Chapter 2
She walks slowly down the long, winding path that feels like an eternity when she finally got to the big, bolted black doors with two door knockers, one of a devil's face and the other what looks like a deformation of a female's head. She feels the breeze and and start to shiver, not because of the cold, but because of the fear of this school.
'Maybe, I can just go work in a clothing factory. That will be the best.' she immediately turns away when she heard the doors opening and out speak a boisterous voice with a German accent.
"Hello?" she turns to see a six feet tall, round massive lady with black hair wrapped in a tight bun, small glasses and a massive 'A' on her forehead that's creased up with anger.
"Who are you?" says the large lady. Nadia doesn't know what to say, she's choked in her own words when she feels her fear rising up. She can tell by this woman's stature that she shouldn't be crossed with but can easily be in a temper. By the look of her, she appears to be a headmistress as she observes the newcomer.
"You're vearing our uniform. Are you our student?" the girl is shaking in her shoes, not knowing what to say, she wants to run but her legs are frozen from fear. The Headmistress appears to be even more annoyed as she looks at her up and down when she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. She picks it up and skims it over.
"Oh! You're from ze May family, ze only daughter! Vell, vhy didn't you say so? Come in, dear!" the timd girl is very hesitant with the invitation, but she can feel herself shivering as the night grows colder, she has no choice but to accept the invitation and walk towards the door where the headmistress is holding for her. As she walks in, the headmistress closed the door.
"Alright my dear, let's talk over a nice cup of tea in my office." the girl looks around and wasn't expecting it to be so grand. She looks around the entrance hall to see black marble floor, red, patterned walls with dark, wood panels underneath that is decorated with black and white photos. One of them being a photo of three little boys with the headmistress and two parrots in a cage. She can't place her fingers on it, but one of them looks familiar to her.
"Over here my dear!" she hears the headmistress down the hall and makes the quick trot towards that direction when she sees the headmistress's picture overlooming her and underneath it is an open door that she assumes is the office. She walks in and looks around her area, and she can't help but notices that the headmistress thinks very highly of herself. If the giant picture outside doesn't show it, then the statue of herself definitely does, and hoping not everyone in school is like that.
"Sit down my dear." she cautiously sits down as tea is being poured for her.
"First, let me start by saying velcome to ze Academy of Evil! My name is Madame Amberley and I own this school. I did a background check on you and your family and I must say I am very impressed. Your family specializes in poisonous gasses and testing the effects on different people. Psychiatric patients, prisoners, became a major part in WWII and selling zem to many governments all around ze world and dating all ze way back to Victorian area when it was just a small factory and using it towards insane and improper women in an Asylum For Unused Women. Very interesting." she continues to read the file that contains the girl's family, the file saying 'May, Nadia', she can't help but look down feeling ashamed with her family and their 'accomplishments'. She feels disgusted about her family and the reason why they enrolled her here hoping for them to follow their footsteps and take over in company. A shriek of laughter pulled her away from her thoughts, she looks up to see Madame Amberley shedding tears with laughter,
"It says here your vater is ze reason for ze kidz in ze nursery to go insane and see images, assign zem to ze children psych ward so zey can test gasses on ze children. Fantastic." Nadia still didn't say anything, she remember it like it was yesterday when they managed to convince the parents to have a miraculous cure for the children's hallucinations that they caused so they will be able to use them as tests. Nadia is gritting her teeth, using all of her strength to not cry in front of this evil headmistress that's laughing at people's turmoil from her file like it's a joke book. Madame Amberly slams the file closed,
"I have read enough, I hadn't read anyzing zat fantastic for decades. Now, your vater did call me wiz some concerns saying zat you have no interest in following his footsteps. I assured him zat zis is normal for someone your age going zrough different phases and zat I will be more zan happy to take you in, hopefully to help you see how incredibly lucky you are to be part of a family zis well accomplished, along wiz teaching you ze fundementals of being a villian zat maybe make you a better leader zan your vater." she said with a smile but Nadia didn't smile back and just watches Madame Amberley get something out of the draw,
"Now, here are ze papers you'll need. Ze first one is your schedule, starting with 'Manipuation Tactics' which is being taught by me and of course you have your map in case you'll get lost." she said as she stood up from the chair,
"Now come wiz me dear. Let's have you settle into your dorm before classes started." she sees her walking out the door and got up to follow her. They both going up the lushious red staircase, "Now, I am sure you noticed gaps on your schedule, those are for lessons that you picked depending on your interests and you can pick three maximum. We have Devious Devices, Time Control, Dictatorship, Monsters and Mutation and many more. I can give you a list of zem, but because of your Vater's wishes I recommend 'Dictatorship' and possibly 'Devious Devices' but I suggest doing sample lessons so you can get a taste of ze lessons zat might pique your interest, along wiz ze mandatories zat are 'Manipulation Tactics', 'Sadistic strategies' and 'Normal Education'". Nadia raised her eyebrows at the last lesson, Madame Amberley caught her expression and sighed,
"Da, I know, we are still a school so by ze order of ze school board we still have to teach zings about what it's like growing up like puberty and sex. Even villians have urges I am sure." she said with a laugh which Nadia can't help but blush at the thought of intimacy.
'Does people in this school think about that stuff too?' they stopped at a door and she watches Madame Amberley struggling with unlocking the door, she sees a handsome tall man strutting down the hall towards her, well he would be handsome if he doesn't have that sadistic smile on him when he looks at her. Nadia feels a little sick,
"Good evening Madame Amberley!" he says in a thick, british accent that she sure would make any girl melt but she is not any of those girls.
"Oh! Guten Abend Nefarious, good to see you up and early for your lesson I see." Madame Amberley said with the brightest smile she's ever seen, god even she's smitten.
"Absolutely Madame, and might who this lovely lady be?" Nadia is trying her best not to vomit as she can't help but having alert bells about this guy.
"Oh, this is Nadia May, a new student. She will be joining in your lesson shortly, I am just helping her settling down." Nefarious puts on his charming smile on her,
"Lovely to meet you Nadia, such a pretty, I shall look forward to be working with you." he brings out his hand which Nadia grabs, expecting a handshake but instead he kisses at the back of her hand.
"I shall see you soon." he said and walk off down the hall. Nadia is shaking a little, no idea how to react as she has never been kissed before.
"Oh I know, he has that effect on everyone the little smoothtalker. I am sure you two get along swimmingly!" she managed to open the door to see a simple bed, a desk and chair, a wardrobe and a door leading to the bathroom. She can also see her luggage already here.
"Your Vater already sent your luggage for you, as well as paying extra so you can have your own room. I'll leave you to settle and relax and come back for you in ten minutes to take you to your first class, ok." Nadia turns to her and gives her a simple bow,
"Thank you, Madame." she says in a quiet voice as Madame Amberley closes the door. When she heard the click she immediately open her bag and pour the contents on to the desk. A geology book, hammer and chisle and a few rocks. One of them already crack open revealing a sparkling purple crystal shards that glitters in the dark which she picks it up and stares at which she can't help but smile at its beauty. She is hoping to have time studying it but ten minutes is not enough but all she can do is stare at it in wonderment.
I do hope you're enjoying this story as I will be continuing it along with A Cortex Crisis and Edding to College. Have a wonderful day!