A Star-Bound Romance (Anubis x Reader)

Hard Being The New Kid

     It's my first day in the Protectorate. I've been here for barely a few minutes and I've already gotten in a fight because I accidentally asked some girl's boyfriend for directions to the chemistry lab.
     "Who do you think you are?" I open my mouth but close it, turning and walking away. She grabs my shoulder and turns me around, drawing back a fist. She's about to punch me when an unfamiliar voice appears behind her.
     "Mary. Stop." She immediately stops, turning around.
     "Stop what?" She says sweetly, as if she were about to hug me. Maybe she's afraid of him?
     "You know perfectly good and well what. Now get to class." She walks away, but turns to glare at me before turning to another hall.

     "Uh... thanks for the help." I can fully see him now. He's a blue novakid with an omega brand, which is fairly rare. Normally a brand would show their gender (not that his gender is of any question. He has a definite body structure of a male), but there are occasional differences.

     "No problem. What's your name?" He smiles, picking up a book I didn't even notice I'd dropped.

     "I'm (y/n). You?" (Y/n) isn't the most common name for a human, but nobody questions it.
     "Anubis. What's your next class?" Anubis. Interesting. It's not a common name for any race. And a novakid? Only a couple thousand exist anywhere anymore, and most are in the western quadrants.

     "Chemistry." He starts walking in the opposite direction of Mary. That's a relief.
     "The lab's this way. Follow me." I blink a couple of times before starting to follow him.
     "You really don't need to guide me, I can find my way there on my own." He chuckles.
     "You're not the only one going to chemistry. Actually, what are you studying this first semester?" I look down at my schedule and start reading off classes.
     "First period chemistry."
     "That's a given."
     "Second period small creature biology." He nods, pointing to a door.
     "Lab's here. So that's two we share." We join the crowd of people waiting for the doors to open.
     "Third period large creature biology."
     "Damn, we're on a roll."
     "Fourth small creature combat training." He flips out a knife, spins it around his fingers for a bit, and then sheaths it. Enough said. "Fifth period large creature combat training."
     "Oh boy. You're going to have fun with that." He winks. I don't trust this.
     "And then sixth period computer engineering and control."
     "That's going to be mostly drones and such. It's more fun than anything for a military training class. So, we share all of our classes. Best we get to know each other now, (y/n). A friend can help a lot in a school this competitive." He smiles again.

     After about ten minutes of small talk we get to know each other pretty well. He's from the Italia regions, but was forced to leave because of an accident. I asked for more details, but he ended the conversation there. Must be a sensitive topic with him.
     "Class is starting. Let's go." We walk into the class and take our seats, before being assigned lab partners.
     "Anubis and (y/n)." You turn to each other and smile. This might not be such a bad year after all.



     A/N: If you don't know, you're supposed to put your name where it says (y/n). I actually didn't hate writing this all that much, which is frightening, but I guess I might do a few chapters.