Fate On Wheels 2 ~ Skephalo/Dream6d AU

Chapter 2 ~ Forest

'Skeppy' begins to drag 'Bad' through the forest, trying to find any sign of human life.

"Where are we going?" Bad asks, confused as hes being dragged by the wrist to who-knows-where.

"I'm looking for any other people. We can't just sit around and do nothing, we have to find shelter before night comes." Skeppy states, continuing to grip the other's wrist as he walks.

"Do you have to drag me, though?" Bad replies, a slight glare approaching his face.

Skeppy stops for a second, thinks, then lets go. "Sorry, I don't know why i did that, it just seemed.. normal. For some weird reason." He says, his voice trailing off slightly.

"Hm." Bad hummed, trying to figure out why that could be.

"Well.. Let's continue!" Skeppy speaks, beginning to walk again as Bad follows.

After a few minutes of walking, Skeppy's seemingly unbreakable energy and hope seemed to begin to falter.

"UggHHHH this is taking so long" Skeppy groaned, slowing his pace and stopping.

"Well, it does seem like we're in a relatively dense forest," Bad says, a slight frustrated frown appearing on his face.

"Yeah, it feels like we're going in circles!" Skeppy replies, a whine lacing his voice once more.

Just then, a partially familiar voice is heard.

"Are you two lost?" The girl spoke, a black cloak shadowing her face as she does so.

Skeppy and Bad turn around to the new figure quickly, slightly startled.

"Who are you?" Skeppy asks, a hint of aggressiveness invading his tone.

"The name's Cecilia! I am a maid and student at the local Magi Academy. I was just out to get some herbs for a potions class. And you are..?" 'Cecilia' says, a slight smirk on her face.

Skeppy and Bad looked at each other for a second, wondering if they should trust this strange girl and introduce themselves.

Finally, Bad decided to speak. "I'm Badboyhalo, but you can call me Bad." He said, slightly suspicious still but giving a friendly smile.

"Nice to meet you Bad!" The girl smiled. "And you are..?" she spoke again, looking at Skeppy.

"Uh, Skeppy. Nice to meet you, i guess." Skeppy said, a slight suspicious glare sneaking onto his face.

"Nice to meet you too." Cecilia replied, her peppy attitude ceasing to falter.

The three stood there awkwardly, silence consuming the area. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, causing the others to stumble. This made a small piece of paper fall from Bad and Skeppy's pockets.

"Huh?" Bad hummed, looking at the peice of paper that fell from his pocket.

He bent down and picked it up, reading it aloud.

"Dear Badboyhalo," He started, a confused look accompanying his face, "You and Skeppy have been chosen to be partners in a quest of learning magic at the local Magi Academy. Hand them this paper and show a staff member the code and you will be given your proper set-up. I hope you enjoy your stay. ~V" Bad finished, staring at it just as confused as the start.

Skeppy picks up his paper, looking at it before speaking. "It's the same thing for me, except it says 'Dear Skeppy' not 'Dear Badboyhalo'"

"Could i see the codes?" Cecilia asks curiously

Skeppy hesitates, but Bad turns and hands it to the girl, showing the code clearly.

"Hm.." Cecilia hummed, snapping her fingers as a glowing panel appears beside her. She taps the panel and something new pops up. She gasps "You two are the special guests of this year!"

"What??" Skeppy says, still majorly confused.

"You two are in the logs as the special students of this year. Apparently your arrival was planned for today too!" Cecilia said happily, "You didn't know this?"

"We, uh.. Don't exactly remember much..." Bad said, laughing nervously.

"Well! Now you have a place to go! Want me to show you the way?" Cecilia questioned.

"N-" Skeppy started, being interrupted by Bad.

"Sure!" Bad said happily, a bright smile on his face.

Skeppy growled at this, an unfamiliar feeling bubbled in his chest. Something like.. anger.

"Okay then! Let's go!" She smiled back, grabbing Bad's hand as she began to guide the two through the forest.

Skeppy followed hesitantly, observing the two in front of him as the bubbling feeling grew.

'I don't like this girl already..'

They continued through the woods, eventually reaching the nearby kingdom and being guided through there. A large campus with multiple buildings and surrounded by walls faded into view. They began to approach a large gate, the towers connecting the bars standing above them as if they were giants. It was intimidating, to say the least.

Cecilia walked ahead, talking to a guard and seeming to show them some sort of card before they opened the gate. She waved for the two boys to follow her as they finally entered the campus.

People of all ages, young and old, wandered around the campus. Some playing, some reading, some seeming to just go for a stroll. It was almost like a friendly gated neighborhood.

The two boys continued to follow Cecilia as she walked along a path, eventually leading to a large building with a sign on the front of it, saying 'Administrative Offices.' They walked in, turning to the left and down a hall labeled 'Young Adult Section'. Cecilia waved through the long halls as if she had been there one thousand times, the ways being carved into her brain like a stone statue.

Once they reached a specific door, Cecilia stopped and spoke. "This is the Headmaster's office of the Young Adult section. The school has different sections for different age groups and skill levels, so she will be the one in charge of you and your classmates."

She stood to the side and faced them, "Go in whenever you believe you're ready, ill be around!" She spoke, walking off and leaving the two alone.

All alone in this large campus of which they knew close to nothing about. All alone in this large world, unfamiliar to them completely. Though, they were not completely alone.

They had each other, and that is one thing they are sure of.

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