Pretty Boy

4. Moving In

The moment that Jungkook entered the doors of the school, the first thing he noticed was how behemoth the place was on the inside as well. High pillared ceilings arched above him; his wedges echoing throughout the hall as they clicked against the marbleized white tiles beneath him. In front of him there was an oak reception desk that was built into the wall. The reception desk had some sort of plexiglass material in front of it that made it inaccessible from the outside aside from a tiny slit where you could slide papers in and out. A crest that looked like an angel singing was fixated to the middle of the reception desk with the name of the school emblazoned underneath. The crest design was the same one that was enlarged in the center of the floor that Jungkook had just walked across. Jungkook was sure that the crest was supposed to look beautiful, but he couldn't help but to find it a bit haunting. When he came to a stop in front of the desk, the middle aged woman that sat there looked up from her computer screen at him, giving him a well rehearsed smile he was sure she gave to everyone that entered.

"You must be Jeon Aera. Your brother was just in here," she said. "May I see your papers please?"

Jungkook held out the papers that Taehyung had given to him in the car, sliding it through the slit in the plexiglass. He watched the woman's eyes scan the papers for a moment before she looked at him again with the fake smile still plastered on her apple blossom tinted lips.

"You should be all set. Let me call a student to come show you to the dormitory so you can get settled. You can start classes tomorrow," she said, moving to pick up a white phone next to her computer that looked like it was straight out of the nineties.

Jungkook stood there with his backpack and duffel, casting his eyes about the massive entryway as she called. The domed shaped entryway had two hallways nearby. One lay off to the left and one lay off to the right. Each hallway was protected behind solid doors with security protected glass. He could see past the glass of either hallway to see that there were various classrooms. The left hallway ended up leading into some sort of auditorium. The right hallway ended up leading into a cafeteria. There was a wide staircase behind the reception desk that led upwards, but Jungkook was unable to see its final destination as it led up past the ceiling and the crystal chandelier that dangled down from it like a focal point. Jungkook's attention was drawn back to the receptionist when he heard the plastic 'click' of the phone being hung up.

"Holly will be right down," she said.

"Thank you," said Jungkook in his rehearsed falsetto voice.

Not even a few minutes later, his eyes were diverted towards the stairwell. A girl with long black hair was descending the staircase; one of her hands gliding along the top of the banister. She was descending it as if she was a princess coming to attend a ball. As she reached the end of the staircase, she looked at Jungkook with brown eyes that looked almost black due to how dark they were. Jungkook tried to keep his composure as she walked passed him to talk to the secretary for a moment. She then turned back around to walk over to him with a smile on her face.

"Hello. My name is Holly. You must be Aera."

Jungkook nodded; words escaping him at that moment. She took his lack of speech for him being nervous, gesturing for him to follow her with her hand.

"Come follow me up to the dorms. I'll help you get settled."

Jungkook followed after Holly as she went towards the staircase she had just descended. As Jungkook walked up the stairs, he noticed a few framed photos of different students littering the bright white wall; small gold plaques underneath them with their names. Holly turned when she reached the landing to see Jungkook staring at the photos.

"I see that you're looking at the photos."

"These must be for student of the month," said Jungkook in his high-pitched voice as he watched Holly give a shake of her head.