"Why the hell do I have to do this again?" Skye gazed lazily out the window of the black Cadillac as it made it's way up the street. It was a sunny day, and the streets were crowded with cars, bicycles, and people. Makarov and Laxus were sitting in the back seat of the car. Laxus took a look outside, and closed his eyes. "Always moving..." he muttered.
"Because Black Mask wants you educated. He can't have you be as dumb as the rest of his boys. And don't talk like that. You're supposed to be a well brought up young lady at this school." replied the driver. He was one of the men who were assigned to watch Skye. She turned and glared at him, "Che'....That's not gonna happen. I'll be surrounded by spoiled, rich kids..... I'm going to go insane."
The driver didn't respond as the car entered a tunnel. Skye went back to staring out the window. She watched a boy and a girl fighting each other over a video game. They were yelling and hitting each other until the girl started to cry. The boy watched her crying for a few seconds before handing the girl the video game. She stopped crying and smiled at him.
"Laxus..." She mumbled. Laxus opened one eye.
"What?" asked the driver.
"Nothing...none of your business." Skye snapped.
"Can the attitude, we're here." he replied.
They pulled up into the driveway of a large, old looking stone school building. Skye turned her attention to the sign in front of the school that read: 'Augustine Academy for Gifted Young People', and wrinkled her nose.The car stopped, and Skye got out and opened the trunk. She grabbed a very full duffel bag, and swung it over her shoulder. The driver had gotten out of the car too and handed Skye a phone.
"You'll receive your orders on this. Your registration is all set up, and all you need to do is go inside. Your name is Skye Sionis while you are here, got it?"
Skye nodded, and he got back into the car. Skye turned to go inside when the driver called her back. He beckoned with his finger for her to come closer.
"Don't you even think of running. We know where you are, wherever you go." He warned, then drove off, leaving Skye in a cloud of exhaust fumes. She frowned and looked up at the building. It looked like a huge historic mansion, with a heavily gardened courtyard. There was a large, fountain in the center, with what looked like an angel surrounded by cherubs that were shooting water from their wings. On her way through the courtyard, Skye passed several students already in uniform and happily talking with their peers. The girls wore a dark blue coat over white shirts and the skirts were also dark blue and ended just above the knees. The boys wore a similar uniform, only they wore dark blue pants instead of skirts. Many of them glanced at her as she passed by, but she ignored them. She was wearing black pants, and a black tank top, and wore a cold expression; very different from everyone around her, but she didn't care. She went up the steps, opened the door and was blasted with cold air escaping the entrance hall. The entrance hall was filled with new students and their families being shown around by older students and staff. One of the students, a boy wielding a clipboard, walked up to her.
"Welcome to Augustine! My name is Evan. Are you one of our new students? Can I have your name?" He smiled at her with a mouth full of brilliantly white teeth. His uniform didn't have a wrinkle, and his orange hair was neatly parted straight down the middle of his head. Skye nodded and told him her name.
"Sionis.....lets see. Sanchez....Shalot....Here we go! Sionis, Skye" Evan ran his finger down the list on his clip board. He then began to thumb through a folder that was also on the clip board, and took out a plastic card, "Here's your student I.D card, Skye. The girl's dorms are in the building down the right path through the courtyard. You can check in there, and get settled. The welcoming ceremonies are tomorrow at 7am in the theater. See you there!" He turned and hustled up to another family and started reciting his greeting to them. Skye rolled her eyes and went back out to the courtyard. She looked to her right and saw a large, brick building at the end of a path. Frowning, she started down the steps. Makarov frowned as she passed between him and Laxus. Her eyes were dull, and her skin was pale. It looked like she hadn't smiled in a very long time, and they couldn't blame her.
Once she reached the girl's dorm building, Skye opened the door and headed to the desk where a staff member was organizing a filing cabinet. She cleared her throat, and the lady turned around.
"You....of course." Skye narrowed her eyes as Shiva smiled at her.
"Hello! My name is Ms.Chen, and I'll be helping out in the dorms this year. Your name and I.D card please." Shiva pleasantly chirruped. Skye raised an eyebrow and mouthed, "Wow", as she handed Shiva her I.D.
"Very good! Please come with me." Shiva walked out from behind the desk and led Skye up the stairs, weaving through families and students,"Your room is number 314, and your roommate's name is Heather Mitchell. She's already checked in and getting settled."
"Sionis put you up to this?"Skye muttered. Shiva glanced back at her.
"I'm here to keep an eye on you, and resume your training. Copperhead will be involved as well." She replied. Skye said nothing as they came to a stop in front of room 314. Shiva handed Skye the room key and left her to go back downstairs.
Skye turned the handle and entered her dorm room. It was a medium sized room with bunk beds against the left wall, and two desks and dressers against the right wall. One of the desks had a calender which was turned to September. On the top bunk, a black haired girl sat stuffing her pillow into a bright green pillowcase. Skye shut the door and tossed her duffel bag onto the bottom bunk. The girl looked down and saw Skye standing there. She put on a huge grin and leaped down right beside Skye.
"Hi! My name is Heather! You're Skye right? It's so great to meet you! I hope we get to be great friends!" She said all this very fast as Skye took out her uniforms that were bought two weeks before and packed them away in her dresser. She looked at Heather coldly, and lay down on the bottom bunk. Heather didn't seem to notice or care. Instead, she continued to question Skye.
"So what do your parents do? Your last name is Sionis right? Does that mean your parents run Sionis Steelworks? That's a huge company! You're so lucky! My parents own a software company called MitchellWare! It's decently big! A lot of kids here have parents that are lawyers, or surgeons and things like that!"
Skye gave Heather another cold look and turned to face the wall away from her. "I guess you must be tired, sorry. I'll wake you up later and we can go to dinner together!" Heather chirped. Skye grunted in reply, and she lay there while Heather went back to making her bed on the top bunk.
Later, Heather hopped down from her bed and shook Skye's shoulder, "Hey! Come on Miss Sleepy, lets go get some food!" Skye turned over, and sat up.
"Hey," Skye said. Heather looked down at her and grinned, "Yeeees?" She replied.
"Stop talking. I don't care what you have to say. Just leave me alone." Skye said icily. She got up and walked to the door. Heather looked taken aback. Laxus frowned at Skye.
"That's not how you should talk to your friends." Heather recovered.
"I don't have friends, and I don't need friends...or anyone for that matter." And with that, Skye left the dorm room, and the memory faded.
Laxus and Makarov stood in silent blackness for a few seconds before they were back in the dorm room. It was night, and the calendar read March. Skye had entered the room in her assassin clothes. She had on a different expression than the one they had seen previously. Instead of a bored, icy look in her eyes, they saw despair. She was starting to take off her wristblades, when Heather's voice startled her, and her eyes went cold once more.
"Where were you?" She clicked on a flashlight in her hands. She wasn't smiling, and her eyes were hard. Skye didn't answer as she took off the braces and stuffed them in her duffel bag.
"What are those?" Heather's voice took an accusatory tone and she climbed down from the top bunk. Skye didn't look at her as she sat down on the bed and began to take her light boots off. Heather scowled at her and grabbed the boot out of her hand,"Hey! You will get in serious trouble if you keep doing this. Where do you go every couple of weeks?"
Before Heather could react, Skye jumped up and slammed her against the wall. Her eyes flashed angrily as she aimed her fist at Heather's face.
"Drop it..." Skye snarled. Heather dropped the boot and stared at Skye, shocked. Skye narrowed her eyes and withdrew from Heather, who rubbed her neck. She sat back down on the bed and put her boot back on.
"What the hell is your problem!? Why do you hate me? What did I ever do to you?" Heather gasped. Skye ignored her, and started for the door, but Heather stepped in her way.
"I have nothing to say to you. Get out of my way." Skye's voice turned into a soft growl. But Heather stood her ground.
"No, I want to know just what I did to make you hate me. You avoid everyone, and you are always alone. Aren't you lonely? I'm not exactly the most popular girl in the school either, but at least I don't go around like a-"
"SHUT UP," Skye shouted, her eyes wild with anger, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME??!!" Heather jumped, but said nothing as Skye continued shouting in her face, "You don't know anything about me, and you think that if everything is rainbows and puppies, I'll come around and be your friend? Nobody likes you and nobody wants to be your friend! You're an annoying, fake little bitch who can't deal with not being the center of attention!"
Tears were running down Heathers cheeks. She covered her mouth with her hands, and moved away from the door. Without a word, Skye left the room, and slammed the door.
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