Dark Road || Xehanort x Reader (x Various)

Tardiness and Eraqus || Chapter 1

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I bolt out of bed as soon as the alarm hit 7- shocking Echo out of his slumber as he tumbles onto the bed mattress. "Shit, shit, shit, shit."

This was not good. The Scala Academy starts at 7:30 but hopefully 29 minutes and 52 seconds is enough for me to finish my morning routine. Luckily, I wasn't picky on my appearance so I just hurriedly brushed my hair enough for it to look decent. I did that whilst brushing my teeth in the bathroom. Multitasking was part of my specialties. Neat, eh?

Thank the gods that my mother was out doing work. She has the audacity to treat me like shit and believe I'll behave and get ready on time. Not today, hoe. Maybe not ever... I don't know.

I immediately spit out the toothpaste's foamy substance into the sink, rinsing my mouth with water and doing the same process and rushing outside to check the time.

7:06. That's honestly not too bad. At least I beat my past time of 8 minutes.

I walk over to the wardrobe to find my black-uniform-gear-robe-thing. Not particularly sure what it's meant to be but I put it on. It was really comfy. Just so I don't make the same mistake as last time, I wear my dark turtle-neck tight shirt first before putting on my robe. I walk over to the mirror to observe my appearance. Wait, I'm missing something. Oh right, my trousers, boots and gloves. Sweatdropping slightly, I do just that.

Once again I return to my trustworthy mirror to ensure I don't look like absolute garbage when attending the academy. "I look fine." I tap my heels against the floorboards, testing its thickness.

Bidding a quiet farewell to Echo's once-again snoozing figure on the bed, I walk over to the kitchen and contemplate whether or not I should eat a bowl of cereal or just grab an apple and go. I go with the latter choice and look for the tray of apples on the counter only to stop when I see none left. "Echo's favourite food is apples." I realise. "He probably had a late night snack or something. No biggie. Guess we'll just go with something else." I glance at the clock.

"What the shit- 7:24?!" I give up and rush off to grab my already-ready school bag which fortunately wasn't too heavy. Only basic school utensils and whatnot so hopefully they provide food when I arrive; like a cafeteria. Swiftly running out of the door, I hurriedly ensure it's locked before sprinting towards the very apparent and tall intricate structure of the Scala Academy. From the distance from our residence to the building it probably would take 10 minutes if it was a normal walk. At this point, speed was my best bud.

I only have less than 3 minutes so I struggle to summon my permitted Keyblade (after a certified application to become a Keyblade Master) and manage to cast a mediocre ice spell. It only reached about 2 metres after a very quick liquid transition before dissipating and evaporating into water molecules. I jump onto the slippery trail to propel myself forward, giving myself momentum to sprint off to the building.

Only a minute and a half left.

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I barge through the heavy golden, purple and white tinted checkered doors, breathing heavily in exhaustion due to the amount of stairs I had to go through to get here. Should be around 10 seconds before class starts. Yes, I've been keeping count. I currently don't have a watch on me so I can't tell the time so I estimated by mentally counting it.

"Shit. Where do I go? I won't have a lot of time." As if on cue, the bell rings, indicating class is starting. I groan in frustration. That's when I notice a billboard pinned against the wall. Tiredly walking towards it, I realise it's a map of the multiple rooms and classes. I quickly speed through it and begin to register how complex this really is. "I just want to know where my class is!?"