Uriel didn't even have enough time to process what happened to her but she already understood what it was. The door that had never opened when she was in this very same place where she first found herself in, suddenly opened with a person coming out. His very familiar blonde hair glimmer under the seeping ray of sunlight. He then met eyes with Uriel and spoke.
" It's you!! " he said with a beaming expression and with his cheeks slightly flushed.
Albeit met with a familiar face, she never felt an extent of happiness because if time ran continuously from the moment she got dragged to this place, she is now definitely late and would probably be given a bad merit. Tired, she just looked at this man's face blankly.
" Why are you still here? You are going to get into trouble if you are late, perhaps you were that scholarship student? We should hurry " Leo said.
" Shall we walk together? " He followed as he offers her his hand.
" Thank you but it's fine, I have to run, I know the way " Uriel answered. How could she walk now that she's more late than ever, this person probably wouldn't have to run, I can tell he has the authority to be fine with being late, he gave a speech at the podium after all, so he would be excused. Unlike her who aside from being a scholarship student, she doesn't know anyone. Hence, after excusing herself, she ran as fast as she could, she should at least thank herself as she remembers every corner and turn she and that lady made.
She saw the classroom with it's door closed, now the class is definitely starting. She felt anger towards whatever that thing that made her return to where she was. Not like before when whenever things didn't the way she hoped them too where she would just be patient as she accepted those things as inevitable, this time, she was frustrated at something but she's unable to understand how she feel, she's unable to express her frustration. However, she knows nothing would happen if she just stood up there, she must make her way in hence, she knocked at the door in hopes that she'd still be let in. As she was about to knock, a hand with slender fingers held her fist, as if stopping her from doing so, and did it himself.
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Leonard knocked at the door that I was about to knock on. The door opened and as soon as the professor saw him, he immediately welcomed him and let us both in. The professor didn't ask about me, it seemed like he thought I was with Leonard doing something as important as what that young man was doing so he'd probably excused me from being late. Fortunately, it seems like I won't be giving myself a bad record on the first day of class because of this person's help.
I was filled with gratitude that I instinctively gestured a thank you to him. It should probably be enough to thank him. The professor continued his welcoming remarks to the students and explained why we are in the "white star" class. It turns out it had something to do with some sort of soul abilities we all possess. The class is filled by 15 students where 6 of which are females. Come to think of it, the lady that helped me earlier had a white star on her uniform, she should be here somewhere.
I found myself looking for dark locks of curly hair and small stature and indeed there she is, sitting besides a young man right below the pair in from of me. The dome-like structure of the room made the seats placed in a position resembling that of the steps of the stairs. It was the first time for me to see such a strange architecture yet everyone in the classroom seems to have been used to it. There really are so much things for me to see and everything new is just really exciting. The wooden desk, the chair, huge window the welcomed the sunlight, the professor's voice, the young man writing notes on his stationary, the refreshing smell of the curtains, everything in the room was something new to me that I still cannot believe I'm not dreaming and the frustration I had was left at the back of my mind. I lifted the very cover of my own stationary. How I wish the lessons would begin already.
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The skips that happened to her every time never happened during class where they never had to do anything significant and Uriel is the happiest she's ever been upon arriving in that school. She would repeatedly look at her notes and would happily smile at herself. Should she show this to her family? She kept thinking as she's always wanted to show them what school is like. Her heart has been full of pure joy and excitement since the lecture started, indeed her love for knowledge had grown stronger.
Of course, what is school without a friend? She's always wanted to talk to the girl who helped her as she seemed like a genuinely nice person. As an hour break had just begun, Uriel wandered with her eyes obviously looking for the girl she met and continues to gather the courage to ask if she can join her during recess. As she looked at the door, she saw the girl standing there with another young lady. Ecstatic, Uriel stood up from her seat and walked towards that direction only to be stopped by the young man who helped her earlier.
Leonard held her wrist to stop her for a while. His face somewhat looked flustered because of what he did. The young man cleared his throat and fixed his posture. He is indeed a prince now that he straightened up. Leo asked Uriel how would she repay the favor he had given her. Astonished, Uriel asked herself what would that favor be? Sure, he helped her avoid getting reprimanded but do people here really ask for something in return for helping others? Seeing Uriel's confused expression, Leo corrected himself saying that he wishes to be acquainted with her and would like to have a snack with her. It was something she never expected to be said to her as somehow who's miles aways from this person's standing but then again, she thought of how nice this person is for seeing beyond class to befriend someone and it would a shame to reject a sincere invitation, hence, after a brief contemplation, Uriel agreed but she couldn't get rid of the feeling that she'd forgotten something and that she's being watched.