Courtyard Fun

Glendovia University- School for the smart, the rich and the royals. I watch as people get up from their seats to rush out of the train. I wait for a bit before getting off to avoid getting trampled on. I look out the window to see the silver gate and bricks stretching around the school with the school's name plaster at the top. Hana looks at the map to determine where our dorm is as we upgraded to a much fancier room. A section of school she wasn't familiar with.

Students began to shuffle into the campus ground as I leap off the train, bag in hand. I froze for a moment; I could feel my heart pounding. This was real. I was really going to the top school in the country, watching over the prince and then once I was done, I would get the job of my dreams. I'm going to the same school Dad did. This is where his story started. Will it begin for me?

"Is everything okay?" Hana asks as she re-adjusts her backpack.

"Uhh no," I replied as I slowly made my way to the gate, "A: I'm just starting to realize what I'm doing, and B: I feel like I just weaselled my way into the school."

Hana leans towards me, "Well, you technically did."

"Hey!" I exclaimed, punching her arm a bit, "It's not like I asked for this."

"I'm just kidding," She giggles, "and it's not like you aren't smart. You just couldn't afford to go here, right? Plus, it was too far from home. Extra, plus you're a legacy, so you should be going here."

I shrug, looking down at the ground. It never really crossed my mind to come here. I could never afford to go here( without the help of a certain someone), no matter how badly I wanted to. So I just let that dream fade away. I also thought I couldn't fit in here and that I wasn't anything special. I was a daughter to someone who was exceptional. I look around at all the other first-year students walking in, carrying the latest smartphones, getting out of their 1st class seats on the train, or having servants carrying their 100th bags as they follow behind them. Of course, there were a few that were "normal" but seemed to keep to themselves, just as I was.

I try to shake it off; this wasn't the time to be worried about how I look to other people. I have a mission, and I plan to see it through.

To say the dorm room is big was an understatement. It felt more like an apartment complex. We had our living rooms with their own maroon-coloured couch in the middle facing the TV with doors on either side of each end leading to our rooms. We even had our kitchen, even though the dorms had a common area for food and drinks.

"I take the left side room," Hanna calls out as she rushes past me towards that room.

I guess that's my room. I look at the room on the right. I walked in, and it felt like I was in Gossip Girl. A single queen size bed lay near one end of the room with a vanity room on the other. There was a balcony that led out to the campus courtyard. A slight breeze pushes against the white drapes. I loved it.

I open the balcony to look down at the noise outside. The courtyard has its school's festivities, welcoming all the new students and advertising all the clubs. Hundreds of students walk around, smiling and grabbing food from each stand. I wonder if I should sign up for one. I did have to act like a student, and it would be nice to have people to connect to. I should sign up for a club too... If I have the time too.

I grab my camera before knocking on Hana's door. She's already beginning to unpack her things and shoving them into the closet without thinking. She looks up at me as I hold up my camera.

"I'm heading out; wanna come?" I ask

she shrugs, "I guess."

She grabs her denim jacket, and I steal her black leather jacket that I was lying on her bed. She shakes her head, smiling at me as she tells me not to lose it.

I stick out my tongue before we're both giggling out the door. While Hana guides me around each club, introducing me to a few people here and there, I take photos of the crowds. It feels like a city of its own. Hearing people talk about their club like it was breaking news and others got me to try out their food. I can hear cheering and music in the background. I try my best to capture all of it. Juli was going to freaking love this.

I hear my name being called from a distance, and I walk toward it to see Hana sitting in the shade with a guy. He smiles at me with his blue eyes and waves once I am in sight. His blonde hair is moving with the breeze. He was the definition of a real-life Ken doll- without the plastic.

"Alex, this is Damion," Hana explains.

I stand in front of them, and Damion quickly gets up and pulls his jacket that he was sitting on to place in front of me. He pats it, and I nervously sit down.

"T-thanks," I say, and he just smiles.

Damion leans close to me, "So you're the newbie Hana is talking about. It's cool, you know, I don't get to meet many of Hana's friends."

Hana shoves him, making him almost fall onto me, but I dodge out of the way; his face hits the ground, and we try not to laugh. He gets up, sending daggers eyes at Hana. She stands up, and they start running around the crowds like kids playing tag. I laugh as I take photos of them, trying to capture the pure enjoyment on their faces. When I thought I got the perfect shot, Hana's face falls. She looks towards me, and her head gestures to the left. Confused at first, but I use the camera lens to shift my focus in that direction.

The group around, and the club leader quickly rushes to his side, eager to get him to join. There he is, there's no denying it, his raven hair gleaming in the sunlight. His distinct silver eyes looked back at him with grace and kindness. It's Caspian.