The first day of the first semester, quite possibly the most important day for a high school student.
The lingering effects of Spring Break is still within the students, however in such a time of spring, students also brew in anticipation, after all this was a season for people to confess to their person of interest, a truly beautiful day (for a normie)
In that important first day, Tristan yawned as he collapsed on his own desk, clearly exhausted, thanks to the extra work that Rocky pulled off yesterday, the clean up for the magic beasts took way more time, he barely got any sleep.
"Oh, Tristan, what's wrong? It's rare for you to be this tired, did you knock up a beauty during the spring break?"
In the midst of his exhausted state, one of his close friends, Daryl Young, came to pester him.
"The hell are you talking about? I'm swamped with cases-" Tristan hurriedly changed his wording "with my part-time job"
Due to the nature of his job as part of DESTINY, he simply couldn't just disclose information about his work, as it would not only endanger him, but even those close to him.
"What? You didn't even get to hook up with a pretty girl? I feel sorry for you"
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! I'm busy with my life! I don't have time for such things!!"
"Those are the words of gay people"
Tristan clenched his fist as he endured the itching feeling of punching Daryl in the face.
The sinister smile on Daryl's face changed as he remembered something "Oh, Did you see the news yesterday?"
"Ah, the Magic Beast incident?" I didn't saw it, I was in it. Tristan thought
"That was insane, I heard there's a ton of casualties"
"Yeah, but that only happened in the central, right? We're in the east"
"Sure, but it was spring break, maybe some of our classmates got caught up, right?"
"I thought you didn't care about our classmates?" For a moment, Tristan felt like his respect for Daryl went up, but then the boy smiled.
"Of course, I was worried, maybe some of the couples in class got caught up, IT'S KARMA!!! LETTING ME SEE THEIR SHITTY FACES ALL HAPPY BECAUSE THEY GOT A GIRLFRIEND!!! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Bring back the respect you earned from me, you trash!"
"Hey, Hey, Hey, so early in the morning, Daryl's screeching voice was already ringing on the hallway"
Tristan and Daryl turned to the new voice coming from behind, there he was, a young boy in their age, with a dyed blonde hair and an insane amount of hair wax plastered on to make it stand up. The third idiot to complete the trio, Harold Forrester.
Tristan was already exhausted, to top it off, he got surrounded by his idiotic friends which piles up the stress for their stupidity.
"This thrash of a human, I thought he was worried some of our classmates who might've been got caught up in the Incident yesterday, and now I learned, he was actually wishing for it, just because he doesn't have a girlfriend"
"Aha, You know I did too" Harold's reply came in quicker than he thought.
"You two... You aren't humans"
"We're espers, you idiot"
As they argued to what their existence is, the school bell rang indicating the start of classes, both Daryl and Harold went back to their seats as the teacher entered the classroom.
"Ah, oh yes. Today, I will introduce a new friend to all of you. Okay, come in"
The same time the teacher said that as if she recalled the matter, the classroom door opened and a girl entered. It's a transfer student.
It wasn't new that a transfer student would be a news since it's still just the first day of the semester, it wasn't his concern, Tristan did not look away and took a glance towards them.
But...
"...Eh?"
Tristan opened his eyes in shock when he saw the girl walking to the Teacher's podium.
It was a slim girl with a graceful face like a doll. The color covering her back was a little pale and it made her look like a princess from another country.
The moment the girl appeared, he noticed his classmates turned noisy. The males leaned forward with an "Oooooh!!!" while the girl's had sparkles in their eyes.
However, Tristan was the only one astonished within them and stared at the girl's face.
The reason was simple. The aura the girl possessed wasn't normal.
"Okay, please, introduce yourself"
The teacher asked the transfer student.
The girl then nodded before facing forward and talked with a soft voice.
"I am Luna Lumineux. Everyone, please to meet you all"
She then took a light bow. Everyone in class turned noisy.
"Wha....."
He widen his eyes and a trembling voice leaked out from his lips.
Tristan had the ability to see through a person's aura, it was part of the special characteristics of his eyes.
Normal people had an aura that normally consist of light colours, and some have dark colours when they're really evil, and yet this girl's aura, it is not like the others, her aura shone crimson like wings.
When Tristan couldn't let out his voice from the shock, The teacher moved her sights to look around the classroom.
"Errr, as for Lumineux's seat.... The seat beside Blitz is empty I see. Can you seat over there?"
"I understand"
Luna agreed and slowly walked towards Tristan's direction.
But, Luna suddenly stopped after taking a few steps.
The reason was immediately known. Their eyes met since Tristan was staring at Luna.
"Ah----"
"Eh....?"
The same time Tristan leaked a short voice out from his throat, Luna widen her eyes in surprise.
Her eyes met with a boy who was staring at her. There was no way she wouldn't be surprised.
However, it was strange. Luna's reactions looked a little different from the said reason.
"No way. You're...."
Yes, she said it as if she was familiar with Tristan's face.
But, after Luna immediately swung her head to regain her composure, she then changed completely by bowing formally before settling down on the seat designated by the teacher.
"....."
Tristan looked at Luna's series of actions while feeling his heart pumping faster.
'What was that just now? Did she know me? No, no, more importantly, her aura... there's no way!!'
"Okay, let's start with the attendance"
The teacher started calling the student's name with a cheerful voice but, none of it entered Tristan's ears.