Phew, I made it on time! It's 9:00 now, and I've got 30 minutes to spare! Wow, I'm just...walking around and everyone's got an array of beautiful (but sometimes deadly) powers! It all looks so...nice! But, I can't feel like I'm running into someone- "Gah!" Yep. There goes my stuff. All over the grass. "Oh- Fuck, I am so sorry about that! Are you okay?" Well, this is a new feeling. Strong yet gentle arms picking me up from the ground.

"I'm okay, no worries! It's just that I was being stupid and I didn't watch where I was going!" I smiled, but then I got a good look of who was holding me. He was the same height that I was and had long blonde wavy hair with blue eyes that're just a shade lighter than navy; pale ivory skin; and to be honest, his outfit would've made me think he was Red from Pokemon if the Z wasn't on his shirt and he wasn't wearing grey pants with red and white boots. "I'm glad you weren't too damaged! Hehe!" Not gonna lie, he's got the prettiest smile I've ever seen that Roll might have some competition.

"Anywho, you're another new student, right? My name's Zero; it's super nice to meet you!" He said with that same smile. I grinned at him and introduced myself. "Yeah, I'm new myself; I'm Ariana Light, it's nice to meet you too, Zero!" Both of us had a little chuckle, but then the bell rang. "Welp, that's the first bell. Come on," Wait, how did he pick me up so easily? Eh, nevermind. "I'll help get us both to class on foot! Hang on tight!" And then, we proceeded to dash into the building, make a left, go up the stairs and make a right to a door that was split into two colors: pastel red and navy blue. I've gotta say, it was a pretty fun piggyback ride! I hopped down off his back and opened the door for him, causing him to laugh.

"Hey! What's so funny?" I asked, almost laughing myself. "Nothing, nothing! It's just that I'm used to it being the other way around!" There he goes again, with that same smile. This is going to be one of the many things I'm gonna have to get used to. "Welp, better get used to it now, because I'm gonna do this for the whole college year!" I joked, causing him to laugh harder than he already had. "Okay, okay! Let's get into class, don't wanna be late!" And so, we went inside. It already looked pretty elegant, but wait...the teacher looks kinda familiar. "Now now everyone, успокоиться (settle down)." HELL YEAH, IT'S DOCTOR MIKHAIL-MOTHERFUCKING-COSSACK! I walked in and waved at everyone in the room.

"Матушка Россия, do my eyes deceive me?" Dr. Cossack said while cleaning his glasses. He then put them back on and looked back at me. "Hopefully they don't, Dr. Cossack! I'm back, in the flesh!" I smiled while walking to my seat next to a familiar brown-haired young man and his very, very energetic ginger-haired friend. "Ah,Старшее Дитя Света (Eldest Child of Light), it is so good to see you again." Sure, Dr. Cossack's naturally stoic and doesn't look like he's up for a convo most of the time, but when you really get to dive deep into 'im, it's like he's a whole different person! "Now, everyone. For our first assignment for today, we shall do an ice breaker. Please take as much time as you need to fully introduce yourselves among your peers."

I turned around to face Zero, the brown-haired kid, and his orange-haired friend. "So...Which one of you guys wants to go first?" I asked, which made the latter of us exclaim with joy. "I'll start! I'll start! Ahem...My name is Axel Cossack, but people mostly call me Axl! I'm a shape-shifting gunslinger ready for danger at any time!" He kinda sounds like a kid who wants to be a superhero when they grow up, which I found adorable. Then, it was the brown-haired kid's turn.

"Oh, I'm Remix Light, but my brothers, sisters and friends call me X!" Something hit me inside. I just sat there...shocked. "People said you died against the Shadow Mavericks when they attacked this realm...Me and the others all thought you died. But...it's really you, isn't it?" I began to cry, but then Zero offered me something. "Want a cupcake? My sister Piano always made these when I was feeling down, so...I decided to pick up the tradition!" I gently took the cupcake and smiled through the tears. "Thank you, Zero." I said, gently taking the cupcake from his hands. Then, X walked over and gently hugged me. Wiping my tears as he said,"I never left you, Ari. I didn't want to leave you. But now, I'm here with you, safe and sound! That's all that matters, right?" I agreed, nodding my head.

"Yeah...That's all that matters. My little bro is alive and well."