Shinka (new blossom) a lwa fanfic

Chapter 1

chapter 1: Atarashi saiken (new bonds)

The sound of classes going on at Luna Nova, Academy for young witches were hard to miss as I made my way to the principal's office. Walking along the stone corridors, my light footsteps quickly became rhythmic, a rhythm of I song I had loved dearly. It was a piece that I played on both the flute and piano, my school's song.

Former school.

Kaika No Hana spoke of a blossom's life, though her beauty as we know it lasted only a few days, so many benefitted from it. The bees and butterflies' food, the lovely aroma filling the morning air, the joy a young blossom brings to her mother's gardener, and even after she shrivels up, the sweet fruit she leaves behind allows another to live a day longer.

I loved that song so much, I even heard it in my sleep at one point.

"Ah!"

shit.

"Miss Hilton, watch your step. The head mistress's office is to the left."

Giving a slight bow of apology, I took a deep breath before knocking thrice and entering. Headmistress Holbrooke told me my arrangements, subjects, and went through my timetable briefly before taking out a small copper key.

"This is the key to your dormitory. Keep it safe, this is the only one you'll have."

A green tag told me that I was residing in The West Dormitories. I'll have a nice view of the sunset, hopefully not disturbed too much by those sharing the room.

"You'll be sharing your room with three others whom the faculty believe you will impact positively."

Three dormmates? How unusual, this school must be doing well financially.

I nodded, silently thanking her for her time and made my way to my assigned room. Climbing the steps quietly, the sun shone down on the school harshly, illuminating the narrow stairwell leading to the dormitories. I scaled to steps quietly, trying not to attract much attention.

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Breathing a little irregularly from the sudden exercise, I tottered to the door of my room. The key clicked after a minute of trial, and I stepped in. It was a simply decorated space, having only two bunk beds, two beanbags and a makeshift pantry area set on a long desk. There was a girl tinkering on a motherboard as she sat on the lower deck bed to the left, and another munching on what looked like prawn crackers. The third roommate was not in the room at the moment. I started to unpack my items, taking the only bed that looked untouched.

"Hi, I'm Alexandra, Alex for short," I introduced, looking at both of my new companions. The engineer merely nodded her head in acknowledgement, and the other offered me a cracker, introducing herself as Jasminka and gestured to the focused girl as Constanze.

I took the rest of the day to explore the school compounds, noting the various classrooms and how to get there. Walking back to the room after dinner, I caught sight of a girl with blonde hair dyed pink at the crown, talking to my roommates. Assuming she was the third roommate, I made a mental note to talk to her after I took a shower. That didn't happen, due to how fatigued I felt after the long walk along the school's perimeter, I fell asleep barely five minutes into reading.

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The next day was full of unpredictable weather, a bright sunny morning followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon, bound to make a few students sick. However, as I returned from my lessons that day, I found the dorm empty, not a single wrapper on the table or a few screws on Contanze's bed.

They were not that daft to venture out in a storm, were they? Constanze was practically covered in metal!

I looked over to her bed, in case there was a note with their whereabouts. Instead of what I was hoping for, I was met with a nicely folded blanket, and a lever. Curiosity overpowering my better judgement, I pushed the lever down, bracing for impact.