Kishi and Kira was in their way to the library, when they stumbled upon Red. His vibrant red eyes starred maliciously in Kishi, who is also giving him cold looks. They stopped in front of each other for a moment, then went pass each other as if nothing happened. Kira happened not to notice anything that just went by and she just looked around with excitement.
The school halls were very fine. At one side, paintings hung neatly on the wall, and gorgeous plants placed underneath or between them. At the other side, tall windows are brightly lighting the room as the sun light passes through it. Red carpets are also lying in the floor.
Currently, at Magic high, every single class room has twenty students. Though E-class is an exception, since they currently have a total of thirty-four students, including Kira. 1A-class is the highest among the first years, where all the outstanding students are placed. While, the lowest among them are the 1D-class where the inferior students are placed. Currently, the class 4A was the ones who should be ruling the school since, those in that class are all those who survived and maintained they're high marks, until their fourth and final year in the school. But due to the second generation of the E-class, the stats have changed, and those on the top are no longer the 4A, but the E. The school's hierarchy is very strict and is almost like the Clover system in the actual world.
Some would say the school is a kingdom of its own way. The best of the best is the King, the one whom no one could beat, the one who's the best in all aspects. Power is everything, and it could be gain by knowledge and competency. Those at the bottom must obey those at the top, without any complaints. But of course, one should maintain his status and authority, or he may be overwhelmed and find himself on the dirt. There is no equality in that place, but having good authority and status, can be gained by hard work and perseverance. That's how the students in Magic high's world work, the Kaisō (階層) system.
The double door entrance to the library flung open as Airi entered the library hastily. The twins entered soon after him. The entrance they came in to was at the third floor of the library. The first that came to their sight was the view of the first floor. At the center, there was a big lounge, where most of the students sat to read and do their homework. It was surrounded with gigantic book shelves that reach the ceiling, which is six story high. There are also books floating in midair around the shelves. Kira looked up to see that the ceiling was made out of glass. Hanging from it was a giant chandelier.
"Where are we going?" Kira asked when they turned left and strangely went into the depths, far from the both the entrance they came into, and the center of the library, which is filled with students
"There's a private library which only the top students could enter. It's far more advanced, and our class and the A's are the only one who's using it"
The two of them stopped in front of a painting of the library, and it looked just like the view from the entrance they came in to earlier. Kishi pulled out a key from his pocket and Kira did the same.
In Magic High, these keys are the student's identification, which is also the one that determines their authority. It is carved with their names and have unique designs. It starts of as a normal key, and is only capable of opening a chosen number of doors. It changes its design, the higher the rank of the person it was named with, and the number of doors it can open increases. It was normally forged with colored gems representing the element of the residence a student was staying in. The type of metal also changes. The lowest rank is made out of rusty metal, and gets more decent as the rank goes higher, like the second to the top was made with silver and the highest was made out of gold. E-class's keys are elegant and mystical looking gold keys, and the A's are merely elegant.
The design of Kishi's key was filled with angel like wings, and rose like vines are entangled all over the key, with a fire crystal in the middle. Kira's key was barely anything different from him, except that hers has a rose on its tip.
Kishi took the lead and inserted his key on the keyhole in the frame of the painting, pulled it out and walked through the painting. Kira did the same but hesitated at first. She walked in and her hand was held by her dear brother. She looked around in surprise to see that they were in front of the library door they entered earlier. Confused as it is, she only followed Kishi as he opened the door.
It was exactly the same as other library, but with fewer students. No more than thirty are sitting in the central lounge, in the first floor. Only a few is wandering around, some others are sitting in the tables, floating in the air, and those near the floor railings.
The two of them stepped in one of the magic circles on the floor and they just magically disappeared. In a blink of an eye, they were already at the lowest floor of the library. Kishi went to the lounge and sat there, letting his sister wander around the place.
"DAMN IT! He escaped me yet again!" Airi shouted
"Stop shouting, you're at the library" Mythica hissed at him
"What's this about now?" Asked Rex
"It's Red" Airi answered angrily, settling himself in the sofa
"He's avoiding you again, has he" said a sweet voice.
Airi looked up and saw Bubblegum. He was leaning on the back of the seat. She was just a year older than Airi. She has fluffy short bubblegum-pink hair and a yellow bow. She beamed cheerfully at him with her gold eyes.
"I really don't understand why you keep trying to make friends with him even though its hopeless. Aren't you just wasting your time?"
"I manage to do it with Kishi, so why not him too" He replied
"Maybe, but Kishi's lot different from Red" Bubblegum said
"Were all the same here. Isn't that the reason why E-class is here? You said so, Sugar...."
"I did, but not in a way your thinking it meant" She climbed over and sat beside him, opening her book
"You'll see.....I'm going to make this class a big family, no matter what....I'm going to make our time here worthwhile" he muttered. Bubble gum only glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, she felt guilty. It is her who placed that thought in him, and she never expected things to go this way. For him to change.