(This is a post starring: Kahouin Natsuki, Mizusaki Sayuri, and Amaiya Madeko.)
[size=15]Kahouin Natsuki, Mizusaki Sayuri, and Amaiya Madeko Moves In[/h]
Kahouin Natsuki stepped out of her car with a clank as her heel stomped on the road before the gates of Starlight Academy. Brushing her hand past her flowing blond hair, she looked up to the complicated set of designs that decorated the walls and the gate itself. It held a royal and elegant sense of feeling to it. It felt like just the right academy for her. Today, as a student of said academy, she wore the Starlight Academy uniform. The deep-blue held a clear irony to her image, but such a contrast seemed to be welcomed by her apparent peerless beauty and style.
While Natsuki arrived with ease and comfort, someone seemed to be trudging through the pavement painfully. The road only led upwards which made it harder and harder for a person to approach the gates that lead to the academy of her dreams, especially while carrying luggage. That was Amaiya Madeko. She too, wore the uniform of the academy today, as it was her first day at school.
And then there was another figure far back in the road. She could see Madeko walking, but she was already in shambles. She figured that the person before her was also in the same state; as her head drooped about – it was as clear as day despite the distance between them. Mizusaki Sayuri sighed hard. Thinking that it’d have been better if she hired a cab specifically for today. Being an ordinary person with luggage, climbing up the road was a tough feat she struggled to achieve. Despite her thoughts, hiring a cab was rather an expensive option, especially in Japan. She’d have to think twice before doing such a selfish thing. She pondered how much food and groceries she could buy instead of paying the fare as she walked – almost like a zombie – as if to distract herself from the burning sensation of pain welling up from her feet.
Just as the car drove away – after the driver carried Natsuki’s belongings out – Madeko finally reached her destination; panting heavily. The guards – clad in navy blue uniform, and seemingly very muscular and strong – approached the two. From under their black sunglasses that shone strongly against the sun strongly; they were an intimidating duo.
“Excuse me, are you two starting as new students in the academy today – having been chosen in the Nationwide Audition Caravan?” The blonde guard asked. The other, brown haired man added, “if so, you two will have to show the documents you received at the end of the event as proof for verification.”
Natsuki smiled confidently, reaching for her purse. ”Of course sir.” She slowly withdrew the documents from it, already neatly arranged for quick identification. With an elegant swipe of her hand, she handed over the documents to the guard.
The blonde gave a nod before glancing down at the piece of paper to assess the information provided in the document.
Madeko, on the other hand, took quite a while to fumble through her luggage; she didn’t have a rucksack or anything for easy carrying. “Now, where exactly did it go…” She wanted to pack light, but in the end brought too much extra clothing, which as a result spewed out from her belongings in a messy lump, along with her crumpled documents. Pressing on the creases, she handed those over, “...Here. Sorry they’re in this state, I came here in a rush...”
Before the guard picked the document from her fingers, he made sure to help her with the mess that was made just now. “Well, you’re certainly not the first one to have come in a hurry,” of course, he only pushed her clothes back into the bag, the rest was up to Madeko. He walked up to the other guard after retrieving the piece of paper off her feeble hand. “Here it is,” he said, handing it over to him.
Having taken a good look at both the pieces of paper, he looked up – only to see another figure coming into view from behind the two girls. “That’s rare, three at the same time is a new record for today,” he said with his baritone voice; clearly impressed. “Hey, you there!” He called out. However, the girl was too occupied with walking alone.
“Psst, they’re waiting on you,” the brown-haired guard reminded. The blonde, coming to his senses, handed Natsuki and Madeko the documents back. “You two are clear. Welcome to Starlight Academy, you may now pass.”
In her half dazed state of walking, Sayuri had been focusing on simply the ground ahead of her. When she finally reached the gates, she looked up for the first time and was simply dumb struck by the archway and what little she could see beyond it. Is this really a school? Never before had she been anywhere with such large premises. It almost seemed as if she was about to walk into the amusement park in Chiba that she had often seen in advertisements. Despite her tiredness, her eyes sparkled as the excitement began to build up once again.
Madeko stood there for a little bit, staring at the grandiose gates, trying to absorb the fact that she had just started on a journey completely different from what she was doing in her previous school – she was practically given a second chance, and she wasn’t going to throw it away… although disheartened that she would have to take a long walk up a long hill that seemed like a mountain to her.
Natsuki turned her head towards the other girl at the gate, unaware of the new arrival. ”Well then~” She gestured towards the entrance. ”Shall we?”
”Um... yeah, let’s.” Madeko nodded. She wasn’t sure what to make of her, but Madeko didn’t very much like rich people generally, based on past experiences.
The guards left the side of the two girls they gave allowance to pass. Then spoke to the new girl, “If you’re one of the new students who earned the rights to enter this school; please show us the document you received from said event, for identification.”
"Eh? Oh um," Sayuri switched her attention to her immediate surroundings and noticed that there were two very buff guards standing before her. Although usually she'd be slightly edgy around people who looked so intimidating, Sayuri was itching to go explore the academy. Quickly unzipping Pochi's back, she pulled out her neatly folded document and handed it over. "This is it right?"
“Mnm…” the guard mumbled as he looked over the papers from under his glasses. He didn’t know quite what to think of her taking the paper out of a doll – he conveniently ignored it. “Yes, you’re in the clear, too. Welcome to Starlight Academy, you may pass.” He gestured towards the gate as he stepped aside.
Not forgetting her manners, Sayuri thanked the guard and then walked through the gates with great anticipation.
Before long, the pristine – clean and unsoiled – streets showed in sight as the three girls were finally past the thick gates. Many rows of trees and plants could be seen far away in the vastly spacious grounds of the campus. The main building was in view straight ahead, before them. Its stain-glasses – littered with the academy’s star-themed emblem – reflected brightly against the warm sunlight.
The three soon decided to head towards the dorms. After dropping their luggages off, they’d then head to the main building to greet the Headmistress. As they passed the row of greenery – bushes that decorated the surroundings – the dorm could be seen in full view. The blue building seemed to be a mansion with western style and architecture. The road curved to lead its residents to it – which they followed; entering the establishment.
Retrieving their respective keys to their rooms. The three silently walked up the stairs; not quite conversing with each other along the way – as if an unwritten pact of non-speaking was signed in thin air among them.
However… Natsuki and Sayuri both approached the same room with their keys. While Madeko seemed to be on the opposite side of the long hallway. The two’s room was numbered 235. While Madeko’s was 290.
"So it seems we're in the same room," Sayuri commented, noticing that she had the same room number on her key as the rather beautiful girl standing next to her. "My name is Mizusaki Sayuri, I hope we can get along." She said, as she gave a warm smile.
”My name is Kahouin Natsuki. †˜Tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance” Natsuki curtsied almost on reflex. Her new neighbour did not look stunningly beautiful, but she wasn’t plain either; and Natsuki felt as if she was of the dependable sort. Offering her own smile in return, she gestured towards the door. ”We should probably go in and deposit our possessions while we can; I do believe that we’re running short on time.” However she’d like to get to know her neighbor better, duty came first.
"We are indeed. Shall we go meet the headmistress together?" Natsuki's way of speaking reminded Sayuri of the fairy tales she used to read to her siblings. It was quaint and exuded a hint of nobility, which she found quite interesting.
Natsuki nodded. ”That would be...nice, yes.”
As the two then entered the room. They were greeted with a rather cleanly organized place. There were two beds, two chairs, two escritoires, as well as a drawer in between. Sunlight peeked from outside the two windows, both put beside the two beds respectively. The color scheme of the walls seemed to be a mixture of white and light-blue. Dropping their bags, they then left the room to leave for the main building.
Meanwhile, Madeko went a bit further ahead to a room labelled †˜290’. It was near the end of the ultra long hallway, quite a distance from Natsuki and Sayuri’s. While walking through each room, she wondered what kind of people stayed inside the rooms she walked past. Must be really smart and talented people, she thought. Maybe they didn’t even need an audition to enroll in? Reaching the exterior of the room, Madeko could see a large duffle bag just beside the door. It must’ve been left by someone staying in the room! Looking around, she could not see anything except the open doors of Natsuki and Sayuri’s room, and the warm ceiling lightings that filled the hallway with brightness. Checking her surroundings for the resulting non-existent suspicious behaviour, Madeko, without a hint of second thought, proceeded to lift the surprisingly heavy bag onto the shoulders, before realising that she forgot to insert the key onto the door’s keyhole… after a long struggle, Madeko finally let her luggage down next to the left bed and threw the strange bag on the right bed.
”Hoooo…. is this bag made of gold or something?!” sighed Madeko one of relief as she sat on the bed next to her luggage. ”I wonder exactly who would use such a bag like this.” She looked around the room. It was simple, a carpet in the middle as well as lamps on the bedside dressers, topped up with a cupboard on the wall beside the door, makes for a perfect more, although Madeko did expect a little more. Just a little bit. She sat, spaced out for a bit, and then realised, ”The Headmistress is expecting me! I’d better hurry…” Madeko left her messy belongings behind and started to head for the main building, noticing that the other two have left as well.