With her father's memory failing and her mother gone, Soraya Thenayu enrolls in distant Darkwood Academy and immediately becomes enemies with the richest kid at school. Between hiding her father's gift of illegally harvested magic, befriending socia...
Mixed voices of girls chatting away filled the air, greeting Soraya's ears. They all quieted down when the door creaked open.
"Thank you for everything," Soraya said before timidly entering the large room. There was a huge, roaring fireplace under a stone wall. Surrounding it were dark blue velvet couches. White frilled curtains covered every window within the circular room while wooden chairs, tables and bookshelves stood against every wall.
Soraya was immediately greeted by a million multicolored eyes staring at her from all directions.
"H...hello," she stuttered, her body stiffening up, her heartbeat quickening within her chest. She had never been a fan of being the center of attention.
"Hey, Soraya Thenayu's here!" exclaimed a feminine voice on her right. Soraya was met with a pair of brown eyes on a pale face surrounded by chocolate colored curls.
"Hi, my name is Emrose Savis," the student boldly stepped forward, bowing politely. It both surprised and worried Soraya that a complete stranger already knew her name. Before she had time to ponder over this, the girl on Emrose's left spoke up.
"I'm Vamera Barden," she introduced herself with an air of grace.
Soraya almost gasped when she stared at the girl's gorgeous violet eyes and hair. Her mahogany skin complimented the purple perfectly, in the girl's opinion, and she had to rip her gaze away, so she wouldn't come across as being rude.
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"It's nice to meet you both," Soraya grinned shyly, digging her fingers into the thick backpack straps on her shoulders and tightening her grip on her rolling suitcase.
Yabo meowed from within the girl's hood and poked his head out to greet everyone. The air was immediately filled with "oohs" and "awes" as everyone came closer to get a better look at the pandacoon.
"Oh my gosh! You brought an animal? Lucky!"
"That is the cutest thing I've ever seen!"
Yabo soaked in the attention, loving every second of it, while Soraya grew more and more uncomfortable and wanted to melt and disappear into the floor. She looked over at Emrose and Vamera and noticed how they looked unamused. Although she had just met them, Soraya could tell they were already judging her.
"So... where can I put my stuff?" Soraya interrupted while untangling herself from all the outstretched arms petting her pandacoon.
"The bedrooms are upstairs," said one of the girls in front of her. She had emerald green eyes, similar to Dinah's back on the Rivingale Express, and long blackish blue hair tied into two ponytails. "I can show you, if you'd like," she smiled sweetly. "My name's Moiya by the way."
Moiya stepped away from the crowd of girls and gestured towards the back right of the room, where there was an open wall leading to a stairwell hidden in the shadows.
