have seen, is home to the kitchens, dining hall, library, and student commons."
They approached a small wooden door on the seventh floor. A brass placque read "Apt. 475". The one underneath that read 'Gainsborough'. Swallowing, a little, Aeris turned the knob and the door swung open. Home sweet home.
Disclaimer: Just in case you needed clarification a good majority of the places and names in my story belong to Square and not myself A/N: Yes..I know, not much doing this chapter but please review, I'm going to assume you already read, and I'll try to update soon
Midgar Boys Academy
6 o'clock pm Late August
The taxi came to an unceremonious stop in front of the large school building. Its cargo lurched forward in her seat, her hair disheveled and her nerves shaken. Shaken from the abrupt stop, shaken from what waited inside the doors just outside of the car.
"That's twenty-two. fifty miss," a gruff voice came from the front seat.
Aeris fumbled around in her purse until she found a wallet. Opening it up she removed a good portion of the contents and placed it into the driver's hand. As soon as she slid out of the car with her luggage he took off leaving her in a cloud of dust.
*^*^*^*^*^
"Now we must be polite of course.yes, yes." The head of the school board, Mr. R. J. Riley said more to himself than anyone else. "She will of course be the first female addition the faculty here at the Academy."
Sephiroth yawned indiscreetly. Who cared whether some old bat librarian was coming to the school? She wasn't going to get any special treatment from him. It wasn't as if filing 3" by 6"'s and stamping books was such a job to demand great respect from coworkers anyway.
"It looks as if she's here," Prof. Gul said from the chair next to him.
Sephiroth stuck his index and thumb through the slotted blinds. All he could see was a taxi and a few suitcases. Oh well, he guessed this was the end of the staff meeting.
*^*^*^*^*^
Aeris rang the buzzer once more and then returned to folding her arms, making her appear vulnerable. For August, it was gray and a cold breeze played with the hem of her dress and tangled her hair. She appeared as one might expect in an artist's blue phase.
Finally she saw figures materializing towards the door. Bending over she lifted up her two suitcases with much effort that she chivalrously tried to hide, not succedding of course. The door opened.
"Here Miss, let me help you with that," an older gentleman in glasses and an argyle sweater offered taking one of the suitcases.
Aeris smiled gratefully.
"You must be Ms. Gainsborough-the new librarian?"
Aeris nodded in agreement.
"Don't talk much?"
Aeris shook her head and they both laughed.
The man stretched out his hand, and gave hers a gentle squeeze. "My name's Garland and if you have any trouble settling in just see me."
"Thank you, I'm Aeris."
"Well Aeris, let's get you to your new apartment."
Garland led her up several flights of stairs and Aeris would have had to have been blind not to notice the beauty of the place. Certainly, the outside had been lovely with stone and ivy, and the huge arched windows-but it was nothing compared to the inside. The floor was of long planks of gleaming, polished wood with warm beige walls adorned with pictures of the previous staff and graduates. There were two staircases on the first floor leading onto terrace upon terrace, Aeris counted 8 flights in all.
Garland noticed the expression on her face and chuckled. "It is rather nice isn't it? Mr. Riley insists upon using only stairs as it promotes fitness among the students but I must say it is quite a trouble on these old bones. The top floor is conference rooms and common rooms for the faculty. The seventh floor is the staff's apartments, where you will be. The 6th and 5th are four student's quarters, 4th and 3rd are the classrooms. The ground floor, as you might have seen, is home to the kitchens, dining hall, library, and student commons."
They approached a small wooden door on the seventh floor. A brass placque read "Apt. 475". The one underneath that read 'Gainsborough'. Swallowing, a little, Aeris turned the knob and the door swung open. Home sweet home.
Disclaimer: Just in case you needed clarification a good majority of the places and names in my story belong to Square and not myself A/N: Yes..I know, not much doing this chapter but please review, I'm going to assume you already read, and I'll try to update soon