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After the feast had gone on awhile, having given everyone time to read their information and have something to eat, the Headmistress appeared at the front of the hall. The area was raised, and had a podium for her to speak from. The demon goddess gave a fanged, yet warm, smile.

"Hello everyone, welcome again to the Shadows' School of Magic. This year is a very special year, for many reasons. I proud to announce that this year, we will host the very first Superstes Games."

She paused a moment to punctuate the statement.

"Noe there are rules to these games, as they are very dangerous. First of all, you have to be 16 or older to join. But, rather then boring you to death, I'll have a flyer passed out with all the rules, and instructions on how to join. Now, second off, I am very proud to announce that my daughter, Bellitudo, has finally joined your ranks as a student."

She said the last part excitedly, motioning the the black haired girl in the back of the room. In return, Bell shrank in her seat, giving a face as if say 'Why would you do this to me, Mother?' Then Cynder continued on.

"Enjoy your food, Young ones, and feel free to leave when you please. I'm sure a lot of you have a lot of catching up to do."

With that, the goddess disappeared in a cloud of black mist, returning to her massive office at the top of the tallest tower.

Athena smiled. She was 16 and just barely able to join, and she was planning on joining

Jas listened to the headmistress as she spoke. He perked up upon hearing it would be for people 16 and older meaning he could participate in whatever these 'Superstes Games' were. Once the headmistress gave the indication that they could leave Jas quickly got the map out and looked it over. He decided he wanted to get acquainted with the school, particularly his residence, room 666.

He was perhaps one of the first people to stand once the students had been given the opportunity to go off. He gave passing glances as he walked down the tables towards the doors. He gave a longer glance towards Bell as he passed by her, now knowing that she was the headmistress' daughter, a fact that was news to him. He only gazed for a second or two before he reached the doors of the mess hall to head towards his assigned room.

Athena finished eating and grabbed her map and room number. She decided to go exploring and left the mess hall.

Naesala was about to respond to Hana when the headmistress appeared. She listened quietly as she explained what they were to do, and perked up at the mention of the Superstes Games. She was 18, old enough to join. After the head mistresses was done speaking she turned back to Hana.

“Are you going to join the games?” She asked, smiling excitedly. She wanted to know more about the games, and wanted to go explore the school.

Bell had shrunk in her seat quiet a bit, leaving what little bit of food there was on her plate alone. So much for going unnoticed. She should have known her mother was going to make it difficult for her. She gave a sigh, looking down at her feet. Giving a look around, seeing they eyes staring at her, she felt very uncomfortable. She quickly gathered up her papers and headed out the door. She went towards her room, 665. Only to run into Jas after she walked through the large doors, dropping her papers in surprise.

"Oh! I..I'm sorry!"

She said quickly in her soft voice, and knelt down to collect her things.

Jas dropped the map he was holding when Bell had bumped into him. He knelt down in response, helping her gather the papers she had dropped as well as his map he dropped.

"N-no need to apologize, It's fine, I wasn't paying much attention anyways."

Jas replied. His voice was quiet and calm, but gave off hints of anxiety or nervousness. When he stood back up he was looking down, realizing who had bumped into him.

"Y-you're the headmistress' d-daughter... I-I'm sorry I-I should have been paying m-more attention..."

Jas' voice was shaky, but still retained the quietness that he expressed before. It was quiet obvious he was shy, but rather polite towards her. He was looking down in timidity and embarrassment. It was only the first day and he already felt out of place among the amount of people there, especially people that were, more than likely, more popular than him, not that it mattered. He just felt misplaced with so many unfamiliar faces around.

"It was my fault...I shouldn't have been in such a rush to get out of there."

She stood back up, hugging her papers close to her chest.

"I..uh..I don't really like crowds."

She added. Her voice still in that soft, timid tone. Like him, she was quite shy as well. Though she had noticed that his room was right next to her own. It wasn't something she was exclusively looking for, but she saw it anyways. She rubbed her elbow with her free hand, looking down at her feet.

"I'm Bellitudo, by the way. But I'm pretty sure you already knew that."

She said, her voice trailed off as she spoke.

"Y..you can call me Bell...though."

Jas nodded, letting out a small, short laugh. "T-that makes two of us then, I don't like crowds either. I'm Jason, but please, call me Jas." He slipped the papers underneath one of his arms, offering a handshake with his free arm. His hand, and most of his body, was cold to the touch, but he didn't radiate a cold aura. It was as if he was cold all the time, but it didn't bother him much.

"I, uh, I was just going to head up and see what kind of rooms that are provided. I'm still trying to get used to how... grand... This place is... I've never had such luxuries before." Jas admitted, he had been impressed twice already, once by the size of the school, and the other by the amount of good food that was served.

As he spoke there was a quick, almost unnoticeable movement from inside the black hoodie Jas had been wearing. He paid no attention to it, but mentally recognized it. It was his familiar, to which he didn't know whether or not would be allowed, so Jas hid it, at least he would hide it until it was brought up or he got to his room, whichever comes first.

Hana had gotten up, as she was almost bouncing out of joy. The Superstes Games. It almost sounded like a miracle to her. She then glanced to Naesala, wearing an expression of glee. "Of course! I'm so excited!"

Hana starts walking off towards her room, until she sees that two more people were having a conversation. She decides it's for the best not to bother them, but then she only wanted to talk with them even more. Eventually, she just took to her room, she was next to them anyway. That's what she thought at least. Once she got into her room, she sighed. "I have a feeling I'll be seeing those to again." She said to herself.

Naesala smiled as Hana bounced away in excitement. She stood up, and after making sure she had her envelope with her, left the dining hall. She walked out into the hall and decided to find her room before venturing around the school.

She walked through the hall, following the map to the tower where her room was supposed to be. After a couple minutes she found it, and walked in. She stopped and looked around, giving herself a small smile.

Getting everything he had gotten, he had left for his room, leaving Restia be at the cafeteria. Sooner or later, she will catch up with him. He went into his room and closed the door behind him. He took a moment to look around the room, to see it was like, "This place...is depressing."

Naesala set up her room a bit before deciding to go venture around the school.
She left her room, making sure the door was shut behind her. She walked down the hall, leaving the tower.
She started walking through the halls and taking in the scenery around her. They had an entire week to explore the school and get to know one another, which she was grateful for.

"Mom has always been one for over the top dramatics."

Bell said, taking his hand and shaking it with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Jas, I assume you were headed up to your room?"

She asked, as they both seemed to be headed in the same direction. Since the castle was similar to her home, it wouldn't be hard for her to get there without the map.

"I can show you a quicker way to get there if you want."

Jas nodded with a shy smile, "That would be nice, this place is huge so a quicker way would be much appreciated."

He shifted his messenger bag behind him, moving it out of his way. Without Bell or the map, Jas knew he be absolutely lost in this place, as his sense of direction was awful.

Fushigina walks into the school with Nazometia. "Woah, Nazo! It's giant!"
Nazo nods. "It is very big." He adjusts his kitsune mask.

Naesala walked through the halls. She wasn’t really looking for anything, she was just wanting to venture the school before classes started.
She studied the decor and design of the school, keeping mental notes of what was where.

As Fushi looks around, she doesn't pay attention to where she's going, and walks right into Naesala. She falls over, her mask almost falling off.

She gave a shy smile, and turned to face a wall. She approached a spot just before the steps of the main staircase. the girl then reached up and pressed on a stone, seven up from the floor, and four over from the large tapestry of the Shadows' Family Crest. A door slid open with a loud rumble, revealing a spiraling staircase going straight up into the tower.

"This goes right up to the tower, there is a door for each floor, mine is on the sixth, what about you?"

Naesala jumped slightly, taking a moment to realize that someone had run into her. “Oh, I’m sorry! I don’t pay attention to where I’m going.”