People stared as she walked by but she tried her best to ignore them and took in her environment instead. The white rose was everywhere and Fina took in its beauty. The castle divided into different parts and there was a glass moat surrounding it all. Elfina can also be called the glass castle and Fina was amazed at how the glass sparkled and shone at the beautiful rays of the sun.
She looked up and saw flying cheetahs up in the sky. She has never seen one before and she almost swooned at how big and powerful they were in the sky.
"Oh my God! Xavier Starr! You are my world!" A red head shouted besides her, staring at the flying cheetahs. Then, she turned and looked at Fina. Her changes of expression were fascinating as it moved from awe to surprise to confusion and finally to anger. She gave Fina a deathly glare and her three friends did the same.
"What are you looking at, toad?" The red head asked
They kept glaring at Fina until she backed down and left them to their worship of the ultimate unknown Xavier Starr.
"Fina Clark"
Fina turned to see a short woman with short auburn hair and brown eyes.
"I guessed right. Follow me, please. I am Mrs Knight. I teach potion class"
"Nice to meet you"
Mrs Knight turned and began to walk in the direction of the door leading to the castle.
"I am certain you have a lot going on in your mind right now and I just want you to know that Elfina is a wonderful school." Mrs Knight said
She opened the door and Fina eyes widened.
"This is –
"Beautiful. I know" Mrs Knight said
Fina took in her surroundings.
In the midst of it all, lays an extremely big glowing white rose in a circle. There were different house signs signifying their territory.
"The circle is the life of the houses."
The floating stairs can be seen with the last steps on the floor. The stained glass chandeliers hung on the ceilings which are farther from the ground but that's not the only light sources as the glass walls produce their own different kinds of light which absolutely lit the whole place despite the sun outside.
Oval, huge, stained glass windows surrounds the room but what matters the most are the stained glass elevators with the zodiac emblem at the centre of the doors.
Mrs Knight moved to the elevator side and raised her ring. The elevator door opened at once and they both stepped in. And in the wink of an eye, they were at their destination. The door opened and they both stepped out. If anything, the hallway was large and well decorated.
There were paintings on the glass wall and chandeliers gave it an extravagant touch. White rose flowers was decorated on the wall of each room.
They kept moving down the hallway until they finally got to their destination which was the last room in the hallway.
Then, Mrs Clark turned to her.
"Go in. I suppose you know your schedule. The school uniforms and accessories are in your closet. Welcome to Elfina" Mrs Clark said and winked at her.
Fina saw a finger print scan appearing suddenly in front of the door and she places her thumb on it.
"Fina Arianna Clark. Scan successful. You may enter" A programmed female voice said.
Fina turned the golden knob and opened the door.
The room was painted in peach which seems a bit surprising to Fina and there were paintings on the walls. Chandeliers hung on the ceilings adding more to the beauty of the room. The glass windows were oval shaped and the peach curtains were already drawn up.
It was the Living room, Fina realized as she looked at the round spacious room.
There was a glass fireplace and all the furniture were made of glass.
She opened the bathroom door. All glass too but not the type of glass which can make you trip. None of the glass looked slippery.
There was a long wide mirror in the bathroom and sinks stood magnificently in the air. Two golden water closets. A golden bath tub and a big shower with numerous shower heads.
Then, she moved to the last door which she thought might be the bedroom.
The bedroom was extremely spacious with a large bed in the middle. There were two dressing mirrors and a large desk situated beside the window.
Fina flinched when she heard the door to what must be the closet opened and a tall, thin girl stepped out.
"Hi. Um…You must be my roommate. I am Zora Alvarez."
Zora was wearing a very big glass on her face that seems to cover almost half of her face. She has long blond hair with violet eyes and brown eyebrows.
"Fina Clark. Nice to meet you" Fina said
"Um… I just joined today and um…this is embarrassing."
She blushed so deep Fina thought she might reduced to ashes.
Apparently, her roommate is extremely shy.
"I joined today too. I mean just now. You can talk to me freely. We are of the same age and also roommates."
Zora looked at Fina and avert her gaze at once.
"Um… this is new to me. I haven't been close to people this way before. I mean…You understand"
"I…don't." Fina said and checked out the room again. "This is nice"
"Do you like cheese burgers?" Zora blurted out.
Fina eyes widened as she looked back at her.
"Did I make a mistake?"
Fina cleared her throat.
"No. Not at all. I am just…not that sociable either."
Zora looked relieved.
"I thought you are like the girls I met downstairs"
"Let me guess? The red head and her gang?"
Zora shivered.
"They are mean and scary" She said
"Why would you think I am like them?"
Zora bit her lower lip.
"You are so pretty. Pretty people tend to be…um rude. Snobbish"
"Not all of them. I will settle in first" Fina said
"Oh! I'm sorry. I will go watch some TV before taking a nap. Lessons start tomorrow" Zora said as she adjusted her glasses.
"What about food?" Fina asked
"I have some bread and peanut butter with me if you don't mind. I just don't want to go down for now. Everything is still strange and new to me after being away from people for weeks." Zora stopped when Fina look confused.
"Sorry. Old habits die hard. I will be in the living room. There is peanut butter and bread and coke…I mean water!" Zora said and turned crimson. "Bye. I mean…next room. See ya!" She said and flew out of the room.
Fina stood frozen for a while before she blinked and begin to arrange her stuffs.