As I stood over and just admired the beautiful scene that was before me, I saw Masayoshi approaching me. He seemed just as impressed as I was, if not more. "This definitely deserves the title of "Grand Magic Academy."
Masayoshi nodded. "Even though I was here last year, I'm still constantly being amazed by just how large, and not to mention beautiful the school actually is." That came as a little bit of new information for me. He'd been going her for over a year. It also went to show just how large and expansive the academy really was. It made me wonder about the size and grandeur of the third-year building, now that I had seen the first- and second-year ones.
"Does that mean you've also known Erika and Nova for a year as well?" I asked, genuinely curious.
Masayoshi nodded, turning to look at Erika and Nova, who were in the midst of arguing and pushing each other around. Surprisingly, Nova was holding her own, and I could respect her for it. "I've known both of them since my first year, but they've known each other from childhood." I nodded at the statement. They both did seem very close.
"What about, that other guy." I brought up the same dude who had almost crushed me at the opening ceremony. Although they had been sitting next to him then, I hadn't seen him in Ms. Elmers class.
Masayoshi sighed as he was reminded about the shenanigan's that occurred prior to the introduction ceremony. "Once again, I'd like to apologize for what happened. Leo and Erika were goofing around...Do I really even need to finish explaining?"
I shook my head. He really didn't. Anything to do with Erika and the answer was fairly clear. She had simply tossed Leo into the air. Which was another seriously impressive thing to think about, considering the fact that he was double her size. "So, his name is Leo?"
"Short for Leonidas. Pretty fitting, if you ask me." He was named after Leonidas, the Spartan king, who is most known for his infamous last stand against the Persian army, with only 300 Greek soldiers. A name that was associated with resilience and strength. "In fact, that's him over there."
I turned around to see where Masayoshi was pointing and noticed Leo approaching from the exact opposite side of the glass skywalk. Next to him was another girl, who had dark brown skin and long braids that reached down to her waist. She was also smiling and waving at us. Leo was a fairly large, almost like body builder. He had broad shoulders, and noticeable biceps. His uniform seemed almost too small for him, the white and red blazer stretch to fit around his large frame. He was almost 6'6, and so her towered over pretty much everyone currently on the skywalk.
That made the girl next to him seem extremely tiny, but in truth she was probably around 5'10 or so. She also wore a blazer, combined with a white skirt. As she waved over at us, I noticed the emblem on her shoulder, that designated her as a third year. A little bit of craning my neck, and I could see that Leo was also a third year. Which also brought up the question of what he was doing sitting in the second-year section.
"He's not exactly one to follow the rules, which explains why he's so chummy with Erika." Almost as if he could read my mind, Masayoshi answered my question before I even got the chance to put it into words. I cast him a brief glance, less than a second, before turning to watch the conversation that was about to begin.
"What's good my people!" Erika started the conversation with an over-the-top greeting, or at least over the top for my standards. Instantly, the brown-skinned girl ran over to her, and they hugged each other.
"How's it been going Erika!"
"Its me! Of course everything's been going great, Aqua." As they were spinning around mid-hug, the managed to have a full conversation.
"I can't believe you actually went through with the idea to prank the old man!" She squealed.
"It was a dare! And I don't go back on my word, you know that!"
They probably would have kept spinning and spun themselves off of the skywalk, entwinned in each other's arms. However, they ran into Leo's massive brick wall of a body. When their momentum was put to a sudden stop, Erika looked up at Leo like he had interrupted a very intimate moment. "Oh, it's you."
Leo looked back down at her with the same expression of contempt and disgust. "Yeah, its me."
Erika seemed to hug Aqua tighter as if she was scared that Leo was just going to grab her and run off. "Aqua, stay away, he's definitely plotting something." Aqua continued to hold unto Erika, however it was clear she took what was going on as a joke, a smile still plastered on her face. Erika turned to Nova who was standing behind her.
"Nova! Prepare for battle! He obviously wants revenge for what happened at the introduction ceremony!"
"I am not going to prepare for any sort of battle." Nova immediately shot down Erikas ridicoulous request.
I turned to look at Masayoshi, asking him, "are these to really the best of friends?"
He replied with a look off his own, that said, "trust me, this is how they joke around."
Reminded of what had occurred during the introduction ceremony, Leo seemed to notice my presence, and walked over to me, making sure to shoulder check Erika along the way. He reached out a hand before introducing himself.
"My name is Leonidas Armonda. I'd like to formally apologize for what had happened earlier. It is a massive embarrassment for an older student like me to make such a fool of myself Infront of my underclassman." Behind him, Erika snickered, however Leonidas didn't move and inch, steadfast in his apology. It was a sincere one that came from the heart. I shook hands with him.
"No need to bow your head. Masayoshi here already explained most of what happened to me. So please don't bow, you're making me feel a bit embarrassed."
Leo raised his head, before nodding in thanks. When he stepped to the side, I was suddenly tackled to the floor by a flying hug from Aqua. "So! who's this!" I hit the ground and stared up at the smiling face that was framed by the sun, of the girl who was currently on top of me. Great. another person who doesn't respect boundaries. Although, she is really pretty.
"I'm Raiden. Raiden Chisaki."
"Raiden! Thats a beautiful name!" She grabbed my hand, forcing a handshake even though she had already tackled me with a hug and was currently mounted on top of my chest.
I looked to the side and meet Masayoshi's eyes for what felt like the 10th time that day.
His shook his head slightly and his eye's said, "There's an explanation, but you already knew that didn't you?"
Meanwhile, Leonidas had turned to face Erika, with an evil grin on his face that even sent chills down my spine. "Erika, you've received a summon to the student council."
Everyone seemed to freeze for a few seconds. Erika's expression had turned into a mix of stone-cold fear and shock. The mention of the student council was enough to flip the whole atmosphere of every single person, except for me, who had no idea what was so bad, and Aqua, who was still smiling and shaking my hand. Nova went up to Erika, wrapping her arm around her shoulder.
"Let's go then."
Instantly, I looked back up at Masayoshi.
"Why do both of them need to go?" My eyes asked.
"Emotional support." His eyes replied.
"Emotional support? For what?"
He shook his head. "You probably don't want to know."
And that was when the realization hit me. I was pinned to the floor by an air-headed girl who was still shaking my hand, having a conversation with another dude with just our eyes, all taking place on a vibrantly shining glass bridge that hung over a beautiful field, and was framed by the sun's bright shine.
Never a dull moment, eh?