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You weren't expecting it to be so… extravagant…
The driver who pulled you up to the campus got out to open the door for you, and you grabbed your suitcases before stepping out onto the grounds of your new home. Everywhere you looked there were monsters traversing the grounds. More than you had ever seen!! There were Centaurs racing across campus and Werewolves having picnics. Vampires carried parasols to protect their sensitive skin from the sun's rays, and you couldn't help but go slack jawed at how peaceful everything appeared.
"Oh! You must be Y/N L/N!"
You came to your senses hearing your name, finding the source of the voice approaching you. He was tall, very tall and very blonde. His footsteps were heavy, and by the time he reached you, you finally noticed just what he was. Gray blotted his skin, and large horns reached from his head but that could hardly distract from his giant stoney wings. A… gargoyle?
"My name is Ukai. Headmaster Ukai. Welcome to Teraschola Academy!"
You could feel your face heat up in embarrassment. The Headmaster saw you standing there with your mouth open like a fool…
You bowed quickly. "Good morning, sir! It's very nice to meet you!"
He looked taken aback. "Oh-- please stand." He rubbed nervously at the back of his neck, clearly not used to that behavior. "I take it you were able to get plenty of rest on the drive here?"
You nodded happily, a bright smile on your face. "Mhm! I'm really excited to be here, Sir!!"
He laughed heartily at your excitement. "I'm glad! Well, I'm sure you're ready to unpack and settle in before your first class! Let me give you a rundown on some things!"
It still felt so surreal to you-- y'know, being here and everything. It felt like just seconds ago you were back home in your old headmaster's office…
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"You're sending her where?"
The entire room was tense from the tone of your father's voice, the Dean of your current academy in the small human town of Brooksville pulling at the collar of his shirt.
"Sir-- I assure you that this is a completely necessary measure! Your daughter is our only option! I have to send some-"
"You HAVE to send her? Or you're sending her because it's convenient?" Your father's fists slammed against the heavy mahogany desk, making you and your mother jolt in your seats. Neither of you had ever seen him this angry.
"You're sending my daughter a hundred miles away to a university full of DANGEROUS CREATURES and you didn't think to say ANYTHING?"
Your mother let her brow furrow. "Now honey, we don't talk about monsters like that in this family. That would really hurt Lilith's feelings." She was frowning, her hand wrapping around your father's wrist. However, calming him seemed pointless.
"To hell with Lilith!! She's a monster, but she's domesticated! This is our baby, Mai!! Our sweet Y/N! You really think we can send her so far away?" There was an edge of hurt in your father's voice, his expression desperate as he stared back at your mother, almost hopelessly.
You stood abruptly from your seat, and suddenly all eyes were on you. "Dad. I've already signed the waiver. I'm going-- I WANT to go! This place isn't where I belong! Everyone here is so closed minded…" you sighed, looking down towards your feet. "I'm sorry, but I wanna taste the city! They're offering a human exchange at no cost! Think of everything I'll learn! All the people I'll meet!!"
"People? You'll be the only person there!" Your father sighed, holding his face in his hands before he finally swallowed his pride. He realized that this is what you wanted. Who was he to keep you from your dreams? However, at this moment, he was seriously regretting letting his sister in law tell you all of those stories.
Your father stood, looking you directly in the mind. "You'll call- or at least text once a day. And you'll come back for holidays… and breaks… and any free time… and I'll let you go."
Your face lit up in a smile as you jumped forwards, wrapping your arms around him in a bone crushing hug. "I promise!! Thank you dad, thank you!!" You pulled away, adrenaline rushing through your veins. "Oh my god, I have to pack!!"
The Dean let out a nervous laugh, obviously put off by the quick change in atmosphere. This family sure was strange. He'd never met an interracial family like yours. A vampire for an aunt. Honestly, you belonged in the city. "Well- we've already arranged transportation. The Headmaster of Teraschola Academy is apparently very excited for a human to finally be joining their program. I trust he already figured out proper boarding and meal plans."
You couldn't help but smile at the name Teraschola Academy. Teraschola. The entire name was basically a pun in itself. You picked up your book bag, throwing it over your shoulder. "How will I be transported?"
The Dean sighed. "Well, I have a driver who's going to get you to the University. After that you're no longer my liability."
You gave the Dean a glare, shaking your head. "Fine. I'm guessing your driver is going to show up at my house?"
All it took was the Dean to give you a nod before you were exiting the room. Your parents stood quickly, your mother thanking the Dean before following you out of the office.
"Y/N! Y/N honey! Wait for us!" Your mother called after you as your father and herself struggled to catch up to the way you were stomping towards the exit of the academy.
Eventually your father reached you, stopping you with a hand to your shoulder. "Hey, what's wrong with you, kiddo?"
You froze, starting to break down at his words before you fell against your dad, sobbing silently against his chest. He said nothing, only patting your back gently. He was confused when you pulled away, smiling. "I'm so excited…"
The truth was you had wanted to get out of there for a very long time. Many of your peers were strictly hateful towards monsters, and when they had discovered you were related to one, even if only by marriage, they marked you as an outlaw. A weird freak. Even the teachers had mistreated you. Finally you were going somewhere where you might belong!
The ride back home was full of chatter, your mother on the phone telling every single family member she could call about the sudden news. Your father was silent in the driver's seat, and you were on your phone, sending texts to the few friends you did have. It wasn't anything much. You were just updating them on your transfer and move.
When your father pulled into the driveway you were inside the house as quickly as your feet would carry you, running straight for your room and throwing open your closet to grab two plain suitcases. You started throwing your necessities into them, humming to yourself before there was a knock at the door.
You called out a small "Come in!" Before the door opened. You turned around to see a dark haired woman in the doorway, giving you a small smile. "So, you're transferring huh?"
"Aunt Lilith!" You rushed forwards to hug her, and she laughed happily at the contact, patting your back. "I came as soon as I heard! Did you know I used to go there too?" She smiled, walking into the room with you to sit on the bed. "Your mother wanted me to give you advice and help you out anyway I could. I didn't know they were accepting humans now."
You shook your head. "They aren't. It's an exchange plan. Apparently I'm going to help the world take large strides in ending the segregation between humans and monsters."
Lilith laughed at the righteous tone in your voice, smoothing her hand gently down your back. "Well, I don't have it the hardest as a monster. I look considerably human, but I know a lot of friends who still experience a ton of prejudice." She reached into her purse, the same one she's always carried since you were a child. You could never get over how ridiculously large it was. It could probably fit a microwave oven inside, but thanks to her superior strength she had no trouble lifting it. She pulled a thin box from the bag, handing it to you. "I decided I'd get you set up a little early.
You looked at her in a bit of surprise before opening the box and gasping at its contents. The first thing you immediately pulled from the bag was a breton cap decorated with the school's colors. The main cap color was a deep charcoal black, and in the middle of the cap was a circular shaped embroidery in white that contained the Teraschola Academy logo of a black clawed hand hanging over a bold 'TS'. When you pulled the cap from the box and placed it on your head, you noticed another item in the box. It was a thick leather journal, also crested with the college's logo. You pulled it out, noticing the crisp ink writing out Lilith's full and maiden name. "Thank you! But- what's this?"
Lilith gave you a smile. "Well, I was going to save this stuff for your cousins but I think you'll need it more." She ran her sharp nails across the back of the book, humming softly. "When I was younger I wanted to attend this college so much that I compiled everything I could learn about it in here. I continued to fill it out throughout my stay. Anything you could ever need to know is in there."
You opened the journal carefully, flipping through the pages of seemingly endless information and smiling. "It's wonderful…"
Your aunt nodded. "Of course… anything for my favorite niece! Now… let me help you pack!"
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You smiled fondly at the memory, looking back up at your new headmaster as he explained the school's hours to you.
"Now, we realize that human sleep schedules look very different from our monsters, so we have you on a split day schedule. Today your classes will be in the day, but tomorrow they will be night classes. This is so you can truly experience everything our academy has to offer without having to sleep at atrocious hours of the day."
You nodded, brows furrowing when he handed you an envelope and a large backpack.
"Here's your schedule and almost everything you'll need for class is in that bag. Oh, and congratulations on your enrollment. Was the selection process rigorous?"
You looked up at the headmaster's smiling face, and decided it best to swerve the question. You'd rather not get into how your old academy was full of humanity supremacists. "Oh- well I was a likely candidate… my uhm- grades were good and I have an aunt that graduated from here…"
Headmaster Ukai lifted a brow. "An Aunt? That's interesting. Well, I just want you to know that even though we are a monster academy, I'll do everything in my power to make sure you're well accommodated for! If you ever have any problems don't hesitate to come straight to my office!"
He looked off behind your shoulder, raising a hand to someone behind you. "Speaking of accomodations! Y/N! Meet your new roomie!"
You spun around on your heel, coming face to face with a short girl. She had golden blond hair styled in a young looking, half up side ponytail and big, round eyes that resembled the color of tree bark. Her pupils were large and made her eyes appear bug-like, and her skin almost sparked in the sunlight. However, the thing you found most enticing about her appearance was the silky, see through baby blue material draping down her back. It took you a moment to realize they were wings.
She gave you a small nod, reaching out to shake your hand in a surprisingly human manner. "Y/N it's so nice to meet you! My name is Hitoka Yachi! I'm your roommate!"
You could see her cheeks tint a little brighter when you took her hand, giving it a firm shake. "Likewise!"
Headmaster Ukai laughed. "Well, I hope you two can get along. I specifically chose Yachi because of her experience with humans!"
Yachi nodded. "I was actually raised by humans! I've never even met my monster kin…" she rubbed the back of her neck nervously. "I look the part but I don't know much about my own kind, so I was relieved to find out I'd be roommates with a human girl! It'll be just like home!" She took one of your suitcases for you. "Thanks for your help, Headmaster Ukai! I'll take it from here!" She gave him a smile, and he nodded before turning to walk back into the academy.
"Well, let's get you over to the dormitories. I'm sure you really wanna unpack before you have to get to class. I can help you too! Don't worry, us pixies are notorious for our cleaning skills!"
You smiled as you walked after her, taking in the scenery. "That's great because I got a little over excited and packed a lot…"
Yachi laughed. "Oh, I did too! But don't worry! The dorm rooms are very nice!" You followed behind her, and while taking in the scenery you couldn't help but notice all of the strange looks you were getting from the monsters on campus. Some of them were glaring, and some of them looked as if they were trying to discern whether or not you were actually human. While you were paying attention to the strange looks, Yachi was explaining the dorm systems.
"Now there are four dorm buildings. They are split by gender, and then they are split by whether you are diurnal or nocturnal!" She approached one of the large dorm buildings, swiping a card and having the doors unlock so she could walk you in. "We're in the female nocturnal dorms. Not only am I typically nocturnal, except for well-- today-- the Headmaster set this up so while you had day classes you could sleep at night unbothered, and the same for the other way around."
She led you to an elevator at the end of a hallway, pressing the up button. "We're on floor 3, room 213! Also, our neighbors can be pretty cranky so I'd just avoid them." She stepped inside once the doors were open, and once you were inside she pressed the button labeled with the Roman numeral for three and you watched the doors slide closed. Everything here was so much fancier than your old school.
"The campus has maps everywhere so if you get lost, look for one of those! Uhm--- what else?... Oh! All of the professors are pretty nice!" She looked at you and how you stayed quiet, placing a hand over her mouth. "Sorry, am I talking too much?"
You looked back at her, quickly shaking your head. "No, not at all! I'm just distracted by how nice everything is…"
She smiled, laughing once the elevator doors opened and she started leading you down the hallway. "Yeah, that's exactly what I thought when I first enrolled!" Eventually the both of you stopped outside of a half decorated wooden door. "Here we are! I left half the door clean in case you wanted to personally customize it!"
You giggled at how cute Yachi's detail work was before she used her key to unlock the door. When you stepped inside you saw just how exquisite her side of the room was. Her bed had a silk canopy, and she had many plants decorating the room. However, your side of the room was completely blank. All you had was a bed, a dresser, a desk, and of course a computer. You sat your stuff down, looking around in awe.
"Everything is so pretty in here… I would definitely like your help with decorating!!" You unzipped your suitcases and immediately started packing your clothes away into your dresser, noticing half of it was already packed with crisp, clean uniforms. You hummed, and Yachi came over to help you by hanging the few pictures you brought with you of your family.
It didn't take very long for the both of you to finish unpacking, and while the room still looked very plain, it definitely made you feel more at home. Besides, you could always add more later on! You slid your suitcases under your bed for safekeeping before opening the backpack you were handed. Inside was a school laptop and a plethora of different interesting textbooks. You pulled them out before Yachi stepped over to pick up the envelope the Headmaster handed you, flipping it open and pouring out it's contents.
A key, some slips of paper, and a key card on a Teraschola Academy lanyard. Yachi hummed, attaching the key to the lanyard. "That's your student ID and your dorm room key! And this-!" She picked up the papers. "Is your schedule and all of your account info. She handed you your account info before looking through your schedule and humming to herself.
"He really did give you a balanced schedule. I'm not sure how you're going to do in Intro to the Arcane Arts, but I'm sure you'll figure it out!" She gave you a smile before handing you your schedule. "You might wanna get your uniform on! I need to escort you to your first class."
You stood up quickly and nodded, rushing over to your dresser. "Right! Uhm--- I could use some help though…"
Yachi laughed, nodding. "Yeah I figured. The thing has like-- eight layers…"
As she was helping you pull your uniform from your dresser you finally took everything in. You were really here. Teraschola Academy. Ready to start a new adventure of academic learning! You were going to learn things other humans could never even dream of! And maybe, just maybe, you'd meet some very interesting people along the way...