Destiny's Destination

I - The Day's Come

Luke sat silently at his desk. The teacher went on, seemingly without end. He glanced up at the clock. It was 3 minutes until class was over, and even though the nagging voice felt like a hole being drilled in his mind, he wished it was longer.

It was the second to last period of the day, and that meant that he was going to have to get his classification and spend an hour getting information about it. He hated this season, even before he took the test, because it seemed to rattle the entire school.

Schedules thrown off, estranged days, panicked halls, newfound screaming. The fact it was directly after winter break helped nothing. It was like they got a break and then, thrown into the deep end with prayers of swimming. Although, until now, he hadn't even got what he heard was the worst of it.

He had to go through the part that made everything awful, the testing and classifications. Best case scenario, he was a neutral and not much with his schedule changed. He assumed he would be, he showed no overly caregiver-ish signs nor did he have many childish interests or show any sort of signs otherwise.

But that didn't mean it would be alright, because he would have to take some new classes either way, just less. He sighed, rubbing his temples and scowling. This was gonna be hell, and he couldn't do anything about it. It was just a cycle. At least because he was a senior, this would be the first and last time he would have to do it.

The loud bell knocked him out of his thoughts, and he quickly started collecting his things in his bag. "Remember! Seniors go to the auditorium, everyone else has an early discharge." The teacher shouted over the chittering voices, students filing out quickly.

Luke took his precious time. He wanted to put this off as long as he could, he didn't wanna know anything about jack-shit. Although, as the class was now sparse, he knew he had to go. He stood, slinging his bag over his shoulder, and heading out of the classroom.

He grabbed the extra books from his locker, stuffing them into his bag, and he simply began walking the chaotic halls. He knew he'd have to go there eventually, but he also knew that it'd be a shit show and that wasn't something he liked. So he continued, knowing that these halls would eventually lead him to the auditorium, and he allowed himself to be drowned in pointless thoughts.

Eventually, he did come up to the auditorium, and it'd been long enough that only a few more were left to get their letters. He stood behind the last, and after a few minutes of waiting, a few others came up behind him. Apparently they had the same idea he had, although at the soft chattering and the throwing of hands around his shoulders, he felt a small smile creep onto his face.

"Hi Precious," He hummed, and he heard a familiar laugh. "Hey Love! You excited?" A redhead that was a few inches shorter than him came out from behind him, a bright smile on their face. "You know how I feel about today," He sighed. "Yeah, same honestly. I know I'm a neutral, I don't get into any of that stuff." He chuckled with her, even as he grabbed their shoulder and led them up with the line.

"Let's hope we're both neutrals," He hummed. "Yeah, sure we both will be," Their voice was teasing as they turned around to face ahead. "What's that mean?" He raised his eyebrows. "You know what it means!" They giggled. "Lily, tell mee," He groaned, resting his head on his shoulder. Lily just mimicked a key locking motion over their mouth with a smile as they stepped up and grabbed their envelope.

Luke stood up straight, and followed behind them with a sigh. They found a seat near the end, and waited, which they didn't have to do for long as soon the sound of the doors closing echoed throughout the auditorium. "Welcome Seniors of Wilford Stanton High!" The principal, Mrs. Clove, said smiling. She was in the middle of the stage. "You all know what day it is! I'm sure you're all excited to see what you are, right?"