Shenny tied the laces of her knee length boots and got up,taking her fingers through her bra length brown hair. She added a little lip balm as Yejit cursed from her side of the room.
"Dammit! Where's that sock?!" She asked,on her knees,looking under her bed. Shenny pointed at the window sill. "You mean that one?" Yejit looked up and spotted it,a scowl overtaking her features. "How the schmiz did it get there?!" She asked,stomping over to the window and grabbing the sock.
Shenny shrugged. "You should've told Zen to stop throwing your things around during her tantrum." She said just as she heard the dormitory's bell distantly ring. She slipped on her black gloves and grabbed her backpack,stalking to the door. Yejit fixed on her Converse and grabbed her bag,trailing after her as they left the room together.
Other people were leaving their various dormitories too as the duo went on their way,following the crowd. "Where are we going?" Shenny asked. "The Assembly Hall. The classes start today so I guess the Headmaster wants to share a word with us." Shenny nodded as they went. She spotted a large building ahead that had students streaming through the large mahogany double doors.
"So...the dormitories...?" She asked. Yejit looked around. "Mercury and Mars for the girls,Saturn,Jupiter,Uranus for the boys." Shenny nodded. "The guys are more populated than the girls,I take?" Yejit nodded then sighed. "Are you always this inquisitive or you extra adventurous this morning?"
Shenny shrugged. "Just curious." They continued silently up to the building and pushed past the double doors entering a humongous and massive room. Chairs upon chairs were every where,just like an auditorium with wide aisles. A podium stood in front of the room with 5 statues behind it.
Shenny spotted Zendaya with two free chairs beside her and dragged Yejit towards her. Yejit flopped on one chair and asked Shenny was about to sit on the other,someone rudely pushed her away.
She saw the girl from the hallway yesterday with a smirk on her face. "We meet again." She smirked.
Shenny gave her a blank expression. "The seats mine. Move out of the way." Bob Bitch's smirk dropped as a scowl took over.
"You insolent fool! Do you know who I am to talk to me that way?" Shenny sighed and folded her arms,tapping her right foot with a passive look on her face. "Step aside or I'll have to haul you away." She replied,ignoring Bob Bitch's previous remark.
Bob Bitch glared at her. "Make me,you weakling." Shenny sighed and with a flick of her hand,Bob Bitch was thrown across the room and into the wall as ice cocooned her and held her in place. There was several gasps as people snapped their head to Shenny who shrugged,nonchalantly. "She told me too." And flopped down on her seat.
Bob Bitch's screams were heard as Yejit turned to Shenny. "Damn girl. That's your first impression?" Shenny rolled her eyes. "I could care less about Bob Bitch." Zendaya laughed. "Bob Bitch? I like that. BTW,her name's Judith." Shenny shrugged as a man walked up stage. "Students of Bedlam! I will heartily welcome you to another session in this prestigious school! Bedlam Academy,a place where the greatest kings were ordained and enemies slain..."
Shenny was lost from there as her mind wandered. Her eyes flirted from the different styles of hair on the head of the others,to the designs on the wall and so on and so forth. After up to an hour of boring speeches from different staffs, Shenny broke out from her thoughts as everyone one in the hall rose. She abruptly followed and followed them to do an awkward bow.
Afterwards,students started filing out from the hall. Zendaya,Yejit and Shenny stayed back to avoid the crowd before some stranger girl marched up to them,her hair in a pink chin length bob,fuming like a bull. Shenny could swear she saw smoke coming out from her ears. "You!" She pointed an accusing finger at Shenny. Shenny frowned. "Me what?"
"You...you...how could you do that to Judith! How dare you!!" It took Shenny a moment to remember Judith as the Bob Bitch. "And you are?" Shenny asked. "I'm her best friend! I'm Queenette Albert Le Fildernan, the youngest daughter of Derek and Selicia Albert Le Fildernan! And I can choose to state this matter to my Father and today will be your last day here in Bedlam Academy!" She ranted.
Shenny pinched the space between her brows. "Look,she started it. I was just standing up for myself. No one should get bullied like that..." Queenette grunted and clenched her fists. "Shut up! Just shut up,you immature peasant...!"
"What is going on here?" A timbre voice asked making the mini group freeze and turn. There stood a man,looking like in his middle thirties,he wore a royal cravat with pressed pants and polished boots. His black hair was yelled back and his violet eyes twinkled with mischief.
Queenette suddenly turned shy and somewhat flirty as she toyed with her pink hair with a smile on her face. "H-Headmaster Kayan. So nice to see you." She said sweetly. The Headmaster nodded at her. "Miss Albert Le Fildernan,nice to see you too." He turned to Zendaya and Yejit. "Miss Gilbert An Sonova and Miss Prebertt Louis, you can go to your classes now. You too Miss Albert Le Fildernan. I need to speak to Miss Russel in private,please."
Queenette frowned. "In private ?" She questioned and everyone fell silent. "No...no,I meant,sure. I shall take my leave now. Goodbye." And scurried away with Zendaya and Yejit following soon after.
Shenny turned to the Headmaster who was already staring at her with an unknown emotion in his violet eyes. "Miss Russel." The way he purred her name out in his deep voice making her chest take on an unknown feeling and she shifted on her feet. "Can I help you with something,sir?"
He cocked an eyebrow. "I was told yesterday that you were asking for me. If I'm not mistaken." Shenny remembered her talk with Reinda and nodded. "I just thought it was sensible to speak to you...you were the one who sent the letter so I figured you would have something to say."
Kayan nodded and stepped closer to Shenny and took her hand. Shenny froze at the contact and jerked her hand away,taking a step back. "W-What are you doing?" He cocked an eyebrow. "I wanted to take you to my office to have a discussion with you and teleporting there seemed like the easiest option." Shenny looked down and stepped closer,taking his hand.
Kayan closed his hand when her hand held his. The sparks in his chest ignited once more and he took a shuddering breath. He thought of his office and large desk and felt a small breeze. When he opened his eyes,they were in his office. He let go of her hand and went around his desk,sitting in his swivel chair. He gestured to the plump seats and she lowered herself in the chair.
He picked up a fountain pen from his desk and twirled it around. "So,Miss Russel. I hope your coming here didn't cause much problems back home?" Shenny's heart clenched as she remembered her family but shrugged,trying to appear nonchalant. "Not any more than I bargained for." Kayan nodded and leaned back in his chair. "Your now a part of this school,Miss Russel..." He began but she cut him off.
"Just call me Shenail." She interviewed and he nodded slowly. "Okay,Shenail. I called you here since you seem pretty ignorant of the rules and regulations of this school that Master Mikhail ranted in assembly this morning. Clearly,you drifted away right at the beginning."
Shenny's face heated up but she clamped her mouth shut,nevertheless,knowing better than to interrupt. Kayan got up from his chair and walked over to a shelve of books,skimming through it before removing two with intricate designs on them. He dropped the books in front of Shenny. "The Concept Of Bedlam is the book that will help you have a clear understanding of the complexity of this school and its inner workings. The other,The History Of Ophilium,is the story that this world was birthed from. Everything that happened in the past...well,not exactly everything. I like to think we are kept oblivious sometimes and someone has tampered with history back then. So,take these books and read them. No calamity of any sorts should fall on them now that I have given them to you and make sure to return them."
Shenny nodded mutely and got up,stacking the books on her arm. "How will I know where to go?" Kayan shook his head. "Someone will meet you on the way. Now hurry up. You've missed pretty much of the first lesson."
Shenny nodded and headed to the door,opening it. "Wait,Shenail." Kayan stopped her. She turned to him and he said,"Don't pull that stunt you did on Miss Judith this morning again. You might not know just how powerful that simple action can cost thousands of lives."
Mutely,she nodded again and left the room. Kayan's words kept ringing in her ears. There was a hidden meaning behind those words,she could tell. She passed by the little open space where Kayan's Secretary sat. As she stepped out,she turned to see Reinda looking at her,her eyes tinting a weird violet shade. Once she met Shenny's eyes,she looked down and picked up her pen.
Weird, Shenny thought as she left.
There's more to come,mei merra,and you...stand in the middle of it all, an unfamiliar yet familiar voice breathed in her head.
She shuddered and started to run.