The doorbell rang first thing in the morning.
Skip's mother opened the door revealing a girl with a calm aura surrounding her.
"Oh, Chao! You came earlier, today."
"No, you're just taking longer than usual getting ready, Skip." Chaokumo was Skip's childhood friend living a couple of blocks up the street. Every morning, the dark-skinned girl picks her up so they can go to school together. "Accept your wavy hair and join me, child." Chao was the only person, apart from her family, who knew about her hair secret.
"Never!" Skip showed her her tongue. "Now, where is that freackin' sock?"
"Just go with another pair."
"No, the only complete pair I found doesn't match our uniform."
Tomodachi Academy's uniform had many variations suiting every student's taste. Pants, shorts, mini and high-waist skirts, full dresses, t-shirts, sweaters, you name it. The only actual requirements were the colors which had to be pink or purple, a bow or tie representing each student's personality attribute (pink for smile, green for pure and blue for cool) and sparkles for their respective year in the lower attire.
Both girls were wearing the sweaters to protect them from the cold and the mini-skirts, Skip in pink and Chao in purple. Their ties also differed as Skip was all smiles and her friend was pure.
Eventually, they reached school grounds. No matter how many times they walked by the gates, their imposing aura never disappeared. In contrast, once they passed them, their chests would be filled with joy. In every corner, there would always be someone playing instruments, singing, dancing and laughing. The academy is not considered one of the best for Idols for nothing. Furthermore, it's also a great school for all the other arts and sciences. Skip chose to enroll to further her photographic knowledge and Chao to sharpen her guitar skills. And it was close to their neighborhood to boot!
That particular day, everyone was in an unusual uproar.
There was a crowd forming near the trees.
Curiosity stroke and soon they found themselves helping the crowd grow bigger.
Through the tiny spots between everyone's heads, they saw a girl with bright red hair giving some kind of lecture.
"AHHH!" Skip shouted without thinking. Chao turned her eyes towards her. "That's the girl from yesterday! I knew she looked familiar!"
"You know her, Skip?"
"Hm... I wouldn't say I know her but..."
Another girl standing next to them intervened.
"Good morning, Skip-senpai, Chaokumo-senpai."
"Akemi-chaaaaan~!" Skip hummed with a grin from ear to ear, trying to hug the girl. "I told you you could drop the honorifics~."
Before speaking again, Akemi stretched her arm preventing the happy-go-lucky girl from getting any closer. Despite that action, her face displayed a slight redness. "That won't do. You're my seniors after all."
Skip gave up on hugging the first year.
"So you don't know who Sveta is? She's pretty famous around here for her black magic. Some people are afraid she'll cast them a curse if their eyes ever meet." She giggled. "Such nonsense."
"I had no idea someone like that even studied here." Chaokumo voiced.
"Well, we do have some pretty unique students. You have one right beside you."
Both glanced at Skip.
"Eeeeeh?! Me?!"
"I don't think I've ever met anyone as merry as you, it's actually pretty scary how you interact with everyone with such ease."
"Tell me about it." Chaokumo joked. "Then again, if it wasn't for that, we would never have met and be close friends."
Akemi smiled and politely said her goodbyes.
Classes were almost starting after all.
As Skip and Chao walked towards the building's entrance, Sveta glared at Skip and their eyes met.
For a second, she thought she felt some kind of chill down her spine but that sensation give way to a warm and pleasant feeling in her chest.
Skip tugged on her friend's sleeve.
"Hey Chao, do you really believe Sveta can use magic?"
"What's this? Are you afraid?" Chao teased.
"No-No way! I just got curious..." Striking a ridiculous pose with her arms crossed, her voice cracked.
"Scientifically speaking, there is no such thing as curses. You can rest assured."
The conversation ended there. However, Skip couldn't take her eyes off of Sveta even as they entered the school building.
Obs: In this chapter, I introduce Chaokumo: the shy, calm and mature childhood friend and Akemi, a first year and cool attribute girl. Akemi does not belong to me. She's Tomodachi Spade_Meri user's original character~.
And the name of the mysterious girl from the first chapter is revealed!
There's some kind of chemistry going on between her and Skip.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
See ya guys on the next~! ^w^
