The GATE Academy

Goodbye Summer Break

*Bzzz..Bzzz..Bzzz.*
I slapped my hand down on the alarm that was placed on the table next to my bed. The buzzing stopped, and I slowly sat up.

"6:00 A.M..."

I scooted to the edge of my large bed, stood up, and stretched a bit. My fluffy black tail swished around as I did. I ended my mini stretching session with a yawn. I walked to the mini fridge I had and opened it up. I then poured myself a small glass of milk. After the drink, I went over to my closet to choose what I was going to wear. After about five minutes of looking through everything, I chose a pair of black ripped jeans, a black top that was all lace in the back, and a pair of knee high, black combat boots. An approving smirk appeared on my face as I looked at my outfit in the full body mirror I owned.

"Now, to the bathroom."
I walked into the bathroom and brushed my long, layered, thick brown hair. After brushing my hair I took out a bottle of Moroccan argan oil from the cabinet. I put a bit in my hair and then in my fluffy tail. Afterwards, I brushed both my hair and tail. As I put everything away, I checked my clock to see that it was almost time for me to go. I grabbed my phone and exited my dorm, heading to the cafeteria for breakfast.

I was on my way to class now. As I walked I nibbled on the egg biscuit I had picked up from the cafeteria several minutes ago. As I walked into the hallway my class was located, I noticed it was pretty empty. I began walking faster, not wanting to be late on my first day.

I finally arrived to the classroom. A white sign was on the large wooden door. It read: 'Professor Cloud'

I've seen him around before. I havent ever really talked to him, but he is one of the well known teachers here. I opened the door to the classroom and walked inside. Many sets of eyes were on me due to the door opening. I wasn't late, but everyone knows how school works. A door opens and everyone's attention turns to it as if it's as fascinating as a herd of purple magic elephants or something of the sort. After several long seconds, some people went back to socializing, and others were just continuing to stare at me.

"Some new faces here.."

As I thought to myself while observing the seated students, I was looking for empty seats near familiar faces.

"Hey!! Falen!! I saved you a spot."

My ears twitched at the shouting that came from the back of the large room. Opal Akiro was calling me over. I have known Opal for a pretty long time now. I met her through her brother, Shizuo Akiro. I walked over to the empty desk Opal had reserved for me. As I sat down, I saw that some other desks around us were empty. I looked at Opal, cocking my head to the side a bit as I asked her a question.

"Where's everyone else? Are those empty desks reserved for them?"

She smiled at me, her brown bangs fell, slightly covering her emerald green eyes. She brushed them out of the way as she looked back at me to answer my question.

"Shizuo said he would be here eventually with Riku and Keita, but I don't know why Iris, Kane, and Mizu are not here at the moment."

I nodded while glancing at the clock on the wall in the front of the room. "Well, class is going to start soon.. I hope they don't run too late." I replied calmly, my arms crossed as I leaned back in the chair. It was as loud as usual on the first day. Everyone was catching up with friends, and meeting new people.

A few minutes later I could see Shizuo, Keita, and Riku enter the classroom. I'm pretty sure I also saw Iris, Kane, and Mizu behind them. I had my earplugs in, listening to some Korn while waiting for the bell. The music blocked out my surroundings, so I wasn't really paying attention to anything.