Chapter one, Episode V

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"And what got you here?"
"Uh, misbehaving?" Arael seems confused by the question.
"Well then, you can call me Dahlia. Welcome home, I guess."
"Thanks." Arael says right before rushing through the empty halls holding a paper. Written on it is her dorm room number. When she finally finds it, she is greeted with two fellow exiles, one of them, already asleep.
She quickly and silently installs herself onto the top bunk of the bed, which is her least favorite bunk. As she looks up to the ceiling, she hears her name being called.
"It's Arael, right? It's been a while..." Wait, was that...
"Cassiel?!" Arael whispered loudly "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, just coming back to my dorm..." Cassiel proceeds to sit in her bed, right below Arael. Right then and there, Arael knew one of the worst chapters of her life was about to begin. 

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