1Thanks again for the reviews and to Hatefulsoul for the beta reading. She would kill me if I don't say it. Glad to hear most of you are enjoying it so far. If question arise don't be afraid to ask in a review. They are the only things keeping me writing.

Forward: I don't own The Psychic Academy, though I wish to open one in the future. The wonderful Katsu Aki does. When her Characters do appear, they will be mentioned in the forward.

Psychic Academy: On the Other Side

Based on the popular manga series by Katsu Aki

By Darkensea

Chapter 3: Arrival

The morning broke over the hills as the train pulled in to another station. The girl awoke and looking around gently awoke Mylki.

"This is our stop." She said.

Mylki yawned and looked out the window. There was a lot of movement outside the train. People seemed to flow out in and out of swirling crowds in a rush to get to their destination. The girl pulled her luggage from under the seat to allow Mylki to get out. They both left the train with their luggage in hand.

"The school is that way." The girl said motioning with her head. "Once you get over the hill, it's almost impossible to miss. It was nice to meet you and I hope you do well."

"Thank you." Mylki replied. "And the same to you."

"Just so you know, class starts in twenty minutes. You better run unless you want to be late."

"Thanks again." Mylki said giving her a smile before bolting off toward the exit. Once outside however and seeing the hill he had to climb, he slowed to a walk. There was no way he could make it on time and if he was going to be late he might as well take his time. On his walk up the hill he thought about the girl from the train and realized that he hadn't gotten her name. He wondered if he would ever see her again.

He walked slowly taking his time and enjoying the warm summer air. There was a light breeze the flowed through his jacket giving it a slight fluttering effect. The school came into view as he reached the top of the hill. The academy was a series of building sectioned off by a fence. The largest build was directly ahead at the bottom of the hill. So this was to become his new home? It didn't seem like it wasn't going to be too bad. There were students moving around the court yard. He wondered how they would take to new students. There was only one way to be sure. He started his decent.

When he reached the front gate he stopped. The gate was locked. He looked for a call button, but only found a box on the side with a card slot. Beyond the gate he saw something that made him freeze. Tami stood just beyond the gate with her back to him. Her last word echoed in his head. "I love you and always have. Maybe someday we can be together, but for now I will keep you in my heart."

"Tami," Mylki called. The girl spun around to face him and he realized his mistake. It wasn't Tami but she looked a lot like Tami. She approached the gate. "Sorry I took you for some on else."

"I haven't been called that in so long." The girl replied. "My name is Tamara or Tami for short. My Aura Eminence is Soni Vir Da Tuo." The pitch of her voice reminded him of his Tami.

"I'm Mylki." He responded. "Umm, could you help me get in?"

She gave him a questioning look then said. "Put you student ID in to the slot."

"I'm a new student. I don't have my ID yet."

"I figured as much. Wait here." She said as she turned and ran into the largest building.

She reminded him so much of Tami in look and personality. They even shared the same nickname. Things won't be as bad as he originally thought. He closed his eyes and searched for the wind, something Tami had taught him to do to calm himself. The wind wrapped around him in an embrace setting his jacket afloat.

Soni returned a short while later with a tall red haired man. "My I help you?" he asked. He had a deep voice like a fog horn that made it difficult to understand what he said.

"I'm a new trans..."

"Yes, Soni told me that." The man cut him off. "Hand over your transfer papers." Mylki slid his paperwork through the gate and let the man read them over. "Xaioto Umi Ryokuo Nuwe Zarvei Bermuta, Why are you so late?"

"What?" Mylki asked.

"Why are you late?"

"My train just arrived."

"You should have caught an early train." The man passed back his papers and pressed a code in the computer on his side of the fence and the gates slid open. "Soni, can you take him to the aura lab? I have a class to get back to."

"Yes sir." Soni replied, turning to Mylki she said, "Follow me." Soni led Mylki into the largest building.

"Didn't you say your name was Tamara? Why did he call you Soni?"

"We don't go by our names here." She explained. "Since Aura eminences are as unique as finger prints it is more efficient to use them. Like I said my Aura eminence is Soni Vir Da Tuo, or Soni. What's you aura eminence again?"

Mylki scanned his transfer papers as they reached the door with the words "Aura Lab" printed on it. Soni who was reading the papers over his shoulder pointed it out to him.

"Xaioto Umi Ryokuo Nuwe Zarvei Bermuta." Mylki read. "That is quite a mouth full."

"Well," Soni said. "This is the Aura lab. I have to get to class, so I'll see you around... Xaioto." She smiled and walked away.

"Xaioto." Mylki repeated to himself. "I like it." He turned and entered the aura lab. The lab was a small room filled with electrical equipment. There was no one in the lab however. "Hello, is anyone here?"

"Right behind you." A voice said. Xaioto spun around to see a short man in a white lab coat standing in the door way. "May I help you? Never mind, you're the new transfer student, aren't you? Take a seat." He motioned to seat near a computer. Xaioto followed his directions as the man rolled up his sleeve and began to connect electrical devices to Xaioto's arm.

"Umm... sir?" Xaioto started slowly.

"Doc." The man corrected. "And lighten up this won't hurt... much." He gave a dark laugh. Catching the worried look on Xaioto's face said. "I'm joking, it won't hurt at all." He turned to the computer muttering something that sounded like. "No sense of humor."

"So... Doc... What exactly is this machine?"

"This is what we call a computer." Doc replied with a smile while using a dramatic slow voice. "Useful device that can do almost any thing, including raising your blood pressure by crashing." Xaioto couldn't help but laughing at this joke. "Finally, a smile out of you."

"So what is the computer doing?"

"It's using electromagnets to measuring the electronic brain pulses emitted through your skin and registering the energy wavelengths in the database, ordering and defragmenting the data, then reconstructing it to make a color pictograph of your aura current state." Doc replied trying to make things sound as wordy and complicated as possible. Doc's jokes weren't funny but they were so bad that Xaioto couldn't help but laughing. After typing some more the printer next to the computer started and Doc unhooked Xaioto from the computer.

"So what's the result?" Xaioto asked.

"From first glance half your aura is shrouded in Mist-ery." Xaioto missed this joke completely. He looked curiously at Doc who was laughing at his own joke." The printer stopped and Doc retrieved the papers. Handing one to Xaioto said "Read through this later"

"So, what now?"

"Look at the black circle on the opposite wall, and take off the sun glasses."

"I can't. Medical condition. It's on my file."

"Fair enough look at the circle."

On the wall across from them was a small black circle that contrasted badly with the light peach walls. It looked as if someone had drawn the circle there with a maker. There was a flash and Xaioto looked around to see where it had come from. Doc was back at the computer typing feverously. The printer started up again as well as another printer on the opposite side of the room.

"Your program and student ID are coming." Doc said leaning back in the chair. "You can go to the dorms to pack away your luggage and set up your room. You don't have to go to classes today but I suggest you find your classrooms before you leave so you don't get lost tomorrow. You're in the B group." He handed Xaioto his papers and ID.

"Thanks Doc. See you around." Xaioto turned a left.

Walking across the courtyard toward the dorms, Xaioto found himself already liking it at the Academy. He closed his eyes and searched for the wind again. A change in the wind caused him to turn back toward the school and look up.

Standing on the roof of the school was a girl with flaming red hair set afloat in the wind. She was leaning against the protective gate and seemed to be day dreaming. It was the girl from the train. She did attend the Psychic Academy. He started running back into the school looking for the way up to the roof. Climbing the stairs he found the door to the roof already open. The girl was still standing by the gate looking on to the courtyard.

"What caused you to look back?" She asked as he approached her.

"You... I thought you didn't come to this school." He asked

"I never said I didn't." She replied. She didn't turn to face him but continued looking out on to the empty courtyard "You assumed I didn't."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have used the company on the walk over."

"I didn't walk; I never would have made it on time." She replied. "What group they put you in?"

"The B group."

"I assumed that." Her voice was solemn. "I'm in the A group and we usually don't get along with the B group. So for future reference... we're not friends, you might even be forced to fight me sometime during the year." She turned and started to leave.

"Wait, at least leave me with your name."

"My aura eminence is Mryia Yernma Ka Dew Riru"

"Mryia, I'm Xaioto Umi Ryokuo... something else."

"Later Xaio." She flickered like an old television being turned off and disappeared, leaving him standing alone on the roof. Somehow he knew things had just become complicated. He headed back toward his dorms.