The mana-powered school bus hummed softly as it made its way through the sprawling grounds of Ravenwood Academy, heading toward the student halls.
Noah sat by the window, staring absentmindedly at the blur of trees and buildings that zipped by.
Next to him sat Ariana Snow, her blonde hair catching the late afternoon sun filtering through the bus windows.
Noah had agreed to tutor Ariana on some of the more complex material from Professor Sharon's course.
She had been struggling with it for a while, and since Noah had managed to figure it out, despite not being the most focused in class, he thought it would be helpful to share what he knew.
'Sigh...I'm not even sure why I agreed to tutor her...I myself I'm not caught up with my studies.
We'll just figure out something along the way...'
The bus came to a halt at the Town Center, a lively area just outside the academy grounds where students often came to shop, eat, and unwind.
