A Brand New Beginning

For the First Time

Yoon-hee Song crossed the gates of Starshine Academy prancing. "Finally!" she squealed excitedly, "Starshine Academy! The most modern magic school in the world! Woohoo!" she began twirling excitedly, giggling happily. "You must be the new girl," a young wizard and a couple of other students approached her. "I am!" Yoon-hee replied, "My name is Yoon-hee Song! I'm from South Ko..."

—"Yes, nobody cares..." the boy rolled his eyes, "...let's start the tour, okay?"

—"Alright!" Yoon-hee smiled. She eyed her new classmates carefully. "My name is Justin Lancaster," the boy introduced himself, "I'm President of the Starshine Student Committee."

—"and I'm Courtney Diamond," a blonde girl standing next to the boy said, "I'm Vice president of the Starshine Student Committee. Also, my father is the headmaster. Tomorrow we're going to visit our rival school."

—"You guys have a rival school?" Yoon-hee asked curiously. "Luna Nova Academy," Justin replied. "They've been around for over 200 years," Courtney added, "they think they're better than us but they're just a bunch of copycats!"

—"My mom actually attended Luna Nova!" Yoon-hee said. "Ugh, does anyone remember asking the new girl what school her mother went to?" Courtney snapped, making the rest of the students laugh. "Anyway," Justin cleared his throat, "over there is the cafeteria. Classrooms are in that building, the gym is over there, and lastly, the library is in the back. Oh, and the dormitories are in the building opposite of the classrooms."

—"Have fun finding your roommates, new girl!" Courtney giggled. The students then walked away, leaving Yoon-hee by herself. The lunch bell rang, so she headed towards the cafeteria as it slowly began crowded. Once she picked up her lunch, Yoon-hee looked around for a place to sit. All the Starshine students looked at her as if she was some kind of freak. She spotted Justin and Courtney being surrounded by their friends on the second story of the cafeteria. Unaware of where she was going, Yoon-hee bumped into someone. "Oops," she said, "I'm so sorry!"

—"It's fine!" said the girl she bumped into, "It was my fault! I'm Clarisse, by the way!"

—"I'm Yoon-hee!" she introduced, "I'm new to the school!"

—"I noticed," Clarisse smiled, "would you like to sit with me?"

—"Sure!" Yoon-hee smiled. The witches then headed towards the only empty table left. "So, where are you from?" Yoon-hee asked. "I'm Canadian," Clarisse replied, "from the province of Quebec! What about you?"

—"I'm South Korean," Yoon-hee replied, making Clarisse squeal excitedly. "Really?" she asked, "Do you know any K-Pop singers?!"

—"No," Yoon-hee replied, "I only lived there until I was five. I then moved to America."

—"Well, we can still be friends!" Clarisse giggled, "I'm kidding! We could still be friends even if you weren't Korean."

Yoon-hee then let out a faint smiled. She eyed the second story again, making her eyes land on Courtney. "Hey," she said, "what's the deal with Starshine's rival school?"

—"Luna Nova?" Clarisse asked, "I don't really see a problem with it. I know some people there! Starshine just thinks it's superior to Luna Nova because of all the 'modern magic school' concept. Why you ask?"

—"That girl over there mentioned it," Yoon-hee pointed at Courtney. "Ew, Courtney Diamond..." Clarisse said in a repulsed tone, "She thinks she's the best for being the headmaster's daughter. She's just a really spoiled brat!"

—"I noticed," Yoon-hee sighed, "and that boy, Justin Lancaster. Is he her boyfriend?"

—"Yup," Clarisse replied, "Justin and Courtney have been dating for a year, even though there were rumors Courtney was cheating on him."