Faces blurred on the many portraits hung upon the walls as the boy continued to run, trying to get as far away from the library as possible. The sound of pounding footsteps echoed loud and clearly in his mind as he quickly turned the corner towards the entrance of the building. A brief moment of dizziness twirled his already reeling mind as a sudden cloud of black enveloped his senses. The moment of fuzziness started clearing as the black was replaced with a stunningly bright shade of ruby.
"I can't say I recall transfers being so clumsy."
The sarcastic comment was enough to yank the boy back to reality as he found himself dead in front of the professor who found him lost yesterday. The silence seemed to last forever to Ciel as he quickly took a step backwards.
"E-Excuse me…" He felt the words fall from his lips before he swiftly walked past him and made his way out of the building, the feeling of his gaze following him long after he got outside. Ciel stopped and paused by a tall oak tree on campus grounds right after he descended the achromatic stairs. Taking a deep breath, he leaned his head against the dark bark of the tree. Sapphire orbs stared up at the blending shades of orange and red as the sun slowly sank farther and farther below the horizon. 'What the hell is wrong with me…. My heart's beating so fast…' Ciel thought quietly to himself as he shook his head. With an added sigh, the boy headed slowly back to his dorm room.
A women he instantly recognized from last night's evacuation stood in the middle of his room, Florian's side of the room mostly empty. At the sound of the door opening, she turned around; a tired yet genuine smile was painted on her amethyst-colored lips.
"Ciel Phantomhive, was it? I'm sure the past two days have been a lot for you…." She said with a sigh as she plucked a few of Florian's pictures off the wall. "My name is Professor Anafeloz, though most of the students just call me Miss Hannah." With a reassuring smile, Hannah placed the photos in a small box sitting on top of his roommate's bed.
"...Why are you clearing out the dorm?" Ciel asked finally as he tentatively took a seat on his own bed.
"After the incident last night… Florian's parents have withdrew him from the academy. It really is such a tragedy but we have to keep going for the sake of the other students…" A look of sadness flashed in Hannah's already stressed gaze. He could tell last night had been really tough on her. "Luckily, you haven't had a chance to unpack no? This room will be vacated for the time being and you will be moved to room 666 in the dormitory. Students tend to complain when single rooms come up, so we try to keep it as fair as we can. I know it's late, but are you ready to move, Ciel?"
Nervousness spread through his petite frame like wildfire. Ciel was very relieved by Florian's calm and carefree personality, but the nauseous feeling of sharing another room with a stranger setback in. Realizing he had silently been staring at her the whole time, he forced himself to nod and shakily grabbed his suitcase. He was glad he hadn't had time yesterday to unpack.
"Great. Please follow me." With a motherly smile, Hannah led the way up the dormitory stairs. Each step had a blue and black ombre effect starting from the top of the staircase to the bottom along with individual words etched on all of them. 'Chiron the centaur… half human half horse… seen only in summer, lying low in the sky… Sagittarius the Archer.' Ciel read the words as he followed behind her up the stairs. Down the long hallway, Hannah stopped at the end. A small metallic sign hung above the door with the numbers 666 carved in the center. With a swish of her long lavender braid, Hannah unlocked the room with a skeleton key connected to her bracelet.
"Here we are~!" She said enthusiastically. "Doesn't look like your roommate is in… But I'm sure you'll meet him later on. If that's all, I should be off." Handing him a key to the room, she walked past him and down the hallway before stopping again. "I know things have been really rough since you got here, Ciel… But I truly hope you learn to love this place…I'm sure you'll get along just perfect with your roommate… I… really hope so. Please enjoy the rest of your night."
Before he could even turn around, Hannah was already gone. Staring quietly at the now empty hallway, Ciel finally walked into his new, and hopefully permanent, dorm room. Awe struck him almost instantaneously. Unlike his old dorm, this room was close to twice the size. The walls were covered in black wallpaper along with a few gold and red mirrors in the shape of spiders hung by the one bed. With a royal red comforter with a golden spiderweb and butterfly pattern, he figured that bed belonged to his roommate. Slowly, he placed his suitcase on the bare bed. On the bedside table, a picture of a cute little brunette child was seen smiling. 'The decor is…. somewhat different….Hopefully I can deal with him… Whoever he may be…' With another sigh, Ciel plopped open his suitcase and took out his own blue comforter and spreading it out over his new bed. A soft 'clank' caught his attention as the door opened up. Sudden dread flooded his system at the sight of those unforgettable icy eyes.