V.F.D.

Chapter 1: Memento Mori

"Guess what, babe? I feel freeeee!"

Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla $ign had inspired him at one time.

But right now, Ventus did not feel free. He felt like he was being separated from his friends, and being sent to a new school he didn't even want to go to. Of course, that was true. But when he stepped outside of the car, the school looked worse than he thought it would.

There were monuments that looked like gravestones on each side, and the school looked like an old castle.

The sign leading up to the school had a little slogan on it. It said, "Memento Mori". From what Ven knew, it was Latin for, "Remember, You Will Die". Pretty hardcore place.

As Terra, Aqua, and Ven walked in, they had Ven sit down on a bench near the principal's office.

"Ok, Ven. We'll go talk to the principal. Wait here for us."

So, Ven waited. It was pretty boring, so he played with his Rubik's Cube until a girl about his age walked up to him. Well, "tapped" up to him. She had a pink shirt and tap shoes on.

"Hello, cakesniffer!" She said, smirking.

"Hi, uh..."

"'Uh...'" The girl mimicked. "Are you an idiot? Everybody knows I'm Hailey Miller!"

"I'm Ventus." He said, a little surprised. "What does 'cake-sniffer-' mean?"

"It means that you're a stupid cakesniffer, and I'm the most special girl in this school. That's why I'm giving you the tour!"

She pointed to the principal's office.

"That's Principal Nero's office. He's a genius. He likes me best." She bragged. "Come on!"

Hesitantly, Ven walked with Hailey through the halls.

They walked through the library.

"I don't know what that is, and I never go in there."

"Uh, it says, 'Library'." Ven pointed out.

"Only a cakesniffer would notice something like that!"

Hailey walked away, and Ven followed her, knowing that she was being annoying just for the sake of being annoying.

When they finished their random tour, they made their way back to the Principal's office.

"And here's Principal Nero's office where you were supposed to be 10 minutes ago, so now you're late. Ahem."

"Ahem?" Ven asked.

"Ahem."

"Uh, thanks?"

"Thank you is not enough. It is traditional to give a special tour guide a tip at the end."

"Excuse me? A tip?"

"Yes, a tip!"

She tapped the office door with her heel, and Principal Nero bursted out, fuming.

"Who dares to interrupt a genius?!" He yelled.

"It's Ventus. He's late for his appointment with you." Hailey said, smiling.

Nero glared at Ven.

"How dare you be late!"

He turned to Hailey, and smiled back sweetly.

"Thank you, Hailey, for telling me. Oh, that's a nice broach, by the way."

"The original owner really liked it." She tapped away.

"Whoo!" Nero chuckled to himself. "What a lovely girl. Sweet as a butterscotch buttercup."

Ven stood shocked, then entered the room.

"Hey, Ven. How was the tour?" Aqua asked.

"To be honest, terrible." Ven whispered.

"This was dumb too." Terra said.

"So, Terra. Aqua. You know the rules. Explain them to Ventus, and he'll be off."

Everyone walked out of the office.

"Ven, I hope you make friends here." Aqua said.

"I might not." Ven sighed. "The girl who gave me the tour, she was incredibly rude, and called me a cakesniffer."

"Cakesniffer? What does that mean?" Terra inquired.

"No idea."

"Well Ven, the point is, the dorm is pretty nice, and for some reason, if you are late to a class, you have to go to lunch with handcuffs and eat like a dog. It's weird, but this is like any normal boarding school. Let's go get your stuff."

So Ven brought his stuff in and before he went into the dorm, Terra stopped him.

"Ven, I hope you do well here."

"I hope you do well too. Aqua, be good at Gates."

"I'll try. Remember, Ven, text us once in a while even though they don't allow phones."

Ven nodded and looked at his phone. 96%. Good.

They all hugged each other, said goodbye, and left. Ven went into the dorm, put his stuff at his bed, and left for English class.

705 words.