Ash wakes up in his bed to the sound of fighting.
"Why did you use my toothbrush to scrape mud off of your dirty paws?" Mike yells at Sulley.
"Because there weren't any wash cloths which you were supposed to get washed!" Sulley yells back at him. Ash sits up and rubs his head in annoyance. He had fallen asleep to them yelling, and now he's awoken to them yelling.
"Do you guys mind? I'm trying to sleep!" Ash asks with a great deal of irritation. The two arguing monsters turn to him and chuckle sheepishly, rubbing the back of their necks with their claws.
"Sorry, Ash!" Mike apologizes with a sheepish smile.
"Yeah, we're sorry!" Sulley says.
Ash sighs, "I forgive you, but just as long as you can try to get a long for a couple of days while I try to heal. Other than that, you can fight all you want, but do you really wanna drive everyone nuts from your bickering? How would feel if me and another one of the students here were bickering 24/7? Wouldn't be very relaxing, now would it?"
Both monsters look at each other, sigh, look to the ground, and softly speak in unison, "No…"
"That's what I thought." Ash says, crossing his furry orange and black striped arms across his chest.
It's silent for a moment when Mike finally speaks, "We should probably get you enrolled into the college."
"What?" Ash asks confusedly.
"If you're gonna stay here, you might as well join the school." Sulley says to him.
Ash nods, "Yeah, I guess so."
"Great!" exclaims Mike cheerfully. He tosses Ash come clothes, a black shirt with a collar and some white dress pants, and leads Sulley and himself out of the room so Ash can change.
Once he's changed, Ash finds a pair of black shoes from Sulley's closet and puts them on. Normally, monsters don't wear clothes, but if they're trying to make a good impression, like today when they'll meet the head of the college, they'll dress up nice. Ash stands up and finds Mike and Sulley waiting for him in the hall. Surprisingly, he's found them just standing next to each other, both leaning against the wall with arms crossed, patiently waiting.
"Wow, I think this is the longest you guys have gone without fighting while being within 10 feet of each other." Ash teases. Mike and Sulley only shrug their shoulders and pull Ash along towards the office building.
"You ready to meet the head of the college?" Mike asks with a kind smile.
"As ready as I'll ever be. Never really thought much about college before, though. College seemed more of a waste of time to me." Ash replies, keeping his gaze on the path in front of them.
"A waste of time?" Mike gasps, "How is it a waste of time? College is what gets you the best jobs you could get! In college, you could meet your first love! Your best friends! You can even find your true talents!"
"Whatever you say." Ash mumbles with a soft sigh.
Sulley stops the two of them and says softly, "We're here." The two young monsters look at him. He's staring at a large brown door that has the name, "Dean Hardscrabble" engraved on a golden plate near the top of the door. Sulley and Mike take a deep, yet very soft, breath before they knock on the door in unison.
"What? What is it? What do you want?" a voice says in an irritated manner. The voice must belong to a woman no older than about 40. At least, that's what Ash thinks. She sounds strict, yet it seems it could be gentle and kind if it wanted to.
"W-We've brought the new student." Mike squeaks from behind the door.
It's silent for a moment, before the voice finally speaks again. It's still sounds irritated, "Bring him in then! Don't keep me waiting!"
Sulley opens the door, sweaty palms turning it gently so he won't irritate the Dean any more than she sounds. All three monsters barrel in and stand the appropriate 2 feet distance from the important monster.
Ash stares at the large desk. The desk is covered in stacks of paper and one of those large calendars that are put on large desks for teachers to use. Another gold plate is seen, but it's on the front of the dark brown, wooden desk. Once again, the name "Dean Hardscrabble" is engraved on it. His gaze then rises to the figure behind the desk. She's standing with her face behind them, staring out a window with her hands folded behind her back.
"So, you're the monster we found on the river bay." The older monster says, her voice full of what seems to be disgust.
"Y-Yes ma'am." Ash stutters. His eyes then widen in fear a little bit as the Dean turns to all three juvenile monsters. She's tall. She's very tall, actually. She reminds Ash much of an insect. Her large body is carried by maybe a hundred legs, probably fifty legs on each side. Her body stands straight and tall showing off her serious personality. Her long, skinny arms are ended with long sharp claws on her five fingers. She wears a white shirt with a spikey collar with a reddish-brown business jacket on top. The color of the jacket matches the color of her exoskeleton. Although they can't be seen, wings of the same shade are folded up on her back. Her head his small, but not so small that it's out of place. She has wide almond eyes with beady auburn eyes, much like Ash's. Both eyelids are covered with what may be purple eye shadow. Frills are placed on the back of her head.
"I'm guessing you're here to apply for the school." She says, her eyes look right into Ash's.
"Yes, he is ma'am." Mike says.
"Not you! I want this young monster to answer. Tell me, do you really want to join my school?" she holds her head up high to show Ash how serous she is.
Ash looks right into her eyes and grows a patch of confidence. He straightens his posture and nods, "Yes I am, ma'am."
The Dean gives a small grin and makes her way over to Ash with a small packet of papers that has the university's symbol on the corners on the top of both sides of the papers. In the center in bold blue letters says the words, "Monsters' University Application". She hands them to Ash and her smile grows slightly, her eyes say that she knows what she's doing. She opens her mouth and says softly, "Welcome to Monsters' University."